Ruby Gill + Lewis Coleman

If anyone can silence a room, it’s Joburg-born, Naarm-based musician Ruby Gill, whose arresting lyricism and deadpan wit have already garnered millions of streams, awards and radio play from triple j and every major metro station in Australia, to BBC6Music and KCRW over the pond.

Known to bring even the most stoic to tears with her profound reflections, Ruby’s “melancholic lyrical wizardry” and unforgettable honesty and humour have earned her the reputation of unmissable, with accolades such as Sunday Times’ Breaking Act (UK) and Emerging Artist of the Year at Port Fairy Folk Festival to her name, and high praise from NME, CLASH, The Independent and more.

Consistent reviews echo triple j’s Zan Rowe: “excuse me while I scrape myself off the floor.” Ruby’s long-awaited debut LP ‘I’m gonna die with this frown on my face’ debuted at #5 on the AIR Independent Album charts and was nominated for an Australian Music Prize and Best Folk Work at Music Victoria in 2022.

Her long-awaited sophomore ‘Some Kind Of Control’ came out Mar 28 2025, and was flagged by the likes of Triple J, BBC6Music and Rolling Stone as some of Australia’s best new music, including being shortlisted (top 3) for the coveted Australian Music Prize in 2025.In 2018, the songwriter’s debut single 'Your Mum' garnered millions of streams, rave global reviews and a full add from triple j in its first week.

Her 2021 single 'you should do this for a living' (featuring backing vocals from Angie McMchahon and Maple Glider) earned the Feature Artist spot on triple j unearthed, playlisting from Spotify, Apple and Amazon and airplay from KCRW, triple j, Double J and every metro station across Australia.Ruby has since appeared on stages around the world, from Oppikoppi to Woodford, silencing rooms on sold-out headline tours and sharing high-profile lineups with the likes of Mon Rovia (USA), Florist (USA), Lime Cordiale (AU), Missy Higgins (AU), Stella Donnelly (AU), Angie McMahon (AU), Bess Attwell (UK) and The Teskey Brothers (AU).Presented by Broadside Hacks.This is an 18+ event