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Archive for February, 2009

This ‘what’s on this week’ guide is now being published on Fridays. For a longer term view, please see the event calendar. And by Sunday I’ll have ‘What’s on in March 2009′ online!.

And if you’re up early tomorrow (Saturday) morning, tune into 720 Perth at 6.20am. I’ll be speaking with James Lush on Breakfast, highlighting some of the events on this weekend!

Edit: Listen back here: What’s on segment Saturday 28 February, 6.20am

Read on for what’s on in Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia, from Friday 27 February to Friday 6 March 2009. Monday 2 March is a public holiday, for Labour Day.

Please submit events you think should be listed.

The Perth International Arts Festival runs until 8 March

MUSIC

Friday 27 February

House of the Holy Afro for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on 27 February

Coldplay at Burswood Dome on 27 + 28 February

Club Soundtrack – Fangafrika at Kulcha on Friday 27 February

Force Majeure at Ambar Niteclub on Friday 27 February

Nannup Music Festival (3.5hrs south of Perth) from 27 Feb to 2 March

SATURDAY

Coldplay at Burswood Dome on 28 February

The Veronica’s at Challenge Stadium on 28 February

Tame Impala at The Bakery on 28 February

Tim Finn at Fly By Night Club on 28 February

of Montreal for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on 28 February

Human Nature with WASO at King’s Park on 28 February and 1 March

BENEFIT: Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009 – Tame Impala, The Silents etc at The Bakery from 8pm on Saturday 28 February

Nannup Music Festival (3.5hrs south of Perth) from 27 Feb to 2 March

SUNDAY

Future Music Festival with N*E*R*D and Basement Jaxx at Wellington Square on 1 March 2009

Human Nature with WASO at King’s Park on 1 March

Black Mountain for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on 1 March

MONDAY AND BEYOND

Soundwave Festival with Nine Inch Nails, Alice in Chains etc etc at Steel Blue (Bassendean) Oval on 2 March 2009

SPIRIT of INDIA for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on 2 March

TinPan Orange at Fly By Night Club on Wednesday 4 March

Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on Wednesday 4 March

Tony Allen for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on Thursday 5 March

The Cat Empire at Fremantle Arts Centre on 5 and 6 March

Amanda Palmer& The Danger Ensemble at the Fly By Night on Friday 6 and Saturay 7 March

Brad Mehldau Trio for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on Friday 6 March

MISCELLANEOUS

Beauty & The Beach with Wil Anderson at Cottesloe Civic Centre on 27 February

Ideal Home Show at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from 27 February to 2 March

Perth Writers Festival Family Day – FREE event at UWA on Sunday 1 March

Fremantle Fire Brunch –Fundraiser for Victoria bush fire victims at Esplanade Park between 10am and 1pm on Sunday 1 March

Hyde Park Community Fair on 1 and 2 March

City Food and Wine Month runs all through March in the City of Perth

“Best Of…Back to Burlesque” at The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex on Sunday 1 March. Will sell out, only standing tickets left.

Sculpture by the Sea at Cottesloe Beach opens on Thursday 5 March and runs until 24 March

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

The War of the Roses – Perth Festival event at His Majesty’s Theatre from 27 Feb to 12 March

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Perth Festival event – at Playhouse Theatre from 26 February to 4 March

Cirque du Soleil with ‘Dralion’ at Langley Park from 29 January to 25 March

The Nargan and the Stars at Regal Theatre – Perth Festival Family theatre at the Regal Theatre from 18 February to 1 March

Antigone Presented by ThinIce. A Perth Festival event at Subiaco Arts Centre from 21 February to 7 March

The Phantom of the Opera at Burswood Theatre from 1 February to 8 March

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

The Summer Slaughter Tour comes to Australia and will happen at Capitol in Perth on Monday 16 March 2009.

After the huge success of The Summer Slaughter Tour in the US, UK & Canada, Soundworks Touring brings to Australia the ultimate metal touring event never seen before in this country.
Finally, Australian metal audiences have a real metal festival to sink their rabid teeth into with the four international acts featured in Necrophagist (Germany), Dying Fetus (USA), Aborted (Belgium), The Faceless (USA), all performing for the first time in this country on one face splitting bill.

Tickets from Moshtix for $85 + booking fee.

Gordon Ramsay – 24 June 2009

Cancelled!

Gordon Ramsay comes to Perth for a talk and Q&A session, from 7.30am in the Riverside Theatre in Perth Convention Exhibition Centre on Wednesday 24 June 2009.

Listen to the real man behind the television personality as Gordon talks about weathering the tough times and how the belief in yourself can pull you through. With personal anecdotes of his successes and his failures, Gordon will dish up his advice and where he sees the future for Gordon Ramsay.
Be ready with your questions from 8.30am to get some of your own personal advice from the award winning Chef who currently has 25 restaurants in his empire not counting the soon to open Maze in Melbourne.

Tickets are $125 and includes 1.5 hours of Gordon Ramsay including a 30 minute Q&A, a Ramsay takeaway bag with Playing with Fire by Gordon Ramsay and an on-the-go breakfast.

There will also be a Black Tie Dinner supporting Variety WA on Thursday 25 June at the Government House Ballroom. Tables of 10 are $10,000!

For more information see the Diablo Events website!

Wayne Brady returns to Australia and will perform one show in Perth, at Burswood Theatre on Tuesday 12 May 2009.

After sell-out seasons in Sydney and Melbourne last December, Wayne returns to Australia by popular demand. Join the star of ‘Whose Line Is It Anyway?’ and host of ‘Don’t Forget The Lyrics’ for a night of comedy, music and improv mayhem. Emmy Award winning improvisational comedian, singer, dancer and actor Wayne Brady has it all and is coming to Perth with his hit Las Vegas show ‘Making S%!t Up’ for one night only. Wayne won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety, Musical or Comedy Series for his work on Whose Line Is It Anyway? with Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles and Colin Mochrie, being the only person to win the award for a television series, as opposed to a special since Dana Carvey in 1993.

Tickets on sale from Ticketek for $79 to $99.

Johnny Clegg performs at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre on Thursday 21 May 2009.

Johnny Clegg is one of South Africa’s most celebrated sons. He is a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, anthropologist and a musical activist whose infectious crossover music, a vibrant blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms, has exploded onto the international scene – and broken through all barriers.
In France where he continues to enjoy a massive following, he is fondly called Le Zulu Blanc (The White Zulu).

Tickets through Ticketek for $89 or $110.

Over the coming months I’m planning improvements to EnjoyPerth, and a first change is that I will now do these weekly what’s on guides on Friday, for the week from Friday night to the following Friday. For a longer term view, please still see the ‘What’s on this month‘ article, or the event calendar (which will change to become easier to read and search). (To readers getting this through email on Saturday: it will usually be in your email on Friday!! Slight hiccup this week, sorry!)

Thank you for your continued support!

Read on for the highlights of what’s on in Perth and Fremantle, Western Australia, from Friday 20 to Friday 27 February 2009.

Please submit events you think should be listed.

The Perth International Arts Festival runs until 8 March

MUSIC

Tonight (Friday 20 February):

Mental As Anything at The Charles Hotel

Mat McHugh – Seperatista at The Fly By Night Club

Summer Slaughter Battle at Amplifier on

The Chameleon Brass Band at Kulcha

Ambar’s 8th Birthday feat. Dopamine at Ambar Niteclub

Maetrik (LIVE) at The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex

The Triffids for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on Friday 20, Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 February – SOLD OUT

SATURDAY

Jackson Jackson at the Rosemount on Saturday 21 February

Roberta Flack with WASO at King’s Park on 21 February – SOLD OUT

Syl Johnson (USA) at Charles Hotel on 21 February

Dub Fyah! RTRFM’s Saturday Night Live at Mojo’s Bar from 5pm on Saturday 21 February

Gimme shelter with John Butler and many more at Freo Arts Centre on Saturday 21 February

KORA at Amplifier on 21 February

Andrew Winton at the Fly By NIght on Saturday 21 February

Voodoo Jamboree: Rocket to Memphis CD Launch at The Bakery ARTRAGE Complex on 21 February

SUNDAY AND BEYOND

Gozzy Rock 2009 – all ages, free, band competition final at Centennial Pioneer Park in Gosnells on Sunday 22 February from 11am. Special performance by Drapht.

Good Vibrations at Heirisson Island with Fatboy Slim, The Presets, The Roots, Deadmaus, Sam Sparro etc etc on Sunday 22 February

Fremante Courtyard Music, free every Sunday from 2 to 4pm – this week Mo Wilson and The Drivers

Seckou Keita SKQ for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 February

Peter Cetera (ex-Chicago) at Challenge Stadium on Wednesday 25 February

Propagandhi at Capitol on Wednesday 25 February

Lior at the Fly By Night on Thursday 26 February

Diafrix at Kulcha on Thursday 26 February

House of the Holy Afro for Perth Festival at Beck’s Music Box on Thursday 26 and Friday 27 February

Club Soundtrack – Fangafrika at Kulcha on Friday 27 February

Force Majeure at Ambar Niteclub on Friday 27 February

Coldplay at Burswood Dome on 27 + 28 February

Nannup Music Festival (3.5hrs south of Perth) from 27 Feb to 2 March

MISCELLANEOUS

Wanneroo Multicultural Festival at Warradale Park, Landsdale on Sunday 22 February from 3 to 7pm, free event

Clowning Around with Melvin Tix with WASO on Sunday 22 February – family event in King’s Park

Tropfest 2009 (short films) at Princess May Park in Freo on 22 February from 6.30pm. Gold coint donation. Part of the Fremantle Outdoor Film Festival.

Johnnie Walker Classic (golf) at The Vines Resort Club from 19 to 22 February

Sir Michael Parkinson special event at the Riverside Theatre on 26 February

Beauty & The Beach with Wil Anderson at Cottesloe Civic Centre on 27 February

Ideal Home Show at the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from 27 February to 2 March

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

Nostalgia Presented by Perth International Arts Festival at the PCEC from 13 to 21 February

ANDREW MCCLELLAND’S SOMEWHAT ACCURATE HISTORY OF PIRATES for Perth Festival on 23 February – SOLD OUT

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea – Perth Festival event – at Playhouse Theatre from 26 February to 4 March

Cirque du Soleil with ‘Dralion’ at Langley Park from 29 January to 25 March

The Nargan and the Stars at Regal Theatre – Perth Festival Family theatre at the Regal Theatre from 18 February to 1 March

Antigone Presented by ThinIce. A Perth Festival event at Subiaco Arts Centre from 21 February to 7 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

The New Electric Ballroom Presented by Perth International Arts Festival at Playhouse Theatre from 17 to 25 February

Samuel Beckett: Fragments – Perth International Arts Festival from 14 to 25 February

The War of the Roses – Perth Festival event at His Majesty’s Theatre from 27 Feb to 12 March

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

Beatlemania comes to Perth for one show only at the Burswood Theatre on Thursday 23 April 2009.

Employing authentic ‘Beatle’ instruments, amplifiers, and costumes, coupled with faithful renditions of your favourite Beatle classics ‘Beatlemania on Tour’ recreates the spirit of the Fab Four in ways that have audiences raving about them ‘Eight Days A Week’.
Musically no detail is overlooked in re-creating the true sound and excitement of The Beatles, with every song performed totally live and in its original key.

Tickets on sale from Ticketek for $55 to $60 from 20 February.

Cesar Millan brings his U.S. sell out tour to Australia and will be at Burswood Dome in Perth on Sunday 7 June 2009.

The star of the Emmy-nominated hit series “Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan” brings his magic and wisdom about dogs and dog psychology to a unique LIVE event. Fans of the show and dog lovers alike will be immersed in Cesar’s world, as the best-selling author of Cesar’s Way reveals his secrets to happier, healthier relationships between humans and their canine companions.

Cesar Millan LIVE will donate $1.00 from every ticket towards a local dog charity in each city.

Tickets will go on sale from 27 February through Ticketek.

For more information go to www.cesarmillanlive.com.au

Sneaky Sound System play at Metropolis in Fremantle on Tuesday 19 May and Metro City in Perth on Wednesday 20 May 2009.

After a hugely successful tour with the Big Day Out in January, Sneaky Sound System is pleased to announce dates for their own national headline tour: POPTRONICA. Before they jump aboard the Poptronica bus, March will see Miss Connie, Blac Angus and Double D head back overseas to support the international release of their singles ‘I Love It’ and ‘UFO’, with shows confirmed for London, New York and Miami. The past 12 months have seen Sneaky Sound System tour with their full live band, selling out shows around the country and overseas. The Poptronica Tour sees the band return to doing what they love best – playing the clubs.

Tickets on sale through Ticketek, Moshtix and Heatseeker for about $40.00 on 5 March (Ticketek presale from 24 February).

18+ shows.

Sneaky Sound System official website

Okkervil River perform at Capitol in Perth on Tuesday 5 May 2009.

Renowned for their vivid lyrical imagery, their infectious and bittersweet melodies, as well as their intensely passionate live performances, this tour marks Okkervil Rivers fourth trip to Australia, but the first since the release of their remarkable 2008 album, The Stand Ins.

Tickets on sale Friday 27 February from Moshtix for $40 + booking fee.

18+ show.

Okkervil River official website




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