Phoenix Central Park has announced its new season of performers, on the day their current season ends (June 27th) with a performance from Body Type. The boutique Sydney venue will return next month for Season XIII – a full run-down of which can be found below, along with ballot information.
As is custom with Phoenix Central Park events, the performers will play two 45-minute sets in one night: One at 6:30pm, and another at 8:15. Entry to either performance can only be accessed by being drawn in a ballot, which can be entered on the Phoenix Central Park website.
Opening the venue’s season of performances is Party Dozen, the noise-rock Sydney duo who recently announced their fourth studio album Crime in Australia. The show will serve as a preview of the new material ahead of the album’s release in September. Closing the season, meanwhile, will be Asteroid Ekosystem – a side project of The Saints‘ Ed Kuepper, alongside The Necks‘ Lloyd Swanton, pianist Alister Spence and drummer Toby Hall.
Party Dozen – ‘Wake In Might’
The program also features several artists making their Australian debut – among them Norweigan saxophonist Bendik Giske, Estonian electronic artist Lolina and Asian-Canadian visual/performance artist Sin Wai Kin – who will be performing in collaboration with Sydney’s Rainbow Chan.
2024 has been a busy year for the venue – including both its 11th and 12th seasons. Among those that have performed there this year are Laneway stars DOMi & JD Beck, English singer-songwriter/DJ Nabihah Iqbal, New York no-wave singer/poet Lydia Lunch, Melbourne indie band Armlock, former Snakadaktal/Two People frontwoman Phoebe Go and Hot Chip‘s Alexis Taylor – the lattermost of which was added to Season XII last-minute.
Phoenix Central Park Season XIII
- Tuesday, July 16th – Party Dozen
- Thursday, July 18th – GAUCI
- Monday, July 22nd and Tuesday, July 23rd – Jannah Quill*
- Monday, July 22nd and Tuesday, July 23rd – Bendik Giske^
- Thursday, July 25th – Mahne Frame
- Tuesday, July 30th – Yirinda
- Thursday, August 1st – Beckah Amani
- Wednesday, August 14th and Thursday, August 15th – Rainbow Chan and Sin Wai Kin present Retellings
- Thursday, August 22nd – Laurence Pike presents The Undreamt-of Centre
- Tuesday, August 27th – Clark
- Wednesdsay, August 28th – DeForrest Brown, Jr. presents Speaker Music
- Thursday, August 29th – Lolina
- Tuesday, September 3rd – Hilary Geddes Quartet
- Thursday, September 5th – Asteroid Ekosystem
* – 6:30pm session only
^ – 8:15pm session only
Ballots for all show are open now via the official Phoenix Central Park website.
Further Reading
Mildlife Hypnotise at Sydney/Eora’s Phoenix Central Park
Open Season 2024: Explosions In The Sky, Elefant Traks, Sky Ferreira + More
