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MUSIC BY
THE SEA

Saturday 4th November
Sandgate Town Hall
7.30-9pm

Tickets
www.musicbythesea.com.au

Woodford Folk Festival 2023/24

5 BIG SHOWS!
More information & tickets HERE

Wed, Dec 27 - 11:40AM - 12:30PM - Grande

 

Fri, Dec 29 - 6:30PM - 7:20PM - Luna

 

Sat, Dec 30 - 12:10PM - 1:00PM - Halcyon

 

Sun, Dec 31 - 9:20PM - 10:10PM - Grande

 

Mon, Jan 01 - 1:40PM - 2:30PM - Luna

THE WORLD DEBUT of Signs of Life

Neil Gaiman & FourPlay String Quartet on stage for 2 big shows in Australia, January 2024

 

“An evening replete with wit and charm and just a touch of genius.” Sydney Arts Guide

Monday 15 January, 2024

CONCERT HALL

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE
TICKETS
go on sale Friday 20th Oct, 9am

 

Thursday 18 January, 2024

HAMER HALL

ARTS CENTRE MELBOURNE
TICKETS - 
go on sale Friday 20th Oct, 10am

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BUY VINYL

How do you describe a quartet that write distinctively original music, radically reinterpret some of popular music’s most iconic songs, and do it all with virtuosity, gravity, and a sense of humour?

 

FourPlay’s original songs are inspired by rock, pop, post-rock, jazz, klezmer, swing, folk-tronica, hip hop and more.  They also perform knockout covers by a diverse array of bands, from Rage Against The Machine and Radiohead to Leonard Cohen, Robert Johnson and many, many more.

The foursome shot to prominence in Australia and Europe in the late 90’s as a unique musical phenomenon – an indie rock band that just happened to be a string quartet.  They did it all with a DIY ethos and a rather punk attitude for people who had originally met through playing in orchestras. 

In the time since, FourPlay have toured internationally and released five studio albums (their most recent featuring 100% original songs), two EPs, an electronic remix album, and a trilogy of mini CDs. The band has played many of the world’s great concert halls along with its most charmingly gritty rock clubs. They joined forces with author/graphic novelist Neil Gaiman (The Sandman, American Gods) and comics artist/cartoonist Eddie Campbell (Bacchus, From Hell) on a whirlwind international tour at some of the world's greatest venues, including Carnegie Hall (NYC), The Barbican Centre in London, The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, and Usher Hall in Edinburgh.  They’ve performed an opening set and also their collaborative work The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains, which first premiered at the Graphic Festival at the Sydney Opera House. They’ve performed Pet Sounds live with Brian Wilson, composed and performed live comic book scores, collaborated on live film scores with Plaid (UK/WARP), and have taken the stage at TEDx Sydney three times.

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NEIL GAIMAN & FOURPLAY STRING QUARTET
present their debut album
Signs of Life
 

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Cover art by Shaun Tan | Design by Andrew Nelson

Visit the official website

Gaiman-FourPlay.com

“Nothing short of magnificent” The Scotsman

 “Just perfect… the rock band of string quartets” Neil Gaiman (author)

“Forget anything you ever thought about string quartets. This is the future” Drum Media

"FourPlay create some of the most breathtaking, soul lifting, heart wrenching and beguiling sounds you could imagine" (Adelaide Music Mag, Pete Wibberley)

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