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Venue: Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC
Date: Thu 28 May 2026 8:00PM

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RISING PRE-SALE
Thu 12 Mar 2026, 12pm - Mon 16 Mar 2026, 11am* (Local Time)


ARTIST PRE-SALE
Fri 13 Mar 2026, 12pm - Mon 16 Mar 2026, 11am* (Local Time)


FORUM PRE-SALE
Fri 13 Mar 2026, 12pm - Mon 16 Mar 2026, 11am* (Local Time)


ON SALE TO PUBLIC
Mon 16 Mar, 12pm (Local Time)

A pre-sale is an opportunity to secure tickets prior to the public, not a preferential service. *Or until pre-sale allocation is sold out.

FORUM MELBOURNE

Age Policy - 18+
Forum Melbourne is an over 18's venue. Patrons must be able to present one of the following ID's to gain entry: learner or driver's license, passport, proof of age card, keypass. If patrons are unable to present a valid form of ID, we can not permit you entry to the venue, and on these grounds, we can not provide a refund for your tickets.

Venue Conditions of Entry
To ensure you have a safe and enjoyable experience, please be aware of the Conditions of Entry.

Please note, steel cap boots are not permitted to be worn inside the venue.

Licensing
It is a condition of entry that you will comply with Victorian liquor licensing laws and respect our adherence to Responsible Service of Alcohol principles.

Booth Seating and Venue Mode
This event is sold as general admission standing. Limited booth seats may be available for purchase.

Booths seat 6 individual ticket holders or an entire booth can be purchased for 8 guests. Show your GA ticket along with your Booth Voucher at the Box Office on the night of the show to collect your Booth Wristband and enjoy the following:

  • Dedicated entry for wristband collection
  • Wristband to gain access to your reserved seated area
  • Complimentary drink voucher per person
  • Access to a VIP point of purchase at the bar

A GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET MUST BE PURCHASED IN ADDITION TO THE BOOTH TICKET OR ADMISSION WILL BE DENIED WITH NO REFUND

PLEASE NOTE THE BOOTHS ARE A SEATED AREA AND STANDING IS NOT PERMITTED. If you wish to stand, please move on to the floor standing section or behind the booths in the rear standing area.

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Wheelchair & accessible bookings
Phone: 1300 11 10 11 (Mon to Fri 9am-5pm, Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm)
or click HERE to submit an accessibility enquiry

Bookings can also be made in person at:
Princess Theatre, 163 Spring St, Melbourne
or
Regent Theatre, 191 Collins Street, Melbourne
Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm

Companion card tickets booked online can ONLY be collected on the day of the show from the Forum Melbourne Box Office on presentation of a valid companion card.

Ticketek takes the issue of scalping seriously.

Please comply with any stated ticket limit for this event. If you exceed the ticket limit, Ticketek may at its discretion cancel any or all of your ticket orders and tickets without notice.

This includes ticket orders associated by the same name, email address, billing address/delivery address, credit card number or any other details provided to Ticketek.

Presented by: RISING

Hip hop wouldn’t be what it is if it wasn’t for Yasiin Bey. Bey wouldn’t be who he is if it wasn’t for the revolutionary poetry of Gil Scott-Heron. And Gil Scott-Heron wouldn’t have found his groove if it wasn’t for his brother in music, the jazz legend Brian Jackson. Jackson, the teenage piano prodigy, met Scott-Heron, the bohemian beatnik, at Lincoln University in 1969. Over nine years, nine albums and countless hours on the road they opened ears and minds to the civil rights movement and redefined what music could do—blending astonishing streams of social consciousness with fluid, intuitive funk.

Last year, this lineage found a state of cosmic balance at RISING when Yasiin Bey reunited with Talib Kwali for their first ever Naarm show as Black Star. The pair threw down a set that included ‘Brown Skin Lady’—a vivid, Brooklyn love letter that owes a lot of its steeze to a sample from the Scott-Heron and Jackson classic ‘We Almost Lost Detroit’.

Now, in 2026, we’re going way deeper into that soulful energy in a world premiere. After paying tribute to MF Doom and performing The Ecstatic in 2023, then Black Star in 2024, Bey is back and he’s going straight to the source—the godfather of rap Gil Scott-Heron and his musical muse, Brian Jackson, the godfather of consciousness soul.

The revolution will not be televised. Come bear witness.

Thu 28 May 2026
Forum Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC

Times are approx. and subject to change at any time.

Forum Melbourne
8:00pm

For the latest event info and set times visit forummelbourne.com.au