Fringe Fest | This-Topia, Meltybrains? | September

Location: The Depot at The Complex, 12 Mary's Abbey, Smithfield, Dublin 7, D07XR70

Date: 20 - 21 September

Time: Doors 7.30pm, Starts 8pm

Duration: 75 mins

Tickets: From €20 + fees, here

The Complex welcomes cult-favourite Meltybrains? for Dublin Fringe Festival. The Irish band returns to the fest after seven years with a visceral, genre-smashing live show exploring 21st-century digital life through a collaborative ritual of fear, escapism, addiction, collective catharsis and transcendence.

This explosive new work fuses high-octane music with dance, visuals and surreal theatricality. It’s not just a comeback; it’s an ecstatic act of resurrection and a dive into our apocalyptic ideation.

Absurd and sacred in equal measure, This-Topia is part theatre, part rave, part group therapy - a meltdown in motion that asks what happens when identity unravels, and what is waiting on the other side.

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Funded by the Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon.

IMAGE: Mark McGuinness

Note:

Contains references to mental health and depression. This event features excessive loud noise/music, smoke machines, and strobe lighting. This is a standing gig, seating available if needed.