Goddess Nights

7–8pm

Raised in the club, Claddy brings a unique and vibrant energy into her dance music sets. In her DJ sets you can expect catchy bass lines and melodies that make your heart pump and feet stomp.

8–9.20pm

An emerging DJ that effortlessly combines UKG with South Asian riffs, Brown Suga Princes creates a one-of-a-kind sound that is both emotional and dance-focused.

9.20–10pm

The almighty Eora Nation based artist flaunts powerful vocals amidst punchy and soulful production.

10pm – 11.30pm

Talented artists in their own right, together their artistry is unstoppable. Side by side, C.FRIM B2B Mirasia’s mixes form an energetic rhythm pulsating with sounds from the diaspora, with a vision to bring QTBIPOC community to the front in celebratory spirit.

Limerence is one of the many monikers of Blu Jay, a multidisciplinary Naarm-based artist whose primary focus is performance. An eclectic drag performer, Blu draws from pop culture references, mainly rooted in black R&B music, to theatrical embodiments of fantastic creatures; aiming to empower, meet in communion and offer space for liberation. Their roving performance will showcase a poem by Zoe Leonard, a lip sync to a song and a moment showing off their dance.

7–8.30pm

From the dancefloor to the decks, Mothafunk, a.k.a. Crissy Collins, draws from a rich catalog of music, acquired from dancefloors & record stores across Chicago, Detroit and New York. House, Disco, Techno, Hip Hop to Afrobeat and beyond, no form of music is off limits.

8.30–9.15pm

A vocalist and producer who blends groove and neo-soul with Balinese spirit, Komang creates a vibrant R&B electronic hybrid sound

9.15–10pm

Latinx, silken-voiced, fierce as a fox and femme through ‘n' through, KHYA (aka Mamacitx) takes inspiration from stage performance ethos and Ballroom, wrapped up in her unique husky aura; the result is a Naarm-influenced R'n'B for a modern world.

10–11.30pm

Kalyani is an idiosyncratic DJ with her finger firmly on the pulse of cutting-edge tunes from music scenes across the globe. She confidently mixes an eclectic set of genres - Turkish and Hindi Pop, Rap, Trap, and modern global club sounds.

Australian choreographic artist Holly Durant invites audiences into a mesmerising world where pleasure and power intertwine. With her multi-disciplinary performance installations, she fearlessly challenges boundaries of skin, subjectivity and experience, while celebrating the beauty of diverse bodies.

7–9pm

One of Australia’s biggest house luminaries, JNETT has been spinning records and creating heat in Melbourne’s music industry since the early 90s. A heavyweight selector partnered with euphoric stage presence, DJ JNETT is a goddess of house and disco, and has captivated audiences far and wide with her rich knowledge and love of music.

9–9.45pm

CD has swiftly carved her own lane with a cultivated twist on alternative R&B. Armed with a honey syrup voice, and an evolved palette that touches influences of jazz, neo-soul and hip hop, the soulstress from Melbourne's western suburbs uniquely evokes nostalgia while probing forward.

9.45–10.30pm

Producer, songwriter, DJ and composer POOKIE has quickly risen to be one of the most significant figures in the local hip-hop scene, invoking in her work her South Sudanese roots. Changing the face of hip-hop in Melbourne with her ferocious bars and nonchalant attitude, POOKIE marches to her own beat through the music industry, and she’s only just getting started.

10.30pm – 1am

DJ, artist, curator and Founder/Creative Director of Irregular Fit, Ayebatonye Abrakas is best known for her bold and eclectic sonic stylings. Not one to stick to any genre, Ayebatonye's entrancing sets blend together an array of global electronic sounds rich with afro rhythms, deep percussive drum beats, house, techno, jersey club and more.

Embodying the harmony of gracefulness and rebellion, Ballet School Dropout goes beyond dance within her practice, incorporating fashion, visual arts, film, music and design. The movement-based artist is largely influenced by themes of self-contradiction and irony as well as the nuanced complexity of humankind.

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