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Matador

December 2nd - 5th 2021

Featuring a brand new stage set, new original music and some explosive new latin acts, this will be a fresh, new version of the show that audiences have fallen in love with... elevated in every way. Including our new seating plan. Audiences can now pick allocated theatre seats in either Platinum, Gold or Silver reserves. We are also introducing the tantalizing new Flirts Section: A saucy, immersive area closest to all the action on and off the stage, with VIP tables and table service and your very own, cast poster art!

The Tivoli

Calm the Covid Rage w 48Dave & The Planktons

December 3rd 2021

Are you ready to calm the Covid rage with 48 Dave & The Planktons? Excellent!

Two musical behemoths come together. 48 Dave and The Planktons.

One night. One stage. Hopefully, it will one day be repeated, but maybe not?????

Two huge sets, with doors from 7pm and live music kicking off from 7:30pm.

This is your chance to support the great work of Young Care, with all proceeds on the night being donated to this fantastic Charity.

The Triffid, Newstead

Updraft Music Festival

December 4th 2021

Updraft Agency presents Updraft Music Festival!

This summer, Saturday, December 4th, Updraft Agency presents Updraft Music Festival at The Triffid, Brisbane. Featuring two stages and a powerhouse lineup, this Festival promises to bring back the live music fix we’ve all been craving!

Main Stage will bring the D floor with non-stop party bands and DJs! Accompanied by a massive projector screen giving a cinematic journey of imagery, colour and light, this stage will stimulate all the senses! BULLHORN, Fat Picnic, Drop Legs, Bearfoot, August River Band, Hannah Maxx, and Selecta Watson, this powerhouse lineup is fire!

When the dance floor becomes too much and you just need to catch your breath the outdoor stage awaits. Set in The Triffid’s beautiful beer garden you can sit back, relax, enjoy some food and take in the good times and deep feels of Graham Moes, Asher Beau, CC The Cat (solo), and DJ Golden Sound!

This Festival offers the whole spectrum of delights! Limited tickets are available. Don’t miss out!

The Triffid, Newstead

Regurgitator

December 10th 2021

Regurgitator will disturb the fleeting moments to explore the beating heart… and the darkness within debut album Tu-Plang as it drives a stake into the 25 years since it emerged from the jungles of Bangkok. A musical coup de maître traversing the twisted tributaries of this release and what escaped prior.

Princess Theatre, Woollongabba

Todrick Hall

December 13th 2021

Todrick Hall has had to reschedule his Tivoli show that was scheduled to take place in January 2021 to Monday 13 December 2021

All tickets purchased for the previous show will be valid for the new show date.

The Tivoli

The 5k Foam Fest: Brisbane

December 18th 2021

The 5K Foam Fest and Nickelodeon 1K Foam Fest event is at Sirromet Wines in Mount Cotton, Queensland on Saturday, 18 December 2021 and is a one-of-a-kind obstacle course-based fun run.

You'll be foamy, muddy and wet by the end of the Foam Fest! The 5K includes 22 of some of the best and most exciting obstacles in the world, including the world's largest inflatable waterslide, mucky mud pits and 2.5 million cubic feet of foam.

The 1K Nickelodeon Foam Fest for the kids runs through 10 nickelodeon themed obstacles (all optional) over an action packed 1km foam-filled course, featuring nickelodeon characters.

With a variety of obstacles and a ton of foam, this event is an exciting challenge for experienced and beginner runners alike. Walk it, run it, charge it, fun it; this course should be enjoyed at your own pace and all obstacles are optional.

Series
5K Foam Fest
- Next in series (8 January 2022)
- Previous in series (11 December 2021)

Distances/Events
1K distance + 10 obstacles
5K distance + 22 obstacles

Sirromet

Big Bash League - Heat V Thunder

December 19th 2021

Brisbane Heat vs Sydney Thunder

6.40pm

The Gabba, Wooloongabba

Big Bash League - Heat Vs Stars

December 27th 2021

Brisbane Heat Vs Sydney Stars

8.05pm

The Gabba, Woolloongabba

Big Bash League - Heat Vs Hurricanes

January 8th 2022

Brisbane Heat Vs Hobart Hurricanes

7.30 pm

The Gabba, Woolloongabba

Big Bash League - Heat Vs Scorchers

January 19th 2022

Brisbane Heat Vs Perth Scorchers

12.30 p m

The Gabba, Woollongabba

Rewind 80's Mixtape Tour

January 22nd 2022

With their retro hits, cherry lips and high kicks, Rewind 80's take the stage performing tunes from one of music's most iconic eras - the sensational eighties!

The multi-piece live band pays homage to the rock, pop and new romantic artists that had you screaming in front of a television set as you watched MTV as a kid.

This is a show not to be missed with its high fashion 80's glamour, head flicks and synthesizers.

If you want to put the 80's in a nutshell - it would be the big hair, excess fashion, incredible music, the walkman and the mixtape just to name a few.

It was the love letter of the 80's, it was the mixtape!

Get your tickets for a ripper night...

The Princess Theatre, Woollongabba

Cowboy Junkies

February 1st 2022

Canadian alt-country pioneers Cowboy Junkies will return to Australian and New Zealand for the first time in 20 years in May 2020.

Anyone who has followed Cowboy Junkies’ three-decade-long journey knows the band has always remained true to its unique artistic vision. In 1988, they proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise with its introspective, quiet intensity. Their new album, All That Reckoning, once again gently shakes the listener to wake up. It may be the most powerful album Cowboy Junkies have yet recorded.

Cowboy Junkies inadvertently started a revolution when they appeared in the late ‘80s. The Trinity Session featured the band’s unforgettable cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane”, and combined folk, country, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before. It went on to sell more than a million copies but its influence was broader and deeper. Indeed the record presaged the subsequent alternative-country movement in the ‘90s and beyond, with its general mood – the album had been recorded in a church with the group performing around a single microphone.

The Tivoli

Cowboy Junkies

February 1st 2022

Canadian alt-country pioneers Cowboy Junkies will return to Australian and New Zealand for the first time in 22 years in 2022.

Anyone who has followed Cowboy Junkies’ three-decade-long journey knows the band has always remained true to its unique artistic vision. In 1988, they proved that there was an audience waiting for something quiet, beautiful and reflective. The Trinity Session was like a whisper that cut through the noise with its introspective, quiet intensity. Their new album, All That Reckoning, once again gently shakes the listener to wake up. It may be the most powerful album Cowboy Junkies have yet recorded.

Cowboy Junkies inadvertently started a revolution when they appeared in the late ‘80s. The Trinity Session featured the band’s unforgettable cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Sweet Jane”, and combined folk, country, blues and rock in a way that had never been heard before. It went on to sell more than a million copies but its influence was broader and deeper. Indeed the record presaged the subsequent alternative-country movement in the ‘90s and beyond, with its general mood – the album had been recorded in a church with the group performing around a single microphone.

The Tivoli

Billy Bragg

February 8th - 10th 2022

NIGHT 1

• Career Spanning Billy Bragg Set

NIGHT 2

• Songs From First Three Albums ‘Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy’ (1983)
• ‘Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)’
• ‘Talking with the Taxman about Poetry’ (1986)

NIGHT 3

• Songs From Second Three Albums ‘Workers Playtime’ (1988)
• ‘Don’t Try This at Home’ (1991)
• ‘William Bloke’ (1996)

The Tivoli

Belinda Carlisle

February 26th 2022

Belinda Carlisle returns to Australia in February 2022 with her Decades Tour, which celebrates 35 years of her solo career.

Her incredible career started in 1978 with the Go-Go’s where she achieved instant stardom with hits including ‘We Got The Beat’ and ‘Our Lips Are Sealed’.

After the band's break up Belinda Carlisle embarked on her hugely successful solo career and released her first solo album in 1986, her second album Heaven On Earth produced the worldwide hit ‘Heaven Is A Place On Earth’ which hit number one on both the US and UK charts.

The hits kept on coming with the release of her iconic 1989 album, Runaway Horses which boasted the top 10 hits ‘Leave a Light On’ and ‘Summer Rain’.

Belinda Carlisle continued to produce hits including the number one classic ‘In Too Deep’ showing that she had real longevity in the pop scene.

Her Australian Tour ‘Decades’ in February 2022 will feature all her hits in a catalogue of music that influenced a generation.

The Tivoli

Peter Hook & The Light

March 1st 2022

Peter Hook & the Light finally return to Australia & New Zealand in 2022 to perform Joy Division’s landmark albums, Unknown Pleasures and Closer, in full and sequential order. Plus as a special bonus they will perform an opening set of New Order material.

Joy Division co-founder and bassist, Peter Hook formed The Light to keep the music of Joy Division alive. These shows are a unique opportunity to experience Joy Division’s incredible discography performed with the sincerity and authenticity of one of its founding members.

The Tivoli

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ With Queensland Symphony Orchestra

March 5th 2022

The rebellion begins! Lord Voldemort is back, but the Ministry of Magic tries to keep a lid on the truth – including appointing a new, power-hungry Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. Ron and Hermione convince Harry to secretly train students for the wizarding war ahead. A terrifying showdown between good and evil awaits!

Nominated for a World Soundtrack Discovery Award, composer Nicholas Hooper uses experimental techniques and unique instruments to compose two new main themes reflecting not only Dolores Umbridge but Voldemort’s inflection into Harry’s psyche. By using Japanese Taiko drums, Hooper allows a deeper and more nefarious undercurrent to permeate the magical adventure of Harry and his friends as they prepare for the wizarding war ahead.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Letz Zep

March 10th - 11th 2022

The promoters of LETZ ZEP, have confirmed the show originally planned to be held in July 2020 then rescheduled to May 2021, has been rescheduled once more. The event will now be taking place on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 March 2022.

Tickets that were purchased for the originally scheduled dates at The Tivoli will be valid for the newly rescheduled date of Thursday or Friday, and you don’t need to do anything, just hold on to your tickets. If you can’t make it to the new date, let’s get those tickets refunded by submitting a refund request. Refunds must be submitted prior to 5pm, 9 March 2021.

The Tivoli

Professor Brian Cox - Borizons: A 21st Century Space Odyssey

March 10th 2022

Having set two Guinness World Records with his previous sell-out World Tour, Professor Brian Cox is back with a brand-new live-on-stage show in 2022.

Horizons takes audiences on a dazzling cinematic journey; a story of how we came to be and what we can become. Using state of the art LED screen technology, arenas will be filled with images of far-away galaxies, alien worlds, supermassive black holes, and a time before the Big Bang. What is the nature of space and time? Why does the Universe exist? How did life begin; how rare might it be, and what is the significance of life in the Cosmos? What does it mean to live a small, finite life in a vast, eternal Universe? The deepest of questions will be explored using the latest advances in our understanding of quantum theory, black holes, biology, planetary science, astronomy and cosmology.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Spring Loaded

March 12th 2022

After a huge sell out at Sandstone Point Hotel now its Brisbane's turn for a huge encore as Spring Loaded hits Eatons Hill Outdoors on Sat 12th March 2022. With a colossal lineup dripping in 90s Aussie alt rock, party like its 1998 with Grinspoon, Regurgitator, Frenzal Rhomb, Custard, Magic Dirt, The Fauves, The Meanies & Screamfeeder, with MC Lindsay ‘The Doctor’ McDougall.

Eatons Hill, QLD

Eskimo Joe

April 8th 2022

35x ARIA nominees and 11x ARIA Award-winning trio Eskimo Joe will return to the stage for seven theatre performances across Australia in March and April 2022.

For the very first time, the band will be playing their iconic albums Black Fingernails Red Wine (2006) and A Song Is A City (2004) back-to-back, each in their entirety... with a few surprises up their sleeve too.

Live on stage in early 2022, fans can expect a show featuring A Song Is A City hits such as ‘From The Sea’, ‘Smoke’, ‘Older Than You’, ‘Life Is Better With You’, as well as belters from Black Fingernails, Red Wine, such as the title track, ‘Sarah’, ‘New York’, ‘Breaking Up’, ‘London Bombs’ and many more! ‘99 Ways’ is the latest single from the acclaimed trio, and the first taste in new music for some time.

Eskimo Joe’s impressive live performance history includes appearances at Sound Relief, Live Earth, Make Poverty History, the ARIA Awards, the APRA Awards, Big Day Out, Homebake, Laneway Festival, Falls Festival, Southbound, Splendour In The Grass, triple j’s One Night Stand, Australian Open, 2011 AFL Grand Final and Sundance Film Festival in Utah, USA.

Along with a significant number of Australian tours, the band have received global acclaim from fans and critics alike, having played across the United States, Canada, Europe and Korea.

The Tivoli

NRL Magic Round 2022

May 13 - 15 2022

We're packing a full round of rugby league and live entertainment into three epic days at Suncorp Stadium, 13th - 15th May.

And there's plenty of magic to go around.

With every NRL team battling it out over one weekend, no fan gets left out. Share the highs and lows of eight action-packed games. Share the festivities off the field – with live music, exclusive giveaways and experiences, and heaps of activities to explore.

Gather your family and friends to share the magic for a memorable weekend in Brisbane, whatever team they support.

Suncorp Stadium

Fastlove

June 11th - 12th 2022

Fastlove: A Tribute to George Michael, originally planned to be held in June 2020 then moved to April 2021, has been rescheduled to June 2022.

The Tivoli

Steve Hackett

June 20th 2022

Steve Hackett, as the powerhouse guitarist for one of the most important progressive rock bands ever, has been a guiding influence for musicians and guitarists for over 40 years.

The Tivoli

NRL State Of Origin

July 13th 2022

State of Origin Game II between the Queensland Maroons and New South Wales Blues will be held at Suncorp Stadium on July 13th 2022.

Suncorp Stadium

2026 UCI BMX World Championships

2026 - Dates TBA

Brisbane has been awarded hosting rights for the 2026 BMX World Championships by the International Cycling Union (UCI), which has also awarded four new titles of "Bike City."

The 2026 World Championships is the second major BMX event the city on the east coast of Australia has been given in recent months, following last September’s awarding of this year’s Nitro World Games, where BMX will be a major part of the programme.

Brisbane is also at the centre of Queensland’s innovative region-wide bid for the 2032 Olympics.

The new recipients of the UCI Bike City designations, meanwhile, are the Flanders region of Belgium, Val di Sole in Italy, the city of Fayetteville in North Carolina, US, and Wollongong, Australia.

Read more of the event announcement.....

Brisbane, Australia