Burt Bacharach to tour Australia this year

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One of the world’s most acclaimed award-winning composer/songwriters, Burt Bacharach, returns with his band and vocalists for concerts at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre, Crown Theatre Perth, the Palais Theatre Melbourne, Royal Theatre Canberra, State Theatre Sydney and Jupiters Hotel & Casino Gold Coast, in October and November.

The ultra-cool hero of the contemporary music set was on tour in Australia and recording his first live album, Burt Bacharach Live at the Sydney Opera House, when he was honoured with his eighth Grammy (Lifetime Achievement Award) and proclaimed music’s “Greatest Living Composer”, at the fiftieth Grammy Awards in 2008.

In 2012, Burt and Hal David were the recipients of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song – the first awarded to a song writing team.  The prize is awarded to musicians whose lifetime contributions in the field of popular song exemplify the standard of excellence associated with the Gershwin’s.  Previous recipients have been Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney.

Six decades into one of song writing’s most successful and honoured careers marked by three Academy Awards, eight Grammy Awards, forty eight Top Ten hits, nine number one songs, over 500 compositions and a landmark fifty-year plus run on the charts (several hit singles featured simultaneously on multiple global charts), Burt Bacharach’s music continues to set industry records and creative standards.

Alfie, Do You Know The Way To San Jose, Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, A House Is Not A Home, What’s New Pussycat?, Arthur’s Theme, Always Something There To Remind Me, What The World Needs Now Is Love, That’s What Friends Are For, I Say A Little Prayer, This Guy’s In Love With You, On My Own, I’ll Never Fall In Love Again, Close To You and so much more.

Burt tours the world conducting orchestras with his own musicians and singers performing his music at sold-out concerts where audiences span several generations.  His recent European itinerary included a critically acclaimed Glastonbury Festival Main Stage performance to 100,000 enthusiastic fans and standing ovations at the Wales Millennium Centre.

Anyone Who Had A Heart will be entranced with each Magic Moment from the legend, Burt Bacharach with his band and vocalists in concert at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Saturday 24 October, Crown Theatre Perth on Monday 26 October, Palais Theatre Melbourne on Wednesday 28 October, Royal Theatre Canberra on Friday 30 October, State Theatre Sydney on Sunday 1 November and Jupiters Hotel & Casino Gold Coast on Wednesday 4 November.

Don’t Walk on By!  Tickets are on sale from Friday 31 July and previous concerts sold out early.

*** ON SALE 9AM FRIDAY 31 JULY ***

AN EVENING WITH LEGENDARY COMPOSER BURT BACHARACH

Sat 24 October           ADELAIDE Entertainment Centre Theatre    www.ticketek.com.au             132 849

Mon 26 October         Crown Theatre PERTH                                               www.ticketmaster.com.au     136 100

Wed 28 October         Palais Theatre MELBOURNE                          www.ticketmaster.com.au     136 100

Fri 30 October            Royal Theatre CANBERRA                              www.ticketek.com.au             132 849

Sun 1 November        State Theatre SYDNEY                                                www.ticketmaster.com.au     136 100

Wed 4 November       Jupiters Hotel & Casino GOLD COAST                       www.ticketek.com.au            132 849