Melbourne Zoo isn’t generally the place you think of visiting when you want to hear some great tunes, but this summer it’s playing host to some of the best Aussie and international acts you’ll find. Fourteen incredible shows will run over six weeks for the Melbourne Zoo Twilights 2014 season.
Tickets to all shows include full access to the zoo, so make sure you get there early to meet its residents. There’ll be plenty to see, as the zoo will welcome a baby elephant any day now, and it’s getting a new lemur exhibition in December.
All Twilight shows are fully licensed and there are plenty of food outlets serving up everything from takeaway pizzas to gourmet sit-down dinners. Just remember that there’s no BYO alcohol or glass permitted.
All proceeds from the shows will go towards the zoo’s conservation programs, including its They’re Calling You campaign. This unique idea encourages people to recycle their mobile phones to save wild gorillas. It seems like a strange link, but phone recycling helps reduce the demand for coltan mining which destroys gorilla habitats.
Tickets are on sale now from the Melbourne Zoo website for the following shows.
24 January 2014 – Perfect Tripod Australian Songs (with Dan Kelly)
25 January 2014 – BABBA (ABBA Tribute Band)
31 January 2014 – Songs That Made Me (Katie Noonan, Angie Hart, Abby Dobson and Martha Marlow)
1 February 2014 – Jessica Mauboy (with Ms Murphy)
7 February 2014 – Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes with Chris Russell’s Chicken Walk
8 February 2014 – Queens Of The Outback (Priscilla Tribute)
14 February 2014 – James Reyne & Daryl Braithwaite
15 February 2014 – Xavier Rudd (with Max Rudd)
21 February 2014 – Something For Kate (with The Orbweavers)
22 February 2014 – Hotel California (Eagles Tribute)
28 February 2014 – Josh Pyke (with Thelma Plum)
1 March 2014 – Neko Case (with Dick Diver)
7 March 2014 – Charles Bradley (with Saskwatch)
8 March 2014 – Fat Freddy’s Drop (with Oscar Key Sung)
Image used with permission from Two Fish Out of Water