Secret Sounds presents
MOONCHILD SANELLY

WITH SPECIAL GUEST SOJU GANG + MORE TBA
 HEADLINING CLUB NIGHT IN MELBOURNE + ADDED AS SPECIAL GUEST TO GORILLAZ SPLENDOUR SIDESHOWS THROUGHOUT JULY

Secret Sounds is pumped to announce that trailblazing South African superstar Moonchild Sanelly will be headlining a very special club night at The Night Cat, Melbourne on Saturday 23 July. The songstress with swag will also join Gorillaz at their sold-out Splendour sideshows in Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide next month, armed with a list of empowering new tracks from her recently released album, Phases. 

Moonchild Sanelly released her award-winning debut album Rabulapha! in 2015. Since then she has not only dominated the gqom and amapiano scenes in her home country, but also commanded global attention with international hits and collaborations with Wizkid, Beyonce (featuring on ‘MY POWER’), Ghetts (‘Mozambique’) as well as none other than Gorillaz, who she’ll be joining in July, on ‘With Love To An Ex’. 

‘With Love To An Ex’ isn’t the only time Moonchild Sanelly has worked with a Gorilla. She and Damon Albarn have shared the stage in the past and collaborated on ‘I Can’t Move’ by Africa Express, on which they both feature. Beyond touring Australia with the virtual act this July, she will also join them at their headline show in Dublin later in the year.

Moonchild Sanelly will arrive in Australia armed with a whole suite of fresh songs hot off her new album Phases which dropped earlier this month. Phases is a sonic foundation that veers between amapiano, gqom, grime, pop, house and R&B that details various chapters of a toxic relationship and subsequent freedom. The album takes the listener on a journey through the relationship with production reflecting her different emotions, eventually leading into a clubbier amapiano space. 

Moonchild Sanelly has dominated stages across the globe with her unique brand of electro-pop-ghetto-funk, infectious voice, killer hooks and one-of-a-kind style and will perform at Glastonbury 2022 before touching down in Australia. Known for her outspoken approach to female empowerment, female pleasure and sexual health, we just know that her headline show at The Night Cat is going to be one extraordinary evening of uplifting energy. 

Buckle up, Moonchild Sanelly is heading for global domination and her next stop is Australia. Don’t miss her fearless, inclusive and electrifying energy as she graces our shores next month.  Fans can access tickets to her headline Melbourne club night, as well as tickets to Gorillaz in Sydney and Adelaide at scrtsnds.com/GorillazTickets
 
 
 

MOONCHILD SANELLY Australian Headline Date

Saturday 23 July – The Night Cat, Melbourne

Also supporting GORILLAZ

Sunday 24 July – John Cain Arena, Melbourne (SOLD OUT)

Tuesday 26 July – Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney

Thursday 28 July – Entertainment Centre, Adelaide

We acknowledge that this event will be held on Wurundjeri land of the Kulin Nation and recognise that sovereignty was never ceded. We pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging.

TICKETING INFO

Set times are subject to change.
When ticket sales have closed on the day of the show they may still be available at the door.
Once purchased tickets are non-refundable & non-transferable
A booking fee applies to all advance tickets.

VENUE INFO

Photo ID is essential, acceptable ID is a current and valid Australian Photo Drivers Licence or Passport
The venue reserves the right to refuse admission to any person.
Intoxicated persons will not be admitted.
Dangerous behaviour including Crowd Surfing, Stage Diving, Moshing and Violent Dancing is not allowed and will result in your immediate removal from this venue.
Inappropriate behaviour at this venue will lead to your banning.

COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES

We ask that all patrons exercise common sense and hygiene practices while in the venue.
Hand sanitiser is available at point of entry and throughout the venue.
Please stay home if you are feeling unwell.