Live at Warrawee - February 2025

We welcome Candy Hertz back once more as MC for Live at Warrawee 2025!

Candy Hertz is a popular and versatile Australian lifestyle, sports and radio presenter, event MC and content creator based in Melbourne.

Since 2009, Candy has worked with major sporting brands locally and globally including the AFL, NBL, Swisse F1 Australian GP, USA’s PrimeTime Basketball and the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

She covered the 2019/2020 basketball season on ESPN and SBS Viceland as a sideline commentator for the NBL Broadcast Team.

Mr Muk is one of Melbourne‘s leading alternative rock covers band.

Blanco Tranco is an emerging four-piece band hailing from the vibrant music scene of Naarm (Melbourne), Australia.

The band members include Tiff Brown (vocals), Matt McTiernan (guitar), Mark Howell (bass guitar), and Sophie Boyden (drums). Together, they create a mesmerising blend of 80s/90s inspired guitar music, drawing influences from genres like surf rock, shoegaze, post-punk, and dream pop, with atmospheric melodies and intricate guitar work.

In 2021, Blanco Tranco made their debut with the EP ‘I've Been Dying to Tell You’ released on cassette through Honeyglider Records. 

The band quickly gained attention with their nostalgic yet refreshing sound and energetic live performances in venues throughout Melbourne.

In 2023, they were invited to perform a set as part of the prestigious Brunswick Music Festival, celebrated the release of their second EP (and first vinyl record) 'Get Back To Me When It's Over' by performing to a sold out Bergy Bandroom, and finished off the year supporting Claire Bowditch at End Of The Line Festival in Sandringham.

Australian Folk Music Award winners and Music Victoria Award nominees, Austral are a high-energy, four-piece Australian tunes band combining didgeridoo, Irish pipes, high energy fiddling, journeying songs and energetic foot percussion.

Based in Melbourne, Austral is the multi-instrumental powerhouses Angus Barbary, Caity Brennan, Rhys Crimmin and Connor Hoy and are winners of the Traditional Folk Album of the Year at the Australian Folk Music Awards for their debut album ‘Thylacine’ and nominated for a Music Victoria Award.

Their music is infectiously danceable and you may find it hard to resist the urge to get up and join the dance party yourself. Austral are creating energetic new music from Celtic roots (and branches) to great acclaim at festivals at home and abroad and are a rising band not to be missed.

Australian Celtic Music | Austral (australband.com)

Superhoodz Crew is the official dance crew for the NBL's Melbourne United, renowned for their high-energy performances that keep crowds on their feet! Their impressive credits include Australia's Got Talent, the EID Festival Tour in Dubai, and the 3D Disney movie ABCD2, filmed in Mumbai, India.

Superhoodz have performed at major events like the Melbourne Renegades Big Bash League, Australian Open Tennis, Colour Run, and the Australian Grand Prix. They’ve also brought their high-energy performances to Disneyland Anaheim and Universal Studios in Los Angeles.

Training the next generation of dancers at their home studio, Street Dance Studios, based in the Eastern suburb of Mitcham, Superhoodz continues to inspire and elevate dance talent with incredible energy and passion wherever they go!

Superhoodz Crew | Performance | Australia

That Gold Street Sound are a Melbourne soul band and party-making machine.

Known for an action-packed live show, they thrive on audience participation and know how to get a rise from even the shyest punter.

There’s a party down on Gold Street and everyone’s invited.

Taylor Henderson became one of Australia's most loved artists in 2013 with his unique soothing tone, rising to fame on The X Factor, where he was runner-up!

Since then, Taylor has had two #1 albums, and two #1 singles topping the ARIA charts!

His fan-favourite #1 selling single, ‘Borrow my Heart’ is now a quadruple platinum-selling single, along with his follow-up platinum-selling single, ‘When You Were Mine'.

The ARIA nominated singer/songwriter has over 30 million streams on Spotify and counting!

After performing on the world stage at the 2022 Closing Ceremony of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, alongside Vanessa Amorosi and Baker Boy, Taylor is so excited to be back home and hit the road running with the release of his highly anticipated new music later this year!

Taylor Henderson Music

Bring sunscreen, hat and water bottle, which can be refilled at on site at our free water fountains.

This is an event for the whole family so you can bring your own picnic chairs or rugs. There will also be some beanbags and stool chairs and bars available to use.

Warrawee Park is located only 5 minutes’ walk from Oakleigh Railway Station. There are also several buses which travel to the Oakleigh bus interchange. Go to www.ptv.vic.gov.au to plan your journey.

If driving, there is limited parking around Warrawee Park, however, there are parking options located close by at Atkinson Street Car Park (Crn Atkinson Street & Atherton Road), Oakleigh Centro Car Park, Hanover Street Car Park (at site of Oakleigh Rotary Sunday Market) and Chester Street Car Park.

Warrawee and Pioneer car parks will be closed from 6am – 11pm on event day.

Please observe traffic management controls and standard parking restrictions.

There will be a variety of snacks, deserts and hot food available with our Mr Churros and Mr Coffee, Ice Cream, Skewers 88, Peppe’s Food Truck, Twista Bro’s and community-run barbeque.

We are excited to announce that our event partner Kaiju Beer & Pizza will be offering a refreshing Bar Menu featuring Margarita Cocktail can, cider, non-alcoholic Ale, Range Life Prosecco, Pinot Gris and an assortment of Kaiju Beer cans.

Green My Plate will be onsite to ensure Live at Warrawee is a low-waste event.

Live at Warrawee is located adjacent to Eaton Mall, Oakleigh the area’s mecca for a variety of authentic restaurants and bars.