Hunters & Collectors are up for Best Australian Contemporary Concert alongside Flume, Tame Impala and The Presets. The Hunnas’ reunion tour included winery dates on Roundhouse Entertainment’s A Day On The Green and theatre shows booked by Frontier Touring which re-established the outfit as a formidable live force.
Laneway and Falls Music & Arts vie against Bluesfest in Byron Bay for Best Contemporary Music Festival.
David Chisholm is up for Best Original Score for Malthouse Theatre’s The Bloody Chamber, for which Jethro Woodward is up for Best Sound Design.
Fabian Russell gets a gong for Best Music Direction for Nixon In China.
Melbourne-based Live Nation has two of its tours, The Mrs Carter Show World Tour starring Beyonce and Pink’s The Truth About Love Tour in Best International Contemporary Concert, as does the Frontier Touring promoted tour by Bruce Springsteen & The E-Street Band.
The full list is available at helpmannawards.com.au. The awards are produced by Live Performance Australia. Its Melbourne-based chief executive Evelyn Richardson, said “The Helpmann Awards are the pinnacle ‘night of nights’ event for our industry, recognising the very best in live performances that annually attract over 16 million people to shows across the country with revenues topping $1.2 billion.”
