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Shakespeare in the Park – Summer 2008

Friday, December 7th, 2007

Shakespeare in the Park Deckchair Theatre will once again present their annual ‘Shakespeare in the Park’ in King’s Park.

This year ‘As You Like It’ will be peformed from 11 January to 9 February 2008.

Always offering a contemporary take on these classic texts, deckchair theatre produce Shakespeare with flair, skill and humour.

As You Like It is one of Shakespeareâ€™s most famous comedies. In this amazing production love, injustice, humour, marriage and a string of peculiar, highly entertaining encounters take place in a psychedelic rain forest.

Take a picnic!

Tickets from BOCS from $30. Check out the christmas offer if you book before 25 December.

Tags: australia, kings-park, perth, wa
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West Coast Blues n Roots 2008

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

West Coast Blues and Roots 2008 The 5th annual West Coast Blues n Roots Festival is happening on 15 and 16 March 2008 at the Esplanade Park in Fremantle.

Third lineup announcement 12 February! Kasey Chambers and Hayley Sales among others now listed below!

The line-up on each day:

Saturday 15 March
Sinead O’Connor
Don McLean (from the song American Pie)
Buddy Guy
Ray Davies (The Kinks frontman)
Maceo Parker
Gotye
Ian Brown
Keb’ Mo’
KT Tunstall
Xavier Rudd
The Cruel Sea
Jeff Martin (ex-Tea Party)
The Bellrays
Clare Bowditch & The Feeding Set
Angus & Julia Stone
Jason Mraz
Hayley Sales
O.A.R.
Lior
Damien Dempsey
The Basics
Common Ground
The Shinkickers
Will Stoker and The Embers
Sneaky Weasel Gang
Rick Steele

Sunday 16 March
John Fogerty (from Creedence Clearwater Revival)
~~Bunny Wailer~~(cancelled) Sinead O'connor
Eskimo Joe
Kasey Chambers
Cat Power
Jools Holland & His Rhythm And Blues Orchestra
Ozomatli
Vusi Mahlasela
Lee Ritenour
Patty Griffin
~~London Community Gospel Choir~~(cancelled)
G. Love & Special Sauce
The Beautiful Girls
Galactic
Salmonella Dub Xavier Rudd
Mia Dyson
Jeff Lang
Seasick Steve
The Audreys
The Angry Tradesmen
Sugarland
Ivan Zar
Worldfly
Abbe May and the Rockin Pneumonia
Matt Gresham
The Funkalleros

Standard weekend tickets are $195 + booking fee and individual day tickets are $125 + booking fee per day and are available from Friday, December 14.
You are encouraged to pay the Optional Green Fee for an extra $2, which will be used to offset your carbon emissions to and from the festival.
See the Sunset Events website for all the ticketing information.

This is a licensed event and all patrons must be 18+ unless accompanied by a legal guardian.

Tags: australia, esplanade-park, fremantle, wa
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Future Music Festival – 2 March 2008

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

This is a past event – Details on the 2010 Future Music Festival are available here!

Future Music Festival is happening again on Sunday 2 March 2008 (the next day is the Labour Day public holiday) at Wellington Square in Perth.

The following artists have been announced in the first line-up announcement, as far as I know they’re all coming to Perth, but hopefully I’ll find out for sure soon! Expect most of them at least!

Future Music Festival The Chemical Brothers (live)
John Digweed

Diplo (cancelled)
Sven Vath
Roger Sanchez
Eddie Halliwell
Shapeshifters
Who Made Who (live)
Datarock
Robbie Rivera
Aesop Rock
DJ Yoda
Mark Knight
Evil Nine
Markus Schulz
Laidback Luke
James Holroyd
Kid Koala
D.I.M
The Black Ghosts (live)
Elite Force
The Silent Disco

Tickets on sale at Ticketmaster for $115 + booking fees.

Future Music Festival Perth website

Tags: australia, perth, wa, wellington-square
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New Years Eve – Perth and Fremantle 2007

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

BELOW IS ARTICLE ABOUT LAST YEAR. CHECK OUT WHAT’S ON NEW YEARS EVE 2008 HERE!

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Where to go in and around Perth for New Years Eve 2007?

There’s plenty happening, some events bigger than others….
Check out the calendar for more, and keep an ear out for what’s happening at your local or favourite venue, as nearly all clubs and pubs and restaurants have things organised. Make sure you check if you need to book ahead or buy tickets though!

Fremantle – see a good overview of happenings in Fremantle at the the Freofocus website

Ambar Niteclub – various djs

Amplifier Bar/Capitol – Jebediah, Red Jezebel, New Rules For Boats etc

Bakery/ARTRAGE – Going Going Going – Pivot, Mink Mussel Creek, Torqmada, Fall Electric etc

Belvoir Amphitheatre - Origin NYE (drum and bass)

Burswood Theatre – Elvis to the Max show

Gilkinsons Dace Studio and Open Air Breakout – FuntastiQue by Bourgeois Bogan and Boomtick

Gloucester Park – End of Fashion, Dallas Crane, Howling Bells, Vasco Era, family entertainment, fireworks

Heat Nightclub – Closer presents I Love GV NYE ft. Green Velvet

Hyde Park Hotel – Love Like Violence – Snowman, Schvendes, Sugar Army, Capital City

Mandurah Foreshore – free family entertainment, fireworks

Metropolis – Fremantle – Syke N Sugarstarr, Deckz

Metro City – Northbridge – Deekline & Wizard(UK), The Autobots (UK), DJ Zinc & Dynamite MC (UK) etc

Mulberry on Swan (Swan Valley) – Hoodoo Gurus and The Stems

Northbridge Piazza and James St – free entertainment from 6pm

Perth Concert Hall – Vienna Pops Concert

Perth Zoo – Happy Zoo Year – family entertainment,

Quarry Amphitheatre – NYE on the Rocks – funk and soul music

Rosemount Hotel – Funk Club’s NYE Extravaganza – Amp Fiddler, Downsyde, Funk Club House Band, Sunshine Brothers, etc

Please contact me if there’s any big events I’ve missed!

Separate post for New Years Day 2008 events!

update: see this article at PerthNow for some more ideas

And Freofocus for Fremantle stuff

And the comments below!

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What’s on Perth/Fremantle – 3 to 9 Dec 2007

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

The highlights of whatâ€™s on in Perth, Western Australia this week(end), from Monday 26 November to Sunday 2 December 2007.

Also check out, ‘What’s on in December‘, the Perth Event Calendar for other events and please submit events that I’m missing. Have a good week!

MISCELLANEOUS

Byte Me! Festival from 1 to 9 December 2007, to coincide with Graphite. The free Ghost Town game using mobile technology is part of this! And there’s other free events and some great international speakers.

City of Perth Festival of Christmas with a free family concert on Friday 7 December and the Christmas Pageant through Perth on Saturday 8 December

The Harvest Festival & Artisans Market Launch at City Farm on Saturday 8 December

Stand Up 4 Street Kids (comedy) at the Hyde Park Hotel on Saturday

Outdoor cinema at various venues

MUSIC

Dionne Warwick with WASO at PCEC on Monday 3 December

The Bouncing Souls at Amplifier on Tuesday 4 December

No Carols Allowed! with Courtney Murphy (Cabaret) at His Majesty’s Theatre from 4 to 15 December

The Wiggles at Burswood Dome on Wednesday 5 and 6 December 2007

East African Fusion at the Court Hotel on Thursday 6 December

Kav Temperley with Lucky Oceans – Sonic Sessions at Fremantle Arts Centre on Thursday

Meat Katie at Ambar on Friday 7 December

Paul van Dyk at Metro City on Friday

Resist Tour with Carpathian, Irrelevant, 50 Lions at Amplifier on Friday

Edna’s Sensational Sixties – Tribute Show at the Quarry Amphitheatre on Friday

Frenzal Romb at Capitol on Saturday 8 December

Ned Collette at Rosemount Hotel on Saturday

Dance Music Awards Party at the Rosemount Hotel on Sunday 9 December

Jebediah at Newport Hotel on Sunday

International Human Rights Day Concert at Fremantle Arts Centre on Sunday – Free!

Symphony in the City – free classical concert on The Esplanade in Perth on Sunday from 7.30pm

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!

THEATRE/DANCE/OPERA/ETC

The Nutcracker at the Regal Theatre from 6 to 9 December

Aladdin – The Pantomime at Old Mill Theatre from 23 November to 8 December

Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood at Subiaco Arts Centre from 28 Nov to 8 December

Lipstick and Hessian at The Blue Room from 27 Nov till 15 December

Dirty Pretty Nails at at The Blue Room from 28 Nov till 15 December

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