The Cat Empire

Kate Miller-Heidke

The Cops

OPERATOR PLEASE

Five kids who met in high school after a reconnaissance mission by vocalist / guitarist Amandah Wilkinson (to fill numbers for a band competition), collated their collective musical quirks and somehow made the incongruous concoction work. I mean, they employ a violin and yet Woodford Folk Festival would sooner club baby seals than put this energetic and eccentric outfit on a lineup. "We rehearsed at lunch times in the practice room," explains Wilkinson. "I picked people at random who I knew played an instrument, and they just said yes."

From there, Operator Please have signed a record deal, toured the world and are slowly living up to their 'next big thing' name tag. If you haven't heard of Operator Please by now, you'd want to pay close attention because they are the future of Australian music!

Performance Clips

Did you miss Operator Please on TV? Or did you need to see the performances we showed you on Live 'n Local Up Close again? Here are the three tracks from the Live 'n Local Up Close, in full...

Web Exclusives

As if the performance clips weren't enough! We've also got extended footage for you that we didn't have time to show you on TV. These clips are only available here at the Live 'n Local Up Close website - you won't find them anywhere else!

Next week we'll be bringing you Old Man River in the studio - one of Australia's best up and coming artists! Don't miss out on our studio sessions!

All the shots from the performance and behind the scenes! These photos will make it almost like being there!
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