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Mia Dyson performs at the Fly By Night on Friday 28 September 2007, with Whitley supporting.
When people see Mia Dyson live, putting the face and her tiny youthful frame to the voice they have been listening to on record or the radio waves, she usually receives a reaction of surprise.
Tickets: Heatseeker ($21 + bf)
Official website: Mia Dyson
Venue: Fly By Night Club, Fremantle – Location Map
Mia also performs at Settlers Tavern in Margaret River on Thursday 27 September.
The dates for this year’s Wave Rock Weekender have been announced, it’s time to head a few hundred km’s east from Saturday 29 September to Monday 1 October 2007, which is the Queens Birthday long weekend.
Line-up announced!
MIA DYSON, THE DRONES, KATALYST, SNOWMAN, C.W. STONEKING, HERMITUDE, ROCCO DELUCA (US), GRACE BARB & SOUND SISTA, EARTHLINK SOUND SYSTEM, WHITLEY, JESS MCAVOY, LITTLE ORGAN TRIO & DALLAS FRASCA, SUNSHINE BROTHERS, DAY OF THE DEAD and ABBE MAY with THE ROCKIN PNEUMONIA.
There are only 800 tickets available, and first pick goes to those who went last year. So get in quick!
Tickets: Only from the Wave Rock Weekender website, public on sale 27 August
Venue: Campground at Wave Rock, near Hyden, 340km east of Perth – Location Map
Check out my post from last year about the festival in 2006.
Ben Kweller returns to Australia with his trio, and will perform at the Hyde Park Hotel on 19 October, Settlers Tavern (Margaret River) on 20 October and the Newport Hotel on 21 October 2007.
They’re small venues, I have a feeling they’ll sell out!
Ben Kweller toured Australia earlier this year in April playing festivals (West Coast Blues ‘n’ Roots Festival, East Coast Blues ‘n’ Roots Festival, Southern Roots Festival, Point Nepean Festival and Great Escape Festival) and supporting John Mayer. It was hard not to fall instantly in love with the pocket-sized Brooklyn sweetheart as he bounded onto the stage, guitar in hand, face beaming.
Tickets on sale 22 August: BOCS Ticketing and Sunset Events
Official website: Ben Kweller
Venues: Hyde Park Hotel, Settlers Tavern, Newport Hotel
See my wrap up of Southbound 2008, with photos and reviews.
SOLD OUT
The line up has been announced for Southbound Festival, being held in Busselton from Friday 4 to Sunday 6 January 2008.
Get ready for Kings of Leon, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Groove Armada, The Waifs, The Go! Team, Jose Gonzalez, Built To Spill, Blackalicious, Girl Talk, Gotye, Lior, Midnight Juggernauts, Neville Staple’s Specials, The Mess Hall, Angus & Julia Stone and The Beautiful Girls.
Second line-up announcement: Spiderbait, Augie March, Regurgitator, The Pipettes, Muscles, Mattafix, Operator Please, The Herd, The Panics, The Dirty Secrets.
The hugely popular Friday night entertainment will again offer plenty of money-can’t-buy experiences exclusive to campers, including special acoustic performances from The Waifs, The Beautiful Girls, Lior and Angus & Julia Stone, plus a groove tent, outdoor street theatre, outdoor movies, karaoke and an open mic stage.
Southbound will again feature many special initiatives, including band competition StageBound and ArtBound, which gives visual artists a chance to get involved in the cultural celebration that is Southbound. EcoBound will also be back greener and more eco-friendly than ever.
Tickets:
FESTIVAL ONLY (Saturday)
* $107 (inc gst) + optional green fee* + bf**
* Saturday 5th January 2008
* ALL AGES
HAPPY CAMPER
* $107 + $68 = $175 (inc gst) + optional green fee* + bf **
* Includes 2 nights camping (Fri & Sat) + Fri night show
* 18+ ONLY (except if accompanied at all times by your parent)
See the Sunset Events website for all the ticketing options (including ‘Pampered Camper” and VIP)
All photos from the Sunset Events website.
The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia this week(end), from Monday 20 to Sunday 26 August 2007.
Also check out what’s on for all of August 2007 and the Perth Event Calendar for other events and please submit events that I’m missing. Have a good week! – Simone
p.s. I’ve added a heap of concerts to the Perth Concerts List this week (more than usual!) Make sure you occasionally browse the list, as I don’t always write separate posts for each one (there’s too many!).
VARIOUS: FESTIVALS, CIRCUS, COMEDY, EXPOS
National Science Week from Saturday 18 to Sunday 26 August
The Scitech Comedy Debate at the Playhouse Theatre on Thursday 23 August
Balingup Medieval Festival (3 hrs south of Perth) in Balingup, on Saturday and Sunday
Treasured Craft Creations at Claremont Showgrounds from Friday to Sunday
City to Surf from Perth CBD to City Beach on Sunday
Cirque du Soleil – Varekai, Grand Chapeteau on The Esplanade – from 17 August to 16 September 2007
It’s Yates Springtime at Araluen Botanic Park, Roleystone till 1 October
Egyptian Antiquities from the Lourve at the Art Gallery from Saturday 21 July to 28 October. (Anton wrote a great post about his visit)
National Treasures from Australia’s Great Libraries – Free exhibition in State Library, daily till 26 August.
City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August
MUSIC
Down to Nothing at HQ on 21 August and Rosemount Hotel on Wednesday 22 August
Mental As Anything dinner and show at Friends Restaurant on Wednesday
Bob Dylan at Burswood Dome on Thursday 23 August 2007
Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen Tribute) at Breakwater Tavern, Hillarys on Thursday
Kill Devil Hills and Schvendes at Rosemount Hotel on Friday 24 August
Elvis Tribute Concert (Garry Wesley) at Perth Concert Hall on Saturday 25 August 07
Shout Out Louds at Rosemount Hotel on Saturday
Broad at Perth Concert Hall on Sunday 26 August 2007 (Deborah Conway, Anne McCue, Sally Seltman, Jade MacRae and Abbe May)
For other gigs check out the calendar and this comprehensive gig guide.
THEATRE/OPERA/ETC
The Vagina Monologues at Hackett Hall from 17 August to 1 September
Rigoletto at His Majesty’s Theatre from 14 to 25 August
Mark Storen’s A Drunken Cabaret at Subiaco Arts Centre from 13 to 25 August
A Coward In Vegas at Old Mill Theatre from 15 to 25 August
Etcetera etcetera at PICA from 21 to 25 August
Don Quixote by Youth Ballet WA at Burswood Theatre from 22 to 25 August
Respect, The Musical at Regal Theatre from 25 August to 23 September
East (by Steven Berkoff of Trainspotting and Snatch) at The Blue Room from 25 to 31 August
The Waifs will perform in Perth at the Regal Theatre on 29 and 30 September 2007 for their ’sun dirt water’ tour.
A surprise addition to the Splendour In The Grass bill, a run of their own intimate major city album showcases and a heartwarming tribute to Frank Ifield at the 2007 ARIA Hall Of Fame has ignited the flame of live performance in the hearts of The Waifs…so once again they are heading out to do what they do best.
Tickets on sale 17 August from Ticketek ($47.00)
Official website – The Waifs
Venue: Regal Theatre, Subiaco – Location Map
Note: The Waifs will also be performing at the Southbound Festival in Busselton in January 2008!
SOLD OUTÂ
Sneaky Sound System perform at Metro City on Wednesday 14 November 2007.
It has been a phenomenal year for the trio, 52 weeks after releasing their self titled debut the album is still sitting at #9 in the ARIA album chart while the singles UFO, Pictures & I Love It sit firmly in the Australian ARIA Top 20.
With a string of sell out headline tours, festivals and support slots with Robbie Williams and Scissor Sisters under their belt, Sneaky Sound System have truly become one of Australia’s most captivating live acts of recent times.
Tickets SOLD OUT – Heatseeker, Beat: 9446 5839; Mills: 9335 1945; Planet: 9328 7464; Star Perth: 9321 6230. ($45.67+bf)
Official website – Sneaky Sound System
Venue: Metro City – Location Map
 New show: 12 November (9 and 11 Nov sold out)
The Whitlams will perform orchestral versions of their songs with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra at the Perth Concert Hall on Friday 9 and Sunday 11 November 2007.
The Whitlams are synonymous with the Australian music scene. Heard by over 10,000 fans in Kings Park in 2004, this multi ARIA award winning band returns in 2007 to present orchestral versions of their songs, conducted by Ben Northey.
Tickets on sale via WASO – get in quick, some sections already sold out on the Friday
Official website – The Whitlams
Venue: Perth Concert Hall – Location Map
Rent, the rock musical, comes to Perth by the folks who also brought Hair recently.
This production will star Anthony Callea, Tim Campbell and Nikki Webster and will be performed at the Regal Theatre from 9 to 25 November 2007.
RENT provides a scorchingly hot modern take on Puccini’s La Boheme and is considered the greatest rock musical of modern times.
This stirring musical centres on a group of impoverished young artists and musicians struggling to survive and create in New York City’s Bohemian East Village. Searching for love and dealing with loss these artists and musicians choose to embrace life as if there is No Day But Today!
Tickets on sale from Ticketek ($44.90 to $94.90)
Websites: Eventainment and Yellow Glass Theatre
Venue: Regal Theatre, Subiaco – Location Map
The Game, prodigy of Dr Dre, will perform at Capitol on Tuesday 28 August 2007.
Support Acts: XZAKT, DJ Koots
To start of the Roc Tha Block 2007 tour, The Prince of West Coast Rap, The Game, is making a special effort to showcase his action packed, powerhouse stage show live, to the West Coast of Australia..
Straight out of Compton, putting NWA back on the world map, The Game’s new album The Doctor’s Advocate is another mega selling album following his 1st record breaking album The Documentary. With top dog producers such as Kanye West, Just Blaze, Scott Storch and Cool and Dre, and hip-hop and rap identities Busta Rhymes, Snoop Dogg and Junior Reid ‘The Doctor’s Advocate’ is another Hip Hop classic delivered in its rawest by West Coast Gangsta Rap’s Prince, The Game.
Tickets on sale through Moshtix ($93+bf)
Official website – The Game
Venue: Capitol – Location Map
