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The National Convention Centre Canberra (NCCC) is the capital’s largest, purpose-built conference, meeting and events venue. Offering 15 flexible spaces over two floors, we’re unrivalled in facilities, size and scope. With an abundance of natural sunlight, pillarless space, onsite car parking facilities and a central location, the NCCC is a business events venue leader, in the heart of the nation’s capital.
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Comedy / National Convention Centre Canberra
Australia’s queen of comedy, Celeste Barber, has announced a 2024 Australian tour of her new show Backup Dancer.
Backup Dancer promises to tackle a range of big political topics from freeing nipples and inappropriately texting therapists, to what it would really be like to be Taylor Swift’s backup dancer. A night of jokes, hilarious storytelling and a lot of high kicks.
Thrilled to be touring her new show, Celeste said, “I'm excited to tell some jokes, relive some awkward memories and high kick my way across the stage with my new show Backup Dancer.”
Excited to be promoting Celeste’s Backup Dancer tour, Paul Dainty AO, President and CEO of TEG Dainty said, "Celeste stands out as one of Australia's greatest entertainers, her last tour in 2022 was a huge success selling out in record time. Australia get ready for the complete Celeste Barber immersion in person."
Since humble beginnings in Australia’s largest open mic competition RAW Comedy in 2015, Celeste has gone on to be internationally praised by likes of Variety; scored legions of fans including Reese Witherspoon, Amy Schumer, Chelsea Handler, Cindy Crawford and Tom Ford; and had her own special Fine, Thanks filmed at the Sydney Opera House released on Netflix. Not to mention 100s of sold-out shows in Australia, Canada, USA, New Zealand and across Europe.
Her memoir Challenge Accepted! was released to critical acclaim in Australia, USA, France, Germany, Russia and Poland. In early 2020, she used her monumental platform to raise $52 million for the NSW RFS during Australia’s most devastating bushfire season. Last year she starred in the number one Netflix series Wellmania and previously in the award-winning ABC series The Letdown; She will soon be seen in the Australian feature film Runt alongside Jai Courtney and Deb Mailman.
Don’t miss your chance to spend an evening with one of the country’s sharpest comedic minds as she premieres her new unmissable show.
Concert / National Convention Centre Canberra
BOHM & CONCERTS WEST PRESENT
FOR KING & COUNTRY
It’s about time for a return home…. for KING + COUNTRY are heading back to Australia in May 2024! Join Joel & Luke for “The Homecoming Tour” as they bring you music from their 4th studio album ‘WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?’, reflections from new film ‘UNSUNG HERO’, and more. Reserve seats now and start counting down to an anthemic and encouraging evening of stories and songs unlike anything you’ve experienced before!
Concert / National Convention Centre Canberra
These are Nick’s only Australian shows in 2024 and tickets are on sale at 10am AEDT on Tuesday January 30 from nickcave.com
Nick Cave’s previously announced solo shows at Melbourne’s The Plenary (April 25 and 26) and Sydney’s State Theatre (April 29, 30 and May 5, 6, 7) sold out within days of going on sale in December, with demand for tickets leading to new and final shows added in Sydney at ICC Sydney Theatre on Friday May 3 and in Melbourne at The Plenary on Saturday April 27.
The tour has also been extended to include dates in Wollongong (WIN Entertainment Centre, May 9), Canberra (Royal Theatre, May 10), the Gold Coast (The Star Theatre, May 12) and Brisbane (Great Hall, Convention Centre, May 13).
Nick will be accompanied by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass guitar.
The shows follow an acclaimed tour of North America which saw Cave and Greenwood delight fans and media alike with their extraordinary presentation of Cave’s extensive and enduring catalogue.
“Nothing short of a spiritual experience” – LA Magazine
“Compelling and magnetic” – Forbes
Nick Cave last toured Australia in late 2022 with Warren Ellis, taking their 2021 album ‘Carnage’ on the road, along with songs from the Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds catalogue.
That tour’s three performances at the Sydney Opera House were captured for the luminous new live album, ‘Australian Carnage - Live At The Sydney Opera House’. The album is available now on 8 track vinyl, with an extended streaming version also available.
Perhaps best known as lead singer and songwriter with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, Nick Cave’s artistic output is prolific and ever-evolving. Over a creative career that spans more than 40 years, Cave has worked across a diverse number of disciplines; as a solo and collaborative musician, a score composer, a writer of books, film scripts and his weekly mailer The Red Hand Files, and more recently as a ceramic artist.
Stand-up Show / National Convention Centre Canberra
Dawn French, the Queen of British comedy, returns to the stage with her one-woman stand-up show 'Dawn French is a Huge Twat' playing across Australia in April and May 2024.
These mark Dawn French's first Australian shows since her 38 sold out shows in 2016.
"This show is so named because unfortunately, it's horribly accurate," French said, "There have been far too many times I have made stupid mistakes or misunderstood something vital or jumped the gun in a spectacular display of twattery. I thought I might tell some of these buttock clenching embarrassing stories to give Australian audiences a peek behind the scenes of my work life…Roll up! Book early to see the telly vicar lady be a total twat on stage, live in front of your very eyes. And ears."
Dawn French is a much-loved figure in Australia, having toured most recently in 2016 with her first solo stand-up show Thirty Million Minutes – performing a magnificent 38 shows across the country, due to overwhelming demand!
Few people are as firmly ensconced in the British comedy firmament as Dawn French. As one half of the ground-breaking comedy duo French & Saunders (with Jennifer Saunders) she blazed a trail that shaped TV comedy through the 80s and 90s, spoofing everyone from Oasis to The Corrs and brilliantly sending up films such as Titanic and The Lord Of The Rings series.
In the early 90s, both French and Saunders forged separate but equally successful paths, creating two comedy institutions in the process. As Jennifer Saunders launched Absolutely Fabulous, Dawn French starred in multiple roles in the black comedy Murder Most Horrid, often playing both murderer and murdered in the same episode. This was followed by the enormously popular Richard Curtis series The Vicar Of Dibley, which attracted over 12 million viewers to its series finale. Dawn is also a successful author, having written six best-selling books. Her latest book, The Twat Files, is published in October.
French has also enjoyed considerable success on stage, both as a stand-up comedian and actress, and on the big screen in films from Coraline to Death On The Nile. In 2022, she announced her return to the stage with her show Dawn French Is A Huge Twat.
Concert / National Convention Centre Canberra
Gladys Knight the Empress of Soul returns to Australia & New Zealand with The Farewell Tour for March & April 2024
MG Live, Arena Touring & Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce seven-time Grammy award winner, singer, actress and true Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight will make her highly anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand with The Farewell Tour next March and April.
Bringing her biggest hits – ‘Licence To Kill’, ‘Midnight Train to Georgia’, ‘I Don’t Want To Know’, ‘Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me’ & ‘That’s What Friends Are For’ – to stages across Australia & New Zealand.
The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last fifty years have matched her unassailable artistry. This true legend of the stage and screen has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B and Adult Contemporary and has triumphed in film, television and live performance.
Frontier Members presale for The Farewell Tour commences Monday 18 December 10am local time before the general on sale Tuesday 19 December, 11am local time. Tickets and tour information via
PS If you're attending the show, why not make a night of it and enjoy a pre-show cocktail or dinner at Crowne Plaza Canberra?
Conference / National Convention Centre Canberra
The Australian Cyber Conference Canberra brings together some of the greatest minds in cyber and will provide business leaders with insights and best practices taught by the industry’s top experts through keynotes, thought leadership, panel sessions and live, in-person demonstrations.
The Australian Cyber Conference Canberra is tailored for local, state, and federal governments, serving as an ideal platform for business leaders to gain valuable insights and best practices from top experts in the cyber industry. Through keynotes, thought leadership, panel sessions, and live demonstrations, attendees will have the opportunity to enhance their understanding of current threats, as well as proactively identify and prepare for emerging challenges. The conference's interactive format, featuring think tanks, plenary sessions, and networking opportunities with industry practitioners, is essential for all organisations navigating the complexities of the current business environment.
Attending this conference will enable you to hear from industry experts to help you better understand and manage current threats, as well as identify and prepare for emerging challenges. An interactive format of think tanks, plenary sessions and the opportunity to network with industry practitioners is a must for all organisations in the current business environment.
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