Friday Night Sounds: Kobie Dee

Be one of the first to experience Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House as we present our free Friday Night Sounds concerts live at Honeysuckle Marina!

One of Australia's leading voices in hip hop, Gomeroi artist Kobie Dee, will headline Friday Night Sounds as the only Newcastle stop on his National Tour 2024 after releasing his highly anticipated EP: Chapter 26.

An award-winning and AIR Awards Nominee with an innate gift for storytelling and connecting with young people, Kobie Dee has been named as "The Voice of a Generation" by GQ Australia, and has performed nationally at VIVID LIVE, SXSW SYDNEY, LISTEN OUT and BIGSOUND.

Opening for Kobie Dee is singer, songwriter and storyteller, Maanyung, a proud Aboriginal man with strong connections to the Gumbaynggir and Yaegl nations. Maanyung has graced stages from Dark Mofo to Melbourne Fashion Week, where his emotive and powerful vocals have captivated audiences.

Get in early for live oyster-shucking demonstrations and free tastings, courtesy of local restaurant Thermidor.
 

Find out more about the range of events on offer at Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House during New Annual, including Friday Night Sounds: Jun Wan, The Shuck Off, Talks & Ideas, and Waterfront Poetry Salon. 

Looking for an aperitif? Whet your appetites at Thermidor for their Shell & Spritz Aperitif Hour from 5.00pm to 6.00pm! 

ABOUT THE ARTISTS
 

Kobie Dee

With an innate gift for storytelling and connecting with young people, the 26-year-old Gomeroi artist from Maroubra in South Sydney, Bidjigal Land is an exciting voice in Australian hip hop. 

As an artist, Kobie Dee is deeply engaged in his community through performance and community work, and his passion for his culture and people is inspiring new generations. 

In his highly anticipated EP, Chapter 26, the artist navigates vulnerability and strength to beat self-doubt and find confidence in his experiences as a young man to fatherhood, rapper to artist and role model to leader. 

 

Maanyung

Maanyung is an artist with strong ties to the Gumbaynggirr and Yaegl nations. Passing on lifelong teachings of culture from his family and mentors, Maanyung shares his culture and traditional Aboriginal values of respect, love, care, sharing, looking after each other and our Mother Earth. Maanyung sings in his ancestors' language; connecting him back with Country and spirit to deliver his music. 

 

Presented by Newcastle Art Gallery and New Annual. 

Project supporters include University of Newcastle, the NSW Government through Create NSW, and Thermidor. 

The pavilion for Ngumpi Kinyingarra Oyster House has been designed by students at the University of Newcastle School of Architecture and Built Environment facilitated by Associate Professor Sam Spurr and Senior Lecturer Anna Tweeddale: Alistair Eglington, Chalyse Fowler, Ivie Wong Hueyyi, Joshua Medbury, Keiran Buckley, Peter Ellis, Rachel Florey, Tahlia Phillips, Tom Licata.

Megan Cope is represented by Milani Gallery, Meeanjin/Brisbane.