Rapper, advocate, and ultimate thrift-shopper, Macklemore brought the energy to Rod Laver Arena

A sold-out crowd made their way to Rod Laver Arena – upgraded from John Cain Arena due to overwhelming demand…

RocKwiz Live adds more dates as their massive Australian tour sells fast

RocKwiz is an Australian music institution, with many a-music fan historically trading pre-gig drinks on a Saturday night to stay at…

Allday announces Australian tour and new single featuring Cub Sport and Ben Lee

With his fifth studio album The Necklace set to be released August 2nd via Dew Process, today, Australian rapper, singer…

Bellarine Estate have Kings Birthday long weekend sorted with a stellar live music lineup

With the Kings Birthday long weekend just around the corner on Friday 7 June through to Monday 10 June, Bellarine…

Luca Brasi are back on tour and they’re all about the underdog

And yet their passion for being on tour and sharing a live show with audiences around the country has never…

‘Australia has lost more than a quarter of its live music venues’: $8.6m budget funding no substitute for tax offset, says APRA

“This urgent funding comes at a crucial time. Australia has lost more than a quarter of its live music venues…

Spiderbait celebrate 20 years of ‘Black Betty’ with a national tour

20 years ago a ’55 chevy zoomed through suburban streets becoming synonymous with the thumping drum beats of Kram and…

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Eureka Hotel reopens rooftop with launch party this Friday

Little Malop Street has yet again struck gold. In September of 2023, the 1850 building where stood post-gold rush named…

Maple Glider, Genesis Owusu, RVG lead 2024 AIR Award nominees

Minister for Arts, Andrea Michaels MP said: “The Malinauskas Government is proud to support the AIR Awards and Indie-Con Australia Conference….

Beloved Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues to shut its doors after 10 years

In sad news today, Pistol Pete’s Food n Blues have announced via Instagram that they will be closing their doors…

Childish Gambino brings The New World Tour to Australia and New Zealand

The American renaissance man – actor, comedian, producer, writer, director and superstar rapper Childish Gambino is bringing his The New…

The unstoppable wheel of creativity keeping Regurgitator spinning

Thirty years and ten albums later, Brisbane boys Regurgitator are still bringing the party to venues around Australia, this time…

UK shoegaze pioneers Ride announce Australia and NZ tour for latest album Interplay

Forming in Oxford, England in 1988, Ride set the blueprint for the shoegaze scene alongside the likes of My Bloody…

You Me At Six are coming back to Australia for last ever shows

Back in 2004 in Weybridge, Surrey, Josh Franceschi, Max Helyer, Chris Miller, Matt Barnes and Daniel Flint would come together…

Music and art collide at the Art Gallery of Ballarat’s ‘Art Late’

With a different alternative band set to liven up the gallery over three Saturday nights, this after-dark series curated by…

BIGSOUND reveals first round of speakers: Amy Taylor, Elijah, Korda Marshall and more

The anticipation for BIGSOUND 2024 is building as the first wave of speakers has been unveiled, promising a lineup packed…

Naarm/Melbourne-based punks The Maggie Pills go gold for new release ahead of upcoming regional Vic tour

Produced/co-mixed by the bands own Mario Perez and mastered by the resident punk perfecter, Joe Carra (Amyl and The Sniffers,…

Audiences across Australia are set for a bowtiful day as Emma Memma comes to town

A big, bright, orange Butterfly Bus will be spotted around the country between June and October as ARIA-award-wining children’s musical…

Simon Toohey pops up at Flying Brick Cider House for a plant-based degustation

The TV Chef is known for his dedication to sourcing and serving sustainable foods, establishing company Sustainable Earth Network, and…

Seb Szabo creates perfect symmetry on new single

A snapshot of his time in London in his first-ever writing session with Matt McGuffie (Tia Gostelow, Ivey), ‘Perfect Symmetry’…

Indigenous music pioneer Bart Willoughby honoured at the Australian Music Vault

In a testament to his enduring impact on Australian music, Bart Willoughby, the 2024 APRA AMCOS Ted Albert Award Winner for Outstanding…

Perfect All-American Olivia Rodrigo announces first-ever run of Australian dates for critically acclaimed GUTS World Tour

After much anticipation and speculation, today multi-platinum three-time Granny award-winning artist Olivia Rodrigo has announced her first-ever run of shows…

The Winter Blues Festival drops second artist announcement

With the Winter Blues Festival already boasting a stellar line-up of talent including 19 Twenty, 8 Ball Aitken, Sweet Felicia,…

Costa Hall will be uplifted by the Australian Youth Orchestra this July

The Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO), Australia’s most prestigious youth ensemble, returns to Victoria for two powerful performances with Mood: Mahler…

 

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