Live Performances - Contemporary Music

Share
  • Underworld - Vivid LIVE 2024 - Highlights Reel

    Underworld: "Any space is a rave when we dance together. Thank you Sydney Opera House for letting us bring the spirit of Acid House to your magical hall.

    "This film was captured beautifully and authentically by Partick Rohl and Tall Story Films with much more to come…"

  • Caroline Polachek – Live at Sydney Opera House (2023)

    Caroline Polachek, a singularity in the music world and a queen of experimental pop, delivered her first ever Australian performance, captivating the audience at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. This much-anticipated event was part of her The Spiraling Tour, timed perfectly with the success o...

  • Ella Mai – Vivid LIVE (2023)

    A fresh young talent with old-school soul, London-born singer-songwriter Ella Mai took the pop world by surprise in 2018 with her multi-platinum, Billboard top-five smash “Boo’d Up.” This sensuous slow jam earned her a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song and a nomination for Song of the Year. In 2019,...

  • Lonnie Holley & Irreversible Entanglements - Live at Sydney Opera House (2024)

    Envelop yourself in a unique session of visionary sound as outsider prophet Lonnie Holley and free jazz collective Irreversible Entanglements take over the Utzon Room. Alabama-born sculptor and outsider artist turned musical shaman, Lonnie Holley channels a vision from another world, creating a h...

  • Generations and Dynasties: Briscoe Sisters (2024)

    The sisters’ journey as performers began as an award-winning folk infused group performing under the name Briscoe Sisters. Now, they have their own successful solo careers as artists, singers and songwriters. The sisters will be joined onstage by the next generation of artists -  Deline's daughte...

  • Generations and Dynasties: The Jarrett Family (2024)

    The Jarrett Family - Wire MC, Tasman Keith & Kapital

    This event delves into the life stories of these three men from the Bowraville Mission and Sydney. Wire MC, a pioneering force in the evolution of hip hop in Australia, has left an enduring mark on the music industry. He is a trailblazer for F...

  • Ngaiire and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Live at Sydney Opera House

    Vinyl and CD from this performance are now available: https://ngaiire.lnk.to/live-at-sydney-opera-house

    In a rare one-off performance, neo-soul R&B artist Ngaiire joins forces with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra for a transcendent night of music, art and power on the Sydney Opera House Forecourt,...

  • Camp Cope - Live at Sydney Opera House (2023)

    After eight years crafting fearless, empowering anthems that shook up Australian music, beloved Melbourne trio Camp Cope signed off with a final farewell show at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall in October 2023.

    The ARIA-nominated trio got the rousing send off they deserve, as singer-guitaris...

  • Martha Marlow - Vivid LIVE (2023)

    With her luminous vocals, arresting lyricism and lush orchestral arrangements, Sydney singer, songwriter and composer Martha Marlow has fast become one of the most acclaimed new artists on the Australian music scene. After a rapturously-received performance at the Sydney Opera House in 2022, the ...

  • Arlo Parks - Live at Sydney Opera House (2023)

    The songwriter and poet of bedroom pop made her Sydney Opera House debut.

    One of the world’s hottest young music acts, 23-year-old British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks captured the hearts of audiences and critics with her deeply personal, empathic brand of soulful bedroom pop, winning major musi...

  • Future Islands - Live at Sydney Opera House (2023)

    Baltimore’s Future Islands brought their synth-pop goodness to the Concert Hall last year performing songs from their latest album, As Long As You Are, alongside favourites from across their career.

    Take your front row seat for this immersive live performance film, a seven song selection that ca...

  • Yaeji - Vivid LIVE (2023)

    After making her Australian debut with a euphoric, sold-out show in the Studio in 2018, Korean-American dance-pop icon Yaeji returned to the Opera House in 2023 for her very first Vivid LIVE appearance with an immersive multimedia live show filled with choreographed moments. A true global icon of...

  • Sampa The Great - Vivid LIVE (2022)

    Available worldwide until 27th May 2027.
    In an Australian exclusive performance for Vivid LIVE 2022, Sampa Tembo – better known as Sampa The Great – debuted her long-awaited show 'An Afro Future', performing the four-time ARIA award-winning debut album 'The Return' with her epic band, dancers and...

  • Genesis Owusu and Sydney Symphony Orchestra - Red Bull Symphonic (2023)

    With two distinct worlds in the arts joining forces, Red Bull Symphonic delivers a one-of-a-kind music experience, with Genesis Owusu.

    After two years of career highs, Owusu soars to new heights as two arts worlds collide at Red Bull Symphonic, reimagining his acclaimed catalogue of poetic pu...

  • Ursula Yovich - From Our House To Yours (2020)

    Available worldwide until 11th Sept 2024.
    Singer, songwriter, actor, playwright and storyteller Ursula Yovich returns to her first love, singing, in this exciting performance for the 2020 Sydney Opera House 'From Our House to Yours' season. Created in response to COVID-19 lockdowns and the tempor...

  • The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin Live (2019)

    Celebrating the 20th anniversary of their 1999 masterpiece, The Soft Bulletin, technicolour rock legends The Flaming Lips made their Sydney Opera House debut in 2019, playing the album in full alongside their greatest hits.

  • Ólafur Arnalds with Sydney Chamber Orchestra - Live

    In this specially-commissioned performance for Sydney Opera House's 2015 GRAPHIC, Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds leads the Sydney Chamber Orchestra on an exclusive journey through his back catalogue, with visuals by Máni M. Sigfússon.

    WARNING: This video may potentially trigger s...

  • Wanha! Journey to Arnhem - Live at Sydney Opera House

    Be transported to Australia’s remarkable Top End with Wanha!, and experience the Yolŋu people’s musical history and vibrant contemporary scene. This unforgettable Forecourt event will star Arnhem Land’s top talent, including Djakapurra Munyarryun, Dhapanbal Yunupingu, Juran Adams and Andrew Gurru...

  • Crowded House - Live at the Sydney Opera House

    1 item

    An unforgettable event from the steps of Sydney Opera House. In 2016 Crowded House returned to play a cavalcade of their hits and favourites 20 years after their landmark last concert.

    Crowded House:
    Neil Finn
    Nick Seymour
    Mark Hart
    Matt Sherrod

    Musical Guests:
    Tim Finn
    Harper Finn
    Elroy Finn
    ...

  • Amon Tobin - ISAM Live at Sydney Opera House

    Prepare for a sensory overload from Vivid LIVE 2012. Brazilian born producer Amon Tobin performs his seventh studio album ISAM and back catalogue in a custom-built cubic installation for an audiovisual 3D spectacle like no other.

  • Gordi - From Our House To Yours

    Australian folk-pop singer and producer Gordi performs the official international album launch show for her latest record, Our Two Skins.

    Performing a full set with her four-piece band, this special one-off event was Gordi's debut Opera House performance, recorded and streamed live from the Joa...

  • Jónsi & Alex Somers - Riceboy Sleeps Live

    In celebration of the album's 10th anniversary, Sigur Rós vocalist Jónsi and his partner, musician Alex Somers, performed 'Riceboy Sleeps' at Vivid LIVE 2019 in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House with the Sydney International Orchestra and Choir. Watch highlights from the performance incl...

  • In the Mood: A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong

    Starring Rainbow Chan, Eugene Choi & Marcus Whale
    Recorded Live at Sydney Opera House

    Celebrating the landmark film’s 20th anniversary, 'In the Mood – A Love Letter to Wong Kar-wai & Hong Kong' is a fever dream live streamed performance featuring a theatrical set, ‘60s style costumes, and sax-dr...

  • Winston Surfshirt - From Our House To Yours

    Get ready to snuggle in for a session of lush soul heaters, as Manly’s very own hip-hop funk machine Winston Surfshirt make their Sydney Opera House debut in an intimate performance beamed live to your lounge from the Joan Sutherland Theatre.

    Playing in an intimate three-piece mode, Surfshirt ex...