Ministry of Sound is bringing a testament to the legend of 90s & 00s club culture around the country this August.
Having twice sold out three huge nights as part of Sydney’s VIVID program in 2021 and 2022, Ministry of Sound is now taking its now iconic warehouse experience Testament around the country with an epic national tour – heading to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Adelaide and Auckland from August 4 – 13, 2023.
Paying tribute to the sounds and the people of this club generation, and the vibrant late-night cities and cultures across the country which they cultivated, Testament will be presented over two specially curated sessions in each city.
The first event theme is dedicated to 90s rave and its many iterations, with the second showcasing the hedonistic club life of the 2000s!
Ministry of Sound Testament Australian Tour Dates
Saturday, August 5 — 90s session at Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney
Sunday, August 6 — 00s session at Overseas Passenger Terminal, Sydney
Saturday, August 12 — 00s session at The Timber Yard, Melbourne
Sunday, August 13 — 90s session at The Timber Yard, Melbourne
Friday, August 4 — 00s session at Warner Laneway, Brisbane
Saturday, August 12 — 90s session at Warner Laneway, Brisbane
Saturday, August 5 — 00s session at Metro City, Perth
Sunday, August 6 — 90s session at Metro City, Perth
Friday, August 4 — 00s session at Unibar Adelaide, Adelaide
Sunday, August 13 — 00s session at Miami Marketta, Gold Coast
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More than 90 DJs will take to the decks across the tour with two different sessions for party lovers of old-school tunes.
Session One: Alongside an impressive revival of each cities’ local DJ talent of the era, this tour welcomes global icons to the line-up. Their influence is woven into the fabric of modern club life; with house music queen Barbara Tucker (USA), Detroit Techno pioneers Inner City (USA), English DJ/Producer Tall Paul (UK) and Phil Hartnoll of iconic UK acid-house-meets-trance duo Orbital, all bringing their 90s mastery to Session One.
Session Two: For Session Two, audiences will be transported directly back to well-worn naughties dancefloors with a 1,2 Woop Woop as masked electro-punk and pioneers of American EDM The Bloody Beetroots (IT) takes centre stage, alongside Kitsuné 00s electronica darlings Digitalism (GER) and legends of breaks FreQ Nasty (NZ/UK), Stanton Warriors (UK) & Skool of Thought (UK).
Joining the national touring party are the Australian DJs synonymous with Ministry of Sound – Goodwill, John Course, Groove Terminator, Bang Gang Deejays and Mark Dynamix. This group of Aussie DJ favourites compiled and mixed album titles which went on to sell millions of copies through the decades across The Annual, Sessions, Clubbers Guide, Mashed and more.
Ministry of Sound: Testament 2023 will tour Australia in August. Pre-sale tickets go on sale from 8am on Tuesday, May 30 and general public tickets go on sale from 8am on Wednesday, May 31. Head here for tickets and more info.
