JOY Rainbow Sessions welcomes BEKS as first ever headliner
JOY Rainbow Sessions is JOY’s brand new initiative to celebrate and elevate LGBTQIA+ artists, bringing you front and centre with the most exciting out-and-proud acts in the country.
A series of intimate live shows building on JOY 94.9’s history of music passion and connection to the LGBTQIA+ communities, JOY Rainbow Sessions brings together passionate music fans and the out-and-proud artists making waves across the country and abroad in a celebration of music, culture, and community.
We’re kicking off JOY Rainbow Sessions with club-pop diva BEKS. and multihyphenate queer artist Robert Baxter.
The show will be taking place at George Lane in St Kilda.
NOVEMBER 8: BEKS
Fresh from headlining pride festivals across Europe, club-pop diva Beks is back in Australia to take the JOY Rainbow Sessions stage before heading back to Europe to go on tour with Tom Aspaul.
Singles like All The Good Boys Are Gay, The Best Part of Breaking Up, and Dangerous have seen her become a favourite of the JOY playlist. Her new EP, Hard Gloss, is Beks at her most clubby, with singles Who You Kidding and Melodrama on high rotation across the station.
Hear Beks’ live performance and chat with JOY Breakfast (Feb 2024) here.
Special guest: Robert Baxter
Taiwanese-Australian queer multi-hyphenate Robert Baxter just doesn’t stop, and makes it look easy. Robert creates genre-blending pop influenced by fashion and ballroom culture. You’ve seen them at Midsumma and Moomba, and you might have even witnessed their own curated club night, Club Cupid. Fresh off the SXSW Sydney stage, they’ll be the support act for the first JOY Rainbow Sessions.
Hear Robert Baxter and Tom Nethersole’s chat with Craig Brown on The Open Table.
Secure your ticket to JOY Rainbow Sessions with BEKS and Robert Baxter here.
Secure your ticket to JOY Rainbow Sessions with BEKS and Robert Baxter here.
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