DOORS 1PM // KITCHEN OPEN // SHOW STARTS 2PM

Archie Roach performs a special matinee show on Sunday 7th August at the Brunswick Ballroom with his band featuring musicians Steve Magnusson, Sam Anning and Erkki Veltheim and special guest vocalist Sally Dastey.

Archie Roach AM is one of Australia’s iconic storytellers and cultural figures. As a proud Gunditjmara and Bundjalung man, as a singer, songwriter and author, as a vocal survivor of the Stolen Generations and as the life partner and collaborator of the late Ruby Hunter, Archie has carved a unique path through four decades of Australian culture and left an impression that will be felt for generations.

Archie’s career as a recording artist spans ten albums, numerous soundtracks and a number of compilations of his work.  He was inducted into the ARIA hall of fame in 2020 and made a Member of The Order Of Australia in 2015 for his lifetime contributions to music and activism. Beyond these honours, Archie's music has won countless awards including eight ARIAs. The Songs of Charcoal Lane, which celebrated the 30^th anniversary of his 1990 debut album, Charcoal Lane, and was recorded at his kitchen table during COVID last year won this year’s ARIA for Best Blues and Roots album.

His breakthrough debut album Charcoal Lane maintains a lasting resonance today. The album’s iconic song “Took The Children Away” was the first song to win an Australian Human Rights Award and has been added to the National Film & Sound Archive.

Archie’s autobiography Tell Me Why, (2019) introduced him as an author. The award winning memoir details Archie’s extraordinary odyssey as a stolen child, removed from his family at the age of two, whose journey to reconnect with his people and understand his identity shaped the artist, activist and leader we know today. Archie’s activism, always a companion to his creative career, continues through The Archie Roach Foundation, dedicated to nurturing meaningful opportunities for First Nation artists.

In prose and song, Archie has made telling the stories of his people, of this land and of the human condition his life’s work. His voice, uniquely Australian yet unquestionably universal, resonates with audiences everywhere. Archie now lives in southwest Victoria on Gunditjmara country, his mother’s ancestral homelands, close to the Framlingham Aboriginal mission where he was taken from his family all those years ago.

Photo credit: Lani Louise Photography

TICKETING INFO 

Brunswick Ballroom will be operating under the current Victorian State Government guidelines as we continue to live with this pandemic. 

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

The Brunswick Ballroom also strives to improve our practices when it comes to sustainability and to reduce our carbon footprint. We don’t sell or provide plastic water bottles.

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.
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
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