Saturday 26 November Sandalford Estate, Margaret River
COLD CHISEL ARE BACK!
Greetings,
Iconic rock band, Cold Chisel, today announced their biggest tour in nearly 30 years.
The Light The Nitro Tour will kick off in October and finish on the first weekend of December with 24 concerts unveiled around Australia plus two New Zealand shows.
The Light The Nitro Tour will take this legendary live band from Darwin to Hobart and from Coffs Harbour to Margaret River.
"We can't wait to get back on the road together", said frontman, Jimmy Barnes. "Every day for years I've had at least one person come up and ask me when Cold Chisel are going to do a proper tour. I'm bloody glad to finally have something good to tell 'em!"
The tour announcement comes on a day that is already a huge one for Cold Chisel fans.
At exactly the same time as the concerts were being announced at a Sydney press conference, all of the band's recordings were being unleashed digitally for the first time in a major online launch that included 56 rare and previously unreleased tracks. |
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Meanwhile retailers were receiving the newly remastered and repackaged CD versions of all the classic Cold Chisel albums which are in store now (each of their studio albums now comes with a bonus DVD containing rare and unreleased footage from that era).
This massive catalogue rollout had already been hailed as the most extensive archival project in the history of Australian rock. Today's timely tour announcement should help focus even more attention on these special releases.
Jimmy Barnes revealed today that the original plans for all of this were actually hatched in secret nearly two years ago around the group's memorable one-off show to over 50,000 people at Sydney's Olympic Stadium.
"We got such a buzz from that gig that it made all of us really want to get our act together", he explains. "We wanted to do things properly though because we know this band means a lot to a lot of people - especially us! So we had to do it right. That meant taking time to find lots of cool unreleased stuff and getting the albums looking and sounding great. It also meant making all the music available everywhere that people might want to get it these days. We agreed that once that was sorted we'd go out and play all those songs right around Australia and New Zealand in a way that we haven't really done since the early 80s."
These plans took the better part of two painstaking years to pull together including lengthy archival excavation and remastering activities. However, in January this year everything was suddenly put on hold with the tragic passing of the group's drummer, Steve Prestwich.
Keyboardist Don Walker explains that for two months nobody in the band even discussed whether to continue what they'd all been planning together. "When the four of us finally sat down to talk about it we realised we all felt the same way. Steve was really keen on seeing all these things happen. We all felt it would have been wrong to just walk away from the plans we'd started together."
In some ways Steve Prestwich's passing therefore ultimately strengthened the band's desire to present Cold Chisel's music to a 21st century audience in the best way possible.
"At one point we actually thought about calling the tour 'Unfinished Business'," explains bassist Phil Small. "After that 2009 gig we'd all quietly decided to try to do something big. To have bailed out just a few months from actually doing it would actually have felt like we were letting Steve down."
As guitarist Ian Moss explains, "It was all another reminder that life is short and you never know what's around the corner. We miss our brother Steve every single day but the four of us still love playing music together. And we know that people want to hear these songs, so we want to do more of that while we still can. The tour is going to be a celebration of what he helped us create."
Renowned drummer Charley Drayton (Keith Richards, B52's, Divinyls) will be behind the kit for the Light The Nitro Tour and one fifth of tour profits will go to Steve Prestwich's children.
The tour name refers to the practice of injecting nitrous oxide into the carburettor during a street race, which instantly doubles or triples the horsepower of a conventional engine. Incredible power, explosively unpredictable ... obviously apt for this incendiary live band.
Hardcore fans may be interested to know that "light the nitro" is also a line from one of the songs the band recorded over recent months ... a new Don Walker rocker called HQ454 Monroe about a man and his beloved hotrod.
Cold Chisel have promised to showcase "one or two" new tunes on the Light The Nitro Tour. The setlist will also feature more than 20 of their classic songs. While Cold Chisel are continuing to make progress on new recordings - including some songs written by Steve Prestwich and some featuring his performances - there will be no new album released for this tour. At this stage a release is pencilled for early 2012.
For the rest of 2011 the group will be focusing totally on supporting their massive catalogue re-release with the biggest Australian concert event of the year ... the Light The Nitro Tour.
The basic facts of Cold Chisel's career need no retelling. Since their initial heyday in the late 70s and early 80s their music has been embraced by subsequent generations as shown just last week by the appearance of two of their albums in a new Triple J listener poll of Australia's 100 greatest albums of all time. Hearing their classic album East played in full on the national youth broadcaster 31 years after it caused the band to trash the set at the Countdown Awards is testament to their special place in our musical landscape.
The songs of Don Walker, Phil Small, Steve Prestwich, Ian Moss and Jimmy Barnes are now utterly engrained in the fabric of Australasian life.
Khe Sanh, Flame Trees, Bow River, My Baby, You Got Nothing I Want, Last Wave Of Summer, Forever Now, Cheap Wine, Choir Girl, Standing On The Outside, Rising Sun, Saturday Night ... and many more.
So many great songs. One great band.
Seeing is believing - so don't miss your chance to experience the legendary Cold Chisel live. |
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In addition to General Admission ($99.90**), Reserved Seats ($149.90**), and Priority Standing Room Tickets immediately front of stage and located before the Reserved Seating area commences ($199.90) there are VIP PACKAGE TICKETS ($350.00**) available which include the following offerings:
- VIP ticket holders will enjoy the evening's performance from VIP Reserved Seating* (nb : VIP reserved seating area will be located immediately behind and above the Priority Standing Room Tickets);
- After arriving through a priority VIP entry to the venue through a dedicated entrance, to be shared between two people you will receive a mouth watering gourmet hamper containing a wonderful selection of finger food along with with a bottle of Sandalford's Margaret River Range wine; and
- VIP Parking provided.
- DRESS: Smart Casual
*Best available seat is allocated at time of purchase
**Plus a $14 credit card charges, booking and handling fee per transactions
There is a no free age/babes in arms policy for this event.
TRANSPORT TO/FROM SANDALFORD ESTATE, MARGARET RIVER
All coach transport can be pre booked through Gannaways Charters and Tours. We strongly suggest that you organise travel arrangements through Gannaways early to avoid disappointment. Please note Gannaways Charters and Tours will only accept pre bookings.
PH: 08 97523036 www.gannawayscharterservice.com.au | http://www.gannawayscharterservice.com.au/pages/time-table.html
There are 2 main roads into the property:
Metricup Road; and
Caves Road
Off Metricup Road there are 3 entries into the Estate:
1. All VIP ticket holders need to access the dedicated VIP entrance road by travelling east to west along Metricup Road (we recommend guests enter Metricup Road from Bussell Highway)– the VIP entrance is the first entry road as marked (on the left) into the Estate;
2. All General Admission, Priority Standing and Reserved Seat holders travelling by bus and or car directly from Perth, Mandurah, Bunbury, Busselton and Dunsborough are recommended to also travel east to west along Metricup Road (we again recommend guests enter Metricup Road from the BussellHighway) – the entrance for these persons is second entry road as marked (on the left) into the Estate; and
3. All General Admission, Priority Standing and Reserved Seat holders travelling by car from Yalingyup or anywhere north of the Estate should enter Metricup Road Caves Road (turn left off Caves in Metricup) and then travel west to east along Metricup before turning right into the Estate at the entrance to the Estate lying immediately adjacent to the boundary withEvans & Tate.
Off Caves Road there is 1 entrance into the Estate:
1. All General Admission, Priority Standing and Reserved Seat holders travelling by car from Margaret River or anywhere south of the Estate should travel south to north along Caves Road before turning right into the clearly marked entrance into the Estate.
REALLY IMPORTANT: IF YOU ARE DRIVING, PLEASE ALLOW ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO THE VENUE AND PARK
YOUR CAR - EXPECT DELAYS OF BETWEEN 50-60 MINUTES BOTH IN GETTING INTO THE ESTATE BEFORE THE
CONCERT AND THEN OUT AGAIN AFTER THE SHOW.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF ENTERING SANDALFORD ESTATE, MARGARET RIVER
PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BREACH THESE GUIDELINES AS PERMISSION WILL BE REFUSED
On arrival : If you arrive intoxicated you will be refused access. Please don't pre-load and spoil your day.
Antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated. Any person who behaves in this manner will be removed or handed to the Police. We will not allow the Concert to be spoilt by a minority.
Security
Prior to the ticket gate entry we are required to execute a full search of your accompanying bags, to ensure you are not in possession of Alcohol or other illegal items. Should these items be in your possession you may be refused access;
For Commercial vehicles it is a requirement of the driver/operator to ensure that there are no alcoholic beverages in the vehicle when entering Sandalford Estate. A breach of this rule may result in denied access; and
The carpark and areas outside the concert green at Sandalford Estate will have an enforced liquor ban in place on the day of the concert. This simply means that it is a legal offence for Alcohol to be consumed or carried on Sandalford Estate during these times.
Alcohol
It should be noted that once you are ticketed onto our Estate you will have access to an expanded and extensive network of Food and Beverage outlets. We are in the business of delivering a pleasurable experience and do not intend to have this spoilt by long lines of guests waiting for service.
Strictly no BYO alcohol and no glass can be brought into nor taken from the venue. This is a fully licensed event with full bar service available. Patrons must observe and adhere to the local licensing laws and responsible service of alcohol practices.
Anti Social Behaviour
Management reserves the right to refuse admission or to eject a ticket holder for behaviour likely to cause damage, injury, nuisance or annoyance or for failure to comply with reasonable requests. Intoxication, agressive or anti-social behaviour is unacceptable and will result in ejection from the venue. Antisocial behaviour will not be tolerated. Any person who behaves in this manner will be removed or handed to the Police. We will not allow the Concert to be spoilt by a minority.
No Glass allowed
No glass - this includes wine glasses, jars, or any other containers or items made of glass. Although bottles of wine will be sold inside the venue you may not bring any glass object in.
Furniture
All types of Umbrellas are strictly forbidden inside the concert arena. Reasonable outdoor furniture is however permitted (no tents). Low/sand chairs are recommended (high back chairs will be placed at the rear of the venue), picnic rug, and cushion seating Please consider other concertgoer's comfort and viewing pleasure (Reserved seat ticketholders have a pre-allocated seat ready for them).
Cameras and Recording Devices
Recording of stage performances using audio, video or photographic equipment is not permitted.
Point and shoot cameras are permitted but professional-standard cameras and video cameras are not. Unauthorized or prohibited photography may result in images being deleted by security staff. Media and professional photographers must arrange accreditation prior to the event.
We can’t judge beforehand if your camera will be deemed professional. It’s up to security staff on the day, and debate will not be entered into. The best option is to leave SLR cameras at home and bring a 'point and shoot' camera instead. Generally, cameras with powerful zoom lenses or multiple lenses in a carry case are not allowed.
Metal Cutlery
All types of metal cutlery is strictly forbidden to be brought into the concert venue. You can of course can bring plastic cutlery (same as used on the airlines).
Smoking
THIS IS A SMOKE FREE EVENT. Limited designated smoking areas will be available however smoking is not permitted in any other area other than the designated areas.
Weather
Please note we play rain or shine. You may bring wet weather protection such as ponchos and raincoats however umbrellas are not permitted.
If it rains, the show will go on. The show will only be abandoned if conditions are deemed dangerous. Refunds will only be available at the point of purchase, if a show is abandoned or cancelled. The decision to cancel a show will be made on show day. In the event of inclement weather patrons should check www.sandalford.com BEFORE departing for the show for messages regarding traffic, parking or wet weather arrangements.
Children
Children under 18 years who have purchased a ticket can only be permitted if accompanied by parent, step-parent or legal guardian. If not, they will be refused entry and will not receive a refund on the ticket. This is a licensed event. Persons under 18 must be accompanied by a ticket-holding parent or legal guardian at all times.
Dancing
We encourage you to dance immediately in front of your seat and have a great time but please, please, please respect your fellow patrons sitting behind you or near you. There is strictly no dancing or viewing the concert in the aisles. Typically at many concerts held at Sandalford Estate the shows are extremely energetic, and the entertainers often encourage patrons to get on their feet and have a good time. It’s not to say that everyone will, however we like to make patrons aware that this may happen. That notwithstanding we say again that guests are urged to consider their fellow patrons, and definitely not dance on seats, or in aisles.
Other
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At the time of booking you also consent to the Ticketek terms & conditions of purchase.
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Tickets cannot be refunded or re-sold and lost tickets cannot be replaced. Defaced tickets will not be accepted. Once you receive your ticket, it is solely your responsibility. While obviously we sympathize if you lose your ticket, we are unable to reissue. Even if we have a record of your purchase, we cannot be certain that other less scrupulous members of the public will not use the ticket. Please treat your ticket like cash - they are irreplaceable.
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Occasionally changes to the line up or program times occur that are out of the Promoters control. The Promoter reserves the right to change the lineup and/or the date of the event without prior notification. In the event of change of the date or lineup, refunds will not be available.
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The Promoter and the Venue accept no responsibility for any loss, injury or damages sustained entering or within the Venue whether caused by the negligence of the Promoter or Venue or otherwise.
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You enter the event at your own risk.
We are very excited this once in a lifetime concert experience is going to take place at Sandalford Estate, Margaret River. Cold Chisel are some of the royalty of Australia's world famous music industry and we look forward to welcoming fans from across the State's South West, Perth and beyond for an absolutely magical concert experience at the incredibly beautiful and spectacular Sandalford Estate, Margaret River. Tickets are expected to sell quickly so don't delay. If you need further information please contact Elinor Birch (Event Manager) on 9374 9302.
Warm regards
Grant Brinklow
Chief Executive Officer
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Check out the following reviews and links following the inaugural
concert Sandalford Estate, Margaret River on Sunday March 6,
2011 which featured Michael Buble
Newspaper Reviews
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