Big Day Out Perth 2012 - First Line-Up Announcement:

Big Day Out Perth 2012 - First Line-Up Announcement:

• Kanye West
• Soundgarden
• Kasabian
• My Chemical Romance
• Foster the People
• Odd Future
• The Living End
• Girl Talk
• Hilltop Hoods
• Battles
• Mariachi el Bronx
• Parkway Drive

Royksopp, The Jezabels, Architecture in Helsinki, The Getaway Plan, Cage the Elephant, Frenzal Rhomb, Boy and Bear, Best Coast, Tony Hawk.

Second line-up announcement due in a few weeks!

Tickets $165 (incl GST) + bf* + Perth Department of Transport Levy. Strict limit of 4 tickets per customer.

Available from our website www.bigdayout.com ,Ticketmaster (website only) www.ticketmaster.com.au , and 78 Records (Perth), Bassendean Newsagency, Bayswater Liquor Barons, Blue 62 (Busselton), Collins Music (Bunbury), Geraldton CD Centre, Goldfields Arts Centre (Kalgoorlie), Live Clothing (all stores), Mills Records (Fremantle), Planet Video (Mt Lawley) and Vibes (Albany)

Tickets on sale Friday 14 October.

15+ event.

2011 Perth Royal Show - Perth Tourism News

The annual Perth Royal Show is back again, kicking off at Claremont Showgrounds this Saturday October 1 and running until October 8.

Events this year range from food demonstrations, fashion parades, wood chopping events and art and photography exhibitions.

There are also plenty of events for animal lovers including pat-a-pig, pat-a-bunny, dog show judging, alpaca displays, goat milking demonstrations and an Ask-a-farmer session.

At the sideshow there is plenty for young and old, with the haunted hotel, mega drop, the orbitor, python loop and the ranger among the fast paced rides, and the more sedate chair lift, cup and saucer and dumbo rides for something a bit more relaxed.

This year all children under the age of 12 will receive free entry to the show, when accompanied by an adult, making it a cheap way to occupy young children during the school holidays.

Tickets are available online from www.perthroyalshow.com.au for $22 for adults, $10 for children aged 13 to 15, $54 for familes of two adults and two children or one adult and four children, $10 for pensioners and $15 for seniors.

Tickets are available at the gate for a slightly more expensive price.

Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/entertainment/about-town/2011-perth-royal-show-20110929-1kyis.html#ixzz1ZJlErK7s

Perth Fashion Festival Under Way

Western Australia's biggest annual fashion event, the Perth Fashion Festival, opened on Wednesday and is expected to wow audiences for the 13th year.

Running through to September 27 the festival includes more than 40 events, the majority of which will be free for the public to attend. In the past four years, festival attendance had almost tripled from 15,000 people in 2007 to 44,355 last year.

Shows Australia: Elton John in Concert - Shows Australia

An endorsement from the one and only Elton John is one like no other; and so after the great success of teaming up together for Elton’s last tour of Australia, Chugg Entertainment are today thrilled to confirm that Eran James will be supporting once again for the shows in the Hunter Valley on Saturday 3 & Sunday 4 December at Hope Estate as well as the Adelaide show at Coopers Brewery on Friday 9 December.

Shows Australia: Elton John in Concert - Shows Australia

Dolly Parton in Concert - Australia Tour Nov 2011

Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to announce that Deadly award winning duo Busby Marou will be supporting the legendary Dolly Parton at her two Hope Estate shows - Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 November this year.

This news caps off a huge year for the boys, which has seen them as the first act to sign to Warner Music’s new indie imprint, Footstomp Music, and release their self-titled debut album, as well as performing alongside Alan Jackson, Joe Nichols, Kasey Chambers and more at the CMC Rocks the Hunter festival.

Tom Busby’s cheeky on stage presence and Jeremy Marou’s freakish musical ability on all instruments combined to deliver a distinctly Australian way of sharing stories. Hailing from Queensland, they’ve built up an impressive following for their unique folk-pop and their latest single ‘Biding My Time’ has been garnering buzz around the nation.

“It's opportunities like supporting Dolly Parton that make the tough times of being a musician all worthwhile,” says Tom. “I've grown up listening to Dolly on cassette tapes, cd's and now iPods. Dolly is an icon in my family and this will be the biggest act we ever support.”

The Hunter Valley shows, at the picturesque Hope Estate, will be the only dates on the Dolly Parton tour with opening acts. For all other shows, Dolly will perform the entire show herself.

In her first solo tour here in nearly thirty years, it is clear that her fans down under have gone wild for Ms Parton and the craze that comes with such excitement. Country fans, indie kids and Dollyites alike have all come out to welcome one of the most iconic female performers of our generation.

Taking to the stage with a unique show offering brand new production, lighting and video, fans can expect to see the most honoured female country performer of all time reel out hits like 9 To 5, Here You Come Again, Jolene, and of course the incomparable I Will Always Love You. With all new sets, costumes and even new music from her new album Better Day, it is sure to make an evening spent with Dolly a night to remember.

Tickets for all shows are on sale now through Ticketek.

European Masterpieces Showcased in Perth this Month

A treasure trove of European art from one of the world's most famous museums, opens exclusively in Perth this month.

Princely Treasures European Masterpieces 1600 - 1800 from the Victoria and Albert Museum runs September 24, 2011 to January 9, 2012.

This world-class exhibition is the second in the Great Collections of the World Series and has been secured exclusively for Perth by the Art Gallery of WA with support from Eventscorp.

Tickets are now available through Ticketek or at the Art Gallery of WA. The cost of tickets is adults $20, concession $16, children (5-16 years) $12, family ticket $50.

Wallabies' Matches Secured for WA

The State Government, through Evenstcorp, had secured a three-year deal which will see the Australian rugby union team play test matches at Patersons Stadium in Subiaco.

From 2012, the current Tri-Nations series between Australia, New Zealand and South Africa will expand to include a fourth southern hemisphere heavyweight, Argentina. The first Perth match in the expanded competition will be staged in September 2012 when the Wallabies take on South Africa.

This will be the only time the Springboks play on Australian soil in 2012 and the match is expected to attract interstate and overseas visitors as well as local fans. The Wallabies will play Argentina in Perth in 2013 and the Springboks again in 2014. Both matches will also be exclusive to WA. The deal will also see the British and Irish Lions play the Western Force as part of the visitor's 2013 tour of Australia.