The Opera House has played host to many incredible performances. From Bon Iver's goosebump show to Solange's powerful Australian debut, our Head of Contemporary Music, Ben Marshall, chooses 10 of his favourite music videos captured from under the Opera House sails.
What's your favourite Opera House concert? Ben takes us through some unforgettable highlights and discusses why they are some of the best of music at the House.
Ben's Top Picks:
1. The Cure Disintegration 30th Anniversary (Vivid LIVE 2019)
2. Camp Cope (2018)
3. Max Richter - Sleep (Vivid LIVE 2017)
4. Bon Iver CERCLE (Vivid LIVE 2016)
5. Solange (Vivid LIVE 2018)
6. Flume ('Some Minds' shot at Sydney Opera House, 2015)
7. Janelle Monáe (Vivid LIVE 2012)
8. Skepta (2018)
9. H.E.R. (Vivid LIVE 2018)
10. Briggs’ Bad Apples House Party (Vivid LIVE 2019)
Highlights from the Godfather of Punk's incendiary debut at the Sydney Opera House in April 2019, featuring the classic songs 'I Wanna Be Your Dog', 'Search and Destroy', 'The Passenger' and 'No Fun'.
Widely acknowledged as one of the most dynamic stage performers of all time, Iggy Pop pre-figur...
Following two fever-pitch mixtapes of woozy RnB, the mysterious trap soul heartbreaker H.E.R. finally made her roof-shaking Australian debut at Vivid LIVE 2018. Watch three tracks from her incredible performance in the Joan Sutherland Theatre, 'Focus', 'Let Me In' and 'Lights On'.
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.
