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Discover concerts, gigs and live music in Sydney. The best events, attractions and things to do from the City of Sydney’s official event guide.
Rhythm n Bubs
Darling Quarter
Children & family
Rhythm n Bubs
Bring your little ones to Darling Harbour for Rhythm n Bubs, where music meets playtime joy!
Christmas Day celebration service
The Garrison Church
Community & causes
Christmas Day celebration service
Celebrate Christmas at The Garrison Church
Hamilton
Sydney Lyric Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Hamilton
The Tony®, Grammy®, Olivier & Pulitzer prize winning musical.
Boxing Day foam party
Side Bar Sydney
Music
Boxing Day foam party
Get ready to dive into Side Bar as we flood with bubbles, foam and plenty of frothy fun
La Cueva – Latin Party
Kings Cross
Music
La Cueva – Latin Party
Sydney's biggest Latin night
TGIT - Thank Gawd It's Thursday
Universal Sydney
Music
TGIT - Thank Gawd It's Thursday
Every Thursday night in the Universal Bar!
Strip of Cleeve w/ Yawdoesitall, Jet Vesper & DJ Moto
Newtown
Music
Strip of Cleeve w/ Yawdoesitall, Jet Vesper & DJ Moto
Strip of Cleeve are back with mates, ready to go straight to the Bank on Dec 28!
Live Sunday music free
Bondi Beach
Music
Live Sunday music free
Join us for an amazing selection of Soul R&B artists
Sunday Sounds
Pyrmont
Food & drink
Sunday Sounds
Relaxed DJ vibes for your Sunday afternoon
Adult group piano class (for absolute beginners)
Sydney
Music
Adult group piano class (for absolute beginners)
It's never too late to learn
Cardea Sundays
Barangaroo
Music
Cardea Sundays
See the weekend off with our Sunday Sessions, with a Live DJ Set, discounted drinks and great vibes.
Sydney Town Hall organ recitals
Sydney Town Hall
Theatre, dance & film
Sydney Town Hall organ recitals
Be enchanted by the magic of Sydney Town Hall's grand organ, at a free concert in the heart of the city
Rodeo night feat. mechanical bull
Side Bar Sydney
Music
Rodeo night feat. mechanical bull
Join us for Sydney’s biggest hoedown as we bring you our version of the Wild West
Bar Ombrè New Years Eve
Gateway Sydney
Food & drink
Bar Ombrè New Years Eve
Join us in the heart Circular Quay for a night of fireworks, food, and refreshing drinks. Don’t miss the magic!
Mac's New Years Eve
The Rocks
Food & drink
Mac's New Years Eve
Mac's New Years Eve
New Year's Eve at the Longueville Hotel
Lane Cove
Food & drink
New Year's Eve at the Longueville Hotel
Celebrate New Year's Eve at the Longueville Hotel as we count down to 2025!
New Year's Eve at Ventuno Walsh Bay
Dawes Point
Music
New Year's Eve at Ventuno Walsh Bay
Welcome 2025 in style
New Year's Eve Decades Party
Side Bar Sydney
Music
New Year's Eve Decades Party
Feel the nostalgia and dance to the sounds of the 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s
New Years Eve - Luxury Fireworks - All-Inclusive Boat Party
Sydney
Music
New Years Eve - Luxury Fireworks - All-Inclusive Boat Party
New Years Eve Boat Dinner and Party! Sydney Fireworks 360 Degree Views from one of the best vessels in the harbour
NYE Sydney Harbour Pass
Sydney
Music
NYE Sydney Harbour Pass
Exclusive access to Sydney's best venues with one pass around The Rocks, Darling Harbour & George St.
Swinging New Year’s Eve show at Cardea Barangaroo!!
Barangaroo House
Music
Swinging New Year’s Eve show at Cardea Barangaroo!!
Bring in the New Year with an enchanting night of smooth jazz, featuring renowned talent Charlie Chech and his band
The Doss House New Years Eve Black & Gold Party
The Rocks
Music
The Doss House New Years Eve Black & Gold Party
Ring in the New Year with timeless elegance.
Splash NYE Darling Harbour
Sydney
Music
Splash NYE Darling Harbour
Sydney's craziest New years party
New Year's Day at Watsons Bay
Watsons Bay Boutique Hotel
Food & drink
New Year's Day at Watsons Bay
Begin the year in the best way possible!
Chela
Millers Point
Music
Chela
Fall hard for Australia’s new synth-pop queen
Yaya Bey
City Recital Hall
Music
Yaya Bey
The R&B sensation makes her Australian debut
Costa's Garden Book Launch at The Botanic Gardens
The Royal Botanic Garden
Children & family
Costa's Garden Book Launch at The Botanic Gardens
Everyone's favourite garden gnome, Costa Georgiadis has written a book for young green-thumbs all about flowers!
Ghost Quartet
Hayes Theatre Co
Theatre, dance & film
Ghost Quartet
Dave Malloy's intoxicating New York musical comes to Sydney's Hayes Theatre
Live music program: Erratic ecstatic
Art Gallery of NSW
Music
Live music program: Erratic ecstatic
1300 and Dyan Tai perform at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera
Sydney Theatre Company
Theatre, dance & film
Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera
A tale of fame, fortune and danger
Dance Hall: Chez Damier & Alton Miller
City Recital Hall
Music
Dance Hall: Chez Damier & Alton Miller
House legends Chez Damier and Alton Miller take over City Recital Hall for a special dance session.
Soul dance with Taline
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre
Music
Soul dance with Taline
Join us for a transformative dance experience that will inspire you to let go, move with freedom and express your soul!
Sub-Tribe
The Vanguard
Music
Sub-Tribe
In a rare Sydney headline performance, catch the boys locally before they take off to New Zealand.
William Yang: Milestone
Roslyn Packer Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
William Yang: Milestone
Celebrating Sydney’s great storyteller, with Elena Kats-Chernin
Cockatoo Island Sunset Sessions
Cockatoo Island
Children & family
Cockatoo Island Sunset Sessions
Live music series on Cockatoo Island / Wareamah
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks & BARKAA
City Recital Hall
Music
Cash Savage and The Last Drinks & BARKAA
Taut, tumultuous rock from one of our country’s best
Starfish Club: Dannielle De Andrea
The Neilson
Music
Starfish Club: Dannielle De Andrea
Groove with Sydney’s best-kept music secret
SYO HSC Summer School Holiday Program
Haymarket
Music
SYO HSC Summer School Holiday Program
Helping students prepare for and polish their understanding of HSC Music 2 & Music Extension
SYO Summer Symphony Orchestra Holiday Program
Haymarket
Music
SYO Summer Symphony Orchestra Holiday Program
For the first time in 2025, musicians will have the option to audition for the Summer Symphony Orchestra!
Lavurn at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Lavurn at Phoenix Central Park
Lavurn Lee, an R&B singer, songwriter, producer, performer and DJ from the inner suburbs of Toronto.
Live music program: Cloud music
Art Gallery of NSW
Music
Live music program: Cloud music
Sydney Chamber Opera, ACO Quartet, William Basinski and Olivier Cong perform at the Art Gallery of New South Wales
Power of voice with Carmella
180 George Street
Music
Power of voice with Carmella
Develop vocal technique, care and preservation of the voice both in speech and in song singer Carmella Baynie
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Andrew Gurruwiwi Band at Phoenix Central Park
A high-energy, 8-piece funk band who have honed their chops on the beach at Birrtjimi and in the dirt of Yirrkala
Dance Hall: Jalen Ngonda
City Recital Hall
Music
Dance Hall: Jalen Ngonda
Drawing weighty comparisons to Marvin Gaye and David Ruffin, Jalen Ngonda is ready to make City Recital Hall swoon.
As We Speak
ICC Sydney
Music
As We Speak
As We Speak- Zakir Hussain, Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer Feat. Rakesh Chaurasia
Beans on Toast
The Vanguard
Music
Beans on Toast
English folk artist Beans on Toast returns to Australia this January for his annual pilgrimage.
Jules Reidy at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Jules Reidy at Phoenix Central Park
Non-traditional song forms which combine unstable harmonic territories, rhythmic elasticity and abstract narrative
Katie Noonan: Jeff Buckley's Grace
Sydney Theatre Company
Music
Katie Noonan: Jeff Buckley's Grace
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of a masterpiece
Kids at the Con – School holiday workshops
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Children & family
Kids at the Con – School holiday workshops
Reveal the world of music
Switched On: Emma Pask Latin Jazz Orchestra
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: Emma Pask Latin Jazz Orchestra
Emma Pask celebrates her Latin jazz album Cosita Divina on its 10th anniversary alongside a vibrant 12-piece orchestra.
Ukulele class: Beginners to advanced
Maybanke Community Centre
Music
Ukulele class: Beginners to advanced
Strum your troubles away in this fun class for all ages and levels of experience
Soft Cou at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Soft Cou at Phoenix Central Park
Experimental glitch beats mixed together with pitch dark trip hop moments and spoken word
Switched On: Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: Not Drowning, Waving & George Telek
Art-rock legends Not Drowning, Waving perform their 1990 album Tabaran live with George Telek and other PNG artists.
Starfish Club: Ruby Jackson
The Neilson
Music
Starfish Club: Ruby Jackson
Lush jazz from local favourites and special guests
Mark Lucas + The Dead Setters at Thunderbolt Club
Balmain
Music
Mark Lucas + The Dead Setters at Thunderbolt Club
Live music on the shores of Balmain
Hera Björk: Queen of Effing Everything Tour
Rozelle
Music
Hera Björk: Queen of Effing Everything Tour
2-time Icelandic Eurovision star, Hera Björk, comes to Sydney to showcase her hilarious cabaret show.
Sing: Body and Soul
Reginald Murphy Community Centre
Music
Sing: Body and Soul
Learn how to sing in this fun class for all levels of experience
Gamelan classes
Ultimo
Music
Gamelan classes
Play gongs, metallophones and drums that interlock to create mesmerising melodies and rhythms
Salut! Baroque presents Music to Celebrate
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Music
Salut! Baroque presents Music to Celebrate
A feast of glorious music launches our celebratory year, with compositions spanning 400 years.
Come along to sing-along
Cliff Noble Community Centre
Community & causes
Come along to sing-along
Join us for some fun group singing
Ukulele class
Ultimo Community Centre
Community & causes
Ukulele class
Learn how to play the ukulele in this fun class for Mandarin and Cantonese speakers
Learn to read music and sing
Ultimo Community Centre
Community & causes
Learn to read music and sing
No experience is needed to join this free singing and theory class
Opera in the Pub at The Harold – Opera Jukebox
Forest Lodge
Music
Opera in the Pub at The Harold – Opera Jukebox
Opera in a pub? You heard right! Opera Bites brings best-loved opera hits to the relaxed atmosphere of your local pub
Singular Voices: Teeks
City Recital Hall
Music
Singular Voices: Teeks
Hear Māori artist TEEKS’ mesmerising voice soar in cinematic soundscape & relish in his magnetic stage presence.
Dance Hall: Röyksopp (DJ Set)
City Recital Hall
Music
Dance Hall: Röyksopp (DJ Set)
With their warm, organic take on downbeat, Röyksopp are one of the most enduring electronic acts of their time.
Spill at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Spill at Phoenix Central Park
Stripped down, deeply nocturnal, somewhat minimal DarkJazz
Singular Voices: Kate Miller-Heidke
City Recital Hall
Music
Singular Voices: Kate Miller-Heidke
Kate Miller-Heidke brings her incredible voice, storytelling, emotion, humour and music to Sydney’s City Recital Hall.
Twilight at Taronga Summer Concert Series
Taronga Zoo
Food & drink
Twilight at Taronga Summer Concert Series
Sydney’s summer will again be filled with back-to-back weekends of live music as the Twilight at Taronga returns!
Dreamstate Sydney 2025
Sydney Showground
Music
Dreamstate Sydney 2025
The nation's leading trance music festival
Plead Morimoto at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Plead Morimoto at Phoenix Central Park
Plead Morimoto is an ongoing collaboration between DJ Plead and T.Morimoto.
An Evening Without Kate Bush
Bondi Pavilion
Theatre, dance & film
An Evening Without Kate Bush
The chaotic cabaret cult!
Samuel Mariño | Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
City Recital Hall
Music
Samuel Mariño | Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
The sopranista returns
The Cloud Maker at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
The Cloud Maker at Phoenix Central Park
The Cloud Maker’s music celebrates goddesses from each of the five female master musician’s cultures.
Shady Nasty: TREK at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Shady Nasty: TREK at Phoenix Central Park
The Sydney-based trio will perform at Phoenix Central Park
Kangdaniel [ACT] Concert
Metro Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Kangdaniel [ACT] Concert
K-Pop artist Kang Daniel's 'ACT' tour in Australia
Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins & Mahagonny Songspiel
Mosman Art Gallery
Theatre, dance & film
Kurt Weill's Seven Deadly Sins & Mahagonny Songspiel
Dive into Weill & Brecht's Seven Deadly Sins and Mahagonny-Songspiel: powerful works blending opera, theatre and satire
Shen Yun 2025
Capitol Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Shen Yun 2025
5,000 years of culture in one night. A beautiful, heavenly experience. This is what you have been waiting for.
Switched On: The Necks
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: The Necks
One of Australia's great cult bands, The Necks, celebrate the release of their 20th studio album Bleed.
Katie Dey at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Katie Dey at Phoenix Central Park
Katie Dey is a 30 year old songwriter & producer living in Naarm.
Tim Freedman's Moonlit Deck
Bondi Pavilion
Theatre, dance & film
Tim Freedman's Moonlit Deck
Tim Freedman is getting his cabaret on at Bondi Pavilion
Madonna bar Sydney
The Med Sydney
Music
Madonna bar Sydney
Dance to Non-Stop Madonna music all night long
Crystalline Resonance Final Fantasy Piano Concert
Sydney Town Hall
Music
Crystalline Resonance Final Fantasy Piano Concert
Old-time classics come to life under the fingers of virtuoso pianists
Juice Webster at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Juice Webster at Phoenix Central Park
Webster is a unique and earnest voice that cracks your heart open then picks up the pieces with you.
Switched On: Cat Power Sings Dylan
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: Cat Power Sings Dylan
Cat Power performs one of Bob Dylan's most memorable music moments – his fabled 1966 Royal Albert Hall Concert set.
No Love Songs
Sydney Lyric Theatre
Music
No Love Songs
A modern love story
Switched On: SHABAKA
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: SHABAKA
Saxophonist, clarinettist, flutist, composer, band leader and collaborator: SHABAKA.
Marike Jager (NL) live in concert
Sydney
Music
Marike Jager (NL) live in concert
Dutch singer-songwriter Marike Jager is bringing her unique sound to Sydney for an intimate live performance
The China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus Sydney 2025
Sydney Opera House
Tours & experiences
The China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus Sydney 2025
Yellow River Cantata Hits Australia! Experience the China National Symphony Orchestra Chorus live.
Bukhu + Nosh at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Bukhu + Nosh at Phoenix Central Park
Bukhu + Nosh will perform at Phoenix Central Park
Singular Voices: John Grant with Bonny Light Horseman
City Recital Hall
Music
Singular Voices: John Grant with Bonny Light Horseman
John Grant’s lush and unflinching take on pop meets Bonny Light Horseman’s contemporary spin on folk’s traditions.
Switched On: Durand Jones & The Indications
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: Durand Jones & The Indications
Durand Jones & The Indications’ tough soul and energetic live shows find a perfect home away from home for Switched On.
Dido and Aeneas
Sydney Opera House
Music
Dido and Aeneas
Death-defying acrobatics and sublime music
Odette: Seahorses Tour
Bondi Pavilion
Music
Odette: Seahorses Tour
Soulful singer-songwriter whose smart pop songs delve deep into the heart
Singular Voices: Camille O'Sullivan 'Loveletter'
City Recital Hall
Music
Singular Voices: Camille O'Sullivan 'Loveletter'
Camille O'Sullivan’s Loveletter is a heartfelt homage to the songs of her friends, Shane McGowan and Sinéad O’Connor.
Majelen – Long Way to Go Tour 2025
Lazybones Lounge Restaurant & Bar
Music
Majelen – Long Way to Go Tour 2025
Join Majelen on her first headline Australian tour with special guest Tessa Devine, before she heads back overseas!
Elsy Wameyo at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Elsy Wameyo at Phoenix Central Park
Elsy Wameyo has emerged as a force to be reckoned with in recent years.
La Musica Notturna
City Recital Hall
Music
La Musica Notturna
A celebration of the cello 250 years in the making
Magic Music at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Magic Music at Phoenix Central Park
Magic Music is a compelling meeting of Jazz, Japanese and Iranian music, featuring four innovative musicians.
Bloom
Roslyn Packer Theatre
Theatre, dance & film
Bloom
A rollicking and irreverent musical from one member of Australia’s most beloved comedic team, Working Dog.
Kaiit at Phoenix Central Park
Phoenix Central Park
Music
Kaiit at Phoenix Central Park
Naarm/Melbourne based Kaiit will perform at Phoenix Central Park
Switched On: SAFIA
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: SAFIA
For the first time, SAFIA will perform songs across their entire catalogue with live strings.
The Dolly Show
The Concourse
Music
The Dolly Show
Voted the U.K’s BEST Dolly Parton Impersonator, West End star - Kelly O’Brien is country legend Dolly Parton!
The Australian Bee Gees show – Feel The Fever Again Tour
State Theatre
Music
The Australian Bee Gees show – Feel The Fever Again Tour
After 24 years and over 6,500 performances in over 55+ countries, The Australian Bee Gees Show is the toast of Las Vegas
Salut! Baroque presents Baroque Spirit
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Music
Salut! Baroque presents Baroque Spirit
Baroque encapsulates the spirit of the 17th-18th centuries, reflecting the social, cultural and political upheavals.
Switched On: Marc Broussard
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: Marc Broussard
Join Marc Broussard for his highly anticipated Australian debut and celebrate 20 years of his landmark album Carencro
Switched On: Allison Russell
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: Allison Russell
Join Grammy-winning artist Allison Russell for a powerful evening of soulful music and captivating storytelling.
Sasha & Anetra Reunited
Kensington
Music
Sasha & Anetra Reunited
Sasha Colby & Anetra from Rupaul's Drag Race season 15 Reunited
Switched On: RY X
City Recital Hall
Music
Switched On: RY X
Experience Grammy-nominated artist RY X at City Recital Hall as he returns to Sydney after a decade-long absence.
Omega Ensemble: Distant World
The Neilson
Music
Omega Ensemble: Distant World
The future of our planet in a world gone mad
Choirboys - Run to Paradise
The Factory Theatre
Music
Choirboys - Run to Paradise
"Run to Paradise" spills wild, hilarious stories of Australian rock n roll, as told by Pub-rock icons, Choirboys'
Salut! Baroque presents The Entrepreneur
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Music
Salut! Baroque presents The Entrepreneur
Celebrity culture thrived during the baroque period and Georg Philipp Telemann was one of the stars
Omega Ensemble: Elevator Music
City Recital Hall
Music
Omega Ensemble: Elevator Music
Revealing, raucous and beautifully irreverent
Matt Gresham “The Voice Australia"
Sydney Opera House
Music
Matt Gresham “The Voice Australia"
Immerse yourself in a deeply moving acoustic performance by Matt Gresham at the Sydney Opera House.
Salut! Baroque presents Voice, Rejoice
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Music
Salut! Baroque presents Voice, Rejoice
The versatility of the voice has fascinated composers through the ages, from its purest form to its most virtuosic.
Omega Ensemble: Rare Sugar
The Neilson
Music
Omega Ensemble: Rare Sugar
Sentimental moods and sweet musical delights
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