See photos from The Gov’s 160th Birthday on 13 October, 2007!

Saturday 17 May

La Bomba Productions presents:

Salsa Expo 2008: Workshops

Adelaide’s favourite salsa event is back!

Indulge in over 10 Latin dance workshops during the day catering for EVERYONE!!!

From Beginners to Advanced, run by Adelaide’s finest instructors!

Details…

Price
Workshops:
$20 for 1 -
$30 for 2 -
$45 for 3 -
$55 for 4 -
$65 for 5 - OR
$80 for full pass includes unlimited workshops and entry to evening party (save over $22)
Fiesta:
Evening Party Pass – $22 ($18 concession) on the night and pre-sold at Venue*Tix or La Bomba

Time
Workshops:
11:45am to 5:45pm
Fiesta:
Party commences at 8pm

Saturday 17 May

La Bomba Productions presents:

Salsa Expo 2008: Fiesta

After the Salsa Expo Workshops, the hot Salsa Expo Fiesta will sizzle your fizzle with…

Details…

Price
Evening Party Pass – $22 ($18 concession) on the night and pre-sold at Venue*Tix or La Bomba

OR:

$80 for full pass includes unlimited workshops and entry to evening party (save over $22)

Time
Party commences at 8pm

Sunday 18 May

The Panics (WA)

Don’t Fight It National Tour

Supported by:
Little Red (Vic)

It’s been an amazing year for The Panics. Not only did “Cruel Guards” debut in the Top 20 of the ARIA charts, it earned the band the 2007 J Award for Triple J’s Album of the Year and standout single, “Don’t Fight It”, a place in the Top 10 of the Triple J Hottest 100. The Panics also recently picked up two WAMI Awards in their hometown of Perth including the public voted Most Popular Act.

Details…

SOLD OUT!

Time
Doors open 8:30pm

Monday 19 May

Latino Grooves presents:

Weekly Latin dance classes

Learn Latin dance with Adelaide’s Latin dance specialists every Monday night!

Latino Grooves is Adelaide’s finest and most authentic street Latin dance school.

Our talented and friendly instructors will have you dancing in no time at all. Everything is broken down in an easy-to-learn manner, designed to have you dancing even if you have two left feet!!!

Our classes are fun, social and a great way to get fit! There is no need to book ahead or bring a partner. Just come along and get ready to inject some Latin spice into your life!

Details…

Price
Casual class – $15 ($12 concession)

Tuesday 20 May

Weekend Warriors: Round 19

Start your engines – this is absolute fun!

Adelaide starts Weekend Warriors Round 19. This exciting new programme has been so successful around Australia that we know you will have the time of your life!!!

This is all about having F.U.N. playing in a band. We provide the gear; the coaches, the CONCERT and you supply the music and have great times. If you are between 30 and 60 (or either side) and love good rock, rock ’n roll from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s – and even new music – and you just want to play in a band again or for the first time – then we will hook you up with other players… no probs!

Details…

Price
FREE

Time
6pm to 9:30pm

Friday 23 May

The Sundance Kids (SA)

Supported by:
Foreshore (SA)
John Woods (SA)
Kiki (SA)

“The future looks bright for these young local stars.”
–dB Magazine

“With a solid live show and polished new material, The Sundance Kids are ready to throw their hat in the ring.”
– RIP IT UP Magazine

“The Sundance Kids are… one of the premier rock acts in SA.”
–Beat Magazine

Growing up on a farm in rural South Australia carried very few privileges for vocal front-man and guitarist Ash Gale. However, in retrospect, the shortage of traffic, people and big city lights gave him two privileges he wouldn’t trade for the world: time and space. Time to process his extraordinary song writing abilities; and space, to sing as loud – and as passionately – as he possibly could.

After teaming up with the melodic acoustic guitarist/vocalist Jason Shepherd, the boys joined forces with Luke Zecchin, a self-confessed guitar connoisseur. The partnership made between these three friends was natural, but the sound they created musically was nothing like they had experienced before.

Details…

Licensed All Ages

Price
$12 + booking fee
($16 @door)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 24 May

Aloha, The Harbour Agency, FasterLouder, Nova and Video Hits present:

Faker (NSW)

“This Heart Attack” Tour

Special guests:
Grafton Primary (NSW)
Violent Soho (Qld)

Already renowned for their energetic live gigs, Sydney band Faker have recently given fans further reason to talk with the success of their current hit single “This Heart Attack” – so it’s with great pleasure that we bring you more good news with the announcement of their headlining tour in May.

Details…

Licensed All Ages

SOLD OUT!

Time
Doors open 8pm

Sunday 25 May

Arts Access SA presents:

Club Cool

Club Cool is disability-friendly, family-friendly!

Catch some music, fun, and friends on the last Sunday of every month.

Club Cool is South Australia’s longest running integrated music and dance event. It is a showcase for arts and disability, and features the cool bands, MCs, DJs and the live broadcast of Radio Cool (on Radio Adelaide 101.5FM).

Details…

Price
$5
Members FREE

Time
12:30pm - 5pm

Wednesday 28 May

Carl Riseley (NSW)

Carl Riseley has always been musical, but rather than with singing, his adventure began as a trumpeter – in The Royal Australian Navy band. It was only a recent switch to singing for the navy rock band that saw him focus on his singing, and then decide to give the Australian Idol auditions a crack.

“I’m a trumpet player, I’ve been doing it since I could walk,” Carl says of making it into the Top 12. “I can’t believe I’m here.” Carl went on to make it right through to the top three in the show, and was a public favourite throughout.

In 2008, Carl is embarking on the next step in his career as a modern day crooner by signing on to legendary manager Ralph Carr (Vanessa Amorosi, Kate Ceberano).

Details…

Price
$25 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Thursday 29 May

Abstract Entertainment presents:

Go West (UK)

Special guests:
Pseudo Echo (original lineup) (Vic)
Paul Gray (Wa Wa Nee) (NSW)

The Electric 80s Australian Tour 2008

Abstract Entertainment is proud to present the Australian tour of Go West in May 2008 with special guests: Pseudo Echo – with all the sounds and energy of the original band featuring frontman Brian Canham, keyboard player James Leigh, bass-synth player Pierre Pierre and drummer Vincent Leigh along with a blend of the new sounds of the millennium; and Paul Gray, the former frontman Wa Wa Nee.

Details…

Price
$55 + booking fee
($60 @ door)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 31 May

Are/Why presents:

Tony Font Show (SA)

Special guests:
Newtonheath (SA)
Secrets in Scale (SA)
Soft White Machine (SA)

Adelaide funk metallers Tony Font Show are teaming up with fellow locals Newtonheath in a showcase of epic proportions.

Details…

Price
$10 @ door

Time
Doors open 8pm

Tuesday 3 June

The Music Works

The Dynamic Day Gig

Disability and Family friendly

The Music Works is an event designed to attract people that have time during the day who would enjoy live music performance, singalong sessions and a vibrant, friendly community, all at very low cost.

Details…

Price
$6
Support workers accompanying clients – FREE

Time
10:30am-2:30pm

Tuesday 3 June

Blunt Magazine, Macbeth Footwear, Mediaskare Records, and True Love & False Idols Clothing proudly present:

I Killed The Prom Queen (SA)

“Say Goodbye” Tour

Special guests:
Cry Murder (SA)

After officially breaking up in 2007, Australian hardcore staples I Killed The Prom Queen are embarking on their final national tour to satisfy their fans for one last time. Joining them on stage will be premium Adelaide band Cry Murder.

Details…

Licensed All Ages

Price
$15 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 6:30pm

Friday 6 June

Ian Moss (NSW) & Jon Stevens (NSW)

“Let’s Get Together” National Tour

Special guests:
Jack Jones (Vic)
Tania Doko (Vic)

Aussie icons Ian Moss and Jon Stevens get together again for a national tour, joined by special guests Jack Jones and Tania Doko.

They blew audiences away when they took to the stage together during their memorable “Six Strings and The Works” tour.

Now, two years later and hot on the heels of their respective national tours, Australian rock legends Ian Moss and Jon Stevens get together again to play major venues around Australia in June 2008.

Details…

Price
$40 + booking fee (pre-sale)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 7 June

Ian Moss (NSW) & Jon Stevens (NSW)

“Let’s Get Together” National Tour

Special guests:
Jack Jones (Vic)
Tania Doko (Vic)

Aussie icons Ian Moss and Jon Stevens get together again for a national tour, joined by special guests Jack Jones and Tania Doko.

They blew audiences away when they took to the stage together during their memorable “Six Strings and The Works” tour.

Now, two years later and hot on the heels of their respective national tours, Australian rock legends Ian Moss and Jon Stevens get together again to play major venues around Australia in June 2008.

Details…

Price
$40 + booking fee (pre-sale)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Thursday 12 June

Aloha, The Atlas Agency, and Triple J present:

COG (NSW)

“Sharing Space” National Tour

Supported by:
Sleep Parade (Vic)

With their much anticipated sophomore album, Sharing Space, due for release on April 12, Triple J, JTV, Aloha & The Atlas Agency are pleased to announce COG’s Sharing Space Tour for this coming May and June. Spanning some six weeks, the tour will feature two of New Zealand’s finest live rock bands, Kora and Jakob as well as local Melbourne prog-rockers Sleep Parade and Brisbane’s Melodyssey and will be COG’s biggest tour to date.

Details…

Licensed All Ages

Price
$30 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Friday 13 June

Aloha, The Atlas Agency, and Triple J present:

COG (NSW)

“Sharing Space” National Tour

Supported by:
Sleep Parade (Vic)

With their much anticipated sophomore album, Sharing Space, due for release on April 12, Triple J, JTV, Aloha & The Atlas Agency are pleased to announce COG’s Sharing Space Tour for this coming May and June. Spanning some six weeks, the tour will feature two of New Zealand’s finest live rock bands, Kora and Jakob as well as local Melbourne prog-rockers Sleep Parade and Brisbane’s Melodyssey and will be COG’s biggest tour to date.

Details…

Price
$30 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 14 June

Destroy All Lines and Boomtown Records present:

In Fiction (SA)

Album launch

Special guests:
The Hot Lies (SA)
Stealing O’neal (Vic)
Dangerous (SA)

Details…

Licensed All Ages

Price
$12 + booking fee
($15 @ door)

Time
Doors open 7:30pm

Thursday 19 June

Harry Manx (Canada)

They call his music “Mysticssippi” and even Bruce Springsteen is a fan – unique Canadian bluesman Harry Manx returns for a long-awaited Australia-wide tour, bringing with him a stunning new “live” album to follow the success of his Live At The Basement DVD of 2004 and his acclaimed Mantras For Madmen studio album of 2006.

Details…

Price
$40 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Friday 20 June

Redhead (SA)

John Woods Band (SA)

Special guest:
Adam Page (SA)

The fiery Redhead from FRUiT brings her hot new band to the stage to release their debut album. The reinvention of Susie Keynes shows no signs of disappointing.

John Woods Band enjoyed an extraordinary rise through 2007 culminating in a huge gig at BDO 2008… building rotation on Nova and Triple J and it was looking like JWB were about to break through. Heady times for this wildly talented group and with the pressure mounting on the shoulders of the band’s centre-piece and songwriter, John Woods decided to go against all the momentum and hang it up for a while.

This gig is a return to the stage of this awesome roots act. Time to reflect and the band is back, amped and ready to gig with a recording in the wings to follow on from the much listened to ‘Pockets’.

Details…

Price
$15 + booking fee
($20 @ door)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Monday 23 June

Love Police, Billions Australia and Triple J present:

The Black Keys (US)

Special guests:
Lady Strangelove (SA)

The Black Keys are set to Attack & Release Australia

Akron, Ohio champions, The Black Keys, are gushing to announce a return to their favourite international hotspots for the “Attack & Release” tour of June this year.

Taking in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, the tour will see the band hit each town for one night only in a spectacular to outshine all previous efforts from the dynamic duo.

Details…

Price
$55 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Friday 27 June

Bobby Flynn & The Omega 3 (Qld)

“Travelling with him is like going on a voyage and not knowing where it will end up.”
– Mark Mordue, Sydney Morning Herald

He’s a pop explorer, a sonic adventurer, mining emotion, confounding critics, and delivering a thrilling collection of genre-busting songs.

He’s not a pop commodity – and that’s a very rare and precious thing nowadays. He’s an artist.

Details…

Price
$23 + booking fee
($26 @ door)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 28 June

Channel [V], Nova, Atticus Clothing, FasterLouder & Blunt Magazine present:

The Getaway Plan (Vic)

The Where the City Meets The Sea Tour

“The hottest ticket in town… The Getaway Plan swaggered from the stage leaving no one untouched by their heartfelt and honest performance. Streetlight and Where The City Meets The Sea were screamed back to at band almost as loud as they could deliver it”
– Inpress Magazine

After selling out almost every show on their national Other Voices, Other Rooms album tour, The Getaway Plan are getting ready to embark on their largest headline journey yet. The Where the City Meets The Sea Tour – named after their latest hit single – will run from June to August, taking in seventeen cities and regional centers around the country.

Details…

Licensed All Ages

Tickets on sale Friday 16 May

Price
$14 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Friday 4 July

Satisfaction: The Rolling Stones Revue (SA)

Details…

Price
$15 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Friday 11 July

Damien Leith (NSW)

“Catch the Wind” Tour

Damien Leith has selected songs from his favourite singer-songwriters of the 60s and 70s and re-interpreted them with his amazing vocal style to feature on an upcoming album, Catch The Wind: Songs of a Generation, which will be released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment on April 26th, 2008.

Details…

Price
$40 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 12 July

Damien Leith (NSW)

“Catch the Wind” Tour

Damien Leith has selected songs from his favourite singer-songwriters of the 60s and 70s and re-interpreted them with his amazing vocal style to feature on an upcoming album, Catch The Wind: Songs of a Generation, which will be released by Sony BMG Music Entertainment on April 26th, 2008.

Details…

Price
$40 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Sunday 13 July

JazzSA Inc presents:

Marmalade Circus (SA)

Marmalade Circus returns with a wonderfully eclectic concert of original music from Calypsos to Arabian themed odd meters and a newly written avant-garde suite.

It’s jazz, but the tunes are catchy and quirky, with buoyant grooves from Africa, the Caribbean and the Middle East.

Details…

Price
$TBA

Time
Doors open 8pm

Friday 18 July

The Angels (SA)

Face To Face Anniversary Tour

THE ANGELS REUNITE

Yes it’s true… Rock fans everywhere rejoice… The Angels Are Back!

It was a decade ago that seminal Australian rock band The Angels decided to call it a day. Their charismatic frontman, Doc Neeson, was involved in a horrific car accident that prevented him from performing for several years but after rehabilitation he went on to form Doc Neeson’s Angels. The rest of the band continued to perform as The Angels Band. In August 2007 tensions boiled over between the two parties and the The Angels court case was splashed across newspapers throughout Australia.

Now, after months of mediation the former band mates have decided to reunite, and to the delight of music lovers everywhere, reform as the original line-up of Doc Neeson (lead vocals), John Brewster (rhythm guitar, b/v), Rick Brewster (lead guitar), Chris Bailey (bass, b/v) and Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup (drums) … The Angels.

Details…

Price
$35 + booking fee
($40 @ door)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 19 July

The Angels (SA)

Face To Face Anniversary Tour

THE ANGELS REUNITE

Yes it’s true… Rock fans everywhere rejoice… The Angels Are Back!

It was a decade ago that seminal Australian rock band The Angels decided to call it a day. Their charismatic frontman, Doc Neeson, was involved in a horrific car accident that prevented him from performing for several years but after rehabilitation he went on to form Doc Neeson’s Angels. The rest of the band continued to perform as The Angels Band. In August 2007 tensions boiled over between the two parties and the The Angels court case was splashed across newspapers throughout Australia.

Now, after months of mediation the former band mates have decided to reunite, and to the delight of music lovers everywhere, reform as the original line-up of Doc Neeson (lead vocals), John Brewster (rhythm guitar, b/v), Rick Brewster (lead guitar), Chris Bailey (bass, b/v) and Graham “Buzz” Bidstrup (drums) … The Angels.

Details…

Price
$35 + booking fee
($40 @ door)

Time
Doors open 8pm

Tuesday 22 July

Vanessa Amorosi (Vic)

Plugged in Loud and LIVE

There has been much anticipation for singer songwriter Vanessa Amorosi and her forthcoming album Somewhere In The Real World, which is released Saturday May 24. Her current hit single ‘Perfect’ is top 10 on the Motorola ARIA Singles Chart, #8 on the National Airplay Chart and Top 10 on iTunes.

Following rave reviews from her performances supporting KISS earlier in the year, Vanessa will be hitting the road and doing what she loves and does best, performing live. Her upcoming shows will be one of the first times that her fans will be able to witness Vanessa’s new rock infused soul sound as she performs tracks from her forthcoming album Somewhere In The Real World.

Details…

Price
$25 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 8pm

Saturday 2 August

Peter Combe & The Juicy Juicy Green Grass Band (SA)

Following a sold-out Australian tour in 2007 that saw thousands of fans literally roaring out the words to “Juicy Juicy Green Grass”, “Wash Your Face In Orange Juice”, “Toffee Apple”, “Newspaper Mama” and “Spaghetti Bolognaise”, Peter Combe returns with a full band to do it all over again – only bigger!

This time around, Peter Combe brings a full band (including Phil!) plus all the hits from his ABC TV appearances through the late ’80s and early ’90s. When these adults were youngsters (pre-Wiggles, pre-Hi-5) Peter Combe was indisputably the ‘King Of The Kids’!

It’s once again time to don the newspaper hats and get the toffee apples out as Peter brings it home with the Juicy Juicy Green Grass Band!

Details…

Matinee Kids Show

Price
$14 + booking fee
($17 @ door)

Time
Doors open 2pm

Saturday 2 August

Peter Combe & The Juicy Juicy Green Grass Band (SA)

Support TBA

Following a sold-out Australian tour in 2007 that saw thousands of fans literally roaring out the words to “Juicy Juicy Green Grass”, “Wash Your Face In Orange Juice”, “Toffee Apple”, “Newspaper Mama” and “Spaghetti Bolognaise”, Peter Combe returns with a full band to do it all over again – only bigger!

This time around, Peter Combe brings a full band (including Phil!) plus all the hits from his ABC TV appearances through the late ’80s and early ’90s. When these adults were youngsters (pre-Wiggles, pre-Hi-5) Peter Combe was indisputably the ‘King Of The Kids’!

It’s once again time to don the newspaper hats and get the toffee apples out as Peter brings it home with the Juicy Juicy Green Grass Band!

Details…

Adults Show
(Over 18’s)

Price
$20 + booking fee
($22 @ door)

Time
Doors open 8:30pm

Friday 22 August

The Whitlams (NSW)

Night at The Gov

With special guests

Classic Australian act The Whitlams will be performing a special show at The Gov in Adelaide.

The show is set to be a memorable one as the band are touring across Australia on the back of their long awaited “Best Of” album, out 2nd August through Warner Music.

The band will have the crowd traveling down memory lane playing songs off their “Best Of”, their collection of singles and beloved songs from their six industry acclaimed studio albums.

Details…

Price
$25 + booking fee

Time
Doors open 6:45pm