Civic Hall hosts Kris Kristofferson

KRIS Kristofferson, the undisputed country music living legend, will be on stage at Civic Hall on Monday, 23 September as part of his Australian tour.

He will be performing hits from the Kristofferson songbook with one of country music’s favourite bands, The Strangers.

Fans will see Kristofferson perform in the 1400 seat venue which now offers Ballarat the opportunity to host internationally acclaimed artists.

Deputy Mayor Cr. Jim Rinaldi is planning on getting in quick for a ticket, which go on sale from Monday, 17 June.

“He hasn’t lost that magical touch that he had,” Cr Rinaldi said. “We are the capital of western Victoria and this is only the beginning of something fantastic for our city.

“The city is coming alive in our venues like Civic Hall.”

Daniel Henderson, City of Ballarat’s Theatre Manager, said the Hall has a lot of history of showcasing entertainers and performances.

“This is not new, Ballarat is known for music royalty coming to the town in the past,” he said.

With the second stage of the works at Civic Hall underway entertainers, bands and their equipment will have easier backstage access which will allow a greater diversity of acts to use the space.

The Wiggles, another internationally acclaim group, will be performing three shows at Civic Hall at the end of June.

“They sold 2000 tickets in two days,” Mr Henderson said.

Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is booked in for October and Mr Henderson hinted there are more exciting acts on the way.

“While it’s not booked our solidly yet, there are fewer dark days on the Civic Hall calendar than I expected,” he said.

Tickets for Kris Kristofferson and The Strangers Australian Tour 2019 are on sale from Monday, 17 June through oneworldentertainment.com.au.