2022 EVENTS ARCHIVE
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Rhythm and Line by FLIGHTGRAF
Richmond Town Hall will host a dynamic projection and sound work centred on renowned Hungarian composer Franz Liszt’s music, which is full of experimental spirit and improvisation. Rhythm and Line has been re-adapted exclusively for Richmond Town Hall by Tokyo based artist duo Flightgraf.
Op Shop Piano Rhapsodies
Remembering Liszt, On the Situation of Artists, and on Their Condition in Society.
Wash My Soul in the River's Flow NAIDOC Week Special Screening
Leaps and Bounds Music Festival is celebrating NAIDOC Week 2022 and embracing the theme of Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! and we’re excited to present a special screening of the documentary Wash My Soul in the River’s Flow.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds: Sunday 10 July
Q+ is coming to the Collingwood Town Hall.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds is a day-to-night free outdoor event that welcomes the whole rainbow community and their friends.
Abbots Yard - Born to Dance
Tongberang’i Ngarrga Inc warmly invite you to their 2022 NAIDOC celebrations featuring an all-Aboriginal line-up of DJs, performers, artists, comedians and storytellers.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds - Saturday 9 July
Q+ is coming to the Collingwood Town Hall.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds is a day-to-night free outdoor event that welcomes the whole rainbow community and their friends.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds - Friday 8 July
Q+ is coming to the Collingwood Town Hall.
Q+ at Leaps and Bounds is a day-to-night free outdoor event that welcomes the whole rainbow community and their friends.
The Rivers Sing: Reprise
Hear the water swirl and flow. Its currents chanting all around you. The rivers are singing now, in the first and last light of the day.
Mr. McClelland's Finishing School
Now in it's 14th year, Mr. McClelland's Finishing School is Melbourne’s favourite long-running indie/pop night for those who love dancing to music!
We’re excited to celebrate music in all its forms as part of the Leaps and Bounds Music Festival, Sunday 3 July at the Collingwood Town Hall, and get your booty shaking.
Yarra Lights
City of Yarra presents three works by First Nations artists for NAIDOC Week. Curated by the Centre for Projection Art in partnership with Agency Projects, the artworks of Jazz Money, Gutiŋarra Yunupiŋu and Dr. Christian Thompson AO will be projected on the Richmond Town Hall and in the courtyard of Collingwood Yards from 3-10 July.
Power to You
With a focus on female driven performances within heavier genres, the night is set to electrify audiences with some of Melbourne’s finest, crash hot, up-and-coming artists.
Through Power To You, Bar Open aims to provide a platform for female artists of heavier genres to deliver an energetic performance set to fire up the limbs of City Of Yarra residents this Winter featuring Georgia Knight, Foggy Notion, and Sandy Dish.
Dawn of the Dad
At first there was rock, then there was Dad-rock. The Fitzroy Pinnacle is proud to present Dawn of the Dad, a dad-rock themed mini-fest featuring some of Naarm’s favourite queer, femme and gender-non conforming artists.
Time to dust off ya New Balances, fire up the BBQ and grab us a beer out of fridge will ya mate? Dad-Rock is taking over the Pinnacle on Saturday 2nd July with the help of Zig Zag, Hearts and Rockets, Laura Imbruglia (duo), Tali Mahoney and Loveboner, all of whom will be taking the Pinny stage to play their favourite dad-rock banger. We’re talking Steely Dan, a bit o’ Dire Straits, whatever makes you wanna grab the fish fingers out of the freezer and pretend to resent the family cat.
Is that “Does it look like I’m made out of money?!” we hear? Never fear, Dawn of the Dad is free! A free event in this economy? Bargain! See you at the pub.
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Wah Wah Records
Its Winter Spin Record Store Party and Wah Wah Records have live in store performances by Georgia Rodgers and Sienna Wild 👍👊👌along with sales!
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Licorice Pie Records
Winter Spin - a festival within a festival @leapsandboundsmusicfest celebrating live music at record stores throughout the @cityofyarra. Licorice Pie are proud to have @stroppiesband and @kosmetikamuzika_ along for the ride! Kicking off at 3.
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Northside Records
Northside Records are celebrating 4 local labels with an hour DJ SET each, with representatives from Research Records, Hope Street Recordings, College Of Knowledge Records and NORTHSIDE RECORDS they will be playing releases and inspirations -
Come down for a dig. WE ARE OPEN FROM 11-6pm with the DJs from 1pm - 5pm.
3 SPECIAL CRATES of SECOND HAND RECORDS will be out JUST FOR THE DAY.
PRIZES FOR THE BEST DANCERS
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Plug Seven Records
This Saturday 2nd July the City of Yarra is celebrating Leaps and Bounds Festival and has asked us to join the party with something of our own. From 12-5pm on the decks you will hear the out there sounds of Roundtable records, Lullabies for Insomniacs & La Sape records. Since these guys release albums we love and are people we admire, we couldn't imagine a better sound track for the day.
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Natural Selection
Winter Spin Yarra’s Winter Record Store Party Hot off the heels of the 15th birthday celebrations of Record Store Day, Leaps and Bounds Music Festival gives you another chance to party across Yarra’s record stores.
Featuring Yi Lum, A.Well (Twelve) and Ed Kent (Natural Selection).
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Skydiver Records
Sky Diver Records features some great earworms for your wintry Saturday record store party from 12-6pm Andras (Beats in Space), Phil Stroud (Good Company/Deep Water), Izabel (Lullabies for Insomniacs), Hibachi Anne Hasegawa on the controls.
FREE EVENT
Leaps and Bounds Music Festival and Yarra City Council present Winter Spin
Winter Spin Yarra’s Winter Record Store Party Hot off the heels of the 15th birthday celebrations of Record Store Day, Leaps and Bounds Music Festival gives you another chance to party across Yarra’s record stores.
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Sound Merch
Winter Spin Yarra’s Winter Record Store Party Hot off the heels of the 15th birthday celebrations of Record Store Day, Leaps and Bounds Music Festival gives you another chance to party across Yarra’s record stores.
Join us on Saturday July 2 with an array of live in-store performances, records & merch, and a BBQ hosted by Billy from Anti Fade Records. Featuring Maple Guider (solo), Teether & Kuya Neil and Parsnip.
FREE EVENT
Winter Spin @ Oh Jean! Records
In conjunction with Yarra City Council, Oh Jean! Records are participating in Winter Spin, celebrating record stores in the area.
Although we had live music organised, Covid affected the performances so we have decided to just push forward with our sale instead.
Today we have 10% off storewide and 20% off boxsets. Anyone that spends over $100 goes in the raffle to win one of 5 x $50 vouchers. Instore only! And go…
FREE EVENT
2022 Halfway Point
We’re halfway baby! The Leady is leaping into the second half of 2022 with performances from Nancie Schipper, Eils & The Drip and Matilda Sutherland. DJ’s to follow to keep you on your dancing shoes.
FREE EVENT
No Lights No Lycra
Dance in the dark. Dance like no ones watching! We’ll turn off the lights and crank up the tunes to release all inhibitions, move moods and work up a wild sweat – all completely sober. Since 2009 NLNL has seen more than 500,000 people get their groove on.
tinkle - A Free, Queer Piano Bar
Rainbow House Club invites you to a very special Leaps & Bounds Festival edition of “tinkle - A Free, Queer Piano Bar”! Your host and piano-babe Ronnie Rai is joined by special guest vocalists Krayola, 2Joocee and Edie Centric for a magical night of music - and you’re invited to join in!
FREE EVENT
The Bandwagon @ Music Careers Expo
Just as the original Taco Truck packaged up the flavour of Mexico & brought it to the people, The Bandwagon packages the flavour of an intimate jazz/music club & brings it curb-side featuring some of Yarra’s young musical talent, including The Switches, Charlie & The Rolfes, Upsleeve Trickery, and bands presented by Yowo Music.
FREE EVENT
The Push Music Careers Expo
The Push’s Music Careers Expo is a free, one-day event for high school-aged young people to discover, learn and plan their careers in the Aussie music industry.
FREE EVENT. REGISTER HERE
SOLD OUT: Her Sound Her Story Screening and QnA
Leaps and Bounds Festival and Corner Hotel present a special screening of Her Sound, Her Story. This captivating documentary showcases over 40 women and gender diverse artists from across five decades of Australian music, celebrating their achievements and impact on the industry. More pressingly, it addresses how the inequities of the industry have impacted them.
Bring it Home
Bring it Home, welcomes all older people to dress up to the nines and step out to join our musical party. Reminiscent of A Prairie Home Companion, Bring it Home features traditional live music, with special guests, stories, belly laughs, delicious snacks, sing-alongs, dancing, radio plays, interviews and more.
FREE EVENT. REGISTER HERE
Industry Day
This year Yarra is staging an INDUSTRY DAY in appreciation of the work of not just musicians, but the entire kaleidoscope of freelancers and small businesses who keep the live music sector playing.
Don’t Thank Me, Spank Me! Bingo
Don't Thank Me Spank Me! is an avenue for exploration of the most fabulous kind. Honest to a T and feminine to a fault, this duo combines immaculate vocal harmonies, guitar and violin for a full bodied RNB/Pop experience. Colourful, glamorous and raw, Esther Henderson and Nitida Atkinson are a force to be reckoned with. With their whacked out songs of country girl grit and good-boy romances, DTMSM will leave you giddy with groove and wishing for more.
FREE EVENT