Tag: Thebarton Theatre
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10 minutes with… Weslo director Bob Lott
InDaily first visited the Weslo offices to chat with Bob in late July, and he told us festivals “are just going out of fashion”. “I do know there are people in the industry who are getting some very good money out of government for big festivals, festivals, they’re just going out of fashion, festivals will…
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Woodville Town Hall is helping keep Thebbie on song
Thebbie Sounds is a series of gigs that will be held at Woodville Town Hall between May 19 2023 until July 2025, when Thebarton Theatre renovations are set for completion. Thebbie Sounds at Woodville Town Hall 74/76 Woodville Road, Woodville South 5011 From May 19 ’til July 2025 Tickets and more info Connect: Instagram Facebook…
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Thebarton Theatre’s $8m facelift revealed
Development plans publicly notified this month reveal that the iconic 2000-seat music venue on the corner of South and Henley Beach Road is set to have its eastern attachments demolished to make way for a new two-storey building that will act as a secondary entrance point to the theatre. The new eastern lobby building, proposed…
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Competition is building between Adelaide’s live music venues
According to Craig Lock, co-director of Five Four Entertainment, the recently opened Hindley Street Music Hall, which he co-owns, has “plugged a hole” in the city’s live music scene. The multi-storey, $6 million project, he says, is helping to solve a perennial Adelaide problem: interstate and international bands skipping our city on their touring schedules.…
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ONE12 Festival
Every time CityMag releases a print edition, we reach out to a few friends in the music industry for recommendations on which gigs we should definitely have marked in our calendar. We spoke to Kim Roberts, general manager at Music SA, who told us to head to Thebbie Theatre for ONE12 Festival. ONE12 is happening over…
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Thebarton Theatre set for $4m upgrade
Originally included in the State Budget but announced today, the 57 shovel-ready projects will be funded via the Local Government Infrastructure Partnership Program (LGIPP) – with the State Government committing $106.9 million, which unlocks a further $118.5 million in matching council investment and some Commonwealth funding. Treasurer Rob Lucas said the projects provided a “shot…
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Governor Hindmarsh Hotel’s future in limbo
The Tonkin family has owned and operated The Gov for 27 years, hosting a regular line-up of local bands in the front bar and larger gigs by Australian and international acts in its main venue. It’s won the Australian Hotels Association national awards for best live music venue and best entertainment venue, and in 2017…
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Bunggul: More than just music
The 2017 release of Yolŋgu musician Gurrumul Yunupiŋu’s posthumous Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow) garnered universal acclaim and a number one spot on the ARIA charts. But Senior Yolŋgu Don Wininba Ganambarr says many listeners likely have only a superficial understanding of the music’s significance.Bunggul 2—3 March Adelaide Festival Thebarton Theatre 112 Henley Beach Road, Torrensville 5031…
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Richardson: Political inertia to blame for theatre of pain
Towards the end of his main set, before the obligatory fake encore, after which he returned to play his obligatory breathtaking take on Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah”, Jeff Buckley made his sole stab at small talk. You sensed he was starting to loosen up, to warm not merely to his task but to the enraptured Adelaide…