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…

The best spots to celebrate the end of 2025 and welcome in 2026 this New Year!

From a humble house party to taking in the fireworks at our iconic waterfront, or soaking up the euphoria of…

Summer Sundays Bring Big Tunes and Blissed-Out Vibes Back to Ballarat

There are many things Ballarat does well — gold rush history, spooky night tours, artisan crafting, cosy cold weather —…

Geelong’s Dirty Wasabi Drop Apocalyptic New Single End Of The World

Geelong alt-rock agitators Dirty Wasabi are closing out 2025 with a punch to the throat, delivering their thunderous new single…

Geelong’s favourite underground nightlife institution sends off year with a bang

Lambys is ringing in the new year the only way it knows how — loud, loose and unapologetically fun. New…

Nightjar Festival Series 2025/26: Surf Coast’s Summer Series Blooms with Markets, Music and Mindful Moments

If you thought festivals were only about bands and brews, Nightjar Festival Series is here to change your mind —…

Frankston’s Waterfront Festival flies into view for February return

Waterfront Festival is set to roll back into Frankston in early February, bringing two days of live music, summer spectacle…

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…

The Rions go regional with extensive 2026 tour

The Sydney four-piece have announced a huge 18-date regional Australian tour, taking their debut album Everything Every Single Day on…

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…

How TAMS/N OTWAY owned her past, shaking it up as a Whiskey Sour

Content Warning: The following article has themes of abuse and trauma. Reader discretion advised. Move over Lana, Chappell and Billie…

Grace Jones, MARINA and King Stingray supercharge the Palace Foreshore 2026 lineup

Palace Foreshore is leveling up its already mammoth 2026 season with the addition of three musical powerhouses: global icon Grace…

The Amity Affliction announce huge regional tour for 2026

Australia’s metalcore heavyweights The Amity Affliction are set to storm through regional Australia in early 2026, announcing a massive 21-date…

Summer Sips and Big Riffs: Geelong Beer Festival Takes Over Johnstone Park

Geelong Beer Festival is set to transform Johnstone Park on 17 January into the city’s most vibrant, flavour-packed backyard party….

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…

Colac Rock Veterans Pet Hate Return for One Epic Throwback Night

Colac is gearing up for a blast of pure, old-school energy as legendary local rock outfit Pet Hate returns to…

BADBADNOTGOOD, The Gnomes, Hybrid Man round out Golden Plains 2026 lineup

Golden Plains has once again delivered an announcement bursting with eclecticism, electricity and signature Supernatural Amphitheatre chaos. The 2026 lineup…

Good Things Festival in Melbourne was more than a beach ball outburst

The weather gods blessed Melbourne on Friday 5 December, providing the perfect weather for a summer music festival – the…

LIVE REVIEW: sombr Turns Festival Hall Into a Storm of Emotion, Energy and Indie Charm

The air hangs heavy with anticipation, the floorboards hum with that familiar pre-show thrum, and the crowd – a mix…

 

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