2023 EVENTS ARCHIVE
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Free events | Family friendly | Cinema | Live Music in Venues | Events at Record Stores | Uptown Jazz
Dates:
Thursday 13 July | Friday 14 July | Saturday 15 July | Sunday 16 July
Locations:
Collingwood Town Hall | Fitzroy Town Hall | Atherton Gardens
Suburb:
Abbotsford | Collingwood | Fitzroy | Fitzroy North | Richmond
Multi Culti - Black Jesus eXperience with Sean Ryan, Kuku Nyunkal man and master Yiki Yiki player
Black Jesus eXperience and Sean Ryan, proud Kuku Nyunkal man and master yiki yiki (didjeridu) player, come together at The Horn to create and perform grooving meditations on land, life, and spirit. Free entry.
Lara Prokop & Pia Nesvara
Lara Prokop brings it back to how it all started, playing at a pub solo with her guitar. Featuring Pia Nesvara an absolute force in the Naarm music scene.
Souk El Rengârenk (The colourful market)
Habibi Hafla, Mähallä and Leaps & Bounds present Souk El Rengârenk (A Colurful Market) Souk El Rengârenk (Souk is market in Arabic and Rengârenk is colourful in Turkish) is a celebration of community, music, and culture.
V & Kosmetika Presented by Tramway
Melbourne-based bands Kosmetika and V will be sharing the stage in a live performance for Leaps and Bounds Festival. Kosmetika's dynamic sound is a blend of fuzz-pop and shoegaze, featuring lush soundscapes and rhythms.
Sisters of the Full Moon: Heavy Amber Unplugged
Sisters of the Full Moon: Heavy Amber Unplugged is an enchanting event that celebrates women in psych music, showcasing the ethereal talents of Heavy Amber, an extraordinary band that captivates audiences with their mesmerising sound.
20 Years of 'Soul Journey' - a Gillian Welch tribute
The Gem and Leaps and Bounds Festival present 20 Years of 'Soul Journey' - a Gillian Welch tribute ft Loretta Miller, Ruby Jones, Baby Velvet, James Ellis, Hana Brenecki & more.
FLIGHT: The Next Generation of Artists
FLIGHT is a showcase featuring the new generation of Naarm’s best artists, featuring 14 acts from First Nations and culturally diverse backgrounds.
Makepisi: The Spirit of African Voice
Makepisi is a five-piece acapella line-up singing contemporary and traditional South African songs.
Dipped presented by Chalker x Dr. Morse
Dipped is a night exploring the connections and pathways between small venues and Melbourne music and art culture at Dr. Morse.
E.merge Takeover
Trailblazing a new "Australian” diaspora, e.merge agency comes together through a love of music, their communities and want to lift up and support young artists.
Kent St Talkin’
Introducing… Kent St Talkin’: a full day, full venue, full volume party showcasing some of Naarm’s best-emerging queer, femme and BIPOC electronic artists and DJs, alongside artists that emerged a little while ago and, if you ask us, are doing very well for themselves.
Leaps and Bounds Record Fair
Leaps and Bounds is proud to announce the return of its mammoth record fair to the historic Collingwood Town Hall on Sunday 16 July. Get in early and grab a bargain.
Ayebatonye at Glamorama Saturdays
Ayebatonye at Glamorama Saturdays invites one of the most exciting and innovative DJ’s and performers coming out of Eora.
Kylie Auldist - with special guests Hooper Crescent
Award-winning solo artist and leading lady of the Bamboos, Kylie Auldist will perform a show at The Gem on Saturday 15 July, as part of Leaps and Bounds Festival. With special guests Hooper Crescent.
Girls to The Front
Girls Club presents GIRLS TO THE FRONT: a live hip hop show spotlighting female identifying, non-binary, and LGBTQIA+ rap and hip hop artists, and their passionate fan bases.
Porpoise Spit ‘Flat Coins’ Single Launch
Naarm-based 4 piece Porpoise Spit launch ‘Flat Coins’, the second single off their forthcoming debut album Don't Quit which is due out October 13 via Psychic Hysteria.
Club Riot
CLUB RIOT is Melbourne's newest Queer Alt Music Party, that aims to create a space for alternative LGBTQIA+ people to come together, make noise and celebrate.
Caisha Sprout
Caisha Sprout, a Melbourne-based songwriter, brings a unique blend of blues, soul, and funk through her earthy sound, reflecting the Australian experience and aiming to inspire listeners from all backgrounds.
The Bollywood Chronicles
Step into the world of Bollywood with "The Bollywood Chronicles," a joyful dance production that celebrates the rich history of Indian cinema.
Moon Phase Jam: Waning Crescent Instalment
From reggae to Jazz, from RnB hip-hop to bossa nova salsa, the Moon Phase Jam has something for everyone at One2Three Bar in Clifton Hill.
Spunk Fest
Spunk are an all-girl punk group, who focus on lifting each other up and writing phat, catchy riffs. Come together at the catfish on 15th July, to observe SPUNKFEST.
A Femme Affair: A night celebrating female singer songwriters in Naarm
A Femme Affair: A night celebrating female singer songwriters in Naarm. Exploring their creative process and experiences, breaking down boundaries between audience and performer. Featuring a diverse lineup of established and emerging soloists: Tanya George Madi Colville, Sara Jane, Marlee Grace, Tyller Fischer and Danni Thomas.
Zoe Black and Joe Chindamo, Sans Boundaries
After forging stellar careers as individual artists, Zoë Black and Joe Chindamo quickly established themselves as a formidable force upon forming a duo just over a decade ago.
Wintergarden Fantasias
Shane Lestideau, violin, and Donald Nicolson, piano, explore the Scottish Fantasias of Australia’s Baillie Collection. This is the music that entertained audiences in Rockhampton and Brisbane’s Wintergarden Theatres in the first decades of the 20thC, blending virtuosic showmanship with beloved Scottish tunes. Played on a fiddle that had been part of the Baillie family for generations, this program recreates the sound world of the travelling entertainer and the delight of those who came to hear it.
Smith Street Dreaming
Smith Street Dreaming returns country style for the first time since 2019. Smith Street Dreaming is a special gathering of Dancers and Musicians that will honour Elders, Families and Community through Traditional Ceremony in Fitzroy. Featuring: Djirri Djirri Dance Group, Murrundaya Yepengna Dance Troupe, Culture Evolves, Bandok Tati, The Small Ant Brothers, Uncle Johnny Lovett, Lee Sonnyboy Morgan Show, MpathSoul and Chris Hume.
Winter Spin - Skydiver Records
Yarra’s Winter Spin is an opportunity to party across Yarra’s independent record stores, with live performances, DJs and BBQs. Participating record stores include Dutch Vinyl Records, Skydiver, Rick's Records, Northside Records, Licorie Pie, Oh! Jean Records, Soundmerch Real Life Record Store and more.
Crème de la Femme
The Fitzroy Pinnacle and Leaps and Bounds are proud to present Creme de la Femme, a celebration of femme and gender non-conforming creatives in Yarra.
Big Fiddle Little Fiddle
Eclectic fiddling styles, driving rhythms, soaring melodies, and joyful performances. Trad tunes interwoven with contemporary Australian tunes in inventive arrangements.
Winter Spin - Wah Wah Records
Yarra’s Winter Spin is an opportunity to party across Yarra’s independent record stores, with live performances, DJs and BBQs. Participating record stores include Dutch Vinyl Records, Skydiver, Rick's Records, Northside Records, Licorie Pie, Oh! Jean Records, Soundmerch Real Life Record Store and more.
Winter Spin - Northside Records
Yarra’s Winter Spin is an opportunity to party across Yarra’s independent record stores, with live performances, DJs and BBQs. Participating record stores include Dutch Vinyl Records, Skydiver, Rick's Records, Northside Records, Licorie Pie, Oh! Jean Records, Soundmerch Real Life Record Store and more.