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A new Ghibli film, Lego dinosaurs and 50 Cent: The best things to do in Brisbane this week
By Nick Dent
All-time music greats of rap, grunge and electronica are in town this week.
Enigmatic and influential German electronic band Kraftwerk will take up their motionless positions behind the keyboards on Monday night. Likely to be more lively are the fierce females of L7 rocking The Tivoli, while rapper-entrepreneur 50 Cent keeps it real with his Final Lap tour at Boondall.
If you like to keep your hands busy you’re in luck with the Jurassic World by Brickman exhibition’s DIY section, which allows visitors to make their own blocky dinosaurs, and vibrant local designer and Instagram star Rachel Burke hosting a Christmas workshop for the Museum of Brisbane.
All this, plus Opera Australia’s Aida and a new movie from Studio Ghibli’s Hayao Miyazaki.
Monday, December 4
Kraftwerk on an earlier date of their 2023 world tour, which reaches Australia in December.
Music: Kraftwerk
They are the robots – the innovative electronic music act Ralf Hutter co-founded in Dusseldorf 53 years ago promises timeless bleeps and captivating visuals.
Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, 8pm, $99.90-$149.90. Buy tickets.
Comedy: Gabriel Iglesias
The famously “fluffy” stand-up comedian from San Diego brings his relatable brand of humour to Boondall.
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, $91.60-$122.15. Buy tickets.
Tuesday, December 5
Instagram sensation Rachel Burke is leading a design workshop at the Museum of Brisbane.Credit: Courtesy Rachel Burke
Workshops: Crafty Christmas Party with Rachel Burke
Join Burke – famous for sparkly, naive craft and for designing a suit for Harry Styles – as she helps you make your own floral Christmas tree topper. Glass of bubbles included.
The Studio, Museum of Brisbane, 6-8pm, $100. Buy tickets.
Art: Fairy Tales
GOMA’s exclusive exhibition of art, movie costumes and installations based on folklore has work by Del Kathryn Barton, Gustave Dore, Anish Kapoor, Yayoi Kusama, Ron Mueck, Tracey Moffatt and more, plus costumes from Jim Henson’s Labyrinth.
GOMA, Dec 2-Apr 28, $0-$28. Buy tickets.
Wednesday, December 6
HOTA Gallery’s Sneakers Unboxed exhibition brings together iconic and innovative sneaker designs such as these MSCHF X INRI Nike Max 97 ‘Jesus Shoes’ (2019). Credit: Ed Reeve
Art: Sneakers Unboxed: Studio to Street
The history and design of sneakers from the sports field to the fashion runway is explored in this exhibition from The Design Museum in London. And it’s exclusive in Australia to the Gold Coast.
HOTA Gallery, from Nov 25, $10-$26. Buy tickets.
Opera: Aida
Opera Australia brings Verdi’s Egyptian magnum opus to life with opulent costumes, video, and Australian soprano Natalie Aroyan in the title role.
Lyric Theatre, QPAC, Dec 6-20. Buy tickets.
Thursday, December 7
Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron is the popular director’s first film in a decade.Credit: Sony Pictures/Crunchyroll
Film: The Boy and the Heron
The first film from Ghibli animation legend Hayao Miyazaki in 10 years has a boy searching for his late mother in an alternative dimension.
In cinemas.
Sport: Brisbane Heat vs Melbourne Stars
Season 13 of the KFC Big Bash League arrives with the Heat taking on the Melbourne Stars, plus free Santa hats on arrival for Heat fans.
The Gabba, 6.15pm, $8-$22 (premium tickets $60-$195). Buy tickets.
Friday, December 8
Marley was dead… or was he? Shake & Stir’s A Christmas Carol rises from the grave for a sixth season at QPAC.Credit: David Fell
Theatre: A Christmas Carol
God bless us, every one: Eugene Gilfedder is back as Scrooge in another season of Dickens’ feelgood classic, from Shake & Stir theatre company.
Concert Hall, QPAC, Dec 8-14, $65-$75. Buy tickets.
Museums: Jurassic World by Brickman
Ryan “Brickman” McNaught reimagines Jurassic World in an exhibition of large-scale dinosaurs, props, scenes and activities made from more than 6 million Lego bricks.
Queensland Museum, until Jul 14, 2024, $19.90-$29.90. Buy tickets.
Saturday, December 9
L7’s 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, produced by Butch Nevermind Vig, propelled them into the mainstream.Credit: The Tivoli
Music: L7
LA grunge hellraisers L7 return in their classic line-up to play 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, including the anthemic Pretend We’re Dead.
The Tivoli, 8pm, $89.90. Buy tickets.
Expos: Oddities and Curiosities Expo
If it’s creepy, spooky, mysterious or kooky, you’ll find it from the dealers, businesses and artists at this expo of antiques, art, jewellery, taxidermy and macabre ephemera.
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Dec 9-10, 10am, $0-$30. Buy tickets.
Sunday, December 10
Rapper 50 Cent is celebrating 20 years of his breakthrough album.
Music: 50 Cent
Guess who’s back? Marking 20 years since his debut album, Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is touring to perform chart-topping hip-hop hits and fan favourites.
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, 8pm, Dec 10-11, $203.60-$427.70. Buy tickets.
Music: Rock the Bay
Wynnum Fringe climaxes with Marcia Hines, Daryl Braithwaite, The Bamboos and more taking over the big stage down in George Clayton Park for an afternoon disco party the Bayside won’t forget anytime soon.
George Clayton Park, Wynnum Foreshore, 1pm, $49-$200. Buy tickets.
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