The highlights of what’s on in Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia, from Monday 9 to Sunday 15 February 2009.
Please submit events you think should be listed.
The Perth International Arts Festival opens on Friday 13 February and runs until 8 March
MUSIC
Lloyd Spiegel at the Perth Blues Club/Charles Hotel on 10 February
Crystal Castles at Capitol on 11 February
Primal Scream at Metropolis Freo on 11 February
Josh Pyke at the Fly By Night on 12 and 13 and 14 February
The Streets at Metro City on 13 February
The Dirty Secrets at Amplifier on 13 February
Sex Panther 7″ launch at The Bakery ARTRAGE on 13 February
Classical Spectacular Presented by West Australian Symphony Orchestra in King’s Park on Saturday 14 February
Blues in the Night with Lloyd Spiegel, Dave Hole, Blue Shaddy at Araluen Botanic Park on Saturday 14 February
Bakery Love at The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex on Saturday 14 February
Fred Smith with the Spooky Men of the West at Kulcha on Saturday 14 February
José González for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on 14 Feb – SOLD OUT – FREE afterparty from 10.30pm with Optimo
Fall Out Boy at Challenge Stadium on 15 February 2009
Stray Cats at Fremantle Arts Centre on 15 February 2009
Chick Corea and John McLaughlin for Perth Festival at King’s Park on Sunday 15 February
Batucada Sound Machine for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on Sunday 15 February – FREE afterparty from 10.30pm with the Sunshine Brothers
MISCELLANEOUS
West End Festival in Perth from 9 to 15 February with the main event in King St on Wednesday 11 Feb
Perth Festival opening event – FREE at Supreme Court Gardens from 8.30pm on Friday 13 February
Outdoor Cinema/Films – Summer Season 08/09 – Lotterywest Festival Films, Moonlight Cinema, Luna Outdoor, Movies by Burswood, Fremantle Outdoor Film Festival
Fremantle Village Art Markets at Kings Square every Thursday from 10am to 5pm until end of April 09
Oxford St Markets in Leederville from 9am to 5pm every Saturday until 28 March
The Markets @ Perth Cultural Centre – every Saturday and Sunday
PERFORMING ARTS
Cirque du Soleil with ‘Dralion’ at Langley Park from 29 January to 25 March
The Phantom of the Opera at Burswood Theatre from 1 February to 8 March
Black Swan State Theatre Company presents The Year of Magical Thinking at the Dolphin Theatre from 7 to 25 February
Nostalgia Presented by Perth International Arts Festival at the PCEC from 13 to 21 February
Samuel Beckett: Fragments – Perth International Arts Festival from 14 to 25 February
For other (local) theatre productions, see the Taz Entertainment website
