Previous Gigs This Year
Australia Day at The Rocks Thursday, 26th January 2012 Voices will be performing four 30-minute sets on Australia Day in Nurses Walk parallel to George St.
- Parramatta Opening Party Saturday, 14th January 2012 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Voices will be performing three flash-mob events during the Sydney Festival's Parramatta Opening Party on the evening of Saturday the 14th of January.
- Hottentots Sydney CD Launch Thursday, 24th November 2011 from 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Voices support The Hottentots for their Sydney CD Launch in the Camelot Lounge.
- Sydney Development Circle Networking Extravaganza Friday, 14th October 2011 from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
SDC’s annual social provides you with the opportunity to catch up with old friends, make valuable new contacts and share info on your projects while you groove to the beat of African drums, La Bataola’s Latin music (complete with a feathered chorus line!), Newcastle Conservatorium guitarist Jack Dawson and Post traditionalist singing band, Voices from the Vacant Lot, as they blend harmony, rhythm and a myriad of languages to create a listening experience which is subtle, moving, often surprising and always entertaining.
Spicy Winter Gig Sunday, 28th August 2011 from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Singing - Drumming - Dance | Special guests: dancing by Lucky from Ghana with Batuki drumming. Chai, spiced apple cider and sweet treats available - gold coin donation. $15 entry. Kids under 18 free. Click heading for flyer.
- Balkan Autumn Dance Saturday, 14th May 2011 at 7:00 pm
Voices from the Vacant Lot are making a brief guest appearance at the Autumn Dance in Burwood. Click title for details.
- Songs Across the Faultline - with Solidarity Choir at Glebe Town Hall Tuesday, 15th February 2011
Benefit gig for Pakistan earthquake relief
- Three Choir Concert Tuesday, 16th November 2010
Voices from the Vacant Lot, The Cleftomaniacs and Not Tonight Josephine. Check this site to find out when our joint concert will be one Wednesday night in late Oct/Nov in Waterloo?
Blackheath Choir Festival Sunday, 29th August 2010 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm We first sang at this festival last year and it was magic - a lovely venue and very welcoming audience, and a top-notch pie counter at the back of the hall. Our exact time onstage TBC You can find details of the festival at the festival web site. C...
Emilia's Festa Di Ferragosto Saturday, 21st August 2010 from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm Bronte Bowling Club 16 Wallace Street, Waverley, NSW, 2024 Luscious and lovely music to accompany this amazing annual banquet put on by Bronte's Pasta Emilia. There are still seats left so book now, and start fasting right away. Details below. Ann...
Winterland @Carriageworks Saturday, 10th July 2010 at 1:00 pm Singalong Saturday is part of the Winterland festival. You can hear some a cappella loveliness and even join in! Two performance sessions with a workshop in between, and lots of other choirs too, so make an afternoon of it. FREE. Voices from th...
Recent Years
- Cana Communities Homeless Shelter Wednesday, 16th December 2009
We rehearse each Wednesday in the church next to the shelter and have for some years now provided the folk at the shelter with an end of year concert
- World AIDS Day Saturday, 5th December 2009
Between our two sets of songs we heard a moving story from a man who focused on the "positive" in HIV positive
- World AIDS Day at Stanton Library - 30 September, 2009
The Choir will sing beautiful songs from around the world and there will also be inspiring stories from people living with HIV/AIDS. Light refreshments after the performance. Free event and no bookings necessary. Saturday 5th December at 12 pm...
- Voices and Friends Saturday, 26th September 2009
We put this concert on ourselves: our friends who shared their music with us were Kiyay, Andrew Presland & Nina Stamell, and Songs of the Sea
- VVL and friends - 26 August, 2009
An afternoon of magical music by Voices from the Vacant Lot, in their home venue in Waterloo.
- Pasta Emilia Ferragosto Saturday, 22nd August 2009
We provided the music for the traditional Italian celebration of Ferragosto: we sang for our supper
- Ferragosta Gig (Sold out!) - 7 August, 2009
Italian Ferragosta festival in Bronte. Sadly, the venue is now fully booked.
- Macquarie University Diversity Week Wednesday, 5th August 2009
We shared the stage with The Macquarie University Singers and The Idea of North.
- Many Voices...6.30pm Wed Aug 5 - 5 August, 2009
Macquarie University. with The Macquarie Singers and The Idea of North When: Wednesday 5 August at 6.30 pm (for 7pm start) - 10.00pm Admission : FREE - Register online at www.mq.edu.au/DiversityWeek Where : Level 3, U@MQ Building (off central co...
- A.P.H.I.D Gig - 4 April, 2009
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- APHID at Redfern Town Hall Saturday, 4th April 2009
We sang well, and shared the stage with some wonderful musicians.
- The Rocks Festival, Australia Day Monday, 26th January 2009
We shared this gig with Café of the Gate of Salvation. We sang while standing on the steps at the bottom of Nurses Walk, while tourists and locals wandered by and some stayed to listen. There was a sound system but the sound quality was understandab...
Ancient Gigs
- Chapel of the Human Voice - with Trish Watts & CHV Workshop Choir at Eastside Arts Saturday, 26th November 2005
- Club A Capella EastSide Arts Saturday, 20th August 2005
- Critical Mass 10th Birthday Party at Newtown Neighbourhood Centre Friday, 29th July 2005
- PopTarts at Empire Hotel, Annandale Monday, 13th June 2005
Benefit for Novo Novo War Widows group in Maliana and East Timor Women's Self-Help Project in Dili
- Jam on the Block Brackets & Jam 17th birthday at Redfern Community Centre Saturday, 28th May 2005
- Flotillas of Hope for "Pacific Solution" Nauru detainees - Newcastle send-off Sunday, 16th May 2004
- Launch of A cappella Bondi CD at High Tide Room, Bondi Pavilion Sunday, 22nd February 2004
The sound studio at Bondi Pavilion was newly established and we recorded Matthew Fargher's 'Aisle 13' to go on the compilation CD that they put together. This concert was to launch that CD.
- Education and Social Action conference, UTS Thursday, 12th December 2002
- Glebe Street Fair Sunday, 17th November 2002
- Rally for the Future gig for SPANneR (Sydney People Against Nuclear Reactors), Belmore Park Sunday, 22nd September 2002
- Voices Across Java, tour to Indonesia Thursday, 4th July 2002
Tour from 4 to 15-07-2002. 5 gigs and 3 workshops in Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta and Surabaya.
- Villawood Detention Centre Sunday, 23rd June 2002
Performance for Detainees
- Bondi Pavilion Sunday, 17th March 2002
Farewell gig for Matthew Fargher
- Sidetrack Theatre, Marrickville Friday, 22nd February 2002
Fundraiser gig for Indonesian flood victims
- Closing Night Melbourne Acapella Festival Monday, 11th August 1997
- Opening Night Melbourne Acapella Festival Friday, 8th August 1997
and singing workshops plus gigs at Ernabella and the Old Telegraph Station.
- Singing up the Land Saturday, 1st February 1997
with Ngaru Dance Company Sydney Fringe Festival
- Funkapella Wednesday, 22nd January 1997
with King Clam Sydney Fringe Festival
- The Basement Monday, 16th December 1996
with The Catholics
- Loaded Dog Folk Club, Annandale Sunday, 28th July 1996