Paul Kelly, Rod Laver Arena, 6th September 2025 by Mary Boukouvalas
Paul Kelly returned to the spotlight at Rod Laver Arena on 6th September 2025 for a career-spanning celebration of one of Australia’s most treasured songwriters. With his unmatched ability to weave stories of love, life, and the Australian experience into timeless songs, Kelly’s live shows are both deeply moving and joyfully communal. Backed by his exceptional band, it was a night filled with classics, surprises, and the kind of heartfelt connection that has cemented Paul Kelly as a true icon of Australian music.
Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits.
She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East.
Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.
