What's on
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Energy 2019
Free
ENERGY is a presentation of visual art produced by school students across the region.
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You Should Be Dancing - A Project by Everybody Now
Free - No ticket required
This is your invitation to party, feel the rhythm, embrace the romance and dance, Cairns Dance!
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Carnival On Collins 2019
Free
Join in this annual street party celebrating life in the tropics at the Tanks Arts Centre and Cairns Botanic Gardens Precinct.
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Jon Stevens - The Noiseworks & INXS Collection | SOLD OUT
$45 / $40 (CONC) inc b/fee
Jon Stevens is considered one of the country's best musicians and a legend on the live music scene.
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Melbourne Ska Orchestra - One Year of Ska
One price $58 (price includes booking fee)
Don't miss the skankin powerhouse that is, Melbourne Ska Orchestra.
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Tim Sharp, Creator of Laser Beak Man, with Judy Sharp - A Critical Thinkers Talk
This Critical Thinkers talk will present Tim and Judy in conversation sharing their incredible story of adversity, persistence, resilience, triumph, success and inspirati...
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In Conversation - Music of Laser Beak Man
An exclusive development opportunity for all emerging, independent and established local musicians.
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Justin Townes Earle
$40 / $35 (CONC) inc b/fee
No stranger to the Southern Hemisphere the formidable singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, on the back brilliant new album The Saint of Lost Causes, will be playing at ...
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Emma Louise - Lilac Everything Tour
$35 / $30 (CONC) inc b/fee
Emma Louise will be bringing her Lilac Everything Tour home to Cairns this September.
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Opening Doors - Museum & Galleries Queensland Conference 2019
A major professional development initiative dedicated to the volunteer and professional workers in the public gallery and museum sector.
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Mamamia Out Loud Live
All tickets - $49 inc b/fee
The award-winning podcast Mamamia Out Loud is back for their second national tour.
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Tanks Round Cinema - Amazing Grace
$17 / $12 (CONC) inc b/fee
Featuring footage captured in 1972, this never before seen movie chronicles one of the most famous musicians on the planet, Aretha Franklin, on her journey to recording t...
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Tanks Round Cinema - Herb: Song of Freedom
$17 / 12 (CONC) inc b/fee
A not to be missed feature documentary featuring the legendary New Zealand reggae group, Herbs.
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Tanks' Monthly Markets - September
Free
Tanks Monthly Markets are a unique slice of cultural life in the tropics and a must-do event on the Cairns calendar.
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2Gen#CNS - Tropical Arts
$33 / $24 (CONC), One Price - Matinee $18 inc b/fee. Please direct all enquiries for school bookings to Kevin West from Tropical Arts. Email: kevinwest@aapt.net.au.
Inclusive theatre specialists, Tropical Arts, present the 11th annual Shakespeare at the Tanks; a compelling adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy Two Gentlemen of Verona.
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Seeker Lover Keeper
All tickets - $45 inc b/fee
Beloved Australian indie folk supergroup, Seeker Lover Keeper, are made up by Sarah Blasko, Sally Seltmann and Holly Throsby.
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Regurgitator - Quarter Pounder - 25 Years of Being Consumed
$47 / $42 (CONC) inc b/fee
REGURGITATOR quarter pounder tour - 25 years of being consumed!
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Flame.Music with Eddie Skiba, Ella Hartwig and Robert Cini
$12.60 / $10.50 (CONC) inc b/fee
Eddie Skiba brings his own brand of alt-rock, drawing on the ilk of outfits like Midnight Oil, Eskimo Joe, The Killers, Powderfinger, Coldplay and Muse.
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The Turner Brown Band
$35 / $30 (CONC) inc b/fee
Australian slide guitarist Dom Turner, (Backsliders), together with Ohio-based lap-slide guitarist and vocal sensation Nikki D Brown, form an uplifting gospel-soul-funk m...
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Joan as Police Woman Joanthology Tour 2019
$45 / $40 (CONC) inc b/fee
Extraordinary New York musician Joan As Police Woman (Joan Wasser) returns to Australia launching her 3-disc "Joanthology" album with a series of very special solo shows.
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Havana Meets Kingston Soundsystem
$35 / $30 (CONC) inc b/fee
Whether you love Reggae, Cuban or just dancing this will be a very unique and exciting show!
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Sydney Comedy Festival Showcase
$40 / $36 (CONC) inc b/fee
The Festival's funniest in one night!
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Hammerhead - Jazz Up North
$30 / $25 (CONC) inc b/fee
Jason Bruer's powerhouse sextet Hammerhead burst onto the Sydney scene some years ago playing from a catalogue of music largely inspired by the late 50s and early 60s 'Ha...
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Mama Kin Spender with Choir
$36.75 / $31.50 (CONC) inc b/fee
Mama Kin Spender is a lightning bolt moment between two long-time friends, co-writers and mischief-makers: ARIA-nominated Mama Kin and producer Tommy Spender.
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Josh Thomas - Whoopsie Daisy
All tickets - $54.90 inc b/fee
Josh is returning home to Australia for his first live show since the global success of his multi award winning series Please Like Me.
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Nano Stern
$40 / $35 (CONC) inc b/fee
A master at his own musical language, Nano Stern has created a sound that blends his youthful expression of the folk music of Chile with his dedication to the traditional...
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Kasey Chambers The Captain 20th Anniversary Tour | SOLD OUT
$67 adults / $47 children (under 16) inc b/fee
Twenty years ago Kasey Chambers released her ground-breaking debut album The Captain. It was a pivotal record that remains the cornerstone of her outstanding career.
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Ian Moss - Matchbook 30th Anniversary Tour
All tickets - $63.50 inc b/fee
Hot on the heels of the recent metro Matchbook 30th Anniversary Tour dates, Ian Moss is taking the iconic album on the road and he’s stopping in at Tanks for two special ...
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