Backbone Festival invites you to Look Up and push back dream big make noise take notice speak out get curious
Across three weeks, Seven Hills Hub will be transformed by the next generation of bold makers. You’ll encounter performance, sound, visual art, and experiences that challenge expectations and create space for mess, resistance, joy, and imagination.
Backbone Festival: Look Up is a call to shift focus. Look up from the noise and toward what’s just out of reach.
October 9 – 25, Magandjin (Brisbane).
We acknowledge the Jagera and Turrbal people whose unceded lands this festival takes place on. We pay our respects to elders past, present, and emerging, and acknowledge their ongoing connection to the lands, waters, and sky.
EXPLORE THE PROGRAM
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- Absurd 2
- Anthology 1
- Asian 1
- Audience Interaction 1
- Australian Gothic 1
- Body Art 1
- Burlesque 1
- Butoh 1
- Cabaret 1
- Celebration 1
- Circus 2
- Comedy 4
- Coming-Of-Age 1
- Connection 1
- Contemporary 1
- Dance 3
- Drama 1
- Education 1
- Event 1
- Experiential Art 1
- Feminist Theatre 1
- First Nations 1
- Free 2
- Funerals 1
- Immersive Art 1
- Kids & Family 2
- LGBTQIA+ 5
- Light 1
- MultiMedia 1
- Music 1
- Parody 1
- Party 1
- Physical Theatre 2
- Play Reading 1
- Play Space 1
- Political Thriller 1
- Projection Installation 1
- Puppetry 1
- Queer 1
- Rave 1
- Satire 1
- Secondary Schools 1
- Surrealism 1
- Tech 1
- Visual Art 2
- auto-biographical 1
- dark comedy 3
- theatre 4
YOUR VISIT TO SEVEN HILLS HUB
Backbone Festival 2025 is taking over the Seven Hills Hub, with events held in many of our venues’ spaces, including Ron Hurley Theatre, The Amphitheatre, Court Yard, The Studio, The Workshop, and Rehearsal Room. We have created this handy map of our venue so you’re confident getting around our spaces.
FAQ
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PARKING
Seven Hills Hub has 66 parking spaces, with 2 designated accessible parking spaces for permit holders. Backbone encourages patrons to plan their visit, and consider car pooling, public transport, or ride share services.BUS SERVICE
The 212 and 215 and 220 services stop at Agnew St at Seven Hills, Stop 42 Seven Hills.Then walk 350m (approx 4 mins) following Agnew Street, left onto Clearview Terrace, right onto Griffith Place, onto Tallowood Street and through Griffith Place Park.
TRAIN SERVICE
Morningside Train Station is currently closed for renovations. The closest operating train station is currently Norman Park.PLEASE NOTE: Entry to Seven Hills Hub is via Tallowwood Street, via our parking lot, or through Griffith Place Park. Be aware that Translink does not provide accurate information for accessing Seven Hills Hub by walking, please refer to your preferred map service for appropriate walking directions.
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Backbone Festival events are ticketed through Humanatix and can be accessed via the Backbone Festival Program Online Listings, simply click the “BOOK NOW” link on each event and you will be taken to Backbone’s Humanitix page to finalise your ticket purchase.
All ticket prices listed are exclusive of relevant booking fees. Booking fees are viewable on the ticketing page.
Please refer to your point of purchase for details about ticket refunds or exchanges.
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Backbone Festival is a licensed area, all patrons under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a guardian.
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We want you to enjoy Backbone Festival while staying healthy & safe.
Please follow COVID Safe practices when attending Festival events:
- STAY HOME IF YOU ARE UNWELL
- WEAR A MASK
- MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING
- PRACTICE GOOD HYGIENE
Partners and Supporters
Backbone is supported by the Queensland Government through Arts Queensland.
Backbone Festival is proudly supported by Brisbane City Council.
