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27 May – 8 Jun

RISING: Melbourne

  • Festival
  • Theatre

RISING, Melbourne’s premiere winter festival of new art, music and performance, returns to showcase the city in all its moon-lit glory.

Over 12 nights, RISING turns up the volume on the music and movement that shapes Melbourne. Featuring Lil' Kim, Kae Tempest, Daniel Avery, Florentina Holzinger and plenty more.

Log off and let loose.

Hours

Date Times
Wed 27 May
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Thu 28 May
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Fri 29 May
  • 10am - 4am 10:00am - 4:00am
Sat 30 May
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Sun 31 May
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Mon 1 Jun
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Tue 2 Jun
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Wed 3 Jun
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Thu 4 Jun
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Fri 5 Jun
  • 10am - 4am 10:00am - 4:00am
Sat 6 Jun
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Sun 7 Jun
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm
Mon 8 Jun
  • 10am - 10pm 10:00am - 10:00pm

Location

Melbourne
Victoria 3000

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From free to $140

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9662 4242
  • email address: hello@rising.melbourne
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Part of RISING

RISING: Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends
5 Jun

RISING: Saul Williams Meets Carlos Niño & Friends

Saul Williams and Carlos Niño perform their mountain-born live album of spiritual jazz-poetry.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: TR/ST
4 Jun

RISING: TR/ST

TR/ST bring floor-filling, electro-goth from Toronto on their first trip to Australia.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: Wednesday
31 May – 1 Jun

RISING: Wednesday

Wednesday bring their slacker poetics, gnarly riffs and an Asheville twang.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: Saint Levant
4 Jun

RISING: Saint Levant

Fluid, futuristic Arabic sounds from pop’s rising star.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: Day Tripper
6 Jun

RISING: Day Tripper

The festival-within-a-festival returns.

  • Music
  • Dance
RISING: The Land of 1000 Dances
27 May – 8 Jun

RISING: The Land of 1000 Dances

Experience RISING’s very own dance academy in the historic Flinders Street Ballroom.

  • Dance
  • Entertainment
RISING: Love Lock and Forever & Ever
3 – 6 Jun

RISING: Love Lock and Forever & Ever

Lock into two mesmerising works from Sydney Dance Company.

  • Dance
  • Entertainment
RISING: Voiceless Mass
30 May

RISING: Voiceless Mass

A Pulitzer Prize-winning composition in St Paul’s reckons with history, power and silenced voices.

  • Free
  • Music
RISING: God Save The Queens
6 Jun

RISING: God Save The Queens

A free, all-ages block party amplifying Pasifika culture heads to Fed Square as part of RISING.

  • Free
  • Dance
RISING: Daniel Avery
6 Jun

RISING: Daniel Avery

UK producer Daniel Avery is an auteur of otherworldly club bangers.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: Dry Cleaning
30 May

RISING: Dry Cleaning

London art-rockers Dry Cleaning arrive with their sardonic wit, surreal imagery and Secret Love.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: Cate Le Bon
3 Jun

RISING: Cate Le Bon

Welsh songwriter Cate Le Bon is here with her surrealist pop mastery.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: Defend The Throne – The Royal Family Dance Crew
7 Jun

RISING: Defend The Throne – The Royal Family Dance Crew

Polyswagg dance royalty showcase their most iconic moves at RISING.

  • Dance
  • Entertainment
RISING: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
5 Jun

RISING: Seun Kuti & Egypt 80

Sean Kuti and Egypt 80 arrive with pioneering afrobeat and live-affirming energy.

  • Music
  • Entertainment
RISING: We Come To Collect – A Flirtation, With Capitalism
27 May – 7 Jun

RISING: We Come To Collect – A Flirtation, With Capitalism

Off-Broadway comedy-theatre that drags us into the darkness with a wink and a snarl.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre
RISING: Flower Power
27 May – 8 Jun

RISING: Flower Power

Flower Power shares First Peoples’ knowledges, ecologies and ongoing resistance.

  • Free
  • Art
RISING: The Vinyl Factory – Reverb
22 May – 31 Aug

RISING: The Vinyl Factory – Reverb

World-leading artists take us on a journey into sound through vinyl culture.

  • Film
  • Music

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Melbourne's essential night-time events

From hidden laneway markets to epic pop-ups, Melbourne gets lit once the lights go out.

  • Comedy
  • Theatre
Regent Theatre

Regent Theatre

This landmark theatre is one of Melbourne’s premier live performance venues.

  • Heritage listed
  • Theatre
The best pop-up and outdoor cinemas in Melbourne

The best pop-up and outdoor cinemas in Melbourne

Find the best outdoor cinema, pop-up theatres and free movies.

  • Free
  • Family and kids

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Melbourne CBD Holi Festival of Colours
14 – 15 Mar

Melbourne CBD Holi Festival of Colours

Be covered in vibrant colours and dance to music at the Treasury Garden's Holi.

  • Free
  • Festival
South Asian Festival
26 Apr

South Asian Festival

Experience South Asian culture with street food, music and dance, stalls, fireworks and more.

  • Free
  • Festival
Arena Afterdark: Roleplay Rave
14 Mar

Arena Afterdark: Roleplay Rave

Celebrate con week with your favourite roleplaying games.

  • Music
  • Dance
Guide to Diwali in Melbourne

Guide to Diwali in Melbourne

Find where to celebrate Diwali in Melbourne at these blockbuster festivals and events.

  • Festival
  • Dance
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