Melbourne Festival

Supple Fox collaborated with Melbourne Festival's Artistic Director Brett Sheehy on the inaugural Beck's Festival Bar for 2009. Held at the beautiful Forum Theatre over 11 nights, the Festival played host to a series of after-show performances including Fischerspooner, China’s Brain Failure, Palestinian rappers Ramallah Underground and Japan’s cult heroes Melt Banana plus a host of Australian artists including Beaches, My Disco, The Emergency, Koko-Nuts, Peace Out, Your Animal, French Rockets and Clue to Kalo.

In 2010, the Beck's Festival Bar continues with a program of international and local artists designed to respond to themes of Shamanism, cult bands and music as religious experience.

Presented over seven nights an underlying rhythm divine is revealed, linking contemporary, alternative music making from around the world. From the omnivorous, free-ranging aural play of Japan’s Boredoms, to the extreme power of Sri Lanka’s preeminent metal band Stigmata and the psychedelic surf rock of Dengue Fever, this series draws out the cathartic experience music provides for makers and lovers alike.

Photos by Leah Robertson and Carla Gotgens
Poster image by Tin & Ed