Do you want to play at the Geelong City Market? Musician EOI’s are now open to play the Forte Magazine Buskers Stage!

In an exciting local collaboration, Geelong City Market, as led by Kieran Blood and Simon Toohey of Barwon Events Pty…

Alex G announces Melbourne and Sydney headline shows

I OH YOU and MG Live are bringing acclaimed US singer-songwriter Alex G back to Australia in February 2026. Announced…

Meg Washington on Making a GEM and Gravy

Since the moment Meg Washington dropped the album I Believe You Liar in 2010 with belters ‘Sunday Best’ and ‘Rich…

$3m transformation revealed for one of Victoria’s most versatile venues

Port Melbourne industrial precinct performance space, The Timber Yard has unveiled their new look, ready to unleash elevated world-class events….

Bellarine Estate boom and crash with Australian Crawl commemoration

Bellarine Estate are not just wine and whiskey wizards, they know a thing or two about curating a concert and…

River Rocks Rehab has the perfect gig hangover recipe

River Rocks Festival have dropped their River Rocks Rehab lineup and it is a beast! Or is it a war?…

It’s a totally mixed bag of talent at Torquay Hotel this month

Following on from a grand September, premier surf coast venue, Torquay Hotel have some bragging rights for October. It’s an…

Gran Fondo and SpinOff festival rolls into Geelong

Geelong’s iconic waterfront is set to come alive as the City of Greater Geelong proudly hosts the UCI Gran Fondo…

One more sleep until Wanderer Festival, a weekend of wonder on the Sapphire Coast

If you’re heading out to the far east of Australia this weekend for premier music and arts festival, Wanderer we…

Yamaha Music Australia launch $5000 Main Stage Grant for Australian emerging talent

Calling all emerging Australian artists – Yamaha Music Australia wants to support your music career. Today Yamaha Music Australia have…

Chet Faker, Ninajirachi and more complete Meredith Music Festival lineup

Meredith Music Festival round out their 33rd year lineup with seven more stellar artists joining the wagon. ARIA-Award winning, triple…

Cordovas are charging into Australia for this first time next month

The flavourful flagwavers of Americana, Cordovas are heading to Australia for the very first time this spring, bringing their electrifying…

Fresh from the AFL Grand Final performance, Baker Boy announces national tour

Handsome Tours in conjunction with Lunatic Entertainment, Select Music and triple j have today announced a mammoth national tour for…

Riverboats Music Festival returns to Echuca-Moama

By the banks of the Murray, Riverboats Music Festival is the reigning good times and great music festival of the…

Park Waves Festival is a product of the powerful Australian metal community

As far as festival offerings go, Germany has it good. Hamburg-based Reeperbahn Festival draws the Aussie’s for a barbeque year…

Get into the ballot for Golden Plains Eighteen

Get into the Golden Plains groove as the official ballot for the 2026 festival edition is now open. Celebrating its…

Self Awareness, Celestial androids and Senegal: Sonny and the Sunsets submit to sonic immersion.

From the visionary voice of Sonny Smith, the namesake lead of Sonny and the Sunsets, ‘Too Young To Burn’ along…

“I’m generally interested in things I haven’t done” – Ben Lee breaks down 20 years of Awake Is The New Asleep.

Fear not, it wasn’t pertaining to a major health crisis. The carrier was Ben Lee and the widespread virus was…

Girl with arms up on someone's shoulders in a busy music festival crowd.

VMDO launches Victorian Music Finder sync platform

Are you a content creator, advertiser, media platform, government agency or the like? Do you want to elevate your content…

An all-Australian roundup gets together for the Red Hot Summer Tour

Red Hot Summer Tour has announced their 2026 summer showcase with an impressive lineup of Australian music legends. Running across…

Wolf Alice’s The Clearing is an academic account with cinematic scope

Wolf Alice have fast become my favourite active bands, with Blue Weekend sitting as my number one album of the…

Castlemaine cultural institution up for sale

After nine years at the helm of heritage-listed theatre, live music venue, cinema and entertainment space, owner operators Felicity Cripps…

Daniel Johns announces In Conversation tour, exploring what if the future never happens

There’s no waiting until tomorrow for this news – Frontier Touring have today announced Australia’s biggest industry name, Daniel Johns…

Perfume Genius is a songwriter and performer for the identity-discovering, formative years-navigating youth.

There’s a reason Perfume Genius’ massive, single ‘Slip Away’ soundtracked a pivotal melting pot moment of realisation, euphoria and heartbreak…

 

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