Jessica Pratt

Haunting sounds and whispered secrets envelop the Joan Sutherland Theatre as the acclaimed Jessica Pratt brings the dark side of the Californian dream to Vivid LIVE.

With her bewitching voice and acoustic guitar, Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt summons mystical music that seems to hover between a dreamand waking state, evoking both the shadows and the sunshine of her adopted home. Riding high on the acclaim of her latest record, the hypnagogic masterpiece Here in the Pitch, the psych-folk star returns to Australia for the first time in 10 years to make her much-anticipated Sydney Opera House debut at Vivid LIVE.

Emerging on the West Coast freak folk scene, Pratt came to attention with her 2012 self-titled debut, which drew comparisons to the likes of Joni Mitchell and Sibylle Baier. Audiences and critics alike were captivated by her sublime songwriting, reverb-heavy vocals and intimate 70s sound, which expanded musically on 2015’s On Your Own Love Again and 2019’s Quiet Signs. Inspired by the micro 60s pop of the Walker Brothers, the Beach Boys’s Pet Sounds and the shadowy mythology of California, Pratt’s fourth album Here in the Pitch marked a stylistic shift, adding percussive elements, chamber pop instruments and a spooky, otherworldly atmosphere to her mellow folk compositions. The result was one of the year’s most acclaimed records, praised by Pitchfork as music “honed to its finest point”. With her success, Pratt has found fans in unlikely places: she was sampled by Troye Sivan on his 2023 smash Something to Give Each Other, and collaborated with superstar rapper A$AP Rocky on his 2024 single, HIJACK. 

Pratt’s Vivid LIVE debut is destined to be a beguiling evening of haunting melodies, intimate vibes and an impeccably crafted songbook.

Presented by Sydney Opera House