World News – AU – Bernard Fanning, Ocean Alley to headline first arena shows since COVID

Ocean Alley and Bernard Fanning to headline two huge shows in Sydney this summer as Australia’s live music industry picks up again

For the first time, TEG and LIVE NATION have come together to support local live music (and with additional help from the Government of New South Wales) Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena will now officially host « The Greatest Southern Nights « , two huge concerts taking place over two nights for more than 12,000 fans

On Saturday, November 28, Ocean Alley will headline this historic return to live music. Special guests Jack River, Ruby Fields and Jack Botts will also be in attendance

Then on Saturday December 5th, one of Australia’s most famous songwriters, Bernard Fanning, takes the stage He will be supported by Matt Corby and Merci, Mercy

It comes as Australia officially celebrates major drop in COVID-19 cases for the first time in months These will be the first big indoor shows since the start of the pandemic

The concerts will take place with a commitment to a COVID-safe environment, which means a reduced capacity of just over 5,000 people in a venue that can normally accommodate around 21,000 people

Geoff Jones, Managing Director of Promoter TEG, said these “Greatest Southern Nights” concerts were part of a critical boost to revive the live industry. “These shows are vital to our industry because they will show that we can organize live concerts on a large scale safely and that Australians have a huge pent-up demand to go out and share great live entertainment experiences with their friends and family, ”Jones said

Bernard Fanning said these concerts were crucial in getting the industry back on its feet and putting workers back to work: “I’m so happy to be a part of reopening the live music scene in NSW It’s a great opportunity to bring people together again safely, but just as important, to give music industry workers whose lives have been so turned upside down by Covid, a chance to start doing what they do best again. / p>

Ocean Alley added: « We are delighted to be back on stage as part of the Great Southern Nights We missed every part of the tour – last year we spent every other day in a new town, c so exciting to see live music making a comeback in NSW

The opportunity to headline the Qudos Bank Arena in our hometown makes this show even more special for us, and we can’t wait to finally play our latest album Lonely Diamond live « 

Tickets for the November 28 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Monday November 9 Tickets for the December 5 show will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Tuesday November 10 Tickets and more information can be found at Ticketek

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