Sydney will be transformed into a hotbed of dance and live performances this September, as the Red Bull Music Academy Weekender makes its debut in our fine city.
The Red Bull Music Academy’s dedicated festival event has taken over a number of cities around the world previously, from Tokyo to Vienna, Warsaw and Stockholm, and now it’s Sydney’s turn. With the festival spanning four days, 11 events and venues across town, it’s a pretty damn good excuse to represent locally if you can’t make the trip north to Bigsound the same week.
Sydney’s RBMA Weekender will begin on Thursday September 8 with the world premiere of a new visual work by Ta-ku, the beatmaker who recently sold out the Sydney Opera House during Vivid LIVE. The festival also features a talk with Larry Heard (AKA Mr. Fingers), and workshops(‘Why Hardware?’, ‘How to Build your Own Custom Soundsystem’).
The performance side of the program includes a massive orchestral show by Flight Facilities in The Domain on Saturday September 10, an all-star birthday celebration by seminal hip hop label Stones Throw, an all-nighter rave called 1800-Analog, a show from Gigi Masin/Gaussian Curve, and a closing set by Mr. Fingers breaking his 20-year hiatus.
Photo: Zbigniew Szarzynski / Red Bull Content Pool
RBMA Weekender takes over Sydney from Thursday September 8 – Sunday September 11. Tickets are on sale now.
