Overview
Jamming out in a church might not sound like your standard music festival experience, but for Melbourne Music Week (MMW) — a festival with a reputation for transforming urban spaces into unique live music venues — it seems the perfect fit. And indeed, organisers have today announced the festival hub for this year's MMW will be none other than St Paul's Cathedral.
Just as last year's festival shook things up at the State Library of Victoria, the historic space will enjoy a pretty significant change of pace as it plays host to a program of live performances by both local and international artists from November 17 to 25.
Kicking off St Paul's festival debut on November 17, the multisensory MMW opening night will feature acts like experimental US artist Juliana Barwick, along with singer-songwriter Kath Bloom and local up-and-comers Wilson Tanner, Kirkis, and Divide and Dissolve.
Those lofty cathedral ceilings will also provide some epic acoustics for a futuristic November 18 show headlined by German DJ Helmut Geier, while on November 24, an Aussie artist showcase pulls together sets from the likes of Sampa The Great, Marcus Whale, neo-soul act The Harpoons and R&B duo Fortunes.
Once again, two-day industry program Face The Music returns to the MMW lineup, hosting a program of talks, workshops and performances at the cathedral on November 23 and 24.
The St Paul's lineup is just one part of the program, with a new all-ages event at Melbourne Town Hall, a performance by Ariel Pink and Ferdydurke and Section 8's ZOO street party announced last month. The full slew of events will be announced on October 17.
Melbourne Music Week 2017 will take place across the city from Friday, November 17 to Saturday, November 25. Tickets are on sale now, with the full program set to drop on Tuesday, October 17. For the first announcement, visit mmw.melbourne.vic.gov.au.
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