In 2012, Sydney Opera House took the programming of the festival into its own hands, reflecting the rising status of contemporary music at the performing arts centre. The Studio venue was also transformed into a club space for the first time with parties curated by The Avalanches, Mad Racket featuring Gavin Russom’s The Crystal Ark and 2manydjs. Ģ011 saw the Sydney-based music promoter and founder of Modular Recordings Steve Pavlovic program the likes of The Cure, video artist Chris Cunningham and psychedelic rock project Tame Impala. In 2010, the late Lou Reed and his wife Laurie Anderson realised their artistic vision by performing works of their own, with Reed's Metal Machine Trio and Anderson's Transitory Life.
In its inaugural incarnation, Luminous, the festival was curated by Brian Eno whose aim was to produce a truly eclectic lineup: "people who work in the new territories, the places in between, the places out at the edges." Acts included New York city's experimental rock group Battles, trumpet player and composer Jon Hassell, and comedian/musician Reggie Watts.
In 2018 the festival celebrated its 10th anniversary. Vivid LIVE was the winner of the Helpmann Award for Best Contemporary Music Festival in 2015. Most notably, it has showcased a series of emerging artists who have since established themselves at the forefront of contemporary music-including Nils Frahm (2014), St Vincent (2014), Danny Brown (2013), Flume (2009) and Jon Hopkins (2009). Lauryn Hill (2014) Amon Tobin’s ISAM (2012) Chris Cunningham (2011) Bat For Lashes (2011) The Gurrumul Project (2013) and the late Bobby Womack (2013). Vivid LIVE has also seen Australian premieres and exclusive performances from the likes of Ms. Unique projects have ranged from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O in Stop The Virgens (2012) Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner & Nico Muhly in Planetarium (2012) to Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, Megafaun and Fight the Big Bull in Sounds of the South (2013). Over the years this has included The Cure’s Reflections (2011) Kraftwerk’s retrospective, The Catalogue 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 in 3D (2013) Brian Eno’s Pure Scenius (2009) Lou Reed & Laurie Anderson (2010) and the Pixies (2014). It stands as the centrepiece of the Sydney Opera House's contemporary music program.Īt the forefront of each lineup are influential artists performing their most impactful works. Taking place across all six venues at the Opera House, it features a bill of local and international artists, specially commissioned works and the hallmark Lighting of the Sails. Vivid LIVE is an annual contemporary music festival held by Sydney Opera House as part of Vivid Sydney. Indie rock, hip-hop, electronic, disco, folk, pop, classical
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