Maple Glider

NSC is turning 20 and we’re throwing one helluva party!To celebrate two decades, we’re rolling out 20 Gigs for 20 Years — a huge birthday series running through July and August, stacked with some of our all-time favourites.After selling out two unforgettable shows here in 2021 on her 'To Enjoy is the Only Thing' tour, we’re keen to welcome Maple Glider back to help us celebrate 20 years. With her hauntingly beautiful vocals and magnetic stage presence, Maple Glider has become one of the most captivating voices in the local scene — and a true favourite among NSC crowds. For Tori Zietsch, who records emotionally direct and woozily romantic songs under the moniker Maple Glider, music has been an escape from a series of oppressive institutions: religion, enervating relationships, her own brain. Zietsch’s music has formed new pathways both literal and metaphorical; physical and neural, that have allowed her to step outside herself, and shake you— yes, you, the listener—by the hand.Striking emotionality is at the centre of her performance, leaning into an intimacy that is achieved by way of deeply personal reflections and velvety melodic compositions. Vocals melt into layers of plucked acoustic guitar and lulling piano, drawing on the sombre styles of folk contemporaries with a stark tenderness and introspection that assumes the listener is inside her bedroom as she plays for herself.Come raise a glass and help us celebrate 20 years of great gigs and good yarns at NSC — we wouldn’t want to do it without you! Plus, snag a ticket to one of our birthday series shows and you could win a double gig pass, pub voucher & merch! Our show is being held on the lands of the Wurundjeri People and we wish to acknowledge them as the Traditional Owners of this land we are gathered on. We also pay our respects to their Elders, past and present, and Aboriginal Elders of other communities that may join us for our show.THIS SHOW IS STRICTLY 18+Northcote Social Club strives to create a safe space that everyone can enjoy.Crowd surfing & dangerous behaviour will result in removal from the venue.Full conditions of entry | Accessibility Info Can't make the event? Sell your tickets fast and fair through our resale partner Tixel!