Mark your calendars Melbourne because Always Live is back to deliver more than 60 events and 165 artists to metro venues and regional Victorian towns across November and December.
Someone must have summoned a genie in a bottle because the Always Live line-up is the stuff of dreams, with none other than – *drumroll please* – Christina Aguilera set to kick off the statewide festivities. The six-time Grammy Award-winning US singer, songwriter, activist, and all-around legend will perform a one-off show at Flemington Racecourse on Saturday, November 25.
In an Australia-New Zealand exclusive, the Swedish DJ and producer Eric Prydz will be performing, and in another exclusive, the UK-Indian songwriter and producer Jai Paul will perform a run of Victoria-only shows at 170 Russell.
Other headliners include punk rockers Amyl and the Sniffers, the UK superstar Jessie Ware, who will perform an exclusive show at Federation Square as part of the line-up for the LGBTQIA+ festival Summer Camp. Also on the line-up is US alt-pop diva Caroline Polacheck who will perform in the surroundings of Melbourne’s hallowed Forum Theatre in support of her latest album, Desire, I Want to Turn Into You.
Missed out on getting tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour? Well, over at the Northcote Theatre, Swifties far and wide are invited to a Taylor-made tribute show featuring a huge line-up of some of Australia’s most loved performers, including Alex the Astronaut, Charley, Emily Wurramarra, and more.
Always Live's free pop-up live music studio, Soundbox, also returns to the Arts Centre Melbourne for ten days of performances, interviews and more. Highlights include a karaoke extravaganza presented by Kira Piru, a performance by the UK DJ General Levy, an appearance from the internet star Rebecca Black and a live artist-on-artist discussion between Amyl and the Sniffers and Cosmic Psychos.
For the full program and line-up, visit the Always Live website here.
Tickets for Always Live events are yet to be released. But you can sign up to the Always Live mailing list on the website for presale access here.
