Now or Never Festival @ Melbourne’s Royal Exhibition Building Aug 22-25
Melbourne's most adventurous and experimental festival returns to the Royal Exhibition builing in 2024 with four nights of music, digital art and performance

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Melbourne’s most adventurous and experimental festival returns to the Royal Exhibition builing in 2024 with four nights of music, digital art and performance where visual language, adventurous experiences and monumental moments will be brought to the forefront of each stacked line up. The sheer volume of the space is itself a force to be reckoned with. And reckon we will.
Listen to the Royal Exhibition Building Spotify playlists to get you in the mood.
Ben Frost / CORIN / Eartheater / Gabber Modus Operandi

Thurs 22 Aug | 6-11pm
Royal Exhibition Building
Experience a night of sensory saturation in experimental pop, scorched electronics, and unhinged techno featuring Ben Frost, CORIN, Eartheater and Gabber Modus Operandi.
Clark / Naretha Williams / Sandwell District (Live AV) / Veronica Vasicka

Fri 23 Aug | 6-11pm
Royal Exhibition Building
Brace yourself. A collection of ritualistic performances from future-forward techno, raw, danceable productions, and sleek electronics descends featuring Clark, Naretha Williams, Sandwell District (Featuring Function & Regis) and Veronica Vasicka.
DJ AYA / DJ PGZ / Donato Dozzy / Estella Boersma / François X

Sat 24 Aug | 4-11pm
Royal Exhibition Building
Untitled Group and Now or Never join forces once more for a night of pure techno from some of the finest selectors in the industry.
Assemble under the grand cathedral ceiling of the Royal Exhibition Building alongside DJ AYA, Donato Dozzy, DJ PGZ, Estella Boersma and François X for seven euphoric hours that will rattle your foundations and reboot your systems.
Anthony Naples / COUCOU CHLOE / Erika De Casier /
Sleep D (Live)

Sun 25 Aug | 5-10pm
Royal Exhibition Building
The last party to close out Now or Never’s reign at Royal Exhibition Building draws together a killer session of heart-melting R&B, propulsive club bangers, hip-swivelling techno-house, and explorations of the rave unconscious featuring Anthony Naples, COUCOU CHLOE, Erika De Casier and Sleep D.