VIVID FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES MASSIVE 2022 LINE UP

Vivid Festival announces massive 2022 line up

From Paul Kelly to Perfume Genius to Sampa The Great to Spiritualized. Vivid announce a broad and brilliant line up for 2022 The line up for Sydney’s annual Vivid Festival has today been announced. with a cavalcade of incredible international and local artists set to visit Sydney for the festival through May and June. This year’s Vivid is the first since 2019. after a couple of heartbreaking cancellations due to COVID. The festival has bounced back in a big way though. pulling out all the stops and programming a ridiculously good couple of weeks of music (as well as lights. theatre. dance. art and more). Who’s playing? Let’s cut to the chase: here are a whole bunch of the artists you can expect to see at Vivid this year. Paul Kelly. Sampa The Great. Thelma Plum. Spiritualized. Nils Frahm. Tkay Maidza. Hiatus Kaiyote. Moses Sumney. Baxter Dury. Meg Mac. Hermitude. Gordi. Perfume Genius. Chai. HTRK. Masego. Yussef Dayes. Miiesha. Skeleten. KUČKA. Ed Kuepper with Jim White. Georgia Maq. 1300. Jay1. Youngn Lipz. Mo’Ju. Elsy Wameyo. Tomm¥ €A$H. Mystics: Jono Ma. Jonti & Babekühl. Cate Le Bon. Donny Benet. Tiny Ruins. Jarryd James. John Talabot. TEEKS. Boris. BLESSED. RVG. Liars. The Double. Gordon Koang. Sampology. Ngaiire. Maina Doe. Becca Hatch. Tim Freedman. Ninajirachi. GODTET. Mildlife. Stevan. HANDSOME. Mama Kin Spender. Haiku Hands. Ajak Kwai. Andy Golledge. Caitlin Harnett & the Pony Boys. Hayley Mary. Babitha. Close Counters. Annie Hamilton. A.GIRL. The Buoys. Golden Vessel. Tim Shiel. Okenyo. Clews. Low Life. Rainbow Chan. Eugene Choi. Marcus Whale. Liz Martin & Eliza Hull. Touch Sensitive (DJ Set). Tseba. Alter Boy. Divide & Dissolve. Soft Centre. Live Dreams. Ayebatonye. Tangents. Deepa. Wax’o Paradiso. Kali. Adi Toohey. Evie + Hyfe. Millie Sykes. Ken Cloud. Simon Caldwell. Jimmi James. Zootie Sampa The Great finally gets the chance to bring her An Afro Future show to Australia after a couple of COVID enforced postponements. For her two Vivid shows. she’ll bring a 15 strong group of musicians and dancers from her home country of Zambia for her first Australian shows in years. The great Paul Kelly will celebrate four decades of song across four nights at the Sydney Opera House’s Northern Broadwalk. supported by the brilliant Thelma Plum. Plenty of international guests are on board. German composer Nils Frahm returns to premiere a new work called Music For Sydney. Space rock icons Spiritualized will blow minds with a special performance at Luna Park. Genre defying musician Moses Sumney drops by the Opera House for one night only. where he’ll show why he’s been revered as one of the most talented and unique artists around for years now. The incredible Perfume Genius comes back to Australia for his first shows since releasing the brilliant Set My Heart On Fire Immediately. Japanese rock iconoclasts Boris will play their blistering Heavy Rocks album in full. followed by a selection of highlights from their incredible career. There’s more: Estonian rave rapper Tomm¥ €A$H. Japanese indie pop favourites Chai. British favourite Baxter Dury (in his first Australian shows ever). trap/jazz/hip hop artist Masego and innovative drummer/producer Yussef Dayes. They join a cast of locals that’s honestly just as world class as our guests. with the likes of Tkay Maidza. Hiatus Kaiyote. Meg Mac. Hermitude. Gordi. Miiesha. Skeleten. Ed Kuepper with Jim White. Georgia Maq. 1300. Mo’Ju. Elsy Wameyo. Jono Ma. Jonti & Babekühl. Donny Benet. Jarryd James. RVG. Liars. Gordon Koang. Ngaiire and honestly so many more it’s overwhelming. As per usual the shows will take place across Sydney. with a particular focus on the Sydney Opera House – where Vivid LIVE events will take place – and Carriageworks – who again feature a broad and fascinating program of talent. This year’s Lighting of the Sails will be Yarrkalpa Hunting Ground. 2021 by the Martu Artists and Curiious. with a soundtrack by Electric Fields and the…

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