MELT Festival 2023
MELT Festival, Brisbane’s forward and fearless annual celebration of queer art, artists, allies and ideas is back for an eighth edition with a vibrant and eclectic 2023 program.
Featuring ground-breaking home-grown music artists alongside international sensations, provocative and hilarious theatre, exhibitions showcasing exquisite photography, textile art and installations as well as a book launch and talk, MELT will take over Brisbane Powerhouse from November 11 – 26.
MUSIC
KAH-LO (US)
(+ DJANABA)
15 NOV 2023 – OPENING NIGHT PARTY
Kicking off the festival party in unmissable style, Kah-Lo opens Melt with her house-laced hits and dance beats. Supported by emerging First Nations artist, Djanaba.
This epic show will open with a MELT party to remember, as the theatre comes alive with DJs, lights and dancing!
CHAPPELL ROAN (US)
25 NOV 2023 – CLOSING NIGHT
Chappell Roan brings her world of bold pop hooks, sex positivity, honest songwriting and a heavy dose of sparkle in her first ever Australian tour.
THEATRE & IDEAS
‘OVERFLOW’
23 – 26 NOV 2023
A hilarious and devastating tour of women’s bathrooms – who is allowed in and who is kept out.
VISUALS
FREE EXHIBITIONS
‘PLACES OF WORSHIP’
03 – 26 NOV 2023
The Huxleys’ Places of Worship series explores the fading magic of supernatural worlds in which Melbourne-based performance and visual artists Will and Garrett Huxley cast themselves as exquisite outsiders, isolated and ornate, and existing on the fringes of places – and the margins of society.
TIN & ED – ‘MULTITUDES’
NOV 2023
OTHER EVENTS
MAJOR PARTNER
PARTNERS
