Art After Dark: Friday Nights Go Electric At This Century-Old Power Station
Lizzie Scorer
Contributor | Urban List, Sydney, NSW
Forget your usual Friday bar crawl, Art After Dark is rewiring Sydney’s nightlife inside an over 100-year-old power plant.
The electric sesh serves up genre-bending gigs and DJs zig-zaging through tunes surrounded by colossal installations and “whoa”-worthy art pieces at the historic White Bay Power Station.
Come 6pm, the industrial space morphs into a full-blown sensory spectacle with beats pumping and bites flowing from the outdoor food market.
Plugged into the wider beauty of the Biennale of Sydney—the international contemporary art festival, now in its 25th year—this is far from your average night out on the town.
The series is rolling out in three curated chapters, each brought to life by a different creative force: Liquid Architecture, Inner West Council, and Vivid Sydney.
It first kicks off on Friday 20 March, with back-to-back sets by Paris-based Japanese experimental pop artist Tujiko Noriko and boundary-pushing musician Mara, blending the viola with electronic elements.
Later down the track, all-female rock group Body Type is sliding into the spotlight on 17 April, followed by Sydney-based producer Yes Boone on 24 April, and 2025 ARIA Award winner BOY SODA on 1 May.
When Vivid Sydney steps on the scene, Brooklyn-based trio Purelink makes their exciting Aussie debut on 29 May, with an ambient-techno performance mixing live bass, cello and laptop loops.
Then, coming in hot from London, alternative R&B French-Senegalese musician anaiis brings it all to a close on 5 June.
Uniting sound seekers, snackers, and art stans, Art After Dark is an open-arms event platforming multiple voices and cultures that you won't want to miss.
View the full lineup and grab tickets here.
The Details
What: Art After Dark
Where: White Bay Power Station, Robert Street, Rozelle
When: Fridays between 20 March and 5 June, 6pm–9.30pm
Cost: $35 per person
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Image credit: Biennale of Sydney | Website