By Donna Roberts
What do Burt Bacharach, Guns and Roses, Alice Cooper, Disney on Ice and the Dalai Lama all have in common?
They are all going to be in Brisbane this year.
If you have the initiative to search and the money to spend, there are many events occurring everyday in our riverside capital to entertain you.
Websites have been created with the local Brisbane consumer in mind. At the time this was written, there were no less than 1 750 events listed from about 16 500 venues on one particular site.
Yet people still complain that there’s nothing to do.
It is a common catch-cry heard all around the new trendy apartment buildings. An influx of urban professionals and childless couples with disposable incomes has led to an array of nightspots and festivals being created in order to keep the masses entertained.
Musically speaking, some of Australia’s biggest bands and artists have come out of the Brisbane live music scene. Although few and far between these days, live music venues still offer local artists a stage to regularly be seen and heard by their fans. This Saturday night alone, there are 71 music events of all different genres being staged in Brisbane.
Still got nothing to do?
Is it sport you’re after? Brisbane boasts two of the best sporting venues in Australia. Most weekends they will play host to an exciting sporting event, usually involving one of Brisbane’s beloved home teams, depending on what time of year it is.
Perhaps I am naïve when it comes to evening festivities as I have rarely been in any other city to enjoy its party colours. But the question still needs to be asked…
Why is Brisbane commonly referred to as BrisVegas if not because of its vibrant and exciting nightlife?
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