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News: The Amity Affliction announce Opera House Forecourt headline

The Amity Affliction have announced their only Australian headline show for 2026 at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt as part of the On The Steps series. It’s a striking setting for a band…

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News: Music on Tubowgule returns to Sydney Opera House for 2026

Sydney Opera House has announced the return of Music on Tubowgule in 2026, bringing back the First Nations-led series after a successful inaugural season last year. At the centre of this year’s program…

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Live Review: Pulp bedazzle at the Sydney Opera House forecourt, 6 March 2026

There are certain places in the world where pop music feels faintly mischievous. The Sydney Opera House forecourt is one of them. With the harbour glittering behind the stage and…

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News: Sammy Virji Announces Debut Live Show at Sydney Opera House in 2026

Sammy Virji announces his debut live show at the Sydney Opera House on March 9, 2026, marking a landmark moment for UK garage on his Australian tour.

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Live Gallery: Grace Jones Brings Decades of Reinvention to the Sydney Opera House 28.02.2026

Grace Jones performs at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt in Sydney on Mardi Gras night, delivering a career-spanning set featuring classics including ‘Pull Up to the Bumper’ and ‘Nightclubbing' in her first Australian show in almost a decade.

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Live Gallery: Lucy Dacus Makes a Quietly Triumphant Sydney Opera House Debut 10.02.206

At the Sydney Opera House, Lucy Dacus proves that intimacy doesn’t shrink at scale. It sharpens.

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News: Mitski announces four-night Sydney Opera House residency for Vivid LIVE

Mitski will return to Australia for the first time since 2019, announcing four exclusive Vivid LIVE performances at Sydney Opera House this May, coinciding with the release of her new album Nothing’s About to Happen to Me.

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News: Grace Jones to Headline Sydney Opera House Forecourt in 2026

Grace Jones will play the Sydney Opera House Forecourt in February 2026, bringing her singular blend of avant-pop, performance art and untouchable charisma to a summer program already stacked with global heavyweights.

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News: The Used Announce Orchestral Sydney Opera House Show for 2026

The Used will make their Sydney Opera House debut next March, performing a once-in-a-lifetime black-tie show with a full orchestra and choir. Titled A Mid Summer Night’s Symphony, the event marks the band’s most ambitious Australian performance yet, reimagining their emo classics on one of the world’s most iconic stages. Tickets are expected to move fast.

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News: Basement Jaxx Announce Explosive Sydney Opera House Return After 15 Years

Grammy-winning dance icons Basement Jaxx will return to Australia for their first full-scale live show in more than 15 years—an explosive Opera House Forecourt celebration of 30 years of anthems, from Red Alert to Where’s Your Head At.

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