Upcoming Live Performances
Lloyd Spiegel Presents
Lloyd Spiegel Trio ~ Bakehouse Dozen Tour
Fri 6 Oct @ 8.00pm | Burrinja Theare
Melbourne Blues artist Lloyd Spiegel has been touring the globe for 30 of his 40 years.
The 14 time Australian Blues Award winner has one of the most interesting stories in music, having grown up on stage learning from, and touring with the founding fathers of modern Blues.
The current show features the incredibly talented Lisa Baird on Trombone and long-time collaborator Tim Burnham on drums. Combined with Spiegel’s guitar wizardry, powerful vocal performance and knack for storytelling, this trio with a twist delivers a truly unique entertainment experience that reinvents the blues and dispels the cliches associated with it. This tour celebrates the release of ‘Bakehouse Dozen’. Recorded live in session with no overdubs at Melbourne’s iconic Bakehouse studios, the album offers reimagined versions of songs from Spiegel’s last 3 multi - award winning recordings and showcases the raw energy and depth of the trio, signalling what’s to come.
“Spiegel is ALL presence, authority, rhythm and drive. He epitomises control, soul and passion with white hot ferocity and blazing instrumental mastery dangerous enough to spark a destructive inferno.”The Age
Tickets - $38*
*This show is NOT elligible to use "the one free ticket" benefit included in the Friends of Burrinja Membership.
Live in the Lyre
Sarita McHarg & Band ~ Live in the Lyre
Sat 14 Oct @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Australia is a vast melting pot of cultures from many different countries. Since arriving in Australia, Dr Sarita McHarg has been exploring different ways to combine the music of her own culture with that of fellow musicians here. Subsequently, their music represents the literary taste, folklore and classical tone of many cultures in a unique blend of Indian, Sufi, Greek, Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and Hebrew music. Their inspiration is to preserve the various cultural elements and instrumentation and, at the same time, take the music forward.
BAND MEMBERS:
Dr Sarita McHarg (Sitar & Vocals)
Yuval Ashkar (Oud & Vocals)
Pantelis Krestas (Bouzouki)
Jonathan Dimond (Bass guitar)
Matt Stonehouse (Percussion)
Manmit Singh (Tabla)
Supported by Jenna Campbell:
Jenna Campbell is an exciting live-looping artist with attention-grabbing guitar skills and an engaging sound that builds with a depth of emotion and a sense of adventure.
Jenna's layered instrumental music will transport you to other times and places as she fuses world music elements with progressive metal & jazz-funk.
Tickets - $30 - $35
Burrinja Presents
The Royal Australian Navy Band, Melbourne
Sun 15 Oct @ 2pm | Burrinja Theatre
Experience the enchanting Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne as they perform 'The Spirit of the Dandenongs' at Burrinja. Supported by the dynamic Dandenong Ranges Big Band, this captivating concert promises an unforgettable afternoon of live music.
About the Wind Band
The RAN Band Melbourne Wind Band is one of the premier ensembles of the unit, based at HMAS Cerberus, Victoria. The band performs regularly for audiences at a variety of venues throughout Melbourne and Victoria, under the direction of Lieutenant Andrew Stokes, RAN. The ensemble is suited to larger venues such as concert halls and theatres and features some of the finest musicians in the Australian Defence Force.
The ensemble showcases both traditional and contemporary wind band repertoire from a range of genres, including marches, traditional military band works, orchestral arrangements and contemporary works. Songs from musicals and popular tunes featuring vocalists regularly often featured to supplement the traditional instrumental format.
Throughout its history, the ensemble has performed for thousands of audiences within Australia and around the world. Today, the wind band continues to uphold Navy’s proud traditions and provide support to the Royal Australian Navy.
Tickets ~ $15
Burrinja presents
Double Feature | Damian Callinan
Thu 26 Oct @ 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
A romantic romp through Post WW2 Melbourne!
The surprise discovery of his mother’s 1946 diary leads three-time Barry Award nominee Damian Callinan on a cinematic, romantic romp through post-war Melbourne. However, her diary poses more questions than it does answers.
With suitors lining up for 19-year-old Kathleen Purcell, will Jack Bowlen ever get the Canadian two step right? Will Ron Rogan keep his hands to himself? But most importantly for Damian’s very existence, will she notice the dapper fly boy who has just returned from active service?
His mother’s charming journal is hilariously contrasted with his father Adrian’s retirement diary that bookends his parent’s loving relationship and sadly, reveals the tragedy that brought it to an end. The creator and star of the Netflix hit film The Merger uses his powerful gift for storytelling to recast his parents in a funny and poignant double feature of love and loss.
“Sublime, heartwarming, hilarious - an absolute triumph.” Sammy J [comedian, ABC broadcaster & presenter]
Tickets ~ $19 - $39
Cherry Rock & Leicashow Presents
The Rolling Stones 1973 Kooyong Concert 50th Anniversary Show
Feat. The Monkey Men and special guests Madder Lake
Fri 27 Oct, 2023 @ 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
We did it in 2013 for the 40th and we did it in 2018 for the 45th and NOW….
2023 in Melbourne marks 50 years from when The Rolling Stones sizzled at Kooyong Tennis Centre during a matinee performance on their infamous ‘Exile On Main Street’ World Tour in 1973.
After a highly acclaimed sold out show at the Corner Hotel in April, Cherry Rock have partnered with Leicashow Presents to again celebrate the so-called ‘Temperature Rising’ Stones’ Kooyong show on its 50th anniversary with an encore run of shows later in the year
A track-for-track live tribute will be performed by specifically created local all-star act THE MONKEY MEN, featuring Tim Rogers on lead vocals, Andre Warhurst (Rare Byrds) & Davey Lane (You Am I) on guitars, Stephen Hadley (Tex Perkins) on bass, Matthew Cotter (Even) on drums, Bruce Haymes (former-Renee Geyer) on keys, Jack Howard (ex-Hunters & Collectors) & Ben Marsland on horns and Eliza & Talei Wolfgramm on backing vocals.
And in an incomparable coup, our support act will again be Madder Lake who opened for The Rolling Stones at Kooyong in 1973…
Recommended for 16+
Event not suitable to babies due to content and /or noise levels.
Tickets - $69 ~ $79 inc BF*
Burrinja Presents
Yarra Valley Singers & Friends
Sat 21 Oct @ 2PM | Burrinja Theatre
Be uplifted and inspired when Yarra Ranges’ oldest choir, Yarra Valley Singers is joined by the Dandenongs’ newest choir, The Hills Singers and our music future in Ranges Young Strings for our ‘Family Showtime’. Hear new takes on old classics starting with Rossini’s Willam Tell Overture , Bop along to Pop from the Beach Boys to Natalie Imbruglia and relive the epic moments from your favourite Disney movies.
Children 12 and Under are FREE ~ please contact our box office to book these children's seats.
Tickets ~ $10 - 15
Live in the Lyre
Minor Gold ~ Live in the Lyre
Thu 2 Nov @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Minor Gold are the new Americana/Folk duo featuring ARIA nominated, award-winning songwriters Tracy McNeil & Dan Parsons. Living in a van whilst touring as solo artists in early 2020, Parsons and McNeil hightailed it out of Melbourne Victoria up to sunny Queensland, narrowly avoiding the winter as the first lockdown occurred. Holed up in the land of palm trees and perfect weather, the duo subsequently wrote their debut album ‘Minor Gold’ – released August 11, 2023.
Weaving masterful harmonies around stripped-back, organic arrangements that draw on the breezy sounds of 70’s west-coast pop, the daydream haze of 60’s folk to the ballad-power and polaroid romance of the 80’s, Minor Gold display a spellbinding musical connection throughout this superb collection of songs.
“The pairs real superpower is their melodic vocal interplay and sixth-sense harmonies…Imagine standing at a crossroads, halfway between Laurel Canyon and a sandy palm tree cove. These are the intoxicating sounds you might hear drifting on that summer breeze.” - Chris Familton Rhythms Magazine
In under a year, Minor Gold have released three singles, each added to national high rotation on Double J. In February 2023, the duo charmed audiences at Folk Alliance International in Kansas City, and have just completed a 26+ date North American Tour with an Official Showcase at the AmericanaFest in Nashville and additional shows supporting The Teskey Brothers in major venues in the U.S. & Canada.
Tickets - $30 - $35
Live in the Lyre
Xani ~ An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music ~ Live in the Lyre
Fri 17 Nov @ 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Xani, the award-winning musical alchemist, brings her latest album 'An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music' to life, Live in the Lyre. Get ready to be transported to a limitless and timeless musical world, with Xani's string-filled genre-expanding tracks.
Join us for a night of boundless dancing, soulful music and powerful vocals. Experience the music of Xani, who has been awarded 'Best Musician' at the Music Victoria Awards and whose sound and voice have won over fans at packed theatres, small steamy jazz venues, nightclubs, and even on Twitch, where she has thousands of followers.
'An Inaccurate History of Electronic Dance Music' is an acutely personal interpretation of the evolution of electronic dance music, and Xani, along with her musical collaborators and friends, will take you on a journey through its (inaccurate) history chapter by chapter. From the wide-eyed naive 'Michelle' to the euphoric fast tempos of 'B U Want 2 B', this album weaves through the blurring world of acid house, disco, psytrance, and more, with Xani's two self-produced tracks, 'Astrojet' and 'Road Trip'.
Don't miss this chance to experience the musical alchemy of Xani and friends, as they bring their unique sound to the stage. Let's dance together and wonder what the future of electronic dance music might sound like.
“May this collection of songs transport you, inspire you and fill your hearts with disco smiles. This is my inaccurate history of electronic dance music, dreamed up straight from my heart to yours.” - Xani
Tickets - $30 - $35
Craft Music & One Louder present
KATE MILLER-HEIDKE
Catching Diamonds Tour 2024
With Georgia Mooney
Tue 20 Feb, 2024 @ 7:30PM | Burrinja Theatre
Kate Miller-Heidke is an award-winning singer-songwriter who traverses the worlds of folk, pop, opera and musical theatre. She has performed on stages as varied as the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Coachella, the New York Metropolitan Opera, the Eurovision Song Contest, the Sydney Opera House, and the Roebuck Bay Hotel, Broome.
And now, after long months locked away writing songs, she’s hitting the road to play in dozens of beautiful theatres around Australia.
Kate will be playing her greatest hits and most beloved pop songs, as well as performing tracks from her original musicals ‘Muriel’s Wedding the Musical’ and the new ‘Bananaland’, some unexpected covers, taking requests, and telling stories from across her varied career. Excitingly, she’ll also be debuting new material from her forthcoming 6th studio album, which will dive deep into the genre of ‘gothic folk’.
This is a special opportunity to see Kate in intimate, stripped-back mode, accompanied by her long-term collaborator Keir Nuttall on guitar.
(The bendy poles from Eurovision will be there emotionally, but not physically).
Tickets ~ $79.90
On Sale Wednesday 6th September, 2023 @ 10am
