John Butler Announces WA Gig For Later This Month

John Butler is set to perform in Western Australia later this month as part of a special screening event. 

The much-loved artist will play ahead of a screening of new film, Cry Of The Forests, in Manjimup on Saturday 23 January. 

The documentary was released late last year and "tells the story of the plight of WA’s forests and their real value in helping reduce WA’s skyrocketing carbon emissions". 

"The January 23 event will be a memorable night with music by John Butler, The Nomadics, Lemon Myrtle, Chief Monkey, Not Just Charlie (Formidable Vegetable) and the Nannas’ Choir, followed by the film screening and a brief Q&A," said filmmaker Jane Hammond of the event.

“We are already feeling the impacts of climate change in the South West with our streams drying up and our rainfall diminishing,” added Butler of the importance of the film's message.

“One of the easiest and most effective ways to mitigate the impacts of climate change is to end all native forest logging. Forests, especially old forests store huge amounts of carbon and draw carbon out of the atmosphere, yet we are still cutting them down for firewood, charcoal and wastepaper products."

Tickets for the event are on sale now, head to theGuide for all the info.