Your Week: The best events on in Perth February 7-13

Bob Marley Outernational Reggae Festival

Saturday February 7, 12pm, Freo.Social, Fremantle

This is the 45th annual concert celebrating the Reggae legend Bob Marley close to what would have been his 81st birthday. Over 12 hours and on two stages, soak up some of the best reggae in Australia. Acts include Broome’s The Mexicans, and the festival is headlined by Jah Tung. Caribbean food will be on sale.

Tickets $54.80 to $65.50 from Moshtix.

Bleak Squad

Sunday, February 8, 7.30pm, East Perth Power Station, East Perth

Aussie rock royalty super group Bleak Squad take over the main stage of the Perth Festival’s club. Featuring Mick Harvey (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey), Mick Turner (Dirty Three), Adalita (Magic Dirt) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting), this is Aussie art-noir rock at its best.

Tickets $69 to $99 from perthfestival.com.au

Superbowl Monday at Varsity

Monday, February 9, 6am, Varsity, various locations.

All nine locations of this popular burger chain are flinging open their doors for an early-morning viewing of the US Super Bowl. There are discounted Coors pints, beer merch giveaways, and a spin to win promotion. There are also hot wings eating competitions at each venue, hosted by comedians. Varsity has locations in Northbridge, Whitfords, Morley, Innaloo, Fremantle, Cannington, Nedlands, Waterford and Joonadalup. The game kicks off at 7.30am WA time.

Free entry

Hothouse Flowers

Tuesday February 10 at Freo.Social, Fremantle (sold out) and Wednesday February 11, 7pm, Astor Theatre, Mount Lawley

Returning to Australia for the first time in 20 years, this Irish folk rock group are famous for their 1988 album People and songs like Don’t Go and Feet On The Ground.

Tickets (Astor theatre only) $89.90 to $129.90 from Ticketek

Giveon

Thursday February 12, 7pm, HPC Stadium, Mt Claremont

R&B superstar Giveon is touring his latest album, Beloved, down under. The Peaches singer is back on the road after a three-year hiatus from touring. He will be joined by special guest Sabrina Claudio.

Tickets $112 to $203.75 from Ticketmaster.

Finding Connie

Friday February 13, 8.45pm and February 14, 7pm, The Courtyard at State Theatre Centre of WA, Northbridge

Connie Converse was a pioneering singer-songwriter who blazed a trail for the likes of Bob Dylan and Joni Mitchell before she mysteriously disappeared in 1974. Part concert, part theatre and part detective story, this is the story of Connie’s remarkable life and the songs she left behind.

Tickets $50 to $54 from fringeworld.com.au