On January 3, Summer Dance returns to the sun for the first party of the year.
UK electronica duo Maribou State make their return to Sydney, and their debut on the courts, bringing a fresh DJ façade to the project we all know and love. Their set is melodic, emotional, and deeply human. There’s a rare magic in the way they channel sound, lifting, moving, and inspiring you all at once. This is Maribou State as you’ve never felt them before, something new, something alive, something quietly transformative.
Joining them in the daytime is Close Counters, whose fusion of house, neo-soul, broken beat and disco has marked them as one of Australia’s most exciting dance acts. Their music is a celebration of groove and craft: sample-driven, colourful, and built to move your body and your mind. There’s a joy in their rhythm that refuses to sit still.
Opening the afternoon is Bria, an Eora-based curator and radio voice who brings people together through sound. Her sets wander freely between bass, progressive house, breaks and Jersey rhythms, always held together by a sense of community, connection, and a subtle invitation to move together, as one.
As the sun dips, the party moves indoors for Leon Vynehall, All Night Long. Part of a new wave of vanguards expanding the possibilities of electronic music, Vynehall is celebrated for his depth, imagination, and forward-thinking approach. A true selector, he blurs genres, mixing house, techno, ambient and breakbeat, crafting a story that sweeps across the dancefloor. His set doesn’t just play music, it carries you, lifts you, and leaves you somewhere you didn’t know existed.
January 3 is built from everything that defines Summer Dance: community, rhythm, heat, and the freedom to show up exactly as you are. It’s a space to feel, to move, to lose yourself, and to find yourself all over again.
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TICKET DETAILS
Do not attend if you are feeling unwell.
Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence, State Approved ‘Proof of Age’ card or Passport.
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We acknowledge that this event is held on the stolen lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present and emerging. Sovereignty was never ceded.
