Courtyard Sessions

Overview

Keen to discover some rad indie musicians but not to shuffle around a dark theatre trying not to slop your Carlton on your new oxfords? Well save your cash for some tastier libations, because summer’s best pop-up venue/bar/BBQ is bringing local music out of the dark and in to the dappled sunlight of the Seymour Centre Courtyard.

Friday nights from 6pm see Sydney’s best emerging live acts take to the outdoor stage for an alfresco showcase of tunes that are new, good and free. Mark 16 November in your calendar for the restless textural riffs of Polar Knights, 7 December for the dreamy folk samplings of Lanterns and 25 January for the sophisticated Italo-funk seductiveness of Donny Benét. Other names you’ll be hearing a lot more frequently in the coming months include Jenny Broke the Window, Chook Race and Atom Bombs.

Eats and drinks are available from the pop-up bar and BBQ, and roving performers (including magic by Jackson Aces and Dun Dun drum lessons with Todd Alleyn) will be popping up in between sets. Check the website for the full schedule.