FREE ENTRY // KITCHEN OPENS 6:30PM // SHOW STARTS 9PM

The Brunswick Ballroom is hosting a free night of music to say THANK YOU to all the new friends we have made since opening our doors on February 25th. We have had solid run of full houses and amazing shows and we want to be accessible everyone who enjoys a night out, so please come check out our beautiful venue and great live music with no cover charge.

On Friday 26th March we will have prominent indie rock songwriter on the rise,  Ali Barter performing live along with special guests Juice Webster. This show will be followed by some grand piano magic with Melbourne's fine pianists as the Brunswick Ballroom transforms into a late night supper club.  

ALI BARTER:

 Following the success of 2019’s Hello I’m Doing My Best, and more recently, ‘Twisted Up’, Ali Barter returns to announce her forthcoming Chocolate Cake EP, out April 30 on Inertia Music and share its second single. New track ‘You Get In My Way’ maps the moments of claustrophobia felt in serious relationships, exacerbated by Barter’s restless nature. A playful video accompanies the release, boasting the same production team behind ‘Twisted Up’; We Made That. 

On the new single Ali explains “I wrote ‘You Get In My Way’ in Nashville in 2019. I was travelling without my husband and had this feeling of freedom to do all the silly things I did when I was single, like eat lolly snakes for dinner, stay up really late watching the Real Housewives or plan an impromptu trip to Brazil. I often have funny conversations with my friends in long term relationships about the dumb things we would do if our partner wasn’t around. Ultimately I don’t want to do these things, but it was fun to explore the feeling of rebelling from the security of a long term relationship.”

The Chocolate Cake EP was written across both hemispheres. Barter engaged in writing sessions in Los Angeles and Nashville before the crushing reality of COVID-19 jeopardized her first US tour and forced her back home to isolate in Melbourne. The EP was rounded out remotely with the help of creative minds Harlan Silverman, Lost Boy, K-Flay, Brandon James and constant IRL collaborator Oscar Dawson. Previous Chocolate Cake single ‘Twisted Up’ was added to triple j and Tone Deaf, NME, Purple Sneakers, Music Feeds have all thrown support behind the unconventional pop star. 

In 2019 Barter’s confessional Hello, I’m Doing My Best struck a nerve with fans worldwide, garnering support at home from the likes of triple j (Feature Album) Pitchfork, Line of Best Fit, Consequence of Sound, Nylon, Clash Magazine.

Pre-COVID Barter went global; completing her debut overseas tour, including dates around Europe, performing at Reeperbahn 2019 and whistle-stop shows in Los Angeles and Mexico City. She then returned  home to Australia for the Hello, I’m Doing my Best tour which saw her sell out shows in Melbourne and Sydney. Last November/ December saw the perfect ending to 2020 with Ali Barter touring throughout regional New South Wales & Victoria, much to the delight of fans who sold-out eight shows.

Ali Barter website

TICKETING INFO

Due to current Covid restrictions shows will be seated and limited per sitting. 

Please note: Tables cannot be joined together on the evening. Please ensure everyone you wish to seat at your table is included in your booking to avoid being seated separately. Ideally if you can arrive together at the same time, that will help with seating you all together.

Please adhere to social distancing at all times and follow direction from venue staff.

Customers are required to check-in via the Service Victoria App as they enter the venue.

The venue will be taking a number of precautionary measures to ensure patron safety, including:
- Hand sanitiser dispensers
- Signage and social distancing markers throughout the venue
- Regular sanitising of the venue and full clean between sittings

Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence, State Approved ‘Proof of Age’ card or Passport. 

VENUE INFO

THE BALLROOM MENU
The kitchen will be serving The Ballroom Menu for this show, and will be open from 6:30pm.
You can view the delicious offerings available by clicking here.

ACCESSIBILITY
The Brunswick Ballroom is Accessible.
The Brunswick Ballroom has made significant improvements to accessibility by installing an Acorn Chairlift. (Model: New Acorn Indoor 180 Curved Stairlift.)

VENUE FAQS
To find out more about the venue, FAQs can be viewed by clicking here.