Xavier Rudd To Perform As Part Of Fundraiser At QPAC

Xavier Rudd

Xavier Rudd is gearing up to perform a special fundraiser at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC).

Today, the venue announced that the renowned singer-songwriter will perform at the Concert Hall for one night only on Wednesday, 26 August, to raise funds for the Home of Expressive Arts and Learning (HEAL). In an extra treat for attendees, Rudd will perform his new single, Part of Life, for the first time.

In addition to new music, Rudd is set to display an evening of greatest hits while on the QPAC stage. 

Tickets to Xavier Rudd – Raising Funds for HEAL will be available from Monday, 6 July, at 9 am. Head to the QPAC website for more information.

HEAL is part of Queensland’s specialist torture and recovery service (QPASTT). Each year, the program supports more than 400 newly arrived refugees and asylum-seekers. The award-winning mental health program utilises expressive therapies, such as art and music therapy, to nurture emotional wellbeing and healing for refugees in need.

Thanks to donations from the community, including funds raised by QPAC concerts, HEAL has supported nearly 5,000 people of refugee backgrounds since 2004. 

In a statement, QPAC Chief Executive Rachel Healy said of Rudd’s show and the venue’s partnership with HEAL, “We have partnered with HEAL for more than a decade to present a special concert that raises funds and awareness for HEAL’s vital work in delivering creative arts therapy to young people of refugee backgrounds. 

“In bringing his star power to this one-off concert, Xavier Rudd reinforces his enduring commitment to causes that matter, embodying the profound ability of music to unite, uplift and sustain us.” 

QPASTT Co-CEO Sally Stewart added, “Many of the children and young people HEAL supports have survived war, persecution and forced displacement - experiences no child should have to endure. Trauma can make it hard to feel safe, to trust, to learn, or to imagine a future.

“But through art, music, movement and creative expression, young people can begin to tell their story in their own way, at their own pace. They can find calm, connection and confidence again.

“Xavier Rudd’s music speaks so strongly to belonging, healing and our connection to one another. We are deeply grateful to Xavier and QPAC for helping us create a night that will not only raise vital funds, but remind the community what is possible when young people are given the care and support they need to heal.”