Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, 2018
International Blues Award Instrumentalist / Vocalist and 2017 European
Blues Awards for Best Female Vocalist Beth Hart returns to Australia
this February for a special run of shows around the country. No stranger
to our shores, Hart is a regular visitor to Bluesfest and has a loyal
following both here and across the ditch in New Zealand where her first
international single ‘LA Song (Out of This Town)’ went all the way to
#1. Having sold out her biggest UK concert at London’s prestigious Royal
Albert Hall, Beth Hart has also played London’s Union Chapel, Jools
Holland’s legendary annual Hootenanny and Nashville’s iconic Ryman
Auditorium as part of an international run. Introducing the world to her
latest solo record Fire on the Floor and her recent collaboration with
Joe Bonamassa ‘Black Coffee’. “Beth Hart has a blues-rock voice so
ballsy, it could pin you to the wall.” - The Times ★★★★★
When: Saturday 23rd February
Where: Enmore Theatre
With Special Guests: 1927
Belinda Carlisle returns to
Australia in March 2019 with a special concert series celebrating 30
years of her iconic album ‘Runaway Horses.’ Her career started in 1978
with the Go – Gos where she achieved instant stardom with hits including
“We Got The Beat“ and “Our Lips are Sealed“ After the band’s break up in
1985 Belinda Carlisle embarked on her hugely successful solo career and
released her first solo album in 1986. Her second album “Heaven On
Earth” produced the worldwide hit “Heaven Is A Place On Earth” which hit
number one on both the US and UK charts. The hits kept coming with the
release of her iconic 1989 album “Runaway Horses” which boasted the top
10 hits, “Leave The Light On For Me“ and “Summer Rain”. Belinda Carlisle
continued to produce hits including the number one classic “In Too Deep“
showing that she had real longevity in the pop scene. Her 2019
Australian tour will feature all her hits in a catalogue of music that
influenced a generation. Joining Belinda Carlisle on her Runaway Horses
tour will be Australia’s very own 1927 whose hit songs include “If I
Could” and “That’s When I Think Of You,” which has become an anthem in
Australian pop culture. The pairing of both of these artists will
provide a truly great concert experience.
Frontier Touring are ecstatic to announce
that wildly popular British pop duo Bananarama will touch down in
Australia in February 2019 for a series of shows. Fresh from this year’s
Reunion Tour, they will perform sets for fans in Sydney, Melbourne,
Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and the Gold Coast. Also appearing
at all shows will be Tiffany and Amber. With a slew of hits to their
name, including ‘Shy Boy’, ‘Cruel Summer’, ‘Robert De Niro’s Waiting’
and the eternally iconic ‘Venus’, it’s no wonder they’re the most
successful female band ever, with the most charting singles in the
world. Childhood friends Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward came up through
the London punk scene, starting out as backing vocalists before joining
forces with Siobhan Fahey and starting to write songs and perform with
their friends’ bands.
One of Britain’s most iconic and
sophisticated names, Bryan Ferry, the acclaimed solo artist and leader
of Roxy Music, brings his World Tour to Australia in 2019! Bryan Ferry
possesses the rare distinction of being regarded as both classic and
timelessly contemporary, an accomplishment achieved by both his
recordings with Roxy Music and the range and intensity of his solo
albums. With a career that spans decades, including elegant covers,
orchestral works, instrumentals and phenomenally successful chart
singles, Bryan Ferry is not to be missed. Don’t delay in grabbing your
tickets! ‘Bryan Ferry revels in his prime’ - The Telegraph.
Beach House (Victoria Legrand and Alex
Scally with drummer James Barone) bring their overwhelming, cinematic
live show to the Enmore Theatre. Baltimore-based Beach House released 7,
their 7th full-length record, on Mistletone (Australia) and Sub Pop
(worldwide). They have been a band for over 13 years and have written
and released a total of 77 songs together. Beach House last toured
Australia in 2016, with a Sydney Opera House show described by The Music
as “testament to the band’s enduring commitment to creating
unforgettable sonic experiences”. At once intimate and cosmic, Beach
House explode onto the stage with glorious finesse and grandeur,
bringing their adored songbook to kaleidoscopic life. "A radical blast
of psychedelic pop bliss" - Rolling Stone.
After an emotional final performance with
the Beasts of Bourbon, Tex Perkins thought of getting the band’s
members, past and present into a recording studio just to celebrate the
band and see what resulted. Sadly, bassist Brian Hooper died a week
after the show. But weeks later former Beasts Charlie Owen, Boris
Sujdovic, Tony Pola, Spencer Jones, Kim Salmon and Tex Perkins assembled
without a plan, save for the crazy M.O. employed back in 1983 when the
Beasts first recorded The Axemans Jazz in that fateful 8 hour session.
As back then, they went at it! Songs weren’t so much learned as ideas
thrown together and recorded the moment they coalesced. The result is a
collection of pieces with names like ‘Pearls Before Swine’, ‘My Shit’s
Fucked Up’, ‘Drunk On A Train’ and ‘On My Back’ in a raucous celebration
of their own Beastliness. Spencer was sadly only around long enough to
make it onto one track. But what a track – witty observations from the
hospital bed entitled ‘At The Hospital’. This isn’t The Beasts of
Bourbon. It would need to have Jonesy on every track to be that! But
loudly and proudly this is: the Beasts Still Here.
Artists / Composer:
Narrated live by Joanna Lumley
Original music score by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David Fleming
Blue Planet II Live in Concert is a BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Production
Orchestras:
SYDNEY - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
BRISBANE - Queensland Symphony Orchestra
Following the incredible success of the
BAFTA award-winning BBC television series Blue Planet II, presented by
Sir David Attenborough, BBC Studios and Andrew Kay & Associates are
proud to present Blue Planet II Live in Concert; bringing the wonders
and mysteries of the planet’s oceans and wildlife to the stage. Blue
Planet II Live in Concert will feature the breathtaking visuals from the
television series, highlighting the incredible natural wonders of our
blue planet in breathtaking detail, projected on a state of the art 75
square metre 4K Ultra HD LED screen. Narrated by the incomparable Joanna
Lumley in her first Australian stage appearance and accompanied by the
original immersive music score by Hans Zimmer, Jacob Shea and David
Fleming, the concert will be performed by a live symphony orchestra.
After a quarter of a century together,
the iconic Boyzone recently announced it's time to say goodnight as they
prepare for their farewell tour. In conjunction with the tour, the group
have just released their final album Thank You & Goodnight, which
includes collaborations with some very special guest songwriters in the
shape of Ed Sheeran (Because) and Gary Barlow (Love). Supporting Boyzone
will be fellow singer / songwriter, Brian McFadden. Don't miss out on
the opportunity to farewell Boyzone - it's going to be one very special
night where you will hear all their hits and more!
When: Sunday 14th April
Where: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House
Esteemed electronic music duo Basement Jaxx
will bring their orchestral LIVE show to Australia next year. Comprising
of magical re-interpretations of all the Basement Jaxx floor-fillers, as
well as specially commissioned new work, the duo will creatively collide
LIVE on stage with The Metropolitan Orchestra and legendary Jaxx singers
Vula & Sharlene Hector. These shows promise to be a remarkable
re-imagining of one of dance music’s most influential recording artists,
in an extraordinary classical & contemporary re-boot of their original
LIVE show.
When: Saturday 21st September & Sunday
22nd September
Where: The Concourse, Chatswood
BRAVURA! Grammy-nominated chief conductor
and Artistic Director Dr Nicholas Milton AM leads the electrifying
Willoughby Symphony through Zoltán Kodály's energetic Galanta Dances.
The individual stars of our orchestra are sure to shine in this dazzling
showpiece of Hungarian flair and fire. Bringing his own bravura to the
stage will be multi award-winning Australian pianist Tony Lee as he
joins the orchestra to perform Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2. This
work is sure to astonish with its juxtaposition of profound poetry and
thrilling virtuosity. Nicholas Milton's interpretations of the major
Romantic orchestral repertoire have consistently been highlights of the
Willoughby Symphony's stellar concert programs, and this performance
concludes with Brahms' final symphony, a work of incredible and
effortless complexities hidden within a gloriously pristine symphonic
architecture, the pinnacle of a great man's joys and anguish and a
pillar of western art for all time.