Melbourne Music Week Is About to Take Over Queen Vic Market

You know the end of the year is nigh when Melbourne Music Week starts reeling off its yearly list of explosive announcements. In years past it's transformed derelict inner-city buildings, taken over railway stations and even packed out the underground carpark of Mad Max fame at Melbourne Uni. Now, this week of secret synth-laden bliss is making its presence known at another iconic location — the Queen Victoria Market.

From November 14–23, this legendary marketplace will be transformed into a dynamic all-ages music hub. And, as is common in their daily trading of fruit and veg, the site promises to deliver a stellar load of quality local produce. Architecture in Helsinki will be kicking off proceedings on opening night beside fellow Melburnians Total Giovanni and Rainbow Connection DJs. Then, Saturday, November 15 will see QVM open all day and night to the likes of Cut Copy, No Zu, Speed Painters and Worlds End Press among others.

Though the full lineup is set to be announced on Wednesday, October 8, today we nabbed these small morsels to tide us over. Over the ten days of festivities, Melbourne will be packed with 250 artists, 75 per cent of which will be from Victoria. Aside from the phenomenal flagship venue at QVM, other events will be held around 39 other locations including Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne Town Hall and ACMI.

Big name acts announced so far include German electro pioneers Tangerine Dream and Australian alt-rockers The Church, showcasing the diversity of the musical program. Both acts will actually be quite unique as The Church provide a live score to a special film screening at ACMI, and the ageing krautrockers bid auf wiedersehen to the stage altogether with the official leg of their Phaedra farewell tour.

The first tickets for Melbourne Music Week go on sale at midday today, but keep tuned for more news on the lineup. If this is just one-fifth of the full list, we can't wait to see what's yet to come.

The Melbourne Music Week lineup so far:

Architecture In Helsinki
Tangerine Dream
The Church
Total Giovanni
Rainbow Connection DJs
Cut Copy (DJ Set)
Andras & Oscar
Roland Tings
No Zu
World’s End Press
Sleep D
Speed Painters
Nile Delta
AllDay
L-Fresh the Lion
Baro
The D.Y.E
Dusky
Ten Walls

Tickets are on sale from midday today over here.

Via Tone Deaf.