Archive for January, 2008
Harry Connick, Jr brings his ‘My New Orleans Tour’ to Perth, for An Evening on the Green with a 12 piece Big Band at Kings Park on Sunday 30 March 2008.
Having first reached a mass audience as a pianist, singer and bandleader, Harry Connick, Jr has now firmly secured his place in the public eye as a renaissance man and exceptionally versatile entertainer.
His love of music and performing dates back to his childhood in New Orleans, where he studied piano with such luminaries as James Booker and Ellis Marsalis. He first performed publicly at age five, appeared on his first jazz recording at age ten, and released his self-titled major label debut for Columbia Records at 19, only a year after his high school graduation and his move to New York City.
Tickets go on sale Tuesday February 5 from Ticketmaster.
The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia, from Tuesday 29 to Sunday 3 February 2008.
Also check out the Perth Event Calendar for other events and please submit events that I’m missing. Have a good week!
MUSIC
Mia Dyson at Fly By Night on Friday 1 February
Glen Campbell with WASO at Burswood Theatre on Friday
The Police with Fergie at Members Equity Stadium on 1 + 2 February 2008 (1 Feb sold out)
Scotch on the Rocks at Quarry Amphitheatre on 1 and 2 February
Jane Rutter and Sarah Macliver - Mundaring Weir Festival on Saturday 2 February
Regurgitator at the Indi Bar on Saturday
Carl Cox at Heat Nigh Club on Saturday
Big Day Out 2008 - Claremont Showgrounds on 3 February - Rage Against the Machine, Bjork and many more
Joe Cocker at King’s Park for An Evening on the Green on 3 February
Live at the Quarry - Vince Jones at Quarry Amphitheatre on 3 February
For other gigs check out the calendar and this comprehensive gig guide. Also, browse the Perth Concerts List occasionally for future gigs, I don’t write separate posts for many of them!
PERFORMING ARTS
As You Like It - Shakespeare in the (King’s) Park from 11 January to 9 February
Two Old Queens at Subiaco Arts Centre from 23 January to 2 February
Debbie Reynolds in Irene - The Alice Blue Gown Musical at His Majesty’s Theatre from 25 January to 2 February
MISCELLANEOUS
WA Circus Festival near Margaret River (down south) from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 February
Outdoor cinema at various venues
Pennywise, Sum 41, The Vandals and Bowling For Soup perform in Perth at Robinson Pavilion on Wednesday 16 April 2008.
Resting on laurels has never been an option for Southern California’s punk rock powerhouse Pennywise. Let’s get this straight. Your average punk band doesn’t sell out venues like the 14,000-capacity Long Beach Arena. And your average punk band doesn’t last eighteen months these days let alone eighteen years.
On their previous whirlwind visit, Sum 41 left thousands of fans pining for tickets and a national tour. As the selected few witnessed, Sum 41 are more powerful than ever, spitting in the face of the establishment and delivering amazing live shows.
Who can forget the image etched into our minds of The Vandals creating some of the biggest circle pit dust bowls back in 2002…Warren standing on speaker stacks with nothing more than a thin line of gortex between private parts and disconcerting eyes.
The unswervingly upbeat Bowling For Soup have been threatening an Australian tour for years…and what a kick ass lineup to pop their cherry on! Bowling for Soup will be bringing their gleefully unsophisticated songs about losing in love, hanging out with your mates and drinking lots of beer.
This is a licensed All Ages gig.
Tickets on sale from Ticketek and BOCS. Tickets are around $65.
Budgie tour Australia and perform at Capitol in Perth on Saturday 23 February 2008.
Legendary U.K. rock band BUDGIE formed in Wales U.K. in 1967 will be touring Australia for the first time during February 2008. The current line-up includes original front man and songwriter BURKE SHELLEY on bass and vocals, STEVE WILLIAMS on drums and CRAIG GOLDY, lead guitarist with American metal legends DIO, making a guest appearance for this tour.
Young lovers of old school rock are re-discovering BUDGIE’S excellent back catalogue of albums with unusually themed artwork and equally strange song titles as many did during the New Wave Of British Heavy Metal in the 80’s and again in the 90’s.
Head First and Counterfeit God are the local support.
Tickets from Moshtix for $65.
West Coast Blues n Roots announce the second round of artists. There will be many music genres represented during the weekend at the Fremantle Esplanade, on 15 and 16 March 2008, not just blues and roots!
Additions are:
Ray Davies (The Kinks founder and frontman)
Chan Marshall (voice and face of Cat Power)
Bunny Wailer (from The Wailers)
The Cruel Sea
Jason Mraz
O.A.R.
Jeff Lang
Ivan Zar
The line-up on each day is now as follows:
SATURDAY, MARCH 15
Buddy Guy, Ray Davies, Sinéad O’Connor, Don McLean, Maceo Parker, Gotye, Ian
Brown, Keb’ Mo’, KT Tunstall, Xavier Rudd, Ozomatli, The Cruel Sea, The Bellrays,
Clare Bowditch And The Feeding Set, Angus & Julia Stone, Jason Mraz, O.A.R., Lior,
Damien Dempsey, The Basics and more to be announced
SUNDAY, MARCH 16
John Fogerty, Bunny Wailer, Eskimo Joe, Cat Power, Jools Holland & His Rhythm And
Blues Orchestra, Vusi Mahlasela, Lee Ritenour, Patty Griffin, London Community Gospel
Choir, G. Love & Special Sauce, The Beautiful Girls, Galactic, Salmonella Dub, Jeff
Martin, Mia Dyson, Jeff Lang, Seasick Steve, The Audreys, Sugarland, Ivan Zar and more
to be announced
Tickets are still available, and it’s a licensed 18+ event.