Tim Woods & Phil Bathols present
The Beatles’ brilliant double masterpiece live on stage
BY POPULAR DEMAND
THE WHITE ALBUM
CONCERT RETURNS!
With the original all-star cast:
CHRIS CHENEY, PHIL JAMIESON, JOSH PYKE & TIM ROGERS
The sold-out live rock phenomenon of 2009 is back: 30 of the Beatles’ most breathtaking songs performed with a 17-piece rock orchestra.
They said it wasn’t possible. Not even the Beatles, after all, attempted to perform their classic self-titled double album live on stage. But in the winter of 2009, to celebrate its 40th anniversary, four of our greatest rock’n’roll showmen left a trail of standing ovations and ecstatic reviews when The White Album Concert sold out 11 theatres in five cities across Australia.
The Beatles’ most challenging and stylistically varied collection of songs was taken apart and reassembled track by track by four singers at the peak of their powers — Tim Rogers, Josh Pyke, Chris Cheney and Phil Jamieson.
Coming after India, but before the split, The White Album was the sound of John, Paul, George and Ringo throwing everything they’d learned into their musical blender. This major work bursts with variety, creativity, experimentation, and the genius of The Beatles during one of their most intense, fertile, periods. It is a timeless album, yet very much of its time.
Its 30 songs veer from the populist stomp of Back in the USSR and the mind-bending Happiness is a Warm Gun to the melodious sorrow of While My Guitar Gently Weeps, the ska pop fun of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da, and the hard rock prototype Helter Skelter.
Critics were united in superlatives for the four fiery lead performers, the orchestra’s daring execution of death defying arrangements and, as always, a catalogue of songs that time will never diminish.
“The standing ovation was deserved … this band did something miraculous.” The Age
“A parade of vocal brilliance that left the audience dazzled.” The Courier Mail
“Not only an amazing tribute but an amazing experience.” Faster Louder
BRISBANE Sunday 13 July Lyric Theatre, QPAC Bookings: 136 246 | qpac.com.au
MELBOURNE Tues 15 & Wed 16 July Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Bookings: 1300 182 183 | artscentremelbourne.com.au | 1300 136 166 | ticketmaster.com.au
SYDNEY Friday 18 & Saturday 19 July, Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall
Bookings: 02 9250 7777 | sydneyoperahouse.com | 136 100 | ticketmaster.com.au
ADELAIDE Friday 25 July Festival Theatre Bookings: 131 246 | bass.net.au
PERTH Saturday 26 July Riverside Theatre, PCEC Bookings: 132 849 | ticketek.com.au
ON SALE DATE: Monday 7 April
More News
