Because there’s so much to take in on the Sydney Festival 2010 program, here’s a rundown of when the prize musical pickings are happening.

FESTIVAL FIRST NIGHT – 9 JANUARY
Al Green, Aerialize, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Black Arm Band, Black Joe, Lewis & The Honey Bears, Bobby Singh & Friends, Kasey Chambers, Poppa Bill And The Little Hillbillies, King Tide, The Manganiyar Seduction, Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro, Ruby Hunter and Uber Lingua

CONCERTS
Al Green: 11 & 12 January, The State Theatre
Neko Case: 11 & 12 January, City Recital Hall
Grizzly Bear: 11 & 12 January, City Recital Hall (9:30pm shows)
John Cale: 16 January, The Enmore Theatre
Dirty Three & Laughing Clowns: 26 January, Enmore Theatre
Rogue’s Gallery [feat. Marianne Faithfull, David Johansen, Tim Robbins, Gavin Friday, Baby Gramps, David Thomas, Norma Waterson, Sarah Blasko]: 28 January, Forecourt, Sydney Opera House

THE FAMOUS SPIEGELTENT
The Books: 16 & 17 January
Laura Marling: 25, 26, 27, 28 January
Patrick Watson: 10, 11, 12, 13 January
The Handsome Family: 14 & 15 January
Fink: 23 & 24 January

BECK’S FESTIVAL BAR
January 10 – Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (USA), Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears
January 13 – Grizzly Bear (USA), The Middle East
January 14 – Severed Heads, The Reels, Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire), DJ Set
January 15 – Vieux Farka Touré (Mali), The Mess Hall, Dan Sultan
January 21 – Camera Obscura (UK), The Slow Club (UK), Popfrenzy DJs
January 22 – Trevor Jackson (UK), Yen (live), Future Classic DJs
January 27 – DJ Yoda’s National Video Vacation (UK), DJ Sampology
January 28 – FBI Night: The Very Best (UK), Radio Clit (UK), Ro Sham Bo DJs
January 29 – Breakestra (USA), J-Rocc (Beat Junkies), Space Invadas, Soulshaker DJs