Empire of the sun live

Which is a shame, because they were really great.

Crooked Colours – Riverstage – photos by Bec Harbour

As the lights dim by the Brisbane River, the lighting board I hadn’t really noticed until now lit up with some insane visualizers, as the backing band and dancers walked onto stage, to a massive pop from the crowd.

With lush glossy visuals and revolving costume changes inspired by pulpy science fiction and religious/fantasy imagery, they covered a wide mystical tapestry of exotic, retro-futurist, and astral eastern motifs that maintained an unwavering spell on the crowd through the night. The crowd vibes for this show were immaculate all night. Empire Of The Sun concert reviews describe live shows and performances as innovative, inspiring, melodic, poetic, psychedelic, eccentric, and kaleidoscopic.

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So insane, that I can only imagine it would have been the closest to what an acid trip would be. The people where we were on the hill though didn’t seem as into it. The visuals on this song were insane. Empire Of The Sun concerts usually last an hour and a half.

How much does it cost to book Empire Of The Sun? To hire for a live performance or concert, the booking fees for Empire Of The Sun range from $300,000 - $500,000, with Empire Of The Sun's current estimated booking fee to be around $300,000.
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Sydney, Australia (2006 - present)
Empire of the Sun is an Australian electronic music duo that formed in 2006.

‘Walking On A Dream’ was another one that got the crowd moving and singing, before the show closed out with ‘Standing on the Shore’, and ‘Alive’. ‘Happy Like You’ played, with the outro to ‘Wild World’ thrown in for a big crowd pop. Big fan of the live EDM vibes with a drummer and keyboardist.

Nick Littlemore then made an appearance on stage, before Luke Steele walked out in what I would honestly call a very impractical looking outfit to perform in. There were high schoolers, dancing and singing with grandmothers and grandfathers.

Empire of the Sun – Riverstage – photos by Bec Harbour

Empire of the Sun are such an impressive band live.

Yet, somehow, he moved and glided across the stage in this outfit so effortlessly, that it looked easy. If you ever get a chance to catch them live, don’t think about it. And not just different people living different lives. Unfortunately, we were super late into the venue as Brisbane city traffic kinda sucks.


It was an amazing 80 minutes of music.

Empire of the Sun – Riverstage – photos by Bec Harbour

Empire blasted through more tunes, like ‘Concert Pitch’, ‘DNA’, and ‘Television’, before Luke really spoke to the crowd for the first time, talking about how his friend from Hawaii was in town and he wanted to bring him out for a few songs.