december-2009

Welcome the
new year at
Field Day
SLAM Festival
19 DEC–27 FEB MELBOURNE, GOLD COAST,
PERTH, ADELAIDE, NEWCASTLE, SYDNEY
Slam Summer Beach Volleyball Festival
The best things about summer are
concentrated in this one activity — beach,
sun, sea, volleyball, ice-cold beverages, DJs
spinning cool tunes and beautiful bodies.
Register online; tickets to the festival and
afterparty from moshtix 1300 438 849.
31 DEC–31 JAN QUEENSTOWN
Summerdaze Festival
Enjoying its sixth year, this month-long festival
in the beautiful Queenstown Lakes District is
packed with free events for the whole family
including teddy bear picnics, skateboarding
competitions and outdoor cinemas. On New
Year’s Eve, there’s a great line-up of bands
and a fi rework display. And it’s all free.
Silvie Paladino
headlines Adelaide’s
Christmas Proms
’TIL MAR MELBOURNE
AC/DC Australia’s Family Jewels
This is a celebration of “Australia’s greatest
rock ‘n’ roll band”. Costumes, stage props,
photographs and hand-written letters as well
as interview clips will all be gathered in one
place for their fans to worship… er, view.
Free entry. The Arts Centre, Gallery 1,
100 St Kilda Rd, tel: +61 (3) 9281 8000.
18–19 DEC ADELAIDE
Christmas Proms
For a classic treat, there’s the ever-popular
Christmas Proms at Adelaide’s Festival
Theatre. Silvie Paladino and Bernard Walz are
headlining the concerts, which will include
performances by the Adelaide Art Orchestra
and Adelaide Vocal Project. Tickets from
Bass on 131 246.
BOOK NOW!
1 January
Field Day
Fuzzy’s Field Day NYD concert will rev up
Sydney’s Th e Domain with Th e Presets, Fake
Blood, Krafty Kuts, DJ Yoda , Skream & Benga
to name a few. Th ere’ll be cocktail bars under
the trees, an outdoor cinema and the best of
Sydney’s burlesque scene.
3 January
Solar Music Festival
Th e Mornington Peninsula will ensure the
party continues with a top artist line-up at the
Racecourse which includes Bliss n Eso,
Cut Copy, Birds of Tokyo and Th e Grates.
Solar Music Festival Photo: Hardware Corporation
3–10 January
Brisbane International
Expect Jelena Dokic, Andy Roddick, and
James Blake in the fi rst Australian tennis
tournament of 2010 that will see the
comeback of former no. 1 Justine Henin.
Jelena Dokic
13–24 January
Singapore Fringe Festival
Catch Melbourne-born, Yangon-based
singer-songwriter Tamas Wells’ live musical
performance combined with visual images
called Two Years in April and the Asian
premiere of visual artist Phillip Toledano’s
America the Gift Shop in yet another
thought-provoking event.
Photo: Getty Images
DECEMBER 2009 5
EVENTS