VOTIVE OFFERINGS - RYOSUKE KIYASU / GUDGEON

Delighted to announce next up in our Votive Offerings series

Ryosuke Kiyasu (Japan) + Gudgeon

Following his South East Queensland debut in Nambour in 2024, internationally acclaimed percussion artist Ryosuke Kiyasu returns for two special events.

Both events are available from this ticket page. Please select the ticket option you wish to attend.

Percussion Improvisation Workshop

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm

GLÓR Project Space - All Ages

A rare opportunity to work closely with one of the world's most distinctive percussion artists in an intimate workshop setting.

This improvisation workshop explores avant-garde expression through unconventional rhythmic structures, physical movement and experimental approaches to percussion. Participants will investigate rhythm beyond traditional techniques, developing a personal dialogue with sound through improvisation and play.

Participants are encouraged to bring anything they consider to be percussive. This could be a traditional percussion instrument, a found object, or any item capable of producing sound through striking, scraping, shaking or other forms of physical interaction.

No prior experience is necessary. Curiosity and experimentation are encouraged.

Live Performance

7:00 pm

Blackbox Theatre - All Ages

An evening performance featuring Ryosuke Kiyasu alongside Gudgeon.

Ryosuke Kiyasu has built an international reputation through his singular approach to the snare drum — precise, physical and unpredictable.

Gudgeon are noise rock for the working class; unfiltered, unpolished and refusing to be folded back into the cycle.

A night of experimental percussion, fractured noise rock and unexpected collisions.

Please note

The workshop and evening performance are separate ticketed events.

If you would like to attend both events, you will need to purchase one ticket for each event.

Ryosuke Kiyasu

Known for his singular approach to the snare drum, Ryosuke Kiyasu has built an international reputation through performances that are equal parts precise, physical and unpredictable.

Ryosuke Kiyasu began his career as a snare drummer in Canada in 2003. A driving force in the avant-garde music scene for over two decades, he has been a prolific solo performer, contributed to the group SETE STAR SEPT, and served as the drummer for Keiji Haino's legendary ensemble Fushitsusha.

In 2018, a video of his live performance in Berlin went viral, garnering over 23 million views and sparking global conversation. This phenomenon led to features in major international media outlets including BBC News, VICE, and i-D Magazine, further cementing his influence across both music and contemporary culture.

His work has earned high acclaim within the world of classical percussion, leading to invitations as a featured guest at Germany's Überschlag Festival, one of the world's largest biennial percussion festivals. In 2025, a dedicated experimental music festival titled Kiyasu Fest was organised by local fans in Bristol, UK, in his honour.

From 2026, Kiyasu has been appointed as a global artist with Pearl Drums, the world's leading drum manufacturer.

Gudgeon

Gudgeon is noise rock for the working class- unfiltered, unpolished, and refusing to get folded back into the cycle.

A tight duo from Australia's east coast making a fractured kind of Drum'n'Bass-infected noise rock; part Shellac discipline, part NoMeansNo chaos, but fully its own thing.

Expect difficult dancing and precision power: barrel-rolling bass lines, locked-in mathematical drumming, and riffs that feel like they've been measured twice and still cut wrong on purpose. There's a healthy dose of tongue-in-cheek crowd pressure, just enough to keep everyone on their toes.

Meticulous riffing. Mechanical timing. Masked men.

Venue Information

Access for both events is via William Street, Nambour.

Workshop pre-sale tickets only.

Come to the Blackbox entrance gate, and from there we will welcome you to GLÓR.

Image: Kiyasu live in Nambour 2024 for Basket Of Hammers.

Photo: Cynthia Lee