Gretta Ray - Drive 10 Year Anniversary Party
OXFORD ART FACTORY, 38-46 Oxford Street, 2010 Sydney Directions
Wed 26.08.2026 19:00
Hello darling hearts,
So how wild - this month, it has officially been 10 years since I released my song ‘Drive’, and what an adventure we have been on ever since. This song changed my life and gave me a career in music, and so it only felt right to throw a party and play a celebratory show for you at one of my favourite Sydney venues, Oxford Art Factory. I have headlined this venue twice before - once on the Here and Now EP tour in 2018, and again on the Begin To Look Around tour in 2022. It is a room that holds such special memories for me, and I am so looking forward to returning.
More than anything, this fans first show is a thank you for your endless kindness, patience, and support of my music over this last decade. I’ve been away for a couple of years now, putting my health first and working on a new record. After the recent release of my song ‘Swimming, Crying’, I couldn’t be happier to be back playing shows again. I’m going to be playing songs from all of the bodies of work I have released since the ‘Drive’ days - my earthy EPs Elsewhere & Here and Now, and my shiny pop albums Begin To Look Around & Positive Spin. I’m also going to be playing some unreleased music for you… so it’ll be an eclectic set! I hope you’re excited.
The way that Australia championed ‘Drive’ when I was only 18 and studying for my high school exams, gave me a place in this world and endless opportunities to tour my music across the country, and in other parts of the world too. I cannot wait to thank you all in person on August 26th, before we move onto the next chapter. I’ll see you there.
Love,
-G x
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Gretta RayAustralia's most thrilling and revealing new pop artist Gretta Ray releases her debut album ‘Begin To Look Around’, alongside focus single ‘Love Me Right’. “One of the larger lessons that I learned when writing my album was to stop over-compromising when trying desperately to make a relationship work. Love Me Right is the moment I realised that I deserved better” says Gretta.
A wonderous and empowering coming of age record, ‘Begin To Look Around’ chronicles the journey of a young artist navigating the winding lanes of womanhood, romance, heartbreak, travel and friendship. It is a bold, layered, colourful pop album made over 2019-20 in Melbourne, Sydney and Gretta’s adopted home of London with a stellar array of writer-producers working at the vanguard of modern pop. A thoughtful, crafted, hairbrush-singable body of work that celebrates the bravery and trust of laying bare the bones of your life with fellow creatives and the thrill of new paths — with killer hooks at every turn.
At just 18, Gretta famously won Triple J Unearthed High and the prestigious Vanda & Young Songwriting Award for her high-rotation hit, Drive. Two EPs, Elsewhere (2016) and Here and Now (2018) have taken her from Falls and Splendour to her first shows in the UK and USA opening for artists such as Mumford & Sons, Gang of Youths, Lianne La Havas and James Bay. Now, at 23, her story truly begins.