Peter Gabriel will headline a massive concert in Melbourne to celebrate the eve of the 150th anniversary of the Melbourne Cup. The line-up of classic international and Aussie acts gives us plenty to cheer about before the big race.
Peter Gabriel will join international tourists Chicago, America, and Peter Frampton, plus Aussie talents including Kate Ceberano, Daryl Braithwaite, Ross Wilson, and Deborah Conway.
I’m never a fan of those big stadium rock events, but the promise of Etihad Stadium being presented in “intimate mode” sounds pretty appealing.
There’s not a lot of notice on this one; tickets go on sale tomorrow through Ticketmaster for the November 1 show.
Tagged as: Cup Eve, Melbourne Cup, Peter Gabriel
Published by Lauren in: News
3 comments to “Peter Gabriel Headlines Cup Eve Concert in Melbourne”
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BY HarryHighPants on June 28th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
“to celebrate the eve of the World Cup soccer final.” ????
umm…I thought it was to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the Melbourne Cup.
BY Lauren on June 28th, 2010 at 7:45 pm
You’re absolutely right Harry. When I wrote the article details were scarce and all that was mentioned was “the Cup” – my Socceroos loving brain clearly didn’t make the connection that it was the day before the big race! Thanks for the tip – I’ve amended the article now.
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