Ash Grunwald & Christine Anu

Tickets to this performance are available online by clicking the Book Now link below. Tickets can also be purchased at the Darwin Entertainment Centre Box Office at 93 Mitchell Street, Darwin, or by phoning (08) 8980 3333. Alternatively, tickets are available at our ticketing outlets at Nightcliff (Nightcliff Newsagency), Palmerston (CMAX Cinemas) and Darwin city (Tourism Top End Visitor Information Centre, 6 Bennett Street).

Please note prices exclude service fees ($2.95 per transaction) and mailing fees (where applicable).

Tickets can be purchased online until 4:00pm Friday 29th June 2012 (unless sold out earlier).

Tickets purchased online can be collected from the Darwin Entertainment Centre Box Office until 3:30pm Friday 29th June 2012, or from the Box Office at Gardens Amphitheatre from 4:00pm. Please note that the Box Office will be closed from 5:30pm Friday 23rd December, reopening 10:00am Tuesday 3rd January. During this time online tickets will not be available for collection.

Multi-ARIA-nominated blues/roots troubadour extraordinaire Ash Grunwald’s primal concoction of elemental junkyard soul will be stomping through the speakers at the 2012 Darwin Blues Festival. A favourite on the festival circuit, Grunwald has introduced a whole new generation to blues and roots with his unique sliding stomping raw manifesto mixing electronica with the blues. His fifth studio album, Hot Mama Vibes, is neck-deep in the technological swamp of the 21st Century.

Christine Anu is one of Australia’s most successful indigenous performers. Beginning with her signature tune My Island Home back in 1995, Anu’s illustrious career now spans 2 decades, platinum albums and starring roles on screen and stage. When Anu takes to the stage festival-goers can expect a warm and intimate show with sublime vocals, rich rhythms and some spunky funk!

Supporting artists include Shaun Kirk, Australia’s Brad Pitt of Blues, The Rusty Datsuns, Matt Southon and Jnr Bowles.

Gates open 4:00pm and the event concludes at approximately 10:30pm. Christine Anu will perform from 8:00pm and Ash Grunwald from 9:00pm. 

This is a general admission event. Patrons are permitted to take folding chairs or rugs to sit on during the performance.

The use of cameras and recording equipment will not be permitted during the performance. Patrons are not permitted to take food or drinks into the venue, however a variety of food and drinks, including alcohol, will be available to purchase. Eskies, glass and cans are prohibited and bags will be searched upon entering the venue.

Gardens Amphitheatre is an outdoor venue located within George Brown Botanic Gardens on Gardens Road. Entry to the venue is via the main gate on Gardens Road only.

Smoking is prohibited inside Gardens Amphitheatre.