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34-583: The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is an outdoor bandshell performance venue in Melbourne , Victoria, Australia . It is located in the lawns and gardens of Kings Domain on Linlithgow Avenue close to the Arts Centre and the Southbank entertainment precinct. It was opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on 12 February 1959. The businessman and philanthropist Sidney Myer inspired the construction of

68-642: A tensile structural system. In 2002 the building refurbishment was awarded the Melbourne Prize . In 2009 the Sidney Myer Music Bowl was awarded the Enduring Architecture Award . Later in the same year the project won the 2009 National Award for Enduring Architecture . There is a fixed seating area which can hold 2,030 people. Behind this area are sloping lawns which can accommodate up to 10,000. The stage area

102-529: A 1928 prototype by Lloyd Wright , has been rebuilt several times with the present structure being the fifth on that site. Rectangular pavilions with enclosed shell and stage like the example pictured in Boise, Idaho were in use after 1900. These proved very effective as outdoor performing venues, and many are still in use. This article about a building or structure type is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This stagecraft related article

136-603: A concert event in Australia was The Seekers 1967 homecoming concert at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl which an estimated 200,000 people attended. The 2007 Guinness Book of World Records lists it as the greatest attendance at a concert in the Southern Hemisphere in history. This attendance is also included in The Australian Book of Records. Melburnians were celebrating the annual Moomba Festival ,

170-1081: A free community festival, and many thousands were enjoying other attractions but are included in the crowd estimate. Since then, international performers have included: ABBA , AC/DC , Metallica , Wings , Blondie , the Beach Boys , Crowded House , Dire Straits , Neil Diamond , Bob Dylan , the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra , Merle Haggard , Pearl Jam , the Electric Light Orchestra , Paul McCartney , Midnight Oil , INXS , R.E.M. , Kiri Te Kanawa , Daft Punk , Red Hot Chili Peppers and, in more recent times, Bon Jovi , Guns N' Roses , Soundgarden , Tool , Kanye West , Paramore , Neil Young , Lenny Kravitz , Swedish House Mafia , Blink-182 , The Black Keys , Lorde , Afrojack , KSHMR , Will Sparks , Timmy Trumpet , Carnage , Axwell , The Cat Empire , Guns N' Roses and The Chainsmokers . In 1980, administration of

204-629: A government, and the new premier and parliamentarians nominated as ministers are then sworn in as Ministers of the Crown . Elections are held every four years, on the last Saturday of November, with the next election set for 28 November 2026 . There are no term limits imposed on a premier. The role of the premier includes leading parliament, serving as the Chief Minister and Chair of Cabinet, choosing ministers and assigning portfolios, handling portfolio responsibilities, and communicating between

238-753: A number of engineering and scientific organisations including the Aeronautical Research Laboratories and CSIRO Forest Products Division. Unlike the Hollywood Bowl 's concrete shell structure in Los Angeles which inspired it, the Sidney Myer Music Bowl combined a tensile structural system with a free-form roof. The structural design predates by nearly 10 years noted German architect and engineer Frei Otto and his experiments in using lightweight tensile and membrane structures. Otto's design of Munich 's Olympic Park for

272-740: A portrait commissioned for the Victorian Parliament's portrait collection. The tradition was initiated by Legislative Council President Fred Grimwade . Deceased premiers have their portraits painted from images and living former premiers have their portrait painted in person. Premiers who hold the office for 3,000 days (8 years and 88 days) have a statue made in their likeness as a commemoration of their legacy. Six premiers, Daniel Andrews , Henry Bolte , John Cain Jr , Albert Dunstan , Rupert Hamer , and James McCulloch have done so, but four have had their statues completed. Daniel Andrews' statue

306-541: A recreation of their 1959 opening concert of the bowl and a romantic Valentine's Day program; a salute to 50 years of rock and roll at the bowl from RocKwiz and an afternoon picnic of family entertainment. There was also an informative exhibition at the St Kilda Road Foyer Gallery of the Arts Centre and a commemorative website depicting 50 years of the bowl. The bowl's canopy consists of

340-496: A seat in the Legislative Assembly and have the support of a majority of lower house members. This is usually the leader of the political party or coalition with the majority of lower house seats. In the event of a minority government , where the government does not hold a majority of seats, the government is formed by a party and the support of crossbenchers , usually through commitments of confidence and supply to

374-539: A statue created in their honor. As of 2024, six premiers have achieved this milestone and four have their statues near the premier's office at 1 Treasury Place . The longest-serving premier is Henry Bolte of the Liberal Party , who served for over 17 years. The shortest-serving premier is George Elmslie , first premier from the Labor Party , who served for 13 days. The current premier is Jacinta Allan of

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408-445: A thin membrane made out of half an inch of weather-proofed plywood sheeted on both sides with aluminium attached to a cobwebbed frame of steel cables and supported by 21.3 metres (70 ft) masts pivoted to the earth. The total area of the canopy is 4,055 square metres (43,650 sq ft). The main cable at the edge of the canopy comprises 7 ropes, each about 9 cm in diameter and 173 metres (568 ft) long, anchored deep into

442-590: Is 27.4 metres wide by 19.5 metres deep (90 ft × 64 ft). The bowl holds major events including Vision Australia's Carols by Candlelight , held every year on Christmas Eve , televised each year by the Nine Network . Past major events held at The Bowl include Piknic Electronik, Music from the Home Front and Midsummer Festival. The Music Victoria Awards are an annual awards night celebrating Victorian music. They commenced in 2006. Best Venue

476-554: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Premier of Victoria The premier of Victoria is the head of government of the state of Victoria in Australia. The premier leads the Cabinet of Victoria and selects its ministers . The premier is appointed by the governor of Victoria , must be a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly , and command confidence in the lower house of

510-484: Is pending completion and James McCulloch, despite serving for over 3,000 days, did not get a statue. Historians Paul Strangio and Brian J. Costar have suggested that this is likely due to McCulloch serving his terms before federation and/or non-consecutively. The statues, sculpted in bronze by Peter Corlett , were installed in September 1999 after premier Jeff Kennett instituted the policy. The statues are located near

544-671: The 1972 Olympics and the temporary West German pavilion at Expo 67 in Montreal , Canada, were heavily influenced by Patten's design of the Myer Music Bowl. The Sidney Myer Music Bowl is registered on the Victorian Heritage list for its cultural importance to Victoria, its architectural importance as the largest, purpose-built, permanent outdoor performance venue in Australia and its engineering experimentation in new forms of construction involving use of membranes and

578-689: The Labor Party , who assumed the office on 27 September 2023 following the resignation of Daniel Andrews . The first meeting of the Legislative Council was on 11 November 1851, at St Patrick's Hall, Bourke Street West , with its primary focus the drafting of a constitution, for the Parliament of the United Kingdom's approval, to separate the Port Phillip District from New South Wales . Responsible government

612-423: The Parliament of Victoria . The premier is usually the leader of the political party that holds a majority of lower house members. Each premier since 1933, apart from short-serving Premier Ian Macfarlan , has had a portrait commissioned for the Victorian Parliament's portrait collection. The tradition was initiated by Legislative Council President Fred Grimwade . Premiers who have served for over 3,000 days have

646-803: The Victorian Government, the Governor and Cabinet, other state and territory governments, the Commonwealth Government, and overseas governments. The premier represents Victoria as a member of the National Cabinet . The National Cabinet was established on 13 March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and replaced the Council of Australian Governments of which the premier was a member. As of 1 July 2023,

680-646: The bowl was handed over to the Arts Centre Melbourne from the Sidney Myer Fund by Ken Myer , Sidney Myer's son. In 1984 a temporary ice-skating rink was created on the bowl's stage for use during winter months. The venue was closed for a major renovation in 2000 to bring the facilities up to an appropriate standard, and was reopened by the Premier of Victoria , Steve Bracks , at Carols by Candlelight on Christmas Eve, 2002. Recent works on

714-492: The building after attending the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles . A violinist who enjoyed music, Myer established free open-air concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in 1929, which were always well attended by Melburnians. These free concerts continue to this day, now being held at the bowl itself. There are usually three or four concerts a year. Upon his death in 1934, the Sidney Myer Fund

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748-550: The election also marked the beginning of Victoria's bicameral system. The first sitting of parliament was on 25 November 1856, taking place in Parliament House, Melbourne . Initially, formal political parties did not exist. Every member of parliament (MP) was an independent , making it difficult for an MP to command the confidence of the Legislative Assembly. Between 1855 and 1863, there were seven changes of government, and eleven instances where Governor Henry Barkly

782-573: The governor to request they call on the Leader of the Opposition to form a government and to tender their and their ministers' resignation. The governor then accepts the resignations and appoints a new government. When a premier loses an election, the Leader of the Opposition must assure the governor that they have majority support in the Legislative Assembly. The governor then commissions them to form

816-660: The ground in concrete blocks . Longitudinal cables hold up the roof and transverse cables hold it down. Project design was by Yuncken Freeman and Griffiths and Simpson during 1956. The project architect was Barry Patten . Construction by John Holland commenced in 1958 with an innovative system of cables laced together and covered with aluminium faced plywood sandwich panels . To ensure the structure would be watertight yet aerodynamically stable and flexible, new construction techniques were developed. Ground anchors were required to be corrosion resistant. The shell also needed to be acoustically correct. Construction entailed input from

850-416: The lawns extending from the seating and stage, and the construction of a fence and gates has reduced the total capacity to a little over 12,000. In 2009, the 50th anniversary of the Sidney Myer Music Bowl was celebrated. The Arts Centre put together a four-day commemorative program of free events. From 12 to 15 February, the festivities featured two concerts from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra , including

884-543: The longest serving premier to date. Following Bolte, two more Liberal Party leaders, Rupert Hamer and Lindsay Thompson , would serve as premier, before the Labor Party won government in 1982 with John Cain , whose father had also served as Premier. Cain resigned from the office of premier in 1990 and was succeeded by Joan Kirner , Victoria's first female premier. Between 2014 and 2023, Daniel Andrews served as premier, winning three elections before resigning in favour of current premier, Jacinta Allan. A premier must hold

918-410: The party they wish to form government. Following a premier's resignation or an election loss, the governor of Victoria appoints a new premier by swearing them in . If a government loses an election, the existing premier and ministers continue on a caretaker basis by convention until a new government is appointed, ensuring Victoria always has a government. An outgoing premier will typically advise

952-526: The premier is paid a total salary of A$ 481,190. This is made up of the basic salary received by all members of parliament ($ 198,839), an additional salary for the role of premier ($ 221,871), and an expense allowance of $ 60,480. Changes to the premier's salary are determined by the Victorian Independent Remuneration Tribunal. Each premier since 1933, apart from Ian Macfarlan , who served for only 51 days, has had

986-486: The premier's office at 1 Treasury Place . Once retired, former premiers get an office in the Old Treasury Building, Melbourne . The longest-serving premier was Henry Bolte , who served from 7 June 1955 to 23 August 1972 for a total of 17 years and 77 days. He was a member of the Liberal Party . The shortest-serving premier was George Elmslie , who served from 9 December 1913 to 22 December 1913, for

1020-474: The ″sound in the round″ diffused from all sides of the open gazebo bandstand. In the United States they were built in large city parks and amusement parks as bands increased in size. Free−standing outdoor shells in a variety of styles were built starting in the 1890s. Professional architects were often employed to design them with varying degrees of acoustical success. The Hollywood Bowl shell, based on

1054-615: Was established in 1855, when the constitution was passed by the British Parliament and received royal assent . This allowed Victoria to become its own colony, named after the reigning monarch, Queen Victoria . Governor Charles Hotham appointed William Haines to be Victoria's first premier on 28 November 1855, with the first election, provided for by the Electoral Act 1856 , organised the following year. Victoria's first election saw Haines re-appointed as premier, and

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1088-508: Was established to continue the tradition of philanthropy begun by its founder. The design and construction of a music bowl for the people of Melbourne was decided upon and funded by the fund. The venue was officially opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies on 12 February 1959, and was attended by an audience of 30,000. Later that month over 70,000 people attended to hear the American evangelist Billy Graham . The largest crowd ever for

1122-585: Was introduced in 2016. [REDACTED] Media related to Sidney Myer Music Bowl at Wikimedia Commons Bandshell Often shells are designed to be removable, either rolling away on wheels or lifting into a flyspace . Shells are most commonly used for orchestras, bands and choirs, although they can also be used in any application that requires passive sound amplification. Shells are generally made of hard materials because they are designed to absorb as little sound as possible. Acoustical shells were developed to focus sound outward in one direction as opposed to

1156-415: Was unable to find neither an MP who would be willing to serve as premier, nor an MP who could form a ministry. From Australia's federation in 1901 until the 1950s, Victorian political history was marked by instability, with 24 changes in government during that time. Henry Bolte , then leader of the Liberal Party , won the 1955 election , and went on to serve as premier for 17 years and 83 days becoming

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