Live in the Glen Inc.

‘Live in the Glen’ hosts shows of all different genres; attracting and entertaining a diverse community of people both from within, and from outside, our town.

Shaun Kirk

Friday 2 May 2025

Shaun Kirk is an award-winning blues and soul troubadour, recognised for his exceptional gift as a born entertainer. His unique talent has earned him numerous industry accolades, and extensive praise from fellow artists, such as three-time Grammy Award Winner Fantastic Negrito, who has declared his show as "One of the best one-man shows he's ever seen!" Kirk's vocals exude a gritty, soulful depth that seems to transcend far beyond his years, with critics continually acclaiming him as "one of the finest blues voices Australia has ever heard" (Buzz Mag). 6pm: Doors open & BBQ available 7pm: Support act TBA 8pm: Shaun Kirk

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Bill Chambers & Harry Hook

Sunday 8 June 2025

Live in the Glen are excited to be welcoming to the historic stage Bill Chambers and Harry hook for a wonderful night of storytelling and music! Bill decided at 7 yrs of age he would be a musician one day. ‘I had dreams of touring the world playing music. That dream has taken me to Europe, UK, Norway, Sweden, Africa, USA and all over Australia, either performing solo or playing guitar in my daughter Kasey’s band.’ These days Bill tours with his young son Tyler on Acoustic and Electric guitar. They play anything from house concerts, bars, coffee houses and festivals, sharing their unique style of folk/rock/blues/country music to audiences of all ages. ‘When I’m not on the road’ Bill said, ‘I’m usually in my recording studio writing new songs or producing music for other artists, but touring and playing live is definitely what I love best.’ Joined by local legend Harry Hook 5pm: Doors open/ BBQ Available 6pm: Support Act 7pm: Bill Chambers & Hary Hook

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Jungle Jim Smith - National Blues Day Celebration

Saturday 2 August 2025

Live in the Glen are excited to welcome this talented Gippsland local to the historic stage!! Armed with a 3-string cigar box guitar, trusty 6-string, and shed-built foot drums, Jungle Jim Smith is a one-man-blues-band with a rock’n’roll heart. Delivered with a raw croon, he blends dirty blues and swamp boogie that pumps with rockabilly grit, forging a full-band sound uniquely his own. Chugging out tunes from an impressive arsenal of originals, his infectious hooks and riffage finesse beckon to the dancefloor, making fast fans and friends of music lovers all over the country. After a well-received debut 7-track EP Electric Boogieland in 2023, Jungle Jim Smith recently released his new album ‘This is Ghost Country’ in Spring 2024 to a great response. 6pm: Doors open and BBQ available 7pm: Support Act TBA 8pm: Jungle Jim Smith

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Pierce Brothers

Saturday 1 March 2025

Melbourne indie folk stars Pierce Brothers are celebrating 10 years of their breakout EP The Night Tree with a huge Australian tour in 2025. The tour marks the EP's first-ever vinyl release, packed with new tracks and a live B-side. Having just come off the back of supporting James Blunt at sold out arenas around Australia, this is sure to sell out quick!

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SOLD OUT // Thirsty Merc - Electric Summer Tour - 6pm

Sunday 8 December 2024

Live in the Glen are THRILLED to be welcoming Thirsty Merc to the historic Glengarry Hall!Great gigs and hot nights are made for each other, and that’s what Thirsty Merc’s ‘Electric Summer’ Tour is all about! Fresh off a stack of sold out shows for the band’s ’20 Good Years’ anniversary, ‘Electric Summer’ promises fans an unforgettable live music experience. Audiences can expect a jam-packed setlist of hit songs and crowd singalongs, showcasing the unique charisma that has held Thirsty Merc at the forefront of antipodean touring for more than two decades. Thirsty Merc formed in 2002, recorded their Debut album in 2003, sold over 250,000 albums (one double platinum, one platinum), received 5 ARIA nominations, garnered an APRA song of the year nomination, received extensive national airplay for multiple singles and videos and has toured constantly since the mid noughties. The band’s song ‘In The Summertime’ has just been signed on again for Series 18(!) of hit TV show ‘Bondi Re

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SOLD OUT // SECOND SHOW Thirsty Merc 1pm

Sunday 8 December 2024

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Erin McKinney & Mick Harrington (CANCELLED)

Saturday 19 October 2024

‘Erin Mckinney is one of Gippsland’s leading Female Acoustic Country singer/songwriters, performing for pubs and private events all throughout the area. Erin has put herself on the music map with her power house vocals and unique ability to execute some of country’s greatest and newest hits as a one woman band. Performing in many parts of the world, her talent has been recognised all over, taking out first prize for talent shows at ‘The man from Snowy River festival’ and the ‘Kimberly talent quest’ in the Canadian rockies. AND With a childhood growing up in the remote bushland of East Gippsland, Victoria, Mick Harrington played guitar and sang in the countryside from a tender age. His heartfelt lyrics and melodic voice are influenced heavily by artists such as Neil Finn, Nick Cave and Bob Seger and his honesty on stage is refreshing in an increasingly plastic world. His performance 'The Voice Australia' were a window into the music he is capable of producing!

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SOLD OUT - Ash Grunwald

Sunday 6 October 2024

Live in the Glen are super excited to be be welcoming Ash Grunwald - Renowned for his electrifying live shows, Ash Grunwald has inspired a generation to hit the road in an old van to ‘surf by day jam by night’. The festival favourite brings a high energy, vibrant live show with stacks of guitars and foot stomping blues. Part troubadour, part storyteller - Ash has been selling out shows all over the country, don’t miss this one. 5pm: Doors open and BBQ available 6pm: Support act TBC 7pm: Ash Grunwald

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Mike Elrington

Saturday 3 August 2024

Live in the Glen are excited to have returning Local Gippsland artists MIKE ELRINGTON - a gifted singer songwriter with incredible guitar skills. Standing at almost two metres tall, delivering his signature, gut-wrenching vocals like an instrument all on its own, very few people forget a performance from this man. The commitment to his live shows and the well-earned reputation for leaving nothing behind but sweat has seen him invited to perform at some of Australias finest festivals, including the iconic Byron Bay BluesFest, Bendigo, Sydney Blues and Roots Festivals & Blues on Broadbeach to name but a few. Elrington has proven himself as one the hardest-working artists currently on the Australian scene, and over the last 20 years since the inception of his career as an 18-year old in Adelaide, has released 9 albums & toured excessively throughout Australia, the United States, Canada, United Kingdom & New Zealand.

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Michael Waugh - Hosted by Live in the Glen

Saturday 22 June 2024

Live in the Glen are thrilled to welcome Michael Waugh to the Glengarry Hall for his album launch - Beauty & Truth - with special guest Camille Trail. Multi - award winning singer songwriter Michael Waugh returns home to Gippsland to launch his new album Beauty & Truth. Waugh is a revered songwriter, a compelling live performer and an extraordinary storyteller. Among his admirers are Josh Cunningham from The Waifs, iconic singer-songwriter Eric Bogle and alt. country luminary Shane Nicholson. Michael has been the recipient of many awards including Folk and Roots album of the Year (Music Victoria Awards), Songs of Peace and Tolerance award (Pt. Fairy Folk Festival) and Heritage Song of the Year (Golden Guitar Awards). His forthcoming album ‘Beauty & Truth’ paints vivid, joyous, funny and loving pictures of growing up queer in rural Australia. 6pm- BBQ available 7pm- Support - Kerryn Fields 8pm- Michael Waugh

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Pierce Brothers

Sunday 14 April 2024

Live in the Glen are SUPER EXCITED to be hosting Pierce Brothers in our historic Hall!! Australian indie folk rockers Pierce Brothers are bringing their new album Everything Is Bigger Than Me all around Australia in their biggest regional tour since 2019! Featured in festivals all around the country (including Bluesfest, Big Red Bash, and the Mundi Mundi Bash), off the back of a European tour and armed with a brand new album, Pierce Brothers’ infectiously energetic show is sure to sell out quick! Recorded and self-produced by the brothers, Everything Is Bigger Than Me is the culmination of their musical prowess as they come up on a decade since the release of their breakout EP The Night Tree. Featuring the singles Studio, Bottle, and their l latest release Wilder feat. Lullanas, Everything Is Bigger Than Me is out March 29 - PRE-SAVE HERE. 5pm: BBQ available 5.45: Doors open to Main Hall 6.15 -6.45pm: Opener 7.20: Pierce Brothers Standing show.

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Sara Storer

Friday 1 December 2023

Live in the Glen are super excited to be hosting ARIA and 21-time Golden Guitar winner SARA STORER to the historic Glengarry Hall stage!! Come join us for wonderful night of music. 6pm- Doors open & community BBQ available 7pm- Tegan Blackstock, the very talented Gippsland singer/ songwriter. 8pm- Sara Storer

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Andrew Swift

Saturday 18 November 2023

Live in the Glen are super excited to be hosting ANDREW SWIFT- He’s released 3 ARIA #1 albums and garnered 3 CMAA Golden Guitar Awards – most recently Male Artist of the Year 2023. Accolades have come thick and fast for loveable troubadour, since his foray into Country music some years ago.

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Lloyd Spiegel

Saturday 5 August 2023

Live in the Glen are thrilled to be hosting Melbourne Blues artist Lloyd Spiegel!! Lloyd has been touring the globe for 30 of his 40 years. The 14 time Australian Blues Award winner has one of the most interesting stories in music, having grown up on stage learning from, and touring with the founding fathers of modern Blues. The current show features the incredibly talented Lisa Baird on Trombone and long time collaborator Tim Burnham on drums. Combined with Spiegel’s guitar wizardry, powerful vocal performance and knack for storytelling, this trio with a twist delivers a truly unique entertainment experience that reinvents the blues and dispels the cliches associated with it. 6pm Doors open & BBQ 7pm Support act TBC 8pm Lloyd Spiegel

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Shane Nicholson

Friday 21 July 2023

Having stepped into the third decade of his career with 11 albums, 3 ARIA Awards and 15 Golden Guitar Awards to his name, Shane Nicholson is only just getting started. At least, that’s how he sees it: “As an artist, I feel like I am constantly finding a new voice, a new story. I’m loving making music these days...I think I’m much better at it now than I ever was before.” The current album Living In Colour was named 2022 CMAA Album Of The Year as well as Alternative Country Album Of The Year, and spawned the single And You Will Have Your Way, which earned Nicholson both Single Of The Year and APRA Song Of The Year awards. Living In Colour was his seventh consecutive ARIA-nominated album. In addition to being one of the country’s most in-demand music producers, Nicholson has just completed an extensive national tour for the Living in Colour album, and is now set to bring a career-spanning all-new show into 2023. “One of the country’s finest songwriters” Rhythms Magazine

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Leaps and Bounds- Performing Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits

Saturday 24 June 2023

Live in the Glen are thrilled to host "Leaps and Bounds"! Performing all your favourite Paul Kelly songs from his rock roots to his country ballads. Grab your friends and tell them to wear their dancing shoes. Supported by the incredible Fiona Curram.

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Delsinki & Brooke Taylor (CANCELLED)

Saturday 20 May 2023

Live in the Glen are excited to host Delsinki and Brooke Taylor! Two great artists in one night! Come join us for a great nigh of music and fun! Door open 6pm! 6pm BBQ 7pm support artist 7.45 Delsinki & Brooke Taylor

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Travellin’ Still – the Songs of Slim Dusty

Friday 31 March 2023

Live in the Glen are excited to be hosting ..... Travellin’ Still – the Songs of Slim Dusty the Songs of Slim Dusty With Pete Denahy & the Travelling Country Band When Slim Dusty’s Travelling Country Band played their last full show with Slim in 2002, the band members all went their separate ways. Fast-forward to 2016 they found themselves on-stage together for the first time in years. And it felt like only yesterday as the old songs, friendships and memories came flooding back. One comment from an audience member, “This show has to go on the road! got them all thinking, why not? There aren’t many bands around where all the members were part of the Slim Dusty Show! So, with the approval of Joy and the Family, Rod Coe, Mike Kerin, Jeff Mercer and Peter Denahy have decided to take the show on the road..

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LEAPS & BOUNDS- Paul Kelly's Greatest Hits (CANCELLED)

Sunday 5 March 2023

Live in the Glen are thrilled to have "Leaps & Bounds" on stage performing all your favourite Paul Kelly songs from his rock roots to his country ballads. Grab your friends and tell them to wear their dancing shoes. Don't miss this show! Supported by the incredible Fiona Curram

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Dom Turner & The Rural Blues Project

Saturday 5 November 2022

Live in the Glen proudly hosts Multi award winning Australian blues artist, Dom Turner is best known as guitarist, lead vocalist, and founding member of the iconic Australian blues group, Backsliders. With The Rural Blues Project Dom presents a mix of upbeat raw electric rural blues songs—from Charley Patton to Lead Belly, Fred McDowell to RL Burnside—as well as some originals. Joining Dom is the shuffle king himself, legendary drummer Rosscoe Clarke (Foreday Riders, Cyril B Bunter) and violin master George Washingmachine.

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Sing a Song of Sixpence hosted by Live in the Glen (CANCELLED)

Sunday 23 October 2022

Live in the Glen are excited to be hosting an afternoon with Sing a Song of Sixpence, presenting GRIM FAWKNER, DELSINKI, JOYCE PRESCHER, MOZË and JUSTIN BRADY (Things of Stone and Wood) Songs are magical things: some fall suddenly from the ether, others are a slow labour of love. All songwriters say it. Everyone has heard it. Universally, they’re inspired from personal experiences and observations of life and human nature. In reverence of such alchemy, Delsinki presents “Sing a Song of Sixpence” - which brings the tradition of a writer's round to audiences. Artists share the bare bones of their songs and the stories behind them. In an intimate and informal setting, it becomes poignant , and unpredictable. Audiences get an insight into the process and the magic, and feel closer to the songs as a result. A unique and entertaining heartfelt experience, with some of Australia's finest accompanying musicians sitting in on the show as well.

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Harry Hook

Friday 12 August 2022

Live in the Glen are soo excited to share our 2nd show with you!! Harry Hook is a music legend in Gippsland and we can’t wait to hear his amazing voice in our beautiful hall! Supported by the lovely & talented Anne Simmons! Grab your friends, your Mum, Grandma, whoever you like and get tickets for this not to be missed show!

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Strezlecki Stringbusters hosted by Live in the Glen

Friday 6 May 2022

Join us for the first of many "LIVE IN THE GLEN" shows at the Glengarry Hall. Community BBQ starts at 6pm Strezlecki Stringbusters kick off at 7pm It's sure to be a night full of Fun, Laughter and Dancing!

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