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An Evening with Morrissey: Exclusive to Vivid Live During Vivid Sydney
SYDNEY , Feb. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- and the today announced British popular music visionary will perform four exclusive performances at during , the Southern Hemisphere's largest festival of light, music and ideas.
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" will take place at the on and will be the artist's only Australian appearances.
said, " is set to wow audiences once again with the announcement of influential indie musician, Morrissey as the first artist on this year's program. As one of music's most enduring figures, Morrissey is set to captivate audiences in his Sydney -exclusive performances during ."
, the Southern Hemisphere's largest festival of light, music and ideas, is owned and managed by the NSW Government's tourism and major events agency, . at the forms part of the and is a celebration of ambitious popular music, running from 22 May-8 June, the first time the program has run for the duration of . is the highlight of 's year-round contemporary music programming.
is one of popular music's most singular and iconic figures. Variously described as an irrefutably bleak or gloriously funny songwriter, 's romantic narratives immortalise the post-industrial recession of '80s era Manchester through to the current day. The crooning legend continues to create art across multiple mediums to the delight of his devoted fans, from the instant Penguin Classic to his critically acclaimed 10 album .
With high demand expected for this Sydney -exclusive performance, tickets will be allocated through a ballot (details below).
Now in its seventh year, will be overseen by , the Opera House's and recently appointed as the Curator for Ben has brought the likes of The National, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and Flying Lotus to the stage.
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The full program for at is expected to be announced during the Vivid Sydney program launch next month. vividsydney.com/ sydneyoperahouse.com/vividLIVE
An Evening with Morrissey
Tuesday 26 May, Wednesday 27 May, Saturday 30 May and Sunday 31 May
Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall
From $109+bf
www.sydneyoperahouse.com/morrissey
From , will welcome some of the most ambitious and innovative local and international artists for -- a celebration of music on the nation's most famous stages -- as part of , the Southern Hemisphere's largest festival of light, music and ideas.
invites the world's leading artists, creative collectives, promoters and digital animators to raise the roof of 's theatres, rehearsal spaces, recording studios and most famously, its iconic sails, which are transformed into a unique canvas each year for .
is the Southern Hemisphere's largest festival of light, music and ideas, which for 18 days -- from -- transforms the Harbour City with its colourful creative canvas. Now in its seventh year, and owned and managed by Destination NSW, the NSW Government's tourism and major events agency, Vivid Sydney features large scale light installations and projections ( ); music performances and collaborations ( ); and creative ideas, discussion and debate ( ), all celebrating Sydney as the creative hub of the Asia-Pacific . For more information visit www.vividsydney.com
With a career spanning almost 20 years in the Australian independent music scene, Ben Marshall cut his teeth as a solicitor by day and electronic music promoter by night, throwing himself into what is now considered a classic period of drum 'n' bass. At 27, he shed the legal path and moved to independent music company Inertia where he set-up and ran Civil Society (now Handsome Tours), beginning his close relationship with and bringing the likes of and to Australia for the first time.
Currently responsible for the Opera House's contemporary music programming, the Opera House's year-round contemporary music program, and co-curating , recent years have seen seminal Australian acts and make their long-overdue debuts at the Opera House, while genre-defining artists such as and future-facing electronic artists , and have transformed one of the world's most iconic stages with their unforgettable performances under the Sydney Opera House sails.
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For more information on Vivid Sydney www.vividsydney.com