Australian Art Orchestra: Sonic City
8 July

Sonic City is a one-day 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.
11:00am – AAO Listening Room with Sose Fuamoli: Karappo OKESTURA VOL.III (online) – FREE
1:00pm – Vahideh Eisaei & Ying Yang (Blender Studios) – FREE ENTRY
3:00pm – Barney McAll (Melbourne City Library Gallery) – FREE ENTRY
5:30pm – Margie Lou Dyer Quartet (The Couch, Bourke Street) – FREE TICKETED ENTRY
7:30pm – Smoke Between Mountains (Immigration Museum, Long Room) – TICKETED ENTRY
9:30 til late – DJ Sets at Robot Bar
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