BILLY BRAGG

New Dates:

FREMANTLE

Tickets purchased for Night 1 (24 Apr 2020, 29 Jan 2021, or 14 Jan 2022) are now valid for Tuesday 4th April 2023.

Tickets purchased for Night 2 (25 Apr 2020, 30 Jan 2021 or 15 Jan 2022) are now valid for Wednesday 5th April 2023.

Tickets purchased for Night 3 (26 Apr 2020, 31 Jan 2021, or 16 Jan 2022)  are now valid for Thursday 6th April 2023..

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Handsome Tours is pleased to announce that Billy Bragg has rescheduled his tour and will be returning for a very special tour entitled “One Step Forward. Two Steps Back.” In each city Bragg will perform three unique shows on consecutive nights.

NIGHT 1
Career Spanning Billy Bragg Set

NIGHT 2
Songs From First Three Albums
‘Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy’ (1983)
‘Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984)’
‘Talking with the Taxman about Poetry’ (1986)

NIGHT 3
Songs From Second Three Albums
‘Workers Playtime’ (1988)
‘Don’t Try This at Home’ (1991)
‘William Bloke’ (1996)

The first night’s performance will feature Bragg’s current set, which ranges across his 35 year career. The second will see Bragg perform songs from his first three albums: his punk rock debut Life’s a Riot with Spy Vs Spy (1983), its similarly raw follow-up Brewing Up with Billy Bragg (1984) and Talking with the Taxman about Poetry (1986). The third performance will see Bragg perform songs from his second three albums: the positively jangled Workers Playtime (1988), the pop classic Don’t Try This at Home (1991) and the back-to-basics William Bloke (1996).

Says Billy: “After more than three decades of travelling around the world in a van, or spending all day flying vast distances to play a gig, I’m looking forward to having some time to explore cities that I usually only get to see between the soundcheck and the show. And this three night stand format is a way of keeping things interesting, both for me and the audience. I tried it out in Auckland recently and had a lot of fun revisiting my back pages.”

Billy Bragg has been a fearless recording artist, tireless live performer and peerless political campaigner for over 35 years. Politicised by a Tory government operating without love or justice, this previously adrift young man from Barking, whose failure at national exams had reduced his career opportunities to two, eventually bought himself out of the British Army in 1981 (‘the best £175 I ever spent’), determined to make a living out of song.

Don’t miss the orator, entertainer, rabble-rouser, negotiator, pamphleteer, the fabled ‘Bard of Barking’, Billy Bragg, across three extraordinary evenings.

We honour and acknowledge the Whadjuk Nyoongar people as Traditional Owners of the land on which we work and live. We pay our respects to elders past, present and emerging and recognise that the land and sovereignty has never been ceded.

TICKETING INFO

DOORS OPEN AT 7:00PM

*18+ LICENSED SHOW - MINORS PERMITTED WITH A LEGAL GUARDIAN 

SET TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
When ticket sales have closed on the day of the show they may still be available at the door.

Once purchased tickets are non-refundable & non-transferable

A booking fee applies to all advance tickets.

VENUE INFO

Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence or Passport

The venue reserves the right to refuse admission to any person.

Intoxicated persons will not be admitted.

Dangerous behaviour including Crowd Surfing, Stage Diving, Moshing and Violent Dancing is not allowed and will result in your immediate removal from this venue.

Inappropriate behaviour at this venue will lead to your banning.

*Minors are permitted with a legal guardian. When on premises minors must be accompanied at all times.

COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES:

Due to the lifting of COVID-19 mandates in WA, Freo.Social is operating at full capacity and restriction free! 

We still encourage our patrons to observe good hygiene practices and encourage you to stay at home if you are unwell.