A new funding program is supporting national tours for 20 contemporary artists

The organisations have announced more than $500,000 allocated to support 20 contemporary Australian artists touring across the country throughout 2024…

Australia’s premier R&B festival, Souled Out, brings out Don Toliver, Jhené Aiko and Vince Staples

The festival will tour three major cities in February 2025, bringing a robust lineup of contemporary R&B artists to stages…

Applications open for Meadow’s local artists competition

With the final Meadow closing in on us for their final instalment in March, the beloved Bambra music festival has…

The Southern River Band heads the fun at Festival of Sails

The annual waterfront and Corio Bay takeover of sailing, sun and sound, Festival of Sails, returns for 2025, with this…

Drake announces fourth and final Melbourne show, extends tour to Perth

During a recent Instagram Live session, he revealed plans for the Anita Max Wynn Tour, set to commence on Sunday…

Daily J join the Torquay Hotel gig calendar for 2025

Celebrating the impending release of their third multi-genre giant release, Scatterbrains, Auckland five-piece psychedelic rockers, Daily J will be returning to…

A COOLDAD Christmas 

Geelong’s coolest rockers, COOLDAD band, are bringing the festivities to Barwon Club Hotel next Thursday with a charity show raising…

Treaty Day Out drops its biggest lineup yet: A.B. Original, Troy Cassar-Daley, Electric Fields and more

The much-anticipated Treaty Day Out festival is returning in 2025, bringing an all-First Nations celebration to Gunaikurnai Country in Gippsland….

Sarah Blasko extends I Just Need to Conquer This Mountain album tour into 2025

On the eve of her final weekend of the I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain album shows, revered 3x…

Underground Ohio outfit Decide Today join forces with Schkeuditzer Kreuz for split release and tour

Fresh from touring Australia with UK industrial-darkwave legends ATTRITION, New South Wales industrial-synth crust artist Schkeuditzer Kreuz, has teamed up…

Byron Bay Bluesfest builds on Aussie-led lineup with third artist announcement

As Bluesfest prepares for its monumental 2025 edition, the third artist announcement introduces another stellar wave of talent to the…

The Cruel Sea spring into Live At The Gardens

Roundhouse Entertainment and MG Live are back at it with their Botanic Gardens bonanza, bringing some of the world’s best…

Peter Garrett to play Barwon Heads Hotel in March

Over the past twelve months, Barwon Heads Hotel has reactivated its live music offering, bringing some of the best Australian…

Stand Atlantic announce regional run of shows for 2025

Stand and deliver – Sydney alternative rockers Stand Atlantic are heading out on the road in 2025, hitting up regional…

Golden Plains lineup rounds out with Sofia Kourtesis, R.M.F.C, Acopia and more

Like The Hungry Hungry Caterpillar, Golden Plains continues growing for 2025, celebrating its seventh year. This morning the festival has…

Charlie Ivan Band drop debut album, Where The Dogs Go To Die

If you’ve ever driven through the remote country of Arrernte Country in Mparntwe/Alice Springs you will understand the endlessness of…

Photo Gallery: Two Door Cinema Club and Declan McKenna make magic at Margaret Court

The evening of Sunday 8 December 2024 saw two indie-dance darlings offer a double dose of dopamine. Two Door Cinema…

The Used celebrate first three albums with 25 year anniversary tour

The Used (2002), In Love And Death (2004) and Lies For The Liars (2007) all shaped a generation and defined…

‘Drops of Jupiter’ legends Train announce 2025 Australian tour

Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, diamond-selling San Francisco band Train are steaming into Australia and New Zealand in 2025, playing shows in Perth,…

Photo Gallery: Good Things gave 110% to their Melbourne crowds

Annual Australian alternative music festival, Good Things took to Melbourne’s Flemington Racecourse on Friday 6 December. Hell-bent on breaking necks…

More tickets added to the Jack White Ballarat show for tonight

A batch of additional tickets has been released for the previously sold-out Jack White appearance tonight Friday 6 December at…

Plan your BTV experience: Beyond The Valley set times released

Australia’s largest multi-day festival is gearing up for an unforgettable experience, with Beyond The Valley revealing set times and fresh…

Sum 41 drop out of Good Things Festival, cancel sideshows

Canadian punk rockers Sum 41 have taken to Instagram to announce they sadly will no longer be able to play…

Groove Armada has just announced a Melbourne show at the Royal Botanic Gardens

The one-night-only Groove Armada event is scheduled for Sunday, 9 March 2025, at the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, offering a…

 

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