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Florence and the Machine (Music)
Thu 24 May She was only just here , really, and yet she's coming on back for her biggest Sydney show yet in support of her enormously... More details

Nights Like This: Danny Brown & MED (Music)
Fri 25 May Vivid LIVE is getting a solid injection of hip hop with the announcement of Detroit's Danny Brown and LA's MED headlining... More details
Naturally 7 (Music)
Fri 25 May Naturally 7 combine a medley of music styles including hip hop, soul and jazz in an a capella style they call "vocal play".... More details
PVT (Music)
Fri 25 May PVT be unleashing their special style of electronic rock onto the Opera Theatre stage as a part of this year's Vivid LIVE .... More details
Tijuana Cartel (Music)
Fri 25 May You may have caught them on their epic M1 tour last year, but that's no excuse to miss the Gold Coast boys playing their new... More details
Blood Orange (Music)
Fri 25 May Brooklyn-based Devonté Hynes has countless behind-the-scenes credits to his name including writing for Florence and the... More details
Def Wish Cast (Music)
Fri 25 May The Aussie hip hop pioneers are back with a new album, Evolution Machine , and they're still showing the others how it's... More details
Florence and the Machine (Music)
25-26 May Kicking off the Vivid LIVE festivities for this year is Florence and the Machine. It's not just your ordinary Flo-Mo though;... More details
Tim Freedman (Music)
25-26 May Lead singer of the Whitlams, Tim Freedman, will be performing solo in an evening of grand pianos, well-crafted cynicism, sweet... More details
Vivid Sydney (Music)
25 May-03 Jun Vivid Sydney returns for its fourth year without a headline curator à la Brian Eno (2009) or Lou Reed (2010) but with a raft... More details

Modular Night: Tom Vek, Jonathan Boulet and Kindness (Music)
Sat 26 May Seeing as Modular founder Steven Pavlovic did such a damn good job curating Vivid LIVE last year, it makes sense that his... More details
NKOTBSB: New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys (Music)
Sat 26 May New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys: together at last, dropping the finest in meticulously choreographed dance moves... More details
Efterklang and Sydney Symphony (Music)
Sat 26 May Danish trio Efterklang will be making their Australian debut in the grandest of styles at the Opera Theatre alongside the... More details
Simon Tedeschi with North Sydney Symphony Orchestra (Music)
Sat 26 May Pianist Simon Tedeschi will join the North Sydney Symphony Orchestra as a special guest soloist to perform Gershwin's... More details
The Great Gig in the Sky Pink Floyd Celebration (Music)
Sat 26 May Steve Balbi (Noiseworks), Mitchell Anderson and Robyn Loau join Wolf Mail and Ian Tilley (Boom Crash Opera) for a night of... More details
Florence and the Machine (Music)
25-26 May Kicking off the Vivid LIVE festivities for this year is Florence and the Machine. It's not just your ordinary Flo-Mo though;... More details
Tim Freedman (Music)
25-26 May Lead singer of the Whitlams, Tim Freedman, will be performing solo in an evening of grand pianos, well-crafted cynicism, sweet... More details
Janelle Monáe and the Archandroid Orchestra (Music)
26-27 May An engigma wrapped in a tux, Kansas-born songstress Janelle Monáe is one artist where “defies classification” feels... More details
Song Summit (Music)
26-28 May If you're in the music industry or want to be, Song Summit is a convention you need to attend. Part of Vivid Sydney, Song... More details
Vivid Sydney (Music)
25 May-03 Jun Vivid Sydney returns for its fourth year without a headline curator à la Brian Eno (2009) or Lou Reed (2010) but with a raft... More details

Seekae (Music)
Sun 27 May A few years back when I asked a friend if he’d heard of Sydney’s Seekae, his response was “CK? Like, Calvin... More details
My Brightest Diamond (Music)
Sun 27 May Shara Worden AKA My Brightest Diamond is returning to the Sydney Opera House after being a part of Vivid LIVE in 2010. This... More details
Acoustic Sundays (Music)
Sun 27 May Some days are best spent doing nothing much at all... Every Sunday at the Bank Hotel acoustic musicians and... More details
Speakeasy Sunday (Music)
Sun 27 May Slide and shimmy your way to the Standard for an evening of big bands, loud rhythms and hootin' horns. The Pretty Big Band,... More details
Janelle Monáe and the Archandroid Orchestra (Music)
26-27 May An engigma wrapped in a tux, Kansas-born songstress Janelle Monáe is one artist where “defies classification” feels... More details
Song Summit (Music)
26-28 May If you're in the music industry or want to be, Song Summit is a convention you need to attend. Part of Vivid Sydney, Song... More details
Vivid Sydney (Music)
25 May-03 Jun Vivid Sydney returns for its fourth year without a headline curator à la Brian Eno (2009) or Lou Reed (2010) but with a raft... More details

Song Summit (Music)
26-28 May If you're in the music industry or want to be, Song Summit is a convention you need to attend. Part of Vivid Sydney, Song... More details
Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & Sufjan Stevens (Music)
28-30 May The National guitarist Bryce Dessner, Bjork and Grizzly Bear collaborator/composer Nico Muhly and singer/songwriter Sufjan... More details
Vivid Sydney (Music)
25 May-03 Jun Vivid Sydney returns for its fourth year without a headline curator à la Brian Eno (2009) or Lou Reed (2010) but with a raft... More details

Flinders Quartet (Music)
Tue 29 May Flinders Quartet will be gracing the intimate surroundings of the Utzon Room to present a program of works by composers... More details
Flinders Quartet: Silent Inspiration (Music)
Tue 29 May How does loss of hearing affect a composer? That’s the question that Melbourne’s ace Flinders Quartet will explore in... More details
Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & Sufjan Stevens (Music)
28-30 May The National guitarist Bryce Dessner, Bjork and Grizzly Bear collaborator/composer Nico Muhly and singer/songwriter Sufjan... More details
Vivid Sydney (Music)
25 May-03 Jun Vivid Sydney returns for its fourth year without a headline curator à la Brian Eno (2009) or Lou Reed (2010) but with a raft... More details

Boy & Bear (Music)
Wed 30 May 2011 was a big year for Sydney quintet Boy & Bear. Not only did the boys (and, er, bears) release their Nashville-recorded... More details
Expatriate (Music)
Wed 30 May Sometimes there are bands you hear a lot of fuss about - only for them to vanish. One of those bands would be local boys... More details
Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly & Sufjan Stevens (Music)
28-30 May The National guitarist Bryce Dessner, Bjork and Grizzly Bear collaborator/composer Nico Muhly and singer/songwriter Sufjan... More details
Vivid Sydney (Music)
25 May-03 Jun Vivid Sydney returns for its fourth year without a headline curator à la Brian Eno (2009) or Lou Reed (2010) but with a raft... More details
Karen O in Stop the Virgens (Music)
30 May-03 Jun The brainchild of Yeah Yeah Yeahs' frontwoman Karen O, in collaboration with KK Barrett (whose production design credits... More details