One of the wildest, most unpredictable and sonically thrilling acts to emerge from the Brooklyn art-punk movement of the early 2000s, Liars – lead by...

Liars with special guests The Double (Jim White & Emmett Kelly) | Vivid LIVE

Location:

Bennelong Point
2000 NSW
Australia

Venue:
Sydney Opera House
Liars with special guests The Double (Jim White & Emmett Kelly)
Liars with special guests The Double (Jim White & Emmett Kelly)

Access and Inclusion

  • Hearing Loop - A hearing loop (sometimes called an audio induction loop) is a special type of sound system for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to 'T' (Telecoil) setting. Many venues have an induction hearing loop system. Check if your venue has this system.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.

Event Details

One of the wildest, most unpredictable and sonically thrilling acts to emerge from the Brooklyn art-punk movement of the early 2000s, Liars – lead by Australian-born songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Angus Andrew – refused to be boxed in by a scene, shape-shifting between pummeling, guitar-driven rock, electronic experimentalism and seemingly everything in between. Hot off the accolades for their latest album, Liars are bringing their one-of-kind sonic collage to Vivid LIVE for a one-night-only performance in The Studio.

The band broke out with their dance-punk adjacent smash They Threw Us All in a Trench and Stuck a Monument on Top before moving into a space all their own, roaming across freaked-out electronics, industrial drone, witch fables and drum epics. Their most recent album, 2021’s The Apple Drop, was hailed by critics as one of their most accessible yet – a collaborative project that blurred the boundaries between an archetypal band structure and experimental electronics, with hooks to spare.

Joining Liars will be special guests The Double, a band that brings together two indie rock heavyweights: Jim White, Vivid LIVE legend and drummer for the one and only Dirty Three, and Emmett Kelly, guitarist for The Cairo Gang and a frequent collaborator with Will Oldham and Ty Seagall. The Los Angeles Times dubbed the duo’s 40-minute debut single 'Dawn of the Double' (2016) a singular recording, and wondered “Is it a parody of a rock song or the greatest jam ever put to tape?”

Either way, brace yourself: this will be one of the most exhilarating shows of the festival.

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Access and Inclusion

  • Hearing Loop - A hearing loop (sometimes called an audio induction loop) is a special type of sound system for use by people with hearing aids. The hearing loop provides a magnetic, wireless signal that is picked up by the hearing aid when it is set to 'T' (Telecoil) setting. Many venues have an induction hearing loop system. Check if your venue has this system.
  • Wheelchair Accessible - Access to the venue is suitable for wheelchairs (toilets, ramps/lifts etc.) and designated wheelchair spaces are available.