Xani Kolac

It has been a massive year for violinist and singer/songwriter, **Xani**. She played **Tallinn Music Week** in **Estonia**, the inaugural **SXSW London** and released the **Australian Music Prize-nominated** album, "**_Keep Moving_**". Now that it's coming up to the end of the year, it's time to celebrate all the little wins.

This is not your tidy end-of-year wrap. It’s a violin through a distortion pedal, a catalogue of songs cut open and re-stitched until they bleed new colours. **Xani** takes one theme, chews it up, and spits it back as a live show that’s equal parts confession, chaos and communion.

And the first hit is: **Finish Lines**. The end of 2025, the end of the gig calendar, the end of whatever else you didn’t get around to grieving. Expect endings of love, chapters, eras — dragged out into sprawling outros that refuse to shut up when they’re told.

Every town gets a different version — new conspirators, fresh wreckage — but the vibe is the same: half celebration, half funeral, all an ode to the year that has been. It’s a night for anyone who knows that crawling to the finish line still counts as finishing.

**Xani Kolac is a rule-bender with a violin.** Classically trained then gleefully corrupted, she rips the instrument out of stereotypes and drops it into the mess of songs, stories, and noise. One night it’s a gut-punch ballad, the next it’s a wall of distortion, and usually both in the same set. Improviser, composer, instigator — Xani’s shows swing like a wrecking ball between raw chaos and cinematic, heart-bursting stillness. Always restless, always rewriting the script, never giving you the same thing twice.

_“Her set wasn’t just a concert—it was an experience, a testament to the power of music to spark joy and bring people together.”_ **(Upside Adelaide)**

_“Xani Kolac is an expert at melding creative artistry with technology to build captivating sound worlds.”_ **(The Age)**  
  
Xani will play a final show for 2025 at **Merri Creek Tavern** with **Meg Kolac** _(bass)_ and **Justin Olsson** _(drums)_. Tickets are very limited so book early.

5pm Doors

5:15pm-7pm Two sets

$35/$30 (including booking fee)

The Tav is a standing-room only venue, seating can be provided for people with a disability.

Xani Kolac

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Xani 'Finish Lines' At Merri Creek Tavern

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