Jack Johnson Fans Eligible To Attend Hour-Long Soundcheck Today

Jack Johnson rocked the Sydney Opera House Forecourt on Monday night but unfortunately didn't get to finish his show. Fifty minutes into his set, a freak lightning storm occurred, and Johnson was forced to prematurely end the gig in the interest of public safety. 

Fans were understandably upset when told they wouldn't receive a refund. Event organisers believed that Johnson's set at 50 minutes counted as a complete set so that refunds wouldn't be issued.

To make up for the incident, disappointed ticketholders are eligible to attend an hour-long soundcheck at 3 pm today as compensation.

The Upside Down singer posted a video of the storm on his Instagram, detailing his disappointment that the show was cut short. Johnson will perform at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne tomorrow night alongside APRA Award-winning singer-songwriter Ziggy Alberts and AIR award-winning and ARIA-nominated artist Emily Wurramara. 

Johnson released his first project in five years earlier this year. It was produced by Blake Mills and recorded in Los Angeles and Hawaii, and features singles One Step Ahead, Don't Look Now, and the album's centrepiece title track, Meet The Moonlight.  

Johnson's career so far spans over 25 million albums sold and a range of awards and accolades, including three Brit awards and two Grammy nominations. He'll perform classic tracks, including Better Together, Flake and Inaudible Melodies, alongside his long-time band mates Merlo, Adam and Zach.

“I was coming to Australia even five years before my music career even started to make films. I used to have to put down 'filmmaker’ on the little form when I entered Australia. At some point, I remember coming down for the Byron Bay Bluesfest for the first time, and I had to actually write 'musician’ on the entrance form on the aeroplane," Johnson told The Music.

“It was so weird to me. I remember thinking, ‘Am I admitting to myself that I'm actually going to try to do this?’ Because there was a while where I thought music was going to be one summer long, and then I’d get back to making surf films, but it just kept growing. The waves in Australia brought me to the place before music ever did.”