Contemporary Music

We’re your favourite artist’s favourite venue. From rock, pop and indie to hip hop, rap, folk, jazz and electronic music, discover unforgettable live performances from global icons and emerging artists. Under the stars on the Forecourt or beneath the sails, live music never sounded better.

5 Oct 2026

Ichiko Aoba

Spellbinding Japanese composer Ichiko Aoba returns to the Sydney Opera House on the Australian leg of the Across the Oceans tour, accompanied by Taro Umebayashi and a lush string ensemble.

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Japanese musician Ichiko Aoba sits on a wooden floor wearing a long faded green garment over the top of a red one that can only be seen near her feet and hands.

Contemporary Music

The Amity Affliction

12 Dec 2026

Forecourt

All You Need Is Love

1 – 3 Jan 2027

Concert Hall

Interstellar Live

27 – 29 Mar 2027

Concert Hall

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Thom Yorke Live at Sydney Opera House

Watch an unmissable, career-spanning concert film from Thom Yorke, shot across two nights on the Forecourt in November 2024.

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You can now watch Underworld turn the Concert Hall into a rave cave

The electronic dance duo has owned the scene for decades. In the 90’s, they transitioned from synth-pop to techno, releasing influential albums dubnobasswithmyheadman, Second Toughest in the Infants and Beaucoup Fish. Their nostalgic track Born Slippy (Nuxx) featured in Trainspotting became an international smash hit. And in 2012, they even scored the London Olympics.

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Underworld stand on the Concert Hall stage arms aloft bathed in glowing lights.

Music for... Road Trips by Bonobo

Buckle up and escape into the wild with this playlist by electronic wizard Bonobo.

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