Phoenix Central Park

Today we announce Season XX. Our milestone twentieth Season; a representation of our sustained commitment to showcasing boundary-pushing Australian artists across genre and form. Enter the ballot now. OK EG with an opening set from @secondcousin_ Thu 23 Apr @okegmusic Indira Elias Thu 30 Apr @indira__elias Carla dal Forno with an opening set from @moopiedaily Fri 8 May @cd___player Trio Kin Mon 11 May @triokin__ @jambazianvatche @hyungsukbae_cello @mcgrathviolin Roger Knox Thu 14 May @rogerknoxwarrior Essendon Airport Tue 19 May @the_hangar_1979 kisses Thu 21 May @kisses5eva Hilary Geddes x Theo Carbo Thu 28 May @hilary.geddes @theo_carbo Hamed Sadeghi: Shur شور Mon 1 Jun @hamedsadeghi_tar_ Anna da Silva Chen Tue 2 Jun @annadasilvachen Swapmeet Thu 11 Jun @swapmeetband DEVAURA with an opening set from @attungor Thu 18 Jun @devaura.fm CONTENT.NET.AU: Live with an opening set from @cgijane00 Tue 23 Jun @content.net.au EXEK: Prove The Mountains Move with an opening set from @prop.records Fri 26 Jun @sound_exek 🎨 @contemporary_render_daily x @studiomimu

Hear from two of the most distinctive improvising guitarists in Australia. Enter the ballot for Hilary Geddes x Theo Carbo for your chance to attend. Hilary Geddes x Theo Carbo THU 28 MAY @hilary.geddes @theo_carbo 🤞 Ballot closes TUE 19 MAY.

Indira Elias continues Season XX. Elias’s (@indira__elias ) practice moves between songwriting, composition, and visual world-building, where voice, piano, and atmosphere operate as closely considered elements of the same system. With work shaped by restraint and with a sharp attention to detail, Elias often builds songs from sparse melodic ideas that gradually open into immersive, cinematic environments. Her latest release, ‘Through My Own Eyes’, extends this approach. The EP sits between folk-inflected writing and experimental ambient textures, shaped by her time in Paris and continued work within Sydney’s collaborative music community. Tracks unfold with a focus on tone, space, and vocal presence, where emotion is carried through pacing and sonic texture rather than excess. Across the release, Elias continues to refine a sound-first practice — one that privileges atmosphere, intuition, and carefully constructed simplicity, holding each element in deliberate relation to the next. 📸 @jordankmunns 💡 @chloeonlights

OK EG opened Season XX. OK EG (@okegmusic ), the multidisciplinary music project of Naarm / Melbourne-based artists Lauren Squire and Matthew Wilson, works across ambient, dub and experimental electronics. The duo develop material through live systems where composition emerges through interaction, repetition and gradual shift — “something that was completely ours,” as Matt describes of the pair’s recently launched label, GEKO. The performance brought together material from ‘Silent Green’ alongside unreleased ambient works, unfolding less as discrete tracks than as a slow-moving environment. Delicate electronics, restrained rhythmic structures and drifting frequencies moved patiently through the Nest, stretching time and atmosphere in subtle increments. Reflecting on a formative early performance, Matt recalls a 2019 Pleasure Planet closing party at Melbourne’s Lounge as “the proof of concept of the system that we use now.” At the time, the duo were still developing the live approach that would come to define their practice — testing new material in real time, extending tracks through instinct and response. As Lauren reflects, the experience “gave us opportunity to really try things.” 📸 @jordankmunns 💡 @lightanddark__

Step into the world of Naarm/Melbourne-based five-piece, kisses. Enter the ballot for your chance to attend. kisses THU 21 MAY @kisses5eva 🤞 Ballot closes TUE 12 MAY.

We are deeply saddened to share the news that rising South African soprano Khayakazi Madlala has unexpectedly passed away. A member of Cape Town Opera through Judith Neilson’s Rising Star program, Khayakazi was a remarkable talent whose voice and presence were already resonating on an international stage. Hailing from Matatiele, she was widely recognised as one of South Africa’s most compelling young singers, in the midst of shaping an international career. Earlier this year, she made her Royal Opera House debut as the High Priestess in Verdi’s ‘Aida’, following performances across Europe, including at Malmö Opera House. Her operatic work also saw her take on leading roles such as Mimì in Puccini’s ‘La Bohème’, performed at Joburg Theatre and Durban Playhouse. We extend our condolences to her family, loved ones, and the Cape Town Opera community.

A new release, ‘The Joys of Being Pure at Heart (Live at Phoenix Central Park)’ captures Hachiku’s (@hachikumusic ) Anika Ostendorf, in a luminous live performance. Recorded on 13 November 2025 as part of Season XVIII, the set draws from her latest album—layered guitars, soft percussion, and Ostendorf’s intimate vocal drifting through the Nest. Now available on Bandcamp. Listen via the link in bio.

Trio Kin’s classical premieres; Roger Knox, the Koori King of Country—enter the ballot for your chance to attend. Trio Kin MON 11 MAY Classical @triokin__ @jambazianvatche @hyungsukbae_cello @mcgrathviolin Roger Knox THU 14 MAY @rogerknoxwarrior Country | First Nations 🤞 Ballot closes TUE 05 MAY.

In support of Bandcamp Friday—an initiative where Bandcamp waives its revenue share so that 100% of proceeds go directly to artists—we’re revisiting our curated playlist, mapping the sonic worlds of those who’ve performed at Phoenix. A space to re-engage with the music, support artists directly, and reflect on the voices and textures that have shaped our program. Link in our bio 🔗 📸 @billyzammit

Looking back at XIX. Our nineteenth season was a showcase of boundary-pushing Australian artists across genres, from ambient jazz and early renaissance choral works, to cutting-edge pop and indie rock legends. Season XIX: Bonniesongs @bonniesongs Michael Beach: Big Black Plume @michaelbeach___ Alexandra Spence: Your Whistle Tells Of Landscape @alxandraspence Farewell Tour @joeandchanelle Puscha x Aarti Jadu @puscha_music_film @lllllllllllalllllllllll Niran Dasika: Life Forms @nirantrumpet Way Dynamic @way_dynamic Malaika Mfalme @malaikangelking AnSo @an.so.ie Hand to Earth: Ŋurru Wäŋa @handtoearthmusic Luminescence: Gesualdo Tenebrae @luminescencesingers On Diamond @ondiamond Eliana Glass @ladyliana Dylan Atlantis @itsdylanatlantis Jon Rose x Erik Griswold: Unnamed Road @erikgriswold6371 📸 @gxbriellemxry , @bronte_godden , @billyzammit , @byravyna , @rubyboland , and @jordankmunns .

Season XX continues with composer, songwriter and producer Carla dal Forno. Enter the ballot for your chance to attend. Carla dal Forno with an opening set from @moopiedaily FRI 08 MAY Dream pop | Downtempo @cd___player 🤞 Ballot closes TUE 28 APR.

Looking back at the faces that made Season XIX. 📸 @gxbriellemxry , @bronte_godden , @billyzammit , @byravyna , @rubyboland , and @jordankmunns .