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Asteroid Ekosystem – Sounds Have Dreams (Album Launch Concerts)

  • Fri 20 March & Sat 21 March
  • 8PM

21 Shepherd

LIVE AT 21 SHEPHERD

Asteroid Ekosystem launch their second studio album Sounds Have Dreams with two rare Sydney-only concerts at 21 Shepherd.

The band will play two sets at each concert
Asteroid Ekosystem is the brainchild of avant composer, pianist, and ARIA Award winner Alister Spence, Asteroid Ekosystem brings together an ensemble comprising guitarist and musical pioneer Ed Kuepper, improvisational upright bassist Lloyd Swanton (The Necks), and drummer Toby Hall (The Catholics / Mike Nock).

Together, they create a genre-defying sound world where jazz, rock, psychedelia, and improvisation intersect.

“It’s not jazz, it’s not rock…Whatever you want to call it, this is one mighty sonic trip that paints colourful pictures in the mind.” – Noel Mengel

Sounds Have Dreams features twelve original compositions recorded live over two days in Sydney. The music weaves Kuepper’s exploratory, free-flowing guitar with acoustic piano, double bass, and drums, resulting in a richly textured, enveloping listening experience.

Asteroid Ekosystem’s self-titled debut album (2020) earned international acclaim and was shortlisted for the 2021 APRA/AMCOS Art Music Awards (Jazz Work of the Year). Sounds Have Dreams continues this evolution, extending into expansive, emotionally charged sonic terrain.

This is an opportunity to experience Asteroid Ekosystem in an intimate venue suited to the nuance and scale of the music.

Alister Spence – piano
Ed Kuepper – electric guitar
Lloyd Swanton – double bass
Toby Hall – drums

Dates:
Friday 20 March & Saturday 21 March 2026
Doors: 7:15pm
Music: 8:00pm
Set times: 8:00–8:45pm | 9:15–10:00pm
Tickets:
$50 + booking fee
$60 walk-up (subject to availability)
Capacity:
Strictly limited. This is an intimate venue. Book early.
No assigned seating — first come, first served.
As part of Birds of a Feather, March: A gathering of artists refusing to behave as expected, presenting bold, intimate, and curious work across theatre, dance, performance, musiking, and film. Come for a moment. Stay for a while. Or dive in headfirst—if it feels slightly outside your comfort zone, you’re exactly where you need to be.

“We are not a home for creativity. We are a home for art that won’t stay quiet.”

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