Music at the House 2014-15

Overview

Summer lineups just keep kicking bigger and bigger goals. The Sydney Opera House's full summer lineup for contemporary music program Music at the House is certifiably huge this summer, with Sinead O'Connor, Caribou, Mogwai, Flying Lotus, Rodrigo Y Gabriela and more joining already announced big guns Damon Albarn, Violent Femmes, Max Richter and the Wordless Orchestra, Asgeir, Ben Frost and Tim Heckler and Fat Freddy's Drop.

Running late November to April, the 20-show-strong summer program is overrun with applaudably huge names. The legendary Sinead O’Connor will make her second Sydney appearance in 30 years with a retrospective set (ahead of her March 2016 memoir release), original 'Buffalo Stance' boundary-breaker Neneh Cherry makes her Australian debut and Britain's instrumental heavyweights Mogwai make their return to Australian shores. Crisp-as-blazes, London-based Canadian Caribou will surf a wave of hype surrounding his recent album Our Love, while Warp's Flying Lotus makes a triumphant return to the Concert Hall (where FlyLo sold the whole damn thing out last year).

A tribute to the Twin Peaks mastermind, 'In Dreams: David Lynch Revisited' will see Australia’s Mick Harvey (ex-Bad Seeds) and Sophia Brous (Brous), New York City-based Cibo Matto and Irish-chanteuse Camille O’Sullivan will venture through Lynch's versions of the likes of Roy Orbison, David Bowie and Chris Isaak, as well as his work with Angelo Baladamenti.

Swedish vocal powerhouse Lykke Li is set to make her Opera House debut, while fellow Swedes Little Dragon take over the Concert Hall — a fierce upgrade in space from their wildly raved about Oxford Art Factory show this year.

Acoustic Brit Award winner Ben Howard is set to take things down a mellow notch, but if you're feeling the need to stomp a few floors, Grammy Award-winning flamenco legends The Gipsy Kings celebrate 25 years since their self-titled breakthrough album, and furiously talented guitar-duelling duo Rodrigo Y Gabriela return to Australia after a way-too-long absence.

Music at the House is quickly becoming one of Sydney's most anticipated lineup reveals, with this year's performances including the recently-toured Rodriguez, the return visit of Vivid LIVE favourite Nils Frahm, Grizzly Bear, Bonobo, Boy and Bear, The National, The Jezabels and more — with performances from Max Richter and the Wordless Orchestra, Damon Albarn and Violent Femmes still to come before the end of the year.

MUSIC AT THE HOUSE 2015 SUMMER PROGRAM (November 2014 — April 2015):

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 9am, Monday 10 November.

MAX RICHTER & THE WORDLESS ORCHESTRA (AUSTRALIAN DEBUT, SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Sunday 23 November
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $49

DAMON ALBARN (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Monday 15 & Tuesday 16 December, 2014
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $79

VIOLENT FEMMES (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Monday 29 December, 2014
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $59

ASGEIR (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)
DATE: Wednesday 7 January, 2015
TIME: 6.30pm & 9pm (SOLD OUT)
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $49

BEN FROST & TIM HECKER (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Sunday 11 January, 2015
TIME: 9.30pm
VENUE: Joan Sutherland Theatre TICKET PRICE: From $39

FAT FREDDY’S DROP (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Monday 26 January,2015
TIME: 9pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $59

LYKKE LI
DATE: Monday 2 February, 2015
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $59

CARIBOU
DATE: Tuesday 3 February, 2015
TIME: 7pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $49

FLYING LOTUS
DATE: Tuesday 3 February, 2015
TIME: 10.30pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $54

LITTLE DRAGON
DATE: Thursday 5 February, 2015
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $49

MOGWAI (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Monday 2 March, 2015
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $59

NENEH CHERRY WITH ROCKETNUMBERNINE+ (UK) (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Wednesday 11 March, 2015
TIME: 9pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $59

IN DREAMS: DAVID LYNCH REVISITED (FEATURING MICK HARVEY, SOPHIA BROUS, CIBO MATTO, CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN + MORE TO BE ANNOUNCED) (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE )

DATE: Saturday 14 March, 2015
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall TICKET PRICE: From $59

SINEAD O'CONNOR (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Thursday 19 March, 2015
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $79

BEN HOWARD
DATE: Sunday 29 March, 2015
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $59

THE GIPSY KINGS featuring NICOLAS REYES & TONINO BALIARDO (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Tuesday 7 & Wednesday 8 April 2015
TIME: 9pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $99

RODRIGO Y GABRIELA (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Thursday 9 April, 2015
TIME: 9.30pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $79

ANGELIQUE KIDJO + MAVIS STAPLES (SYDNEY EXCLUSIVE)

DATE: Sunday 12 April, 2015 T
TIME: 8pm
VENUE: Concert Hall
TICKET PRICE: From $79

Tickets go on sale to the general public at 9am, Monday 10 November. Visit sydneyoperahouse.com/music for further information and tickets.