LEAD ANNOUNCEMENT FOR FIRST MAJOR INDOOR ARENA EVENTS IN NSW
TEG & LIVE NATION HELP REVIVE LIVE MUSIC WITH THE BIGGEST INDOOR MUSIC EVENTS HELD IN AUSTRALIA SINCE MARCH!
November 09, 2020
Bernard Fanning
As the country officially celebrates a major decline in cases of COVID for the first time in months, the Australian music industry is celebrating its own milestone, with the first major indoor arena shows since the beginning of the pandemic.
For the first time, TEG and LIVE NATION – two of the biggest promoters in the world – have come together in support of Australian live music.
Thanks to additional support from the New South Wales government, Sydney’s iconic Qudos Bank Arena will now officially host ‘The Greatest Southern Nights’ – two major COVID safe shows taking place over two huge nights this summer for more than 12,000 fans, with live music from Bernard Fanning, Matt Corby, Ocean Alley, Jack River, Merci Mercy, Ruby Fields and Jack Botts.
Ocean Alley
On November 28th , Ocean Alley will headline this historic return to live music, with special guests Jack River and Ruby Fields, together with Jack Botts.
Australia’s beloved psychedelic-surf-rockers Ocean Alley have spent the past decade creating a unique lane for themselves as a proudly independent band, their vision and sound guided solely by their instinct and passion. The band debuted at #3 on the ARIA Album Chart with their ARIA-nominated third album Lonely Diamond (2020), garnering four-star reviews from the likes of NME Australia and Rolling Stone Australia. The album followed the success of 2018’s Chiaroscuro which propelled the band into national prominence with the double platinum-selling single ‘Confidence’ taking out #1 in triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2018.
Joining the band for this very special evening will be Jack River.
As a climate ally, and a person of deep compassion for all, rising Australian star Jack River is gearing up to take on the world in 2020 with her new Stranger Heart EP and extensive touring plans. The EP dropped Valentine’s Day & follows up her 2018 debut LP Sugar Mountain that features platinum single “Fool’s Gold” and earned 3 ARIA Nominations and an APRA Nomination.
Jack River
Hailing from the suburbs of Sydney’s South Coast, Ruby Fields is an Australian singer-songwriter who creates narratives that people feel a close connection to. Her use of simplistic but poignant lyrics in her work has garnered the attention of the international music industry and fans alike. Ruby Fields has sold out multiple national tours, performed to 20,000 people at Splendour In The Grass in 2019, toured the UK, performed a coveted Like A Version for triple j, and has been courted by labels in the
US.
On Saturday December 5th, the live music continues, as Bernard Fanning hits Qudos Bank Arena. Bernard has accumulated one of the most celebrated and distinct songbooks on the Australian rock spectrum. A multi – award winning and platinum selling artist, his solo career now spanning 15 years, Fanning has firmly cemented his position as one of Australia’s finest songwriters and lyricists.
From the country folk-tinged charm of his multi-platinum debut solo album Tea and Sympathy to the rock grooves and horn breaks of its follow up Departures and the exquisitely crafted Civil Dusk / Brutal Dawn – a two-part album series released across 2016 and 2017.
Joining him for this very special evening will be Matt Corby.
For a decade, the multi-platinum-selling musician has been pushing his own boundaries, embracing a journey of self-discovery that’s seen him wrestle a few pre-conceptions and stare down his share of demons. With two ARIA Song of the Year awards and a #1 debut album behind him, Corby can genuinely lay claim to some hard-earned perspective.
Matt Corby
With support from the wonderful Merci, Mercy, an affordable ticket price and a city of five million people eager for the return of live music, this is sure to be a night to remember.
Merci, Mercy
The Greatest Southern Nights event series is a co-promotion between TEG Live and Live Nation Australia, with support from the New South Wales Government, and marks the crescendo of NSW’s Great Southern Nights initiative to kick-start the recovery of the live music, hospitality and tourism industries which have been so dramatically impacted by the pandemic.
This concert will be held with a commitment to a COVID Safe environment, with a reduced capacity of just over 5,000 in a venue that can normally hold around 21,000 fans. TEG LIVE and Live Nation will work closely with and comply with all requirements of the public health authorities in respect to these shows. While operating at reduced capacity, this event will mark the largest indoor music event held in Australia since the shutdown of the live entertainment industry in March, due to the pandemic.
The Greatest Southern Nights concerts are delivered by the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency Destination NSW and forms the grand finale to its Great Southern Nights partnership with the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).
GREATEST SOUTHERN NIGHTS
QUDOS BANK ARENA – SYDNEY, NSW
SATURDAY 28 NOVEMBER
Ocean Alley
Jack River
Ruby Fields
Jack Botts
Tickets for this show go on sale at 10:00am on Monday 09 November
Via ticketek.com.au
SATURDAY 05 DECEMBER
Bernard Fanning
Matt Corby
Merci Mercy
Tickets for this show go on sale at 10:00am on Tuesday 10 November
Via ticketek.com.au