Roxette Live

The legendary pop duo Roxette will extend their Australian visit and play shows across Australia with a second show in Sydney at Brisbane Entertainment Center this February 14 and 24, 2012. The ticket sales in Sydney were sold out already on its first day of sale with fans pleading for an additional Sydney show, which is now confirmed for Thursday February 16, 2012.

Roxette are a Swedish pop music duo, Marie Fredrickson on vocals and Per Gessle, vocals and guitar. The  duo became an international act from the late 1980’s, when they released their breakthrough album Look Sharp! Their third album Joyride became just as successful. Roxette achieved nineteen UK Top 40 hits and numerous US hot 100 hits, including for US number ones with “The Look”, “Listen to your heart”, “It must have been love”, and “Joyride”. Other hits included Dangerous, Fading like a flower and Dressed for success.

"The concerts have been amazing so far," says Per Gessle. "Marie and the band are in top shape and the response has been incredible. And the way the new album has been received is great. We feel very fortunate and look forward to a very exciting year!" 

EMI released earlier this year Roxette’s new album Charm School and will support the tour with the release of a tailored Australian greatest hit package, released earlier this month. Charm school went straight to hit the chart to number one on the German, Czech and Swiss album.

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BRISBANE ROAR VERSUS NEW CASTLE JETS FOOTBALL CLUB

Brisbane Roar will play against Newcastle Jets Football Club this week at Suncorp Stadium, Milton, Queensland, Australia.

Brisbane Roar (formerly known as Queensland Roar), has encountered the best football teams in Australia since the Hyundai A-League launch in 2005.

Brisbane Roar holds the record for the longest unbeaten run at the top level of any Australian football code, which stands at 36 league matches without defeat.

 The team prides themselves with hot young talents like Tommy Oar and Michael Zullo and foreign stars Reinaldo, Henrique and Thomas Broich.

This season, the Roar will again enjoy a party atmosphere with the fanatic “Orange Army” supporter group which situated themselves in the “Den”at the northern end of Suncorp Stadium.
Be a part and get along the games this season to cheer the Roar in the defense of their title.

Children are welcome and entry costs vary and depend on seating availability.

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An Unforgettable Evening (Natalie Cole)

International Pop, R & B and Jazz legend Natalie Cole, is coming to Brisbane for ”An Unforgettable Evening with Natalie Cole”  on January 28, 2012 at QPAC, Concert Hall. Cnr Grey and Melbourne Sts, Southbank, Brisbane,  Australia.

Natalie Cole, the sultry and sophisticated songstress has received accolades in profusion throughout her successful career which includes nine Grammy Awards, Songwriters Hall of Fame Hit Maker, George and Ira Gershwin Lifetime Musical Achievement Award, three American Music Awards across the Adult Contemporary, Soul and Rhythm and Blues genres and three NAACP Image awards – 2000 Outstanding Actress in a Television, Mini Series or Dramatic Special (Livin’ For Love: The Natalie Cole Story) and Best Jazz Artist in 2002 and 2009.

Experience an unforgettable evening as she will perform treasured standards, including songs made immortal by her father, Nat King Cole along with her own award winning array of songs like Unforgettable, This will be, Pink Cadillac and Miss You Like Crazy.

Reminisce the days and get ready to be in love again.

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Riverside Markets At the Pier

Brisbane’s Riverside Markets have been a popular gathering place for locals and tourists searching for immense array of arts, crafts, clothing and food under the Queensland sun by the edge of the Brisbane River for over 22 years and still going.

This shopping experience starts January 1 to December 23, 2012 at Waterfront Place – 1 Eagle Street, Brisbane.

It will home to dozens of market stalls selling quality local and imported handicrafts, food, beverage vendors and street performers from Eagle Street right down the boardwalk.  Riverside at the Pier is a perfect destination for someone you love. It can be a special gift or a just a treat to yourself to a relaxing and fun day by the river. 

Riverside Markets at the Pier are one of Brisbane’s most charming shopping experiences where you can shop for freshly baked breads and pastries to juices and bacon and eggs. It is a shopper’s paradise that offers everything from handmade jewelry, rugs and wood carvings to household goods and clothing with a line up of live music every week. Many are in store for you.

 

Right next to the heart of the CBD, it’s easily accessible by bus, train, ferry or foot! There’s also ample secure off street parking just underneath.

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Ichi The Killer

The Gallery’s Australian Cinémathèque, at GoMA, presents retrospective and thematic film programs and exhibitions, exploring the important lines of influence between the moving image and other areas of visual culture, and showcasing the work of influential filmmakers and artists. Its mission is to collect, conserve, present and interpret film and screen culture.

So watch out for the screening of Koroshiya Ichi (Ichi the Killer) 2001 on February 8,2012 at 8:30 pm at Cinema A.  Ochi the killer is based on the manga series Koroshiya Ichi (1998-2001) by Hideo Yamamoto which has English subtitles. Tadanobu Asano, Nao Ohmori and Shin’ya Tsukamoto play the lead roles in this movie.

The director  Maverick auteur Takashi Miike spins this unsettling, blood-soaked yakuza yarn adapted from Hideo Yamamoto's cult manga Koroshiya 1. When gangster don Anjo disappeared mysteriously, his protégé Kakihara (Tadanobu Asano) vows to find the people responsible. Kakihara is no ordinary mob. He impales one poor suspect’ snaked body on a series of meat hooks and then dumps hot oil on him.  A shadowy character known as Jijii (played by director Shinya Tsukamoto) deftly manipulates, for his own nefarious ends, Ichi (Nao Omori), an unbalanced but ruthless killing machine clad in a superhero suit. Pining for the sadistic abuse of his boss, Kakihara learns of Ichi from a Hong Kong hostess (Alien Sun) and sets out to find this fabled butcher, hoping he can inflict the pain that Kakihara craves.

Ichi The Killer is hyper-violent nonconformist classic of the genre.

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