Brisbane Venue The Zoo Announces Full 30th Birthday Programming

Brisbane venue The Zoo has announced its full 30th birthday program. Taking place between Friday, 2nd and Sunday, 11th December, the venue will celebrate three decades of existence with events featuring Screamfeeder, Resin Dogs, members of Violent Soho, george and Regurgitator as well as contemporary acts Hope D, Concrete Surfers and more.

The party begins on Friday, 2nd December, with an event from A Love Supreme featuring Italy’s Nu Genea and Brazil’s Barbara Boeing. The team behind Punkfest will take over the following night for an event featuring Glitoris, Being Jane Lane and The Zoo’s original opening night performers FAT.

Being Jane Lane – ‘Trouble’

Sunday, 4th December will host a resurrection of Jazz On A Sunday Vibe, curated by george’s Katie Noonan and husband Zac Hurren. There’ll be a 30th birthday art exhibition and a “Zooie reunion” on Wednesday, 7th December, with appearances from Regurgitator’s Ben Ely and Violent Soho’s Luke Henery, as well as Will Johnstone, Tylea and Makus Ravik.

Thursday, 8th December will feature a presentation from Airlock Studios, including The Predators (featuring Powderfinger’s Ian Haug, John Collins and Steven Bishop), Suicide Country Hour, and more. The following night is a showcase of contemporary talent, including Hope D, Concrete Surfers, Total Pace and Perve Endings.

On Saturday, 10th December there’ll be an afternoon Dub Session from DJ No MC before the Zoo OG Stars take over the venue, including performances from Resin Dogs, Screamfeeder, Isis, and more. The celebrations wrap up on Sunday, 11th December with ‘Why I Love The Zoo’, during which Screamfeeder’s Kellie Lloyd, The Go-Betweens’ Robert Forster, Violent Soho’s Luke Henery, Powderfinger’s Ian Haug and more will share their fondness for the venue.

Joc Curran and C.Smith opened the Zoo in December 1992. “30 years ago, myself and C Smith opened a venue with the help and support of our community; our families, local artists, musicians, tradies, and even the government did their bit to help us open the doors,” Curran said. “We came together to create The Zoo. We started as a simple BYO café where art adorned the walls and music flowed through the open windows.”