Armidale Events

Come and enjoy jazz at one of Armidale's grooviest venues. Organismics features the amazing artistry of Warwick Dunham on organ, Steve Thorneycroft on guitar and Cary Bennett on drums, who together reboot some of the classic soul jazz, R&B, funk and LA lounge grooves of the 1960s and 70s for a marvellous night of music. This classic organ-based trio at its best. Music washes away the dust of everyday life - Art Blakey

Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.

Free under 18. Teri Young writes songs of social commentary and love. She is a singer, guitarist, choir leader and bushdance caller. She has released three albums and won many awards including the prestigious Alistair Hulett award for songwriting at the National Folk Festival.

Acclaimed guitarists Slava and Leonard Grigoryan have created a suite of music inspired by objects personally selected from the National Museum of Australia’s vast collection tracing Australia’s diverse and complex history. Incorporating all their influences from classical to jazz and contemporary music, performed on a variety of guitars (electric, 8 string tenor ukulele, 12 string and classical), audiences will see and hear the Grigoryan Brothers like never before.

Tania Kernaghan performing alongside Jason Owen in Concert. Performing their hit songs along with your favourite country classics. Boys in Boots | Back Home Again | Islands in the Stream | Nine Mile Run | Damn Right | A Bushman Can't Survive | Tears on Fire | Take Me Home Country Roads | and many more. Singing all your favourite songs live.

Neil Murray will be touring in 2023 on the release of his new album, “The Telling” . Maverick song man Neil Murray was a founding member of the pioneering Warumpi Band, which in the 1980’s penetrated mainstream Australia with the iconic anthems My Island Home and Blackfella Whitefella He is now a respected singer/songwriter- Good Light in Broome, Whispering Casuarina, Lights Of Hay are just some of his well loved songs. He has a string of remarkable albums under his belt, the most recent being Blood & Longing and Tjungu (all in […]

A concert of song inspired by the composer Piazzolla and the influences of the tango and the music of Spain. The concert will be performed by soprano Ayse Göknur Shanal, accompanied by pianist Benjamin Martin. Armidale audiences will remember Göknur as Mimi in Opera New England's production of La Bohème.

Tell Tale Hearts features Vince Redal (guitars/vocals), Steve Jackson (guitars/vocals), Mick Houlihan (bass/vocals) and Steve Harris (drums/assorted rhythmic shapes). With both original and new songs, Tell Tale Hearts renovates the power in pop, realigns the alt in rock, and rewires the blues in groove, to give listeners a night of wide-skied sound and deep-valleyed song.

Come along for a great night of good company and foot tapping music.

Departure at 8.00am from the Visitor Information Centre carpark, 82 Marsh Street. Bring food (morning tea and lunch), water, binoculars, sunscreen and hat, and wear stout shoes. The scheduled visit may be changed or cancelled if conditions on the day are likely to affect the excursion.

The Rocky Bottom Girls play a mix of bittersweet originals, old time dance tunes and selected Irish and Americana ballads. Combining the musical connection of Uralla-based sisters Jhana (vocals, mandolin & fiddle) and Sujata (vocals, banjo & fiddle) with the talent of guitarists/vocalists Craig (USA) and Clara (IRL/UK), the Rocky Bottom Girls bring you soaring four-part harmony, driving fiddle and banjo tunes and heartfelt stories from Anaiwan high country (New England). The band’s Irish and American members bring together iconic […]

Student must show student card. Operatic baritone, Ziggy Harris, is leaving Australia. This recital will be his last hurrah, and it is deeply meaningful to Ziggy that he may showcase some of his favourite repertoire thus far to the community that has poured hours of belief, time and energy into him. Accompanied by the orchestrally-minded and wonderful Dr. Robert Manley, the arias you will hear are essential snippets of the wider baritone repertoire. This recital will comprise music by Bellini, Gounod, Monteverdi, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Wagner. Ziggy is returning to […]

JOIN US FOR A MAGICAL NIGHT OF STORYTELLING, NEW MUSIC AND CONNECTION... ⭐️ Anna Weatherup, who grew up in Townsville, is perhaps best known for turning all four chairs on The Voice in its second season, with her audition garnering over 1.2M views on YouTube. Since then, Anna has worked tirelessly to shape a truly unique & engaging creative identity, gathering a loyal community of followers via her many live shows &, during lockdowns, via livestreaming on Twitch. Anna’s long-awaited album […]

Ticket includes morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Take a ride down memory lane. Experience the beautiful in a 1960s diesel train with windows that open to catch the cool fresh air. This a great opportunity to take the kids for a ride on a heritage 621/721 Diesel Rail Motor. Operated by Rail Motor Society Paterson.