Lime Cordiale cancel touring festival The Squeeze for 2022

Following a huge weekend of live music in Geelong, Lime Cordiale and Chugg Music have announced that their Squeeze Festival…

Midnight Oil: The Oils and rain make for a slick performance at Mt Duneed Estate

What a weekend for the Geelong region and after a huge night watching a little band from the states it…

Amy Shark’s long-awaited show at Rod Laver Arena reminded us all how raw and rare a performer she is

After dreaded Covid caused havoc with her tour schedule last year, Aussie pop sensation Amy Shark finally took to the…

“We’re gonna be here all f**k’n night!”: Foo Fighters deliver the greatest night of live music Geelong has ever seen

If in the early 1990s Kardinia Park was the home of ‘god’ in the form of Gary Ablett Snr, then…

From festivals to pub shows, here’s a list of the best gigs to hit up in the region this March

So, we find ourselves in March. Summer has gone in season, but perhaps not in the weather just yet. What…

Leon Bridges announces show at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall for September

Bridges is coming to Melbourne as part of a national tour also including dates in Perth, Brisbane and Sydney, after…

Foo Fighters announce Australian stadium tour for the end of 2022

Off the back off their historic three-hour rock & roll marathon for 30,000 adoring fans last Friday right here in…

“Two is always better than one”: Victoria’s most exciting groups, Bones and Jones & Folk Bitch Trio, unite for live gig

With the group starting to pop up on the majority of Victoria’s notable festival lineups; as well as their music…

Kerryn Fields inspires hope with new music video for critically-acclaimed single ‘Mamma’

New Zealand-born, Melbourne-based solo artist Kerryn Fields is a bona fide master of the distinctive alt-country/folk sound that she’s made…

Soju Gang on showcasing the diverse talent in Naarm’s music scene at all-ages festival, SorBaes: Double Dip

Renowned across the city and beyond for her energetic party mixes and equally energetic style and personality, Soju Gang AKA…

By popular demand, Geelong’s famed Piano Bar pop-up is heading back to Werribee this year

When the weather is still warm and the drinks are chilled, we’re in our happy place⁠—there’s nothing better⁠. Throw a…

Gordi is playing a free pop-up gig in Melbourne’s CBD tomorrow

Fresh from teaming up with Troye Sivan on the new single ‘Wait’, Sophie Payten – the folk-pop singer and producer…

New Surround Sounds Geelong and the Bellarine Music Festival unveils full month-long program

The full 2022 Surround Sounds festival lineup has dropped featuring Australia’s biggest names and freshest faces in rock, pop, indie,…

Uncle Kutcha Edwards is playing a pop-up gig in Melbourne tomorrow as part of ‘On The Road Again’

Music lovers and patrons in Melbourne’s CBD tomorrow will be treated to a pop-up performance from Uncle Kutcha Edwards, as…

Wolf Alice announce headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane

Fresh from their Best Group win at the 2022 Brit Awards, London four-piece Wolf Alice will return to Australia for…

12 unmissable festivals happening across regional Victoria this March

We’re not easily impressed here at Forte. Actually, that’s not true. We’re easily impressed, but that doesn’t mean that the…

Groovin The Moo announce 2022 festival lineup stacked with local and international acts

After what seems like a lifetime waiting out the pandemic in a paddock, Groovin the Moo is back and ready…

Major Aussie jazz outfits Delay 45 and Claire Cross coming to Geelong for double headline, double album launch 

Geelong’s arts hub Platform Arts have you sorted with a double headline, double album launch for Sydney four-piece, Delay 45, and…

Ocean Grove craft brewery BrewiColo is hosting an open mic festival, MusicAles

A stone’s throw from one of the most picturesque coastlines in Victoria lies BrewiColo Brewing Co, a local brewery well-loved…

Lachlan Denton on The Ocean Party, expectations and the debut from his new band Partner Look

In the mid-2010s, it seemed like Lachlan Denton and The Ocean Party were about to take over the Australian scene….

Geelong’s Oscar Rose steps out from behind the piano with infectious debut album, ‘Saigon, Signing Off’

A rare talent that is entirely fearless and unapologetically himself, Geelong-based artist Oscar Rose has truly shown us the deepest…

“The most significant concert ever held in regional Victoria”: Matt Gudinski on Foo Fighters in Geelong and keeping his father’s legacy alive

Everyone who has listened to, supported, or seen live music in Australia, has most certainly been witness to the extravagant…

Pond, Augie March lead Boogie Festival’s star-studded Easter lineup

A year after it became one of the first music festivals on the planet to come back in the midst…

Fergus James is playing a pop-up gig in Melbourne tomorrow for the ‘On The Road Again’ initiative

Fresh from releasing his latest synth-inflected pop-rock single ‘Trouble’, announcing with it his forthcoming second EP and a national headline…

 

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