LEGENDARY ROCKERS, STATUS QUO RETURN TO AUSTRALIA IN MARCH 2010!  "The Quo have always prided themselves on being a band best experienced live and thunderously loud" - The Guardian 2007   "The crowd blew their tops when the opening chords to, "Whatever You Want", were played...Quo were as lively as ever, jumping up and down, dominating the stage"  - BBC 2009 Following a hugely successful European tour, the original barnstorming rockers, Status Quo, return to Australia ...  more...

  Melbourne International Comedy Festival and Network Ten proudly present THE GALA. Proudly supporting Oxfam Australia......here it comes again... The night that stops the nation... The most sparkling spectacle on the comedy calendar... The funniest fund-raising extravaganza you'll ever have the good fortune to witness... The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala raises comedy to the rank of awards-show razzle-dazzle - but where the television ...  more...

  ON SALE NOW! Hotel California -The Eagles Show Showtime Australia is proud to present Hotel California - The Eagles Experience, filling the musical void left behind when the world's much loved rock superstars, The Eagles, disbanded in 1982. Join the five highly respected, multi-talented musicians in The Eagles Experience - Hotel California, a faithful recreation of The Eagles' timeless hits, a show that salutes the talent and musicianship of the original members. - David Grey as Don ...  more...

Roll out the showgirls, juggling monkeys and bow-tie-wearing hippos balancing on teeny-weeny balls... Melbourne International Comedy Festival presents "Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow". Only a celebration set at maximum overdrive could kick-off this beast of a Festival that follows it. The Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow huffs and puffs with the weight of some sumo-sized comedy talent that will be shaking the foundations of the Palais Theatre with a seemingly never-ending bill of performers. ...  more...

  Onsale Wed 18 November, 9amTHE SWELL SEASONOscar winners Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova return to captivate Australia again "There are moments where inspiration, creativity and all out beauty combine in a way to make you feel like your heart might explode.  To see The Swell Season is to have one of those moments." KINK FM    "Glen and Marketa's voices expertly intertwine... the triumph here lies in making master craftsmanship look easy, look natural, masking professional elegance in ...  more...

JEFF BECK ALL TICKETS NOW $69.90  Beck, who was admitted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame earlier this year, is universally hailed as one of the greatest guitarists ever, mentioned in the same breath as Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page, and listed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the 15 most influential lead guitarists in rock.  In January 2009 Beck performed his first Australian shows since 1977 to rapturous reviews and standing ovations. Scheduled to release a just completed ...  more...

  Second Show- Thursday 1st April - ON SALE NOW! The Gipsy Kings are that rare thing - a household name famous solely for their music. Without peer, they are the planet's most successful world music artists, and probably the best flamenco guitar artists in the world too! While they are the most successful French music group in history and they have sold more than 18 million albums worldwide, the Gipsy Kings make music as communion, artistry rooted in the past yet focused on the future. The Gipsy Kings consist of two ...  more...

  Roger Hodgson has been recognised as one of the most gifted composers, song writers and lyricists of our time. As the legendary voice of Supertramp's greatest hits that led to more than 60 million record sales, he gave us "Give a Little Bit," "The Logical Song," "Dreamer," "Take the Long Way Home," "Breakfast In America," "Fool's Overture" and so many others that have become the sound track of our lives. And don't think it's all in the past. Bluesfest director Peter Noble recently saw Roger perform all those ...  more...

Tickets on sale on Friday 11 December PLEASE WELCOME BACK, NEWTON FAULKNER "If Prince was an English hippie who was obsessed with Bobby McFerrin-esque percussion and had long cinnamon dreadlocks, you'd have Faulkner."-Rollingstone.com ."-Rollingstone.com It's safe to say that Newton Faulkner is one of the family now, and following his recent sell out promo tour in August of this year, our favourite young folk hero is coming back next March to make himself at home on our stages for the fourth ...  more...

 ONSALE NOW Dave Hughes 'Retro' Star of The 7PM Project, Before the Game and Rove. As heard on Nova 100.  A wise man once said "Always look forward, never back". Well that dude mustn't have been about to do his 15th kick arse Comedy Festival! To celebrate his 15th comedy festival, this St Kilda boy is taking the home ground advantage with two special shows at the historic Palais Theatre. He may be the hardest working man in comedy but when comes to theatres he's always preferred walking distance. ...  more...