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