FESTIVAL CLUB
The Big Top opens its doors and welcomes you into a night of rocking rhythms and soulful sounds fit to satisfy anyone who likes their music edgy and raw.
Presented by: Red Hot Arts Central Australia
Wednesday 12th -September
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Lucy and the Diamonds Let yourselves be taken side-saddle on a journey of scintillating strings and heavenly harmonies. Lucy and the Diamonds are sparkly, rough and rare. More information on Lucy and the Diamonds |
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Katie Harder A Melbourne born musician who has been writing and playing music for 10 years. Katie’s music has that all-Australian sound that pushes and pulls ideas and inspires her listeners to get the most out of life. More information on Katie Harder |
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Warren H Williams and Friends Indigenous country music star Warren H Williams and his band will be joined by talented young Indigenous vocalists in a very special performance of country style tunes. https://www.warrenhwilliams.com |
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Max Savage and the False Idols (SA) A group that peddles music of a kind not heard in Australia for a very long time. With a rock and roll swagger, Max Savage brings a sound that is both mesmerising and heartbreakingly honest. More information on Max Savage and the False Idols |
Thursday 13th September
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Frank Woodley is built from funny – it’s in his bones from head to toe. After 20 years as one half of the much loved Lano and Woodley, Frank has not slowed down. In 2011 he wrote and starred in the romantic ABC TV comedyWoodley. Returning to the stage in 2012 for his solo stand up show, Frank continues to delight audiences with his hilarious, slapstick, trip up, drop down style. |
| Leon Tripp Winner of the Tasmanian Section of Raw Comedy in 2000. Leon has performed with Will Anderson, Jackie Loeb, Anthony Ackroid, and Dave Callan to name a few. A seasoned funny man, he’ll be sure to get your laughing gear oiled and moving for a great night’s entertainment. | |
| Eshua Bolton From the early age of five Eshua has been up on stage entertaining. “Sly, subversive and sardonic”, he recently performed alongside international comedians at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. |
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| Donna O’Brien Donna is back for her once a year show and she’s looking forward to seeing you all again. Be there or be somewhere else. |
Friday 14th September
Cat’s Meow Cabaret presents the Nine Lives Cabaret Club…
Unfurl your inner feline and slink out for a night of daring and delicious entertainment for grown-ups. From raunch to paunch, deviants to diamantes, come join the crème de la crème of the Cat’s Meow Cabaret as they tease and trick their way out of the afterlife.
EVENT INFORMATION
Friday 14 Sept, 6pm doors open; 8pm show starts
Festival Club Big Top, Olive Pink Botanic Garden, Tuncks Rd
Cost: $25 general / $35 VIP Seating
Saturday 14th September
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Desert Rain Peachy, Isabelle and J9 are Desert Rain. The resonant tones of the cello and singing saw accompany Peachy’s songs which explore landscapes and how humans impact on them. Simple, soulful and full of feeling, Desert Rain seek solace through connection. |
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Dr Flouride From Tennant Creek springs one of the true music mavericks of the Territory. Wild, hardworking and woolly, the Doctor will showcase his newest and strangest tunes in a blend of rock/pop and reggae/dub. More information on Dr Flouride |
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Rusty and the Infidels Rusty and the Infidels hit you with Klezmer, the Jewish-Gypsy good-time party music, now a big hit at music festivals all over the world. With Klezmer’s origins in Eastern Europe, and its later makeover in New York into Jewish Street-Music with Attitude, don’t miss premier party band Rusty and the Infidels. And bring your dancing shoes. |
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Tek Tek Ensemble (VIC) Tek Tek Ensemble is a revitalised anthropological dance band consisting of guitars, trumpet, trombone, violins, percussion, double bass, piano accordion and the human voice. Tek Tek Ensemble creates hybridizations of most of the world’s music incorporating a startling variety of ethnographic and popular genres. The encyclopaedic repertoire of the ensemble is bound by the strict yet simple stipulation of danceability. As long as it has a fever of unbridled festivity, Tek Tek Ensemble plays it. Facebook page |
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Guthrie (VIC/TAS) Hailing from Van Diemen’s Land, Guthrie delivers honest and distinctive electric blues. Hot from a 60-date tour of the east coast of Australia, Guthrie bring their incendiary live performance to the 2012 Alice Desert Festival. These young southern men sing songs of love, murder, addiction, redemption, longing and loss. Two men, pounding drums, loud guitar played with a slide and a voice larger than life. Guthrie is dark and magnificent, this is the thinking man’s drinking music. Brace yourself! Facebook page Youtube clip |
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Los Bandoleros Perdidos Los Bandoleros Perdidos bring a Latin flavour to the desert. Inspired by band members’ personal travels and musical experiences in Latin America, transferred live to Central Australia. After a hiatus last year they’ve re-formed to bring you grooves from Latin America. Latin sounds and rhythms interpreted in their own style to keep you dancing all night. Vamos a bailarrrrrrr! Facebook page |