DOORS 6.30PM / DINNER & SHOW FROM 6.30PM / SHOW STARTS 8PM

JOE CAMILLERI & THE BLACK SORROWS 

Due to popular demand, The Black Sorrows are heading back to the Brunswick Ballroom this October, they are one of the hardest working live bands who always deliver and delight music audiences.

Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows have landed back at Number 1 on ARIA Blues chart three times so far with the album Saint Georges Road. This album is a milestone for Joe Camilleri being his 50th album release. To celebrate he reunited with Grammy nominated Peter Solley - producer of Jo Jo Zep & the Falcons’ breakthrough album Screaming Targets (‘79) that featured Joe’s first Top 40 hits, Hit & Run and Shape I’m In. 

Saint Georges Road showcases 11 original tracks written by Joe Camilleri and his long-time writing partner Nick Smith. Before they embarked on the project, Peter Solley asked Joe one question, “What kind of record do you want to make?” Joe replied, “A good one.”  

“This album is a testament to Joe Camilleri’s long-lasting career and his burning desire to keep working at his craft. The album shows the power of love and inspiration that spans 40 years of our lives,” says Peter Solley, who also adds his Hammond B3 and keyboards to the record…“I’m sure, Saint Georges Road will inspire Joe’s fans as well.”

At the final listening session, as the title track was played, Joe recalls a profound moment, “We were two like-minded souls coming together for what could be the last time…we knew we had something special…a record that was a culmination of everything I’d done before and probably the best record I’ve made.” The following day Peter Solley headed back to his home in the US. The day after that, Australia’s borders were shut.

The Black Sorrows are one of Australia’s most prolific and enduringly popular bands renowned for their high-energy live shows, musicianship, and infectious, roots-soaked blues rock. They’ve sold more than two million albums to date and won an ARIA Award for Best Group.

Joe Camilleri has been at the forefront of Australian music for decades as the leader of Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons and The Black Sorrows and as writer of radio anthems Hit & Run, Shape I’m In, Chained To The Wheel, Harley & Rose and Never Let Me Go. 

Joe Camilleri is an ARIA Hall of Famer and at 73 years old, a rock’n’roll lifer.   

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with special guests: CJ Commerford & The Supertones

The Mornington Peninsula’s CJ Commerford & The Supertones’ have the power to ease your mind, sweeping you back to the golden era of the 70s soul. A celebration of all moments analogue, beautifully human in one’s life, CJ channels this into a soulful blues-rock sound written from his deep love and grounding connection to vintage music. It’s this wholesome vibration that makes every performance feel as tactile as the last, allowing listeners to step into a world of sepia tones. ‘The Supertones’ are the five-piece backbone to CJ’s vintage sound, allowing for those vintage moments to be fully realised onstage and in the studio. It’s that ‘greater than the sum of its parts’ combination of members. Guitarist Lennie Farchione, bassist Aidan Efron, drummer Alex Keser, trumpet player Dave Flynn and keys/saxophonist Sebastian Farchione together with CJ create a sonic wash ‘that feels simultaneously grounded and explorative’ (Happy Mag, 2020). From their roots in seaside tales to the ever-present modern-vintage flavour, their latest single ‘Sugar’ heightens this spirit with hooky riffs, sultry melodies and undeniable positive energy to liquefy your troubles.

The Victorian Dining and Entertainment Program is back and is available at the Brunswick Ballroom. Receive 25% cash back when you spend $40 or more – click here for additional information.

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.