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Free Late Night Gigs
at Beck’s Festival Bar & Late at the Garden
Sydney Festival have announced the line up for the FREE late night program at Beck’s Festival Bar and Late at the Garden at The Famous Spiegeltent.
Regular Festival goers have come to know and love these two Sydney Festival venues. Located at either end of Hyde Park, they have become Sydney’s favourite late-night summer party destinations. In 2010, from 11.30pm on various nights throughout the Festival, an incredible line up of bands and DJS will keep the keep the party going well into the night.
Late at the Garden at The Famous Spiegeltent will host some of the most creative and explosive underground and independent bands around to get the dance floor jumping, shaking and swinging. From swampy cabaret to sunny indie pop, high-energy reggae to Cuban influenced hip-hop the eclectic, Late at the Garden is yet again the place to be this January.
Meanwhile, just a short stroll away, Beck’s Festival Bar has a dang fine line-up of djs to keep the energy high and the beats racing. Making the most of Sydney summer nights, Beck’s Festival Bar hosts an array of local and international DJs playing the best tunes from around the globe. From the swinging sounds of the 40s and 50s to bangin’ indie rock and cutting edge house, Beck’s Festival Bar will be the ultimate outdoor summer party destination for all music lovers.
Be warned: Sydney Festival’s late night gigs are very popular so get there early to avoid disappointment.
Late At The Garden
The Famous Spiegeltent, The Festival Garden
Hyde Park North, January 12–16, 19–23, 25, 27–30
Resident DJ Meem spins an eclectic mix of party tunes from boogie to swing, hillbilly to jazz and jump blues to soul Thursday-Sunday nights ‘til late.
Continuing the party well into the night, Sydney Festival’s Late at the Garden plays host to some of the most creative, innovative and explosive underground and independent bands around, all right at home in the lush surrounds of The Famous Spiegeltent.
12, 13, 14 January
Free from 11.30pm: Mojo Juju & The Snake Oil Merchants – enigmatic and mysterious, and sure to cause mischief and mayhem, be prepared as this merry mob entrance and enchant with their rollicking vaudeville and gypsy jazz.
15, 16 January
Free from 11.30pm: King Tide – renown for their explosive concoction of rock steady beats, reggae, pop and ska, Kingtide’s powerful and infectious live performance is sure to have the dance floor jumping.
19, 20, 21 January
Free from 11.30pm: Juke Baritone – performing a bent mix of music, theatre and cabaret that's shaken into a dark cocktail of trapeze punk and pirate blues mayhem, Juke Baritone delivers songs about love and life in his signature growl.
22, 23 January
Free from 11.30pm: Hermitude – combining Cuban-influenced rhythms and dark melodies with jungle drums and formal jazz training, Hermitude deliver an engaging and innovative live show full of progressive hip-hop sounds.
25, 27, 28 January
Free from 11.30pm: Cuthbert and the Nightwalkers – creating exuberant indie-pop filled with charming and memorable melodies and heavenly vocals, Cuthbert and the Nightwalkers is fronted by part-circus ringleader, part-storyteller Richie Cuthbert.
29, 30 January
Free from 11.30pm: The Suitcase Royale – with a collection of warped and broken tunes and swampy dancehall songs, this Melbourne-based trio hit the stage for two wild nights of music and madness – dance floor participation is a must!
The Festival Garden opens at 6pm. Free entry after 11.30pm (subject to capacity).
18+
Further information http://www.sydneyfestival.org.au/becks
Beck’s Festival Bar
Hyde Park Barracks Museum, January 10, 11, 13–16, 20–23, 27–30
Sunday January 10
Free from 11.30pm: Limpin’ Jimmy & The Swingin’ Kitten – playing the best swinging sounds of the 40's and 50's [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (USA), Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears (USA)]
Monday January 11
Free from 11.30pm: Modular DJ, Anna Lunoe mixes up a set of hip-hop, jungle & party tunes [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: FBi Night: Amanda Blank, Devlin & Darko (BBC Soundsystem) & KillaQueenz]
Wednesday January 13
Free from 11.30pm: Australia’s highest profile indie party DJ, PhDJ (Purple Sneakers)[Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: Grizzly Bear (USA), The Middle East]
Thursday January 14
Free from 11.30pm: Stephen Mallinder of Sheffield electro pioneers Cabaret Voltaire[Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: Severed Heads, The Reels, Stephen Mallinder (Cabaret Voltaire) DJ Set]
Friday January 15
Free from 11.30pm: Russ Dewbury mixes up the heaviest Afro-soul sounds [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: Vieux Farka Touré (Mali), The Mess Hall, Dan Sultan]
Saturday January 16
Free from 11.30pm: Uber Lingua DJs Mashy P & Dubchaman, drop their signature global beats [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: Poirier feat. MC Zulu & Sista Itations, Uber Lingua DJs]
Wednesday January 20
Free from 11.30pm: Festival Favourite Jack Shit will be digging deep into his crates and spinning a collection of bangin’ indie rock [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: The Decemberists & Bridezilla]
Thursday January 21
Free from 11.30pm: DJs Jinx & Paul Gough complete another installment of Popfrenzy’s party nights at Beck’s Festival Bar [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: Camera Obscura (UK), The Slow Club (UK), Popfrenzy DJs]
Wednesday January 27
Free from 11.30pm: Bentley (Dust Tones) delivers a dance floor friendly set crossing from beats to breaks, hip-hop to dancehall, drum n bass to reggae [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: DJ Yoda’s National Video Vacation (UK), DJ Sampology]
Thursday January 28
Free from 11.30pm: Ro Sham Bo DJs mash crunk from the dirty south, and funk from the Brazilian favelas and Jamaica’s freshest dancehall.
[FBI Night: The Very Best (UK), Radio Clit (UK), Ro Sham Bo DJs]
Friday January 30
Free from 11.30pm: a signature mix of deep exotic house and techno from Mad Racket DJs Ken Cloud, Simon Caldwell, Jimmi James & Zootie [Headline ticketed acts from 8pm: Hit It and Quit It Australian Revue feat. Recloose & Frank Booker, Mad Racket DJs]
More DJs to be announced in early January – check website for updates.
Doors open 8pm. Free entry after 11.30pm (subject to capacity).
18+ Café open 8pm til late.
Further information
