ARIA Awards reveal presenters and performers for 2024 ceremony

Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) reveals their stacked lineup of Australian and international presenters and performers for the upcoming 2024…

Grinspoon, The Rubens and The Rions lead LIV LOUD 2024 lineup

Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is once again championing Australia’s vibrant live music scene with the launch of the LIV…

November’s festival front sees the return of juggernaut music events

It would be fair to say I am not a man of fashion. A sense of style has eluded me…

Ministry of Sound Testament takes over Australia, New Zealand and Bali in 2025

After incredible sold-out tours in 2023 and 2024, Ministry of Sound is journeying back to the underground in April 2025…

Tasmania’s ultimate arts and music event Dark Mofo will make a return in 2025

After taking a break in 2024 and offering only a slim selection of events, Dark Mofo has announced it’ll be returning for…

Theatre Royal Castlemaine’s music program grows with three new show announcements

With Rich Moffat now at the helm of the music program for Castlemaine’s arts, music, and entertainment hub, Theatre Royal,…

PREMIERE: Geelong’s Hold//fire release a cover of The Cranberries classic

After jumping up with The Smith Street Band last month for a surging set of heavy hits from their 2022…

ALWAYS Live, album launches and the return of the Blues Train, gigs are gigantic this November

Not all moustaches are created equal, but all those who sport these majestic lip snugglers crowd surf on the hands…

Simone Schinkel steps down as Music Victoria CEO

Music Victoria CEO, Simone Schinkel, has announced her decision to finish with the arts advocacy organisation at the end of…

California’s Shannon & The Clams come back to Australia

Garage-psych pleasers, Shannon & The Clams of California, will be bringing their West Coast cool to Australia’s East Coast this…

Geelong songstress BELLA DEER releases Surf Coast -inspired singled ‘Shipwreck Coast’

Geelong’s own glorious vocal-viking BELLA DEER returns with new Surf Coast-inspired single, ‘Shipwreck Coast’. Leaning into her ambient pop atmosphere,…

Thom Yorke takes audiences on a transcendent tour of his expansive catalogue at first Melbourne show

An eclectic bunch of excited patrons filtered into the open space of Sidney Myer Music Bowl last night, Tuesday 29…

DZ Deathrays embark on a gigantic regional tour

Australian rock heavyweights DZ Deathrays are hitting the road with their Weekend Warriors Regional Aus Tour starting in February through…

Port Fairy Folk Festival announces 2025 Future Folk Musician Development Program

Are you a young artist wanting to make a break into the music industry? Now is your chance to live…

APRA AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) 2024 Screen Music Award recipients revealed

Composers were recognised for their contributions to the screen and film industry last night at the 2024 Screen Music Awards….

Yours and Owls add Brad Cox to lineup, announce 2025 venue

They promised more to be announced and they weren’t wrong! Yours and Owls Festival have this morning name-dropped another artist…

Grime icon Dizzee Rascal set to return to Australia this February

UK music icon Dizzee Rascal is set to make a return to Australia as part of his upcoming We Want…

Photo Gallery: Empire of the Sun light up Sidney Myer Music Bowl

Shiny disco balls, spectacular costumes, a visual feast of effects and screens; Empire of the Sun’s Melbourne return had it…

Xavier Rudd is celebrating the good stuff at Live at the Gardens this year

Xavier Rudd has become a household name over the 20 plus years he has been releasing music. Yet this year…

Lake Street Dive join Live At The Gardens

Roundhouse Entertainment, in conjunction with Frontier Touring, are bringing acclaimed five-piece band Lake Street Dive to Australia in March 2025…

Ziggy Alberts announces regional Australian Tour in support of highly anticipated seventh studio album, New Love

Following the announcement of his upcoming seventh studio album New Love set for release in February 2025, dreamy singer-songwriter Ziggy…

Amyl and the Sniffers are a band with no limits and nothing left to prove on Cartoon Darkness

The label “one of Australia’s hottest exports” gets thrown around pretty loosely these days. More often than not, if an…

The states best artists, festivals and venues were highlighted last night at the Music Victoria Awards

Music Victoria has revealed the winning artists, venues and festivals at the 2024 Music Victoria Awards in a star-studded ceremony…

sessions. is Singapore’s hottest new music festival, featuring Kiasmos, local artists and sonic portals through space

If the first thing that comes to mind when you think of Singapore isn’t its innovative take on music experimentation…

 

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