‘Titanic The Musical’ is coming to Melbourne

This special event will feature a 26-piece orchestra alongside a brilliant Australian cast gracing the stage at the landmark Melbourne…

‘Ghost Orchid’: The Geelong acoustic duo are ones to watch

The pair’s self-titled debut record contains ten songs named after rare flowers (including the standout title track, which could get…

Bohemian Rhapsody

Celebrate 50 years of Queen at The Palais this October

Five decades years ago in West London, Brian May and Roger Taylor met Freddie Mercury. 14 albums, six number one…

Royal Melbourne Show

Melbourne Show to host huge live music program for first time

The Veronicas will headline an all new live music program for the first time at the 2022 Melbourne Royal Show,…

UpStart Awards

$10,000 grant for songwriters: submissions for The UpStart Awards are officially open

You might still be busking, you may have recorded a few tracks or you might be playing pub gigs; but…

New world-class music and arts event Wanderer Festival expands lineup with more stellar acts

Courtesy of the man who brought us the iconic annual music destination of Falls Festival and the family-friendly musical adventure…

Steel Panther announce new Australian tour dates, add Warrnambool’s Airbourne as support

Having previously announced shows for 2020, and then 2021, Steel Panthers forthcoming Australian tour will now take place in October…

BIGSOUND just dropped its biggest ever lineup with 182 artists for 21st birthday event

Following on from a huge first announce of conference speakers, BIGSOUND is bursting at the seams to announce its biggest…

Elton John is bringing his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’ back to Australia in 2023 for final shows ever

Returning to Aotearoa in January 2023 to perform two rescheduled Auckland shows as part of his multi-year Farewell Yellow Brick…

The Meredith Music Festival ballot is officially open for 2022

One of Victoria’s most prized music events, Meredith Music Festival’s 30th anniversary, is slowly creeping up and you can start…

Boo Seeka announces 2022 Australian album tour

Electro-pop artist Boo Seeka has just announced his “Between The Head & The Heart Tour”, presented by Untitled Group. He…

A bunch of Geelong musicians are bringing Green Day’s American Idiot to life this weekend

18 years ago, in September 2004, Green Day released one of the biggest albums of the year with their seventh…

Skegss announce special one-off show in Torquay

Skegss, our favourite surf/garage rock trio from Byron Bay, is heading to regional Victoria this year for one very special…

Crossfaith are bringing their ‘Atlas of Faith’ world tour to Australia for first-ever headline tour

Japanese genre-blenders Crossfaith are bringing their Atlas of Faith world tour to Australia this year, taking to stages at Brisbane’s…

Icehouse announce 40th anniversary ‘Great Southern Land’ concert series

Icehouse’s unofficial Australian anthem, ‘Great Southern Land’, is turning 40 years young in 2022 and the band are heading to…

Colin Hay announces Australian solo tour, playing Bendigo and Melbourne in 2022

Years since his last run of shows in the land Down Under, Colin Hay, the former frontman and chief songwriter…

15 of the best records from Australia’s pub rock era in the ’70s and ’80s

It’s no big secret that as a whole, Australians are pretty keen on pubs. This is a truth that’s unavoidable…

From Golden Plains to a sex-positive dance floor banger, Melbourne’s m8riarchy shares her career highlights

Best known for her vocal collaboration with Shouse on ‘Won’t Forget You’, m8riarchy is an immensely talented, highly-skilled producer, committed…

The Dead South add new shows to first-ever Australian tour due to overwhelming demand

The unprecedented success of their debut tour of Australia and New Zealand has seen the bluegrass musicians adding new shows…

‘Spicks and Specks’ is returning to TV this August for a full ten-episode season

Buzzers at the ready people, the ABC is bringing back the beloved music show ‘Spicks and Specks’ this August for…

From Jan Juc to the world stage, Xavier Rudd returns to his roots in Geelong show this weekend 

Since the very beginning, Xavier Rudd’s ability to connect with people has been his most powerful gift. The more he…

A world-first event blending surf, snow and music is heading to Melbourne next month

Perfectly timed to say see-ya to winter, Melbourne’s two-hectare surfing lagoon URBNSURF is hosting an epic new event, blending surf,…

All-new winter music event takes over some of Daylesford’s most beloved heritage venues this weekend

This weekend the inaugural Winter Sounds music series will finally take place in Daylesford, delivering an all-Australian music line-up and plenty…

Live and Local is the new 10-day live music festival heading to Warrnambool

With the aim of injecting vibrancy, performance and live music back into Warrnambool’s local scene, Live and Local is a…

 

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