worzel

I was watching the Melbourne Comedy Festival on TV the other night and it got me thinking: Which bands / comedians have played Perth in the last couple of years?

Is it a major event if someone like Billy Connolly (on his video) comes to town?

Do bands that tour make the trip over to the west coast (a)rarely, (b)sometimes or (c)often?

Flying Banana

According to 'The Big Yin's' website he is supposed to be on tour dununda in December time. Having seen him live before definitely one not to miss!!

As for bands in WA: http://www.ticketmaster.com.au/searc...t=MUSIC&dates=

There's always Hanson :scared: :scared:

I would imagine some of the recent big tours like REM, Green Day, Live etc would have ventured west.

Coming up:

LIVE TOURS - COMING WEEKS

DOWNSYDE April 14-17

NICK BARKER April 14-17

WOLFMOTHER April 15-17

INTERCOOLER April 15-17

KEITH DONNELLY April 16-21

EUGENE HIDEAWAY BRIDGES April 19

THE CASANOVAS April 20-24

EM DEE April 20-24

DAN BRODIE April 21-24

LEATHERFACE April 23

LULU April 24

DAVE WARNERS from the SUBURBS April 24

FROM AUTUMN TO ASHES April 25

HIRST & GREENE April 27-May 1

IRRELEVANT April 29-May 1

THIRSTY MERC May 4-8

THE DRONES May 5-6

END OF FASHION/ FAKER/ DAUGHTERBOY JAO May 5-8

JAMES REYNE/ MARK SEYMOUR May 5-8

DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS May 10

PETER FRAMPTON May 11

ATREYU / UNEARTH / NORMA JEAN May 12-13

THE CAMELS May 12-15

BEN LEE May 13

DARREN HANLON May 13-14

RUSSELL WATSON May 14

TORI AMOS May 15

ANTHRAX May 18

COG May 18-22

HENRY ROLLINS May 20

KATIE MELUA May 21

NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS May 22

MARY BLACK May 26

LIOR May 26-29

IDLEWILD May 28

HANSON June 1

ROSS RYAN June 1-20

KYLIE MINOGUE June 12- 14

ALICE COOPER July 4

DELTA GOODREM July 8

STAYIN ALIVE (Australian Bee Gees Tribute) August 1-14

http://www.xpressmag.com.au

Simone

I think it's sometimes.

And the bigger Perth gets, the more bands will come.

Went to REM on Friday... (last time they were here was 95)

Went to Boyz II Men when I was 12

My dad's been to the Rolling Stones, twice I think.

Green Day was here a few weeks ago.

Jack Johnson, The Beautiful Girl, The Violent Femmes I saw at Blues and Roots festival, among others (famous in some circles)

This is the list I posted on another thread, that were here/were coming in these couple of months:
We've had Rod Stewart, Tom Jones, Bryan Adams here lately.
Alice Cooper soon
Jimmy Barnes...
Kylie Minogue...
Avril Lavigne...
Mark Knopfler
Missy Higgins
Norah Jones
Neil Diamond
Gomez
Oh,Eskimo Joe was the Perth band I couldn't think of before!

Back to now: Eskimo Joe is really good, so is Little Birdy, a Perth band that are making it big. To quote Michael Stipe "you(Perth) have a world class act"

The godfather of soul, James Brown played kings park a few months ago and more recently Brian Wilson presenting Smile. (posted by Renth in Ausrock thread on March 10)


Ok, what's coming up....

Hanson! :scared: (1 June)
Delta Goodrem 8 July
Neil Sedaka (who?) 23 april
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Peter Frampton (who?) 11 May
Tori Amos
Kylie 12/13/14 June
Diesel
Thirsty Merc
Mark Seymour and James Reyne
Rythym of the Dance 3 May
Russel Watson (english?) 14 May
Katie Melua
Tap Dogs
Alice Cooper 4 July
Ben Lee (13 May)
Mary Black (irish) 26 May

Grr, it's annoying the gig guides etc don't go much further than May!
And I can't find any lists of bands that have visited Perth in the past( and yes, you cynics, there have been pleny, ok depends what you define as plenty, but I think plenty, way to expensive if you want to see everything anyway, and bands don't have to be worldwide famous(and expensive) and non-australian to be good )

Simone

That's not a good site to look at, BOCS ticketing is better, but still doesn't mention everything, and even then, they all only go for the next couple of months!

worzel

I don't think Lulu is going to tempt to Perth but it is good to see that Perth isn't ignored.

With visa news expected in the next couple of weeks and a second viewing on the house tonight it is getting to the stage where we need to say for certain where we are heading. Perth it is!

sme

I thought I'd read somewhere (could have been dreaming) that U2 were including Perth on their world tour .
Gillian

Stormz

Hardly any decent bands bother going to Perth... it`s just not worth their time/money. It`s great when they do go of course.... when I was last living in Perth we had:
Pink Floyd
U2
Crowded House
Lenny Kravitz
Violent Femmes (you prob don`t know who they are... but are a cult band in Aus).
Sam Brown (opener for John Farnham. I went to see her, not John).
erm, and that was about it A huge difference from the UK... but then again, we can`t afford to see many of the great bands etc here anyway.

sj oldfield

Wait for this...........we are going to see Neil Sedaka at The Burswood on April 23rd. How sad are we!!!!!!!!!

Stormz

Too sad to mention

Bix

Who needs the like of him when you have the glass shoe coffee mornings ?

worzel

I could go and see a different major band or comedian nearly every night just 25 miles away in Birmingham if I wanted but I don't. Its more a case of knowing there will be the opportunity if I want to. I also reckon that if you only get one every now and again you are more likely to go if you aren't spoilt for choice.

Tonyonthemove

I'm sure the Melbourne Comedy Festival is touring WA in May. They're in Bunbury 28 May so they should be in Perth round that time. Failing that there are plenty of jokers on here if you are stuck.

worzel

They tour? Excellent! The Comedy Festival and Philip Island were the two main reasons I was thinking of Melbourne rather than Perth. But maybe one of the moutains will come to Mohammed.

Simone

Not only famous bands are decent.....

I actually already think that's quite a line up you've got there, and I'm sure they weren't the only (famous) ones who played in the years you lived here!

Violent Femmes, saw them at the Freo Blues and Roots, like them a lot! (From the US aren't they?)


Can't find anything about U2 coming soon, no dates in Oz at all, yet:
http://www.u2-vertigo-tour.com/
They’ve been to Perth a few times though.


Hmmm, list below, has kept me busy for another evening, was fun doing it
I've only listed band/artists I know or have heard of.

Duran Duran 1993

ABBA were in Perth for 5 concerts in 1977

Pearl Jam were here in 2003, and there live cd was recorded here!
They were also here in 1998.

Jethro Tull in 1977 and 1994

The Eagles in 2004 (and probably more often)

Queen in 1976
Brian May in 1998

Meatloaf in 2004
Fleetwood Mac in 2004 (both at the WACA, KISS was planned to, don't know if they came) (FM also in 1990 and 76 or 77)

KiSS 1980

Sarah MCLachlan in 2004

Metallica 1998

Rage against the Machine, 1996

David Cassidy 1974

A-ha 1986

Olivia Newton-John 2003

The Offspring 1997, 1999

Sting was at the Leeuwin Estate last year for the Tsunami

Blondie 2003 (twice)

The Cranberries, 1995

Creedence Clear Water Rivival 1972

Deep Purple 2001 and 1984

Neil Finn 1998

Red Hot Chilli Peppers 2000 (Big Day Out and Entertainment centre) and in 1996 an 1992

Bob Dylan 2001

Luka Bloom

Led Zeppelin 1972

Tom Petty/Bob Dylan 1986

Jewel 1999

Paul Kelly 2001

Foo Fighters 1996 and 1998

Pink Floyd 1988

The Who(well, partly) 1995

The Beastie Boys 2005, 1999, 1996, 1992

Jackson Browne 2003

Blink 182 2000

Tori Amos 1994

Elvis Costello 1985, 1987

Crowded House (link came up on google to Paul Hester thread on this forum!!)

The Sex Pistols, 1996 (with Skunk Anansie)

Simple Minds, 1990?

REM in 1995 and 1989(with the Hoodoo Guru’s and The Go-Betweens)

Peter Gabriel, 1994

Roxy Music 2001

David Bowie, 1978

The Cure 1992, 2000

Live, 2004

Robbie Williams 2001

Michael Jackson, 1996?

Tool (02 or 03)

Ronan Keating, 2002

Wow, and page 27 into my google search, I finally find a decent list!
http://savepec.homestead.com/
Artists this guy can think of who have performed at the Entertainment Centre from 1974:
ABBA
ACDC
Alice Cooper
Alanis Morrisette
Australian Crawl
Anthony Warlow
Bryan Adams
Black Sabbath
Bruce Springsteen
Bob Dylan
Billy Joel
Bardot
Bryan Ferry
Blink 182
Beastie Boys
Bachelor Girl
BB King
Boys 11 Men
Bon Jovi
Boom Crash Opera
Bobby Brown
Crowded House
Culture Club
Cliff Richard
Cold Chisel
Cher
Chicago
Celine Dion
Charlie Sexton
Depeche Mode
David Bowie
Dire Straits
Deep Purple
David Essex
Dionne Warwick
Demis Rousos
Dolly Parton
Dr Hook
Duran Duran
Elton John
Eskimo Joe
Everclear
Elvis Costello
Eric Clapton
Eurythmics
East 17
Fleetwood Mac
Feargul Sharkey
Five
Faith No More
Gina Jeffery's
Genesis
Garth Brooks
George Michael
Hoodoo Gurus
Human Nature
Henry Mancini
Harry Connick Jnr
INXS
John Farnham
Jimmy Barnes
Johnny Cash
John Paul Young
John Denver
Joan Armatrading
James Taylor
Joe Cocker
John Mellencamp
Janet Jackson
Joe Jackson
Kylie Minogue
Kiss
Korn
Kris Kristofferson
KD Lang
KC & the Sunshine Band
Kenny G
Kenny Rogers
Liza Minelli
Lenny Kravitz
L7
Marina Prior
Mental As Anything
Moving Pictures
Michael Crawford
Moody Blues
Michael Bolton
Metalica
Manhatten Transfer
Macy Gray
Meatloaf
Midnight Oil
Nick Drayson
Neil Young
New Kids On The Block
Noiseworks
Olivia Newton John
Offspring
Oasis
Oz Concert
Pseudo Echo
Pearl Jam
Paul Kelly
Powderfinger
Peter Gabriel
Phil Collins
Paul McCartney & Wings
Placido Domingo
Paul Simon
Pantera
Perry Como
Pet Shop Boys
Police
Poison
Paul Young
Queen
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Roxy Music
Robbie Williams
Rhonda Burchmore
Radiohead
Richard Clayderman
Rod Stewart
Reba McEntire
REM
Roxette
Rose Tattoo
Ronan Keating
Split Enz
Stevie Nicks
Shakin' Stevens
Savage Garden
Sting
Status Quo
Simple Minds
Sam Jones
Sam Brown
Southern Sons
Slade
Sex Pistols
Silverchair
Something For Kate
Superjesus
Stranglers
Shirley Bassey
Stevie Wonder
Sammy Davis Jnr
Simply Red
Spandau Ballet
Skyhooks
The Cure
Tina Turner
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Tool
The Who
Tom Burlinson
Tex Perkins
The Seekers
The Motels
The Church
Ted Mulray Gang
The Angels
Taxiride
10CC
The Corrs
Tom Jones
The Reels
Take That
The Pretenders
U2
UB40
Van Halen
Van Morrison


Willie Nelson
Waylon Jennings
Whitney Houston
Youami
ZZ TOP

MUSICALS/THEATRE
Pirates of Penzance
Phantom of the Opera
Les Miserables
Camelot
Sugar Babies
Happy Days The Musical
Grease The Musical
Jesus Christ Superstar the Musical
Evita

OTHER EVENTS
Collar & Cuffs Male Revue.
Miss Universe Pagent
Skylab
Moscow Circus on Ice
Lord of the Rings
Riverdance
Torvill & Dean
Doug Anthony Allstars
Raves
Ballet
Opera
Good News Week
L'ecran humane
ABBA The Movie (parts were filmed there too)



Dammit, why didn’t this website come up earlier!!! ggggrrrrr

seang

Just came across this thread - someone must have been up all last night putting it together