Good tunes for a good cause.
The iconic outdoor concert series which envelopes Melbourne Zoo each summer, Zoo Twilights, has just dropped its 2020 program and it’s certain to have you salivating.
A genre-spanning, intergenerational extravaganza, the bill is lead by Aussie rock royals ICEHOUSE, soul-R&B queen Mavis Staples and English-French art-pop pioneers Stereolab, fresh off the back of a decade long hiatus. In a double-decker announcement, Stereolab have also been announced for Golden Plains’ 2020 lineup.
Zoo Twilights will also welcome Weyes Blood, Julia Jacklin, Mildlife, Missy Higgins, Confidence Man, Toots & Maytals, Randy Newman, The Cat Empire, Methyl Ethel, Meg Mac and 10cc to the stage across the series.
As always, Zoo Twilights is a means of raising money for endangered Australian wildlife, with the 2020 series donating all proceeds to protecting mountain pygmy-possums. There are fewer than 2,000 of these critically-endangered creatures left in the wild, a product of climate change, loss of habitat and predators such as feral cats.
Check out the Zoo Twilights show dates below:
Friday January 24 — Confidence Man (w/ Wax’o Paradiso)
Saturday January 25 — ICEHOUSE (w/ special guests)
Friday January 31 — Toots & The Maytals (w/ Systa BB)
Saturday February 1 — Randy Newman
Friday February 7 — Missy Higgins (w/ William Crighton)
Friday February 14 — The Cat Empire (w/ Emily Wurramara)
Friday February 21 — 10cc (w/ Russell Morris)
Saturday February 22 — Methyl Ethel (w/ Hatchie)
Friday February 28 — Julia Jacklin (w/ Weyes Blood)
Saturday February 29 — Meg Mac (w/ Fergus James)
Friday March 6 — Stereolab (w/ Mildlife)
Saturday March 7 — Mavis Staples (w/ Emma Donovan and the Putbacks)
Zoo Twilights is happening every weekend from Friday January 24 until Saturday March 7, with proceeds going towards saving the mountain pygmy-possum from extinction. Tickets are on sale from 8am on Tuesday October 22 via the Zoo Twilights website.
