Ben Salter + Georgia Mooney + McDermott & North

BEN SALTER is one of Australia’s most highly regarded performers and songwriters. He makes eclectic, esoteric music that defies easy classification,drawing on elements of indie rock, folk, jazz, electronica,country and beyond whilst maintaining a coherent and inimitable melodic style that coalesces around Salter’s powerful and emotive voice.

Salter has written and/or collaborated with artists including Marlon Williams,Gareth Liddiard (The Drones/Tropical Fuck Storm), Robert Scott (The Clean, The Bats),Mike Watt (The Minutemen, Porno For Pyros, The Stooges), Tim Rogers (You Am I),Liz Stringer, Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger), Julien Wilson, Kirin J. Callinan, MickThomas (Weddings, Parties, Anything), and Emily Wurramara.
Since 2021 Salter has been an artist in residence at the Museum of Old & NewArt (MONA) in Hobart, Tasmania, where he writes, records, collaborates and performs in his own studio within the museum.
He has thus far released nine albums worth of material recorded at the studio including 2021’s twenty-one words for happiness and recent releases Mayday and Sublimation. Over the past two decades Salter has toured extensively throughout Australia and across the world, performing at venues ranging from the Australian High Commission in London, to outback pubs, Icelandic community halls, Japanese garages, Honolulu dive bars, Breton sheep farms, Swiss lounge rooms, and many more besides.
Salter has supported a number of international touring acts including Built To Spill, The Counting Crows, Cat Power, J Mascis & The Violent Femmes. He has performed at festivals across Australia and the world including MONA FOMA, Dark Mofo, QueenscliffMF, Port Fairy, Binic Folk Blues and The Great Escape.The lyrics to Salter’s songs “West End Girls” & “You Me & The Sea” make up part of a permanent installation in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley Mall along with songs by The Saints and The Go-Betweens. Salter is currently undertaking his fourth stint as artist in residence at Mona,where he’s preparing his eleventh solo album. He lives with his partner in the SouthernBeaches area of Tasmania/lutruwita.
Georgia Mooney is an ARIA-winning singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Sydney. Her music is ornate, lush, and hand-crafted. Audiences already know Mooney from beloved folk band All Our Exes Live In Texas. Touring the world several times over, including as special guests of the iconic Midnight Oil, Backstreet Boys, Nathaniel Rateliff and a host of others, they took home the ARIA Award for Best Blues and Roots Album in 2017, along with an AIR Award, and two National Live Music Awards..

McDERMOTT & NORTH: Singer-songwriters Patrick McDermott and Rhys North share a rare and enigmatic musical talent. Emerging from Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley in 2015, the duo McDermott & North have already drawn praise from the Australian and international music industry alike.

Staying true to their busking roots, the pair approach every performance with the same precision and meticulous attention to sound. It is with this humility that they have elevated themselves as live performers and captivated the likes of Australia’s very own Ben Lee and Alex Lloyd whom they shared the stage with in 2021.

Their most recent singles ‘Ally’, ‘Georgia’ & ‘Elope” have received generous support from both Triple J & National NZ Radio as well as BBC Radio London. But most importantly, the indie-rock outfit have amassed an impressive and hardcore following everywhere they park their van.

McDermott & North have made fans far and wide over the past few years, with media support here at home from Triple J, ABC Breakfast Radio, and globally with National NZ Radio and BBC Radio London / Scotland / Belfast, as well as receiving features from Scenestr, Beat Magazine, Forte Mag, The Music, The Creative Issue, Girl.com.au, MILKY, and many more.

After supporting Australian icon Ben Lee at a show in Brisbane, he invited them to record with him in LA. Though recording in Los Angeles wasn’t feasible, McDermott & North entrusted Ben Lee with their guitar and vocal stems to complete the EP. Ben Lee railed an exceptional team to contribute their expertise including Joey Waronker on drums (Beck, Roger Waters, REM), Roger Manning Jr on Keys (Jellyfish, Glen Campbell, U2, Broken Social Scene) and Mike Viola on bass (Panic at the Disco, Dawes, Ryan Adams).

It is a credit to McDermott & North that their songs were enough to draw a team like this together. The EP was received with high praise from critics and fans alike. With multiple plays on Triple J & BBC Radio London.

Mid 2023 McDermott & North made the brave decision of moving over to the UK in pursuit of bigger audiences. Within a few days of arriving, McDermott & North played their first UK gig at a 15,000 person festival, sub-headlining/main support to Sam Ryder.

 

Doors open 7pm. Music starts 8.30pm. The venue is mixed seated and standing. Tables are limited and available on a first come first served basis so, if you’d like a seat, we recommend arriving early!