Australia! Tim Minchin Vs The Orchestras – Round II
Ding[o]! Ding[o]!
Seconds out! The shoes are off… again. Once more our nerdy minstrel will be teasing his hair to improbable heights, shimmying into his tightest attire, limbering up his fingers for yet more piano gymnastics and practicing those iconic dance moves for his feet and brows – all in order to perform again with symphony orchestras across Australia.
Following the amazing success of his sell out tour in March and his acclaimed arena tour of the UK, Tim is returning to Australia early next year, for a second round with their best symphony orchestras and this time the brilliant Australian composer-conductor Iain Grandage will be wielding the baton whilst Pete Clements and Ben Van Der Wal will be back on the beat with bass and drums respectively.
Tickets go on general sale to the public Friday 2 September, 9am.
The pre-sale starts Wednesday 31st August. Those signed up to Tim’s mailing list will have the pre-sale details sent to their Inbox.
Brisbane
Tim Minchin Versus the QSO
Saturday 28th of January 2012
Venue: Brisbane Convention & Entertainment Centre
Tickets or 132 849
Sydney
Tim Minchin Versus the SSO
Friday 3rd of February 2012
Venue: State Theatre
Tickets or 136 100
Melbourne
Tim Minchin Versus the MSO
Wednesday 8th of February 2012
Venue: The Palais
Tickets or 136 100
Perth
Tim Minchin Versus the WASO
Friday 10th of February 2012
Venue: Challenge Stadium
Tickets or 136 100
Adelaide
Tim Minchin Versus the ASO
Wednesday 15th of February 2012
Venue: Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Tickets or 132 849
Tim’s orchestra show was described by the Daily Telegraph in London as “a thing of jaw-dropping wonder” and here are some of the things the Australian press said of the last tour:
“If there’s an artist more naturally disposed to a hybrid of pop and orchestration, I do not know his name”. (The Age, Melbourne)
“Minchin gave full rein to his musical genius, launching satirical songs like hand grenades into the crowd’s sensibilities” (The Sunday Mail, Adelaide)
“Don’t be conned by the use of “vs” in the advertising. Minchin and his orchestras work magnificently together for 2.5 hours” (The Australian)
Who’s grabbing the chance to see this spectacular show for the first time and who’s appropriately hungry for more orchestral goodness and going again?
I agree please come to Hobart and do a show. Tried to get tickets to the melbourne show but all sold out. My oartner and i are very sad :(
is your concert 18+???
Please come to Hobart, Tasmania & do a show…you have so many fans down here!!!!
Brilliant every time i watch bit of a funny bugger myself and another valid excuse for me to not wear shoes love the orchrestras the intelligence of the comedy,totally relatatable to my sense o humor with a reason and a message to all who listen and watch..!….thankyou!
I don’t know what a lot of you are complaining about??? You must not be real Minchin Fans if you didn’t get his email with the details. I got premium centre seats at his Brisbane and Sydney shows! Social experiment??? whatever
OK so something is up with the Ticketek website for Brisbane tickets.
Apparently they are no longer on sale.
I can understand pre sale tickets selling out, but surely some would be left for the GA sale?!?!?!?!
Help please!
Well you can sign up to a newsletter but that doesn’t get you presale details? Come on Tim…….are you just looking for some new writing fodder, do we just blame the system or are we all part of one of your social experiments?
Presale is not working… :( How do we get tickets? Have codeword, but no go on ticketmaster :/
Cant wait BTW :) x
Happiness………. its becoming an annual jaunt! Shantam, my teenagers 13 and 17 are both coming with me too.
Wow, Anna, that seems a bit harsh! This concert was always advertised as being the same as the last and I see that this was re-confirmed in a recent tweet. I should imagine those songs would take a huge amount of effort and time to write. Even the advertised title “Round 2” tells us that it is the same concert as the one earlier this year. We are glad just to have the chance to go again and feel the joy, so to speak (and we have the album too). I don’t think there would ever be any question that it would be possible for T.M. to become the parody of “the Cage”. The tickets just evaporated the moment they went on sale – there must be lots of people in Melbourne who would love to have them if you don’t want to see the concert again.
We have been to Tim’s last 2 shows in Mlb. My kids can sing Cheese , Darkside & Rock n Roll Nerd word for word. Have bought tickets for next Feb but am feeling really let down that it is the same show as last year. I already have the album. I know it word for word. Please Tim can there be new songs – especially for the price – otherwise The Cage coming to reality!
Thanks for the tip Julie – I tried again today and scored the front row in the dress circle which is exactly what I wanted.
To those of you who missed out at the State Theatre in Sydney, there seems to be some new good seats just released by Ticketmaster. Good luck!
For Brisbane, it seems to be just giving me the option of ‘Fan Club Presale Junior,’ with ‘availability’ A Reserve – $89, or B Reserve – $69. Can anyone tell me the significance of these options? Are there options for, e.g., adults vs. concession? Thanks.
I might have had fantastic seats for your 1st show at the Sydney Opera House this time I wont be able to see the whites of your eyes but I will see your ego from the back.
According to the Sydney State Theatre’s website, they have a Sydney show listed on Saturday 4 February. I couldn’t get any good tickets to the Friday show as the Ticketmaster website seemed overloaded and the tickets sold unbelievingly fast. I was in the second row at the Opera House for his last show so having been spoiled, I didn’t fancy sitting right at the back at the State Theatre. I’ll keep my fingers crossed for a 2nd Sydney show.
Hiya,
I’m on the mailing list, but no pre-sale email has yet arrived. Please please please?
In response to “peanutz” – I’m pretty certain it’s the same concert again. I’m sure I read that somewhere. But that is fine with us – this time we’re bringing our nephews and their girlfriends, and my husband will have the joy of hearing all about “Sam’s Mum’s cataracts” again (his favourite from all the favourites last time).
is it going to be different from the 1st round?
Well, my heart is pounding. I managed to get tickets but the whole Ticketek system must have gone into meltdown just before 12.00. The tickets were disappearing F-A-S-T! After 20 minutes I went back in to get more for a friend and there was practically nothing left. I have to feel pleased that there are so many enthusiastic fans out there. I feel like I’ve just run a marathon – phew!
i have been on the mailing list in the past, but i am yet to recieve the pre sale info…please
I have registered for the mailing list but i still havent received an email re the presale info…..feeling a little unloved. Hope i dont miss out!
Well how could I let this chance pass by? See you in January, Tim!
How cheeky, sending out the email half an hour before the presale starts!
I’m in the same boat Helena!
I’ve been on the mailing list for ages but the last thing I’ve received was last year so I’m worried I’ve somehow disappeared off the list :( knottyemily@gmail.com ;)
Hi
Please can you help me. I am sooooo keen to get tickets for my mum and myself on presale. I have signed up to the website and haven’t received any info !! Please help. I am starting to twitch. Oh for the Sydney show.
Kind regards
Helena
Super excited!! But also worried as I don’t have any pre-sale info emailed to me yet? Should I have received it by now? I have rustled up friends and family and have 12 platinum tickets to buy…. I want to makesure they are good ones!!!
There best be another recording, because this US fan is still depraved of his Mighty Minchinness…
*cries*
No Tasmania :( Good thing I saw the show earlier this year.
I’m hopeful for another TV broadcast, I really do want to see it in some form.
Thanks Tim! We are currently in the process of emigrating to Australia and now my wife wants to rearrange our schedule and potentially where we fly into so she can catch your show as we missed it in the UK!
YAY!!!!!
I’m soo happy about this!!!!
Thanks Tim for making me soo happy.
Can’t wait til February when you come to Perth.
Amities,
SS
Oooh, does this mean that he will be doing his Orchestra tour again in the UK next year, as I missed it this year?
So pleased to hear Tim is coming back I hope he has had some time off to rest, eat cheese and play and hopefully write a few new wonderful songs. I bet the SSO are also pleased.
Come to New Zealand, PLEASE!!!! (Would you rather go back to the miserable UK weather??? NZ under the February sun is pretty hard to beat..!)
Reasons Tim Minchin is better than Jesus number 134: Christains have been waiting nearly 2000 years for their idol’s second coming. Tim minchin fans only had to wait 1.
Hi… am here waiting for the details to be emailed through as i missed him last time her was here….. will NOT do it a second time…. am super excitied!
Yeah
Hope I can bring my Boys, their not 18 yet
To those who asked, as far as I’m aware, it’s going to be the same show as last time.
I’ll be coming to Australia towards the end of December/beginning of January from the UK for four months so this is awesome news! Will be in Perth so gotta get myself a ticket for that gig!
Spot on with the “I’ll be back once a year”-ness. Miss the Minch presence at the comfest though… regardless, I’ll be there. It’s okay to spend my startup scholarship money on culture-y (*cough*) things like orchestra tours, right? Arts student. Why not.
PS. Dingos, Linz/Shell? Reeeeally?
PPS. YAY.
I’m dancing in my seat at work. This pleases me greatly.
Is it the same show – or will there be changes?
Or instead of Auckland; Wellington!
You seem to have forgotten Hobart Tim………??
please look at heading to chch in the future it would be awesome to see you there
Oh.. and PS we are a lot less ” remote” than Perth!
Tim!! What about Tassie?? we gave you the best audience yet considering the size of our population and the TSO is one of the best!
wait, is this the same concert, like an encore or is it a new show, either way im going
Why oh why am I an American? :(
No Tassie? Thats disappointing… but not surprising. Left out in the dark again.
Can’t wait! I missed out earlier in the year when Tim was in Perth. I promised myself that whenever he comes back that I’m going. I need to go!
Are the tickets going to be 18+ again or not? I guess it will say in the pre-sale.
So excited.
Saw him in Melbourne on the last leg and it was fantastic! Definitely recommend it to anyone that missed out!
Woo hoo! Round 2! Can’t wait!
WOOHOOOOO!!! I have been waiting so long for Tim to announce more Melbourne shows!!! Will be buying at the presale tomorrow for sure!!! This will be the first time we have seen him live. I cant wait!!!!!
Melbourne on my birthday! *So* there for round 2, hopefully with some of my friends this time.
launceston or hobart tasmania pleaseeee !!
Any chance of some New Zealand dates?
Any chance of hopping over the ditch to Auckland again?
Well, it’s my birthday today and I couldn’t have had a nicer present! We will be there again with bells on. Now I will just have to get up early tomorrow to jump in for the tickets. We’re hoping to take along the younger members of our family, whom we know will just love Tim. I’m excited already!