Social Events Calendar

Muriel's Wedding the Musical

September 19th - October 26th 2019

Unemployable. Undateable. Unstoppable!
Everyone is talking about Muriel!

One of the most loved and hilarious Aussie films of all time comes to life on stage in this big, brash and very cheeky new musical!

The multi-award winning Muriel’s Wedding the Musical will play a strictly limited season at the Lyric Theatre, QPAC from 19 September.

Audiences and critics can’t get enough with the Sydney Morning Herald hailing it “Incredible … Will be talked about for years” and Time Out saying “This show has the biggest heart in the world. Will leave you smiling for days”.

Written by PJ Hogan and directed by Simon Phillips, Muriel’s Wedding the Musical features an incredible soundtrack of addictive new songs by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall, plus all your favourite ABBA hits!

Book your tickets now to the wedding of the year, Brisbane!

QPAC - Queensland Performing Arts Centre

Circus Statum

October 17th - 26th 2019

PRESENTED BY FLIPSIDE CIRCUS WITH COUNTERPILOT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BRISBANE POWERHOUSE

Brisbane Powerhouse

Radical Reels Tour 2019

October 22nd - 25th 2019

Growing from the largest and most prestigious mountain film festival, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour, Radical Reels screens the most dynamic action sports films, audience-tested and programmed for maximum excitement.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Good Boy

October 23rd 2019

The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley

Pacific Dawn Cruise Departure

October 25th 2019

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

celebrity solstice cruise

October 25th 2019

F1 Terminal, Fisherman Island

Something Digital

October 24th 2019

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Halloween Hysteria

October 25th - 26th 2019

Double, double, toil and trouble—Halloween Hysteria is BACK for 2019! Rock fans: you’re in for a duplication of diabolical mayhem!

This year’s Halloween Hysteria has multiplied like the walking dead; this year the full rock regalia will be laid out over TWO MASSIVE NIGHTS in the BNE: Friday, 25th of October and Saturday, 26th of October at The Valley Drive In and The Brightside.

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Open Homes

October 25th - November 10th 2019

PRESENTED BY LA BOITE & BACKBONE

Roundhouse Theatre, QUT Kelvin Grove Campus

Brisbane Roar V Melbourne Victory

October 25th 2019

Hyundai A-League 2019/2020

Suncorp Stadium

Vodaphone gold coast 600 - supercars

October 25th - 27th 2019

Gold Coast

Good Food & Wine Show - Brisbane

October 25th - 27th 2019

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Kitty Flanagan & Rebecca De

October 26th 2019

Join Kitty Flanagan and Rebecca De Unamuno live on stage as they discuss Kitty’s long awaited new book, 488 Rules for Life.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Hidden Lanes Festival

October 26th 2019

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Diwali Festival

October 26th 2019

Presented by Brisbane City Council, Diwali Festival (also known as The Festival of Lights), is returning to Chinatown Mall.

Festivities will include traditional live music, dance and performing artists. Special light displays will illuminate the precinct, offering visitors the chance to experience the wonder of this ancient Hindu celebration.

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

Beirne Brunch Club

October 27th 2019

Brunch, Booze & Beats

Finally in Brisbane, drawing inspiration from the Brunch Party trend already huge in cities like NYC, London & Dubai - Beirne Lane presents the Beirne Brunch Club.

Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

A Darling Affair

October 27th 2019

A Darling Affair is Queensland's refreshing alternative to the traditional bridal fair. It's the ultimate fun filled, inspiring, creative and cool wedding fair that showcases a handpicked collection of sought after vendors in the wedding industry.

Not only is A Darling Affair the perfect outlet for creative couples to gain inspiration from unique vendors but a perfect way to sip on a sparkling, eat great food and listen to music, all while planning your wedding!

Bring your partner, hey even your mother in law, this is a bring your Brides Tribe type of day.

The Warehouse, Fortitude Valley

Toys and puppets

October 27th 2019

As any child will tell you, our toys have a vibrant history – they’re almost alive.

Concert Hall, QPAC

Marty Sheargold

October 27th 2019

Don’t miss the opportunity to laugh live with the star of the Nova networks Kate, Tim and Marty show, as he delivers a load of jokes and stories he can’t do between 4 and 6pm! If you’ve seen him on Network 10’s Have You Been Paying Attention and want more, book now, don’t disappoint him, yourself or his property broker by missing out.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Josh Thomas Whoopsie Daisy

October 30th - November 2nd 2019

Josh Thomas is home in Australia for his first live stand-up show since the global success of multi award winning series Please Like Me.

Starting on the North Coast of NSW in beautiful Brunswick Heads, before taking in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Cairns, Brisbane and Perth.

This Whoopsie Daisy tour of Australia is selling fast so get in quick!

Brisbane Powerhouse

ruby princess cruise departure

October 31st 2019

F1 Terminal, Fisherman Island

pacific dawn cruise departure

November 1st 2019

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

The Chemical Brothers

October 31st 2019

Riverstage, Brisbane City

Clare Bowditch: Speaking Frankly

November 1st 2019

Sitting down in conversation with ABC Radio’s presenter Myf Warhurst, ARIA Award–winning singer and actress Clare Bowditch breaks-down her inner critic and discusses her no-holds-barred memoir, Your Own Kind of Girl.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Tchaikovsky and Beethoven Old school meets new school

November 1st 2019

Inspired by surrealism, pounding piano chords combine with darkly murmured strings, brass and percussion at the start of Ibarra’s theatrical Sinfonia.

Savour Tchaikovsky's Concerto’s tunefulness and breathtaking virtuosity in which the violin is, ‘pulled about and beaten black and blue.’ Admire the lovely flute and violin exchange in the second movement and sit back for the onslaught of gypsy, kick-up-your- heels vivacity in the volatile Trepak derived finale. The concert ends with the audience favourite: Beethoven’s ‘Pastorale’ Symphony. In the 19th century, it conjured up images of the countryside, in the 20th century it was associated with Disney’s Fantasia – but in all eras, it’s music of breathtaking beauty.

Concert Hall, QPAC

Superstar Virgo Cruise Departure

November 2nd 2019

Star Cruises

The Garden Lounge

November - December 2019

Situated on the lawns of the iconic Brisbane Powerhouse, enjoy lush garden surroundings with panoramic views of the Brisbane River. Guests will experience an outdoor event space complete with marquees, cocktail lounge bar, interactive food stations, premium beverages, live music, games and more.

This exclusive Garden Lounge space, catering for more than 200 people, is only open from November – December. Don’t miss out. Book Brisbane’s best new party venue for your end-of-year celebration now!

Keen to experience The Garden Lounge but have guest numbers under 200? Be part of a corporate group party throughout the pop up season!

For more details, menu options and pricing click on the image below or contact our events team on 3358 8620, events@brisbanepowerhouse.org or by clicking the enquire now button.

Brisbane Powerhouse

sea princess cruise departure

November 3rd 2019

Princess Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Melbourne Cup - Queensland Cricketers' Club

November 5th 2019

WE’RE SADDLING UP AGAIN FOR OUR MELBOURNE CUP DAY LUNCH
AT THE QC CLUB OVERLOOKING THE MAGNIFICENT GABBA!

Begin your day with a complimentary pre-luncheon drink in the Platinum Room then settle in to the long table
two-course luncheon soirée with free flowing wine and bubbles. Keep the celebrations going at the fun-filled
garden after-party! During the day enjoy live music, be pampered at make-up stations and spoil yourself at an
array of pop-up shops. Plus, have a little flutter on the sweeps and raffles for a chance to win some
fabulous prizes. Part of the proceeds from the day will be donated to the RBWH Foundation

Queensland Cricketers' Club, East Brisbane

Shawn Mendes: The Tour 2019

November 6th 2019

Brisbane Entertainment Centre

ANZCA Perioperative Medicine SIG Meeting 2019

November 7th - 9th 2019

Sofitel, Brisbane

Superstar Virgo Cruise Departure

November 8th 2019

Star Cruises

F1 Terminal, Fisherman Island

Pacific Dawn Cruise Departure

November 8th 2019

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Grinspoon w/- The Hard Aches, The Gooch Palms & Bugs

November 8th 2019

Legendary Aussie rockers Grinspoon have announced their epic Chemical Hearts national tour, set to make its way around the country this October and November, supported by The Hard Aches, Gooch Palms and Bugs.

The Chemical Hearts tour will be packed with hits and audience faves from the era when Grinspoon absolutely dominated the festival lineups of the day including Big Day Out, Homebake, Livid and Peaches & Cream.

In celebration of the tour, the band will be releasing a Chemical Hearts vinyl record on the day the tour kicks off (October 11) with a tracklist that will contain some of the bands favourite singles and offer fans a nostalgic taste of what’s to come at the shows.

If the SOLD OUT 2017 20th Anniversary Guide To Better Living tour is anything to go by, tickets will disappear fast.

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Bespoke

November 8th-16th 2019

Queensland Ballet joins forces with leading creative talents including Lucy Guerin,
Amy Hollingsworth and Loughlan Prior to produce a series of new contemporary works that reimagine dance.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Pacific dawn cruise departure

November 11th 2019

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

145th Slot Conference

November 12th - 15th 2019

The Slot Conference (SC) is a "Working Conference". Regularly attracting over 1200 delegates, from over 230 airlines and representatives of over 85 schedules-facilitated or fully coordinated airports this twice-yearly meeting is one of IATA's largest events.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

U2

November 12th 2019

Suncorp Stadium, Milton

Superstar Virgo Cruise Departure

November 15th 2019

Dream Cruises

F1 Terminal, Fisherman Island

Pacific Dawn Cruise Departure

November 15th 2019

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Diesel

November 15th 2019

The Triffid, Newstead

Sea Princess cruise departure

november 16th 2019

Princess Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Sticky Fingers

November 15th 2019

Riverstage, Brisbane City

One Electric Day

November 16th 2019

Brisbane Riverstage, Botanic Gardens

Channel 9 Telethon Concert

November 16th 2019

The Nine Telethon, in support of the Children’s Hospital Foundation, today confirmed the line-up for the inaugural Nine Telethon Concert featuring ICEHOUSE, Sheppard and ARC at the new Fortitude Music Hall, Queensland’s new hub of music, on Saturday 16 November 2019.

ICEHOUSE, formed by Iva Davies, is a band who can transcend age groups with a stellar career spanning more the 40 years. Generations of music lovers will have a front row seat when the ARIA Award winning ICEHOUSE perform their hits such as Crazy, Electric Blue, We Can Get Together, Great Southern Land, Hey Little Girl and Man Of Colours as the headline act at this year’s Nine Telethon Concert.

Iva Davies said: “We’re looking forward to performing again in Brisbane and helping Nine and the Children’s Hospital Foundation raise money for the sick children of Queensland”.

Breaking out of Brisbane, Sheppard is the ARIA Award Winning pop group behind the global hit, Geronimo, which helped launched the band’s debut album, Bombs Away, and gave siblings George, Amy and Emma Sheppard an ARIA Award for Best Group, while debuting Sheppard onto Festival stages worldwide.

George, Amy & Emma Sheppard said: “If we can help the sick kids of Queensland and their families by belting out a few songs alongside iconic Australian bands, what a trip, we are so excited to be involved. Come on Queensland dig deep!”

Rounding out the Nine Telethon Concert line-up are ARC (Australian Rock Collective), featuring four of Australia’s most celebrated musicians – Kram from Spiderbait, Darren Middleton from Powderfinger, Mark Wilson from Jet and Ash Naylor from Even – all brought together for one electrifying rock and roll experience.

Kram said: “Get ready Queensland, ARC are set to raise the roof for the Children’s Hospital Foundation for a night of high energy and non-stop rock ‘n roll.”

The Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

BRAHMS & DVOŘÁK

November 18th 2019

The final concert in the National Tour Season is a big, exuberant celebration. Opening with the Australian Premiere of American composer Andrew Norman’s Gran Turismo, revving up for a showdown by two of the most important names in the romantic era.

Johannes Brahms and Antonín Dvořák were close friends, spiritually as well as professionally. Brahms embraced his rich Germanic music tradition, while Dvořák was carving out a new sound, rooted in the music of his own homeland. Brahms admired the young composer’s dazzling melodic and rhythmic skills and championed his work on an international scale.

Richard Tognetti and Principal Cello Timo-Veikko Valve perform Brahms’ Double Concerto, the composer’s last orchestral work. Brahms’ aim in combining the two solo instruments was to create a deeply sonorous and wide-ranging string sound. Dvořák’s Symphony No.8 expresses a kaleidoscope of emotions and manifests the composer’s love of nature and Czech folk music. Pushing the very concept of a “chamber orchestra” to even greater heights, it’s an explosive finale to the 2019 Season.

Concert Hall, QPAC

Alan Noble

November 17th 2019

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear from one of the most knowledgeable leaders in ASEA. Alan Noble has been with ASEA since the beginning and is the creator of the much-loved Amazing Molecules Website.

Alan will be hosting a Discover ASEA presentation which is open to all ASEA Associates and their guests.

Following on from the presentation Alan will cover how you can get started in building an ASEA business. Alan has harnessed the power of the ASEA business opportunity to build a team that spans the globe.

Geebung RSL, Geebung

OZRI 2019

November 20th 2019

Be part of Australia’s largest GIS event of the year in Brisbane on 20 November 2019 at the Australian Esri User Conference – Ozri 2019.

See firsthand leading Australian and international experts present innovative, real-world user applications, discuss current trends and share the latest developments in the ArcGIS platform.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Sounds Of Afrobeats Festival

November 23rd 2019

Stock Exchange Hotel, Brisbane

Hermitude

November 23rd 2019

Hermitude are taking their new songs on tour around the world!

Keep an ear out for their new song ‘Northern Lights’ featuring Grammy nominated Soaky Siren and Vory. The Australian duo (AKA Luke Dubs and El Gusto) have also just announced a whopping big world tour with Australian dates scheduled for this November. The tour kicks off in Hong Kong and will see the duo travel throughout Asia, North America before hitting Australian and New Zealand shores on November 2 at Metro City, Perth and will see them travel coast to coast through Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane, Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

Sounding completely fresh and new, and yet irresistibly familiar all at the same time, Hermitude’s new single ‘Northern Lights’ will lure you in with its light beginnings, before pulling you under with its earth-shattering drops. Sonically reminiscent of their mammoth single, ‘The Buzz’, which saw the Blue Mountains duo rise to International success, ‘Northern Lights’ signifies their most bright and brash release thus far.

Presented by Live Nation  - Tickets for all shows go on sale at 11am Friday, June 21.

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Why Don't We

November 24th 2019

With over 2.85m+ YouTube subscribers, 11 million+ monthly streams on Spotify and more than 370 million+ audio and video streams globally of debut album 8 Letters, Why Don’t We are the hottest pop outfit on the planet. The US five-piece are in the country right now to perform on Sunday night at the 61st annual Logie Awards… and we’ve got big news for fans!

Frontier Touring are pleased to announce Why Don’t We will make their eagerly anticipated return to Australian shores for their biggest shows yet – three massive dates, kicking off with their first ever Brisbane show on Sunday 24 November at The Fortitude Music Hall, followed by Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on Tuesday 26 November, and Sydney’s Big Top Luna Park on Thursday 28 November.

The five-piece will then make their first trip ever to New Zealand this spring, performing a headline show at Auckland’s Spark Arena on Friday 29 November. Today the band also announced a new standalone single called ‘Come To Brazil’!

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Christmas Actually

November 27th - December 7th 2019

LA BOITE PRESENTS THE LITTLE RED COMPANY PRODUCTION

Roundhouse Theatre, QUT Kelvin Grove Campus

FestivalX 2019

November 29th 2019

Summer never sounded so good. FESTIVAL X lands this November as the first major touring festival on the Australian summer music calendar and features the biggest superstars. The inaugural festival line-up features Aussie favourite and multiple Grammy, Billboard and Brit Award winner, the inimitable CALVIN HARRIS, plus a range of Grammy, Billboard and ARIA Award winning artists, currently performing on the biggest international stages and festivals across the world.

Committed to bringing a quality event across multiple stages as well as a safe, friendly and well-priced experience for their guests, Festival X caters to fans from all genres and styles of music with a line-up which reflect this. Whether you’re into dance, hip-hop or pop – get ready – as this is THE music festival to kickstart your summer and to celebrate with your friends.

Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

Two Door Cinema Club

November 29th 2019

First an indie sensation, then a stadium-slaying juggernaut, now experts in the subtle art of pop seduction, Irish heroes Two Door Cinema Club are celebrating the fevered reception to their just-dropped fourth record False Alarm with a string of unmissable appointments across Australia in November.

Described by Clash as “a game-changing record for the future of indie-rock”, False Alarm was released on June 21 and signals another chapter in the impressive re-birth of a band adored for their kinetic post-punk energy, world-weary lyricisms and recent forays into Kraftwerk-esque stylized synth-pop.

Led by the unmistakably sonorous vocals of Alex Trimble and backed with vigorous ease by Sam Halliday (bass) and Kevin Baird (drums), Two Door Cinema Club have been much- loved since they burst onto the landscape in 2009 with the release of their debut Tourist History.

Tracks from that record such as ‘Undercover Martyn’ and ‘What You Know’ were adopted as anthems of a nascent movement of UK based guitar acts catapulting themselves onto the worlds stage.

Bands like The Wombats and The Maccabees also lived inside this orbit and in the late-naughties, early-aughts it became impossible to escape the kind of razor-sharp songcraft that Trimble and his cohorts were unleashing.

From these wild origins, Two Door Cinema Club have built a steady catalogue of playlistable treasures. Their second record Beacon (2011), picked up where Tourist History left off, riding huge first single ‘Sleep Alone’ all the way to Number 4 on the ARIA charts here in Australia, where the band have always enjoyed a strong following.

Next up was Gameshow, an album released on the back of a self-enforced hiatus and period of soul searching for the band.

This third release signified a sonic shift, as the band worked with long-time producer (and fellow Irishman) Jacknife Lee (U2, REM, Weezer) on a more synth dominated universe; modifications that have continued into the release of False Alarm and its sci-fi spanning singles ‘Talk’ and ‘Dirty Air’.

A perpetual radio and festival favourite in Australia, Two Door Cinema Club are garnering some of the best reviews of their career for their latest outing, with Dork raving False Alarm is ‘an album packed with more ideas than many bands manage in an entire career’.

Presented by Secret Sounds

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Brisbane Roar V Central Coast Mariners

November 30th 2019

Hyandai A-League 2019/2020 Season - Round 8

Suncorp Stadium

Peter Bence

November 30th 2019

Internationally-acclaimed artist and the world’s ‘Fastest Piano Player’ Peter Bence will return this year to thrill Australian audiences with his incredible talent.

Fans will experience the agility and dexterity that Bence brings to the piano when he performs the cover tracks that have brought him fame and notoriety on Youtube, as well as compositions from his debut album The Awesome Piano. People of all ages will recognise tracks from artists such as Queen, The Beatles, Sia and of course, Michael Jackson.

Bence has achieved sensational success with his edgy, percussive and expressive playing style that has broken down boundaries between classical and popular music. He takes the piano to a whole new level, which inspires both younger and older generations of musicians and music lovers from everywhere around the world. His live performances are attracting thousands around the world and he has taken the internet by storm, collecting over 800 million video hits and a huge following on YouTube and Facebook.

Starting as early as age 2 he already played back melodies by ear from his favourite cartoons and films on his grandparents’ upright piano. He was considered a musical prodigy by teachers and peers, and was already accepted at Franz Liszt University of Music in Debrecen, despite still being enrolled at elementary school.

At 7 he wrote his first composition, which was heavily influenced by the music of Mozart and Chopin, and at 11 he published his first solo piano album of his early compositions.
In January 2012 he attained the Guinness World Record for the “most piano key hits in one minute” with 765 key hits.

Presented by TEG Dainty

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Australian Entomological Society - 50th AGM & Scientific Conference

December 1st - 4th December 2019

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Brisbane Holiday Princess Ball

December 1st 2019

Dear Princesses, Princes, Queens and Kings:

You are cordially invited to our Holiday Princess Ball!

Our event offers you a unique opportunity to meet your favorite Fairytale Princesses. This event is very interactive and structured to capture the interest of every guest throughout the duration of the event. No matter which ticket category you choose, every part of our ball is filled with so much to do.

There will be:

• Live Performances
• Dancing
• Picture Opportunities
• Live Singing
• Story Time
• Interactive Games
• Special Guest Appearance

Little friends of all ages are welcome, but please note that our event is tailored for 3 - 7 year olds.

Snow White, Rapunzel, Cinderella, Beauty and many more Princesses can't wait to meet you all at the ball and create lifelong memories! Our cast is subject to change, but we guarantee at least 10 of your favorite Fairytale Princesses at every event.

We have two ticket categories: VIP and General Admission.

VIP guests gain early entrance to the event with limited tickets being sold and a very official coronation ceremony with tiaras to keep, plus access to the General Admission portion of the ball.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Liam Gallagher

December 6th 2019

Once voted by the readers of Q Magazine as the “greatest front man of all time”, living legend Liam Gallagher will return to Australia and New Zealand in December as he celebrates the release of his massively anticipated second solo record, Why Me, Why Not?

Shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Auckland will give Australasian audiences a chance to revel in tracks from Gallagher’s untouchable back catalogue as well as taking in newer cuts from his more recent output.

Also on offer will be a stoic support set from independent Scottish singer-songwriter Gerry Cinnamon, in the country to spruik his debut album Erratic Cinematic.

“I’m not doing this to be more famous, I’m f**king famous enough – you know what I mean, I’m not doing it for the money. I joined a band because I love music.”

Audiences in Australia and New Zealand are in for something very special as Gallagher stacks his setlist with some of Oasis’ most well-known tunes and sends the likely lads and ladette’s into Supersonic ecstasy.

The Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

yow! 2019 Brisbane

December 9th & 10th 2019

At YOW! Brisbane, leading software industry experts from all over the world, handpicked by our program committee, come together for two days to provide amazing networking and learning opportunities. Their talks are designed to bring you the latest practices as well as future directions in software development and delivery. Meet your favourite authors and bloggers. Sign up for a workshop for an intense learning experience. Network with people who truly care about delivering great software.

YOW! Speakers are chosen based on their expertise; they provide excellent, technically rich content, appropriate to all roles in software and IT, completely independent of commercial concerns such as sponsorship or product. This means no commercials, ever, just lots of case studies and stories from the trenches.

Serious software professionals and IT leaders from all across the organisation will benefit from attending. Whether you’re a developer, architect, product owner, team lead, coach, or manager, don’t miss this learning opportunity. Our speakers have a wealth of experience they’re eager to share with you.

Novotel South Bank

pacific dawn cruise departure

December 13th 2019

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Voyager of the seas cruise departure

December 14th 2019

Royal Caribbean Cruises

F1 Terminal, Fisherman Island

Brisbane Roar V Western United FC

December 13th 2019

Hyandai A-League 2019/2020 Season - Round 10

Suncorp Stadium

Ziggy Alberts - Laps Around The Sun

December 13th 2019

Riverstage, Brisbane City

Pacific Dawn Cruise Departure

December 16th 2019

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Sea princess cruise departure

December 19th 2019

Princess Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Paul Kelly - Making Gravy

December 21st 2019

Riverstage, Brisbane City

Pacific Dawn Cruise Departure

December 29th 2019

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Pacific Dawn Cruise Departure

January 6th 2020

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

pacific dawn cruise departure

January 10th 2020

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

sea princess cruise departure

January 12th 2019

Princess Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Brisbane Roar v Melbourne City FC

January 11th 2020

Hyandai A-League 2019/2020 Season - Round 14

Suncorp Stadium

Mac DeMarco

January 15th 2020

MAC DEMARCO has announced his return to Australia in January 2020 for HERE COMES MAC DEMARCO, a summer tour that brings the Mac spirit to audiences down under, on his biggest-ever headline run.

Mac has invited his friends, West Australian psych-rockers Pond and “Neo-Kawaii” bubblegum punks CHAI from Japan, to join him on this magical mystery journey down the East Coast. Pond and WA punk outfit Cold Meat will open the show in Perth.

West Australian psych-rockers Pond brings hype from sold-out national headline dates, and latest offering Tasmania (produced by the band and Kevin Parker of Tame Impala). Confronting personal and global dread with rich melodies, their signature trippy instrumentation will feature in all cities.

Japanese punks CHAI will join the tour in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. The feminist quartet makes their Australian debut in the wake of their critically-adored album PUNK. Boasting highlight showcases at SXSW and The Great Escape, Pitchfork awarded PUNK Best New Music, saying CHAI is “a band that screams yes to joy”.

Female-fronted, self-described ‘snotty, snarky feminist punks’ COLD MEAT join the party in Perth, touted by Pitchfork as “responsible for some of the most exciting raw punk to come out of Australia”.

Mac DeMarco’s fourth album HERE COMES THE COWBOY was described as his “masterpiece” (Q magazine) on its release in May. The Canadian-born artist has always taken a more contemplative approach to songwriting, the new album framing these introspections in breezy grooves.

Known for his on-stage antics and rowdy performance persona, Mac last served his antics to sold-out East Coast dates alongside his sets at Laneway Festival in 2018. Mac is back in 2020, with an unmissable lineup of exciting performers sure to delight.

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

pacific aria cruise departure

January 17th 2020

P&O Cruises

Tangalooma Anchorage

pacific dawn cruise departure

January 17th 2020

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

carnival splendor cruise departure

January 18th 2020

Carnival Cruises

Tangalooma Anchorage

Brisbane Roar V Wellington Phoenix

January 18th 2020

Hyandai A-League 2019/2020 Season - Round 15

Suncorp Stadium

celebrity solstice cruise departure

January 23rd 2020

Celebrity Cruises

F1 Terminal, Fisherman Island

Lauren Daigle

January 22nd 2020

Two-time GRAMMY Award winner LAUREN DAIGLE, who has sold out every one of her shows to date, will open 2020 with her first headlining tour, the Lauren Daigle World Tour. It follows nearly 70 sold out performances that have taken place since the release of her GRAMMY Award winning album, “Look Up Child”.

 “This year has been life changing,” said Daigle.  “There’s no better feeling than to be able to look out from the stage and see how people have connected with the songs on this album. Our shows feel like one big party of togetherness, and I can’t wait to create a whole new tour for 2020.  It’s going to be so much fun!”

 The Lauren Daigle World Tour features an all new stage production, design and set list that will be highlighted by Daigle’s raw vocal power and stage presence. She’ll feature some of her hits, including her latest single ‘Rescue’ and the double-Platinum selling #1 single ‘You Say,’ as well as tracks from her previous platinum-selling album, “How Can It Be”.

The Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Pacific Explorer Cruise Departure

January 23rd 2020

P&O Cruises

Tangalooma Anchorage

sea princess cruise departure

January 23rd 2020

Princess Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Pacific Dawn Cruise Departure

January 24th 2020

P&O Cruises

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

seven seas navigator cruise departure

January 25th 2020

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

F1 Terminal, Fisherman Island

Fatboy Slim

January 25th 2020

Fatboy Slim is heading down under for a run of massive headline shows in January 2020, with special guests 2manydjs performing Dj sets at all shows plus additional supports to be announced.

You’d better be ready to ‘Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat’ – Frontier Touring is ecstatic to announce the return of revered DJ and prolific producer Fatboy Slim for three huge Australian dates in January 2020. The party-starting machine is responsible for some of the biggest hits of the last few decades, but it’s his uncomparable energy and true passion for live shows that makes him the icon he is.

Riverstage, Brisbane City

Pacific Aria Cruise Departure

January 29th 2020

P&O Cruises

Tangalooma Anchorage

Billy Idol with The Delta Riggs

January 31st 2020

Riverstage, Brisbane City

Brisbane Roar V Adelaide United

February 8th 2020

Hyandai A-League 2019/2020 Season - Round 18

Suncorp Stadium

International Conference On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

February 9th - 13th 2020

The International Conference On Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICONN) is the largest biennial Australian conference series in the field of nanoscience.

Since the inaugural conference was held in Brisbane in 2006, ICONN has seen success in cities all around Australia, including Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra and Wollongong.

In 2020 ICONN returns to Brisbane and will feature a diverse array of multidisciplinary talks designed to connect world leading scientists, students, engineers, industry participants and entrepreneurs working in the field of nanoscale science and technology to discuss new and exciting advances in the field.

ICONN 2020 will cover nanostructure growth, synthesis, fabrication, characterisation, device design, theory, modelling, testing, applications, commercialisation, and health and safety aspects of nanotechnology.

Being held in the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre in Queensland, Australia, from Sunday 9 February to Thursday 13 February 2020, the conference will feature plenary talks followed by technical symposia (parallel sessions) consisting of invited talks, and oral and poster presentations.

We invite you to be a part of ICONN 2020, where you will meet world-leading scientists and learn of the latest trends in this exciting and dynamic field.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Queen and Adam Lambert "Rhapsody" Tour

February 13th 2020

Queen and Adam Lambert bring the epic Rhapsody Tour to play at Suncorp Stadium on Thursday 13 February 2020 with an all-new stadium concert experience.

Suncorp Stadium

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

February 15th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Queensland Reds V Sunwolves

February 22nd 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 4

Suncorp Stadium

Queensland Reds v Sharks

February 29th 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 5

Suncorp Stadium

Brisbane Roar V Western Sydney Wanderers

March 6th 2020

Hyandai A-League 2019/20 Season - Round 22

Suncorp Stadium

Pixies - Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa Tour

March 12th & 13th 2020

PIXIES, one of the most influential alternative rock bands of all time, are bringing their mammoth world tour to Australia and New Zealand in 2020 – Come On Pilgrim… It’s Surfer Rosa.

Pixies’ debut releases – the electrifying 1987 EP Come On Pilgrim and 1988’s debut full-length album, Surfer Rosa – brought rise to a new genre and defined contemporary music for a generation.

The tour will bear witness to both seminal albums being performed in full – plus new and old tracks spanning their extensive catalogue. Surfer Rosa is a record made up of rage, religion, gore, incest and superheroes named Tony – a debut album so good that it’s since been seen as a masterpiece. Produced by Steve Albini, it includes early Pixies classics such as “Bone Machine,” “Gigantic,” “Vamos” and “Where Is My Mind?”

Come On Pilgrim contained eight songs from the band’s first-ever studio session, produced by Gary Smith and recorded at his Fort Apache Studio near Boston.

Returning for what will be only their fourth visit to Australia, the band will perform at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on March 10, then head to Brisbane and Sydney before flying west for a final show at Fremantle Arts Centre on March 17.

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Brisbane Roar V Central Coast Mariners

March 13th 2020

Suncorp Stadium

Queensland Reds V Bulls

March 14th 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 7

Suncorp Stadium

15th Biennial International Mesothelioma Interest Meeting 2020

March 25th - 28th 2020

The 15th biennial International Mesothelioma Interest Meeting 2020 will take place in Brisbane, Australia in March 2020.

This multidisciplinary meeting will bring together over 500 delegates from around the world, and feature the most up-to-date research, diverse topics of interest, and educational sessions with leading experts. The meeting will offer plenty of networking opportunities with leading scientists and researchers, friends and colleagues.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Queensland Reds V Brumbies

March 27th 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 9

Suncorp Stadium

The National (USA)

March 27th & 28th 2020

Handsome Tours is thrilled to announce that The National will return to Australia in March and April 2020. The visit will see the band perform at stunning venues across the country, including three intimate nights in Melbourne’s iconic Palais Theatre, two nights at ICC Sydney Theatre, a performance at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall and an evening under the stars at Fremantle Arts Centre. They will be supported on all dates by Phoebe Bridgers.
The tour will celebrate the release of The National’s eighth studio album I Am Easy To Find – out now via Remote Control Records / 4AD. Formed in 1999, the Ohio-raised, Brooklyn-based band consists of vocalist Matt Berninger plus two pairs of brothers: Aaron Dessner (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar), and Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums).

The band’s most recent release I Am Easy To Find was a collaborative project with director Mike Mills. The results are I Am Easy To Find, a 24-minute film by Mills starring Alicia Vikander, and I Am Easy To Find, a 68-minute album by The National. The former is not the video for the latter; the latter is not the soundtrack to the former. The movie was composed like a piece of music; the music was assembled like a film, by a film director. The frontman and natural focal point were deliberately and dramatically side staged in favour of a variety of female voices, nearly all of whom have long been in the group’s orbit. It is unlike anything either artist has ever attempted and also totally in line with how they’ve created for much of their careers. The two projects are, as Mills calls them, “Playfully hostile siblings that love to steal from each other”—they share music and words and DNA and impulses and a vision about what it means to be human in 2019, but don’t necessarily need one another. I Am Easy To Find was produced by Mike Mills and The National at Long Pond, Hudson Valley, NY.

The National’s triumphant previous visit to Australia in 2018 included sold-out performances at Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Brisbane’s Riverstage. For their upcoming tour, the band will nestle into their most intimate Australian venues in a decade, delivering fans the raw intensity and emotion of their live show, up-close-and-personal like never before. Be quick – tickets will not last!

Joining The National on all dates will be special guest Phoebe Bridgers. Hailing from Los Angeles, Bridgers released her debut album Stranger In The Alps in 2017 to international acclaim, with haunting, introspective songs that garnered widespread comparisons to legendary songwriters like Elliott Smith and Joni Mitchell.

Fortitude Music Hall, Fortitude Valley

Brisbane Roar V Sydney FC

March 28th 2020

Hyundai A-League 2019/20 Season - Round 25

Suncorp Stadium

WPHN Congress 2020

March 31st - April 2nd 2020

Held every 4 years, the World Public Health Nutrition Congress was established by the World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA) to bring together the international public health nutrition sector for an international congress free from funding from conflicted sources. The Congress acts as a pathway to strengthen the knowledge base, partnerships and commitment for effective action to improve nutrition related health, particularly among vulnerable populations in the world.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Queensland Reds V Rebels

April 11th 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 11

Suncorp Stadium

Under The Southern Stars

April 18th 2020

Celebrating 25 years since the release of their iconic Throwing Copper album, +LIVE+ are one of the most beloved rock bands ever to tour the nation. During their career, +LIVE+ have achieved seven Top 5 albums in Australia, three of which topped the charts at #1 for a total of ten weeks!

They have had a string of top 40 singles and Throwing Copper spent over two years in the Australian top 50 between 1994 and 1997. It has been certified 8 times platinum and was also the 8th highest selling album in Australia in 95/96.

Riverstage, Brisbane City

Brisbane Roar V Adelaide United

April 25th 2020

Hyundai A-League 2019/2020 Season - Round 29

Suncorp Stadium

Queensland Reds v Highlanders

April 26th 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 13

Suncorp Stadium

Queensland Reds V Waratahs

May 16th 2020

Suncorp Stadium

Queensland Reds v Hurricanes

May 22nd 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 17

Suncorp Stadium

17th Asia Pacific Forum On Intelligent Transport Systems

May 25th - 28th 2020

The 17th ITS Asia Pacific Forum is being hosted in Brisbane by ITS Australia in 2020 from Monday 25 – Thursday 29 May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

The 4 day forum will include a strong industry program including tours and demonstrations, an exhibition, as well as an exciting social program. The 2020 ITS APAC Forum Theme of “ITS Innovation Creating Liveable Communities” will demonstrate Australia’s new initiatives and adapted learnings from the advances of our neighbouring mega cities. Key topics to be covered included MaaS (Mobility as a Service), Autonomous Vehicles, Data Analytics and network development.

Brisbane is a multicultural and dynamic city with first class facilities that is conveniently accessible to the APAC region. ITS Australia has no doubts that Brisbane will ensure the 17th Asia Pacific Forum will be a highlight in the ITS Calendars and that visitors from the APAC region will experience a great range of smart technology initiatives and receive a very warm welcome.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Energy Networks 2020

June 2th - 4th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

17th World Congress - World Association For Infant Mental Health WAIMH

June 7th - 11th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

9th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication (INPRA 2020)

June 12th - 14th 2020

University of Queensland, St Lucia

Sustainability Research & Innovation 2020

June 14th - 17th 2020

Future Earth, which supports the largest global community of systems-focused sustainability researchers and innovators, and the Belmont Forum, the world’s largest consortium of transdisciplinary global change and sustainability research funders, are joining forces to establish a marquee congress in which the world’s foremost research and innovation communities come together to share successes, exchange views, and work across disciplines and sectors to support a global transformation to sustainability.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

International Congress On The Education Of The Deaf

July 6th - 9th 2020

Royal International Convention Centre, Bowen Hills

Queensland State Of Origin - Game 3

July 8th 2020

2020 Holden State of Origin Series - Games 3

Queensland Maroons v New South Wales Blues

Suncorp Stadium

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

August 1st 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

2020 Land Forces Australia Indo Asia Pacific

September 1st - 3rd 2020

Brisbane

22nd Australasian fluid mechanics conference

December 6-10 2020

The Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC) is held every two years with the support of the Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society (AFMS). The objectives of the conference are to provide an international forum for scientists, engineers, students, and educators to discuss Fluid Mechanics’ research, development, and innovation. The conference enables participants to present and discuss the latest trends and findings and to learn about best practice in their particular field(s) of interest. The conference has a long history dating back to 1962 when the inaugural conference was held in Western Australia.

A dynamic group of Queensland University of Technology (QUT) and the University of Queensland (UQ) academics have prepared a successful bid submission to the AFMS to host the 22nd AFMC in Brisbane. The AFMC was last held in Brisbane in 1980 and in Queensland in 2007 (Gold Coast). Brisbane would expect to attract 350-450 participants from all over the world to the conference in 2020. The four-day conference will be a showcase of the research strengths and expertise of Brisbane and South-East Queensland professionals in the Fluid Mechanics field. The technical program will encompass several keynote lectures by leading experts, including the George Bachelor lecture, named after the Australian researcher. Three days of technical presentations and plenary lectures will be held on the QUT Gardens Point Campus in Brisbane CBD and will be complemented by a full day at the UQ St Lucia Campus where keynotes, technical sessions and research laboratory tours will occur before the conference banquet in UQ’s Great Court.

The 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference will provide a strong technical and networking opportunity for government, research, and industry. Highlights of the 22nd AFMC will include:

• A strong commitment to promoting Fluid Mechanics in the broader community;
• Support for undergraduate student participation, in the form of two fee-waiver scholarships; and
• Promotion of gender balance in Fluid Mechanics.

We are confident that the 2020 conference will be the best ever Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference.

Queensland University of Technology Gardens Point Campus

pacific dawn cruise departure

December 26th 2020

P&O Cruise

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Brisbane Truck Show 2021

May 16th 2021

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society Congress

May 30th - June 3rd 2021

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Conference Of the international association of colliod and interface scientists (iacis 2021)

June 20th- 24th 2021

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

World Mining Congress

July 20-22 2021

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia’s national science agency, and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), the peak body for resources professionals, are excited to bring the World Mining Congress to Brisbane, Australia, 20 - 22 July 2021.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

World Down Syndrome Conference

August 2022

This international conference brings together people with Down syndrome, family members, researchers and service providers to showcase the latest research and best practice as well as the lived experience of Down syndrome from around the world.

The Congress supports the ongoing agenda of Down Syndrome International: to improve quality of life for people with Down syndrome worldwide and promote their inherent right to be accepted and included as valued and equal members of their communities.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Total Solar Eclipse

July 13th 2037