After a monumental 2012 that saw the band release their first album in two decades to broad critical acclaim, English post-rock band Public Image Ltd have announced a string of new tour dates for 2013, including three huge shows on Australia’s East Coast.
Flanked by their fearless leader, Sex Pistols vocalist John Lydon, PiL will make a triumphant return to Australia for the first time in 20 years to showcase tracks from their critically acclaimed new album This Is PiL as well as favourites from their vast back catalogue.
THE COMPOSERS: ARVO PÄRT A SACRED JOURNEY (7 April, Concert Hall)
Celebrating the music of one of the world’s greatest living composers, Arvo Pärt, this concert brings a canon of his most popular works to the Concert Hall stage. Featuring Part’s closest collaborators, Tõnu Kaljuste (conductor) and The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, A Sacred Journey also features Musicians of the Sydney Symphony and continues the Sydney Opera House’s new contemporary music series, The Composers.
What to do, what to do?
I already have tickets for PIL, but when we were at the opera house last night I noticed the Part performance. I fucking love Part!!
The problem?
Well they are only 4 day apart, (scuse pun.) So if I were to get tickets for the Part performance, they're too far apart to go up and stay up, as I'd be going on my own. But it's a fucker of a drive up and back in one evening (4 hours each way,) twice in four days would be really gutty.
What to do?
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Bought a ticket to the Part gig, and fuck it, I'll deal with the transport etc closer to the time.
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
Gob wrote:Oh well, that dilemma didn't last long....
Bought a ticket to the Part gig, and fuck it, I'll deal with the transport etc closer to the time.
That's the spirit! Art is too important to trouble yourself with quotidian details.
Yep, opportunities are not that frequent here in Aus, so "carpe diem", as they say.
Here's another bit of Part loveliness. ("bit of Part" ha!!)
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and weren't so lazy.”
