DOORS 3.30PM // KITCHEN OPEN // SHOW STARTS 4.30PM

BRUNSWICK BEACH PARTY 2

SUN 21 JAN Matinee show 

Featuring

Mikelangelo and the Tin Star

Rufino and the Wreckage

Maquina Peligrosa

The Knave (DJ)

Brunswick Beach Party is back for it’s second year, featuring a one-off reunion show from surf’n’western legends Mikelangelo and the Tin Star, the tropical noir stylings of Sydney’s Rufino and the Wreckage, and a set from Melbourne underground surf garage trash trio Maquina Peligrosa, with The Knave keeping the urban beach good times going on the decks. 

It’s been ten years since Mikelangelo and the Tin Star laid down their guns at the Corner Hotel, leaving a swathe of sad fans in their wake. After going their own ways with other projects, the group spontaneously got back together to play a short live set for a sold out crowd at the infamous Polish White Eagle Club in Canberra in July 2023. It felt so good, they thought that Melbourne deserved a show too. The band will play their album - The Surf’n’Western Sounds Of Mikelangelo and the Tin Star - in full, as well as some unrecorded classics from their live repertoire, and a couple of new tunes for good measure. 

Rufino returns with not just a few Coconuts - but a full Wreckage in tow! Playing songs old and new, plus a few to surprise you, this is the classic show you’d expect from Rufino and crew peppered with some new twists and turns. Let Rufino and the Wreckage take you on a wild journey from the hot tropics to the dark heart of the city jungle, all driven by some of the greatest grooves and stomps this, or any other side, of the Equator.

And what about the band: The Wreckage, as always, the finest selection of ne’er do wells, vagabonds and cutthroats you ever likely to meet – and boy, oh boy, can they play. All your favourite old Coconuts and some fresh sounds and faces as well.

A tradition in the making, the first Brunswick Beach Party was in January 2023 was an absolute treat, and this year the waves will be higher, the sand will be hotter, the tunes more intoxicating, with special guests and surprises to be unveiled at the show. This year we’ve made it an early start, 3.30pm doors, 4pm show, so bring the family along, kids and grandparents welcome, just like any great beach party. 

Prizes for best dressed beach bums

Grab your boogie board and your cozzies and surf down Sydney road to the Brunswick Ballroom for a night of tasty tunes and summer fun.

Rufino and the Coconuts and Mikelangelo come together to host the first-ever Brunswick Beach Party.

Mikelangelo and Rufino have played together for over 20 years in their legendary band Mikelangelo and the Black Sea Gentlemen, who were a gloriously dramatic unit of talented individuals known for telling theatrical tales of past eras and their jaunty take on traditional folk.While the Gentlemen are on their summer holidays, Mikey and Rufino are cooking up some sizzling sounds that will get you twisting on your beach towel. Two of the most charismatic frontmen you’re likely to see this side of the equator, this will be a night to delight.

Mikelangelo has a bold, commanding voice that keeps you focused on each distinctly enunciated syllable. ““In a way we’re all showmen, and we like to connect with an audience, so in a way, people just always get it, wherever we play, so you don’t have to change anything to ‘localise it’,” he says.

For this doublebill, Rufino will take the stage with his seven piece band The Coconuts. Their self-styled Tropical Noir is part Afro-Latin groove, part Jamaican rocksteady, part Caribbean holiday sleaze-pop, part bone-shaking voodoo mayhem. There is no other band that gets a beach party swinging like Rufino and the Coconuts.

Mikelangelo will be joined by Rufino and members of the Coconuts to play a selection of oceanic classics from his repertoire with The Black Sea Gentlemen and surf’n’western instrumentals from his erstwhile band The Tin Star. Action is his middle name, and he’ll be proving that once again on the hallowed stage of the Brunswick Ballroom.

TICKETING INFO 

Please have a digital or printed copy of your ticket ready on arrival along with a valid photo ID. Acceptable ID includes a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence, State Approved ‘Proof of Age’ card or Passport.

The Brunswick Ballroom strives to improve our practices when it comes to sustainability and to reduce our carbon footprint. We don’t sell or provide plastic water bottles.

VENUE INFO 

THE BALLROOM MENU
The kitchen will be serving The Ballroom Menu for this show.
You can view the delicious offerings available by clicking here.

ACCESSIBILITY
The Brunswick Ballroom is Accessible.
The Brunswick Ballroom has made significant improvements to accessibility by installing an Acorn Chairlift. (Model: New Acorn Indoor 180 Curved Stairlift.)

VENUE FAQS
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