South Australia’s biggest celebration of live, local music, Good Music Month, kicks off this week, with more than 300 events lighting up venues, streets, and spaces across the state throughout November.
Presented by MusicSA, Good Music Month connects and amplifies the state’s vibrant music scene, from the Adelaide CBD to the Far North, Fleurieu, West Coast, and South East, under one inclusive, open-access program.
This year’s program brings together an extraordinary lineup of artists, events, and experiences spanning every genre, venue size, and region. From global icons like Metallica and Tim Minchin to some of South Australia’s finest homegrown talent including Trent Worley, LENI, and Rhino Room’s and MusicSA’s FREE Good Music Month Closing Party, Good Music Month is a month-long celebration of live music in all its forms.
Across the month, headline performances include Australia’s Grammy Award winning electronic three-piece trio RÜFÜS DU SOL, and Grinspoon, who are celebrating their three decades of music, along with The Dead South, Winston Surfshirt, Diljit Dosanjh, Cry Club, Cloning, Liz Stringer, Slim Krusty, and so much more.
Alongside major national and international acts, Good Music Month is a proud launching pad for Adelaide’s homegrown talent, as South Australian artists come the forefront with local performers taking to the stage across the state, including 18 years old Zara Chantelle at the Ed Castle across four nights, Low Stakes at Northern Sound System, alongside the Nexus Arts Interplay Series, showcasing the next wave of South Australian artists including Nahlla, LENI, and Katie Aspel.
For a change of pace join the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) for a weekend of music including major works by Mozart Beethove, and Schubert, plus ASO is also presenting their live score to Back to the Future; experience 90’s cult film on a giant screen, accompanied by the full ASO performing Alan Silvestri’s dazzling musical score.
Chamber Music Adelaide will be presenting their free mini-festival of 45 pop up chamber music concerts and workshops in the Art Gallery of SA, SA Museum, State Library of SA and Migration Museum, while Ukaria will present, Momentum Ensemble with Timo-Veikko Valve, seeing Australian Chamber Orchestra Principal Cello Timo-Veikko ‘Tipi’ Valve, direct the Australian Youth Orchestra’s Momentum Ensemble in a lush program for cello and strings
The festival will wrap in style with the inaugural HYDE & SEEK Street Festival on Saturday 29 November, a massive free closing party presented in collaboration with Rhino Room.
Taking over Hyde Street in the Adelaide CBD, the event will feature three stages and showcase 15 of the state’s best live acts including Empty Threats, Lola, Placement, Swapmeet, Druid Fluids, Molly Rocket, My Chérie, Birds Are Spies, Night Rites, Ella Ion, King of Spain, Badland Caravan, The Closing, Violet Harlot, and Pity Lips, alongside food trucks, bars, and a full day of community celebration.
“Good Music Month is all about celebrating the incredible live music culture we have here in South Australia, from the biggest touring acts to South Australia’s emerging artists and local venues,” said MusicSA CEO, Christine Schloithe.
“This year’s program shows just how alive South Australia’s music scene is, and we can’t wait to see audiences enjoying live music across the state. Now in its third year, Good Music Month continues to strengthen South Australia’s music-loving community, shining a light on the wealth of talent and opportunities that exist across the state, and championing contemporary music in all its forms.”
Full program details and registration info are available at www.goodmusicmonth.com.au