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85 Seconds to Midnight

Melbourne Recital Centre · Southbank

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🗓️Tue 10 Nov 2026 · 6pm
🎟️From $45
Live music

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Tue 10 Nov · 6pm – 7pm

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A space for contemplation and agency at a time when every second counts.

On 27 January 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to the symbolic threshold of global catastrophe. This unprecedented setting reflects a sharply heightened risk of civilisational collapse driven by escalating nuclear tensions, unregulated development of AI, continuing failures of global leadership, and the most enduring issue of our time - climate change.

Led by artistic director and composer Robert McIntyre and pianist Georgina Lewis, Changing Wilds Ensemble blends post-minimalism, art music, and neoclassical works to contemplate these wicked problems.

This concert invites audiences to listen closely, feel the passage of time in sound, and experience how such music can hold tension, tenderness, and hope all at once.

Quick answers

When is 85 Seconds to Midnight?

Tue 10 Nov 2026, 6pm.

Where is it?

Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank, VIC.

How much are tickets?

From $45, as the source listed it when Keen last read the listing. The ticket page has the current price.

Where do I get tickets?

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