The Melbourne Festival has unveiled its Beck's Festival Bar lineup for 2010 and it's a cracker.
Here's the deal in a nutshell: the Melbourne Festival cajoles world class acts into playing at the best venue in the country, ropes in some of the more interesting locals to tag along and then asks just $20 on the door. If you've any sense about you, by now you will have glanced vaguely at the lineup whizzing down the page on your way to secure tickets. If you don't, read on.
The Melbourne International Arts Festival pulls together some of the globe's most diverse and outstanding talent from the worlds of theatre, dance, visual arts and music. It takes place this year between 8 - 23 October in and around Melbourne, the hub of which is always the Beck's Festival Bar within the Forum Theatre. This is not just due to its tradition of being an excellent late night hang out post citywide events, but because of its own dashing musical program.
Or, here's what they say:
Beck’s Festival Bar transforms Melbourne’s iconic Forum Theatre into a house of worship for a series of performances designed to respond to themes of Shamanism, cult bands and music as religious experience.
Presented over seven nights throughout the Festival, the program reveals an underlying rhythm divine, which links contemporary, alternative music making from around the world. From the omnivorous, free-ranging aural play of Japan’s Boredoms, to the extreme power of Sri Lanka’s preeminent metal band Stigmata and the psychedelic surf rock of Dengue Fever, this series draws out the cathartic experience music provides for makers and lovers alike.
Presented over seven nights throughout the Festival, the program reveals an underlying rhythm divine, which links contemporary, alternative music making from around the world. From the omnivorous, free-ranging aural play of Japan’s Boredoms, to the extreme power of Sri Lanka’s preeminent metal band Stigmata and the psychedelic surf rock of Dengue Fever, this series draws out the cathartic experience music provides for makers and lovers alike.
The are of course other musical events amongst the festival's schedule, the least of which being The Knife's collaboration with theatre company Hotel Pro Forma on the "electro-dance opera" Tomorrow In A Year. (Read our lengthy interview about this collaboration with The Knife on TheVine).
Here's your itinerary:
Sat 9 Oct - Boredoms (Japan), Kes Band (Australia), Bum Creek (Australia)
Thu 14 Oct - Dead Meadow (USA), Stigmata (Sri Lanka), Blarke Bayer / Black Widow (Australia)
Fri 15 Oct - Sage Francis with special guest B. Dolan (USA), Dexter (Australia), Horrorshow (Australia)
Sat 16 Oct - Dengue Fever (Cambodia / USA), The Break (Australia), Johnnie and The Johnnie Johnnies (Australia)
Thu 21Oct - Low (USA), Pikelet (Australia), Ponzu Island (Australia)
Fri 22 Oct - The Drones (Australia), P.K.14 (China), The Twerps (Australia)
Sat 23 Oct - Mariachi El Bronx (USA), Eagle & The Worm (Australia), The Ukeladies (Australia)
Venue - the Forum Theatre, doors 9pm each night
Tickets - All nights $20
Bookings - 1300 723 038 / www.ticketmaster.com.au
Please Note: Entry to the venue is restricted to persons over the age of 18 or persons under the age of 18 who are accompanied by their parent or legal guardian (one guardian per person required).
Marcus @'The Vine'
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