Six unmissable gigs to see at Live at the Bowl this February Image by Mark Gambino
Spotlighting shows from the likes of King Gizzard, Archie Roach, Cash Savage and Vika & Linda.
Since early January, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl has been playing host to many of the best live acts in Australia. The Live at the Bowl series was conceived in partnership by Arts Centre Melbourne and the Victorian government and they’re rolling out another bumper selection of live music and comedy throughout the month of February.
Whether it’s dirty pub rock, heartfelt storytelling, gospel, Afro-fusion or stand-up comedy you’re looking for, February’s Live at the Bowl program has something for all tastes. The series has already made life in Melbourne feel a lot more normal and the six gigs detailed below are further proof that this city can be gloriously bountiful when a pandemic isn’t getting in the way.
Sampa The Great, Hannah Gadsby and more announced for epic outdoor performance series Sampa The Great
Live at the Bowl will feature live music, comedy, festivals and more.
As part of the Victorian government’s roadmap to recovery in collaboration with City of Melbourne and Arts Centre Melbourne, a massive program of open-air performances is coming to Sidney Myer Music Bowl this summer.
Titled Live at the Bowl, the mammoth performance series aims to help revive the creative, events and hospitality sectors with COVID-safe events celebrating Melbourne’s incredible music and arts communities.
Taking place across the summer months, the first Live at the Bowl lineup announcement has arrived and it is a bloody doozy. Featuring live music, comedy, festivals and more, you can expect performances from the likes of Sampa The Great, Human Nature, Running Touch, Busby Marou, Daryl Braithwaite, Hannah Gadsby, Zoë Coombs Marr, Missy Higgins, Northeast Party
As established names go global online, the next generation of stand-ups face losing their launchpad
12 December 2020 • 6:00am
Going online: London Hughes s To Catch a D ck was a hit at the Bloomsbury Theatre, and is coming to Netflix
Credit: Karla Gowlett
The view from the sofa is good. If you close the curtains to the outside world, and judge the health of stand-up purely by the output of the streaming giants, the picture seems rosy.
Netflix boasts a pair of wickedly provocative shows about sex in the 21st century from London Hughes and Natalie Palamides, while Amazon, after lagging behind for years, is now hoovering up comedians. After great new specials by Zoë Coombs Marr, Jayde Adams and Tom Walker, last week the streaming service put out 11 more, by the likes of Nish Kumar, Josie Long and sketch duo Lazy Susan.