Aussie jazz/funk band The Cat Empire starts the party as they return to the North American road on their biggest tour to date in support of their newest record, Bird in Paradise. The lively band are renowned for their spectacularly catchy music which transcends genres and delivers soaring energy, heart and humor that'll have you dancing all night long.

First rising to mainstream attention as the feisty Spanish fencer who uttered the immortal lines "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." in the endlessly quotable 1987 cult film The Princess Bride, Hollywood heavyweight Mandy Patinkin has courted the spotlight on both stage and screen, simultaneously making a name for himself on Broadway with Tony-winning and nominated turns in Evita and Sunday In the Park With George.