This fortnight brings us a jolly great big mix bag of events. Not quite in the mood for a gig? That’s fine. Feel like attending a more family friendly, social event? Well, I’ve got just what you’re looking for…
On Saturday March 19 is Canberra’s 104.7 Skyfire , one of our city’s biggest annual community events. You can enjoy an array of entertainment including aerial displays over the lake, a free performance by Jessica Mauboy at the Regatta Point stage, delightful little food stalls and so much more. But let us not forget the grand finale, when the main basin of our iconic Lake Burley Griffin is lit up by the biggest and most expensive fireworks display in the history of Skyfire. This is a free community event, and having just celebrated our city’s 98 th birthday there is no better time for it than this. So, get a picnic rug, gather all of your friends and family, pack some nibblies and sit back, relax and enjoy one of the biggest events of the year. But be sure to arrive early, so as to pick a prime viewing spot. This event is a great opportunity to take advantage of the warmer autumn weather, for soon the Canberra cold will be upon us all.
There is no denying that everybody needs a little bit of comedic entertainment every once in a while. Charles Ross, who brought to the world the hilarious hit One Man Star Wars Trilogy, will bring to The Canberra Theatre his new follow up act, One Man Lord of the Rings. The show has gained nothing but excellent reviews and is bound to leave you with aching cheekbones and laughter-induced muscular aches. Adult tickets cost $57 (+ bf) and concession costs $48 (+ bf) through Canberra Ticketing. With no props and no costumes, Ross will re-enact the entire Tolkien trilogy. He is playing two shows on Saturday March 19, one at 3pm and one at 7.30pm.
On Friday March 25, It’s a Box Social marks the end of an era for local pop-mosh/alternative five-piece Steady the Fall. This will be the final show played by guitarist Alex as well as the band’s final show as Steady the Fall. The show at the Woden Youth Centre will also feature Canberran supporting acts West of the Sun, Little Saturn, Dr. Johnson and Psychic Asylum. Tickets can be bought at the doors from 6pm for only $5. This is your final chance to see the boys up on stage before they re-emerge as an entirely new band. We are promised a new sound under a new name. So get out there and support a successful transition to a band that have been ever so loyal to the all ages scene.
On the afternoon of Sunday April 3 nomadic Perth quad Miles Away will hit the nation’s capital with Brisbane’s Fires of Waco and Defeater all the way from Boston, USA on their Australia and New Zealand tour. You can be a part of this spectacular night of pop-punk at Axis Youth Centre in Queanbeyan. Doors open at 2pm where tickets can be bought. Specific prices have yet to be announced, although the Axis Youth Centre are anything but money grubbing. To experience these three great acts together is an opportunity that may never come around again, so take it!
