Comedy rock superstar Tim Minchin
to team up with Australia’s Symphony Orchestras in 2011
Comedy rock superstar, Tim Minchin, announces his new Australian tour, complete with a 55-piece orchestra. Tim Minchin Versus Orchestra Tour, supported by triple j will include brand new material from the barefooted piano-basher, alongside those much-loved Minchin classics - as never heard before, with Australia’s state orchestras.
On announcing the tour, Tim said: “Deep down I’ve always believed I deserved to have a symphony orchestra poised 24/7 to respond to my every musical whim. This is merely a step in the right direction.”
Melbourne will host the premiere of the tour at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on 25 February, with Tim Minchin Versus The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. This will be followed by performances in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Sydney in March.
“I can't wait to be a part of this tour and my only regret is that I won't be able to sit in the audience and experience it myself. You cannot miss this, anything could happen " said leading Australian conductor Benjamin Northey.
Tim’s 2009/2010 tour, Ready For This? was seen by 45,000 Australians, as well as enjoying a sell-out tour in the UK, and he has recently written music and lyrics for the Royal Shakespeare Companyʼs new musical version of Roald Dahlʼs Matilda – premiering in November 2010.
Winner of numerous awards including the 2009 Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer, the Best Alternative Comedian at the 2007 US Comedy Arts Festival 2007 and the Perrier Award for Best Newcomer at the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Tim Minchin delights and enthralls lovers of both comedy and music.
Tim adds, “I’d like to allay any fears fans might have that my collaboration with the country’s finest orchestras will lead to a tempering of content. On the contrary. Violins make me angry. Oboes, furious.”
“One of our all time favourite comics. This remarkable Aussie is a musical genius and quite unlike anyone else out there. Just go and see him” Time Out, UK
“Not only is Tim Minchin outrageously funny, he is also a beautiful singer and pianist. His piano solos are enough on their own to warrant the entry price”. Daily Telegraph, Sydney
Dates as follows:
Tim Minchin Versus the MSO
The Palais,
Friday 25 & Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 February
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au
or 1300 136 166
Tim Minchin Versus the WASO
King's Park, Friday 4 March
Tickets available from www.ticketmaster.com.au
or 136 100
Tim Minchin Versus the ASO
Adelaide Festival Theatre, Friday 11 March
Tickets available from www.bass.net.au or 131 246
Tim Minchin Versus the QPO
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre,
Friday 18 March
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Tim Minchin Versus the SSO
The Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House,
Thursday 24, Friday 25 and Saturday 26 March
Tickets available from www.ticketek.com.au or 132 849
Tim Minchin's Ready For This? CD, Dark Side CD & So Rock CD available from
ONLINE FULFILLMENT AUSTRALIA
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OUT WITH THE NEW
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MIDDLE EIGHT MUSIC
145 Osborne Street, South Yarra VIC 3141, Australia
Phone/Fax: 61 3 9866 1222
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Also out now is Tim's New DVD - So Live - recorded at the Sydney Opera House - available from Out With the New, Middle Eight Music and all the usual recommended DVD outlets.
Merchandise also available through
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UK Management
Caroline Chignell
PBJ Management
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London
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US Agent
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