Sound Escape: This stunning venue is turning into a surrealist wonderland led by The Jungle Giants

Vivid Sydney’s Sound Escape festival has announced its first line-up, transforming City Recital Hall into a multi-stage party paradise.

The day-into-night extravaganza promises six hours of tunes across four purpose-built stages, with Brisbane indie darlings The Jungle Giants headlining with a special DJ set. Western Australian garage rockers DICE join Sydney locals KLP, POOLCLVB and mysterious duo 2touch on the main stage Hall of Mirrors, but that’s just the beginning…

Sound Escape 2025

• Saturday 7 June 2025
• City Recital Hall, 2 Angel Place, Sydney
• 5pm-midnight
• Tickets available here
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The incredible Sound Escape line-up (so far)

Hall of Mirrors (Main Stage – Auditorium)

• The Jungle Giants (DJ Set)
• DICE
• KLP
• POOLCLVB
• 2touch
• Mell Hall
• Eluize

Grand Voyeur by Heaps Gay (Ground Level)

• Soju Gang
• Fried Porkchop
• Tseba
• Zeke
• Hosted by Rocky Stallone

Plus The Huxleys, light installations by Mandylights, more roving entertainment and DJs across the Board Room and Bar Eden, and plenty more artists to be announced.

Check out our gig guide, our stage guide, our festival guide, our live music venue guide and our nightclub guide. Follow us on Instagram here.

 

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Melbourne’s disco queen Mell Hall and Adelaide’s Berlin-based producer Eluize round out the Hall of Mirrors line-up, bringing their signature electronic soundscapes to the acoustic jewel of Angel Place.

Meanwhile, the ground level gets a queer makeover with Heaps Gay transforming the space into Grand Voyeur, featuring Gunai/Kurnai, Yorta Yorta and Wiradjuri artist Soju Gang dropping her signature old-school hip hop meets dance sound.

Sydney scene mainstays Fried Porkchop, house master Tseba and R’n’B party starter Zeke add to the underground line-up, with more acts to be announced.

Then, those seeking higher tempos can head to The Board Room on Level 1 for an all-DJ rave experience, while funk fanatics can groove at Bar Eden on Level 2. Pop-up performances throughout the space include appearances from Melbourne art icons The Huxleys.

Surrealist dreamscape and free outdoor experience

• Sound Walk at Angel Place, Sydney (Pitt Street entrance)
• Saturday 7 June, 5PM to 11pm.

 

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Outside in Angel Place, the free Sound Walk installation created by illumination specialists Mandylights bathes the laneway in light.

The all-ages outdoor experience runs from 5pm-11pm, perfect for dinner in the district before hitting the Light Walk in Martin Place.

It’s totally free and family friendly for all ages, with Sydney-based 3D/VR artist David Porte Beckefeld creating the event’s trippy artwork, based on City Recital Hall’s red-hued foyer. Beckefeld will also art direct elements within the indoor festival experience.