New drum show for Sydney

The Australian Music Association is holding the inaugural Sydney Drum & Percussion Show at the Rosehill Gardens Grand Pavilion on 27th-28th May

The line-up of performers will include Thomas Lang (George Michael, Tina Turner, Peter Gabriel), Virgil Donati (Tommy Emmanuel, Steve Vai), Michael Schack (Netsky) and more (with Lang and Donati playing together for the first time ever), the show will also feature drum gear and brands and will act as the country’s largest pop-up drum and percussion shop. Visitors will be able to see, try and buy drum kits, cymbals, orchestral and traditional percussion, electronic percussion, hand percussion and accessories from all the major brands, plus never-before-seen gear.

The event is being organised by the team behind the Melbourne Guitar Show (MGS) and, based on the MGS model, will also host information seminars, demonstrations, and live performances from Australia’s most talented drummers and percussion players including Lucius Borich (Cog), Lozz Benson (Urthboy, Drummer Queens), Stan Bicknell (Kimbra, Miami Horror) and more.   

“There’s so much about percussion, it’s the world’s most accessible form of music – people take their first steps in music through percussion,” said AMA CEO, Rob Walker.  “We are excited to showcase our industry’s products and the wealth of local talent that Sydney and Australia has to offer, as well as our international guests, three of the best drummers in world!  We seek to, educate and entertain, showcase and grow our drum and percussion community.” 

Punters will have the opportunity to participate in drum circles and other hands on percussion workshops, see performances by Australia’s (and Sydney based) leading percussion ensembles Taikoz and Synergy Percussion and leading student percussion ensembles from The Sydney Conservatorium and combined school’s ensemble, Drumfill, experience the latest electronic drum technology, meet a stack of the industry’s finest drum and percussion players, take part in workshops on drumming for fitness and wellbeing, performance clinics, panels and more.