The four members of the band Hiatus Kaiyote stand side by side in dark clothing. They are standing amongst blue streamer like curtains that partially cover them.

Hiatus Kaiyote 15 Year Anniversary

  • Contemporary Music
  • Concert Hall
  • Seating map

Future soul wizards celebrate a musical milestone

Three years after their astonishing orchestral performance in the Concert Hall for Vivid LIVE, genre-bending future soul visionaries Hiatus Kaiyote return to celebrate their 15th anniversary with an electrifying night of funk, jazz, hip-hop, rock and progressive R&B as only they know how.

Led by singer-guitarist Naomi “Nai Palm” Saalfield, the Melbourne funkateers – featuring bassist Paul Bender, keyboardist Simon Mavin and drummer Perrin Moss – exploded internationally with their 2012 debut Tawk Tomahawk, which drew praise from the likes of Prince, Erykah Badu and Questlove. They landed their first of three Grammy nominations for their Q-Tip collaboration Nakamarra, received their second for their polyrhythmic record Choose Your Weapon (2015), and had their music sampled by no less than Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé and Drake (with whom Nai Palm also collaborated on 2018’s monster hit Scorpion).

The band’s kaleidoscopic 2021 album Mood Valiant sent them into the national top five and earned them another Grammy nod, while their latest, 2024’s Love Heart Cheat Code, landed them an ARIA nomination for Best Group.

Wizards of the shapeshifting live show, Hiatus Kaiyote have built a formidable reputation for their spectacular stage performances – a high-wire mix of musical mastery and thrilling, edge-of-your-seat chaos.

Presented by Sydney Opera House

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[An] exquiste fever dream.

The Age

Hiatus Kaiyote’s music stretches and bends every parameter; dancers trying to stay with its pulse risk dislocated joints.

The New York Times

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. 

All Sydney Opera House foyers are 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).

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