Festivals and Summer go together like Canadians and hacky sack. The point of difference that the annual Sydney Festival brings to the often over-crowded table is that a lot of the events and showcases are FREE. Musical and artistic talent will be spread throughout the city of Sydney from January 7-29 2012 bringing joy to locals, tourists and visitors of all ages.
International highlights on the bill include: Beth Orton, Dan Deacon, Grizzly Bear side-project CANT, PJ Harvey, J Mascis, The Whitest Boy Alive, Tune-Yards… On the non-music front there are talks with This American Life hero Ira Glass, lo-fi filmmaker Vincent Moon and some extraordiary theatre…
Look, I could mention everything or you could just take a look at the program below. It’s all good.
Sydney Festival 2012 Music Lineup:
41 Strings by Nick Zinner
January 22
Sydney Opera House
AA Bondy
January 19-20
The Idolize Spiegeltent
Amiina (Penrith) – January 27
Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre
Amiina (Spiegeltent) – January 24-26
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Assembly – January 11-14
City Recital Hall Angel Place
Beth Orton – January 17-18
City Recital Hall Angel Place
CANT – January 14-15
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Clairy Browne and the Bangin’ Rackettes – January 13
The Idolize Spiegeltent
Dan Deacon Ensemble & John Maus – Keystone Festival Bar – January 11
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Dan Sultan & Busby Marou with special guest Kasey Chambers – January 21
Old King’s School Site
Deerhoof and DJ Yamantaka Eye (The Boredoms) – Keystone Festival Bar – January 9
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Ed Kuepper – January 21-22
The Idolize Spiegeltent
Eleanor Friedberger – January 28-29
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Future Classic: DJ Koze & Prins Thomas – Keystone Festival Bar – January 28
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Holly Throsby presents See! – January 12-13
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
iOTA: Young, Hard and Solo – January 17-21
Sydney Opera House
J Mascis – January 11-13
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Julianna Barwick – January 15-17
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Kurt Wagner – January 22
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Lambchop – January 21
City Recital Hall Angel Place
Mad Racket: Peven Everett – Keystone Festival Bar – January 25
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Meow Meow’s Little Match Girl – January 5-29
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane – January 16-17
State Theatre
Mountain Mocha Kilimanjaro and Electric Empire – Keystone Festival Bar – January 8
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
PJ Harvey – January 18-19
State Theatre
Shabazz Palaces, Taylor McFerrin & Shangaan Electro: FBi Night – Keystone Festival Bar – January 13
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
So Frenchy So Chic: Asa & Fefe – Keystone Festival Bar – January 18
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
So Frenchy So Chic: Nouvelle Vague & Moriarty – Keystone Festival Bar – January 19
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Sons and Daughters, Songs & The Laurels – Keystone Festival Bar – January 12
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Summer Sounds in The Domain: Mike Patton’s Mondo Cane – January 14
The Domain
Symphony in The Domain: The Young Ones – January 21
The Domain
The Stepkids & Electric Wire Hustle – Keystone Festival Bar – January 27
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
The Whitest Boy Alive & New Navy – Keystone Festival Bar – January 21
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Tune-Yards & Jonti: FBi Night – Keystone Festival Bar – January 20
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, Keystone Festival Bar
Tune-Yards (Spiegeltent) – January 18
The Famous Spiegeltent, Honda Festival Garden
Washington presents Insomnia – January 25
Sydney Opera House
West Side Story – January 27-28
Sydney Opera House
Find out more at: www.sydneyfestival.org.au
