Popping up in the heart of Byron Bay for the first two weeks of January, The Byron Speakeasy will present six evenings of entertainment inspired by the classic speakeasy nightclub vibe of days gone by - with incredible musical guests, dancing into the later hours, bespoke cocktails and an atmosphere steeped in the mystique of the prohibition era.

Tonight, we are thrilled to introduce our feature artist, Abby Dobson. Abby will perform an intimate show of her original songs spanning her career in Leonardo’s Bride, as a lauded solo artist and also her work in the faux-french band, Baby et Lulu.

“Abby Dobson is blessed with one of the most distinctive voices in Australian music — a smoky, intrinsically romantic instrument that she’s used to bewitch audiences over the years” - The Age, Melbourne

“A mega-watt powerful voice which conjures melancholy, romance and sex, seemingly out of the ether” - The Independent, England

"This is Dobson’s stage, Dobson’s show.. For the audience, the end of each song is a chance to finally exhale, for in a show as compelling as Dobson’s, the moments where breathing comes easily are few and far between. “ - Australian Stage & Screen

“Abby Dobson’s curiously arousing sulk sinks into slow-release melodies like a body into a scented bath” - Rolling Stone

"Abby Dobson's remarkable singing, both the sound and the mesmerising style of her delivery, is the key intoxicant, but one with a delayed-action effect - only rarely does she really let rip and belt it out, yet the layers of phrasing and feeling are compacted in her voice to a recurrently spine-tingling depth; imagine some half-candied, half-blistering blend between Marianne Faithfull, Shirley Manson, Edie Brickell and a female Feargal Sharkey.... Dobson has unmistakeable star quality" - The Scotsman

Event Details:

7:00 pm - Theatre Doors open for pre-show drinks

8:00 pm - Abby Dobson - 60 minutes

9:00 pm - House band, DJ & Surprises