Waxahatchee
2 December 2024
In the Concert Hall
Contemporary Music
Six years after her last show, acclaimed singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield brings her alt-country musical project Waxahatchee back to the Sydney Opera House for her debut solo performance.
| Date | Time |
| Monday 2 December 2024 | 8pm |
| Ticket | Price |
| Premium | $129 |
| A Reserve | $109 |
| B Reserve | $89 |
| C Reserve | $69 |
$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.
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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
Children aged 15 years and under must be accompanied at all times.
The Opera House is committed to the safety and wellbeing of children that visit or engage with us. Read our Child Safety Policy.
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The long-awaited return of an alt-country star
Singer-songwriter Katie Crutchfield has never been hotter. Under her musical moniker Waxahatchee, the Alabama-born indie star released her sixth album Tigers Blood to breathless reviews, with Pitchfork calling the record “a vivid modern classic of folk and Americana.” Now, for the first time in six long years, she’s set to return to the Sydney Opera House for her debut solo performance, bringing her dazzling alt-country sound to the Concert Hall for one show only.
Since her teenage days playing with her twin sister in DIY punk band P.S. Eliot, the golden-voiced Crutchfield has steadily built a dedicated fan base while evolving her sound from lo-fi indie folk to richly textured, country-flavoured Americana. As Waxahatchee, she released the acclaimed albums American Weekend (2012), Cerulean Salt (2013), Ivy Tripp (2015) and Out in the Storm (2017), before breaking through in 2020 with her monumental fifth album Saint Cloud, a heartland rock ’n’ roll masterpiece that yielded the singles ‘Lilacs’ and ‘Fire’. Led by the MJ Lenderman collaboration ‘Right Back To It’, a nod to the classic duets of Emmylou Harris and Gram Parsons, Waxahatchee’s 2024 album Tigers Blood has been hailed as her best yet, praised by Rolling Stone as "the sound of a master storyteller on a hot streak."
This is Crutchfield’s solo debut at the Sydney Opera House after her performance alongside singer-songwriter – and partner – Kevin Morby in 2018. Don’t miss one of America’s most powerful singer-songwriters at her musical peak.
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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.
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.
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 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. Opera Bar, Opera Kitchen and Portside are also available for you to enjoy.
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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