Astrid Armstrong ready to serenade surf club this weekend

Vocal flyer Astrid Armstrong is ready to unleash her performance prowess on the Bellarine this weekend. Taking to Pt Lonsdale…

Melinda Schneider Embraces Vulnerability on New Album Tender

One of Australia’s most enduring and emotionally resonant voices is entering a new creative chapter. Melinda Schneider will release her…

Descending Into Love and Loss with Lyster Opera

When Christoph Willibald Gluck premiered Orphée et Eurydice in Vienna in 1762, he was quietly rewriting the rules of opera….

HERE COMES THE SUN RETURNS IN 2026 — BIGGER, BOLDER AND SURF-POWERED

Here Comes The Sun is officially returning in 2026, announcing its most ambitious chapter yet with a major new partnership…

These New South Whales announce GODSPEED Tour

Australian punk agitators These New South Whales are gearing up for a thunderous return to stages nationwide, today announcing a…

Lime Cordiale launch climate-focused initiative Lime Green Festival

Today, the beloved brotherly duo announced the launch of Lime Green Festival, a bold, climate-focused live music event that places…

Point Lonsdale’s Most Electric Day Party Is Back on the Coast

There are few places on the Bellarine as instantly recognisable or as loaded with atmosphere as the Point Lonsdale Lighthouse….

St Kilda Festival puts First Nations voices to the front for February celebration

St Kilda Festival is set to light up Melbourne’s most iconic seaside stretch once again, returning to the foreshore and…

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…

A Rare Choral Feast Awaits as Bach Akademie Australia Launches Its 2026 Season With Bach’s Complete Vocal Motets

Bach Akademie Australia is set to open its 2026 season on a soaring note, bringing one of the great achievements…

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…

Fed Square Turns Up the Heat with a Massive Month of Free Summer Culture

Fed Square is cranking up the summer energy, unveiling its Open Air program and turning Melbourne’s favourite meeting place into…

Laneway Festival 2026 set times drop, new artist announced

St Jerome’s Laneway Festival have today dropped their playing times for the upcoming 2026 run across Australia and New Zealand….

SXSW Sydney to conclude its run after three years

SXSW Sydney has officially called time on its local chapter, with organisers confirming the Asia-Pacific edition of the iconic South…

More artists to hit the Port Fairy Folk Festival stage

Just when you thought the Port Fairy Folk Festival line-up couldn’t get any richer, the beloved coastal gathering has dropped…

Cog lock in 2026 tour with two huge Victorian dates

Aussie rock mainstays Cog are coming in hot for 2026, unveiling a stacked national run in celebration of Walk The…

LuliePalooza roars back with a bold new look and a massive 2026 line-up

Melbourne’s favourite rock ’n’ roll block party is back. LuliePalooza returns to Victoria Park on Saturday 21 March 2026, bigger,…

Lord Lucifer lures record lovers back in with the return of The Big Vinyl Dig

Looking to expand your wax wallet? On the hunt for a particular sonic spinner? Wanting to start your vinyl collection?…

Perth’s Gap Year move in light on their latest record

Radiant, airy, and full of life; Perth quiet achievers Gap Year have made an album that sounds exactly like the…

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,…

DICE drop into Geelong for Summer of Ugly

UGLY Vodka is kicking off SUMMER OF UGLY, a national run of five free live shows featuring global and local icons – Sofi Tukker,…

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…

Young Franco Serves Up the Soundtrack to AO Summer

Young Franco is set to soundtrack the start of Melbourne’s biggest summer of sport, headlining a free riverside party at…

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…

 

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