Vivid LIVE Studio Parties 2013

Overview

With pioneers of avant-garde electronica and general oddity, Kraftwerk already announced as the headline act of Vivid LIVE 2013, the bar has been set stratospherically high for the Vivid LIVE Studio Parties. But it will come as no surprise to those of you who raised the Opera House's iconic sails at last year's celebration of underground nightlife that 2013's lineup is again jam-packed full of club-shakin', dance-till-your-feet-hurt talent.

Over four nights four of Sydney's most innovative dance collectives will be lighting up the Opera House's Studio and Western Foyers. On Saturday, May 25, the house music disciples Future Classic will showcase the stylings of UK beatmaker Lapalux, Norway's bombastic fusion of hip hop and house Cashmere Cat and Van She founder Michael Di Francesco's genre-hopping Touch Sensitive.

Next up are the purveyors of basement partying Goodgod Danceteria! whose biggest drawcard is the skeezy, greasy social media sensation RiFF RAFF. With his highly addictive brand of chest-beating hip hop and dirty-as-hell beats, RiFF RAFF has earned himself a whopping 33 million YouTube views and guest spots from the likes of Snoop Dogg and Skrillex.

If musical innovation and trippy acid-house-techno-minfuckery are more your style (and whose isn't?) then your best bet is Detroit's Omar S and his extended Astral People set. The night will also feature a healthy dose of drum 'n' bass in the form of Britain's John Corvex and off-kilter robotronics of Africa Hitech.

While the final event, featuring Sydney's premiere queer institution Club Kooky, has already sold out, the rest of the events are on sale now, so head to the Vivid LIVE website to get your hands on the hottest after-hours party Sydney has to offer this winter.