Cold Chisel announce 2nd ’Last Stand’ show
Rock iconsCold Chisel have announced a second show to their sold-out event, ‘The LAST STAND'at the Qantas Credit Union Arenathis December.
Due to popular demand, tickets will go on sale to the general public at 10am this Friday. The second show will take place on the night prior to the first show, on Thursday 17th December, 2015.
The December 18th show was initially promoted as a ‘one-off’ performance, to farewell the iconic Sydney Entertainment Centre, now known as the Qantas Credit Union Arena. The arena will be demolished after the weekend of December 18th, and replaced with a new arena nearby.
John Watson, Cold Chisel’s co-manager, toldTMN:“Obviously both this venue and this band have built a deep connection with lots of music fans over the decades. Even so, the intense demand for these tickets to “The Last Stand of Sydney’s entertainment centre” really caught everyone by surprise. Hopefully theguys can do some gigs elsewhere in Australia prior to these QCUA gigs but it’ll be at least a few weeks before we can announce anything beyond these two dates."
Cold Chisel initially released tickets to their December 18th performance exclusively to their fan club. The sale was met with a huge response from fans, outstripping any onsale in the band’s history.
“There are so many memories and emotions tied to our ‘Last Stand’ shows for all of us and it looks like a lot of fans feel the same way,” said the band’s guitarist, Ian Moss.“We had to add another show, making this a two-night stand.”
The final allocation for seats to the December 18th show will still be on sale tomorrow, in conjunction with the newly released tickets to the December 17th show.
“We want to give everyone every chance to get the best tickets they can for these shows, so that’s why we’re announcing this second show now,” said Phil Small, the band’s bass player.
Tickets for the new show will be on sale through Ticketek at 10am AEST, Friday May 8. Any remaining tickets to Cold Chisel's show on Friday December 18 will also be released at this same time.