Dweezil Zappa - Hot Rats Live Tour

April 9th 2020

As the son of Frank Zappa, it was inevitable from the moment he was born that Dweezil Zappa was going to be a musician. He has long undertaken a mission to celebrate the sounds of his infamous father in a fresh context whilst keeping true to Zappa Senior’s unique and impeccable sonic heritage.  

Now, in celebration of 50 years since the album’s release (the year he was born), Dweezil is bringing his iconic ‘Hot Rats’ Live Tour to Australia. Featuring his father’s 1969 album in it’s entirety, as well as more of Frank Zappa choice cuts, the tour will see dates in Sydney, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and Melbourne.  

The ‘Hot Rats’ album played a pivotal role in establishing Frank Zappa as a composer and guitarist and was also dedicated to the newborn Dweezil upon its release. The 50-year old classic album will be surrounded by an assortment of other psychedelic, avant-garde odd metered musical marvels, well known to Zappa aficionados as well as being equally exciting for new generations of fans. 

The Fortitude Music Hall

Queensland Reds V Rebels (SUSPENDED)

April 11th 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 11

SANZAAR has elected to temporarily suspend the Super Rugby Season. More information here.

Suncorp Stadium

Died Pretty With Special Guests Even

April 17th 2020

The Triffid

Died Pretty With Special Guests Even

April 17th 2020

Everyone in the Died Pretty camp is extremely pleased to announce a limited run of shows this coming April and May.

We all heard the news earlier this year that the band’s singer, Ron S Peno, had been diagnosed with oesophageal cancer and this resulted in the cancellation of three ‘A Day On The Green’ appearances and several club shows.

The good news is that following a long and arduous period of treatment Ron is in remission and his doctor has cleared him to be able to perform with Died Pretty again.

Throughout his period of treatment Ron has shown great strength and a level of positivity that is hard to describe. We know that like the band, the wider public will be inspired by Ron’s determination and be 100% behind him as he once again fronts one of Australia’s greatest indie bands.

The Triffid

Karnivool

April 17th 2020

Karnivool are  thrilled to announce The Decade of Sound Awake tour where, exclusively for Australia, they will play the whole album in its entirety. Marking some of the bands’ biggest Aussie venues to date, the tour takes in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Marty Sheargold

April 18th 2020

Don’t miss the opportunity to laugh live with the star of the Nova Network's 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 Have You Been Paying Attention? and want more, book now. Don’t disappoint him, yourself or his property broker by missing out! An encore performance of Marty’s sold out 2019 tour.

As seen on The Project, Dirty Laundry Live and Have You Been Paying Attention? As heard on Nova 106.9’s national drive show, Kate, Tim and Marty show.

Brisbane Powerhouse

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

City And Colour (Postponed)

April 22nd 2019

The Fortitude Music Hall

Pure 2020

April 24th 2020

Hardware, Bush Records and Carl Cox present
PURE 2020

Featuring one of our biggest line-ups to date

Carl Cox (Australia)
Tale Of Us (Italy)
Mind Against (Italy)
Christopher Coe (Australia)
Eric Powell (Australia)

And more to be announced

Friday 24th April, The Fortitude Music Hall

Australia’s most loved techno event, returns for its fifth year to announce a HUGE techno fuelled lineup. After a record breaking 2019 with 20,000 revellers, PURE is back showcasing future techno sounds in an audio and visual sensory showdown.

Celebrating techno and house music, PURE has quickly established itself as a must attend event for dance music fans across Australia and New Zealand, thanks to its reputation as an event where the audience can make a special connection with the DJs.

Join us for a night of Pure techno, delivered with incredible sound in an old fashioned no nonsense rave atmosphere.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Brisbane Roar V Adelaide United (NO SPECTATORS ALLOWED)

April 25th 2020

Hyundai A-League 2019/2020 Season - Round 29

For information on all Brisbane Roar Events in light of COVID-19 please visit their website for the Club Statement.

Suncorp Stadium

Crooked Colours

April 25th 2020

With the release of Crooked Colours critically acclaimed sophomore album ‘LANGATA’ the band had a stellar 2019 selling out shows around the world. To ring in the roaring 20’s the band have announced their biggest shows to date, touring Australia and New Zealand this April & May.

These will be Crooked Colours only headline shows for the year and will be the last chance to catch their much hyped live performance before they head back overseas to record their third album.

This is a rare opportunity to catch a full length set from one of the best live Australian acts at some of the most iconic venues in the country presented by the best promoters in the game.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Queensland Reds v Highlanders (SUSPENDED)

April 26th 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 13

SANZAAR has elected to temporarily suspend the Super Rugby Season. More information here.

Suncorp Stadium

Ocean Film Festival World Tour 2020

April 29th - May 2nd 2020

This carefully curated selection of short films document the beauty and power of the ocean, and celebrate the divers, surfers, swimmers and oceanographers who live for the sea’s salt spray; who chase the crests of waves; and who marvel at the mysteries of the big blue.

The films feature captivating cinematography, complete with awe-inspiring underwater scenes and fast-paced wave sequences that have been captured from unbelievable vantage points.

Inspiring and thought-provoking, the Ocean Film Festival World Tour is filled with moving footage, touching interviews and insightful narrations. Each of the festival’s films conveys a deep respect and appreciation for the world’s oceans and the creatures that call them home.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Dope Lemon

30th April 2020

Offshoot no longer, Angus Stone’s passion project ​Dope Lemon​ grew some serious teeth and claws with the 2019 release of his second full-length album ​Smooth Big Cat, ​and he’ll be roaring and ready to go as he steps off the Groovin the Moo bandwagon for three exclusive sideshows this April!

Appearing at the ​Fortitude Music Hall​ in Brisbane, the​ Enmore Theatre​ in Sydney and ​the Forum in Melbourne, these much-anticipated shows will display the swaying, swagger filled guitar haze that has made Dope Lemon appointment listening for Stone’s devoted Australian fanbase.

The Fortitude Music Hall

NRL Magic Round 2020

May 1-3 2020

We're packing a full round of rugby league and live entertainment into three epic days at Suncorp Stadium, Friday 1st May to Sunday 3rd 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.

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

Suncorp Stadium

Dermot Kennedy

May 1st 2020

Back in the country for his biggest Australian shows to date, Irish gem ​Dermot Kennedy​ has celebrated the release of his long-awaited debut album ​Without Fear​ by locking in four special dates throughout April and May 2020.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Ben Elton Live 2020

May 3 2020

Ben Elton exploded onto the comedy scene more than 30 years ago, hosting Channel 4’s groundbreaking Saturday Live. Since then Elton has achieved huge success as a stand-up comic, author, playwright, actor and director. He’s written television shows such as The Young Ones, Blackadder 2, Blackadder The Third, Blackadder Goes Forth, The Thin Blue Line, the famous ‘exam’ episode of Mr Bean and many more, as well writing and directing two feature films: 2000’s Maybe Baby and 2017’s Australian-made Three Summers. Last year he wrote Kenneth Branagh’s critically acclaimed biopic of William Shakespeare All Is True which starred Judi Dench and Ian McKellen. On 7 February 2020 the live theatre production of his hit BBC TV series Upstart Crow opens on at The Gielgud Theatre in London’s West End.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 2020

May 5th - 9th 2020

The 2020 tour promises 3 hours of captivating footage, shot in some of the most wild and remote corners of the world. Sure to set your pulse racing, this carefully curated program showcases a selection of films packed full of mesmerising cinematography, thought-provoking storylines and adrenaline-inducing action sequences.

Audiences will experience incredible highs and agonising lows through the lenses of some of the most accomplished climbers, paddlers, skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers, mountain bikers, explorers and adventure filmmakers alive today.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Bhad Bhabie

May 6th 2020

Frontier Touring and Illusive Presents are excited to announce the return of 16-year-old rap prodigy Bhad Bhabie, performing four headline shows in Australia and New Zealand in April/May 2020. These will be her first headline shows on our shores in two years, Bhabie also on the line-up for the recently announced Groovin The Moo.

The Florida-born, Los Angeles-based rapper will bring her brash and brazen bars, clever choruses, and attitude for days to Auckland venue The Studio on Thursday 23 April, followed by Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Thursday 30 April, Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Wednesday 6 May, and Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Thursday 7 May.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Supergrass

May 7th 2020

Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that Britpop legends Supergrass will tour Australia in April and May. This five-date run will be their first headline shows on our shores in twelve years and will coincide with the band’s recently-announced six scheduled performances at Groovin The Moo festivals across Australia.

The exciting news follows the band’s announcement in September 2019 that they were reforming after a ten-year split to tour the United Kingdom, Europe and North America in celebration of their seminal debut album I Should Coco’s 25th anniversary. Just moments before the band’s surprise reunion show at Glastonbury’s Pilton Party in September 2019, frontman Gaz Coombes told NME:

The Fortitude Music Hall

Boy & Bear

May 8th 2020

After the most tumultuous period of their lives both personally and professionally, Boy & Bear are back with another national tour.

The band’s position in the music industry was firmly cemented in 2011 after their debut album Moonfire reached platinum, won Boy & Bear five ARIA awards and saw three songs make it to triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2011.

Two years later came the release of their highly anticipated sophomore album Harlequin Dream, which debuted at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, spent five consecutive weeks in the top 10 and has since gone Platinum. In October 2015 Boy & Bear put out Limit Of Love, debuting at #1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, making it their second consecutive number one debut.

Following the release of their newest album Suck on Light, the band embarked on a massive North American tour, playing packed theatres across the US and Canada.

Having now returned home, the boys are excited to share their new album with audiences across Australia in 2020.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Dom Dolla

May 9th 2020

The Fortitude Music Hall

Lindsay Stirling

May 13th 2020

She’s back! After three years, electronic violinist, dancer and composer, Lindsey Stirling, will make her big return to Australia for four very special shows in support of her latest fifth studio album, Artemis.

Lindsey remains fearless enough to always dream big. In years following the release of her 2012 self-titled debut, the electronic music impresario quietly and humbly became one of the 21st century’s most innovative stars by clinging to her groundbreaking vision of cinematic violin-driven electronic music.

After bowing at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Dance/Electronic Album Chart, holding #1 on the Classical Album Chart for 21 consecutive weeks, Lindsey went on to receive a Billboard Music Award for “Top Dance/Electronic Album,”. She has garnered over 11 million subscribers and 2 billion+ views on YouTube and her headline tours have attracted more than half a million people worldwide.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Horizon - Maxine Mellor

May 14th - 23rd 2020

They set out with unbridled enthusiasm for the road ahead; swept up in romantic dreaming and poetic ruminations amid the boundless plains. They knit new narratives for themselves; give themselves new names and identities in sync with their seemingly unanimous versions of utopia.

Their newfound freedom is underscored by a long-forgotten mix tape buried deep in the glovebox, but out of the static following the final song, a pubescent voice cracks — a younger, angrier, more violent Cole and his teenage manifesto recorded to tape before a planned act of terror.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Queensland Reds V Waratahs (SUSPENDED)

May 16th 2020

SANZAAR has elected to temporarily suspend the Super Rugby Season. More information here.

Suncorp Stadium

The Rubens

May 16th 2020

The Rubens are extremely excited to announce their biggest Australian tour to date – the LIVE IN LIFE tour.

Supported by triple j, the 27-date run will see the five-piece play a combination of metro and regional venues from May through June in celebration of their infectious summer jam, ‘Live In Life’.

The past year has seen The Rubens travel to North America, UK & Europe for headline tours, perform and release their MTV Unplugged Live In Melbourne album, slay the main stage unveiling their collaboration with punk hip-hop star Vic Mensa at Splendour In The Grass AND between all of that, bunker down to write and focus on new music.

As part of their Chucka Bucka’s initiative, the Menangle Mad Men have also embarked on 3 regional tours in the past 18 months – and the Live In Life Tour is another tip of the hat to our music loving friends who may not live near a city – with the band revisiting some old regional favourites as well as some new towns they’ve never played before, including Bundaberg, Warrnambool, Shepparton and more.

2018 proved to be a landmark year for The Rubens, which saw the release of their third album LO LA RU, including hits ‘Never Ever feat. Sarah’ (2 x Platinum), ‘Million Man’ (Gold) and ‘God Forgot’, a mammoth headline tour across Australia, New Zealand, the United States and Europe and supporting P!NK on her massive 42-date sell out arena tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Don’t miss your chance to see The Rubens live in 2020!

The Fortitude Music Hall

Tones and I

May 17th 2020

Global breakout artist Tones And I has announced a triple j supported national Australia tour following a record breaking 2019.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Billy Bragg

May 20th 2020

The Triffid

Succession - Australian Dance Collective

May 21st - 23rd 2020

Our 30-strong Youth Ensemble will have the once-in-a-lifetime experience of creating and performing with the professional dancers of the company. 

 In a first for Australian Dance Collective, the six company dancers will nurture and inspire the next generation as they dance alongside the Youth Ensemble.

Succession will feature a new work created on the artists of our 2020 Youth Ensemble, and culminate in a world premiere collaboration with the combined 36 artists of the company and Youth Ensemble.

Judith Wright Centre

Ocean Alley

May 22nd 2020

Ocean Alley are stoked to reveal their first national tour of Australia since 2018, playing shows around the country in May and June supported by Psychedelic Porn Crumpets and Dulcie. The news follows the release of their latest video ‘Tombstone’, and caps off a huge 12 months for the band from the Northern Beaches of Sydney.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Queensland Reds v Hurricanes (SUSPENDED)

May 22nd 2020

2020 Super Rugby - Round 17

SANZAAR has elected to temporarily suspend the Super Rugby Season. More information here.

Suncorp Stadium

L7 With Special Guests

May 23rd 2020

The Triffid

Intelligent Transport Systems Asia Pacific Forum & Exhibition

May 25th - 28th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Southbank

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

Elvana

May 26th 2020

The Triffid

Angel Olsen

May 28th 2020

Due to COVID-19, please ensure you contact The TIV Team to re-confirm show dates

The Tivoli

My Robot

May 28th - 30th 2020

When Ophelia moves with her family to the seaside, she’s not impressed. She doesn’t like the beach, misses her old home and thinks the people in this town are pretty strange. She feels like she’s missing a piece of herself.

As she unpacks she finds a strange box full of parts with a curious note attached that reads ‘You. Make. Me.’ Ignoring her father’s warnings about the dangers of her ingenious inventions, she sets to work and builds herself a new robot friend, naming her Olivetti. Together they take on the local bully and start making new friends. But are they smart and brave enough to take on a daring rescue at sea?

Barking Gecko Theatre’s My Robot reminds us that we are all made up of different parts, and that when we feel less than whole we can find – or make – a part that fits. A story bursting with special robot tricks, laughter and bewildered parents My Robot is a must see for all families.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Energy Networks 2020

June 2th - 4th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Joel Creasey

June 5th 2020

You’ll know Joel from his sashaying down a red carpet wearing something extravagant with several champagnes under his belt or from his numerous television appearances; ‘Eurovision’, ‘Mardi Gras’, ‘Take Me Out’ or ‘Show Me the Movie’. Perhaps you saw his global Netflix special or read his autobiography ‘Thirsty’?

However, live on stage is where you get to meet the real Joel. The unfiltered and unscripted Joel who’ll regale you with tales from his life in and out of the spotlight.

The Fortitude Music Hall

Rex Orange County

June 6th 2020

Today, Rex Orange County shares his new album Pony. It is the highly-anticipated follow up to 2017’s Apricot Princess and was written, recorded, and performed almost entirely by Rex himself at Strongroom Studios in East London, with frequent collaborator Ben Baptie co-producing, engineering and mixing the album. It follows the release of singles ‘Pluto Projector’ and ‘10/10’, the latter recently being performed on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon.

Rex Orange County is also heading on the road, with headline dates across Australia and New Zealand. The tour will take him across some of his biggest shows to date, performing in Adelaide, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Wellington and Auckland.

The Fortitude Music Hall

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

June 7th - 11th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

MO Gilligan

June 10th 2020

Fresh from his smash hit global Netflix release Momentum, comedian MO GILLIGAN, one of the UK’s biggest breakout stars, will bring his high-energy style and stunning physicality to Brisbane Powerhouse.

His sketches regularly go viral and are co-signed by some of the most famous names in international music including Drake and Stormzy.

Recently named The Funniest Man in Britain by The Times, Mo’s debut Coupla Cans stand up tour has smashed records selling over 50,000 tickets to date including a huge two week West End residency, with numerous shows selling out in minutes.

Brisbane Powerhouse

LA Guns

June 11th 2020

The Triffid

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

June 12th - 14th 2020

University of Queensland, St Lucia

The Life of Shaquille O'Neal

June 13th 2020

Shaquille O'Neal Set to Return to Australia in June 2020

NBA Champion and Hall of Famer will tour nationally in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane for His First Visit to Australia in Over 20 Years

La Trobe Financial presents NBA All-Star, sports analyst, and DJ Shaquille O'Neal will be returning to Australia in June 2020, marking his first visit to the country in over 20 years. His highly anticipated return will feature a national tour of Q&A sessions and seminars in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane.

In this series, the beloved business mogul will be speaking on tips for success, offering unplugged and uncensored conversations about his life, and touching on many unspoken moments throughout his decorated career on and off the court. O'Neal will make his way to Brisbane's Great Hall (BCEC),

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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

2020 Franchising and Business Opportunities Expo

June 19th & 20th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

15th Annual Associations Forum National Conference

June 22nd - 23rd 2020

The 15th Annual Associations Forum National Conference will be held on 22-23 June 2020 at the Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane.

Hundreds of senior executives, Board members, and experts in their field will gather to lead discussions on the key issues affecting the associations, charities and not-for-profit sector.

For general enquiries, please call the team on 02 9904 8200 or email info@associations.net.au.

For any sponsorship enquiries, please contact our partnerships team on +61 2 9904 8200 or email partnerships@associations.net.au.

Royal International Convention Centre

2020 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

June 23rd - 26th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank

Edward The Emu

July 3rd - 4th 2020

Everyone’s favourite emu, Edward has gone missing! The Keepers are in hot pursuit, hunting high and low to locate their much-loved feathered attraction.

Edward stays one step ahead. Convinced that the other animals in the zoo are having more fun, he flits from seal pool to lion’s den in search of the perfect habitat. The lonely emu is convinced the grass is greener elsewhere until that is he meets Edwina the Emu!

The award-winning Monkey Baa team brings to the stage the classic Australian tale of two emus searching for their identity. With exceptional, world-class puppetry, a beautiful original score and inventive storytelling, the hilarious and tender story of the two emus leads them to discover that the best thing you can be is… you!

Brisbane Powerhouse

Source Kids Disability Expo 2020

July 4th - 6th 2020

We’re thrilled to announce that the Source Kids Disability Expo is coming back to Brisbane for the third year in a row! Our 2019 Expo was a huge success with thousands families and carers taking the opportunity to find and try out products and services for children and young adults with disabilities, listen to talks by advocates and chat with service providers about how they can assist them and their children.

Mark your calendars for the first weekend in July, 2020 – we can’t wait to see you all again!

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

International Congress On The Education Of The Deaf

July 6th - 9th 2020

Royal International Convention Centre, Bowen Hills

The Riddle Of Washpool Gully

July 7th - 11th 2020

From the creators of Laser Beak Man, Storm Boy and The Wider Earth, comes a new production of wonder and imagination, The Riddle of Washpool Gully.

Far beyond the outskirts of the big city, near a tiny town that nearly everyone forgot, lay a dry creek bed of no special significance.

Once upon a time it was called Washpool Gully.

But the world had moved on from insignificant things, and no one had time for dry creek beds. Except in Washpool Gully something was stirring. Shaken by the rumble of engines and the darkening of the sky, something long asleep had decided to wake up.

Combining old-fashioned storytelling with contemporary puppetry and miniature sets, The Riddle of Washpool Gully, performed by Terrapin Puppet Theatre and co-created with Dead Puppet Society, will present a reimagined tale of Australian mythology is a ere-imagined tale of Australian mythology about incredible creatures that might still live in the uncharted corners of our vast country.

Brisbane Powerhouse

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

Flight Centre Global Gathering

July 10th - 12th 2020

Brisbane

Abbarama - The Modern Abba Tribute Experience

July 12th 2020

The Triffid

I Prevail

July 12th 2020

I Prevail are the biggest heavy music success story in recent history – and Australia is one of their biggest fanbases in the world. Today, they announce their return to Australian shores in a July 2020 tour presented by Destroy All Lines, and with mates Motionless in White and Windwaker along for the ride! With I Prevail’s previous Australian tour COMPLETELY selling out in a matter of days, tickets for this tour are sure to disappear very quickly – so do NOT sleep on this!

The Fortitude Music Hall

Baby Animals and Killing Heidi

July 17th 2020

The Triffid

Tertiary Studies Expo

July 18th-19th 2020

Brisbane Showgrounds

Baby Animals And Killing Heidi (Second Show)

July 18th 2020

The Triffid

Brisbane's Annual Wedding Expo 2020

July 19th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

World Travel Expo - Showing the Americas 2020

July 26th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Bespoke 2020

July 31st - August 8th 2020

Bespoke takes a fresh look at ballet dancers in the contemporary space as it considers interactions with technology, design, lighting and music to showcase QB in new ways.

Once again, the boundaries of ballet morph to create an unmissable, unexpected season.

Choreographers: Natalie Weir, Remi Wortmeyer, Petros Trekli

The role of Resident Choreographer is generously supported by Veronika Butta.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix

August 1st 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

Peter And The Wolf

August 5th - 7th 2020

Young audiences are invited on a woodland adventure as Peter and his friends, Bird, Cat and Duck, try to capture the Wolf who is causing havoc in the countryside. Created by Queensland Ballet’s Greg Horsman, this brand-new ‘My First Ballet’ production pays homage to the 1960 season of Peter and the Wolf, choreographed by Queensland Ballet founder and former Artistic Director, Charles Lisner OBE.

This immersive live theatre experience for children will charm audiences as they venture into the captivating world of one of the most loved fairy tales.

Featuring the iconic music of Sergei Prokofiev, first performed in 1936 and accompanied by a narrator, this delightful ballet will capture the imaginations of children and the young at heart, bringing story, ballet and symphonic music together.

With a suite of educational and creative activities to be enjoyed around the performances, at home or elsewhere, children’s creativity will thrive.

Brisbane Powerhouse

CADEP - Australian Dance Collective

August 5th - 8th 2020

After four years of profound and immersive international collaboration, Australian Dance Collective will this year partner with China’s Round House Dance Company.

Based in Shenzhen, a Sister City of Brisbane, Round House is renowned for its physicality and creative risk-taking.

This is the fourth instalment of the Chinese Australian Dance Exchange Project, an ambitious collaborative program between Australian Dance Collective and some of China’s most highly-acclaimed dance companies, including BeijingDance/LDTX, City Contemporary Dance Company (Hong Kong) and Guangdong Modern Dance Company (Guangzhou).

We will use film, live performance and site-specificity to create an evening of unique and edgy work, proving dance knows no boundaries.

Playhouse Theatre, QPAC

Away

August 18th - 22nd 2020

Away from familiar surroundings, personal tragedies and private concerns come to the fore.

Through the magic of Shakespearean fairies and a breathtaking summer storm, the families come together to each realise a more positive future.

You must see this coming-of-age Australian classic, performed by the inaugural cohort of Bachelor of Acting students from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Viral

August 20th -29th 2020

By definition, something that is “viral” spreads copies of itself or mutates other objects to become more like itself.  The play examines the role of social media and technology and how it impacts the way we record, communicate and think about incidents of racism, abuse and violence in our community.

It investigates the line between disassociation and raising awareness about such events, asking the question “is it better to record these activities and post it on the Internet or step in and stop it from occurring in the first place”? Viral fuses physical theatre, verbatim style text, AV projections and political theatre as it looks at the role of the “bystander” in the modern age and the effects of living in an overly litigious society where everyone has access to a recording device that can broadcast every interaction to the entire World. Viral also explores desensitization, responsibility and the role of social media.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Micah Moonlight Magic Dinner Dance 2020

August 21st 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Echo - Australian Dance Collective

August 28th - 29th 2020

Echoing the main company, our Youth Ensemble is encouraged to find their own voice, express their creativity and strive for the excellence that will define them.

Their second performance season of the year will be a double bill that gives them the range of experiences they will face as a professional dancer. 

The Youth Ensemble will be mentored and empowered as they actively participate in choreographing, designing and performing their own work. They will also present a new creation made for them by a guest choreographer.

Judith Wright Centre

Northeast Party House

August 29th 2020

Due to COVID-19, please ensure you contact The TIV Team to re-confirm show dates

The Tivoli

2020 Land Forces Australia Indo Asia Pacific

September 1st - 3rd 2020

Brisbane

2020 NKT-IKBU International Fall Festival

October 2nd - 8th 2020

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank

International Pediatric Sleep Association Congress and Sleep DownUnder

October 20th - 24th 2020

The organising committee invite you to Brisbane next October, where the International Surgical Sleep Society Meeting and the International Paediatric Sleep Association's Annual Congress will run alongside Sleep DownUnder 2020 from 18-24 October 2020 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, South Bank

ACHPER QLD Women in Sport Breakfast

October 21st 2020

As the peak body for the Health and Physical Education profession in Queensland, ACHPER QLD will advocate for active and healthy lifestyles across Queensland educational communities; and deliver professional development programs and services in the areas of Health & Physical Education.

Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Magic Beach

November 7th - 8th 2020

Alison Lester AM's classic book comes to life on stage in a wonderful world of text, song, light, shadow and movement for children aged 3-8 and their adults.

From the team behind The Gruffalo and The Treehouses series, this new Australian adaptation from multi-award winning playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer is a celebration of the power of the imagination and the differences that make every child special.

Brisbane Powerhouse

Eilen Jewell

November 26th 2020

Due to COVID-19, please contact The TIV Team to reconfirm show dates

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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

The National (USA)

December 12th - 13th 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

pacific dawn cruise departure

December 26th 2020

P&O Cruise

Portside Cruise Terminal, Hamilton

Biffy Clyro

January 14th 2021

Known for their anthemic alt-rock, Scotland's Biffy Clyro are a dynamic power trio marked by the throaty lead-vocal brogue of singer/guitarist Simon Neil.

Emerging in the early 2000s, Biffy Clyro drew loyal fans with their grunge, hardcore, and prog-rock-influenced sound that found them combining hooky choruses with unusual song forms and galloping rhythmic meters. While their early albums helped build their fan base in Britain, they broke through to an international audience with 2009's Only Revolutions, which peaked at number three on the U.K. album charts and earned a Mercury Prize nomination. The band continued to experiment, issuing the double-disc Opposites in 2013, and the soundtrack album Balance, Not Symmetry in 2019.

In Australia, Biffy Clyro’s most recent album – Ellipsis – debuted at #15 on the ARIA chart, their highest to date, and they have just announced they will be releasing their new album ‘A Celebration Of Endings’ on May 15.

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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