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You Am I Enmore Theatre, April 4-5 Sydney’s You Am I were on an absolute tear in the ’90s. Pop-rock classic Hi Fi Way , celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, was the first of three consecutive Number One albums, and the band snagged eight ARIA Awards, including Album of the Year in 1996 for Hourly, Daily . That album and Hi Fi Way will be played in full by Tim Rogers and co at these shows, with tracks like Purple Sneakers and Soldiers set to scratch the nostalgia itch for ’90s Oz Rock fans.
Tim Rogers celebrates Hi Fi Way’s 30th anniversary this year. Credit: Aurora SummerSalt Don Lucas Reserve, Cronulla, April 6 Summer may officially be over, so fingers crossed the sunshine puts in an appearance at this nationally touring outdoor festival when it hits town. Fans of Australian music will likely find something to enjoy on the line-up, which includes Missy Higgins (an ARIA Hall of Fame inductee in 2024), Powderfinger’s Bernard Fanning and Something for Kate’s Patrick Dempsey showcasing their synth-influenced new band Fanning Dempsey National Park, roots rocker John Butler, folk outfit The Waifs, The Whitlams and Josh Pyke.
ARIA Hall of Fame inductee Missy Higgins is part of the SummerSalt line-up. Credit: Miss Kaninna The Vanguard, April 6 Singer and rapper Kaninna Langford has got her stage presence down pat after appearing in the acclaimed 2022 theatre production of The Sapphires . Lately, she’s been making a name for herself by releasing raunchy, bold pop music under the moniker Miss Kaninna.
2023’s Blak Britney became the first independent release from an Aboriginal woman to be nominated for a debut single at the ARIA Music Awards, and last year’s Kaninna EP is a great showcase for one of the country’s most promising new talents. Miss Kaninna is making a name for herself by releasing raunchy, bold pop music. Credit: Cyndi Lauper Qudos Bank Arena, April 8 “Farewell” tours are rarely that, but iconic singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper is promising to call it quits once her current run of shows is over.
Hearing, potentially for the last time, classic ’80s hits like Girls Just Wanna Have Fun , Time After Time, and True Colors is reason enough to see this show, which is sure to be a celebration of a woman who’s done it all, from acting to scooping numerous awards (including an Emmy, Grammy and a Tony) and becoming a queer icon thanks to her advocacy for LGBTQ rights. Cyndi Lauper says she is definitely calling it quits after this tour. Credit: WireImage The Libertines Enmore Theatre, April 12 There was a time in the early noughties when the Libertines, the ramshackle indie rock outfit co-led by singer-songwriters Carl Barat and Pete Doherty, were the hottest band in the UK.
The hype may have simmered down after a few decades lost to Doherty dealing with a debilitating drug addiction, but against all odds the London four-piece are back in action, releasing new music and jumping back on stage; get along to see if the former indie “it” boys still have the goods. Do The Libertines still have the goods?.
