Entertainment
KOMET TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ART AND CULTURE GROUP
KTSIAC are a Torres Strait Islander Family Group based in Townsville, Queensland Australia, who preserves, maintains and promotes Traditional Meriam Torres Strait Islander Culture through dance performances, arts & craft and traditional catering. This knowledge has been passed down from Generations of Meriam Elders of Mer Island Torres Strait.
The Group’s founder Mr Aicey Day has been instructing and demonstrating Meriam Culture in Townsville since 1990 and has passed cultural knowledge onto his children, who have been performing since they started walking.
Komet is the name of one of the 8 tribes of Mer Island in the Torres Strait, which is the origin tribe of the Day Family.
DJ DEADLY JACOB
Deadly Jacob is a proud Torres Strait Islander from the Magaram tribe of Murray Island.
He is a Mob FM Radio Presenter, MC and Entertainer from Mount Isa. With a passion for the Indigenous community Deadly Jacob has been a positive influence in our community for over 15 years.
A crowd favourite that’s looking forward to entertaining you at this year’s Mount Isa Rodeo.
Thursday Rodeo Rock Concert
Thursday Rodeo Rock Concert
Kasey Chambers
Music seems to be a part of Kasey Chambers DNA, with 12 award winning albums under her belt since the release of The Captain in 1999, Kasey’s brilliant songwriting and world-class performance have earned her a rightful position on the global country artist stage.
Often described as a genre-defying singer and songwriter, she wears the honesty of country music on her sleeve, and has become one of the most popular and acclaimed artists of her generation in Australia, while winning a devoted cult following in the rest of the world.
In 2018 Kasey’s exceptional career was honoured by being the youngest female ever to be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and the youngest inductee to the Australasian Country Music Roll of Renown.
Kasey and her band will play all of her much-loved songs from ‘The Captain’ and ‘Barricades & Brickwalls’ all the way through her career to now, in a festival performance not to be missed.
Kasey recently released a live recording of her jaw dropping interpretation of Eminem’s ‘Lose Yourself’ by popular demand from fans and festival goers and due to the overwhelming reaction to her performance that compelled audiences to a standing ovations night after night on her tour.
Thursday Rodeo Rock Concert
Christine Anu
Christine Anu is one of Australia’s most popular recording artists and performers of all time who uses her voice and reputation to spread a message of unity and hope. With 17 ARIA nominations, including the APRA AMCOS award-winning My Island Home and her platinum album Stylin’ Up, she has one of the country’s most enduring and recognisable voices.
Her acclaimed 27 year career spans across all forms of media including music, theatre, dance, film, television, radio, children’s entertainment, and one of the most influential keynote speakers. Her broad range of achievements include platinum-selling solo albums, acting in Hollywood blockbusters such as Moulin Rouge and The Matrix - Reloaded, performing in the hit sell-out musicals Rent and Little Shop of Horrors, and featuring roles in high-profile TV shows The Alice and Outland. Over the years, Christine has been central to a number of memorable historic moments, with her performance of My Island Home at the Sydney 200 Olympics Closing Ceremony a notable standout. Many Australians consider Christine’s My Island Home as the unofficial Australian National Anthem
Christine has and will always be proud of her Torres Strait Islander heritage and at any given opportunity will use her public profile as a platform to advocate for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and others from marginalised backgrounds. Anu is a prominent voice of multicultural Australia and in 2016 was appointed host of the Evenings ABC radio program and now presents her own national radio show on ABC Radio every Friday and Saturday.
When speaking to Anu about her proudest career moments, she speaks of becoming a mother to her two children and mentoring her daughter Zipporah as an entertainer in her own right. Christine and Zipporah have naturally taken the stage together and in 2019 they performed at the Women’s NRL Grand Final.
Her eagerly awaited album, 'Waku,' is a collaborative masterpiece produced by her long-time musical ally, David Bridie. 'Waku' unfolds as a poignant narrative, delving into the stories of Anu’s culturally rich heritage.
The above events maybe subject to change in the lead up to the event