We're now squarely past the halfway point on the Vivid festival's first week, with city-size cultural celebration Vivid LIVE providing an aural and visual smorgasbord of typically herculean proportions.

Following the massive opening weekend, the festivities have continued in fine style, with some of the selected highlights of the past few days including appearances from German musician and composer Nils Frahm, Killing Me Softly scribe Ms Lauryn Hill, beloved local songstress Kate Miller-Heidke and Sibera Records' club party evening Siberian Nights.

So, without further ado, here are the best bits from the first half of the Vivid LIVE week.

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Nils Frahm

Pic by Rohan Anderson

It might look like the eclectic German neo-classical music-maker is trying to completely dismantle his piano, but what he built in the process was "nothing short of astounding", our reviewer Matt MacMaster writes.

 Ms Lauryn Hill

Pic by Caitlin Summers

The international ma'am of mystery might have kicked things off a little later than expected, but there were no complaints - only vocal compliments - from the audience following her rousing retrospective performance.

Pic by Rohan Anderson

Demure songstress Miller-Heidke went for the sensory overload approach, ensuring not just ears but eyeballs as well were enraptured by the proceedings on-stage in a showing of endearing honesty and mesmerising light displays.

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Siberian Nights

Pic by Prudence Upton

Siberia Records' flagship Vivid event boasted sets from the esteemed likes of Kirin J Callinan, Melbourne's FORCES, Sydney three-piece Black Vanilla, Andy Stott and his "surreal dub techno nightmare", and the renowned Midnight Juggernauts.

Keep on top on the upcoming drawcards for the rest of the festival in the gig guide.