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Know that feeling when you sit in front of a piece of art in a gallery? How you notice something new in the work, or see something else in yourself?That's what the Shut Up and Listen Club is about. A communal bench where we listen to an album with no phones and no talking.
Each month a secret album is presented. Picked purely for its artistic ambition and weight. You might know every word, or you might never have heard a single note. Trust the process.
ABOUT NOVEMBER'S SECRET SELECTION
A raw masterwork built on real voice recordings, spoken-word poetry, and euphoric rave energy. Written through profound grief, friendship, and working-class youth, it is a crushing piece of work that demands presence.
AFTERNOON FLOW
14:00 Doors Open (Warm-up albums: settle in)
15:00 AUX Talk (Host welcome & AUX Talk presentation)
15:20 Main Album (Shut up and listen time)
16:30 Main Album Concludes
17:00 Event Wrap / Wax Public Doors Open
THE RULES
No talking during main album
No phones or screens during main album
CAPACITY & TICKETING
Seats are strictly limited to suit the basement layout. Pre-booking is mandatory to secure a spot. Once capacity is reached, doors close.
Shut up. Listen.
PREVIOUS SUAL ALBUMS
No. 01 — Radiohead · OK Computer (1997)
No. 02 — Rosalía · LUX (2024)
No. 03 — Pink Floyd · The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
No. 04 — Fela Kuti & Africa 70 with Ginger Baker · Live! (1971)
No. 05 — Massive Attack · Mezzanine (1998)
No. 06 — David Bowie · Blackstar (2016)
No. 07 — Paul Simon · Graceland (1986)
No. 08 — Spiritualized · Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)
No. 09 — Lana Del Rey · Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
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WAX Music Lounge, 250 Flinders St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia, Melbourne
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