After 16 years and more than 3,000,000 tickets sold the A Day On The Green outdoor music event is about to mount its 400th show.
Actually, there will be two 400ths as on November 19 when the landmark kicks in, there will be two A Day On The Green events in Australia.
The New South Wales, Bimbadgen Winery in the Hunter Valley will host Rodriguez, Xavier Rudd, Russell Morris and Archie Roach and at Peter Lehmann Wines, Barossa Valley South Australia You Am I, Something For Kate, Spiderbait, Jebediah and the Meanies will be playing.
Tim Rogers of You Am I said, “From the usual talk of “wine and cheese” and pleasantries, there’s a challenge to put on shows that shake all that pleasantry out of the area, and remind any who doubt that rock’n’roll is not only music to watch but to dance to, and to be moved by. It surely is the most comfortable of venues to play in, but I love the team that put these shows on, and wanna be the reprobate who crashes the party and gets folks moving. It doesn’t always work, but ADOTG have given us chances and challenges, and I’ll bust my pant leg and lungs trying to do it for them.”
A Day On The Green started 16 years ago with one show featuring Renee Geyer, Stephen Cummings and James Morrison.
Jackson Browne was the first international act to perform at A Day On The Green. Jimmy Barnes holds the record for most A Day On The Green performances while Paul Kelly and Richard Clapton have done A Day On The Green more than 30 times.
“I’ve played many a day on the green concerts over the years both with my band and with Cold Chisel and we’ve always had an absolute blast,” Jimmy Barnes said in a statement. “It’s a fantastic way to enjoy music, sitting back with your friends in a great location. a day on the green’s support of Australian music should be commended because the line-ups are always first-class. These guys know how to do it properly. There’s always a good feeling across the whole day which makes it a pleasure to play.”
Tours for the 2016/2017 summers season announced to date are:
– You Am I, Something For Kate, Spiderbait, Jebediah & Meanies (commencing Nov 5)
– Garbage, The Temper Trap, Preatures, Tash Sultana & Adalita (commencing Nov 26)
– Rodriguez, Xavier Rudd, Russell Morris, Archie Roach & Mark Wilkinson (Nov 19)
– Simple Minds, The B-52s, Models & Machinations (commencing Feb 2)
– James Taylor, Bernard Fanning, Kasey Chambers (February 11)
