16 ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY APRIL 11 2019 Stephen Cummings: A farewell to an alternative icon STEPHEN Cummings, long Cummings said he thought “It’s going to be a really in- hailed as one of Australia’s he ought to come back to Dar- teresting musical experience, I greatest ever songwriters, will win one last time “for the heck hope,” he said. grace the stage for his last ever of it”. “I’ll be playing a mixture of show in Darwin this weekend. “I once made a film clip in everything I’ve done over the Cummings plays The Rails Darwin — I feel like I last 40 years — there’ll be in Parap this Saturday night should’ve been there more,” he some really rocking tunes during what will be his final said. mixed in with some incredibly tour, with the inimitable lyri- “But for the price it costs to sad songs.” cist set to give the audience a fly to Darwin I can probably rousing send-off after a career get to America.” Stephen Cummings spanning five decades and 20 For that reason, Cummings When: Saturday, April 13 7pm studio albums. said the show is going to be Where: Darwin Railway Club Cummings will share with worth the journey for both per- Tickets: stickytickets.com.au the crowd his two latest releas- former and punters. es. One is a sample of his life’s work — a box set anthology of 50 songs titled A Life is a Life. The other is his latest album, Prisoner of Love. Stephen Cummings will Rising to fame as front man perform at the Darwin of ’70s new wave band The Railway Club Sports, Cummings came to prominence with a number of hits including the classic, ‘Who Listens to the Radio?’. Cummings then forged an acclaimed solo career with al- bums such as Senso, Lovetown and A New Kind of Blue — the latter of which won an ARIA for Best Adult Contemporary. His eighth album, Falling Swinger, was included in Aus- tralian Rolling Stone’s list of ‘100 essential Australian al- bums’. WETWET SEASONSEASON SPECIALSPECIAL a complimentary schooner of EnjoyEnjoy beer with our daily food special! WEDS & THURS MONDAY TUESDAY 300gm Rump Steak BBQ Pork Ribs Chicken Tuesday (Parmi or schnitzel) FRIDAY SAT & SUN All Specials are only $17 and come with chips and salad. Special available from 11:30-2:30pm and 6-9pm Barramundi 300gm Sirloin Steak NTNE01Z01MA - V1.