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Good Times is a new intimate concept to combat your festival fatigue!

The aptly named “Good Times” music festival will make its debut on Saturday 25 March 2023 at the same epic riverfront venue which hosts Strawberry Fields in Tocumwal, NSW. With a strict capacity of just 1,000 lucky souls, the family-friendly event will feature one intimate stage, riverfront hot tubs, an epic wood-fired food program, handpicked natural wines and a lush bedouin lounge. “While good music is fundamental to the experience, we’re placing just as much focus on ...

Mo’Ju announces new studio LP ‘Oro, Plata, Mata’ plus tour!

‘Oro, Plata, Mata’ see’s Mo’Ju explore a myriad of themes and experiences anchored by a direct homage to Mo’Ju’s late Tito (uncle) Peque Gallaga; the album’s title references Oro, Plata, Mata, a 1982 historical war drama Gallaga directed. The inability to categorise where an artist such as Mo’Ju fits has been a common narrative throughout their career. However, the musician, songwriter, storyteller and third culture kid (Filipino/Wiradjuri), is not here to be boxed in and ...

The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour is coming to QPAC this March!

The tour marks Weird Al’s long-anticipated return to the world stage with his original band of four decades, where they have performed at such iconic venues as the Hollywood Bowl, Radio City Music Hall and Forest Hills Stadium, and most recently at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC and New York City’s Carnegie Hall. This tour is a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with this legendary performer. Opening the show is Al’s long-time friend, the legendary comedian Emo ...

Christmas Actually is coming to the Fortitude Music Hall this December!

Naomi Price and friends will return to stuff your stocking with the music of Love Actually live on stage, wrapped up with a sprig of holly and bucketloads of comedy and charm.   //   Relive the magic musical moments from your favourite festive film including hit songs by Mariah Care, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles and more. Brought to life by a band of Australia’s top musicians and superstar vocalists Naomi Price, Irene Lysiuk, Luke Kennedy and Tom Oliver. Bursting with ...

Damien Leith coming to QPAC performing Roy Orbison’s Greatest Hits!

Roy Orbison Orchestrated features all Roy’s biggest hits, complete with a full orchestra with strings arranged by Australia's 2022 Young Composer of the Year, Emma Greenhill. Leith said, “Roy continues to be one of my biggest influences, and paying homage to the great man’s music on stage is something I take great pride in. His ability to create his own unique sound, which made him stand out over so many other artists is a challenge, but one I relish.” He has a close affilia...

La Traviata is coming to QPAC this July!

Then she meets Alfredo and the rules of the game change. They fall madly in love but the society around them has other ideas. La Traviata has held audiences in wonder since its premiere, offering a glimpse into a world of opulence, wild parties, and forbidden love, all to the sublime music of one of the greatest opera composers of them all, Giuseppe Verdi.   //   Dane Lam leads the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and an ensemble of some of Australia’s most exciting ...

Vance Joy returns to Brisbane for Nova’s Red Room!

Vance will be performing his biggest hits as well as music from his upcoming third album ‘In Our Own Sweet Time’ live for Nova’s Red Room at a private and intimate location in South Bank, Brisbane. Nova winners and guests will be among the first in Australia to hear Vance perform his new tracks live before bringing his ‘The Long Way Home Tour’ to Australia from Saturday 17 September 2022. Fans have the chance to win invites to Vance Joy Live in Nova’s Red Room by listening ...

Nobody does it better: Skyfall returns to Brisbane this Month!

The runaway hit of Brisbane Festival 2021, The Little Red Company’s SKYFALL: The Music of James Bond has renewed its licence to thrill in a return season at QPAC’s Playhouse from 18 – 21 May 2022. Gorgeous gowns and sharp suits abound as a heart-stopping wall of sound and jaw-dropping special effects combine to pay homage to 007 exactly 60 years since first Bond film Dr No. was released in 1962. SKYFALL is sleeker than a high-speed luxury car chase and smoother than a vodka martini ...

Girl and Guitar is coming to the Brisbane Powerhouse!

Each of these artists will take their turn paying homage to the female guitarists and vocalists who’ve blazed the trail and inspired new generations of artists. It is an all too rare thing to see a girl and guitar taking centre stage but when she does, you’re going to listen.   //   Joined onstage by a full band, expect stories, signature songs and righteous riffs from the likes of Joan Jett, Melissa Etheridge, Courtney Love, Tracey Chapman, Buffy Saint Marie, PJ ...

9 to 5 The Musical is coming to Brisbane this May!

New tickets for performances up to 12 June go on sale this week in Brisbane, with pre-sales from tomorrow and GP on-sale from Friday 11 February. Internationally acclaimed and loved by audiences and critics alike, 9 TO 5 is pure gold carat fun! The producers have assembled a top line cast to inhabit these iconic and much loved roles. Marina Prior will play Violet Newstead, a smart, sassy and efficient woman who has worked all her life at Consolidated Industries. She has all it takes to ...