A Day on the Green will celebrate their 50th show in Kings Park with a concert headlined by Bryan Ferry. Joining the Roxy Music legend on the bill will be Australian bands Died Pretty, Models and a re-formed I’m Talking.
The show will be at at Kings Park & Botanic Gardens on Thursday February 21 and will see Ferry’s 2019 world tour slide in under the Day on the Green brand.
Ferry’s long career began with the release of Roxy Music’s first album back in 1972 and he’s gone on to have a successful career with the band and as a solo artist over the next four decades.
His setlist draws on material from his whole career, including classics from Roxy Music like Love Is The Drug, Avalon, More Than This, Virginia Plain and Jealous Guy, as well as much-loved solo hits like Let’s Stick Together, Slave To Love and Don’t Stop The Dance.
Ferry has constantly released innovative albums and often covers other artist’s songs in innovative styles. Avonmore, his most recent solo album, featured Nile Rodgers and The Smiths’ Johnny Marr and saw him reunited with long-time Roxy Music and solo collaborator, producer Rhett Davies. A deluxe remastered edition of Roxy Music’s iconic self-titled debut album was released in February 2018.
A frequent visitor Down Under since 1975 – both with Roxy Music and as a solo artist – Ferry last toured Australia in 2011.
Music fans will also be excited by the news that I’m Talking are reforming for the first time in 30 years. The reunion will feature original members Robert Goodge, Barbara Hogarth, Stephen Charlesworth and singers Kate Ceberano and Zan Abeyratne.
“I’m very excited about performing with I’m Talking again after so many years,” Ceberano said in a statement. “The music still sounds so great – fans are gonna love it!”
The band released just one album, Bear Witness in 1986, but also had a string of hit single’s that were no included on the record. The band’s shared love of dance music saw them release a string of memorable tunes including Trust Me, Lead the Way, Holy Word, Do You Wanna Be and a haunting cover of Rose Royce’s Love Don’t Live Here Anymore.
Early this year, Bear Witness was remastered and reissued along with a string of unreleased tracks, B-sides and rare re-mixes, leading fans to hope for a reunion.
Tickets for the show go on sale Monday 29 October at 2:00pm from www.ticketmaster.com.au
OIP Staff, Bryan Ferry photographed by Matthew Becker
