MEDIA RELEASE: Tuesday 1 May

Dual Grammy Nominee Join Vivid Music Line-up

Australian future soul group, Hiatus Kaiyote will perform their unique and kaleidoscopic vision as part of Vivid Music at the City Recital Hall at 8pm on 26 May 2018.

Since appearing at Vivid Sydney in 2016, Hiatus Kaiyote has gone on to become one of the most sampled bands in the world, featuring on ’s ‘Damn’, ’s ‘’, and included in music by , Anderson Paak and Rhapsody.

Vivid Music curator, Stephen Ferris, said “We are excited to add two times Grammy nominees, Hiatus Kaiyote to our Vivid Music line up with their contemporary Australian . Their unique combination of , soul, , fusion, hip hop and electronica is set to leave fans wanting more, the future of soul is in good hands.”

Nai Palm, Hiatus Kaiyote vocalist, performed at Vivid Sydney in 2017 as a solo artist. The band’s most recent headline show was their sold out performance at The Zoo, on 2 March.

Hiatus Kaiyote said, “It's been two years since we last played Sydney! We're putting together a really special show for this event and can't wait to share it in this amazing space.”

About Hiatus Kaiyote

They’ve come a long way since 2011 when the four-piece band, operating out of a small home studio in the mid-Northern suburbs of Melbourne, fired out a unique and kaleidoscopic vision of Future Soul. At once they shook down the paradigm walls and inspired even the U.S originators of the music.

Their first ‘Tawk Tomahawk’ took them to the Grammy Awards and the four corners of the globe. As a live act the near-telepathic interplay between the rhythm section of Simon Mavin (Keys), Paul Bender (Bass) and Perrin Moss (Drums) set jaws dropping on a nightly basis. Out the front, vocalist combined soaring vocal technique, emotive guitar work and an irreverent, future-primitive DIY fashion approach which proved spellbinding to all.

Their sophomore album ‘’ saw the band hone their sound into something even more pure, organic and forthright, which went on to garner another Grammy nomination and ARIA nomination at home.

KEY INFORMATION:

WHAT: Hiatus Kaiyote WHEN: Saturday, 26 May 2018 at 8PM WHERE: City Recital Hall – 2 Angel Place, Sydney MEDIA IMAGE: Download here: https://www.dropbox.com/l/scl/AACmLLizJ7rexSXLxsbQG4_vLCvt8dD6pcM

MEDIA ENQUIRIES:

Emily Kaelin, Destination NSW P: 02 9931 1156 E: [email protected]

Ayla Fitzgibbon, Red Agency M: 0431 104 817 E: [email protected]

James Browning, Promoter (Hiatus Kaiyote) M: 0416 061 198 E: [email protected]

ABOUT VIVID SYDNEY

Vivid Sydney is the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas, which for 23 days - from 25 May to 16 June 2018 – places a spotlight on Sydney and reinforces its position as the home of light, creativity, cutting edge music, engaging conversations and the exchange of new ideas. The festival is owned, managed and produced by Destination NSW, the NSW Government’s tourism and major events agency. In 2017 Vivid Sydney attracted a record 2.33 million attendees and injected over $143 million into NSW’s visitor economy. For more information visit www.vividsydney.com