Paul Dempsey’s Shotgun Karaoke

  • Contemporary Music
  • Concert Hall
  • Run time - 90 minutes, no interval
  • Seating map

One of Australia’s most beloved singer-songwriters, Paul Dempsey, has announced the Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II National Tour.

The original Shotgun Karaoke Tour and album, which blitzed the nation a decade ago, were born from a selection of covers performed in various backstage rooms whilst on tour with Something for Kate, which were then uploaded to YouTube. Now Dempsey is back with Shotgun Karaoke Vol. II. The concept remains beautifully simple and brilliantly ridiculous: beloved songs reduced to their essential elements, performed live with nothing but Dempsey’s voice and acoustic guitar. “I don’t really care if they work with my style,” Dempsey explains of his song selection process. “I choose them because I genuinely love the song and think it would be fun to sing.”

Running parallel to his career writing classic tunes like ‘Monsters’, ‘Captain’, ‘Déjà Vu’, ‘Survival Expert’ and ‘Out The Airlock’ as front-man for Something For Kate and as a solo artist, Dempsey has also carved a niche as a master of the cover song. As with his jaw-dropping version of “Edge Of Town” by Middle Kids (which was recently voted in at #31 in triple j’s Hottest 100 of Like A Version), and the iconic “Sweet Nothing” by Florence Welch & Calvin Harris, Dempsey is always finding the delicate balance between tribute and bringing something new to the song.

On tour Dempsey will take things even further than he has with Volumes I and II, playing a broad selection of covers beyond what’s included on either album. He’ll draw on scores of covers done over the decades, diving deep into the rabbit hole a YouTube search for ‘Paul Dempsey covers’ takes you to! 

Tickets for these special shows will fly out the door, so get in quick.

Presented by Winterman & Goldstein + Cornershop Agency

Event details

…a party, just like karaoke should be. Except I’m the boss and I’m singing all of it and no one else gets the mic.

Paul Dempsey

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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