A City-wide Journey of Creative Music

WEDNESday 8 JULY

Sonic City returns on 8 July 2026 with an expanded city-wide program celebrating contemporary creative music across Melbourne’s CBD. Spanning a series of performances and live experiences, the event invites audiences to explore the city through sound, movement and shared encounter.

Sonic City transforms Melbourne into a connected musical landscape, with audiences encouraged to wander between venues, discovering performances in diverse spaces throughout the day and into the night. Each venue offers its own atmosphere and perspective, creating a journey that is as much about experiencing the city itself as it is about the music.

Bringing together leading local and international artists, Sonic City foregrounds experimentation, collaboration and boundary-pushing performance, offering audiences the chance to experience creative music in dynamic and evolving contexts.

Program

11am: AAO Listening Room with Sose Fuamoli: Karappo OKESTURA VOL.III (online, free)

1pm: Vahideh Eisaei & Ying Yang at Blender Studios (free entry)

3pm: Barney McAll at Melbourne City Library Gallery (free entry)

5.30pm: Margie Lou Dyer Quartet at The Couch (free ticketed entry)

7.30pm: Australian Art Orchestra at Immigration Museum, Smoke Between Mountains PREMIERE (ticketed)

9.30pm: DJ sets at Robot Bar (free entry)

Sonic City is supported by City of Melbourne