Win tickets to the Sydney Festival 2009
The annual Sydney Festival [January 10-31] features, amongst a host of other cool events, the amazing All Tomorrow’s Parties, and performances from Matthew Herbert Big Band, Camille, and The Cinematic Orchestra. We have some tickets to these events to give away to randomly selected Lost At E Minor subscribers.
To be eligible to win a double pass to see either Matthew Herbert Big Band, All Tomorrow’s Parties, Camille or The Cinematic Orchestra, all part of Sydney Festival 2009, simply be a Lost At E Minor subscriber (or sign up to be one, if you’re not already), and leave a message under this post telling us which show you want to see and why.
For more information on the many exciting events taking place at the upcoming Sydney Festival, check out their website.
The ticket prizes available are:
2 TICKETS TO MATTHEW HERBERT BIG BAND AT CONCERT HALL, SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
Matthew Herbert’s Big Band project combines the cream of the UK jazz scene – on trumpets, trombones, saxophones, piano, bass and drums – with Herbert’s own electronic wizardry.
2 TICKETS TO CAMILLE AT CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE
Quirky Parisian chanteuse Camille Dalmais is one of the hottest talents to have emerged from the ‘new French chanson’ scene. Her live shows are a tour de force of sophisticated song-writing and stunning vocals, imbued with her natural charisma.
2 TICKETS TO THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA AT CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE
One of the most innovative bands in the UK, The Cinematic Orchestra remix live source material into a seamless fusion of electronic sampling, live instrumental and improvised jazz.
2 TICKETS TO ALL TOMORROW”S PARTIES AT COCKATOO ISLAND
Named after The Velvet Underground song, and conceived as a counterpoint to large commercial rock festivals, All Tomorrow’s Parties is a music event unlike any other.
Individual artists or bands are invited to draw together some of their favourite performers to play in unique and relatively intimate settings. 2009 sees the first ATP in Australia, curated and headlined by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds. The full festival line-up will be performed twice in the centre of Sydney Harbour on the beautiful Cockatoo Island.
With its characteristic industrial and maritime landscape and set in the picturesque Sydney Harbour, Cockatoo Island is the perfect setting for the Sydney Festival debut of this unique event. Performances will take place across four outdoor stages with a number of indoor and outdoor bars (including cocktail and wine bars), food outlets (including tapas and global cuisine) and plenty of seating and chill out areas.
As well as performances by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, the festival includes seminal international artists such as British transcendentalists Spiritualized and US avant-bluesman James “Blood” Ulmer, alongside celebrated Australian bands The Saints (featuring original members Ed Kuepper, Chris Bailey, Ivor Hay and Archie Larizza), Laughing Clowns and The Necks. Others joining this extraordinary family include F*** Buttons (UK), Michael Gira (US), Bridezilla (AUS), former Go-Between Robert Forster, Silver Apples (US) and Harmonia (GER).
Also featured on the bill are Australian 1980s rock darlings The Reels, US psych-rockers Dead Meadow and the avant-rock freak out Japanese twopiece Afrirampo, alongside former Birthday Party guitarist Rowland S Howard, Melbourne bands, The Stabs and Beaches, Sydney outfits Hunter Dienna and Passenger of S**t, Bad Seed Conway Savage and Greek legend Psarandonis, as well as ATP DJs and the exotic Sounds of Seduction to round off the festivities.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds are Nick Cave, Mick Harvey, Warren Ellis, Martyn P. Casey, Conway Savage, Thomas Wydler and Jim Sclavunos. Over a career spanning 14 albums the band has become one of the most revered and influential forces in rock music. Their 2008 album Dig Lazarus Dig!!! is widely regarded as one of their finest releases and recently won Mojo Magazine’s ‘Best Album Award’.
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YOU'RE SAYING (17)
Lucy said | 9 December, 2008
The Cinematic Orchestra! Because the idea of improvised instrumental live electronic sampling remixes sounds as beautiful to me as a pink flamingo flying over some wild prairie in front of a sunset reflecting off of fluffly clouds…
Helen said | 9 December, 2008
Camille! My friend loves Camille even more than I do and I’d love to take him to see her perform live as a surprise birthday gift.
Marcus said | 9 December, 2008
Ciinematic Orchestra. Because the combination of their slow-build atmospherics and the acoustics of that amazing little space are going to be completely and utterly spine tinglingly good.
ranchan said | 9 December, 2008
ooooohhh i’d love to see CAMILLE!! she’s spectaculawsome!!
em said | 10 December, 2008
Cinematic Orchestra – we have them on rotation here in the studio all day long and would give my big toe to go
Georgia said | 11 December, 2008
all tomorrow’s parties of course – what could be more fun than partying on an island run by crazy cockatoos! i bow before our feathered overlords and pat them on their winged backs for such good taste in music. why thank you – i do want a cracker.
Sara said | 11 December, 2008
Cool prizes Lost at e minor! Would love to see the gorgeous Camille at City Recital Hall. It sold out in a flash! I wouldnt say no to All Tomorrows Parties either. What an amazing concept, sydney harbour, cockatoo island and Nick Cave. An unbeatable trio! thanks e minor guys/gals, hope you have fun at the festival.
Monique said | 11 December, 2008
(1) ATP’s – Nick Cave.
(2) Camille
(3) Cinematic Orchestra. I have no words.
Reasons:
(1) Nick Cave makes my stomach hurt
(2) I am hideously broke
(3) I am exceptionally cute
x
Siobhan said | 11 December, 2008
The Cinematic Orchestra. Had tickets to see them in Vancouver some time ago and missed the chance because I was in hospital. Their music is splendid… superlative… and a couple of tickets would make my year.
rowan said | 13 December, 2008
i’d gladly take the Camille tickets off your hands…
i spent all last year living abroad, and i always seemed to end up with french flat-mates. putting up with the fact that they always spoke french around the house and refused to allow any english (even though i know they spoke it), only had french friends (who were constantly in the house), or smoked like chimneys (especially while cooking and eating) was made bearable by at least being able to listen to Camille at the same time.
Timosaur said | 14 December, 2008
Ooooh, it’s a pleasure to be spoiled for choice. You know, i was just about to list my preferences as Cinematic Orchestra then ATP. But i thought I probably should check out this ‘Matthew Herbert Big Band’, it does sound like something I would enjoy. Well now I’m absolutely tied up between those three. Really I just want to take my girlfriend to see an amazing show now that she has finished studying, and now that i have too. It would be the best excuse to get out of Melbourne, and I’m sure we could rustle up enough cash to get there.
And if push comes to shove, well, I just don’t do business that way and I’ll take what I’m given, besides I’ll just change my mind in ten minutes. For the present moment I will take
1. Cinematic Orchestra – just…beautiful
2. Camille – kate loves her
3. Matthew Herbert – thanks for the tip!
4. ATP – not bad for last place, eh?
Side note – I have been to Sydney only once, a road trip, we indignantly drove half way across the bridge in reverse to avoid the toll (the Westgate Bridge doesn’t have tolls) before breaking down at a 7/11. At least it gave us a chance to gaffer tape the headlights back in. Really, it seemed like a nice place.
Thanks guys
REgards Tim
Zolton said | 17 December, 2008
Hey guys, great to get your entries! The winners of the tickets are: Irina, Monique, Georgia and Timosaur. Congrats to you all. Please contact me via the contact page on the site with your order of preference for the four events we have four tickets for and note any dates that you simply can’t make.
http://www.lostateminor.com/contact-us/
Zolton
heather said | 22 December, 2008
all tomorrow’s parties — because i have someone who hasn’t seen nick cave live and that, dear friends, is an absolute travesty (and would score me total brownie points).
Priya said | 23 December, 2008
Hi folks,
Would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE tickets to Camille. Am pretty bummbed that I missed out on all 3 shows….due to a funds shortage – F***K’N Economic Recession. So if you could find it in your kind heart to throw them this way, it would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
Follower of “Camille is God” religion
carly said | 11 January, 2009
ALL TOMORROW”S PARTIES AT COCKATOO ISLAND
because its everything i need to see, feel, hear and experience to make my 2009
i have no money, im a full time audio production student and Nick Cave is my adopted daddy to be and i have some papers for him to sign
i never beg but this has to be an exception.
i will get on that island
whether you give me a ticket or
i hijack a ferry, jetski, row boat or kayak
with my kung fu fighting moves
and wing chun my way through any bouncer, barrier or boulder that gets in my way!
pick me!
X
carly
sophie said | 13 January, 2009
CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA!
Because this is exactly the definition of the music I love. You are under the impression of living in the wonderful land when you listen to it. One friend made me discover them during a trip to Portugal 2 years ago, it was wonderful. I am so ashamed I did not have the info they were coming to Sydney! Thought there would be only pop and rock playing here…
Anyway, see you in front of the doors, maybe someone who bought tickets will not be able to do it…
Sophie
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Irina said | 9 December, 2008
My partner and I would love to see any of the following shows:
TO MATTHEW HERBERT BIG BAND AT CONCERT HALL
CAMILLE AT CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE
THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA AT CITY RECITAL HALL ANGEL PLACE
As welove most of kind of music and we are not able to afford any payed shows this year, though we will go to Festival First night and concerts at Domain.
We really hope that we win those tickets.
Thank you so much for all of your hard work for our community.
Kind regards
Irina
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