Upcoming Live Performances
Burrinja Presents
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow 2025
Sat 26 Apr 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
Australia’s most iconic comedy tour is hitting the road for a huge 27th year! Bringing together the brightest stars from the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, we’re delivering top-tier humour straight to your town!
Featuring a dynamic line-up of comedy legends and fresh faces includes:
Sam Taunton (MC)
Alex Ward
Con Coutis
Robyn Reynolds
Janty Blair
This year’s Roadshow promises nation-wide happiness. So, grab your friends, lock in your tickets and prepare for a much-needed dose of laughter as the 2025 Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow rolls into Upwey!
‘A seamless and ultra-hilarious evening!’ Scenestr
‘We were laughing from the moment the lights went down, to well into the drive home.’ Scenestr
Duration: approx 2 hours including interval
Performances often contain coarse language, adult themes, sexual references and material that may offend. The show is recommended for people aged 15 years or older.
Smoke machine/hazer may be used during this performance
Tickets - $19 - $39
Burrinja Presents
Daoirí Farrell (IRE) - Live in the Lyre
Supporting act to be announced
Thu 1 May 8.00pm | Lyre Room
A product of Dublin’s famous club An Góilin Traditional Singers, since launching his solo live career at Celtic Connections in 2016, Daoirí Farrell has gone from strength to strength. He can boast numerous honours from BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and RTÉ Folk Award nominations to ALSR Celtic Music accolades, with his music and live performances earning the acclaim of respected publications including MOJO, The Irish Post, Songlines and more.
Daoirí’s fourth album, ‘The Wedding Above In Glencree’, was released in 2023, made the RTÉ Radio 2 playlist in Ireland and reached number 11 on the Official UK Folk Albums Chart.
He has toured and played major folk festivals across the world, including at the National Folk Festival in Australia, in the USA as a guest singer for Lúnasa, and with Transatlantic Sessions across the UK.
‘He has the best Irish traditional voice currently around; if there’s better, I’ve yet to hear it.’ Folk Radio UK
‘The finest Irish male folk singer-storyteller this side of Christy Moore and Paul Brady.’ The Weekend Australian
Check out Daoirí Farrell on YouTube.
Doors: 7:30pm
Support (TBA) 8pm
Daoirí Farrell 9pm
Duration: approx 3 hours
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event is not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets - $35 - $40
Luna Live Presents
Ed Kuepper Solo. At Last!
We haven't done this for years
Sat 3 May 2025 8.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
"We haven't done this for years… time flies. Surprisingly it's been some years since I've done any solo shows, so lo and behold... that is what I'm going to do in April/May. I'll be trying out some new songs, and deconstructing some audience faves and some older beloved tunes in a relatively loving and spontaneous way. Do join me, dear friends!” - Ed Kuepper
With his bands The Saints and Asteroid Ekosystem taking precedence in recent times, plus a collaboration with Dirty Three drummer Jim White, it’s no wonder 2019 was the last time legendary Australian singer / songwriter Ed Kuepper toured nationally as a solo artist. But here we are, at last.
The tour comes off the back of a new album After the Flood, recorded with the afore mentioned Jim White in May 2023 and released this March 21 via Remote Control.
After The Flood features eight Kuepper originals digging on the material from his past; The Saints, Laughing Clowns and his own lengthy solo career.
Doors: 7:40pm
Duration: approx 90 mins with no interval
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets - $59.90
DRMC Presents
DRMC Showcase
Celebrating Music in the Hills
Sat 10 May 2025 2.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
The ensembles of the Dandenong Ranges Music Council are performing at Burrinja. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear our local musicians and to consider joining one of the DRMC groups. Covering a diversity of styles from Classical to Jazz, the performance will showcase The Dandenong Ranges Big Band, the Dandenong Ranges Orchestra, the Hot Jazz Orchestra, the Happy Wanderers singers and the Colour Notes Choir.
Doors: 1:40pm
Duration: approx 2 hours including interval
Age suitability: This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to noise levels.
Tickets $15 - $30
Burrinja Presents
Garry Starr - Classic Penguins
Wed 14 May 7.30pm | Burrinja Theatre
Venue note: Due to popular demand, this event has been relocated from the Lyre Room to the Burrinja Theatre. Seating will remain General Admission.
Warnings: Strictly 18+ years. This performance involves full nudity. There will be some audience participation.
Only Melbourne metro show left
Literature! Literature! Literature! It might not rhyme with anything but it’s still very important. Garry Starr is back and he’s hell-bent on saving books from extinction by performing every Penguin Classic novel ever written. In an hour. Mostly naked (but with flippers).
Comic wunderkind Starr takes us on a literary adventure through the world’s most iconic works of fiction. From The Little Prince to Moby Dick and everything in between, nothing is safe from being lampooned with the utmost nincompoopery.
Winner Most Outstanding Show Melbourne International Comedy Festival
Winner Best Comedy Adelaide Fringe Festival 2025
Winner Best Comedy Perth Fringe World 2025
‘A very funny man who is peculiarly averse to wearing trousers’ ★★★★★ Scotsman (UK)
‘Brilliantly ticklish… joyfully silly’ ★★★★ Guardian (UK)
Seating: General Admission
Doors: 7pm
Duration: approx 60 mins with no interval
Age suitability: strictly 18 years and older.
Tickets $25 - $32
Burrinja Presents
Grigoryan Brothers Present 'Amistad'
Thu 15 May 8pm | Burrinja Theatre
‘Amistad’ is the new album from acclaimed guitar duo, the Grigoryan Brothers.
With a repertoire spanning centuries, continents, and genres, displaying amazing telepathy and the ability to evoke emotion from every note, Slava & Leonard Grigoryan are justifiably regarded as Australia’s finest classical guitarists. Throughout their musical journey spanning over two decades, Slava and Leonard have forged connections with like-minded souls worldwide. Each track on ‘Amistad’, released by Decca, is a gift from composers met during their travels, some tailored specifically for the brothers, while others find new life through their unique interpretations.
Contributions have come from such diverse composers as Cuban guitarist Leo Brouwer, legendary jazz guitarist Ralph Towner, Sting's guitarist Dominic Miller, guitarist Gus Isidore (Seal, Peter Gabriel), Australian neo-classical pianists Luke Howard and Nat Bartsch, and more.
Crafted with love, respect, and a profound understanding, these compositions symbolise the reciprocal appreciation between the composers and the Grigoryan Brothers. Amistad, meaning 'friendship' in Spanish, is a celebration of camaraderie — a project resonating with respect and connection, a heartfelt tribute from the brothers.
This performance will feature music form Amistad and favourites from their past recordings.
Check out their music on YouTube.
Duration: 120 minutes
7:30pm Doors open
8pm-9.30pm Grigoryan Brothers
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets $45 - $65
Burrinja Presents
Mick Harvey & Amanda Acevedo - Live in the Lyre
A Tribute to Jackson C. Frank
Sat 7 Jun 8.00pm | Lyre Room
Mick Harvey and Amanda Acevedo’s latest release Golden Mirrors is a hauntingly beautiful tribute to the enigmatic American folk singer Jackson C. Frank — a nearly forgotten voice of the mid-sixties whose influence quietly shaped a generation. Despite releasing only one album, produced by Paul Simon, Frank left a lasting legacy, with artists such as Nick Drake, Laura Marling, Sandy Denny, Mark Lanegan and Fairport Convention among his admirers.
The duo brings new life to Frank’s work with 11 evocative reinterpretations, recorded in Harvey’s North Melbourne music room and mixed by Alain Johannes across Los Angeles, Spain and Chile. The result is a collection that drips with atmosphere — brooding, intimate and deeply textured — combining Harvey’s signature dark stylings with Acevedo’s ethereal, expressive vocals.
Check out the duo's official music video for 'Golden Mirror' here.
Doors: 7:30pm
Duration: approx 2 hours 15 mins including interval
General Admission (seated)
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets $50.90 - $55.90
Luna Live Presents
Clare Bowditch - In Concert
Supporting act to be announced
Sat 21 Jun 8pm | Burrinja Theatre
Clare Bowditch is a musician, broadcaster, sometimes actor, speaker, entrepreneur and author. Somewhat of a slashie you might say.
ARIA Award-winning musician, best-selling author, and all-round creative force Clare Bowditch is coming your way. Known for her powerhouse voice and warm, engaging presence, Clare is one of Australia’s most beloved and versatile artists.
She’s taken home the coveted ARIA Award for Best Female Artist, been named Rolling Stone Woman of the Year for her contribution to Australian culture, and received a Logie nomination for her role as Rosanna on the hit TV series Offspring. Her debut memoir Your Own Kind of Girl (Allen & Unwin, 2019) became an instant best-seller, earning her the ABIA for Best New Writer. In 2020, she extended the conversation with Tame Your Inner Critic, an inspiring audio guide that continues to resonate with audiences across the country.
Clare has graced just about every major stage, festival and venue across Australia, performing alongside icons like Leonard Cohen, Paul Kelly, Missy Higgins, Gotye and John Butler. Whether she’s performing, speaking or sharing her story, Clare Bowditch brings authenticity, heart and a spark of magic you won’t want to miss.
Check out Clare's music on YouTube.
Doors: 7:40pm
Duration: approx 2.5 hours including interval
Age suitability: at parental discretion. This event may not be suitable for babies and younger children due to content and/or noise levels.
Tickets $57.90 - $62.90
A-List Entertainment Presents
Akmal
Sat 23 Aug 8.00pm | Burrinja Theatre
Akmal returns with a smash-hit tour after a spiritual journey to India to find himself. Unfortunately, when he got there, he couldn’t find himself anywhere. After all, India is a big place…
On his return to Australia, he was pleased to discover he had been here the entire time. This has absolutely nothing to do with his upcoming show, and he’s sorry he mentioned it.
Stand-up, movies, sketch, TV appearances, radio DJ, talk show host and a published author, Akmal is one of Australia’s most respected, successful and accomplished comics. Lightning quick and a master of unscripted comedy gold, Akmal has an incredible ability to deal with hot topics in an hilarious and slightly offensive way.
As seen on Thank God You’re Here, Have You Been Paying Attention?, Just For Laughs and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala.
'Akmal's strength is his stream-of-consciousness ramblings and his interaction with the audience.' - The Age
'Akmal is an explosion of laughter and entertainment.' - Telegraph Mirror
Doors: 7:40pm
Age suitability: Restricted 15+. Occasional coarse language. This event is not suitable for babies due to content and/or noise levels.
