Festivals and live music venues will return to full capacity in Victoria once state hits 90% vaccination

In a press conference delivered on Sunday, October 24, Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced a raft of restrictions that will…

Melbourne’s alt-pop rockers Chained Lizard unveil highly-anticipated new single, ‘Electric Vibes’ 

After releasing two tracks in 2020, ‘Broken Glass’ and ‘Take Me For A Ride’, Chained Lizard “use a bunch of…

Play On Victoria regional series announced, bringing outdoor concerts to Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and more next weekend 

Following the announcement of Play On Victoria earlier this week – the Sidney Myer Music Bowl concert in October as…

Inspired by years of touring and jazz’ golden age, Lillian Albazi releases debut album ‘After-Image’

She relishes in the vibrant artistic community of Brunswick, Fitzroy and Collingwood – “then there’s little old me trying to…

Tassie’s new summer festival Party In The Apocalypse announces lineup for 2021

Party In The Apocalypse is the new COVIDSafe brainchild of Vibestown, the team behind the much-loved Party In The Paddock…

Golden Features announced for Now & Again, the new waterside music festival hitting Williamstown

Victorians have another new festival to look forward to in 2022, as the new event Now & Again moves its…

Ladyhawke announced for ChillOut, Australia’s largest and longest-running regional LGBTQI+ festival

Following last year’s slightly reimagined event, ChillOut Festival has announced its dates for 2022, celebrating its 25th year and bringing…

Play On Victoria: Amyl and the Sniffers, King Gizzard and Baker Boy headline Melbourne’s Bowl concert this month

Victorian artists are set to take centre stage for close to 4,000 gig-goers as the joy of live music returns…

Flight Facilities announce massive Australian tour, their first in four years

Australia’s favourite high-flyers, Jimmy Lyell and Hugo Gruzman, aka Flight Facilities are preparing for take-off across the country, touring their highly…

Missy Higgins, Xavier Rudd, Birds of Tokyo and more lead Ballarat edition of SummerSalt 2022

It’s time, the festival lineups are coming back and boy oh boy does it feel good!! Following the huge success…

Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival to go ahead in February 2022 for highly-anticipated 10th edition

The Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival will deliver its four-day program in the heat of the summer next year,…

“Give us a path out of this”: Victorian music venues start petition lobbying for a road map to full capacity

Save Our Scene have launched an online petition aimed at the Victorian Government’s vague roadmap reopening timeline, as well as…

Party In The Apocalypse is the newest festival coming to Tassie this year 

Vibestown, the crew behind Party In The Paddock, have today announced they’re kicking off the first weekend of summer with…

PREMIERE: Georgia Fields has unveiled her much anticipated track ‘Find Your Way Back’

Moving from school to school was a difficult reality for much of Georgia Fields’ childhood. Fields put it perfectly on…

Missy Higgins, Kate Miller-Heidke and Kasey Chambers headline Wildflower Festival, celebrating Australian women in music

Celebrating women in music and the return of the live scene, Wildflower 2022 is the newest music festival that will…

Prepare to sing your heart out, Piano Bar bring outdoor shows back to the Geelong Racing Club

Following undoubtedly two of the worst years for artists, performers and local businesses, Geelong’s famed Piano Bar is here to…

Flavafest is the new one-day music, BBQ and produce festival coming to Colac and Sale this summer

Regional Victoria is getting a delicious new music festival this summer with Flavafest, a truly unique combination of music, culture, and…

Victoria’s ‘vaccinated economy’ kicks off with regional trials and a huge concert at Sidney Myer Music Bowl

The Victorian Government is testing the state’s preparedness to live under ‘COVID-normal’ with trials of vaccine passports beginning on Monday,…

Hunters & Collectors, The Living End, Killing Heidi and more head to Ballarat for Red Hot Summer Tour 2022

Guaranteed to cool you down more than a Zooper Dooper, the Red Hot Summer Tour has announced a huge tour…

Written on the morning V-line commute to uni, Hassall asks that damned and difficult question “what are we?”

The 21 year old singer songwriter and self confessed rambler has released a total bop for your summer night beer…

Theatre Royal, Northcote Social Club and Isol-Aid Festival take home gold in Music Victoria Industry Awards

The second-ever live-streamed Industry Awards event was broadcast live on Channel 31 and the web to award the industry-voted winners for…

Multi-instrumentalist and producer T@NE dives into euphoric electro-pop with sensual new single ‘Autumn’ 

Swirling with wielding hypnotic beats and dreamy riffs – the kind that would evoke a sway out of even the…

An intergalactic cyber festival is happening this weekend to raise funds for Support Act

SIMULATION 4 is the fourth instalment of the ethereal cyber festival that promises a spectacularly supersonic simulation, featuring a range…

Meet King’s Vengeance, the Melbourne band carving their own legacy in Australian heavy music

Melbourne hard rockers King’s Vengeance have made a bold entrance into the Aussie heavy scene this year with their steezy…

 

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