Tracy Chapman Tribute show - Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne

Name: Tracy Chapman Tribute show - Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne
Start: 2025-02-14T18:30:00+11:00
End: 2025-02-14T21:30:00+11:00
Location: The Thornbury Theatre

Schedule

Fri Feb 14 2025 at 06:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC+11:00

Location

The Thornbury Theatre | Preston, VI

Andrea Kirwin and band are embarking on an East Coast Tour performing the songs of Tracy Chapman, in a 2 hour tribute show featuring songs from her 8 studio Albums and they are coming to The Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne on Friday 14 February for Valentine's Day! Doors will open at 6.30pm and show will start at 7pm and conclude by 10pm.
Tracy Chapman is one of the music industry's greatest singer-songwriter success stories, capturing a global audience in 1988 with her self titled debut album and her voice and guitar, which she later went on to win 2 x Grammy awards for Album of the year and Best contemporary folk Album. Tracy's music has stood the test of time with 'Fast Car' and 'Give Me One Reason' being two songs which have made their way into many singer-songwriters setlists over the years. Australian/Fijian singer-songwriter Andrea Kirwin's love of Tracy's music has led to her putting together a 2 hour concert with her band performing and celebrating the music and lyrics of her favourite artist of all time. The concert will be on tour this February 2025 and will travel as far north as Bundaberg QLD and as far south as Melbourne Victoria.
About the Concert:
Most of us have a story about the first time we discovered Tracy Chapman's music. For some of us it was driving on a road trip and hearing 'Talking bout a Revolution', or 'Fast Car' being played on the radio, for others we bought the vinyl record or cassette in the late 80s. Since Tracy released her debut record on 5 April 1988, she has been in a league of her own and continued to be one of the most respected artists in the Music Industry globally. Australian/Fijian singer-songwriter Andrea Kirwin has been a fan of Tracy Chapman having grown up with her music in the late 80s and 90s and has been performing covers of Tracy's music over her own almost 20 year career in the Australian Folk Festival scene. Andrea and Band will cover songs from each of Tracy's 8 albums including favourites such as 'Fast Car', 'Give Me One Reason', 'Talking Bout A Revolution', 'The Promise' and more with additional songs including some of Tracy's collaborations such as 'The Thrill Is Gone', which she performed with B.B King, 'Sweet Home Chicago' with Bonnie Raitt and 'Ain't No Sunshine' with Buddy Guy.
Even through Tracy Chapman remains quite the enigma to the general public, you can tell a lot about Tracy through her lyrics and songs. Tracy's music is authentic, powerful and unforgettable. Andrea will explore some of these questions and tell stories about the significance of some of the songs during the concert, which will be played very much the same as on the original recordings. Andrea's band consists of drums, bass, electric guitar, keys and some concerts will also feature special guest artist appearances.