4 JAN
Chela
Experience a fast-rising homegrown star in her element.
Sydney Festival is coming back to ACO On The Pier in 2025! With an expansive program of contemporary and classical artists, every chord is covered.
Fall for Australia's new synth-pop queen Chela, catch Murrawarri-Filipino rapper DOBBY deliver his radical debut album, experience world-class jazz with freewheeling Frenchmen NoSax NoClar, or catch four of Australia's most celebrated classical artists with Lotte Betts-Dean, Omega Ensemble, Bach Akademie Australia and, of course, the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Plus lots more!
The 2025 program at ACO On The Pier is packed with a diverse mix of events – from soulful singer-songwriters and jazz pioneers, to intimate concerts with ACO musicians celebrating the legacy of JS Bach and Haydn.
You can see the full program that is coming to our venue below.
4 JAN
Radical Son: Bilambiyal
Kamilaroi and Tongan artist Radical Son launches his acclaimed new album with a powerful live performance.
5 JAN
Perry Keyes: Black and White Town
The voice of inner-Sydney’s south returns to the stage with a live cinematic presentation of his sixth LP.
9 & 11 JAN
Bach: Birth and Destiny
Illuminating the power of Bach’s music for a contemporary world.
10 & 12 JAN
GANNA with Tal Arditi
GANNA draws you in close, fusing the folk music of her Ukrainian homeland with contemporary jazz.
11 JAN
Starfish Club: Special Edition feat. Dannielle De Andrea
Vocalist Dannielle De Andrea (aka Gaha) joins local legends the Starfish Club for a night of jazz grooves.
16 & 19 JAN
Mary Ancheta Quartet
Wildly original jazz, electro-funk and R&B from Vancouver’s acclaimed Mary Ancheta Quartet.
17 JAN
Parvyn
Flow-state pop, eclectic jazz and classical Indian raga from ARIA-nominated Punjabi-Australian star Parvyn.
18 JAN
Dark with Excessive Bright
An explosion of juxtapositions and genre-defying new music, from one of Australia's most forward-thinking chamber music ensembles.
18 JAN
Setwun & The Soulstranauts Play Roy Ayers
Sydney’s Setwun & The Soulstranauts pay homage to Roy Ayers, a prophet of funk, soul and jazz.
19 JAN
NoSax NoClar
Saxophonist and clarinettist Bastien Weeger and beatboxer and bass clarinettist Julien Stella are shaking up jazz with their virtuosic performances
23 JAN
ACO Up Close: Legacies
Four musicians from the ACO celebrate the music of Baroque and Classical masters alongside legends of the 20th and 21st-centuries whose legacies have influenced music in very different ways.
23 JAN
Allysha Joy Plays Roberta Flack
Melbourne singer-songwriter Allysha Joy re-envisions the songbook of Roberta Flack and plays fresh material from her exquisite new album, The Making of Silk.
24 JAN
Hak Baker
“G-folk” trailblazer brings his exhilarating songs and swagger to Sydney Festival.
24 JAN
Ishmael Ensemble
Genre-warping Bristol collective Ishmael Ensemble summon a unique sonic world of electronica and jazz.
25 JAN
DOBBY: WARRANGU; River Story
Experience the immersive storytelling and explosive style of rapper, drummer, classical pianist and composer DOBBY.
25 JAN
Starfish Club: Special Edition feat. Ruby Jackson
Sydney’s best-kept music secret, the Starfish Club, performs with rising R&B/jazz star Ruby Jackson.
