Having already visited Western Australia once this year to play the Perth Festival’s Chevron Gardens, local Big Thief fans must be feeling like Christmas had come early this year when the band announced that they were returning for another round of Aussie shows so soon after. Sophomore album Capacity, released back in June a mere seven months after its predecessor, carried on from where Masterpiece left off in effortless fashion, delivering more of the high-quality tunesmanship and ensemble playing that impressed all and sundry first time around, proving with a flourish that their debut was no flash in the pan. The album was so good – especially for a debut offering – that most folks didn’t even bother questioning its somewhat overconfident title. Given the handsome, historical nature of the venue and the timeless, old-school elegance of Big Thief’s enchanting brand of melodic indie folk rock, it’s fitting that Victoria Hall – where The Fly By Night Musicians Club, a non-profit community musicians club and music venue, is housed – was the setting for the first leg of the Brooklyn band’s latest Australian tour because as far as match-ups go, this one was near on perfect and made for quite the memorable occasion.īig Thief’s profile has been on an upward trajectory ever since their stunning debut Masterpiece arrived fully formed in 2016, wowing fans, critics and fellow musicians alike – Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy was a huge fan of the album – with its stellar songwriting and accomplished musicianship.
If its ageing walls could speak, one can just imagine the amazing stories that it could tell. Theatre productions, live music, weddings, political rallies… Victoria Hall has pretty much seen it and done it all. Designed by celebrated Australian architect and First World War general Lieutenant General Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs in 1897 and located right in the heart of Fremantle, Victoria Hall is an absolutely majestic beauty of a building that dates back to the gold rush era.Ī monument of class and sophistication, the Hall has been home to numerous arts organisations over the years and has been the scene of many a memorable night harking back to the dancehall days of the colonial era.
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