Vivid Sydney will once again be spreading lights, music and ideas across the harbour city from late May to mid June. The multifaceted 23-day celebration of art and innovation has had it’s full program roll out as of today, and one of the most exciting aspects is it’s massive music component which is split between Vivid Music and Sydney Opera House’s Vivid LIVE, making for over 250 music related events.
Topping the bill for Vivid Music are electronic pop darlings Goldfrapp, who will be playing an Australian exclusive show at Carriageworks, a venue which will also host Fuzzy’s large-scale live music and art event Curve Ball. There’ll also be plenty of parties as part of this arm, curated by the likes of Heaps Gay, Soul of Sydney, Purple Sneakers and The Argyle’s Tokyo Disco.
Vivid LIVE will be bringing in the great Laura Marling, French electronic maestros Air, local hero Nick Murphy (formerly Chet Faker) and Seattle favourites Fleet Foxes as headliners to play Sydney Opera House amongst others. Though perhaps most excitedly, The Avalanches will be performing Since I Left You from front to back with special guests including DJ Shadow, Briggs and Sampa the Great.
Throw in a bit of Nai Palm (the frontwoman for Hiatus Kaiyote) who will be debuting some solo material; Dappled Cities who will be recreating their back catalogue as well as debuting their new album; Aussie rockers Camp Cope and the soulful Sampha. What you get is one hell of a line up.
You check the full program below but for complete information and all tickets head to the official Vivid Sydney website.
Vivid Music + Vivid LIVE 2017
Air
Tuesday 30th May
Sydney Opera House
Wednesday 31st May
Sydney Opera House
Goldfrapp
Friday 2nd June
Carriageworks
Nick Murphy Presents ‘Missing Link’
Thursday 1st June
Sydney Opera House
Friday 2nd June
Sydney Opera House
Saturday 3rd June
Sydney Opera House
Laura Marling
Monday 12th June
Sydney Opera House
The Avalanches’ ‘Since I Left You’ Block Party’
w/DJ Shadow, Briggs and Sampa the Great
Saturday 27th May
Sydney Opera House
Sunday 28th May
Sydney Opera House
Dappled Cities
Sunday 4th June
City Recital Hall,
Fleet Foxes
Friday 26th May
Sydney Opera House
Saturday 27th May
Sydney Opera House
Sunday 28th May
Sydney Opera House
Monday 29th May
Sydney Opera House
Sampha
Saturday 27th May
Sydney Opera House
Sunday 28th May
Sydney Opera House
Nai Palm
Monday 29th May
Sydney Opera House
Camp Cope
Friday 26th May
Sydney Opera House
The Necks
Sunday 4th June
Sydney Opera House
Bill Callahan
Friday 2nd June (two shows on the day)
Sydney Opera House
Saturday 3rd June (two shows on the day)
Sydney Opera House
Beth Orton
Tuesday 13th June
Sydney Opera House
Lisa Hannigan
Tuesday 30th May
Sydney Opera House
Repressed Records 15th Anniversary
Thursday 1st June
Sydney Opera House
Richie Hawtin: CLOSE Spontaneity and Synchronicity
Saturday 3rd June
Sydney Opera House
Goodgod Super Club Presents: DJ Harvey
Friday 2nd June
Sydney Opera House
Goodgod Super Club Presents: Steffi & Magda Bytnerowicz
Saturday 27th June
Sydney Opera House
Goodgod Super Club Presents: Karizma & Ben Fester
Friday 26th June
Sydney Opera House
Australian Chamber Orchestra’s Mountain
Monday 12th June
Sydney Opera House
Goodgod Super Club Presents: Kenji Takimi with Noise In My Head & Nite Fleit
Saturday 3rd June
Sydney Opera House
Fuzzy Presents Curve Ball
Lineup TBA
Sunday, 11th June
Carriageworks
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