HIGH-profile Australian artists will perform in front of 100 community heroes in a spectacular music performance, Savannah Sounds on the Reef, being held on Reef Magic’s floating pontoon on the Great Barrier Reef off Cairns on Saturday, 27 April 2024.
The Australian and Queensland Governments are supporting ‘Savannah Sounds on the Reef’ through the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements following
ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper as part of the $29.15 million Tourism Recovery and Resilience Program.
The Tourism Recovery Package has enabled all levels of government to work with industry to help attract more visitors to Queensland’s Tropical North, also supporting other Cairns and Port Douglas events across 2024.
Savannah in the Round and Savannah Sounds on the Reef organiser James Dein said the event will be an incredible start to the festival season.
“What better way to get things going than by giving back to our local community heroes with a rare opportunity such as this,” he said.
“I’m sure these artists will put on an incredible show for them!”
The artists scheduled to play include Sheppard and Lee Kernaghan, together with CMAA Golden Guitar Awards’ New Talent of the Year Max Jackson and acclaimed Indigenous artists Kairos Kin.
A representative from Sheppard said the band is thrilled to be returning to the Tropical North for Savannah Sounds on the Reef this month.
“Playing on what might just be the world’s most stunning stage, with breathtaking views of one of the seven wonders of the world – it’ll be the experience of a lifetime,” they said.
The event will this week launch the search for community heroes from across Australia to attend the once-in-a-lifetime floating performance, including those from the Cairns region who have demonstrated significant positive contribution to their local community.
Community heroes may have volunteered to help in cyclone and flood clean up, may be long-standing, selfless community members who keep the local environment pristine or people who care for others.
Nominations open today, Friday April 5, and close April 19.
Details are available at the Savannah in the Round website.
While a limited number of spots are available to win through competitions for the one-off reef performance, fans can see a stellar lineup of artists – including newly-announced festival headliner and prominent US country music singer and songwriter Kip Moore – at Savannah in the Round in October, with tickets available now at https://savannahintheround.com.au.
Keep up with the latest news in Cairns and the Far North, and check out some of our top stories this week: Pill testing at festival in Queensland first and Reef’s protected area grows.
