Welcome to Luna Live’s December newsletter! We’ve hit the ground running and have loads of great shows coming up!
First up, we’re excited to be presenting a run of Victorian shows by much-loved Australian singer-songwriter Sarah Blasko, who is touring on the back of her recently released ninth album I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain. Sarah’s performances are always intimate and compelling, and she’ll be visiting regional Victoria from the end of February through to the end of Match. Tickets go on sale on the 13th of December at 9am. This will sell out….be quick!
April sees another short run from WA’s legendary garage-rockers/power-poppers The Stems. Dom Mariani’s group have been internationally revered since the mid-’80s, and extensive Australian and European tours mid this year served to remind everybody what a great band they are. Of course, they feature the great Ashley Naylor on lead guitar these days – in between his commitments with the Church, Paul Kelly, RocKwiz or doing his own things – so I don’t think anyone is going to dispute the fact that they’re at least as great as ever! The Stems’ short East Coast run is centered around an appearance at the Hunter Valley’s fabulous Gumball Festival.
Victorian legends the Black Sorrows, fronted as ever by the great Joe Camilleri, are this year celebrating their 40th anniversary and now touring on the back of their acclaimed new album The Way We Do Business. One of the great live acts, with an unending repertoire of classic songs, they’ll be playing an already sold-out show in Birregurra in January and The Round in Nunawading in Feb.
We already mentioned the great Barry Adamson in a standalone email recently. Much-loved in Australia since his days playing bass for masterful post-punk outfit Magazine, Barry solidified ties with the Antipodes with stints in both the Birthday Party and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds early on. He’s a Mercury Music Prize-nominated artist in his own right, has worked with filmmakers including Derek Jarman, David Lynch, Oliver Stone and Danny Boyle, and never fails to put on a powerful show. Barry and band will be here in March, and we’re thrilled and honoured to have them as out first international act.
In addition to all of these new announcements, don’t forget we have shows by both Tim Rogers and Ross Wilson & the Peaceniks on the horizon. You’ll find full details of everything below.
Please share this newsletter with your friends, hit us up with any questions or suggestions, and we’ll see you at a gig soon.
Tim Rogers
The songs Tim Rogers writes are a soundtrack for a lot of lives of others too. Don’t miss these special Holiday shows with Tim in an intimate, raw and live performance to remember all summer long and probably for years to come.
Sat 14th Dec – Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, VIC
with Sarah Carroll as special guest
Tix from $64 BOOK TICKETS
Fri 20th Dec – Frankston Arts Centre, Frankston VIC
with Sarah Carroll as special guest
Tix from $54 BOOK TICKETS
Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows
Joe’s band, The Black Sorrows, are one of Australia’s most prolific and enduringly popular bands, renowned for their high-energy live shows, musicianship and infectious, roots-soaked blues rock. They’ve sold more than two million albums, won an ARIA Award for Best Group and are this year celebrating their 40th Anniversary.
Sat 4th Jan – Birregurra Mechanics Hall, Vic
SOLD OUT
Fri 14th Feb – The Round, Nunawading, Vic
Ross Wilson & the Peaceniks ‘50 Years of Hits’
ROSS WILSON is hitting the road with his all-star band The Peaceniks to celebrate over “50 Years of Hits” including all the Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock favourites you’d expect along with the latest offering from an almost 6-decade career.
Thurs 16th Jan – Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool, Vic BOOK TICKETS
Fri 17th Jan – Sir Robert Helpmann Theatre, Mt Gambier, SA BOOK TICKETS
Barry Adamson ‘Cut to Black’ Australian Tour 2025
The legendary Manchurian bass player who made his name with Magazine, a stint in the Birthday Party, and in Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds has been a revered solo artist in his own right since the late ‘80s, having released nine studio albums, including the 1992 Mercury Music Prize nominated Soul Murder. A revered figure in Australia, he will be joined for a couple of shows by his old Bad Seeds bandmate Hugo Race and his adored Melbourne band The Wreckery.
Thurs 20th Mar – Theatre Royal, Castlemaine, Vic BOOK TICKETS
Fri 21st Mar – The Corner Hotel, Richmond, Vic w/ The Wreckery BOOK TICKETS
Sat 22nd Mar – The Factory, Sydney, NSW w/ The Wreckery BOOK TICKETS
Sun 23rd Mar – The Old Museum, Brisbane, QLD BOOK TICKETS
Sarah Blasko
Three-time ARIA Award winner, 18x ARIA Award nominee and winner of the J Award for Australian Album of the Year, Sarah Blasko is a much-loved singer-songwriter and performer. Her new album I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain is full of late-night reflections on goodbyes, grief and new beginnings which she puts across with rare immediacy, clarity and purpose.
Fri 28th Feb – Birregurra Mechanics Hall, VicBOOK TICKETS
Sat 1st Mar – The Wedge, Sale, Vic BOOK TICKETS
Sun 2nd Mar – Frankston Arts Centre, Vic BOOK TICKETS
Fri 21st Mar – Lighthouse Theatre, Warrnambool, Vic BOOK TICKETS
Sun 23rd Mar – Paramount Theatre, Echuca, Vic BOOK TICKETS
Fri 28th Mar – The Memo, Healesville, Vic BOOK TICKETS
The Stems
The Perth Garage-rock & power pop legends are back and with original members Dom Mariani, Julian Matthews, and Dave Shaw now joined by everyone’s favourite guitarist Ashley Naylor, and having completed hugely successful Australian and European tours in 2024, they’re better than ever!
Wed 23rd April – Northcote Social Club, Melbourne, Vic BOOK TICKETS
Thur 24th April – Crowbar, Sydney, NSW BOOK TICKETS
Fri 25th April – Gumball Festival, Lower Belford, NSW BOOK TICKETS
Sat 26th April – Old Museum, Brisbane, Qld BOOK TICKETS
