One of the most rousing Australian bands of the moment, Melbourne indie-punk trio, Camp Cope will return to the Sydney Opera House in July for an exclusive Sydney performance in the grand Concert Hall, set to be one of their final shows for 2018. Ticket sales open Friday.
Their Concert Hall debut will celebrate a triumphant year with fans, who last saw the empowering band play the Sydney Opera House during two blistering sold-out shows in the intimate Drama Theatre as part of Vivid LIVE 2017.
Formed in a Melbourne backyard over home-job tattoos in 2015, the burgeoning trio are now a magnetic force in the Australian music industry. From the fervent yet vulnerable vocals of Georgia McDonald, to the integral parts of bassist Kelly-Dawn Hellmrich and drummer Sarah Thompson, Camp Cope has captured the zeitgeist of 2018 through their authentic and fearless music.
In the twelve months since, they’ve released their highly-anticipated sophomore album How To Socialise & Make Friends – praised by Pitchfork as “humming with rage and retribution, executed with biting specificity and vast emotional range” – headlined Melbourne’s Weekender Fest and The Forum (both 2017), toured the US for the first time playing 13 states with Brooklyn band Worriers, and last month performed a sold-out Australian tour.
Tickets sales for Camp Cope open on Friday 13th April, 9am.
This performance is part of the year-round Sydney Opera House Contemporary Music program, which this year includes Belle & Sebastian in the Concert Hall in May. Past highlights have included The National, Lorde, and Paul Kelly on the Forecourt; Feist; Paul Weller; Robert Plant; Moses Sumney; Kamasi Washington; Grizzly Bear; Ben Folds; and Youssou Ndour. From 25 May – 16 June, Vivid LIVE celebrates its 10th anniversary as the Opera House’s annual centrepiece contemporary music festival. In 2018, Vivid LIVE will present Solange, Ice Cube, Mazzy Star, Cat Power, Dreams, H.E.R., Iron & Wine, Neil Finn and Metamathemagical: Lighting the Sails curated by Jonathan Zawada.