A casual summery showcase for a wide range of musicians and performers. Watch and listen. Eat and drink. Dance.  

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nipaluna / Hobart: 30 January

Hobart Mofo Sesh

Mofo Sessions

nipaluna / Hobart: 29 January

*Mofo Sessions*  
Sunday 30 January, doors 5pm

__8.30pm__

You’ve never had so much fun. Sydney’s iconic profane punks are coming down for what’ll surely be a sweary headbanging hoot.

Frenzal Rhomb

*Mofo Sessions*  
Saturday 29 January, doors 5pm

__9.30pm__  

A Cornish fishing community struggles with the transformative effect of interloping holidaymakers... We're presenting *Bait*—shot in black and white on 16mm film—with a live score by Cornish-Welsh musician Gwenno Saunders, joined by Australian experimental musician Sia Ahmad.

Bait with live score

Gwenno

__7.15pm__

A funky, soulful and uplifting song-cycle about water (with a side-order of visuals). Rain, rivers, floods: the power and potential of H2O are the stars of the show. 

When Water Falls

Jay Jarome, Sabine Bester + The When Water Falls Ensemble	

*I have the simplest tastes. I am always satisfied with the best.*  
—Oscar Wilde

It's Midnight Oil, on their final concert tour.

They'll be doing shows in each city, playing songs from their forthcoming new album *Resist*, recent music from *The Makarrata Project* (inspired by the Uluru Statement from the Heart), as well as plenty of their classics. Just don't miss this chance.  

With special guests [Liz Stringer](/program/liz-stringer-m) and [Leah Flanagan](/program/leah-flanagan-m).  

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nipaluna / Hobart

MO Hobart

Midnight Oil

__6pm__  

Saxophone quartet led by ex-New Yorker Phillip Johnston—featuring Tasmanians Danny Healy, Spike Mason and Tristan Meffre—play a suite of tunes by Steve Lacy (originally released as Saxophone Special), plus a handful of other Lacy works and originals of Phillip’s own. Plenty of saxophone, plenty of special.

Saxophone Special

Prospectus Saxophone Quartet

*Mofo Sessions*  
Sunday 30 January, doors 5pm	

__7.15pm__  

Sydney-based jazz-improv trio (sax, guitar, drums) bring their blend of delicate lyricism, soothing minimalism, and powerful post-rock climaxes.


Sandcastles

__9.45pm__

An assemblage of new and old surf footage and ephemera from Tassie film maker, designer and pro surfer Dion Agius, accompanied by a spontaneously composed live surf-rock soundtrack from Brian Ritchie and Associates. The band will be seeing the footage for the first time, guaranteeing truly responsive improvisation.

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