Bad//Dreems lead the spectacular lighthouse day party happening in Point Lonsdale this summer 

There’s something incredibly intoxicating about Point Lonsdale, or ‘Lonny’ as the locals affectionately call it. Located at the tip of…

Awaken Festival brings an Australian-first immersive day of music, arts, yoga and wellness to the Peninsula Hot Springs

Set amid the picturesque setting of Peninsula Hot Springs, one of Victoria’s most beloved vacay spots, Awaken Festival is a new rest, relaxation…

Hilltop Hoods, Sampa the Great, Meg Mac and more lead Dylan Alcott’s all-inclusive Ability Fest lineup

 Grand Slam tennis champion, Paralympic gold medalist and 2022 Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott has announced the highly-anticipated lineup…

Cash Savage & the Last Drinks, C.W. Stoneking lead new boutique, family-friendly festival Good Times

After being cancelled due to COVID-19 in 2021 and 2022, the new boutique Good Times music festival will finally make…

A true celebration of music and togetherness, Dylan Alcott’s Ability Fest returns this March

A true celebration of music and togetherness, Ability Fest returns in March for its fourth edition. The brainchild of Paralympic gold…

New Hello Sunshine music and food festival expands lineup for 2023

Hello Sunshine, an all-new music and food festival coming to the historic Caribbean Gardens at the foothills of the Dandenong…

Groovin The Moo returns to Bendigo in 2023

Time to mark it in the diaries music lovers – Groovin The Moo (GTM) is back. After returning for the…

Castlemaine State Festival announces 2023 Season Launch

Now in its 47th year, Australia’s flagship regional arts event The Castlemaine State Festival is launching its 2023 season with a…

Alpine Valley Vibes festival brings Jessica Mauboy, Gretta Ray, Illy and more to Bright this summer

Alpine Valley Vibes is a day-long homegrown music Festival being held at Bright’s Pioneer Park in Victoria’s spectacular High Country…

Etta Lane, Andrei O’Connor and more announced as Port Fairy Folk Festival’s Future Folk Artists for 2023

Port Fairy Folk Festival’s Future Folk program is back to support young emerging artists aged between 12-25 hailing from Southwest…

Portarlington’s National Celtic Folk Festival returns in 2023, tickets on sale now

The National Celtic Folk Festival has announced its return for 2023, transforming the Portarlington foreshore and surrounding haunts into a…

Jessica Mauboy, King Stingray lead Play on the Plains 2023

For the third time, the iconic Deni Ute Muster site in NSW will turn into a dancefloor / party house…

Fed Live returns to Fed Square with a series of unforgettable free gigs from some of Australia’s biggest acts

If you are looking for some performances to go see/things to do in Melbourne in the coming months, the good…

Snow Machine returns in 2023 with five days of music, adventure and snow  

If you’re looking for (another) reason to book a flight to New Zealand this year, Queenstown’s Snow Machine has just…

Great Australian Beer Festival is bringing good vibes, music, beer and comedy this summer

For the 2023 edition, the beloved festival is expanding to run over two days in January. The festival will now take…

St Kilda Festival

Hoodoo Gurus, Confidence Man, Christine Anu lead St Kilda Festival 2023

Australia’s most popular and iconic free music festival, St Kilda Festival, is returning in 2023 for its 42nd year. Presented…

‘Non-stop arts entertainment for ten hours’: Victoria’s Pride reveals an epic line-up for the Melbourne street party this summer

The 23-day jam-packed Midsumma Festival, the organisation’s primary event throughout summer, will also see the return of the one-day street…

John Butler leads Phillip Island’s Ocean Sounds Festival for January 2023

Hot off the heels of its December edition with Tash Sultana, Pierce Brothers and Kim Churchill, Ocean Sounds Festival will…

Tabula Rasa is regional Victoria’s new three-day New Year’s Eve festival

This year, the independent New Year’s Eve camping event ups the ante with a bigger lineup, a stronger arts and…

Meadow: The Victorian music festival bringing an intimately beautiful BYO weekend of camping and live music to Bambra in 2023

Part of the Otway Hinterland, Bambra is surrounded by rolling hills and bushland, only a stone’s throw away from the…

Start 2023 right with Geelong’s new affordable one-day festival NYD 23 @ The Mills

If you’re the type of person who can manage to save yourself enough on New Year’s Eve (or kick on…

Lucky Day Out is rocketing into Frankston this New Years Eve with a massive lineup

Rocketing to the Kinetic Stadium in Frankston this New Years Eve is the Lucky Day Out festival, featuring some of…

Hardwell, Darren Styles, Timmy Trumpet lead Ultra Australia 2023

Ultra Australia, the leading electronic music festival, will return to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Kings Domain gardens in…

Jolyon Petch on 1915 Presents NYD 2023 @ The Mills, playing festival sets and catching up with the Stafford Brothers

We’ve been back at it for a while, but there’s still something special about the return of gigs to Australia….

 

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