In the lead up to The Whilams release of their 'Best Of' album. Readers of The Australian in Victoria and The Mercury in Tasmainia will now get the chance to recieve the free Live In Concert album recorded with The Sydney Symphony, Sat 26th July. 

Be sure to get your hands on a copy this weekend as it is the last of the give away.

 ‘Truth, Beauty & A Picture of You – The Best of The Whitlams’ is a comprehensive look at the amazing journey of the ARIA award winning band, from scrappy beginnings and tragedy to the success and stability of recent years. Tim Freedman describes: "It's a mixture of the popular and the narrative. I decided to leave a few singles off because I wanted to tell the story of The Whitlams, and include more early songs and songs that describe the dramas in our history." A premium edition will include a DVD with documentaries on the making of the "Love This City" and "Torch the Moon", and footage of their concerts at the Sydney Opera House last year with the Sydney Symphony. The Whitlams "Best of" album is due in stores August 2 through Warner Music.



Be one of the first to get your hands on a signed copy by pre-ordering at JB HIFI today.

Tim was asked recently to help induct Rolf Harris into the ARIA Hall of Fame by singing a version of his 1969 hit "Two Little Boys". The event was held at the Melbourne Town Hall last Tuesday and will be telecast on VH1 this Saturday 5 July at 9pm, and on Sunday 6 July at 5pm. You will also see Jak playing guitar with Russell Morris in "The Real Thing".

There are five inductions - Dragon, Max Merritt, Russell Morris, The Triffids and Rolf Harris whose segment concludes the telecast.

THE Whitlams are giving away over 700 000 albums. 

Starting in NSW's The Sunday Telegraph and rolling out through Victoria in The Australian, and Tasmania in The Mercury, newspaper readers can receive a free Live in Concert CD of The Whitlams and The Sydney Symphony.

In September 2007 nine composers and 82 musicians from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra arranged and performed songs with iconic Australian band, The Whitlams over four nights at the Sydney Opera House. The result, a rich and delightful CD, is full of stirring moments from those concerts.  

The exercise is the first time in Australia an established band has given away a full album on this scale.

The Whitlams are looking to draw attention to their long-awaited "Best of" being released on Warner Music in August, and their national tour in support of that extensive 2 disc set.

Lead singer Tim Freedman said "We are proud of our orchestral shows  

and are very happy that so many people will get to hear them."

Music Editor of The Sunday Telegraph, Jonathan Moran said, “The quality of the sound is amazing. We know our readers are going to love it.” 

Taking place on ANZAC Day long weekend The Whitlams will be performing at the Apollo Bay Music Festival on Sat 26th April. Many other artists will also be performing at the three day event. For more news and ticketing information check out the Apollo Bay Music Festival official website. 

Tickets for the Mundaring Weir Festival are also on sale now. The Whitlams are performing on Sat 8th March. Tickets are available from Mundaring Weir Hotel.

Three Sydney shows in the Concert Hall of the Opera House on Thursday 20, Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd have sold out. Tickets for the fourth show with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra on Wednesday 19th September are still on sale. For more ticketing information head to our shows section.