Note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this listing and event contains images, voices and names of deceased persons.
Celebrate the legacy of one of Australia’s most potent and powerful truth-tellers, songmen and activists, Archie Roach.
Part of the Vivid Sydney 2023 Music program, A Bend in the River is a night full of tribute performances taking over Sydney Town Hall on Friday, June 9. The line-up includes Roach’s long-time friends, collaborators and contemporaries, with the likes of Paul Kelly, Emma Donovan, Dan Sultan, Kutcha Edwards, Dobby, Sally Dastey, Becca Hatch and more.
Roach was a Gunditjmara and Bundjalung elder and a Stolen Generations survivor who campaigned for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The impact of his landmark song 'Took The Children Away', released 33 years ago, was immediate – piercing through Australia’s cultural amnesia. He went on to release 10 studio albums over his 30+ year career, before passing away in 2022, aged 66.
Tickets are $88.16+bf and you can find them over here.
