Arlo Parks
20 July 2023
In the Concert Hall
Contemporary Music
Acclaimed singer-songwriter, Mercury Music Prize winner and reluctant voice of a generation, Arlo Parks returns to Australia with her indelibly dreamy and sensual soul – and a hotly anticipated new album.
| Date | Time |
| Thursday 20 July | 8:00pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Premium | $109 |
| A Reserve | $99 |
| B Reserve | $89 |
| C Reserve | $79 |
*please note there is a strict ticket limit of 6 per person
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
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Run time
The duration of this event is 90 minutes.
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
All ages. Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
Content
Performance may contain the use of strobe lighting, smoke machines and may be filmed.
The GuardianA performance of dazzling intimacy.
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The songwriter and poet of bedroom pop makes her Sydney Opera House debut
One of the world’s hottest young music acts, 22-year-old British singer-songwriter Arlo Parks captured the hearts of audiences and critics with her deeply personal, empathic brand of soulful bedroom pop, winning major music prizes, topping charts and garnering some high profile fans – from Billie Eilish to Elton John – along the way. After a handful of sold-out performances across the country last year, Parks is returning to make her highly anticipated debut in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
Born in London to Nigerian, French, and Chadian heritage, Anaïs Marinho launched her career as Arlo Parks with the 2018 hit “Cola”, and her sound – a breezy fusion of ’90s-influenced hip-hop and introspective lyricism covering mental health, angst and queerness – would soon see her heralded as the pop poet of Gen Z. Led by the unofficial pandemic anthem “Black Dog” and her uplifting signature song “Hope”, Parks’ 2021 album Collapsed in Sunbeams became a zeigeist smash, winning the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, collecting a BRIT award for Breakthrough Artist, and earning two Grammy nominations. “I’ve fallen in love,” declared Elton John, while Billie Eilish – who called Parks one of her favourite artists – invited her on tour, as did Harry Styles, Lorde and Clairo.
Parks is set to return with her long-awaited new album My Soft Machine, a punchier, more synth-driven and – according to the singer – My Bloody Valentine-influenced follow-up that also features a collaboration with Phoebe Bridgers.
Don’t miss this one-off performance from one of music’s most acclaimed new stars.
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Venue information
Our foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
All Sydney Opera House foyers are pram accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators). Pram parking will be available outside the theatres in the Western Foyer.
Getting here
The Sydney Opera House Car Park, operated by Wilson Parking, is open and available to use. Wilson Parking offer discounted parking if you book ahead. Please see the Wilson Parking website for details.
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The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We have a number of safety measures in place including regular cleaning of high-touch areas, air conditioning systems that maximise ventilation, and hand sanitiser stations positioned in all paths of travel. While face masks are no longer required, we ask all our patrons and visitors to practise good hygiene.
The Sydney Opera House no longer requires patrons to show that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Frequently asked questions
Ticket purchases and collection at our Box Office is discouraged and eTicket or postal delivery methods should be used, wherever possible. However, if you are collecting your tickets from the Box Office, we recommend doing this at least 60 minutes before the event starts. If you have already received your tickets, the venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Please take your seats as soon as you arrive.
If you are late, we will seat you as soon as we can and, where possible, in your allocated seat. However, to reduce movement in the venue as well as minimise disruption to the performance and other patrons, ticketholders may be seated in an allocated latecomer’s seat. Please be aware that some events have lock-out periods. In these cases, latecomers will be admitted at a suitable break in the performance. On occasions, this may not be until the interval, or at all where there is no interval.
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The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
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Please contact Box Office on +61 2 9250 7777 as soon as possible to advise if you can no longer attend.
Foyers will be open 90 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and two hours pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. Refreshments will be available for purchase from our theatre bars.
The venue doors will be open 45 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 30 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances.
Please bring a credit or debit card for any on site purchases to enable contactless payment. You’re welcome to bring your own water bottle but no other food and drinks are permitted inside our venues.
The health, safety and wellbeing of everyone at the Sydney Opera House is our top priority. In line with this commitment, the Opera House became a smoke-free site in January 2022. Read our Smoke-free Environment Policy.
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