Bleach Festival 2026 kicks off its opening Outdoor Stage Concert Series with a double bill of Australian and International soul with Lady Blackbird and Electric Fields – and best of all, it’s free!
Heralding from the United Kingdom by way of the USA, is the internationally acclaimed “Grace Jones of Jazz”, Lady Blackbird. Featuring a powerhouse of soul, jazz and storytelling that collide in a voice that stops you in your tracks. Every Lady Blackbird song is an unmistakable sound of freedom. Harnessing a mighty voice that effortlessly embodies power, yearning and balladry, her powerful sound can evoke joy in one moment and then heartbreak in the next.
Opening the night will be Electric Fields - the multi-award-winning duo who will bring their breathtaking beauty and power to the stage in a merge of traditional culture and electronic music. Featuring the rare and beautiful voice of Zaachariaha Fielding (who often sings in the traditional language of the Anangu People) and the brilliance of Producer, Michael Ross to deliver soulful pop sounds of epic proportions to intensely intimate story-songs.
This special music event is celebration of song, soul and storytelling from two very powerful voices.
Lady Blackbird and Electric Fields play HOTA’s Outdoor Stage, free for the opening weekend of Bleach Festival 2026.
This is a Free Ticketed event – All attendees must have a valid ticket to enter the event (Children 3 years and under do not require a ticket.) To ensure equal access to as many music lovers as possible, tickets are limited to 6 per transaction and we request you only take up tickets that you intend on using to attend. If you can no longer attend, please contact our Box Office on (07) 5588 4000 to return your tickets. Your ticket registration does not guarantee you entry to the event site. Access will only be granted should capacity limits permit. This event is presented Outdoors in Chill Out (Picnic) Mode.
More information below on this mode and what you should and shouldn’t bring.
The following items are allowed in Chill Out Mode events:
- • Standard-sized camping chairs (chair back no higher than 100cm)
- • Picnic rugs, blankets and small pillows
- • A clear, soft plastic water bottle (600ml max, sealed)
- • Ponchos
- • Bags up to A3 paper size
- • Prams and strollers
- • Sunscreen (under 600ml), sunglasses and hats
The following items are prohibited in Chill Out Mode events:
- • Selfie sticks and GoPro sticks
- • Metal cutlery and knives
- • Alcohol
- • Liquids other than water (water must be in a sealed, clear, soft plastic bottle of 600ml max)
- • Unsealed bottles (these must be emptied, and the 600ml max limit applies)
- • Food
- • Glass
- • Metal, including cans and metal water bottles
- • Umbrellas, even if it is raining
- • Sunshades, tents and tables
- • Eskies or cooler bags
- • Professional cameras, drones and video recording equipment
- • Pets (registered service animals are allowed)
- • Beanbags, blow-up chairs and lounges
- • Bags larger than A3 paper size
- • Aerosols
- • Trolleys and carts
- • Weapons, or anything that could be interpreted as a weapon
- • Glass, ceramic or metal containers
