Heavyweight headliners, rising local crews and support acts still to drop, every single weekend, in partnership with Hard Rated
Sydney, Australia – While much of Sydney hibernates and the lucky few chase the sun overseas, Chinese Laundry is heading in the opposite direction: igniting the underground with a stacked winter of headline shows every single weekend in partnership with Hard Rated. Having already hosted heaving events, the next wave is locked through the October long weekend, with plenty more to drop.
The timing is no accident. Australian dance music is having its biggest global moment in a generation, and that pipeline starts in club rooms, not on main stages. It’s how Chinese Laundry gave artists like Flume, Dom Dolla and Bella Claxton their early platforms. Now the club is doubling down on what builds careers: consistent, week-in, week-out programming.
The internationals arrive in force: Montreal’s Jacques Greene (CAN) blends house, UK garage and R&B-inflected electronica, BBC Radio 1 Future Star AMMARA (UK) brings high-tempo rave euphoria, and Afro house trailblazer Kitty Amor (UK) was the first UK DJ from the African electronic music scene to play London’s Printworks. Samurai Breaks (UK) detonates high-speed jungle and bassline, Rinse FM’s Danny Rankin (UK), aka Kurupt FM’s DJ Decoy, fuses dancehall, garage and drum & bass, Miami’s bradeazy (USA) lands with Beatport chart-topper Up Down, and Auckland’s Frank Booker (NZ) rounds it out with disco and boogie gold.
The local firepower runs just as deep: Boiler Room-approved C.FRIM (VIC) with her fearless global bass, Mixmag ANZ cover star KSMBA (VIC) and friends with emotive techno, and MIRASIA (VIC), mother of the pioneering Kiki House of Silky. Cooper Smith (VIC) serves melodic afro house having shared stages with Carl Cox, Future Classic-released Willo has toured with Dom Dolla and Flume, LO’99 (NSW) brings multiple Beatport #1s, MASSI. weaves acid-laced 303 lines through techno and breaks, Canberra garage torchbearer Zac Attacq (ACT) delivers raw UKG, and Headhunters unite Guy Contact and Solar Suite for hypnotic Australian prog and trance.
Then come the takeovers: Club Sweat, sister imprint of the legendary Sweat It Out label; Thick as Thieves, Melbourne’s decade-strong home of underground house and techno; Sydney’s community-driven People’s Party, fresh from their sold-out Campout; and Canberra’s Friction presenting 30 Years of Kid Kenobi, the breaks pioneer crowned Australia’s favourite DJ three years running. A stack of support acts is still to be announced, with Laundry residents and local crews stepping up onto the biggest bills of the season.
“Winter is when this city traditionally goes quiet, and that’s exactly when a scene needs its home the most. Chinese Laundry has always backed dance music for the long haul, with a commitment to support emerging artists, local collectives and fostering nights that keep the scene moving, week after week, year after year,” says Nick van Tiel of Chinese Laundry.
Having already packed the club in recent weeks with the likes of DJ Cosworth, Jordan Peak, Mac Declos, Oliver Dollar, This is Inja, Wongo, Paige Tomlinson, Shampain, Gardna, Midas Field, Benny L and James Pepper, the season rolls on with headline shows featuring:
AMMARA [UK]
BRADEAZY [USA]
C.FRIM [VIC]
CLUB SWEAT TAKEOVER
COOPER SMITH [VIC]
DANNY RANKIN [UK]
FRANK BOOKER [NZ]
FRICTION [ACT] (30 YEARS OF KID KENOBI)
HEADHUNTERS (GUY CONTACT & SOLAR SUITE)
JACQUES GREENE [CAN]
KSMBA [VIC] & FRIENDS
KITTY AMOR [UK]
LO’99 [NSW]
MASSI. [VIC]
MIRASIA [VIC]
PEOPLE’S PARTY TAKEOVER
SAMURAI BREAKS [UK]
THICK AS THIEVES TAKEOVER [VIC]
WILLO [VIC]
ZAC ATTACQ [ACT]
+ MORE ACTS TBA
ABOUT CHINESE LAUNDRY
Chinese Laundry is a landmark of Australian club culture, celebrated for its rave rooms, underground spirit, and three-decade legacy in electronic music. Chinese Laundry’s Sussex St location has an illustrious history dating back over 100 years. The venue became notorious in the ‘60s for hosting underground parties, both legal and illegal, to celebrate music, expression, and freedom. Today, the club delivers intimate dancefloors, discovery-led programming, and state-of-the-art sound. Chinese Laundry was a key platform in supporting emerging talents like Flume and Dom Dolla, while hosting electronic luminaries such as Sasha, Jeff Mills and Goldie. Chinese Laundry remains steadfast in its commitment to nurturing both current and future generations of musical talent, eagerly supporting innovative and distinctive concepts.
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