THE ANGELS ANNOUNCE 50 YEARS IN THE MAKING NATIONAL TOUR

TWO HOURS AND TWO SETS OF GREATEST HITS AND RARITIES DEBUTING THEIR BRAND NEW LINE-UP WITH NICK NORTON ON VOCALS AND GUITAR.

The Angels have announced a string of national tour dates kicking off in September in celebration of their five decades as one of Australia’s most revered rock bands.

The 50 Years In The Making tour will see the band traverse the country with dates scheduled across South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia and Tasmania with former drummer Nick Norton taking centre stage as their new front man replacing Dave Gleeson after his 12 years in the role.

Performing in The Angels, the band responsible for some of the most unforgettable songs in Australian music, takes a musician with remarkable talent and having been a member of the band since 2011, Norton is a familiar face to fans.  He will not only be fronting the band on vocals but will be playing alongside Rick and John Brewster on guitar and as ticket holders to the Brewster Brothers Electric shows from earlier this year can attest, he is more than ready to assume one of the greatest gigs in Australian rock.

As founding member John Brewster explains, “Nick is an incredible musician and a great singer and songwriter. He obviously knows the songs like the back of his hand and the fans already know and love him, so he’s the perfect fit. We can’t wait to hit the road.”

“The 50^th anniversary is a very special time for The Angels,” John says. “And it means a lot that the fans already know Nick. Our relationship with the audience means everything to us and we’ll never take that for granted.”

Respected guitarist Rick Brewster adds, “The time we get to spend onstage makes everything else worthwhile,” Rick adds. “It’s always been about the songs and the power of the guitars.”

The Angels: Tom Brewster, John Brewster, Nick Norton, Rick Brewster, Sam Brewster

“We’ve already got a very busy six months ahead of us, which is brilliant for the new line-up” says Nick Norton.  “There’s such a heritage of great music there, classic songs, killer riffs. The legwork is already done, I just have to get up and sing them. Twelve years in the band behind the kit has provided the pedigree, not to mention learning at the school of Rock from the honourable Dave Gleeson. I look  forward to sweating it out at venues across the nation with the fans, heading into The Angels 50th year!”

With a set-list of catalogue classics that are ingrained in the hearts of every Australian rock fan, including Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again, Take A Long Line, No Secrets, Shadow Boxer, Marseilles, I Ain’t The One, Comin’ Down, Mr Damage, After The Rain, Night Attack, Dogs Are Talking and We Gotta Get Out Of This Place, it is no wonder that the famous American critic David Fricke called The Angels “a guaranteed great time anywhere”.

Replacing Nick on drums is John’s son Tom, meaning The Angels will now have two sets of Brewster Brothers – John and Rick on guitar, and Sam (who joined the band in 2013) on bass, and Tom on drums.

As Ian McFarlane, the author of The Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop, noted: “The Angels helped re-define the Australian pub rock tradition.” And now John Brewster, Rick Brewster, Sam Brewster, Tom Brewster and Nick Norton are giving it another twist.

This is it, folks – an exciting new chapter in the storied career of The Angels.  Let the night roll on!

THE ANGELS ARE:

Tom Brewster (drums); John Brewster (guitar/vocals); Nick Norton (lead vocals/guitar); Rick Brewster (lead guitar); Sam Brewster (bass/vocals).

Tickets on sale now via theangels.com.au

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Southern Cross Soloists and QPAC are proud to present the 2024 Concert Series

Showcasing a diverse lineup of performances filled with musical splendor.

CONCERT 1: Divine Alchemy
Featuring the talents of Konstantin Shamray on piano, Amalia Hall on violin, and Chris Williams on didgeridoo.
WHEN: Sunday, 3 March 2024 at 3pm
WHERE: Concert Hall, Standard Mode, QPAC
DURATION: 90 minutes (no interval)

CONCERT 2: Perfumes of the East
Featuring the brilliance of Konstantin Shamray on piano, Nina Korbe on soprano, and Chris Williams on didgeridoo.
WHEN: Sunday, 2 June 2024 at 3pm
WHERE: Concert Hall, Standard Mode, QPAC
DURATION: 90 minutes (no interval)

CONCERT 3: Magic, Mystique, and Melancholy
Featuring Catherina Lee on violin, Chris Williams on didgeridoo, and David Elton on trumpet.
WHEN: Sunday, 20 October 2024 at 3pm
WHERE: Concert Hall, Standard Mode, QPAC
DURATION: 90 minutes (no interval)

Southern Cross Soloists and QPAC are proud to present the 2024 Concert Series, showcasing a diverse lineup of performances filled with musical splendor.

About the SXS Didgeridoo Commissioning Project 2022-2032:
The SXS Didgeridoo Commissioning Project, initiated in 2022, signifies Southern Cross Soloists’ dedication to expanding the didgeridoo’s role in classical music.

With Wakka Wakka didgeridoo soloist Chris Williams as Artist in Residence, the project aims to commission three new works annually, crafting a substantial collection of Australian compositions by Brisbane’s hosting of the 2032 Olympics.

The 2024 lineup will feature works by esteemed composers Lachlan Skipworth, Stephen Leek, and Seán O’Boyle AM, exploring unique Australian sounds within the classical domain.

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NSW playing the starring role in Australian film and TV industry

NSW has recorded blockbuster results in the annual wrap of television and film production, accounting for more than half of the $2.3 billion spend across Australia.

Screen Australia’s 33rd annual Drama Report released today shows a content boom is underway and NSW is cashing in most, with production spend locally hitting more than $1.3 billion in 2022-2023 – a 20% increase in 12 months.

The state set a new record for the third year in a row, with spend on foreign features up 305% since 2021-2022 and foreign TV and Video On Demand spend up 25% and 77% respectively.

The state’s success in securing big-budget international productions The Fall Guy, Anyone But You and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, helped to drive foreign expenditure in the state to a record $822 million, more than half of the $1.22 billion national total of foreign production.

Post-production and visual effects continues to grow from strength to strength across the country, generating a total of $714 million in 2022-2023. NSW saw a 15% increase in post-production and visual effects in a single year, bringing a total of $356 million from domestic and international film and television post production into the state’s economy.

This result is 64% above the 5-year average. In 2022-2023, NSW accounted for 50% of Australian post, digital and visual effects spend, slightly above the 5-year average of 49%. Sydney-based, world-leading post-production and visual effects studios including Animal Logic and Fin Design contributing to major releases including The Magician’s Elephant and Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Upcoming releases Furiosa and The Shrinking of Treehorn are also the result of NSW’s leading post-production and visual effects talent from DNEG and Animal Logic.

NSW has recorded blockbuster results in the annual wrap of television and film production, accounting for more than half of the $2.3 billion spend across Australia.

Minister for the Arts John Graham said:

“NSW is the leading state for film and television production in Australia demonstrating remarkable growth and I welcome these results. Close to 50% of the industry is based here, with over 2300 screen production businesses employing over 15,000 people.

“There has been extraordinary growth on the post production and visual effects side of the industry. Our NSW talent is second to none in post production studios and visual effects suites. I’m pleased to see these often unsung heroes of our industry are getting the national and international recognition they deserve.

“The screen industry is vital for the state’s economy, creating jobs, driving growth and injecting much-needed dollars into our regional communities, it is also critical for our social wellbeing.

“Stories that inspire, entertain, and bring us together are important for the social fabric of our communities, and showcase our great state on a global stage.

“With the continued support of the NSW Government through Screen NSW, I look forward to seeing our local screen industry continue to boom and showing that we really are the place for every story.”

Head of Screen NSW Kyas Hepworth said:

“With a strong pipeline of local and international production and post-production, visual effects and animation, the content boom has continued throughout 2022-2023.

“Screen NSW continues to offer targeted programs that will help the NSW industry go from strength to strength. We’re here to help tell your stories and take our local content and unparalleled filming locations to a global audience, whether it’s on the big screen, or the one in your back pocket.”

Major productions filmed in NSW in 2022-23

• Furiosa, the latest film in the Mad Max franchise is currently in post-production. It has supported over 1000 local jobs.
• Universal Pictures’ The Fall Guy filming ended in February 2023. The film, starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, will showcase Sydney to the world. It delivered almost 4000 jobs.
• 20th Century Studios’ blockbuster Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes filming ended in February 2023.
• Anyone But You filming ended in March 2023. Set in Sydney, it will showcase NSW to the world. It created 390 NSW jobs.
• Significant local productions include Warwick Thornton’s The New Boy, which was selected for the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard and opened the Sydney Film Festival.
• Other local productions include inaugural Screen NSW First Nations Screen Fellowship recipient Jon Bell’s The Moogai feature film, Erotic Stories (SBS), Paper Dolls (Paramount+), The Disposables (ABC Me), Prosper (Stan), and the Royal Flying Doctor Series (Seven).

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