The standout event on the Australian Swing Dancing & Burlesque calendar, The Gangsters’ Ball is a fully themed night of non-stop entertainment featuring the biggest names in Australian & International Burlesque, Cabaret and Swing Dancing.
The inaugural Gangsters’ Ball 2008 was an amazing success! Held at the Gaelic Theatre in Sydney, selling out 700 tickets some 4 weeks in advance with over 200 people queuing at the door for up to 3 hours to purchase the remaining 50 tickets… It was widely regarded by those who attended as “the best event of its type ever held in Sydney” and voted by the Drum Media as the “best Swing/Rockabilly Event of 2008”.
The Gangsters’ Ball 2009 will be the biggest Swing Dancing, Burlesque & Cabaret event Australia has ever seen travelling this year to Sydney, Melbourne & Brisbane.
The promoters are extremely excited to announce the following stellar line-up:
Very Special Guest MC & Headline Performer: Meow Meow! New York’s world renowned Cabaret Starlet will MC and perform her unique and mesmerizing brand of French, German and vaudeville inspired Cabaret.
Live Band: The Velvet Set 10-piece Swing Band (Sydney). Australia’s most dynamic swing band, the Velvet Set will light up the stage with 3 sets of the best classic and neo-swing to keep the dance floor jumping and jiving all night long!
Burlesque & Cabaret: Lola the Vamp, Imogen Kelly, Sarina Del Fuego, Mark Winmill, Rosy Rabbit, B.B. le Buff, La Viola Vixen, Frankie Valentine
Swing Dancing Performances: Swingtime Performance Troupe, Swing Dance Brisbane
Every show also features:
DJ’s: The country’s best Swing, Rockabilly and 50’s Rock & Roll DJ’s
The Gambling Den: FREE Poker, Roulette and Black Jack tables
Dance Competitions: Swing and 50’s Rock & Roll dancing contests with great prizes
Plus: Cigarette girls & pin-up models, merchandise stalls, cocktail bar, themed photo booth and fantastic prizes for the best dressed, best dancers and lucky door
Dress Code: Strictly Gangster, Moll, Flapper, Burlesque & Vintage…
Tickets on sale now:
www.ticketek.com or phone 132 849
The Gangsters’ Ball 2009 - Presented by Street Press Australia (The Drum Media, Inpress, Time Off), Time Out Sydney, Route 66 & the Velvet Set.
