Geelong’s free festival Sweetfest is finally taking place this March with a fierce all-female lineup

The third time’s a charm for Geelong’s brand-new festival Sweetfest which is going down this March after being postponed twice…

Vanessa Amorosi on returning to Australia, her new album and The Point Live @ Portsea: “Words can’t really express how excited I am”

Live music is making its triumphant return to Victorian stages, with The Point Live @ Portsea welcoming legendary Aussie talent…

Stars & Bars Festival is an epic new musical bus tour taking to Heathcote this April 

It’s been a rough run for the music industry over the past couple of years and despite it all, we’re…

Beloved regional festival Boogie returns to Tallarook this Easter

A year after it became one of the first music festivals on the planet to come back in the midst…

Paul Kelly, Thelma Plum and The Rubens to play Surround Sounds Geelong and the Bellarine music festival

Adding to Victoria’s impressive range of music festivals already announced for 2022, Surround Sounds – Geelong & the Bellarine Music Festival…

Lineup change and camping announced for Queenscliff’s new music festival, By The Pier

Gifting Bellarine music lovers a second brilliantly curated festival experience alongside QMF, By The Pier is 100% going ahead next…

John Butler joins the Port Fairy Folk Festival lineup

The Port Fairy Folk Festival has just given us another reason to hit the road this March, adding John Butler…

Tassie’s newest festival Party In The Apocalypse announces Hobart edition

Following the huge success of non-camping music & arts festival Party in the Apocalypse Pt.1 which provided a thumping, cathartic…

National Folk Festival celebrates 30 years with huge 200-act lineup

Given the significance of the milestone, the festival has enlisted a legendary First Nations lineup for a series of one-time-only…

Meet Watty Thompson, the winner of Meadow festival’s local band competition

Known for his sentimental musings, powerful songwriting and unapologetic candour, local Otways artist Watty Thompson has been named as the…

Meadow reveals final lineup with Camp Cope, Mo’Ju and announce local band competition winner

With a stellar lineup already announced for the festival’s eighth instalment of music, camping and good times, Otways music festival…

Splendour in the Grass announce official sideshows for a heap of international artists

If you can’t make it to Splendour, or if you just need a double-dose of acts from a festival three…

Kira Puru, Barkaa and Soju Gang lead Live at the Bowl festival, SorBaes: Double Dip!

Bringing together some of the most exciting acts of Naarm to Sidney Myer Music Bowl in 2021 for SorBaes, DJ-designer…

CresFest is the new folk and roots music and dance festival coming to regional Victoria

Following a wild couple of years of postponed and cancelled festivals, the news of a brand new regional festival is…

Loch Hart Music Festival 2022: Creating magic to be bottled and taken back out into the world

From the very beginning of the January 14-16 event there was an extra layer of excitement and gratitude for being…

A massive open-air music festival is heading to the Geelong Waterfront

Labour Day 2022 might still be a good month away, but it’s worth marking in your diary right now, especially…

WOMADelaide: Celebrating 30 Years as ‘The World’s Festival’ 

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, the festival is returning to its home at Botanic Park, after doing a scaled back…

Seven of the best festivals you can’t miss in regional Victoria this February 

We’re not playing favourites here. We absolutely believe in our heart of hearts that every festival taking place in February,…

Port Fairy Folk Festival announces lineup for the Archie Roach Foundation Stage celebrating First Nations artists

Running from March 11 through March 14, PFFF, in its 45th year, will see the usual big-name line-up that you have…

Yothu Yindi, Archie Roach, Briggs lead lineup for new ‘Treaty Day Out’ event 

Yothu Yindi, Archie Roach, Briggs, Electric Fields, Mo’ju, No Fixed Address, Alice Skye, Marlon X Rulla, Scott Darlow, Madi Colville…

Glass Animals, Spacey Jane and Jack Harlow headline Adelaide’s Spin Off Festival 2022

Spin Off, a one-day music festival made up of acts visiting Australia for Splendour in the Grass, is back for…

Bendigo Blues & Roots Music Festival rescheduled for the third time, pushed back to November

The Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival, due to take place in the heat of the summer this year from February…

UNIFY Forever postponed to backup weekend in 2022

In another huge blow to local festival-goers, UNIFY Forever has announced it will unfortunately not be going ahead this January…

Local camping festival Wrapped Up 3 returns with RVG, Bananagun and more

Wrapped Up 3 is the third edition of EGG’s outdoor overnight music festival that will take place on Saturday, April…

 

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