It’s been a huge year of live music at The Art House Wyong but it’s not over yet, with the venue announcing Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Rogue Traders as their next big-name act.
The pop rock band dominated the Australian charts in the 2000s with smash-hits like ‘Voodoo Child’ and ‘Don’t You Wanna Feel’ and will make their Art House debut this October. Reuniting after years apart to pursue solo projects Nat Bass, James Ash, Tim Henwood and Cameron McGlinchey will be performing all the hits from their x4 certified platinum album ‘Here Come the Drums’ and maybe even a surprise or two.
The latest in a string of internationally acclaimed acts to stop in at Wyong, it’s a huge win for the people of the Central Coast and a testament to the dedication of The Art House team to delivering excellence.
David Campbell, Kate Miller-Heidke, Macy Gray, Eskimo Joe, Jimmy Barnes (sold out so fast he added a second show) and Joe Camilleri and The Black Sorrows – The Art House has been pulling top notch talent from around the country and beyond. With this latest announcement further proof of the venue’s ability to put on a killer show.
Already nailing the more traditional theatre offering you’d expect of a state-of-the-art performing arts centre (including the recent transfer of Hayes Theatre’s Ride The Cyclone, the only other venue in the country to score the Australian debut of this international cult hit musical), The Art House Executive Director Anne-Marie Heath said the decision to bring on more contemporary music acts was reflective of what audiences are asking for.
“Live music has consistently been at the top of our audience’s wish list and our team is constantly getting feedback on what acts people want to see on our stage, so we’ve consciously been trying to deliver on that.” Heath said.
Traditionally overlooked as an event destination in favour of more metropolitan Newcastle, Heath and her team have managed to flip the script, leveraging The Art House’s intimate almost boutique feeling theatre to coax bigger names to the Coast.
“From a patron perspective, obviously if you live on the Coast and can go see a show at your local theatre as opposed to travelling to Sydney or Newcastle, that’s a win. And from an Artist’s perspective, there’s real appeal in performing to a more intimate house. Particularly, when they’re touring through all these large-scale venues that are selling thousands of tickets. We become a real change of pace. Performances here feel more personal. It’s quite special for performer and punter alike. That’s the feedback we’ve been getting,” Heath said.
With Summer@ The Art House (the venue’s annual summer extravaganza), creeping up fast, who knows what acts you’ll see be seeing on the line-up come December.
Tickets for Rogue Traders go on Encore Member pre-sale from 10am on August 5th. Pre-sale access details at: www.thearthousewyong.com.au.