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Past Event

Fantastic Negrito (USA)

14 Mar 2026

Saturday

Show 7:00pm

This event was on Saturday, 14 March 2026.
Next at MEENIYAN TOWN HALL 27 Nov · Tim Rogers · Tickets on sale More by Fantastic Negrito View artist page

Venue

MEENIYAN TOWN HALL

Meeniyan, Melbourne

Tickets

Event Ended

Date & Time

Sat, 14 Mar

7:00pm

About this event

Three-time GRAMMY-winning trailblazer Fantastic Negrito will return to Australia in March 2026 for a run of special headline shows – including Meeniyan Town Hall – and festival performances, bringing his explosive energy, fierce storytelling and genre-bending sonic fire to audiences nationwide. Fantastic Negrito’s journey is one of the most compelling in modern music. Raised in an orthodox Muslim household, he survived a doomed major label deal and a near-fatal car crash that permanently damaged his guitar-playing hand. But his remarkable resurgence began in 2015 when he won the inaugural NPR Tiny Desk Contest, launching a new chapter defined by artistic freedom, raw honesty and global acclaim.Since then, Negrito has collected three GRAMMY Awards for Best Contemporary Blues Album, performed at major festivals including Lollapalooza, Glastonbury, Newport Folk and WOMAD, and toured the world countless times. His collaborators range from Sting to E-40 to Tank and The Bangas, and he

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Set Times

Starts 7:00pm
Fantastic Negrito ★ TBA

Times are as listed by the venue or ticket provider and can change — check with them before you go.

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The show at MEENIYAN TOWN HALL is listed to start at 7:00pm on Saturday, 14 March 2026. Set times for Fantastic Negrito haven't been announced, and a listed start is often when doors open. Times are as listed by the venue or ticket provider and can change — check with them before you go.

Where is MEENIYAN TOWN HALL located?

MEENIYAN TOWN HALL is located at 97 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan, VIC.

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Location

97 Whitelaw St, Meeniyan Get Directions →

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