Perth International Arts Festival
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Running since 1953, the Perth International Arts Festival is the oldest international arts festival in Australia and is a permanent fixture on WA’s summer festival calendar.
At the centre of it all is the festival village, located at the Perth Concert Hall, where the Beck’s Verandah will host performances from some of the world’s top contemporary musicians
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Perth Festival 2012 lineup
by grattan, 2nd November, 2011
Bon Iver, Death Cab For Cutie, Ryan Adams, Seasick Steve and Cornershop lead a mighty impressive Perth festival lineup.
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Omar Souleyman @ Beck's Music Box, Perth (05/03/11)
by raciroo, 8th March, 2011
Omar Souleyman took the crowd at Becks Music Box to a mystical place of fun and culture
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Best Coast @ Becks Music Box, Perth (04/03/11)
by raciroo, 7th March, 2011
Best Coast were an appropriate choice for the last weekend of Becks Music Box as their summery surf pop let us say a sweet goodbye to summer loving
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Archie Roach @ Becks Music Box, Perth (28/02/11)
by raciroo, 6th March, 2011
Archie Roach played a unique show which included storytelling by Neil Murray and Shane Howard with his son and nephew playing tribute to his late wife Ruby Hunter.
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Joanna Newsom @ The Becks Music Box
by nicowen, 6th March, 2011
What could be a more worthy use for the mighty musical sword than for telling meandering tales under the command of Joanna Newsom?
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Public Opinion Afro Orchestra @ Becks Music Box, Perth (26/02/11)
by Annabel-Mac, 1st March, 2011
This wasn’t the usual dancing one would witness at any pub grime floor, this was playful and carefree frolic.
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Jack De Johnette @ The Astor Theatre, Perth (26/02/11)
by raciroo, 28th February, 2011
Jack De Johnette and band playing the soundtrack to a documentary about the first African American World Heavyweight Champion, Jack Johnson.
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Martha Wainwright @ Becks Music Box, Perth (21/02/11)
by raciroo, 24th February, 2011
Martha Wainwright delighted Perth by singing Piaf songs during the PIAF. How delightfully appropriate.
News
The Books book another tour
by grattan, 9th November, 2010
After playing a small run of sold-out shows in early 2010, genre defying ‘collage music’ duo The Books return next year.
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Models Becks Music Box show cancelled
by ashryn, 8th November, 2010
In light of the death of James Freud last week, the Models have cancelled their Perth International Arts Festival 2011 Becks Music Box appearance
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Perth International Arts Festival 2011 lineup
by grattan, 4th November, 2010
The impressive lineup of musical treats for Perth’s International Arts Festival has been revealed.
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Four Tet and Caribou tour dates announced
by JackT, 3rd November, 2010
We knew electronic game-changers Caribou and Four Tet were touring together in 2011, but now the shows are all locked in.
Reviews
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble@Beck's Music Box, 28/02/10
by squagz, 4th March, 2010
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble’s triumphant brass blastings were a fitting final score for a sold out crowd of jazzy urbanised types at PIAF.
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13 Most Beautiful...Songs for Andy Warhol's Screen Tests
by frog_e, 2nd March, 2010
Britta & Deancreate the perfect aural accompaniment to 13 of Andy Warhol's most beautiful Screen Tests.
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Amadou & Mariam @ Becks Music Box (13/02/2010)
by sneeks, 18th February, 2010
... together they played flawlessly, though one couldn’t help but wish for an even fuller band to fill in the instrumentation featured on the albums.
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