'A tour de force of funk and soul.' - POP MATTERS
'Emma’s voice is everything you’d want in a soul singer.' - WAX POETICS 

When Australia’s queen of soul, Emma Donovan, hits the stage with Melbourne rhythm combo The Putbacks, the result is electrifying. The group first came together thanks to a shared love for classic American soul and the protest music of Indigenous Australia. Shades of every soul record you've ever liked sneaks through their music: Al Green’s Hi Records era? Check. Aretha’s Classic Atlantic recordings? Check. Stacks of Stax? Check. It’s all there, but there’s also a whole lot of Coloured Stone and Warumpi Band influences giving their songs a uniquely Australian slant. Emma’s songwriting is optimistic, impassioned and bruisingly honest. The Putbacks’ music is fluid, live and raw. Together this dynamic collaboration has won friends and admirers all over the world.

This event is standing room only, and may contain haze and strobe lighting.