DOORS 6:30PM // KITCHEN OPEN // SHOW STARTS 8.30PM

FRIDAY MARCH 24 – BRUNSWICK BALLROOM

NED COLLETTE

feat. LEAH SENIOR & MICHAEL BEACH + special guest musicians

After almost five years and everything that went with it, Ned Collette returns to Melbourne to play one hometown show, freewheeling it with extra special guests Leah Senior and Michael Beach. Having spent much of that time extensively and almost exclusively touring the US, Ned will reveal new material alongside work dating back to his seminal debut album Jokes & Trials, recently reissued by Feeding Tube Records. Instead of playing solo or with a fixed band, the three friends will guest on each others songs, backed by various familiar faces.

Collette has long established himself as a songwriter whose literate, evocative songs are paired with music that's both adventurous and eclectic. His early background in experimental guitar has resulted in six albums of uncompromising vision, released on a variety of international labels. 2018’s double LP Old Chestnut is a deep and complex folk song-cycle featuring musicians such as The Necks’ Chris Abrahams amongst Ned’s regular collaborators. His live performances drift between hazy, lyrical folk and heavier jams, while the excellent liner notes for the Jokes & Trials reissue describe “a rich velvet voice somewhere between fragile youth and aged sage”. Ned has also released albums such as 2019’s Afternoon—Dusk, a trio record of long-form instrumental music with James Rushford and Joe Talia, and is currently working on new material featuring Abrahams and Dirty Three’s Mick Turner. He has previously performed and worked with such artists as Joanna Newsom, Cat Power, Bill Callahan, St Vincent, Jim White and Deerhoof, amongst many others.

TICKETING INFO 

Please have a digital or printed copy of your ticket ready on arrival along with a valid photo ID. Acceptable ID includes a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence, State Approved ‘Proof of Age’ card or Passport.

The Brunswick Ballroom 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.

VENUE INFO 

THE BALLROOM MENU
The kitchen will be serving The Ballroom Menu for this show.
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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.)

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