
BUILD YOUR LEGACY
Welcome to BackDock Arts, Brisbane's vibrant performance hub and event space where creativity thrives! From live music and theater to hip hop and private events, we offer unforgettable experiences for all. Book now and Build Your Legacy!
Upcoming events
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Backdock Arts Presents: Valley 4 Valley
Sat 12 Jul 2025 2:00 PM - 9:00 PM AEST
Valley 4 Valley presented by Backdock Arts is a charity mini fest that draws together the arts and entertainment communities of Fortitude Valley to give back.
With live music, art, raffles, free entry markets, and more set to the backdrop of a brisk July evening in the heart of the Valley, we'll come together to celebrate and support the life changing work of Wesley Mission Queensland's Relief Hub.
So come and boogie for a cause to the Valley's rising stars in shades of indie, rock, folk, and funk.
All proceeds from tickets and raffle sales will go directly to Wesley Mission Queensland's work in the Valley.
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Red Red Wine
Running 12th - 15th June 2025
"Girls - our special guest is here!"
Winnie is thrilled when Mia invites her to a weekend getaway at her familyβs country estate with Miaβs close-knit group of high school friends. But what begins as a fun "girlβs trip" quickly turns unsettling as Winnie discovers dark secrets, dangerous games, and a sisterhood with strict rules and eerie undertones. As the night unfolds, she must navigate the haunting complexities of these friendships
Do their smiles drip honey, or blood?
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BLOODTHINNER βONEβ EP RELEASE w/ Twoseventy, Verminate, and Ashokaβs Hell
Fri 20 Jun 2025 6:00 PM - 11:00 PM AEST
Bloodthinner celebrate the release of their debut EP ONE with a headline show at Backdock Arts.
Blending elements of metal, deathcore, and hardcore, ONE is a direct and uncompromising debut - sharp, heavy, and to the point.
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The Trail to Oregon
Running 26th - 28th June 2025
Join our (not so) All-American family as they journal down the The Trail to Oregon!
The Trail to Oregon! is an original musical produced by Starkid Productions and was performed in Chicago in the summer of 2014. It is also the most historically accurate musical portraying the Oregon Trail to date.
Music and Lyrics by Jeff Blim
Book by Nick Lang, Matt Lang, Brian Holden and Jeff Blim
Arranged by Clark Baxtresser and Pierce Siebers
Produced and Directed by Emma Hanson
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LUV.exe
Sat 5 Jul 2025 7:00 PM - 11:45 PM AEST
Living Unveils Virtue presents to you.. LUV.exe.
The Brisbane music scene needs reprogramming. We have hacked the mainframe and replaced the motherboard with our code. We welcome you to participate in rebuilding Brisbane's vibrant underground in its purest form.
For those who drive with peaking distorted basslines, angsty chaotic energy and relishing in the power of the ever-evolving progression of internet core.
We have constructed a carefully curated selection of online artists who are now AFK. Offline, and ready to rewire the algorithm with their support. Why stay supporting from behind the screen, when you can be present and fully immerse in it yourself?
Come join us, we invite you to join our server, to spread the virus of LUV.
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Advanced Long Form Improv Showcase (Improv Queensland)
Sun 13 Jul 2025 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM AEST
It's time to celebrate our latest cohort of Advanced Improvisors!
Come and watch them in a fun-filled show improvised before your very eyes.
Wade's advanced long form class has been working hard over 7 weeks and will put into practice the skills they have been learning.
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Maestro
Sun 13 Jul 2025 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM AEST
Step into a night of high-stakes hilarity where anything can happen and everything is made up on the spot! Spawned from the mind of Improv pioneer Keith Johnstone, Maestro is a fast-paced, interactive improv competition where a cast of skilled performers battle it out for your applause β and the coveted title of Maestro.
Guided by directors and fueled by audience suggestions, performers face a series of unexpected scenes, characters, and challenges. After each round, you, the audience, score the scenes and decide who stays and who goes. As the stakes rise and the laughs get louder, only one improviser will be left standing!
Whether you're an improv addict or a curious first-timer, Maestro delivers a night of spontaneous storytelling, bold risks, and pure theatrical joy.
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Broken Earth & NTH RD presents: THE BRKN RD TOUR
Sat 19 Jul 2025 7:00 PM - 12:00 AM AEST
The BRKN RD Tour sees some of the East Coastβs finest heavy bands joining forces to bring a powerful combination of Broken Earth and NTH RD with crushing riffs and soaring melodies to a co-headliner across all three East-Coast Capitals.
Joining these two bands will be the hard hitting QLD locals GRIZZLYSHARK and TORIZON.
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TBF Presents: The Mash Up Ep. 2
Sat 6 Sep 2025 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM AEST
Come join the TBF team for our second instalment of The Mash Up!
Hosting some of Brisbaneβs biggest up coming artists including:- 1ChoppaJay
- Donny Dee
- DTBJayce
- Rushy Reynolds
- D4
- D Wol
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Blackrock
Running 26th September - 04th October 2025
Itβs Toby Acklandβs birthday party down near the surf clubβand that should mean heaps of grog, drugs and good clean fun. But by the morning a young girl is deadβraped by three boys and bashed with a rock.
Who is responsible?
Blackrock is an intimate and strongly shaped human drama which examines the social forces behind the impulse to violence in individual lives.