Local’s Lounge with PAPRIKA

Get to know the multicultural mix of spicy city-pop band, PAPRIKA. The Japanese, Italian and Australian act have been building…

Finding comfort in Kisschasy

But time and lived experience reshape everything. After years of silence and soul-searching, the band’s return isn’t nostalgia-fuelled, it’s necessary….

Sunsets, Swing, and Summertime Vibes: Live Music Returns to Geelong Botanic Gardens!

This summer, the Geelong Botanic Gardens will come alive with the sound of music once again as the beloved Geelong…

Skanking, moshing, and the Superbowl are part of the Barwon Club Hotel’s gig DNA this month

The BC backs up a hot as hell month, which saw phoenix festivals return, a celebration of the sun and…

Riverboats Music Festival 2026: Family, Footloose Fun, and the Mighty Murray

Sunlight filters through towering river red gums, casting dappled patterns across the grassy riverbank. Historic paddlesteamers glide lazily along the…

Get ready to feel the love this Valentine’s Day with Loin Groin

Love is in the air and it’s being celebrated by a shortstack of bands down at Geelong’s Barwon Club Hotel….

Gig Guide: February is full of favourite feature acts and festival sideshows galore

February is still full of shine on the live music front. As festival season continues to kick on and the…

Brooks Nielsen on growing with The Growlers

It’s been a few years since Australia last connected with The Growlers – 2019 to be exact. A lot has…

It’s the festival that was never meant to return and it’s happening this weekend!

Just when everyone thought it was laid to rest, Summer Slam is doing the unthinkable and roaring back to life…

Diesel revs up for By Request tour

Not many artists stand in the kind of privilege Australian guitar virtuoso Diesel occupies — not the gold-plated, ego-soaked type,…

Take a tour of Torquay Hotel’s turbocharged summer gig guide

With a new beer garden added to their incredible facilities, Torquay Hotel is the destination for the summer. There’s beer…

Buses and trains, and dragons – two unmissable events happening at Bellarine Estate this month!

Bellarine Estate is setting the tone for summer on the Bellarine Peninsula with two standout live music events that showcase…

Festival Guide: January music festivals to make you melt

There’s nothing more euphoric than kicking off your year at a music festival. Not only do you get to soak…

Surf, soul and summer vibes: your guide to gigging this January

January is shaping up to be a scorcher for live music along the Barwon Coast, with a jam-packed lineup that’s…

Barwon Club Hotel slides into 2026 with Summer Slam, Hot Summer Nights, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and more.

The Barwon Club is turning up the heat this January with one of its biggest summer lineups yet. From high-octane…

Locals Lounge with Surf Coast rockers Savage Honey

In the Local’s Lounge this month is Savage Honey. This Surf Coast based five piece have been taking tunes from…

Lightning & Rhinestones Brings Alt-Country Chaos to Castlemaine

This January, Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Taproom is about to get a serious dose of dust, denim, and downright good vibes as…

Barwon Heads Hotel heads into 2026 with major music energy

Stretching from the when the clock ticks over to 00:00, signalling the new year, right across January, beloved corner pub…

Twelve Hours, Two Rooms: The BC Breakup Is Built to End the Year Loud

The BC Breakup hits The Barwon Club Hotel on Saturday 20 December, 2025, tearing the wrapping paper off an early…

Prehistoric to present: The evolution of TEED

If you’ve spent any time lost in the glow of a dancefloor, chances are the pulse you were moving to…

Summer Turns Up the Volume at Bellarine Estate

Bellarine Estate is once again turning summer on its head with a jam-packed calendar of live music, tributes, legends and…

Local’s Lounge with Port Fairy Future Folk Artist, Bonnie Jackson

In the Locals Lounge we have Bonnie Jackson. She has the name of a folk/country music star and the voice…

Barwon Club blaze through another big year

The Barwon Club is wrapping up 2025 with a stacked December calendar — from alt-country hoedowns to bluesy whiskey nights,…

Torquay Hotel takes you back to the sweet times and hot nights this December

There’s nothing like a summer down the Surf Coast — salt in the hair, sun setting over the water, and…

 

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