This past weekend, Paul Kelly scored his very first Australian #1 album, the exceptional Life Is Fine, which you really should listen to if you’re yet to do so.
To celebrate he has booked a special headlining gig in the Forecourt at the Sydney Opera House (the pointy one) on November 1, from 5:30pm.
He’s even invited along the legendary Steve Earle, and rising stars The Middle Kids. Sure, it’s part of a larger national tour in order to promote his new album, but we like to think the Opera House is the main event, and he’s kinda shuffled the other shows around this one.
Here are some rather poetic quotes from Ben Marshall, who is Head of Contemporary Music at the Opera House.
“Paul Kelly is a giant of modern Australia, a people’s poet laureate examining and feeling the experiences, aspirations and problems – both large and small – of everyday Australians. He is a true artist, one who deals in honesty, even when a story is the lie that tells the truth.
“A renowned perfectionist whose star is remarkably at its ascendant now, 40 years into a life lived in public – as amply demonstrated by the magnificent Life Is Fine, confirmed in the last 48 hours as his first ever #1 album. Be there on the steps of the Sydney Opera House late this spring to witness the master storyteller at the height of his powers.”
Sydney Opera House pre-sale commences this Wednesday, 23 August 2017, from noon, with general public tickets available from next Monday, August 28 (also, from noon). Tickets are $99 plus fees and that.
