Archive for May, 2008
The Whitlams perform at the Regal Theatre in Subiaco on Saturday 1 November 2008.
Classic Australian act The Whitlams will be performing a special theatre show at the Regal theatre in Perth. The show is set to be a memorable one as the band are touring across Australia on the back of their long awaited Best Of album, out August 2 through Warner Music.
The Whitlams won’t be short of crowd favourite hits and a tale or two from their front man Tim Freedman.
Tickets go on sale 30 May, from Ticketek for $53.95.
Judas Priest, with the original line-up (Rob Halford, Glenn Tipton, K.K. Downing, Ian Hill & Scott Travis), head to Australia for the first time ever! They perform in Perth on Tuesday 16 September 2008 at Burswood Dome.
One of the world’s definitive heavy metal bands, who have sold more than 35 million albums world wide, will bring their mammoth PRIEST FEAST 2008 tour to Australian fans in September.
Judas Priest are a seminal and vital part of rock history. Since 1974, they have been one of heavy metal’s most successful bands, issuing such all-time classic albums as 1980’s British Steel, 1982’s Screaming for Vengeance, and 1990’s Painkiller, and such arena-rocking anthems as Breaking the Law, Living After Midnight, and You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’. However, Priest’s influence goes far beyond their music - they were the first metal band to embrace the ‘leather biker look,’ a fashion that has since become synonymous with the musical genre.
International special guests are Cavalera Conspiracy (Sepultura’s Max & Iggor reunited!) And Australia’s own Daysend.
Tickets on sale Friday 13 June from Ticketek.
Hat tip to the extremely excited Goatlady ;)
The Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow rolls into town again this year, and is happening at His Majesty’s Theatre in Perth from 10 to 15 June 2008.
Melbourne Comedy Festival Roadshow is a two and a half hour showcase reflecting the range, diversity and quality that the best of the 2008 Comedy Festival will have to offer. The line-up will feature both new and established artists. Many perform extracts from their Comedy Festival shows with work ranging from stand-up comedy to musical and sketch comedy; the show is hosted by one of our best Australian comedians.
Tickets on sale from BOCS, for $44.50.
This event is not suitable for audiences aged under 15 years old.
Newton Faulkner, who’s debut track “Dream Catch Me” has become the most played song on Australia radio, will perform at Capitol in Perth on Wednesday 3 September 2008.
A relative unknown in Australia just 3 months ago, talk of the dread-locked songman was rife following his stand out performances at the 19th Annual East Coast Blues and Roots Festival in Byron Bay last March.
Newton Faulkner is not your ordinary singer songwriter – as he sings, his old-soul voice dips from a gently enchanting croon to a commanding roar full of yearning and intensity. His playing surpasses sensitive strumming, using his guitar as a hybrid instrument combining fret board pyrotechnics, unusual picking techniques, altered tunings and a mesmerising percussive use of the guitar’s body.
Support by Old Man River.
Tickets go on sale on Thursday 5th June, from Moshtix and BOCS.
Dismember, a death metal band from Sweden, perform at Amplifier on Tuesday 15 July 2008.
Founded 1988 in Stockholm, Sweden, Dismember were among those responsible for Death Metal’s big breakthrough. The Classic Debut album, “Like An Ever Flowing Stream” from 1991, has resulted in their rise to ‘ CULT ‘ status ! After 20 Years of Unrelentless live performances and more classic album releases, Dismember is now back with their most crushing album to date!
The sheer pace and passion of the songs are blistering and the vocal sounds are as pissed off as ever. Powerful riffs that are not in short demand, plenty of lead works and memorable melodic harmonies are what the metal scene needed and Dismember have them in Huge Spades.
Support acts are Grotesque and Gallows For Grace.
Tickets on sale from Moshtix for $39 plus booking fee.