ESCAPE TO THE PARK - LINE UP ANNOUNCED!

Escape To The Park returns to Kings Park this December, with the boutique festival’s most impressive line up to date! Paul Kelly, in his first headline at the magical venue, leads the charge with the very able support of Australian favourites Augie March, Clare Bowditch and Mama Kin.

ESCAPE TO THE PARK starring...

PAUL KELLY
AUGIE MARCH
CLARE BOWDITCH
MAMA KIN

Friday 4 December 2009
Pioneer Womens Memorial
Kings Park & Botanic Garden
Perth, WA

http://www.mellenevents.com

EXCLUSIVE PRESALE OFFER

As a subscriber to Mellen Events Platinum Access, we're offering you an exclusive discount on your tickets to see Paul Kelly at Escape to the Park! Get in early and receive 10% off the General Admission ticket price:

General Admission Presale:  $72.60*

Or the chance to purchase your VIP tickets ahead of the general public:

VIP tickets: $220.00

Get your tickets here, or call Ticketmaster on 136 100. Then, quote or type your password which is 'SONGWRITER'.

*This strictly limited 'Discounted PRESALE Offer' is only available on general admission tickets, and is valid from 9am (WST) Friday 14 August until 5pm (WST) Wednesday 19 August, through Ticketmaster via telephone and online.

http://www.ticketmaster.com.au

PAUL KELLY

Paul Kelly leads the charge with his only Perth headline show for 2009. Following the massive success of his last solo shows in Perth for Live At The Quarry’s "Paul Kelly A-Z" last November (all four shows sold out in record time), his first appearance headlining Kings Park will be a different take on his astonishing back catalogue. Expect a set showcasing songs from last year's Greatest Hits - Songs From The South, Vols 1 & 2, featuring all the classics - in fact expect one of the most memorable sets of Australian music for the year. The songs, the venue, the atmosphere, the man himself. It’s official...... we’re excited!

http://www.myspace.com/paulkellymusic

AUGIE MARCH

Augie March are no strangers to Escape. They headlined the festival’s inaugural 2006 edition and since then the 5 piece have continued going from strength to strength. In the last 12 months alone they’ve added the impressive Watch Me Disappear to their discography; supported Leonard Cohen (alongside Paul Kelly); starred at the inaugural Perth Laneway Festival; and performed one of their most impressive sets yet at Splendour In The Grass just last month. Expect one crowded hour of hits from 7pm as Augie March make their last appearance in WA for the foreseeable future.

http://www.myspace.com/augiemarch

CLARE BOWDITCH

Clare Bowditch joins Escape for the very first time with a super cool new single about to hit the airwaves - it‘s called The Start Of War and having had a listen we can tell you it‘s a winner! All of which bodes very well for her upcoming album, due out soon. The 2006 ARIA Award winner for Best Female Artist is a renowned live performer and personality on stage, with a memorable list of songs accumulated including Divorcee By 23, When The Lights Went Down and You Look So Good. Clare Bowditch, in the first WA appearance for her all-new band, is a must-see at Escape To The Park!

http://www.myspace.com/clarebowditch

MAMA KIN

Mama Kin, aka Danielle Caruana, rounds out the Escape line up and is a star fast on the rise. Known for a sound steeped in a New Orleans smoky swamp tradition and a stomping piano groove, it’s an expression of Rhythm And Blues at its most literal interpretation. The Freo native returns back on home ground after European and American support and festival tours last year, treading the very same theatre boards that her heroes have done for half a century. There’s something primal and infectious about soul when it’s played like this, and with an impressive line up of Australian festivals showcases already in 2009, on stage she delivers a dynamic, raw and intimate show.

http://www.myspace.com/mamakinmusic