The Waifs announce a series of summer shows throughout WA in January 2009, with Ani DiFranco and Mama Kin!

The Waifs will be touring for you – the fans…… literally!! You will have the opportunity to select the set lists of your favourite songs – rarities, classics, the hits. YOU DECIDE!!

Thursday 22nd January 2009 – Fremantle Arts Centre
Doors open 5.30pm. Licensed show, under 18’s must be accompanied by legal guardian.
Tickets from heatseeker.com.au or from the venue, All Live Stores, Star Surf Perth and Mandurah, Mills Records and Planet Video.

Saturday 24th January 2009 – Wignalls Winery, Albany
Doors open 5.30 pm. Licensed show – Strictly over 18’s.
Tickets from – heatseeker.com.au, Southern Sound Albany, Angus & Robertson Albany and Denmark Liquor Store.

Sunday 25th January 2009 – Leeuwin Estate Winery, Margaret River
Doors open 5.30pm. Licensed show, under 18’s must be accompanied by legal guardian.
Tickets from heatseeker.com.au , Leeuwin Office, The Winery, Star Surf; Perth and Mandurah, Mills Records, Planet Video, Beat Music, Prince Of Wales (Bunbury), Blue 62 (Busselton), Beach Life Surf Shop (Margaret River.

Wednesday 28th January 2009 – Queens Park Theatre, Geraldton (no Ani DiFranco)
Tickets available from venue.

Thursday 29th January 2009 – Mandurah Performing Arts Centre (no Ani DiFranco)
Tickets available from venue.

Tickets on sale 31 October.

The Waifs official website

Ani DiFranco official website

Mundaring Weir Summer Festival in the Forest is on again at Mundaring Weir Hotel in the Perth Hills.
From 22 November through to 28 February the following concerts will be held:

Vanessa Amorossi – Saturday, 22 November, $55 plus booking fee

Brian Cadd & Russell Morris – Saturday, 6 December, $46 plus bf

James Morrison – Saturday, 20 December, $48 plus bf

Richard Clapton – Friday, 2 January, $46 plus bf

Wendy Matthews – Saturday, 17 January, $46 plus bf

BABBA: ABBA Tribute Band – Saturday, 24 January, $37 plus bf

Jenny Morris & Christine Anu – Saturday, 31 January, $46 plus bf

The Black Sorrows – Saturday, 7 February, $46 plus bf

Jane Rutter – Saturday, 14 February, $45 plus bf

David Helfgott – Saturday, 21 February, $50 plus bf

Kate Ceberano – Saturday, 28 February, $62 plus bf

Book online at the Mundaring Weir Hotel website or phone 08 9295 6098

All concerts start at 8pm.
The café opens at 5pm for counter meals including wood fired Pizza. You are also welcome to bring a picnic platter. Drinks are available from several bars. Two or three winemakers will be displaying their wines for tasting. You cannot bring your own soft drinks, alcoholic drinks or any glass.

Kasey Chambers returns to WA, and performs at Belvoir Amphitheatre on 27 December, Mandurah Foreshore on 28 December and at Leeuwin Estate Winery near Margaret River on 30 December 2008.

The Audreys and Katy Steele will also be performing!

Riding high on the success of a sold out East Coast tour and the ARIA #1 album collaboration with Shane Nicholson Rattlin’ Bones, Kasey Chambers and her full band featuring Shane Nicholson and Bill Chambers finally head West for three outdoor concerts in WA’s three best outdoor venues between Christmas and New Years Eve.

Kasey will be performing songs from this gorgeous latest album Rattlin’ Bones as well as past hits from her impressive multi-platinum back catalogue. To add to the festive spirit and to take this holiday music treat up a notch – Kasey has also invited The Audreys and Katy Steele (Little Birdy) along for the trip.

Tickets on sale through Heatseeker for around $55 + booking fee.

The second line-up announcement for Southbound 2009 in Busselton has been made!The new artists announced are:

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
Santogold
Blue King Brown
Bliss N Eso
The Cribs
Late Of The Pier
Lykke Li
Murs
South Rakkas Crew
CW Stoneking
Ash Grunwald
Cut Off Your Hands.
Grafton Primary
Tame Impala
Dash And Will
Violent Soho
Drapht
The Autumn Isles
End Of Fashion

Still to come:
Acts from Sonicbids, StageBound band competition winner and a very special guest from the JB Seed programme. DJs galore for the Groove Tent on Friday night – campers only – and a spicy selection of vinyl fiddlers for the Coconut Club.

Tickets on sale this Monday, 15 September, see the Southbound website!

Now, so far, the line-up is as follows:

FRIDAY 2 JANUARY
The Hives, Pete Murray, Donavon Frankenreiter, Birds Of Tokyo, Bliss N Eso, Architecture In Helsinki, The Cribs, End Of Fashion, The Drones, South Rakkas Crew, TZU, Liam Finn, Wolf Cub, CW Stoneking, Grafton Primary, Drapht, Autumn Isles and more to be announced.

SATURDAY 3 JANUARY
Franz Ferdinand, The Kooks, The Cat Empire, Pete Murray, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Santogold, Gomez, Tegan And Sara, Faker, The Grates, Blue King Brown, Jamie Lidell, Atmosphere featuring Brother Ali, A-Trak, Eli ‘Paperboy’ Reed And The True Loves, Karnivool, Mystery Jets, Lykke Li, Murs, Soko, Late Of The Pier, Ash Grunwald, Cut Off Your Hands, Dash And Will, Violent Soho, Tame Impala and more to be announced.

Breakfest, the Boxing Day dance festival at Belvoir Amphitheatre in the Swan Valley has been announced!

Now in its eighth year, Breakfest is Perth’s only multiple award-winning ‘boutique’ festival. The feel and flavour are carefully shaped to ensure an electric summer vibe for you to enjoy in the beautiful surrounds of the Belvoir Amphitheatre.
No clashing timetables, no queues and strictly no fluoro.

KRAFTY KUTS & MC DYNAMITE
JUNGLE BROTHERS SOUND SYSTEM FEAT. MIKE G AND DJ SAMMY B
FORT KNOX FIVE
AQUASKY
MISSILL – cancelled
UTAH SAINTS
ATOMIC HOOLIGAN
HOOK N SLING
SHIMON
THE TYPHOONS
+ MORE

General Admission: $79 + booking fee.
Available from: Heatseeker.com.au, LIVE Clothing, Planet Video, Mills Records, 78 Records, Star Surf Perth, Moshtix, inthemix.com.au and www.boomtick.com.au (for $85, no booking fee).

Southbound Festival will be held again in Busselton on 2 and 3 January 2009.
This is the first line-up announcement!

Friday, January 2, 2009
The Hives
Pete Murray
Architecture in Helsinki
Donavon Frankenreiter
Birds Of Tokyo
Liam Finn
TZU
The Drones

Saturday, January 3, 2009
Franz Ferdinand
The Kooks
The Cat Empire
Gomez
Pete Murray
Tegan and Sara
The Grates
Atmosphere featuring Brother Ali
Faker
Eli “Paperboy” Reed
Jamie Lidell
Karnivool
Mystery Jets
Soko
A-Trak
Wolf & Cub

Read all about the different ticket options (Happy Camper (Friday and Saturday and camping – $197+bf) Saturday only (119+bf), Fri+Sat ($189+bf) and the VIP options on the Southbound website. Public tickets go on sale 15 September, but read about the pre-sale ticket ballot here.

The festival is all ages, but camping only for 18+.

The Avon Descent is a two day, 134km race down the Avon and Swan Rivers (Northam to Perth) in a variety of paddle and power craft.
There are numerous spectator viewing points, and some festivals in the towns along the way and start and finish spots!

An overview…. see the Avon Descent website for much more detail (such as access, parking, shuttle busses).

FRIDAY
Northam’s Avon River Festival – 6pm till late

SATURDAY
Toodyay International Food Festival – 10am to 4pm

Best Vantage Points Day One

Start Line – Northam – Ppower craft from 8.00am and paddlers from 8.50am.
Katrine Bridge
Extracts Weir – Power craft from about 8.30am, paddlers from 10.30am.
Duidgee Park, Toodyay – excellent viewing point, commentary, Food Festival from 10 to 4.
West Toodyay Bridge and Ti Trees checkpoint
Wetherall Reserve
Finish Day 1 – Cobblers Pool Campsite

SUNDAY
City of Swan’s Family Fun Day – Sandalford Wines, Caversham – 11am to 3pm
City of Belmont’s Family Fun Day -Garvey Park, Fauntleroy Avenue, Ascot – 11.30am to 3.30pm
City of Bayswater’s Finish Line Event – Riverside Gardens, Bayswater – 11am to 6pm

Best Vantage Points Day Two
Start Day 2 – Cobbler Pool -7:00am for paddle craft – 12:00pm for power craft.
Emu Falls – Paddlers from 7.30am, power craft from 12.15 pm.
Walyunga National Park – Paddlers from 10am, power craft from 1pm.
Bells Rapid – most popular. Shuttle bus from Brigadoon Equestrian Centre. Entry is $10 per vehicle.
Sandalford Winery – City of Swan Picnic in the Park with lots of entertaiment – Paddlers from about 11.30am and Power Boats from about 1.10pm.
Finish Line – Riverside Gardens, Bayswater – from 11.30am – lots of entertainment, screens, ‘community day’. Presentations commence at 4.00pm in the main marquee arena!

Avon Descent website

The Wave Rock Weekender, a small camping and music festival held at Wave Rock (a few hundred km’s east of Perth) is on again in 2008, held from Saturday 27 September to Monday 29 September (Queens Birthday public holiday).

Line-up:
The Audreys
jackson jackson
Magic Dirt
Kill Devil Hills
Day of the Dead
Abbe May & Rockin Pneumonia
Sunshine Brothers
Dave McCormack
Schvendes
Mink Mussel Creek
Abbe May solo
TinPan Orange
Sneaky Weasel Gang
Tame Impala
DJ Charlie Bucket

The event also features a 24 hour cinema program, 24 hour food, a 50m round & 6m deep therapeutic salt pond where you can float like a cork without moving a muscle, incredible rock walks, some of Australia’s best stargazing and of course the authentic Aussie bush.
Wave Rock Weekender is……
– an authentic all-weekend, long-weekend experience.
– an intimate capacity 800 show set in and around the Wave Rock Caravan Park that the town let us take over for the weekend.
– a place where toilets, showers, food and bar access are never a problem
– not an English country garden festival or sports oval event – it’s in beautiful salty, scrubby, bushy Australia on the edge of the desert featuring; prehistoric rock formations, eerie salt plains, shiny salmon gums, wildflowers and big, big sky. Let the music bring it alive.

Tickets go on sale Monday 11 August from www.soulhighway.com.au.

Westdale Rock is being held again on Saturday 25 October 2008 in Westdale, which is located about an hour and a half east of Perth.

The line-up:
Grinspoon
The Angels
V-Delli
Hells/Bells
J-Babies
Battlecat
No Way Out
Switchback

There will also be the WA Burnout Comp, Westdale Sand Drags, WA Tattoo Show, Wet tshirt competitions, Dancing girls between acts, etc!

Gates open at 7:00am on Saturday, and the last band performs at dawn on Sunday 26 October. There is overnight camping available, and it’s an outside concert.

Food available to buy, byo alcohol (no glass), 18+.

Tickets on sale from BOCS for $85.00.

Westdale on Google Maps

The highlights of what’s on in Perth, Western Australia, from Monday 28 July to Sunday 3 August 2008.

Please submit events you think should be listed. Have a good week!

MUSIC

The Presets at Metropolis Freo – 27/28 July

Maurice Fulton and Instistubes Paris Terror Club at Shape on Monday 28 July

The Breeders at Capitol on Wednesday 30 July

Rick Price at Friends Restaurant on 30 July

TZU in WA from 30 July to 3 August

The Fratellis at Capitol on Thursday 31 July

Chocolate Martini at The Bakery on 31 July

James Morrison and Friends at the Perth Concert Hall on Friday 1 August

MSTRKRFT at Ambar on 1 August (sold out)

The Wombats at Capitol on 2 August

Birds of Tokyo – Live at the Wireless for triple j at the Fly By Night from 2pm on 3 August

Browse the Perth Concerts List occasionally for gigs further into the future, I don’t write individual articles for all of them!

MISCELLANEOUS

GO3 Electronic & Entertainment Expo at Perth Convention Exhibition Centre from Friday 1 July to Sunday 3 August

Avon Descent on 2 and 3 August (Starting in Northam on Saturday, finishing in Perth on Saturday) – lots of events along the way (Tooday Food Festival, Family Fun Day at Sandalford Wines, Family Fun Day at Garvey Park, Ascot, Community Day and Finish Line event at Riverside Gardens, Bayswater.

The Mundaring Truffle Festival on 2 and 3 August (in Mundaring, just outside Perth on Gt Eastern Hwy)

WA Craft Quilt & Stitch Show on 1, 2 and 3 August at Claremont Showgrounds

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

The Leonardo da Vinci Machines Exhibition at Riverside Drive near the Esplanade Train Station from Friday 28 March to 12 October (extended!).

PERFORMING ARTS

The Pitch by Black Swan Theatre Company and Critical Stages at Subiaco Arts Centre from 22 July to 2 August

Ballet at the Regal at the Regal Theatre from 31 July to 2 August

The Barber of Seville by West Australian Opera at His Majesty’s from 2 to 16 August

Speed-The-Plow by Perth Theatre Company from 19 July to 2 August

City of Perth Winter Arts Festival from 1 June to 31 August

For other (local) theatre productions, see the Taz Entertainment website