It has been a massive year for violinist and singer/songwriter, Xani. She played Tallinn Music Week in Estonia, the inaugural SXSW London and released the Australian Music Prize-nominated album, "Keep Moving". Now that it's coming up to the end of the year, it's time to celebrate all the little wins.
This is not your tidy end-of-year wrap. It’s a violin through a distortion pedal, a catalogue of songs cut open and re-stitched until they bleed new colours. Xani takes one theme, chews it up, and spits it back as a live show that’s equal parts confession, chaos and communion.
And the first hit is: Finish Lines. The end of 2025, the end of the gig calendar, the end of whatever else you didn’t get around to grieving. Expect endings of love, chapters, eras — dragged out into sprawling outros that refuse to shut up when they’re told.
Every town gets a different version — new conspirators, fresh wreckage — but the vibe is the same: half celebration, half funeral, all an ode to the year that has been. It’s a night for anyone who knows that crawling to the finish line still counts as finishing.
Xani Kolac is a rule-bender with a violin. Classically trained then gleefully corrupted, she rips the instrument out of stereotypes and drops it into the mess of songs, stories, and noise. One night it’s a gut-punch ballad, the next it’s a wall of distortion, and usually both in the same set. Improviser, composer, instigator — Xani’s shows swing like a wrecking ball between raw chaos and cinematic, heart-bursting stillness. Always restless, always rewriting the script, never giving you the same thing twice.
“Her set wasn’t just a concert—it was an experience, a testament to the power of music to spark joy and bring people together.” (Upside Adelaide)
“Xani Kolac is an expert at melding creative artistry with technology to build captivating sound worlds.”(The Age)
Xani will play a final show for 2025 at Merri Creek Tavern with Meg Kolac (bass) and Justin Olsson (drums). Tickets are very limited so book early.
5pm Doors
5:15pm-7pm Two sets
$35/$30 (including booking fee)
The Tav is a standing-room only venue, seating can be provided for people with a disability.
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