Brisbane Festival will welcome big bands and Boldly Brisbane artists to fill South Bank Piazza this September.
The versatile venue will be transformed into an exciting new performance space, hosting world-class musicians, singers and performers.
“Block out your September because you are going to want to be part of this party!” Brisbane Festival Artistic Director Louise Bezzina says.
Two premiere performances hitting the stage include Kate Miller-Heidke and a new show from The Little Red Company.
Kate Miller-Heidke will begin her first national tour since releasing her 2020 album ‘Child In Reverse’. Accompanied by a six-piece band of musical geniuses, a back catalogue of hits and some brand-new songs too, Kate will show off her versatility and the excitement of her live show.
“It has felt like an eternity waiting for this tour to begin,” Kate says. “I’ll be playing with my favourite musicians and we are bursting with joy and excitement at the prospect of hitting the road again after so long. We will be premiering some brand new material plus selecting some deep cuts from the back catalogue, as well as celebrating some old favourites.”
Kate Miller-Heidke - Image © Jo Duck
Meanwhile, Brisbane’s TheLittle Red Company channel all the style and swagger of the ‘James Bond’ franchise in ‘Skyfall’.
Naomi Price and Luke Kennedy will take audiences into the high rollers’ room where stakes are high and martinis are dry. They’ll be joined on stage by Little Red’s band as well as a line-up of secret agents and special guests performing fresh arrangements of Bond’s iconic theme songs.
“All of the great Bond theme songs have really similar attributes: sweeping dynamic strings, a dangerous horn sound with a big brass section and lyrics that always tackle epic themes like love, desire, separation and betrayal,” Naomi Price says. “We don’t tend to have that elevated drama in popular music at the moment.”
The full Brisbane Festival programme will drop on 14 July.
Brisbane Festival is on around the city from 3-25 September.
