Volvo presents SYNTHONY No.5 in Melbourne!

SHAPESHIFTER (DJ set)
DISCOVERY (Daft Punk Tribute)
DICK JOHNSON

These powerhouse acts will join Australian Pops Orchestra, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams, for a breathtaking fusion of electronic dance music and live orchestra.

VOLVO PRESENTS SYNTHONY No.5
Saturday 19 July
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne

This brand new SYNTHONY No.5 set list reimagines tracks from Tiësto, Avicii, Eric Prydz, Calvin Harris, Bob Sinclar, Swedish House Mafia & MORE.

All brought to life guest vocalists, instrumentalists, DJs and immersive visuals.

Volvo presents SYNTHONY No.5 in Melbourne!

SHAPESHIFTER (DJ set)
DISCOVERY (Daft Punk Tribute)
DICK JOHNSON

These powerhouse acts will join Australian Pops Orchestra, conducted by Sarah-Grace Williams, for a breathtaking fusion of electronic dance music and live orchestra.

VOLVO PRESENTS SYNTHONY No.5
Saturday 19 July
Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne

This brand new SYNTHONY No.5 set list reimagines tracks from Tiësto, Avicii, Eric Prydz, Calvin Harris, Bob Sinclar, Swedish House Mafia & MORE.

All brought to life guest vocalists, instrumentalists, DJs and immersive visuals.

Tonight we board a glam rocket to Mars, to find out the truth!

Bowie was perhaps the most enigmatically brilliant rockstar of his generation. Thundering through faithful recreations of era-defining bangers, your rock’n’roll hosts will also peer behind the many masks and characters of The Man Who Fell To Earth, to find the real Bowie.

Created by award-winning actor/singer/writer Karlis Zaid (The Beautiful Losers, Australian Gothic, War Horse, Les Misérables), co-starring chanteuse extraordinaire Aurora Kurth (Rouge, Cheeky Cabaret, Medea) with musical direction and pianoforté by Andrew Patterson (Wicked, & Juliet, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Eurobeat The Musical) and rock guitar wizardry by Marcus Kurban (Chocolate Starfish band, Lazarus, Hamilton, Jersey Boys).

Brace your earholes and hide your seafood—UK rap renegade Dirty Dike is crash-landing in Australia and New Zealand this June and July with his most outrageous escapade yet: The Golden Lobster Tour.

Expect raw bars, surreal stories, and shellfish-related nonsense in this most rambunctious of live show experiences. Dike’s diving headfirst into chaos, claws out, dragging his trademark filth and finesse across every stage like a lobster through lager.
Riding shotgun on the decks is scene stalwart and turntable terrorist Sammy B-Side, dropping bangers and cuts rawer than sashimi in a back-alley bar.

It’s loud, it’s lewd, it’s lobsterlicious. Snap to it—this crustacean invasion won’t hang around, and you don’t want to be the soggy one left on shore.

Presented and supported by Who Knows and in collaboration with SMB Live, get in quick to secure your ticket!!

SUPPORTED BY: CONTEXT, WISE GUY & MR WHIPPY (WHO KNOWS) W/ MOG.Y, ADAM KOOTS & MUST VOLKOFF, SIXPENCE & DIDZ AND MIZHAP. HOSTED BY SHYNIN ARMOUR.

Live performance and open mic!

‘Rappers Delight’ is Melbourne’s premier hip-hop open mic night, on the second Wednesday of every month at Izakaya, 343 Smith street Fitzroy VIC 3065

Wanna know what it feels like? When it happens? First you feel a rumble…

A trucker picks up a pregnant teen on a long stretch of nowhere. A young rodeo rider stumbles into a mysterious ranch. A fugitive comes to a cursed town in search of safety. An affliction known as the RUMBLESKIN is stretching itself across the country.

No one knows how it began, but everyone has a story about it.

RUMBLESKIN is a new queer folk tale exploring transformation in a strange and dangerous land.

‘Life in the Old Dog’ in association with 90’s House Music Lovers Down Under are back with their Winter event, after the huge success of Balearic Beats at Torquay Surf Life Savers Club.

Taking over There There Cocktail Bar & Club Captain, which sits bang in the middle of Geelong.

DJ’s spinning vinyl inside and the party will also take place in the heated covered outdoor venue at Club Captain, so you really will get the best of both worlds.

WHAT TO EXPECT

Some of our ‘Life in the Old Dog’ favorites will be back spinning their choice of anthems and will be supported by two new ‘vinyl only’ DJ’s, who will totally fit with the vibe of There There, which has a 70’s retro feel.

COLOUR OF SOUND PSYCHEDELIC WAREHOUSE PARTY
Psytrance • Visuals • Misfits • Ruckus

After years of deep space hibernation, the time is finally right to bring back one of the most infamous psychedelic brands of the scene, the return of the Colour of Sound is here…

Almost 15 years ago, the very first intergalactic artist to ever grace the Colour of Sound stage was none other than U-Recken — the legendary psytrance voyager from Dacru Records! The strong connection with U-Recken continued after his first set with us, where Colour of Sound collaborated with his Tree of Life Festival Turkey event & journey via Australia and the world…

So for the grand return, on Saturday the 23rd of August, Colour of Sound reunite with U-Recken performing a MASSIVE 4 HOUR EXTENDED SET, diving deep into the hypnotic realms of pure psychedelic trance in the industrial belly of Melbourne’s most iconic venues The Industrique for a wild night of cosmic chaos and laser-fuelled lunacy!

This ain’t no regular hoe-down — it’s a psychedelic stampede inside a fully decked-out warehouse dimension…

Expect our signature Colour of Sound experience with the full shebang:

FULL SCALE PSYCHEDELIC DÉCOR & VISUALS
deeply trippy, tasty, and totally over the top

INTERGALACTIC PSYTRANCE HEADLINER
teleporting straight from the global psyverse

ASTRAL MISFITS & EARTHLINGS ALIKE
a gathering full of weirdos, wanderers, and wild-hearted souls

Deep bush vibes, smack in the industrial heart of the city.

Mark it. Tattoo it. Yell it into the void.

This isn’t just a party. It’s journey from the beginning of Colour of Sound’s story, all the way through to now. It’s a full-blown psychedelic voyage…

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U-RECKEN’S STORY:

As a dedicated psychedelic artist, U-Recken has long captured the true essence of intelligent, psychedelic, soulful psytrance.

His musical journey began with the now-classic debut album Aquatic Serenade (2006), followed by Deeper into Man (2008). After joining Belgium-based Dacru Records in 2011, U-Recken released a string of acclaimed works, including A Light at the End of the World (2013), Flames of Equilibrium, and Nothing is Sacred (2017), along with numerous EPs and singles that continue to resonate on dancefloors worldwide.

In 2026, U-Recken celebrates 20 years of the project, kick-starting a global anniversary tour with a special return to Australia – the same place he first toured back in 2006. Known for closing countless doofs & festivals with unforgettable DJ sets, U-Recken’s deep understanding of dancefloor dynamics has earned him a reputation as a highly skilled and emotionally impactful DJ.

Beyond the stage, Yaniv Ben Ari (U-Recken) is also a visionary entrepreneur and community builder. He co-founded the Tree of Life Festival in the picturesque mountains of Turkey and launched innovative platforms like FeedFreq & BigFreq Academy.

Two decades in, U-Recken is still evolving- and, in many ways, just getting started.

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OUR COLOUR OF SOUND STORY:

If you’re new here, welcome or returning to us, welcome back. Colour of Sound started back in 2010 making appearances at some of the biggest festivals and shows in Australia, quickly the demand grew and Colour of Sound became it’s own thing, running solo parties and the like.

Eventually as the world turned to shit and the apocalypse set in, we went it hiatus until the time is right, and that time is now!

We have worked with the biggest names of the industry including, Infected Mushroom, Ace Ventura, Ritmo, Liquid Soul, John 00 Fleming, Vini Vici, Captain Hook, Animato, Zyce, Berg, Vibe Tribe, Altruism, Headroom, Waio, Mad Maxx, Symbolic, Dicktster, Hypogeo, Nitrodrop, Hedflux and countless more…

Strap in, space cadet and brace yourself to be hurled spacewards as everyone’s favourite psychedelic adventure returns…