RISING
Hours 
| Date | Times |
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| Wed 4 Jun |
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| Thu 5 Jun |
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| Fri 6 Jun |
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| Sat 7 Jun |
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| Sun 8 Jun |
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| Mon 9 Jun |
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| Tue 10 Jun |
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| Wed 11 Jun |
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| Thu 12 Jun |
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| Fri 13 Jun |
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| Sat 14 Jun |
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| Sun 15 Jun |
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Location 
Melbourne
Victoria 3000
Price and bookings
From free to $169
Part of RISING
RISING: Marlon Williams
The Māori singer performs his sublime Māori-language album for the first time in Australia.
RISING: Day Tripper
The festival-within-a-festival returns with a live mixtape of music, performance and art.
RISING: Matha
Connect to Matha, an audio/visual conversation between the Dhungala and Birrarung river systems.
RISING: Swingers — The Art of Mini Golf
The art of mini-golf, for anyone who swings outside the lines.
RISING: Hedwig and The Angry Inch
It’s the Broadway smash that took the ‘rock musical’ on a glam-punk bender.
Forest Swords Live
Forest Swords returns after a decade to bring his deep, industrial psychedelia to RISING.
RISING: Night Trade
Music, art, food and reality-rifting lasers – sample the RISING festival for free.
RISING: Heartbreak Hotel
Check into this comedy out of Aotearoa New Zealand – a weird, fun place to confront your heartbreak.
RISING: Last and First Men
Visionary UK-based Neon Dance present a timely story of global responsibility to human-kind.
RISING: SHOUSE Communitas
Another epic session of Communitas, where everyone’s in the band, including you.
Crafting the Score: In Conversation with Forest Swords
Hear from one of the worlds foremost electronic artists and composer of videogames scores.
RISING: Blockbuster
The Land of the Five Rivers comes alive in Fed Square for a celebration that’s free for all ages.
RISING: intangible #form
Lasers bounce off The Capitol’s ceiling, turning the auditorium into a kinetic light sculpture.
RISING: Beth Gibbons
For one night only, the queen of yearning brings her solo debut, Lives Outgrown.
Only In The City
The best things to do under $20 in Melbourne
The best cocktail deals, cheap eats and low-cost activities in Melbourne.
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Pakka Local Ch7 Featuring Baby Jean
Brace yourself for an epic fusion of Malayalam x Tamil x Telugu x Kannada music.
Sugar and Spice 2: Latin and Asian Fusion Party
Sizzle with salsa, reggaeton and bachata, and vibe to K-Pop and J-Pop beats.
YIRRAMBOI Festival
Hosting 400+ First Nations creatives across 180 performances and activating over 40 venues.
Q-Lit Festival: Opening Gala
A gala of queer words, voices, and stories that are changing the world.