Currently Orangutans are in deep crisis with extinction in the wild predicted around 2015. Palm oil farming and production is the greatest threat to Orangutan survival with rainforests being felled for palm oil plantations at an alarming rate (approximately 300 soccer fields per hour) destroying precious habitats and ecosystems. Sadly this is not the only threat, blackmarket trade and local hunters culling Orangs for bush meat also play a role in the decimation of this highly intelligent Ape.

We need to ACT NOW!

A group of established and up and coming Australian performers are rallying together and lending their talents to help the cause. Tex Perkins & The Dark Horses, Wendy Matthews, Lucy Fisher and Leena play the Espy Gershwin Room on July 15, come and show your support by getting a ticket now from www.espy.com.au and all Oztix outlets.

All proceeds from the concert go directly to The Australian Orangutan Project ISA, a non profit organisation staffed by volunteers to raise funds and collect donations for Orangutan conservation and habitat protection. For more information visit www.orangutan.org.au

Thursday July 15, Espy Gershwin Room. Tix $30 + bf available now through www.espy.com.au and all Oztix Outlets. Doors open 7pm.

For $10 @ Oztix / $10 at the door you get Leena and her band consisting of rhythm section from hell Nick Weaver and Carlos Adura along with guitarist and genius Jordie Lane from Melbourne. You also get three incredible supports in the form of:

Des Miller
Spookyland
Jess Dunbar

Instead of continuing to talk in the third person, I’m also going to add that I will be playing a bunch of new songs that will be on the new EP.

Come early to see the fantastic support acts, handpicked by me.