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TROPIC • EVENTS

Dance season

WHAT’S ON
CPAC, Munro Martin 60 YEARS OF COLOUR
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Parklands and the Tanks will be This year marks the 60 run for Cairns
abuzz with activity during our Festival, and as always, the bill features
local and international acts, arts, culture
tropical winter, before Cairns and plenty of glitz and glamour. It takes
Festival returns with a packed place from 26 August to 4 September,
ten-day program. kicking off with the Grand Parade and
fireworks spectacular finish.
Between pop, comedy, rock and rap, The program also includes the
nothing goes amiss in Cairns’ line-up monumental Patricia Piccinini’s
of events this June and July. The former Skywhale and Skywhalepapa balloon
kicks off with Xavier Rudd – one of float, presented by the Cairns Art
the most popular national acts among Gallery, as well as the Festival’s inaugural
live music lovers in this part of the immersive outdoor installation:
world, who performed at the Kuranda Reef Light by Laservision. Keep an eye
Amphitheatre’s last major show in 2019 on the Cairns Festival website for further
before its untimely closure. This time he’ll announcements.
play in the beautiful outdoor surrounds
of Munro Martin Parklands on 4 June.
The following week brings five shows to
CPAC and Tanks, before English comic
legend Ross Noble arrives and a cohort
of rap artists including Illy and ChillinIt
perform for Inside Out. The Jezabels and 1
Ball Park Music then bring a double-
weekend whammy of indie/pop and
rock, while Kate Miller-Heidke and Lisa
Mitchell – who both postponed gigs from
last year – mellow out July with some
soulful ballads and strong vocals. Head 2
to the Ticketlink website for the full list of
shows and to buy tickets. 1. Horrorshow
2. Cairns Festival
3. Ball Park Music
Upcoming gigs
Here’s Tropic’s pick of what’s on this
June & July 17 JUNE
Women in Voice Cairns
4 JUNE Tanks Arts Centre
Xavier Rudd
Munro Martin Parklands 18 JUNE
Horrorshow
10 JUNE Tanks Arts Centre 3
Tim Rogers' Liquid Nights in
Bohemia Heights Tanks Arts Centre 18 JUNE 19 JULY
Inside Out Kate Miller-Heidke
11 JUNE Munro Martin Parklands Child In Reverse Tour
Ben Ottewell and CPAC Theatre
Ian Ball from Gomez 26 JUNE
Tanks Arts Centre The Jezabels 23 JULY
Tanks Arts Centre Lisa Mitchell
15 JUNE Tanks Arts Centre
19 JULY Ross Noble - On The Go 2 JULY
Kate Miller-Heidke CPAC Theatre Ball Park Music 28 JULY
The AC/DC Story
Child In Reverse Tour Tanks Arts Centre
CPAC Theatre 17 JUNE CPAC Studio
50 Years of Queen 13 JULY
23 JULY Bohemian Rhapsody Trixie & Katya LIVE MORE: ticketlink.com.au
Lisa Mitchell CPAC Theatre CPAC Theatre
Tanks Art Centre

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