
WINTER SESSIONS AT THE BRIGHTSIDE: TIRED LION
with Melaleuca, Blussh, King George and Life Admin
Sunday 5 September
THE BRIGHTSIDE
After a challenging past 12 months for the live music industry, Winter Sessions is all about celebrating our city’s amazing live music scene. Taking place in Brissie’s most iconic venues, from the CBD to the suburbs, the Winter Sessions program features a stellar lineup of established and emerging artists, across a wide range of music genres.
The inaugural year of this festival includes more than 30 free and ticketed events, with over 100 artists performing in 16 venues. This music festival delivers 6 days and nights of programming, including performances with your favourite Brisbane music legends, as well as an epic street party, and culminates in the ultimate Ekka Holiday celebration. Brisbane Winter Sessions will kick off on Thursday 5th August and end on Wednesday 11th August 2021.
with Melaleuca, Blussh, King George and Life Admin
Sunday 5 September
THE BRIGHTSIDE
Thursday 9 September
RIC'S BAR
with Ferny Fairway plus Cherry Tone DJ Event
Friday 10 September
RIC'S BAR
with The Stress of Leisure and Jerm
Friday 10 September
THE ZOO
With Unfiltered Uphoria plus Cherry Tone DJ Event
Saturday 11 September
RICS BAR
with Pink Matter, Flamingo Blonde, Lucky Idiot, Straight Girls and Staples
Saturday 11 September
THE BRIGHTSIDE
*Secret Act*, Concrete Surfers, Clea, Lucy Francesca Dron, Future Haunts Olivia's World, Minor Premiers, Pipin, Fraser Bell, GRMLN, and Citypiss
Sunday 12 September
THE BRIGHTSIDE and O'SKULLIGANS
Sunday 12 September
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET?
Refedex, The Cassowarys and Eloelo.
Thursday 16 September
THE BEARDED LADY
Ritchie Yorke All-Stars: Ian Haug, Tyrone Noonan, Nik Phillips, Sahara Beck, Rohin Jones, Jamie-Lee Dimes, Bud Rokesky & special guests.
Thursday 16 September
LA LA LAND
featuring Troy Brady (JUNGAJI), Rochelle Pitt, Toni Janke, Mr Linus Monsour and Getano J Bann
Sunday 19 September
WOOLLY MAMMOTH
with Felivand, Hallie and Sofia Isella
Saturday 25 September
FELONS BARRELL HALL
Great Sage, Square, Platonic Sex, Mozza, Pelican Moon, Radium Dolls, First Beige DJs, Ya Girl Party B.
Friday 24 September
GREASER BAR
Velociraptor, Total Pace Oscar Borschmann, Slow Rip, Tejavu, Girl and Girl, Eratas, Rattus, Samm, Ya Girl Party B, Arifugguinslum VS Hivemind, First Beige DJS.
Saturday 25 September
GREASER BAR
TomTom, Hey Danger, Sectional
Friday 1 October
GREASER
Crush30, Romindahouse, Scalymoth,
Saturday 2nd October
THE FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL
Pablum, Monsters up North, PhD!, Flora, Kaito Maloo
Saturday 2 October
GREASER
Walken, Gri Richard, Liquid Lollipop, Foul Face, Sailing In Space
Sunday 3 October
GREASER
with Full Flower Moon Band, Future Haunts and Radium Dolls
Friday 22 October
FELONS BARRELL HALL
Friday 22 October
THE TIVOLI
with Phil Smart, Boxcar, Mark Dynamix & Darren Briais
Friday 12 November
THE PRINCE CONSORT HOTEL
with Headlice and Olivias World
Saturday 11 DECEMBER
THE ZOO
with Milan Ring and First Biege DJs
Friday 21 January
THE TIVOLI
THE FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL
C.W. Stoneking, All Our Exes Live In Texas, Fanny Lumsden, Wagons, Ruby Gilbert and Camping
Friday 4 Feburary
THE FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL
B.B.T.K, Cheap Date, IVEY, Jesa & Marloe, Zoe Maras, Leanne De Souza, Damien Johnson, Andrea Kirwin and Ali Tomoana
Sunday 22 April
THE ZOO
with Dopamine, Girl and Girl, Slowrip.
FELONS BARRELL HALL
THE TRIFFID
THE TRIFFID
with Airwolf, Taleena, Zolly, Paluma, Kessin
The Prince Consort Hotel
FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL
With First Beige DJ’S, Curtis Scibilia, Hivemind, Dream Coast
LA LA LAND
Pictured: Adam Barton, Brooklyn Standard & Suzie Wongs; Pixie Weyand, The Zoo; Mark Gibbons, The Fortitude Music Hall & The Triffid; Chris Langenberg, Sweater Curse & Social State; Jamie Simmonds, The Bearded Lady; CR Adam Allan; Jason Hirst, The Prince Consort; Jon Collins, The Fortitude Music Hall & The Triffid
Pictured: Eloise Goldsmith, Eloeo; Ben Solomon, Ban Solo; Adam Barton, Brooklyn Standard & Suzie Wongs; Pixie Weyand, The Zoo; Mark Gibbons, The Fortitude Music Hall & The Triffid; James Bartlett, Flamingo Blonde; Chris Langenberg, Sweater Curse & Social State; Clea; Life on Earth; Kris Stewart CEO, QMusic; Jamie Simmonds, The Bearded Lady; CR Adam Allan; Jason Hirst, The Prince Consort; Jon Collins, The Fortitude Music Hall & The Triffid; Tyrone Noonan, George & Winter Sessions Ambassador.
All tickets are sold through the venues hosting the events. To purchase a ticket, click through from the event link above and follow the instructions to purchase a ticket. If the link is not yet available, please visit the venue’s Facebook page for updates.
There are 16 official venues for Winter Sessions 2021. The full list of venues are Brooklyn Standard, Can You Keep A Secret?, Felons Barrell Hall, Greaser, La La Land, Lefty's, O'Skulligans, Ric's Cafe Bar, Suzie Wongs, The Bearded Lady, The Brightside, The Fortitude Music Hall, The Tivoli, The Triffid, The Zoo, and Woolly Mammoth.
Each venue has programmed a jam-packed lineup of events. To find out showtimes, venue locations, ticketing information and final lineup details, click through to the individual event using the above links. Keep in mind Winter Sessions runs over six days between Thu 4th and Wednesday 11th August, some venues have programmed events across multiple days.
Winter Sessions 2021 is working to enliven and celebrate the live music venues in Fortitude Valley, while also providing a safe space for audiences. Each venue has a COVID Safe Plan, which you can view from individual event websites before purchasing tickets.
For refund or COVID info, ticket holders are recommended to review the venue's terms and conditions on their ticketing pages or website.
All artist and program lineup has been directly organised with the venues. The official venues have confirmed their lineup, but best to contact the venue directly for more information.
The official Winter Sessions Venues venues took part in an EOI process earlier in the year and have been selected as part of a process by a QMusic appointed selection committee.
Winter Sessions is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council and Triple J, and is presented by QMusic and iMMERSE Events. For the 2021 event, we also welcome Ambassador Tyrone Noonan (ex George).
We’re sorry to hear that your chosen event has been postponed due to COVID-19, but the good news is that once restrictions are lifted, the iconic venues that are a part of Brisbane Winter Sessions 2021 will notify all ticket holders of new dates. We recommend contacting venues directly through their website or social channels for the most up to date information about any rescheduled shows.
The competition winner will receive a ticket to attend any ticketed events as part of the Winter Session program from Thursday 5th August to Wednesday 11th August inclusive.
The competition winner is invited to attend all free events, but please note that admittance is based on capacity, so we recommend arriving early.
This competition prize is only available for the named prize winner and three friends of your choice, whose names must be provided to the Event Organiser upon receiving the prize.
This prize and all tickets are non-transferrable.
Please note that all events included in the Winter Sessions program are subject to changes particularly related to COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns as mandated by the Queensland Government.
This ticket does not cover admission to any shows that are postponed due to COVID-19.
This competition is in no way affiliated with Facebook or Instagram.
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