Dermot Kennedy
6 - 8 December 2023
On the Forecourt
Contemporary Music
After a sold out run of dates, Secret Sounds announces Irish singer, songwriter Dermot Kennedy returns to Australia this year with a very special show at Sydney Opera House Forecourt.
Early entry gates open: 5:45pm
Gates open: 6:00pm
Middle Kids/Vallis Alps: 7:00pm
Dermot Kennedy: 8:00pm
*Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
| Date | Time | |
| Wednesday 6 December | gates open 6:00pm | |
| Thursday 7 December | gates open 6:00pm | |
| Friday 8 December |
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| Ticket | Price |
| Unreserved Standing | $99.90 |
| Early Entry VIP Package*(strictly limited availability) | $219.90 |
| Ultimate VIP Package^(strictly limited availability) | $399.90 |
* Early Entry VIP Package Includes:
· One general admission standing ticket
· VIP laminate and lanyard
· Exclusive VIP gift item
· Pre-show tour merchandise shopping opportunity
· Early entry to the venue
· Designated check-in and on-site VIP event staff
*Early Entry will be after the Ultimate VIP package patrons but prior to the General Public
^ Ultimate VIP Package Includes:
· One general admission standing ticket with priority access to the floor
· Pre-show Acoustic Performance + Q&A with Dermot Kennedy
· Meet and Greet with Dermot Kennedy. Individual photo opportunity with Dermot Kennedy
· Ultimate VIP laminate and lanyard
· Exclusive VIP gift item
· Pre-show tour merchandise shopping opportunity
· Early entry to the venue
· Designated check-in and on-site VIP event staff
Secret Sounds VIP Package Terms and Conditions:
- Please note that the contact details provided at the point of purchase (email, mobile, mailing address) are the details used to communicate all VIP information.
- A TEXT with a link to VIP instructions OR an EMAIL, will be sent 3-5 business days before the event with timings and additional information. Please contact vip@secretsounds.com
- if this is not received. We also send reminder texts the day of the show detailing the time and location of check in.
- VIP purchasers may need to arrive 1-2 hours before doors open to ensure delivery of all benefits.
- Original purchasers name must be known in order to check-in and receive your benefits.
- VIP inclusions (e.g. laminate, drink voucher or merchandise item) will be redeemed and collected on the night of the show (unless otherwise advised).
- Given the dynamic nature of live events, we may need to make changes to parts of your VIP Package including seating arrangements, start times, merchandise, food and beverage service arrangements and other things. Where we do this, we will ensure that you will be provided with alternatives that overall have an equivalent value as your package.
- If applicable, Early Entry refers to first access onto the floor, there is no sectioned off area (unless otherwise stated).
- If applicable, collectible laminate is commemorative only and does not gain or authorise access into the venue or backstage areas.
- Choose carefully as we will not provide refunds for a change of mind or because you can’t make the event. Refunds will only be paid where required by applicable law, including the Australian Consumer Law.
- For any questions regarding your concert ticket, please reach out to the point of purchase.
- Any enquiries about your Experience, drop us an email at: vip@secretsounds.com
$8.95 booking fee applies per transaction
Prices correct at the time of publication and subject to change without notice. Exact prices will be displayed with seat selection.
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The only authorised ticket agency for this event is Sydney Opera House and Ticketmaster. For more information about Authorised Agencies, see the frequently asked questions below.
Insiders pre-sale
9am, Wednesday 2 August – 8am, Friday 4 August
What’s On e-newsletter pre-sale
9am, Wednesday 2 August – 8am, Friday 4 August
Secret Sounds pre-sale
9am, Thursday 3 August - 8am, Friday 4 August
General Public tickets on-sale
9am, Friday 4 August
Run time
Early entry gates open: 5:45pm
Gates open: 6:00pm
Middle Kids/Vallis Alps: 7:00pm
Dermot Kennedy: 8:00pm
Event duration is a guide only and may be subject to change.
Age
This is a Licensed All Ages event.
This performance may contain the use of strobe lighting and smoke machines.
This performance maybe filmed.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
DERMOT KENNEDY The Sonder Tour
After a sold out run of dates last year, Secret Sounds is excited to announce that Irish singer and songwriter Dermot Kennedy is set to return to Australia this year. With latest album Sonder in tow, Dermot’s The Sonder Tour will grace stages in Melbourne and Brisbane along with a very special show at Sydney Opera House Forecourt.
Dermot spent three years working on his latest release Sonder, writing the 13 songs on the album while he was riding the success his debut album Without Fear, which has since sold over 1.5 million copies worldwide. Sonder has songs full of brilliant one-liners, lyrics that make you think, vocals that soar and stories of love and life that hit you deep in the gut.
Presented by Secret Sounds
Other information
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.
Please check the Transport NSW website for the latest advice and information on travel. You can catch public transport (bus, train, ferry) to Circular Quay and enjoy a six minute walk to the Opera House.
Covid-safe information
The health and wellbeing of everyone attending the Opera House is our top priority. We’re committed to making your experience safe, comfortable and enjoyable, with a number of 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. We remind our audiences and visitors to please stay home if you feel unwell. If you need to discuss your ticketing or booking options, contact our Box Office team on 02 9250 7777.
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.
Details of our right to refuse admission can be found in our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Events.
In accordance with our venue security procedures, Opera House security will be scanning and checking bags under the Monumental Stairs, prior to entering the building. Bags will be scanned by an x-ray machine, and staff will wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when handling your belongings, such as gloves. Cloaking facilities will be open 60 minutes pre-show for Concert Hall and Joan Sutherland Theatre performances, and 60 minutes pre-show for Western Foyer venue performances. However it is strongly encouraged that you travel lightly to minimise contact and queuing. Any bags larger than an A4 piece of paper will need to be checked into the Cloak Room.
The authorised agency for this event is the Sydney Opera House.
Only tickets purchased by authorised agencies should be considered reliable. If you purchase tickets from a non-authorised agency such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or any other unauthorised seller, you risk that these tickets are fake, void or have previously been cancelled. Resale restriction applies. For more details, please refer to our General Terms and Conditions for Tickets and Attendance at Events.
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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