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 John Mellencamp |
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Friday 21 November |
The legendary singer songwriter who has sold nearly 2 million units in Australia will perform his hits as well as debuting material from his brand new album 'Life, Death, Love & Freedom'. Mellencamp was inducted earlier this year into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and this past December received the ASCAP Foundation's Champion Award in recognition of the his outstanding use of music in the service of humanity.
Front doors open 6pm
Supports: Shane Nicholson 7.30pm, Sheryl Crow 8.10pm
John Mellencamp: 9.30pm; concludes 11pm (times approx) |
  
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| Track Cycling UCI World Cup |
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Thursday 20 - Saturday 22 November |
The world’s best cyclists return to Melbourne for three big days and nights of scintillating action this November. Come and welcome back many of our Olympians and watch track cycling at it’s absolute best.
12pm & 7pm sessions each day
Front doors open 10.30am and 5.30pm respectively |
  
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| South Dragons v Cairns |
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Wednesday 26 November |
Can the Dragons continue their dream run? Find out in this big clash against the Taipans.
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| Billy Joel |
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Saturday 29 November & Monday 1 December |
| Fans of the piano man prepare yourselves! Billy Joel is one of this century’s greatest musicians. Winning six Grammy Awards, selling in excess of 150 million albums worldwide, being inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and also the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame are just a few of the accolades Billy has clocked up over the years. |
  
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| Professional Bull Riders 2008 National Finals |
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Saturday 29 November - 7.30pm |
| This is NOT a rodeo, this is the one and only Professional Bull Riders, coming to Melbourne for the first time ever! The world's richest cowboys will battle it out against our finest to determine the 2008 Australian Champion. Hisense Arena will shake to its foundations as it writhes under the weight of brutal 1000kg bulls, doing their damnedest to rid themselves of the wiry young cowboys on their backs. This is not a rodeo - this is the mother of all extreme sports wrapped up in a pulsating rock concert atmosphere. |
  
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| Kanye West |
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Friday 5 December - 7.30pm |
Lovers of rap, hip-hop, pop, rock, hell just music in general, valedictorian Mr Kanye West returns to Australia to share the good life!
Arguably the most important creative force in hip-hop music today, Kanye is in a class of his own. Building the future of hip-hop as he digs back in time with his unique ear for samples, connecting the past with the present in a brand new way.
Special guests: NAS & Scribe
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| South Dragons v Wollongong |
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Saturday 6 December |
Summer is here and all the heat will be on the Hawks in their clash against the Crazy John's South Dragons.
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| Tattersall's IDSF Aust Dancesport & World Latin Champs |
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8-14 December |
| It’s colourful, vibrant and brilliant. Melbourne will be sizzling in 2008 when it hosts the Tattersall’s IDSF World Latin Championship. Following the highly successful IDSF World Ten Dance Championship in 2004 another spectacular World class event has been awarded to Melbourne! The 2008 festival of dance will be HOT!
The partnership between the Victorian Government, DanceSport Australia and the Australian Dancing Society has taken competitive dancing to a new level, where in the Australian Championship is internationally recognized. |
 
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| The Wiggles - You Make Me Feel Like Dancing Tour |
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Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 December
Shows 10am, 1pm & 4pm
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| It’s time to get Australia dancing with the fab four of fun on their YOU MAKE ME FEEL LIKE DANCING Tour. The Wiggles’ interactive song and dance has been capturing audiences’ imaginations for 17 years! They have sold in excess of 22.5 million Videos/DVDs and 7 million CDs worldwide. The Wiggles are the most awarded children’s act in Australia. Earlier this year, they were named as UNICEF GOODWILL AMBASSADORS. |
  
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| Alicia Keys |
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Wednesday 17 December |
| With 30 millions album sales, 11 Grammy Awards, 4 US #1 albums, a name-check from Bob Dylan, and most recently being awarded the prestigious honour of recording the Bond theme with Jack White, Alicia Keys has set herself apart from her contemporaries. Selling almost 20 million singles, Alicia has created instant classics with the likes of ‘Fallin’, ‘A Woman’s Worth’, ‘Karma’ and ‘Superwoman’, and has become one of the brightest stars of this decade. |
  
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| Kylie Minogue |
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Friday 19 December
Saturday 20 December
Monday 22 December |
After wowing audiences and critics across the UK and Europe in what has been hailed as “her most flamboyant show yet…”, Kylie’can't wait to bring the show to her home town.
“It’s been such a joy to take this show to so many countries that I’ve never been to before, but it’s a real thrill to finally be bringing it home to Australia and to be able to share it with you all.”
The enormous A$20m production has already travelled to 21 countries and been seen by half a million people across Europe. |
  
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| 2009 Australian Open |
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19 January - 1 February 2009 |
Last year saw a fresh injection of precocious young talent taking the tournament by storm. Will the likes of Federer and the Williams sisters wrest back the initiative and can the emerging Aussies take another step?
The Australian Open is an experience not to be missed - last year's attendance record sure to be under threat, not to forget a potential television viewing audience of nearly two billion.
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| Leonard Cohen |
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Thursday 5 February 2009
With Special Guest Paul Kelly |
| Leonard Cohen is a must see for any self-respecting music lover. Supported by his first class band and backing vocalists, the man himself can only be described as magical. Cohen is a true music icon, the writer of such timeless classics as “Hallelujah”, “Suzanne”, “Bird On A Wire”, “Sisters Of Mercy”, “First We Take Manhattan”, “Everybody Knows”, and countless other universally loved songs. |
  
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| Fall Out Boy |
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Wednesday 18 February 2009 |
| Fresh from sold out US and UK tours – which included performing to a sold out Wembley Arena – Fall Out Boy are sure to be in fine form for their largest Australian and New Zealand tour to date! Fall Out Boy will return hot on the heels of the release of their fifth album Folie à Deux (released December 13 through Universal Music). |
  
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| Eric Clapton |
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Wednesday 11 March 2009 |
| There are few who would contest Eric Clapton’s reputation is one of the world’s finest guitarists, often revered as the ‘musician’s musician’. An extraordinary career spanning over 50 years, seemingly countless releases, and accolades too numerous to list. Setting out in the '60's with The Yardbirds and evolving through Cream, in 1970 Clapton’s career began a new solo chapter. Clapton has contributed to albums of artists such as Bob Dylan, B.B. King, Elton John, Sting, Joe Cocker, Roger Waters, Steven Stills, Aretha Franklin, Rolling Stones, Plastic Ono Band, and most famously George Harrison’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps. Now in his 60’s Slowhand doesn’t appear to be showing signs of retirement. |
  
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| Kings of Leon |
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Friday 13 March |
| Nashville’s finest will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2009 as Kings of Leon tour in support of their monster album Only By The Night. A landmark for Kings of Leon, Only By The Night has reached #1 on the ARIA and RIANZ charts, already notching up triple platinum sales in Australia, and platinum in New Zealand, ensuring Kings of Leon will reign supreme in 2009. |
  
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| Brooks & Dunn |
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Monday 4 May 2009 |
| Hitting upon a winning formula of exuberant, honky-tonk rock, mixed with punchy, dance beats and smooth, pop-tinged, power ballads the BROOKS & DUNN combination has been explosive. While the mystery of BROOKS & DUNN is no longer, the anticipation of a second tour is palpable. This time around, BROOKS & DUNN will be also joined by one of the hottest male artists in American country music today, DIERKS BENTLEY. |
  
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| P!nk |
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Sat 30 May & Sun 31 May
Thur 18, Sat 20, Sun 21, Tue 23 & Wed 24 June
Thur 30 July (on sale Fri 21 Nov)
Sat 1 August |
| P!nk - Australia's biggest selling international recording artist of 2006-7 – is back, at the top of her game, and raring to perform live for your entertainment. Expect a dazzling carnival-styled stage set, feats of aerial daring and surprises that can only be hinted at... and at the core, the confident and charismatic vocal powerhouse that is unmistakably P!nk. Nine concerts in Melbourne is testimony to her amazing popularity. |
  
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| Andre Rieu |
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Thursday 29 & Friday 30 October 2009 |
| In October, André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra kick off their 2009 Australian Arena tour. Don't miss André as he crosses the continent, filling night after night with breath-taking music. |
  
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