SUNDAY 18 AUGUST | INSTORE EVENT
2.30pm for a 3pm start | 60 mins
Join us for the launch of the new 2024 edition of Pig City: From the Saints to Savage Garden. Andrew Stafford will be joined in conversation by John Birmingham.
ABOUT THE BOOK
From cult heroes the Saints and the Go-Betweens to national icons Powderfinger and international stars Savage Garden, Brisbane has produced more than its share of great bands. But behind the music lay a ghost city of malice and corruption.
Persecuted by the Bjelke-Petersen government and its toughest enforcers – the police – Brisbane’s musicians, radio announcers and political activists braved ignorance, harassment and often violence to be heard.
Since its first publication in 2004, Pig City has become a much-loved cult classic, providing an enduring soundtrack and history lesson for a new generation of fans and musicians alike.
This edition includes a special Pig City playlist.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Andrew Stafford is a freelance journalist and author. Pig City, originally published in 2004, is his first book. The second, Something To Believe In, is a music memoir. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Age, Griffith Review and, exclusively, on his Patreon page.
