The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia, from Monday 1 to Sunday 7 December 2008.

Please submit events you think should be listed. Have a good week!

MUSIC

Grave at Amplifier on Tuesday 2 December

The Wiggles at Burswood Dome on Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 December

Sonic Sessions at Freo Arts Centre with Abbe May on 3 December

Sinatra’s 10th Aniversary Concert (Tribute) at Burswood Theatre on 3 December

Dead Letter Circus at The Foundry on 3 December

Bob Evans at Devilles on 4 December

BRITISH INDIA at Amplifier Bar on 4 December

Jimmy Barnes at Burswood Theatre on 5 December

Sting at the Perth Concert Hall on 5 December

Blue Shaddy at Fly By Night Musicians’ Club on Friday 5 December

Pitbull at Metro City on Friday 5 December

Boomtick pres. Atomic Hooligan at Ambar Niteclub on Friday 5 December

City Blues Jam, free concert in Joondalup CBD from 7pm on Friday 5 December

The first of 3 Friday Evening Chistmas Concerts in Forrest Place in the city from 6.30pm on Friday 5 December

MGMT at Belvoir on 6 December - SOLD OUT

Dead Letter Circus at Amplifier on Saturday 6 December

ROAR (Rock-On Against Racism) Concert at Fly By Night Club on Saturday 6 December

CW Stoneking at The Bakery on Saturday 6 December

Symphony in the City - free City of Perth concert on Esplanade Reserve on Saturday 6 December

Mundaring Weir Summer Festival - Brian Cadd & Russell Morris on Saturday 6 December

Dead Letter Circus at the Newport Hotel on Sunday 7 December

CW Stoneking at The Fly By Night on Sunday 7 December

The ARTillery Youth Arts Festival at The Bakery on Sunday 7 December

Perth Dance Music Awards at the Rosemount Hotel on Sunday 7 December

Free courtyard music at Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday 23 November from 2 to 4pm

Browse the Perth Concerts List occasionally for gigs further into the future, I don’t write individual articles for all of them!

MISCELLANEOUS

Subiaco Street Festival from 6 to 9pm on Thursday 4 December on Rokeby Road

The first of 3 Friday Evening Chistmas Concerts in Forrest Place in the city from 6.30pm on Friday 5 December

Osborne Park Show on 5 and 6 December

Oxford St Market in Leederville from 9am to 5pm on Saturday 6 December

Bazaar at Fremantle Arts Centre on 6 and 7 December

Planet Earth Festival in Bassendean on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December

The City of Perth Christmas Pageant and sausage sizzle breakfast and family carnival on Sunday 7 December from 7.30am to 2pm (Parade from 9.30am). This is the big parade that used to be held in the evening!

East Fremantle Festival on George Street on Sunday 7 December from 1pm

The ARTillery Youth Arts Festival at The Bakery on Sunday 7 December

Fremantle Village Art Markets at Kings Square every Thursday from 10am to 5pm

Joondalup Sunset Markets every Friday from 7pm until 19 December

ART ‘N’ ABOUT - Art & Craft Markets at Jacaranda Ampitheatre, Wanneroo on Sunday 7 December

PERFORMING ARTS

Ying Tong by Black Swan State Theatre Company from 27 November to 6 December

Sleeping Beauty at Harbour Theatre in Fremantle from 28 November to 13 December

bare - Presented by Playlovers Inc at Hackett Hall in Floreat from 14 November to 6 December

Oscar by The Duck House at The Rechabites’ Hall from 2 to 13 December

Blood, Roses and Baklava by Deckchair Theatre at Port Cinema in Freo from 3 to 7 December

For other (local) theatre productions, see the Taz Entertainment website