Regurgitator… but for KIDS! YIPPEE!!

Sunday 10 April | GPAC Theatre | 11AM

Renowned Brisbane mashup rock/electro/punk/poppin’ fun time outfit Regurgitator have cooked up a sugar-soaked record written especially for kids and are bringing it live to GPAC!

This new project sees long-time Regurgitator trio Ben Ely, Quan Yeomans and Pete Kostic joined by the effervescent Koko direct from Planet Rainbow. It’s already struck a chord with families around the country – with the POGOGO SHOW album having quickly climbed to #1 on the Children’s iTunes chart. 

  

The band’s wildly-varied roller coaster of sounds will come as no surprise to long-time fans. From the slinky hip-hop stylings of first single ‘The Box’ and the elastic hop-scotch energy of ‘Pogogo Show Theme’; to the punk rock mania of ‘Pillow Fight’ and tropicalia fun of ‘Corumbo’, young listeners will enjoy the spin of the musical wheel. 

 

The band have never been more excited: “We’ve got our tiny amplifiers warmed up, our teeny drum kits tuned and plenty of soap for our filthy little mouths. We’re ready to shout till our voices are wrecked, if you’re ready to scream till your parents are deaf!”

The ‘Gurge are here to bring a smile to long term fans and the tiny folk in their lives.

Be a 10 Minute Dance Party DJ at Gippsland Performing Arts Centre's OPEN Festival! 

Tuesday 1 March | 6PM | Latrobe Regional Gallery

Join the mastermind of 10 Minute Dance Parties, JOF, to learn how to DJ at this FREE workshop at Latrobe Regional Gallery and then show off your new skills at the Big Family Weekender on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 March as part of GPAC's OPEN festival. This is just for 11 – 19 year olds! 

You'll learn: 

• DJ skills
• Tech operation 
• Curating playlists for dance parties
• Generating activities and choreography for dance parties
• Real life performance skills at the Big Family Weekender on Saturday 5 or Sunday 6 March

This workshop and performance opportunity is open to anyone aged 11 - 19 years old. Get in quick, this workshop has a maximum of 20 participants.

Get ready to be a party starter!

‘Kids Music That Doesn’t Suck!’ Zoë Foster Blake, children’s author.

Sunday 13 March | 1:30PM | GPAC Theatre

Join much-loved children’s band the Teeny Tiny Stevies as they perform ‘I Ate a Rainbow’, ‘Boy or Girl Colour’ and ‘Boss of My Own Body’, plus a selection of favourite songs from their brand-new album.  

Featuring irresistible melodies and helpful tips for navigating life’s little challenges, sisters Byll and Beth perform music that keeps kids entertained without driving parents crazy.

This gig will be super fun for the whole family! 

‘Teeny Tiny Stevies have achieved the impossible – they have made children’s music that won’t rob adults of their will to live.’ The Brisbane Times

Presented in partnership with TEG VAN EGMOND

We’re here to champion local talent.

Sunday 3 April | 7PM | GPAC Theatre

What better way to kick things off than with two of Gippsland’s finest. 

Two times Platinum, eight times Gold and an APRA Award winning artist, Jack Jones has entertained audiences across Australia and the globe. What many of us know locally, is that Jack spent his formative years here in the Latrobe Valley.

Jack will be joined by local soul and jazz musician Elly Poletti. Having recently supported Kate Ceberano, she will open this very special evening. 

This will be one for the memory bank.

 

Dust off those sequined jumpsuits!

Friday 6 May | 8PM | GPAC Theatre - ALLOCATION EXHAUSTED

It's time to sing, dance and have the time of your life when the World’s Number One ABBA show Bjorn Again rolls into GPAC.

Bjorn Again have played in over 120 countries, are a household name world-wide and are openly endorsed by the members of ABBA. Their shows have been attended by JK Rowling, Tom Jones, Dave Grohl and Paul Kelly, Metallica and Nirvana just to name a few.

 

Internationally acclaimed Bjorn Again will play all of ABBA’s biggest hits and more in an action-packed, highly-entertaining night of ABBA-solute fun for the whole family. You will be singing and dancing in the aisles before you can ring-ring Fernando and Chiquitita and send out an SOS.

"If ABBA reformed they wouldn’t be as much fun as Bjorn Again"

 Q Magazine UK

 

“One of the most entertaining live shows in the world today”

Time Out New York 

Rescheduled from Latrobe Performing Arts Centre (2021).

There are some truly beautiful entertainment bromances.

Saturday 12 March | 7:30PM | GPAC Theatre

The lifelong friendship of Brian Cadd and Russell Morris should have its own name...Brussell.

Australian music icons, Brian Cadd and Russell Morris, have been friends for over forty years and have been touring together from time to time over the past decades. are back after a seven year break to perform a limited amount of shows.

Together, Brian and Russell deliver a dynamic show of not only their hits: Little Ray of Sunshine, Ginger Man, Don’t you know it's Magic, Sweet Sweet Love, Wings of an Eagle, but also a selection of seventies rock classics that will have you singing along with them. They may arrive on stage as 60-year old mates but they turn themselves, and their audience, truly back to 20-year old rockers.

“It is rare and enjoyable to spend ninety minutes on the stage every night with someone who has travelled the same musical road and number of years as I have. It makes the musical highlights, the songs and the silliness all that much more fun. Come and see what we mean!” - Brian Cadd

Rescheduled from Latrobe Performing Arts Centre (2021)

Grab your mates for twilight hangs.

Friday 4 - Saturday 5 March | 5PM - 9PM | Outdoors

Get ready for it, Up Late is on again TONIGHT from 5PM – 9PM! 

Join us for an undercover boogie to live music that’s perfect for Saturday wet weather hangs with your mates. 

We’re setting the scene outdoors with top home-grown music acts alongside the Hot Glue Buns and JOF’s 10-Minute Dance Parties (the grown-up version – see The Big Family Weekender for more info).

SATURDAY

• 5PM - 6PM | DJ Golden Fleece
• 6PM - 6:45PM | Timothy Wolf
• 6:45PM - 7:15PM | DJ Golden Fleece
• 7:15PM - 7:30PM | Hot Glue Buns
• 7:30PM - 8:15PM | Timothy Wolf and The Howlers
• 8:15PM - 9PM | DJ Golden Fleece

FOOD & BAR

• 5PM - 9PM | Good Land Brewing Co. Bar
• 5PM - 9PM | Gippsland Baked Potatoes
• 5PM - 9PM | Coffee & Hot Jam Donuts

TIMOTHY WOLF AND THE HOWLERS

Introspective soulful blues with a hint of 'I'm ready to boogie', Timothy Wolf is the thrilling new kid on the block with his debut studio album set for release Oct 2022. The local alt folk/country songwriter is going from strength to strength, landing raving Rolling Stone and Triple J reviews and festival and support slots for the likes of the Pierce Brothers. Get on board early, dust off your dancing shoes and introduce yourself to the immersive and boisterous mischief that is Timothy Wolf.

DJ GOLDEN FLEECE

Hailing all the way from Meeniyan, Golden Fleece has lit up dance floors from Melbourne to London.

HOT GLUE BUNS

Hot Glue Buns (Kady Mansour and Michaela Tancheff) are a feminist duo who work to increase the accessibility of dance to the public. Their works have featured at Strawberry Fields Festival and Meredith Music Festival, alongside CC:DISCO! and Gordon Koang. In 2021 Hot Glue Buns developed ‘Hot Glueshops’ as part of Moreland Festivals Development Program. 

Pull out your deluxe leisure suit and make it extra.

Friday 4 March | 8PM | GPAC Theatre

Client Liaison are bringing theirs and more to this epic occasion.  

Special guests, The Merindas, will have you living your best life and channelling your most favourite girl groups of the nineties.  

Having cemented themselves as both festival favourites and performing to regular sold-out crowds, this will be an otherworldly christening of GPAC as not just a theatre but a legitimate music destination.  

The party starts here.