Courtney Barnett

On 10 October 2026, Courtney Barnett takes over the Rockhal in Esch‑sur‑Alzette. A singer‑songwriter and guitarist born in Sydney and based in Melbourne, she made her name with an indie rock that crosses folk, garage and razor‑sharp songwriting. Her signature: a delivery close to speech, lyrics that capture everyday life without detour, and melodic guitars that alternate between clean arpeggios and saturated surges. Think of her early EPs compiled on The Double EP: A Sea of Split Peas, the leap she made with Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit, then the denser hues of Tell Me How You Really Feel and the stripped‑back tones of Things Take Time, Take Time.

On stage she appears in a tight electric lineup, balancing the impact of an indie band with the craft of a songwriter. The set moves straight ahead, riffs at the ready, dynamics that swell and subside in service of the songs. Her outing with Kurt Vile on Lotta Sea Lice left traces in the guitar‑voice dialogue, which she pares back to the essentials here. At the Rockhal you find her where she’s most at ease: stories on a knife‑edge, the tension of the amps and a singular way of making the ordinary sing.