BARRY ADAMSON (UK) - 'Cut To Black' Australia 2025 tour
Thu, 20 Mar at 7:00PM $54 Get tickets on OztixAbout
Content Source: OztixBarry Adamson has been creating all of his life.
Brought up in Manchesters Moss Side, Adamson learnt to play the bass overnight for Magazine, Manchesters most influential band of that era.
When they disbanded, five albums later in 1981, his singular style was spotted by The Birthday Party, with whom he played several times.
His establishment as a solo artist came after a three-year stint with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds with the release of his classic first solo album, Moss Side Story the ultimate soundtrack to an imaginary film which raised Adamsons name as a composer of diverse complexity; able to tell a story with music, where the images were those supplanted in the minds of the listeners. Adamson has worked with some of the film industrys most intriguing mavericks including Derek Jarman (The Last of England, 1987), David Lynch (The Lost Highway, 1997), Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers, 1994) and Danny Boyle (The Beach, 2000).
Having released nine studio albums, including the 1992 Mercury Music Prize nominated Soul Murder, 1996s Oedipus Schmoedipus, which includes collaborations with Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave and The Associates Billy McKenzie, and his most recent release, Know Where To Run, which was in part inspired by a US tour, playing with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
After 32 years, Adamsons talents are as much demand by new generations of artists as he was after his first solo release, with collaborations in recent years across a variety of art forms, including an Olivier Award winning ballet performance by Sylvie Guillem and the Ballet Boyz scored by Adamson.
It was always a logical progression for Adamson to move behind the camera and once again his brooding film noir style and dark comedy has seen him write, direct and score a number of short films, including The Swing The Hole and The Lie (2014) as well as the 2017 video for They Walk Amongst Us.
Barry Adamsons most recent release Memento Mori (Anthology 1978-2018), brings together the artists writing and recording career over the last 40 years charting his career from 1978s Magazine track, Parade (co-written by Adamson, from their debut album Real Life); to his work as founding member, alongside Nick Cave, of the Bad Seeds (From Her To Eternity, co-written by Adamson); through his nine solo albums, from 1989s Moss Side Story to the latest Love Sick Dick EPs, bringing everything up to date with a brand new unreleased track, The Hummingbird.
Barry Adamsons memoir Up Above The City, Down Beneath The Stars is published by Omnibus Press on 30 September 2021.
Musician, composer, writer, photographer, filmmaker. Barry Adamson is not a man to take it easy.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Theatre Royal.
Bar open from 4pm
Kitchen opens from 5pm - menu (we offer a delicious, fast-paced pizza menu with plenty of indoor/outdoor seating available)
All shows have a small amount of unallocated balcony seating, but are set up as standing room and general admission, unless specifically promoted as a fully seated show.
Make sure to visit our Beer Garden (open in the warmer months).
Please note that trains to Melbourne / Kyneton / Bendigo etc usually run post event. Check the Vline schedule for specific show date
Brought up in Manchesters Moss Side, Adamson learnt to play the bass overnight for Magazine, Manchesters most influential band of that era.
When they disbanded, five albums later in 1981, his singular style was spotted by The Birthday Party, with whom he played several times.
His establishment as a solo artist came after a three-year stint with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds with the release of his classic first solo album, Moss Side Story the ultimate soundtrack to an imaginary film which raised Adamsons name as a composer of diverse complexity; able to tell a story with music, where the images were those supplanted in the minds of the listeners. Adamson has worked with some of the film industrys most intriguing mavericks including Derek Jarman (The Last of England, 1987), David Lynch (The Lost Highway, 1997), Oliver Stone (Natural Born Killers, 1994) and Danny Boyle (The Beach, 2000).
Having released nine studio albums, including the 1992 Mercury Music Prize nominated Soul Murder, 1996s Oedipus Schmoedipus, which includes collaborations with Jarvis Cocker, Nick Cave and The Associates Billy McKenzie, and his most recent release, Know Where To Run, which was in part inspired by a US tour, playing with Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.
After 32 years, Adamsons talents are as much demand by new generations of artists as he was after his first solo release, with collaborations in recent years across a variety of art forms, including an Olivier Award winning ballet performance by Sylvie Guillem and the Ballet Boyz scored by Adamson.
It was always a logical progression for Adamson to move behind the camera and once again his brooding film noir style and dark comedy has seen him write, direct and score a number of short films, including The Swing The Hole and The Lie (2014) as well as the 2017 video for They Walk Amongst Us.
Barry Adamsons most recent release Memento Mori (Anthology 1978-2018), brings together the artists writing and recording career over the last 40 years charting his career from 1978s Magazine track, Parade (co-written by Adamson, from their debut album Real Life); to his work as founding member, alongside Nick Cave, of the Bad Seeds (From Her To Eternity, co-written by Adamson); through his nine solo albums, from 1989s Moss Side Story to the latest Love Sick Dick EPs, bringing everything up to date with a brand new unreleased track, The Hummingbird.
Barry Adamsons memoir Up Above The City, Down Beneath The Stars is published by Omnibus Press on 30 September 2021.
Musician, composer, writer, photographer, filmmaker. Barry Adamson is not a man to take it easy.
We look forward to welcoming you to the Theatre Royal.
Bar open from 4pm
Kitchen opens from 5pm - menu (we offer a delicious, fast-paced pizza menu with plenty of indoor/outdoor seating available)
All shows have a small amount of unallocated balcony seating, but are set up as standing room and general admission, unless specifically promoted as a fully seated show.
Make sure to visit our Beer Garden (open in the warmer months).
Please note that trains to Melbourne / Kyneton / Bendigo etc usually run post event. Check the Vline schedule for specific show date