In the summer of 2000, audiences enjoyed world music on warm Sunday evenings at the Fairfield Amphitheatre, organised by The Boîte for the City of Yarra. The Boîte would continue to develop the Fairfield Amphitheatre Series for a further seven years, presenting some of Melbourne’s finest, diverse musicians to strong audiences at this outdoor venue by the Yarra River.
In 2004, on a balmy November night, the Fairfield Amphitheatre would become a party venue as 400 Boîte members and supporters gathered to celebrate 25 years of The Boîte. Treated to a free concert, featuring the music of the Melbourne Millennium Chorus production of Rongo performed by both the Chorus directed by Stephen Taberner, and other artists from the concert, the crowd also enjoyed the music of Kavisha Mazzella, Carl Pannuzzo, Gorani and Joe Malatji, before taking to the dance floor to the African rhythms of Soukous Ba Congo.
