Coming Up At The Gov
As things readjust and restrictions change again The Gov have announced some date changes and new shows coming up…
The Gov and Select Music wishes to advise that Teenage Joans’ performance on Friday November 27 has been rescheduled to Friday December 04.
Off the back of winning their third South Australian Music Award, Wanderers are ending a year that has seen them take a break from endless touring and channelling that into one big show at the Gov just before we wave goodbye to 2020.
One of the most exciting live acts coming out of South Australia right now, the band have sold out rooms across the country, racked up over 1.1 million streams on Spotify, played stages from Berlin to New York and after a long wait will be releasing new music in 2021.
Joining them will be Mum Thinks Blue & Lilac Cove.
Tim Freedman has moved his two highly anticipated solo performances to Wednesday 31 March and Thursday 1 April 2021.
Cowboy Junkies have pushed their performance back to Saturday, 9 July 2022.
Back in Black return to the Gov in 2021 with their musical tribute to AC/DC.
After a challenging 2020 that saw COVID take over the world, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Back in Black album and a new album Power Up from AC/DC, Back in Black presents the greatest hits of AC/DC in a 2 hour jam packed show.
Fronted by John Antonello the band powers its way through the early days of Bon Scott with hits from every album from TNT, High Voltage, Dirty Deeds right through to Highway to Hell. The 80’s saw hits from albums Back in Black, For those about to rock and Who made who. The band makes its way through the albums Ball Breaker, Stiff Upper Lip, Black Ice, Rock or Bust and Power Up.
For the first time the band will be joined by ‘The Bagpipes from Hell’ performing the hit Long Way To The Top. Come and celebrate the Aussie music scene and and the band at the forefront of our Australian pubmusic culture, AC/DC.
“Fistful of Trojans present … Going Underground – A night of live subculture sounds at The Gov”.
Three of Adelaide’s best live bands playing sounds of subculture.
Ska, Mod, Powerpop, Reggae, Rocksteady, bluebeat and Trojan. With Dj Mark Yuisef Wilson playing the rest.
Tickets are limited so wont last. Get in quick and book your place in the first show for 2021. Let’s kick the new-year off properly and say goodbye to 2020 for good.
Bands:
Fistful of Trojans – Adelaide’s Kings of the Ska beat.
The Isolators – Trad Ska influenced Adelaide band.
Start! – A tribute to the music of Paul Weller
DJ Mark Yusef Wilson with be on the decks.
This award-winning quartet has well and truly established itself into Australia’s musical heart since forming in 1989.
Rarely has an Australian band received as much consistent and widespread acclaim from critics and music fans alike as the Bondi Cigars. With half a dozen albums under their belt already, and over a dozen years of constant touring, this award-winning quartet have well and truly worked their way into Australia’s musical heart.
The Bondi’s have consistently delivered the goods; with Down In The Valley nominated in the 2003 ARIA awards for Best Blues & Roots Album, 1995’s After Closing Time awarded Best Blues Album at the 1996 Lithgow Blues Festival, and two of their songs, Lead Me Not Into Temptation and Intensive Care, chosen to feature on the popular ABC Seachange album.
In 2015, the band released their 10th album, Child in the Desert and it has been well received by fans and critics.
The band has been invited to perform at festivals such as The Melbourne International Music & Blues Festival, Great Southern Blues & Rockabilly Festival, Moomba Festival, Queenscliff Festival, The Byron Bay East Coast Festival and The Kangaroo Point Festival. The band are also regular guests at leading Australian venues such as The Governor Hindmarsh in Adelaide, The Basement in Sydney, The Healer in Brisbane, The Charles Hotel in Perth and The Corner Hotel in Melbourne.
With their fantastic mix of blues, soul, funk and R & B, they have maintained their status as one of this country’s most in-demand touring acts, with shows numbering over a hundred and fifty each year. Over a decade later, many original fans are still supporting the band.
The Bondi Cigars have also built a solid reputation as one of the best live acts in the country.
For tickets and more info head to The Gov