8 Gigs To Catch Around Aus This October
Words by Riki Wells.
Welcoming in October means welcoming in the slew of gigs taking over the country this month.
With summer incoming, it can be hard to know where to even start, so we’ve put together a selection of gigs from local and international artists to get you through the month.
Volume Festival
The Art Gallery of New South Wales’ festival offering, ‘Volume’ is the perfect opportunity to get your intellectual music thinking cap on. The opening night of the festival was described as 'a pulsing, hypnotic dreamscape,’ with many free shows, grab tickets for the remaining events!
C.O.F.F.I.N.
Children of Finland Fighting in Norway AKA C.O.F.F.I.N. are a four piece hard rock that are coming up quite regularly on our bands to lock in to see. Having toured with our friends Dead Kennedys, Cosmic Psychos, Parkway Drive, Frenzal Rhomb, Misfits and Amyl and the Sniffers just to name a few - you know you’re going to be in good hands (ears).
ECHOLAPSE
Sydney collective Prefix Audio jumped onto the Sydney electronic/dance scene last year with high standards. After some successful shows, multiple radio spins and mentions in MixMag, the boys opened for Joyty’s sold out Sydney show at Civic. With a spooky air to it, their Friday 13th return to the stage is a guaranteed burner, as in, it will be on fire!
Earl Sweatshirt
Touring his widely released album, ‘SICK!’, free download album ‘Voir Dire’, and celebrating ten years since his debut album ‘Doris’, Earl Sweatshirt, one of hip-hops prodigies, is returning to Australia. Renowned for ‘exciting flow’ and eclectic production, Earl represents a change of batons in hip-hop. This show will be a hard one to get ahold of tickets, but if you can we implore you to go.
Catch the man at Yours & Owls, Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.
Stealthyn00b & Friends
In a multi-genre collision, Sydney events group takes over Oxford Arts Factory for one night. Bringing together hip-hop, rap, digicore, electronica and experimental pop, the night is gonna be packed and the perfect way to discover your new favourite artist. The main attraction is Meanjin based collective, stealthyn00b, particularly digital rap front runner, Sidney Phillips, whose track Effy is the song of the summer. Tickets are $10 so you have no reason not to be there.
Santigold
One of the voices of the alternative music generation, multi-talented musician Santigold, won’t be one to miss when she takes to the Metro stage. Touring her highly anticipated 2022 album ‘Spirituals’ Santigold has been a figurehead of both alternative music and style since she entered the music scen. This will be a must-attend show for anyone looking for a nostalgic experience while also hearing some fresh new music.
Bennetts Grove Halloween House Single Spooktacular Friday 28th at Secret Inner West Location
Emerging post-punk band Bennetts Grove are a fixture in the alternative Sydney music scene. The band, celebrating their debut single ‘Lobster’, will be joined by 6 other bands as well as DJs for this Halloween themed show. At a secret inner west location, presented by renowned event organisers Hijinx Alley, with free tickets, and prizes for best costumes, the night will go down in Sydney alternative history. The perfect way to close out October, perhaps this night could function as your halloween party, or simply an excuse to let loose in costume. Location revealed two hours before kick off.
Friday 28th at Secret Inner West Location
Photo by Kalpesh Lathigra
DMA’S
Coming off the back of an extensive European tour, the boys are back to show off their recent album ‘How Many Dreams?’ to a home crowd. With turn of pace for their music, these shows will be sure to surprise you but with all the oldies that you still love.
