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The Chats, The Dreggs and more are fangin' it up the highway and pulling up at the Sunshine Coast's first-ever all ages drive-in music festival. AIRWAVES – The Drive-In Music Festival blasts off at Nambour Showgrounds on Friday 10, Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 July, complete with an 'Outer Space' theme.
AIRWAVES sees some of Australia's best punk, indie and folk performers including The Chats, The Dreggs, Pierce Brothers, Bugs, Sahara Beck and more to be announced hitting the stage across three nights.
Move over NASA and Space X. With 'outer space' themed astronaut ice-cream and flying saucers taking over Nambour space station, organisers are encouraging all punters to get creative and don their best galaxy-themed threads.
The festival includes two events on the evenings of Friday 10 and Saturday 11 July, along with a late Sunday afternoon session on 12 July, kicking off at 4pm with tickets for each night sold separately.
All festival-goers will be COVID covered with the team implementing procedures including contactless ticketing, door delivery of the festival’s “Cosmic Crave” snack packs, hand sanitiser distribution thanks to Greenfest Solutions and constant reminders of the 1.5 metre distancing by the sub-station crew.
Parking spaces on the Nambour Showgrounds shuttle deck are extremely limited and on sale now through OzTix, on the Airwaves Festival Instagram and Facebook pages or through the website....
Experience the Sunshine Coast's premier multi-arts festival.
Horizon Festival connects artists, industries, communities and audiences through an award-winning celebration of arts and culture.
They bring local, national and international artists together for 10 arts-fuelled days of visual art, music, performance, words and ideas, film and creative workshops....
The largest event held in the Burdekin for the youth of North Queensland will showcase their talents in all cultural fields including music, visual art, dance and theatre. Over 2000 competitors perform on the Burdekin Theatre stage during this 10 day event.
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This event has been postponed from April 2020 to November 2020.
Do you love staring at screens? Are you staring at a screen right now? You should get out more. The Umbilicals take the energy of live performance and the spectacle of cinema and smashes them together into a new show performed simultaneously on stage and the big screen. The Distraction: enabling your screen addiction.
The Umbilical Brothers are an international comedy phenomenon. Named as two of Entertainment Weekly’s 100 Most Creative People In Entertainment, they have appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, after James Brown at Woodstock ’99, and before the Queen of England. Their global gigs have included a year long off-Broadway run where they received raves from The New York Times and a New York Drama Desk nomination. Awards include a Helpmann for Comedy Performance of the Year, the Edinburgh Critics’ Choice Award and a couple of BAFTAs. Younger fans and stoners know them from The Upside Down Show, which they created with Sesame Workshop and won them an Emmy and a Logie.
They haven’t just broken the rules of theatre; they’ve invented a new theatrical multiverse. Unbelievable human performance meets special-effects wizardry. It feels so much like magic, you’ll want to burn them at the stake....
The idyllic surrounds of Goomburra Valley will play host to two days and nights of merry-making in celebration of Arcadias fifth instalment. The intimate party which began back in 2016 under the starry skies of the Granite Belt is now a fully-flourished boutique event that is a staple of the May Long weekend for revellers from far and wide.
Included in your ticket price:
- Camping on site
- Toilet and shower amenities
- Dress-up theme day two
Bring your own food and drink.
2020 line-up:
Made in Paris
First Beige
Luke Alessi
SEVADER
upsidedownhead
squidgenini
Alone
Borderland State
Hannah D vs Jaime Forson
Ministry of Mars
Respect Guy
Tokyo Twilight
Pleasuredome DJs
and more to be announced.
Visual Artists:
Owlet
Main Stage Visuals by Satans Rainbow
Taneal Teresa Art
Pans Stage Takeovers by:
Well Spent
and Southbound Sessions
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Muster is a four day festival in a camping village in the Amamoor State Forest on the edges of the Mary River Valley not far from the town of Gympie.
With a focus on country and the music that is made there, they also make sure that everyone is involved, from boot scooting mornings to poetry cocktail hour readings, smoko songwriting sessions and lazy arvo blues guitar jams, so at the Muster, you feel like you belong.
The final week in August sees the hoop pine valley come alive with the campfires, stage lights and camaraderie. Effectively run by 1500 local community volunteers, the Muster makes music not just for the four days, but resounds with a regional social impact that lasts at least until next Muster.
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COVID-19 EVENT STATUS:
Postponed to Sunday 11 April 2021 at 7.30pm.
The Musical Gala with an International cast brings London’s West End and New York’s Broadway return to Australia with a brand new show. The World of Musicals brings the very best of Musical theatre to life. This incredible production will Return to Australia in 2020 with a brand NEW PRODUCTION and the wonderful revue of all your favourite musical theatre hits which include such classics. The World of Musicals, colourful, inspiring and memorable musical classics, all performed by an International star-studded cast, presenting the audience with nightly entertainment at the highest level. Whether a soloist - duet or the entire ensemble, the performers of this musical event will inspire in this Musical Whirlwind. Direct from their USA tour, this select cast of Highly Talented and Accomplished Performers have featured in worldwide smash hits such as Jesus Christ Superstar, Hairspray, West side Story, Titanic, Les Miserables, Wizard of OZ, Musical Star Nights, Mary Poppins, Me and my girl, Evita, the king of Narnia, Rent, Avenue ‘Q’.
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An afternoon of Australian music, local producers market, and regional food on the Village Green.
Featuring Australian headline acts and local musicians to keep you entertained, plus local food and drink producers.
A free park n ride service is being offered from Loganlea train station and nearby community hub Yarrabilba....
Have the experience of a lifetime at the world’s most remote music festival, the Birdsville Big Red Bash in the heart of Australia’s outback! The three-day festival returns at the Big Red desert dune near Birdsville, Queensland....
J.S. Bach’s prolific output contains precious few concertos for violin. The three works that the Baroque genius did leave us with are masterfully composed for the instrument and are cherished by performers and audiences alike. Bach’s works for unaccompanied violin and cello stand as encyclopaedic snapshots of 18th-century string technique, offering an intimate view into the mind of both composer and performer.
Bach’s Violin showcases three brilliant Baroque violinists who each bring their own personal flair and perspective to Bach’s violin works. Captivating German Baroque violinist Jonas Zschenderlein will make his Australian debut and be joined by leading Brandenburg string soloists onstage. This all-Bach concert also includes excerpts from Bach’s works for unaccompanied strings and culminating with the timeless Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major....
Join them for an unforgettable night at the stunning Sofitel Brisbane Central, taking in the sparkling city views while sipping away, before moving into the luxurious gala dinner in the ballroom. Music, dancing and some special guests will make the night one to remember! Get your friends, family or colleagues together and join them for a dazzling night out.
They will be supporting rising stars by raising funds to help Aussie kids unleash their full potential!...
Every Wednesday night they're taking over The Avenue's Back Room to bring you the biggest laughs in Surfers Paradise from 7:30pm. The Avenue will be hosting some of the best comedians in the country and from around the world every week - they might not all be names you've heard of, but they guarantee they'll leave you in stitches.
Get into The Avenue from 7:30pm for a night of laughs every Wednesday. Call ahead and book your table now - they will book out!
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COVID-19 EVENT STATUS:
Postponed to Saturday 24 April 2021 at 7.30pm.
50th Anniversary -The Ultimate Eagles Experience is a tribute show that delivers a captivating live concert celebrating the synonymous country/rock sound of the Eagles Performing all the classic Eagles hits including ‘Desperado’, ‘Take It Easy’, ‘New Kid In Town’, ‘Take It To The Limits’, ‘Heartache Tonight’ and the legendary ‘Hotel California’, amongst many more with a mix of solo hits from members Don Henley, Joe Walsh and the late Glenn Frey. Get set to be entertained as the signature harmonies and musicianship of the Eagles are recreated to perfection. The Ultimate Eagles Experience is a concert performance not to be missed.
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Free entry! Every Thursday night in the public bar from 7.30pm. Stand up comedians from around Australia take the stage to entertain you. Join Based Comedy for a night with some of the best amateur and professional comedians in the Australia.
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They're riding into town!
What’s the Big Bike Film Night all about? Sharing the best cycling short films from around the world with you!
Showcasing their 2020 collection that has everything a cycle-centric audience could want - action, drama, humour, and plenty of inspiration; the evening is unashamedly and utterly designed and devised for the two wheel devotee!
These short films are a great reminder of why we love to ride our bike; with stories that captivate us, stories that make us think, and most importantly of all- inspiring us to get out and ride. Tales of character, resilience, challenge, courage, triumphs over adversity and much much more.
So...listen to the voice inside you; it’s telling you to go. Grab your mates, grab your tickets, GO ON… grab your bike and come along for the ride!!...
On Sunday after dark, SkyPoint Bistro + Bar transforms itself into the Gold Coast’s highest altitude lounge bar with an electric atmosphere, exquisite cocktails, extensive wine menu and craft beer and ciders, along with live entertainment from locally sourced musicians and entertainers.
Experience a relaxing afternoon with 360' views of the Gold Coast as you're mesmerised by SkyPoint's Sunday Sundowns.
Purchase your entry into SkyPoint Observation Deck online or at the door.
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Lock this on your bike radar!
“Arguably the best film ever made about professional cycling.” – Peter Cowie, International Film Guide.
In honour of the most famous and the most dramatic of the spring classic "monument" race - Paris-Roubaix they're bringing this outstanding cycling documentary to the BIG screen for ONE SCREENING ONLY.
The hellish Sunday took place on April 11, 1976 when the champions of cycle-racing battled for victory in the classic and gruelling annual bicycle race – Paris-Roubaix.
The film captures not just the events of the 1976 edition but the atmosphere of a professional race.
"You can see every bead of sweat on the cyclists and every smashed-up ankle. It really makes you never want to get on a bike again. But it is an amazing film." - Nick Fraser, BBC commissioning editor
So…listen to the voice inside you; it’s telling you to go. Grab your mates, grab your tickets, go on… grab your bike and come along for the ride!...
DUTILLEUX Ainsi la Nuit.
BEETHOVEN String Quartet in C sharp minor op 131.
Your invited to join them on a fascinating 70-minute musical journey as they traverse two seven-movement string quartets, by Beethoven and Dutilleux.
Many regard Beethoven’s late quartets as the holy grail of his contribution to the genre. The composer’s monumental String Quartet in C sharp minor op 131 stands apart from them all in its breadth and originality. In the 250th year since the master composer’s birth, we are excited to take on this towering work.
Fast-forward 150 years and French composer Henri Dutilleux looked to Beethoven for inspiration. In his career, Dutilleux wrote only one string quartet and he made it count. A shining example of 20th century quartet repertoire, Ainsi la Nuit is architectural, modern and completely original in its composition and will captivate through its evocative, poetic and sensuous qualities....
Celebrating 40 years together, Choirboys are one of Australia’s most authentic pub-rock icons, having released a swag of enduring rock anthems including Run To Paradise, Boys Will Be Boys, Never Gonna Die and many more.
Join the Choirboys as they perform all their own hits plus 6 hits from Bruce Springsteen that are just begging to be torn apart and brought back to life as Australian pub rock anthems.
Choirboys doing Bruce Springsteen... making rock n roll great again!
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On the second Saturday of every month Casa Mia brings you SHOWTIME “A Live Singing Musical Theatre Dining Experience”. Hosted by the very talented Adam Douglas Bartlett. Our shows fun, high energy and over the top with jazz, live cabaret and burlesque style performances. $35 entry includes a free drink to get you started and complimentary finger foods, $3.9 Beers & Bubbles all night. Vegan, Vegetarian and Gluten free are all catered for. Doors open at 6pm, first show starts 7pm. Tickets can be purchased at from Sunday 16th February at www.casamiaipswich.com.au/whatson ($5 Discount per person for groups of 6 or more Discount Code: SHW05)
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Sunday Sessions Blues on the Grass features artists Robert Johnson to Muddy Waters to Stevie Ray Vaughn combined with earthy folk/blues originals.
Live music on the grass in the beer garden from 12pm to 5pm every Sunday in June and July 2020!
Whether your destination is Cunnamulla or you're travelling the fresh flavours from their Australian menu, Cunnamulla Characters Craft Beers coupled with in house entertainer Mark Porter Classic blues with earthy originals, delivered with impressive presence, that’s never overstated.
Mark is a third generation musician, influenced by the early music that came out of Americas Deep South. His renditions are raw, played on acoustic and Dobro guitars, backed by a stomp box.
Tickets include entry to beer garden Sunday Session Blues on the Grass with Mark Porter. Child entry is free but children under 18 must enter with a responsible adult as stated by Liquor licensing.
Sunday Lunch and Snack Menu is available from 12pm.
Take advantage of this great value Sunday Session at Club Boutique Hotel.
The best place to meet up with family, friends and other travellers on a Sunday.
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Echoes of Pink Floyd will take audiences on a musical and visual journey from Pink Floyd’s earliest days of darlings of 1960’s London’s psychedelic underground, all the way to their 1990’s powerhouse performances as the undisputed masters of stadium rock.
Be treated to an extensive exploration of the band’s impressive catalogue as the gang from Echoes of Pink Floyd plays all of Pink Floyd’s biggest smash-hits, as well as some lovingly hand-picked deep album cuts designed to please the most committed of hard-core fans.
You can book your tickets in person at RPAC Box Office, by phone or online....
Get your dancing shoes ready and let the party begin with the best in Blues, Roots and Rock in the Great Barrier Reef’s Sensational Deep South. Be treated to three days of fantastic music in the Funky Town of 1770.
Live music, licensed bar, a variety of food vendors and markets to suit all tastes feature at this all-weather event with plenty of undercover space to chill out or dance your socks off. Shuttle bus available over the whole weekend between accommodation and the festival.
Discover new music, enjoy festival favourites and get up close and personal while learning new skills in one of our unique and inspiring performers led festival workshops.
If you ever needed an excuse to get away to the best weekend in paradise, this is it! Tour the region, surf, swim, play and enjoy some music of the best music on the planet....
The operatic masterpiece that changed the course of Western music.
Renowned for its magnificent music and bold use of harmony, Wagner's Tristan und Isolde is one of the most inspiring and influential operas of all time. Opera Queensland's 2020 production of Tristan und Isolde will be conducted by one of the world's greatest interpreters of Wagner, Pietari Inkinen.
"The most audacious and original work of my life" - Wagner
DATES AND TICKETS
WED 28 OCT* 6PM
SAT 31 OCT* 6PM
*Complimentary pre-performance talks will be held on the day of each performance at 10.30 am inside the Concert Hall. Talks will run for approximately 1 hour....
Their annual concert of hot jazz with the inimitable Caxton Street Jazz Band. Young as ever and funny as ever, they are still playing the best jazz. The performance is seated and indoors in our Swigmore Hall - no need to worry about rain or snow. Enjoy an authentic tapas lunch before the show at Paola's Café and their estate grown and made wines. This concert will sell out so please book....
VDMFest is back again in 2020. Now in it’s fourth year, the event just keeps getting bigger and better.
With live music throughout the weekend, a VIP area, food trucks and of course a licensed bar, you’ll have everything you need to keep grooving all weekend!
While the line up of artists is not yet finalised, snippets of information about who to expect are being released over the coming months on the Facebook page.
You can expect to see performances from the following artists:
Casey Barnes
Anna Farquhar (2018’s Open Act winner)
Missy Lancaster
Natalie Pearson
Viper Creek Band
The Tony Q Band
Visit their Facebook page or website for more information or to buy your tickets!...
Free entry! Join us at 7.30pm monthly Tuesday night as some of the best stand up comedians from around the country take to the stage to entertain you. Hosted by Based Comedy with some of the best amateur and professional comedians in Australia. You must be over 18 years of age to attend this event.
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Celebrating 40 years together, Choirboys are one of Australia’s most authentic pub-rock icons, having released a swag of enduring rock anthems including Run To Paradise, Boys Will Be Boys, Never Gonna Die and many more.
Join the Choirboys as they perform all their own hits plus six hits from Bruce Springsteen that are just begging to be torn apart and brought back to life as Australian pub rock anthems.
Choirboys doing Bruce Springsteen... making rock n roll great again!
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The Northern Fringe – in the spirit of Fringe Festivals across the globe – is an inclusive and organic festival hosted in theatres, cafés, pop-up venues, laneways and street corners right across Townsville.
From live acts, music and comedy to cabaret, freaks and funk; all forms of art and performance can play in what will become a welcomed addition to the Australian Fringe Festival scene....
ARIA Award-winning virtuoso guitarist and longtime friend of the Southern Cross Soloists, Slava Grigoryan headlines their final concert of 2020.
Celebrating a quarter-century of chamber music with a program of Spanish and French masterworks, traverse through European musical history, moving from the sizzling guitar works of the Spanish Baroque to the evocative masterpieces of Belle Époque greats, Debussy and Ravel. This exotic program briefly visits Australian shores with the world premiere of a new work by Sydney composer Natalie Nicholas before culminating with the sultry, intoxicating beauty of Joaquin Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez....
A rare chance to hear one of Australia’s great choirs ‘The Australian Voices’, directed by Gordon Hamilton in a glorious concert.
“The finest choral singing that I have ever heard in Australia.” – Limelight Magazine (2015)
To be joined by the Granite Belt Choir for an introduction.
The ticket price includes a glass of wine in the interval.
The concert is indoors in our Swigmore Hall.
Tapas menu for lunch at Paola’s....
Australia's largest gathering of performers, the Woodford Folk Festival is held every year between 27 December and 1 January at a dedicated 500-acre site known as Woodfordia, one hour's drive north of Brisbane.
Over six days, 2000 performers from more than 450 acts perform across 35 different venues to showcase the depth and diversity of Australia's cultural, artistic and social expression.
The Woodford Folk Festival programme is filled with music, dance, cabaret, circus, comedy, workshops, debate, street theatre, films, thought-provoking forums, visual arts, an entire Children's Festival and many special presentations including a spectacular fire event on New Year's Day.
Join over 130,000 people from all ages and walks of life to enjoy sensational performances, great food, powerful ceremonies, new experiences and that unique feeling of being part of something out of the ordinary.
The Woodfordian spirit is contagious and lots of fun.
Camping is available and encouraged....
Award winning bush poet will perform under the stars, showcasing his unique brand of bush poetry. Rib Tickler Barbecue will serve up a 2 course American Barbecue dinner - ribs, sides and dessert. Sit by the campfire under the stars and enjoy this unique experience....
HALO will once again mesmerise Townsville with a new look concept in 2020.
Specifically designed for Townsville, HALO will illuminate the city through a series of sound and light art installations throughout Queens Gardens and on Castle Hill and will run in conjunction with the North Australian Festival of Arts (NAFA). The 2020 sound and light festival will come to life with interactive light and sound displays, large scale art installations and an additional collaborative community element....
The Nanango A. P. and M. Society Incorporated, (The Nanango Show Society) is presenting the 9th Annual Waterhole Rocks Rock n Roll Campout weekend. The program for this event is actually a combination of three events all combined into one.
Rock 'n' Roll music and dancing, Custom Cars and Hot Rods, and competitions with a Car and Vintage Caravan Show. Along with the Rock 'n' Roll bands there will be entertainers performing all weekend with free dance lessons (rock 'n' roll) for the public.
The show society will be running a canteen during the weekend and there will be plenty of camping plus a good number of stalls on site to wander and browse. Check them out on Facebook - The Waterhole Rocks....
Port Shorts Incorporated is dedicated to promoting screen culture and Port Douglas and Daintree as a destination and potential film location with the Port Shorts Film Festival.
The Port Shorts Film Festival has been developed to showcase the best emerging filmmakers in Australia, attract film enthusiasts to the destination, promote Port Douglas as a premier location far film enthusiasts and provide pathways for participants to further develop their careers in the Australian film industry.
Port Shorts Film Festival categories cater for young filmmakers, local filmmakers and the best short films from around Australia and the world with significant prize money on offer and the chance to be mentored by some of the Australian film industry’s most accomplished exponents.
Wolf Creek and Rogue producer Matt Hearn and acclaimed actor Stephen Curry are Port Shorts official festival ambassadors and judges, with Stephen also MC on both nights of the festival.
As well as providing Port Shorts organisers with advice and industry links, the Port Shorts Masterclass Series attracts industry experts to share their skills with emerging filmmakers. More than AUD15,000 in cash and prizes is up for grabs at the Port Shorts Film Festival....
From Tuesday 19 May to Saturday 23 May, returning for its second consecutive year it’s their Shearers Shindig.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday will consist of a variety of activities to choose from. Exercise classes, morning tea and talk, self-drive day trip to Hungerford, Noccundra or Kilcowera, lunch special, craft classes, river walk and talk, happy hour bingo, movie night and more.
On Thursday, the football oval will be the place to be for the rest of the week. At midday enjoy a shearers lunch followed by the Colour Run/Walk. After you all get cleaned up you can unwind and be entertained. The Shindig Comedy Evening features the hilarious comedians Bev Killick and Lindsay Webb.
Friday 22 May brings a full day of entertainment with market stalls, food vendors, big stage open mic, “The Storey Players” performance *The ghost of John King*, The Thargo Cup, featuring the famous Noah’s pig Races. Then dance the night away with "The Redneck Gentlemen".
Saturday 23 May, the day of the main event. After markets and open mic walk ups in the morning they are proud the present The Shearers Shindig - Quick Shear Competition. Followed by Ozzie bands “Simply Bushed” and "The Redneck Gentlemen”.
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Beauty, ferocity, spectacle and rejuvenation...
Supercell: Festival of Contemporary Dance is back in 2021 with a jam-packed program celebrating bodies in motion. Bursting with powerful performances, inspiring workshops and thought-provoking conversations.
Held across in the summer season in February 2021 across the Home of the Arts precinct at Surfers Paradise, Supercell is a vibrant gathering of people. A chance to get up close and personal with creatives and artists.
The 2021 festival celebrates artists and their creative processes and sees the launch of the brand-new 'The Makers Program'. Local artists with local stories, performing new works for the theatre and for the great outdoors. Aiming to challenge, inspire and shift perspectives on the world through contemporary dance, the fifth edition of Supercell presents a stellar line-up of acclaimed local artists using contemporary dance to spark critical dialogue and social change.
The 2021 Supercell: Festival of Contemporary Dance promises to engage, inspire and excite....
We Built This City is a giant cardboard construction site, involving the whole family in building the cities and towns of their dreams. Thousands of cardboard boxes take over big, open public spaces and each child’s unique creation reflects the time and place of their immediate culture. What evolves in Washington is entirely different to Singapore. These buildings don’t inspect themselves, so Polyglot artists roam the site, entertaining and engaging with kids building skyscrapers, tunnels and sprawling estates. There’s even a rocking sound track. The season ends with the city being shaken and stomped to the ground.
The children enter We Built This City with one simple rule – HAVE FUN. They are faced with hundreds of tumbled cardboard boxes, closed up with tape. They start to build things, by simply putting one box on top of another. After a while in the space, they find a thousand different ways to build and construct, with one easy material. Adults enjoy the challenge as much as the children, not only remembering their own childhood in this way, but genuinely enjoying the task.
Performers are in the space to enrich the world they ask their participants to engage with....