Wollongong has again been chosen to host a raft of live music gigs through the annual Great Southern Nights series that will bring contemporary and nostalgic names along with local heroes to the city from March 8 to 24.
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Orchestrated by the NSW government, the series has run since the end of 2020 as a way to reignite the live music scene and in 2024 will see more than 300 gigs across the state.
Venues around the Illawarra are the only South Coast inclusions on the lineup, which will see the likes of G Flip, The Cruel Sea, James Reyne, Gretta Ray, Sarah Blasko, Alex Lahey, Katie Noonan Budjerah, The Teskey Brothers, The Vanns and more.
Tickets are also selling fast for local dad-rock band The Delusions who will play at Waves in Towradgi, after a near sell-out of the UniBar last August.
Minister for Music and the Night-time Economy, and Minister for Jobs and Tourism John Graham said this time around they'd opted to shift the focus from tourism to "creating a cultural identity for the state".
"We know that the music industry requires greater support to revive live music venues across the state and support artists and workers in the industry, which is why our Government is committed to bring back Great Southern Nights over the next four years," he said.
"We have enormous potential here in NSW to create an immersive, unique visitor experience that combines the nation's best natural encounters, great cuisine and local hospitality with a world-class cultural experience.
"This is more than a series of live gigs - it's a display of how the collective passion for live music can deliver rich cultural moments that resonate with locals and visitors alike to create unforgettable experiences."
Gigs will also be found in Wagga Wagga, Newcastle, the Northern Rivers, Tamworth, Sydney and Western Sydney with artists like 360, Ball Park Music, Barkaa, Bliss n Eso, David Campbell, Drapht, Dune Rats, Havana Brown, Hermitude, James Blundell, Hoodoo Gurus, Jess Mauboy, JK-47, Kate Ceberano, Kasey Chambers, King Stingray, Methyl Ethyl, Montaigne, Northlane, Pete Murray, Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos, Richard Clapton, The Black Sorrows, The Presets, The Jungle Giants, Yothu Yindi, Xavier Rudd plus You Am I.
For more details and to buy tickets, visit: www.greatsouthernnights.com.au/destinations/wollongong
WOLLONGONG GIGS
Friday March 8
- Daniel Townsend and We Mavericks, Wollongong City Diggers, 7pm
- Nice Biscuit | Gimmy | MFV, The Iron Yampi in Port Kembla, 7pm
- Budjerah, Anita's Theatre in Thirroul, 7pm
- Alex Lahey, UOW UniBar, 8pm
- Jet City Sports Club, Towradgi Beach Hotel in the beer garden, 8pm
- The Katie Noonan Project - ELIXIR, The Music Lounge at Wollongong Town Hall, 8pm
- G Flip, Waves in Towradgi, 8pm
Saturday March 9
- Blank Realm, Franks Wild Years in Thirroul, 3pm
- Stumps, Five Barrel Brewing in Wollongong, 7pm
- Redhook, UOW UniBar, 8pm
- Crocodylus, Dicey Riley's, 8pm, FREE
Sunday March 10
- Radio Free Alice, North Wollongong Hotel, 4pm
Monday March 11
- James Reyne, Anita's Theatre in Thirroul, 7pm
Wednesday March 13
- Business Doing Pleasure | Giraffehead | Love & Able | Roomates | The Summer Guppy, La La La's, 6pm, FREE
Friday March 15
- Chloe Dadd, Waves at Towradgi, 7pm
- DJ Boring, UOW UniBar, 7pm
- L-Fresh The Lion, La La La's, 7pm
- Press Club, Towradgi Beach Hotel in the beer garden, 8pm
Saturday March 16
- Dave Mason, Franks Wild Years in Thirroul, 3pm
- Godtet, Servo Food Truck Bar in Port Kembla, 4pm
- The Delusions, Waves at Towradgi, 6pm
- Pania, La La La's, 7pm
- Didirri (solo) | Jack Willis | Olivia Coggan, Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine in Tarrawanna, 8pm
Sunday March 17
- Kitschen Boy, North Wollongong Hotel, 4pm
- Carefree Road Band, City Diggers Club Wollongong, 7pm
Wednesday March 20
- Shawnee's Angels | Creeping Jenny | Darlems Court | Claimsmake, Dicey Riley's, 8pm, FREE
Thursday March 21
- Party Dozen, La La La's, 8pm
- Sarah Blasko, Anita's Theatre in Thirroul, 8pm
Friday March 22
- Bonny Doon, Thirroul Railyway Hall, 7pm
- The Cruel Sea, Anita's Theatre in Thirroul, 7pm
- Gretta Ray, La La La's, 7pm
- Shark & Fox, The Music Lounge at Wollongong Town Hall, 8pm
- The Teskey Brothers, UOW University Hall, 8pm
- The Slingers, Towradgi Beach Hotel in the beer garden, 8pm
Saturday March 23
- Shining Bird, Servo Food Truck Bar in Port Kembla, 4pm
- Hoon, UOW UniBar, 6pm
- Dr Sure's Unusual Practice, Dicey Riley's, 7pm FREE
- Empty Voices, The Music Lounge at Wollongong Town Hall, 8pm
- The Vanns, Waves at Towradgi, 8pm
- Claire Anne Taylor & Rhys Scoular, Franks Wild Years in Thirroul, 8pm
Sunday March 24
- Sunfruits, North Wollongong Hotel, 4pm
- Hellcast Speedracer, La La La's, 9pm
Desiree Savage
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