Music of Canberra

Canberra is home to a number of important musical venues and institutions, including the Llewellyn Hall performance venue, part of the Australian National University School of Music, and a number of music festivals including Canberra International Music Festival, Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival and the National Folk Festival. The local music scene includes many bars and nightclubs for local performers, mostly clustered in Dickson, Kingston and the City Centre. The most notable musicians from the Canberra scene include Safia, guinness stone, Genesis Owusu, Hands like Houses, Peking Duk, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers, and Citizen Kay.