Year: 2010

On a chilly Canberra night, 1400 Canberrans filed into the Royal Theatre in preparation for dark, cult 90’s trip hop outfit, Massive Attack.

With the venue only filled to a quarter capacity, it was clear that only ‘hardcore’ fans had invested $120 in a ticket. Shouts of ‘Canberra you suck’ came from the audience, with the incredibly tame and sometimes mute collection of punters non-reactive.

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The School of Music 2010 Premier Concert Series kicks off on Wednesday 31 March with a dynamic jazz double bill, Mike Price Trio and Vertical, in Llewellyn Hall. Mike Price, guitarist and Head of Jazz Studies at the ANU teams up with his School of Music colleagues to make up the Mike Price Trio.

The music is a blend of styles from blues tinged jazz, reminiscent of guitar greats Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, and George Benson, through to the contemporary influences of guitarists such as John Abercrombie and Kurt Rosenwinkel.

Be delighted by the flavour, fun and atmosphere of Canberra’s national award winning markets – the Old Bus Depot Markets.

Located in the Old Bus Depot Building on the Kingston Foreshore, Canberra’s only indoor markets have a contemporary urban feel and promise a truly sensory experience for locals and tourists alike.

Fresh from a nine-month break, brother and sister duo Angus & Julia Stone sang their way into many a heart on a sweaty Canberra evening. Performing for the first time in nine months, Angus and Julia showed no sign of...

In the name of late nights and lost mornings, Urthboy is coming to your town on the Sneakquel Tour.

Nominated for this year’s Australian Music Prize (one of the only artists nominated twice) Urthboy is joined on stage by the incandescent Jane Tyrrell and DJ/producer Elgusto.

Their Spitshine Tour in Oct/Nov 2009 was a huge success playing to over 10,000 people. After successfully navigating their way through the Australian Summer Festival collision course, the time for a headline tour with visuals, dance moves and new tunes has come.