Revel in the Very Best Australian Music at Live N Local!
Delivering the biggest stage for emerging artists, the St Kilda Festival’s Live N Local celebrates a great line-up of music, punctuated with salsa dancing, comedy and cinema nights, a surf lifesaving carnival and more; showcasing the best of the iconic seaside suburb as part of Victoria’s largest annual free music festival, the St Kilda Festival.
Today Republica at the St Kilda Seabaths will host Dan Webb alongside songstress Kylie Auldist, acclaimed vocalist for Australia’s premier funk & soul band The Bamboos. This evening, up and coming head-banging Metal musicians will flock to the All Metal Forum to hear tips and tricks from the experts including how to get a gig; and where to tour in a series of discussions led by the Music Managers Forum.
The Festival’s Indigenous celebration, Yalukit Willam Ngargee, reaches a crescendo tonight with Black Icons, an event paying homage to artists who have shaped Aboriginal identity, reflects on Coloured Stone’s iconic album, Koonibba Rock, joined by special guest singers including Lady Lash, Liz Cavanagh, Richard Frankland, Peter Rotumah and Rory Ellis at the St Kilda Bowls Club, 66 Fitzroy St.
Beyond the music, Live N Local is offering free BoxingFit classes on the beach to kick off each Festival day and on Saturday, bronzed beach volleyballers will turn out for the Victorian Beach Volleyball Open with international, national and state players sweating it out in front of crowds for the glory of the Victorian title.
This week’s St Kilda Festival highlights include:
- Dan Webb and Kylie Auldist, accompanied by a spectacular sunset, play a special intimate show at Republica, St Kilda Seabaths, 18 Jacka Blvd, from 7:00pm on Wednesday, 8 February
- Covering the important topics every musician needs to know, the Music Managers Forum guides up and comers with industry insider tips covering a different topic each night. Today’s session will focus on Metal music from 8:00pm at Alliance Francaise, 51 Grey St.
- Life Saving Victoria’s Summer Surf Slam hits the beach in front of St Kilda Life Saving Club from 5:30-8:30pm on Thursday, 9 February
- A night of passionate rock n roll at The Espy, with Pretty Dulcie, Pony Girl & the Outsiders and The Mercy Kills – 11 The Esplanade from 9pm on Thursday 9 February
- Influenced by bands like Clutch, Kyuss and Corrosion of Conformity, Melbourne four-piece band Moth will play at Felix Bar – 11 Fitzroy St from 9:00pm on Thursday, 9 February
- Begin the day with fun, free boxing workouts on the beach and watch champion boxers spar at the free BoxingFit classes. Starting at 7:00am on Wed, 8 Feb through to Sat, 11 Feb on St Kilda Foreshore near the Pier
- Mildsparrow and the Migrations – Often found around the bars and pubs of Melbourne, these six friends will play their trademark melodic alt-folk, transporting the audience into a lyrical landscape. The Prince Public Bar, 29 Fitzroy Street from 9:00pm on Friday, 10 February.
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