STOP PRESS:  Great news for Suzanne Vega fans!  Her show at Cairns Civic Theatre which was cancelled last Sunday due to Cyclone Ita has been re-scheduled for this coming Wednesday 16th April 2014.  All tickets will be honoured.

Widely regarded as “one of the most brilliant songwriters of her generation,” (Biography Magazine) Suzanne Vega will now perform one show only in Cairns, Wednesday April 16th.

Renowned for songs such as Luka, Marlene On The Wall, Caramel (from the movie Cats and Dogs) Solitude Standing and Woman On The Tier (from the movie Dead Man Walking), Vega will perform at the Cairns Civic Theatre on her way to the 25th Byron Bay Bluesfest.

Vega’s career has also featured creative collaborations with Leonard Cohen, The Black Keys, Jerry Garcia, Soul Rebels Brass Band, Joe Jackson and Bill Frisell whilst her music has been sampled or covered by the likes of Tupac Shakur, REM, Nikki D, Will Smith, Destiny’s Child, Ludacris and Lil’ Kim.

Suzanne Vega sings in a distinctive, clear vibrato-less voice that has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper- brushed near-whisper” and as “plaintive but disarmingly powerful.”

Who: Suzanne Vega

Where: Cairns Civic Theatre

When: Wed 16 April, 7:30pm

Tickets: $69.95 via Ticketlink www.ticketlink.com.au