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Making their highly anticipated Sydney Opera House debuts, two of the hottest young stars on Australia’s hip-hop and R&B scene take over the Utzon...
Each year as part of Vivid Sydney, Vivid LIVE takes over the iconic Sydney Opera House with epic contemporary music. Every corner of the building comes alive with live music - from the Concert Hall to the Utzon Room.
This annual festival brings together international icons, homegrown heroes and Australian-exclusive acts, delivering a program that’s as vibrant as the building itself. Across multiple stages, genres collide and creativity thrives, inviting you to experience the Opera House in entirely new ways.
Want more than music? Stop in at The Midnight Special bar for a drink and soak up sweeping views over Sydney Harbour. Or, take in the spectacular lighting display on the Sydney Opera House sails on your way to see your favourite artist. There's something for everyone at Vivid LIVE.
Making their highly anticipated Sydney Opera House debuts, two of the hottest young stars on Australia’s hip-hop and R&B scene take over the Utzon...
Described by Rolling Stone as “one of the most exciting rock bands to emerge from this country in a generation”, Arnhem Land five-piece King Stingray...
SALEM is a music group from the American Midwest. They inhabit the world of their music: the darkness, the struggle and the triumph. Their sound is blurry...
Queensland four piece Beddy Rays have been tight ever since they met on a Redland Bay school oval back in the day and that sense of easygoing camaraderie...
Brace yourself for one of the most volcanic performances at Vivid LIVE as Mogwai make their long-awaited return to the Sydney Opera House, more than a...
For their debut Studio Party at Vivid LIVE, two of Sydney’s favourite musical curators – independent Marrickville store Fanático Records and local...
An extraordinary multi-instrumentalist whose work focuses on the exploration of the guitar, Australian musician Oren Ambarchi is a prolific solo artist...
Alongside fellow stars Tyler, the Creator and Frank Ocean, a teenage Earl Sweatshirt first blew up in the late 2000s as part of LA's rabble-rousing hip-hop...
As prolific as he is eclectic, the multi-talented, Nevada-born singer-songwriter Nick Rattigan has charted a course through lo-fi bedroom pop and experimental...
More than 50 years into their singular career, Californian art pop icons Sparks have never been more beloved. Buoyed by Edgar Wright’s admiring 2021...
From burning up the city’s underground scene to unleashing their wild, visceral energy on the global stage, Sydney noise rock duo Party Dozen have come...
It all blew up with a kiss. On Valentine’s Day 2025, UK singer, songwriter and producer kwn – pronounced ‘kay-wuhn’ – locked lips with R&B...
London-based jazz hip-hop luminary Alfa Mist returns to Sydney Opera House off the back of his sold-out show two years ago, bringing his transcendent musical...
With one of 2025's most critically acclaimed records to her name, the UK-born, Canada-based singer-songwriter Rochelle Jordan is riding a long-deserved...
Continuing their landmark 15th anniversary, tastemaking label Astral People take over the Sydney Opera House Utzon Room for a transcendent night of music...
As part of their 15th year takeover, Sydney tastemakers Astral People are excited to present a world-first celebration of the inimitable Gil Scott-Heron...
A visionary creative polymath who has turned his gifts to cosmically funky hip-hop, jazz and beats, mind-blowing experimental sounds and surrealist sci-fi...
As part of their 15th anniversary celebrations, Sydney tastemakers Astral People return to Vivid LIVE to curate an all-new Studio Party, bringing along...
More than 25 years and countless multi-platinum albums into his career, singer-songwriter Matt Berninger – the beloved frontman and lyricist for indie...
For Kei, Kyoko, and Nozomi, their dream of playing the final high school concert together is dashed when their lead vocalist quits the band. Desperate...
Sydney party people DUNJ return to Vivid LIVE for another wild night of bass and beats in the Studio, with guest stars Carrier – aka Antwerp-based mutant...
The KLF became the biggest selling singles act in the world with a series of subversive international acid house anthems. 23 Seconds to Eternity represents...
Returning to the Sydney Opera House after her captivating Forecourt performance with Dan Sultan in 2025, award-winning singer-songwriter and indie pop...
Hot off the critical acclaim for their spectacular new album Secret Love (2026), Grammy Award-winning London art-rockers Dry Cleaning return to Australia...
Sydney club music icon Barney Kato is back for what may be his biggest Studio Party yet: a night of acid house, breakbeat, techno and electro featuring...
Join us for the next screening in our regular Saturday Film Club, pairing a contemporary classic with an in-depth discussion featuring Alexei Toliopoulos...
Made over seven years in the late 1980s, this landmark documentary depicts a New York fashion subculture, examining how the African American and Latinx...
Michael Winterbottom's iconoclastic drama-comedy charts the course of Manchester's music scene from the 1970s to early 1990s, fronted by a gleefully anarchic...
Get ready for an evening of heavenly vocals and sublime, soulful R&B as two of Australia’s most gifted young First Nations performers take the stage...
Fusing swooning synth-pop, confessional darkwave and anthemic emotion, TR/ST is the musical project of Winnipeg-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter...
Beloved Sydney selectors and Vivid LIVE institution Mad Racket are back at the Sydney Opera House with another huge night of deep dancefloor euphoria...
Adapted from Colin MacInnes' cult novel, Absolute Beginners winds the clock back to the pivotal British summer of 1958, chronicling a time when teenagers...
Taking us from the streets of England to the dance floors of Tenerife, Rave Culture explores how an underground movement rose to transform the global music...
For a pioneering Berlin figure who helped define the sound of techno in the late ’80s and ’90s, it made sense that Mark Ernestus would eventually travel...
Two of indie rock’s most distinctive artists meet for a one-of-a-kind live performance as Welsh art-pop star Cate Le Bon and beloved American singer-songwriter...
Hailed by The Guardian as ‘the last great film of the '90s, Human Traffic is an unapologetic celebration of club culture and hedonism that has lost none...
Rekindling the classic sound of ’60s and ’70s R&B, doo-wop, gospel and Chicano soul for a new generation, San Diego trio Thee Sacred Souls have...
Alongside the lofty likes of Robert Hood, Carl Craig and Joey Beltram, the prolific DJ, producer and composer Jeff Mills is one of the architects of American...
Event sold out.One of the most influential pop artists of the moment, Portuguese-born, Danish-based singer-songwriter Erika de Casier has quietly become...
Dubbed "the most chill band in Arnhem Land", Drifting Clouds is the unique musical project of Yolŋu singer, songwriter and keyboardist Terry Guyula, boasting...
With a pair of stunning albums that show off his captivating brand of raw neo-soul, Boston-born, Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter and producer Khamari...
Performing for the very first time at the Sydney Opera House, American singer-songwriter Mitski returns to Australia after seven years, bringing her beloved...
When Daft Punk announced they would be directing their feature film debut in 2006, few knew what to expect. Certainly, no one banked on a 72-minute avant-garde...
A cult tastemaker whose wit and wisdom are shaping the way audiences discover and listen to music, Sydney DJ and internet personality Derrick Gee took...
Beyond the 100% free Vivid Light Walk, explore free or free-to-enter events across our Music, Minds and Food pillars.
Inspiration abounds with Vivid Minds’s headlining Creative Trailblazers – a series of five exclusive conversations, each with a world-leading creative.
Go beyond the expected with experiences that bring people together over food, games, conversation and participation.
The creative industries are undergoing unprecedented transformation, with a range of social, technological, economic and cultural forces changing the way and for whom we make art. Midweek Minds, taking place across two weeks at Vivid Sydney, will host a series of rapid-fire keynotes that go behind-the-scenes of the artforms at the forefront of change and explore the creative processes of leading designers, photographers, artists, animators and architects.
Join OzHarvest for a dinner series at Refettorio OzHarvest Sydney, featuring seven of NSW’s most exciting chefs in one-night-only collaborations with Refettorio’s team. A celebration of rescued ingredients and social change, each evening features a unique four-course menu made using up to 95% beautiful, fresh and rescued NSW produce.
Vivid Sydney presents three nights of innovative, left-of-centre music from across the globe at the awe-inspiring White Bay Power Station, as part of Biennale of Sydney’s Art After Dark.
A citywide celebration of regional produce and talent. Across 12 events, acclaimed regional chefs collaborate with Sydney restaurants and chefs for one-off menus that hero their home’s ingredients, winemakers, brewers and more.
Little people, big fun. Get ready to sing, dance and play as Vivid Kids takes over Tumbalong Park every Saturday at 5pm throughout the festival, with fun concerts from childrens’ artists The Mik Maks, Benny Time, Jay Laga’aia and Angie Who.
Winter nights come alive with rhythm, energy and connection as Tumbalong Nights ignites Tumbalong Park with 23 nights of free music alongside the Vivid Light Walk’s vibrant artworks.
At new home Barangaroo Reserve, Vivid Fire Kitchen unites Australian culinary talent in an ode to the great Aussie backyard. Open every night of Vivid Sydney from 6-11pm and free-to-enter, discover a hub of open-fire cooking demonstrations, one-off collaborations, tastings, talks, and much more.
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