MUSIC & EVENTS
Set in the heart of Castlemaine, the Theatre Royal is the longest continuously operating theatre on the mainland. Winner of the best Regional Music Venue, five times running, the theatre hosts some amazing local and international artists.
TEX PERKINS & MATT WALKER
To celebrate the release of their new album Before The Show, Tex Perkins and Matt Walker return to the stage for a series of special performances throughout September to November 2026.
Built on decades of friendship and musical collaboration, these shows showcase two of Australia’s most respected artists at their most authentic. Performing songs from Before The Show alongside carefully selected favourites, Perkins and Walker deliver an intimate evening of exceptional songwriting, masterful musicianship and unforgettable storytelling.
Recorded largely as first takes, Before The Show captures the honesty and spontaneity that have long defined their partnership. Those same qualities come alive on stage, where no two performances are ever quite the same.
COURTNEY MARIE ANDREWS
Please welcome back Courtney Marie Andrews. Touring in support of her latest long player, Valentine, she will play shows all around Victoria, Sydney and Eltham in NSW and Brisbane.
From her very first recordings, to her 2016 breakthrough Honest Life, to 2020’s Grammy-nominated Old Flowers and her most recent Loose Future, Andrews has been celebrated as an artist who challenges herself, and who finds new interplays of Folk and Americana.
“As a songwriter you can make the same record over and over again,” Andrews says, “and I’m not interested in that. I make records to stand alone and stand apart from each other.”
THIRSTY MERC
Thirsty Merc is heading out on the ultimate rock ’n’ roll road trip for the 20 Good Regions Tour! Mapping out a huge itinerary, the band is embarking on an epic adventure that will bring worldclass live music straight to your home town!
For well over two decades and counting, Thirsty Merc has provided the definitive sound of Aussie Summers. On this run, the band is rolling into town with a high-octane setlist packed full of massive radio anthems, big hooks, top-level musicianship, and wall-to-wall singalongs such as ‘Someday, Someday,’ ’20 Good Reasons,’ ‘In The Summertime,’ (the iconic theme song to BondiRescue!), and more.
