Given the last Last Waltz concert was held in 1976, this upcoming event is a significant show in Sydney’s cultural calendar indeed.

11 celebrated Australian musicians have been enlisted to recreate The Band’s iconic Last Waltz tour, performing a version of the now-legendary set at the Sydney Opera House.

This Australian version of the gig will feature the likes of Richard Clapton, Paul Dempsey and Tim Rogers, all banding together in order to restage one of the most famous farewell shows in history, a night that saw the likes of Neil Young and Bob Dylan wandering onto the stage to play a few tunes.

It remains to be seen if any of the musicians will arrive onstage with a very noticeable lump of cocaine hanging out of their nostril, a la Neil Young, but in any case, those looking for a night full of good ol’ fashioned rock’n’roll would do well to head along.

The Last Waltz hits the Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House on Friday April 1 and Saturday April 2. Tickets are available here.

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