LIVE AT THE BOWL Events in March

Live at the Bowl brings seven worldclass events to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl this month.

Words by Lucas Radbourne

Sonica Music Festival

Sonica Music Festival will feature K-Pop, hip hop, RnB and much more performed by some of the hottest Asian sensations. The lineup includes Gareth.T, Gentle Bones, Henry and Amber Liu, with more to be announced.

Sonica Music Festival is on March 17.

Piknic Électronik #9

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Piknic Électronik has been lighting up the ‘Bowl all summer thanks to brilliant events with Kolsch, Cristoph and Reinier Zonneveld, just to name a few. It returns for a third time this season – its second last dance - with breakout German duo FJAAK and Spanish underground legend Héctor Oaks.

Piknic Électronik #9 x Untitled is on March 19.

Bon Iver

The utterly mesmerising Bon Iver will play on March 4 and 5, showcasing Justin Vernon’s reputation as not only one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, but as a force majeure live. From intimate, confessional indie folk into increasingly expansive and abstract realms, Bon Iver will both soothe and inspire us.

Bon Iver plays on March 4 and 5.

Pasifix

Gaba Musik is back with PASIFIX, a major contemporary all-ages music event celebrating the strength of the Pacific Islands. HP Boyz, Lisi, Creative Nātives, Sorong Samarai, Justin Wellington and more will headline a lineup that spans from Australia to the USA, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand and the Cook Islands.

PASIFIX will combine a powerfully diverse harmony of Polynesian choirs to sweet island reggae, Aotearoa reggae, Ozzie Poly Drill and the tribal sounds of Papua New Guinea and West Papua.

Reminisce House 2023

Live at the Bowl staple Reminisce returns with John Course counting down the top 50 house tracks of all time. The day party will feature sets from highly-celebrated Canadian producer Tiga (playing his first ever classics set) alongside local legends Sneaky Sound System and Late Nite Tuff Guy.

Reminisce is on March 25.

King Stingray

Lorde

With over 14 billion streams worldwide, pop legend Lorde will play huge Friday and Saturday night shows alongside US indie trio MUNA. Both acts are touring critically-acclaimed third albums and to make it extra special, it’s Lorde’s first return to Australia in six years.

Lorde plays on March 10 and 11.

PASIFIX is on March 18.

In 2022, King Stingray took out the ARIA Breakthrough Artist Award and finished things up by playing to over 18,000 people at Falls Festival, one of Live at the Bowl’s first events. They’re kicking 2023 off with a bang, returning for a huge all-ages gig with support from fellow future superstars Gretta Ray and George Alice.

King Stingray play on March 31.