The Courtyard Brings Live Music To the Adelaide Festival
Catch a smorgasbord of diverse artists performing at Festival Plaza across two and a half weeks.

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Adelaide Festival is offering music lovers the chance to catch a diverse range of artists at The Courtyard. Running throughout the festival, this free event in Festival Plaza showcases homegrown talent in a relaxed setting right in the heart of Adelaide’s cultural zone.
Kicking off at 5pm daily (bar Monday and Tuesday), The Courtyard runs from Thursday, February 27 to Sunday, March 15 and is a celebration of SA’s incredible music scene.
Highlights of the program include singer-songwriter Dusty Lee and friends, soulful R&B artist Erin Buku, Western-inspired dream pop act Workhorse and emerging songwriter Tilly Tjala Thomas. There’s also a host of DJs performing each night The Courtyard is open, including Porch Records DJs, Fantastic Wax and Lam Savers.
Food and drink will be available so head in before a show and grab a quick bite to eat while listening to some awesome tunes or drop by after a show for a late-night boogie.
Check out the full program of artists performing below.
Thursday, Febraury 27 | The Publishers (8:30pm) + Porch Records DJs + Mehdi
Friday, February 28 | Dusty Lee & Friends (9pm) + Troy J Been + Cazeaux O.S.L.O.
Saturday, March 1 | William Jack (8pm) + Mehdi
Sunday, March 2 | Rob Edwards (8pm) + Cazeaux O.S.L.O. + Jude Alexander
Wednesday, March 5 | Tilly Tjala Thomas (8:45pm) + Troy J Been + Lesley Williams
Thursday, March 6 | Frets Patrick (7pm) / Majnun (10:30pm) + Mr John and SKORPION KING
Friday, March 7 | Erin Buku (9pm) + Inkswel
Saturday, March 8 | Temple Magic Orchestra (9pm) + Allora + Ed Temple
Sunday, March 9 | Workhorse (9pm) + Fantastic Wax
Wednesday, March 12 | Didier Kumalo (8pm) + Emanuel Auciello (7pm)
Thursday, March 13 | Tell Mama (8pm) + Porch Records DJs
Friday, March 14 | Lazaro Numa (8:30pm) + Mondo Psycho DJs
Saturday, March 15 | Los Palms (8pm) + Sepia
Sunday, March 16 | Adam Page's Pop But Not Trio (7pm) + Lam Savers
For more details visit adelaidefestival.com.au.
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