Geelong’s famed pub-based festival Jerkfest drops huge lineup for 2022

In its eighth year (or seventh?) following edition 6.5, Geelong’s Jerkfest has unveiled a lineup jam-packed with local and national…

The Bendigo Blues and Roots Music Festival returns this summer for iconic 10th edition

The countdown is finally on for the festival that sees the humble town of Bendigo embrace upwards of thousands of…

Baker Boy and Yothu Yindi lead new Tasmanian music and arts festival, Pangaea

Guided by a vision and a mission to unite people in celebration and knowledge sharing through music, arts and culture…

The Point Live @ Portsea will deliver an epic day of nostalgia for absolutely everybody

“I think on the other side, people need that live aspect. They want to get together and have a dance…

Confidence Man, Flynn Gurry, Haiku Hands and more join Loch Hart Music Festival 2022 lineup

Hailed as one of Victoria’s best boutique festivals over the last couple of years, Loch Hart Music Festival is getting bigger by the…

25 years on, ChillOut Festival has become an iconic four day celebration of queer country pride 

Since small beginnings back in 1997, ChillOut has grown to become Australia’s leading queer festival. 2022 marks a whopping 25-year…

Famous for shaking off the old and bringing in the new, Confidence Man are a natural fit for NYD’s Let Them Eat Cake

“Electronic music doesn’t have to take itself so seriously,” Confidence Man’s enigmatic frontwoman Janet Planet says. Her celestial name is…

Afrojack, Alesso and Steve Aoki lead ULTRA Australia lineup for 2022

Arguably the most recognisable global brand in electronic dance music, Ultra Music Festival is set to return to Australia in…

George Benson, The Marcus King Band among eight new international acts to join Bluesfest lineup

10-time Grammy Award winner and ‘Give Me The Night’ soul superstar George Benson leads the Bluesfest lineup additions. He’ll also…

Tocumwal’s new music festival Good Times announces 2022 dates, expands lineup

Fourth time’s a charm for Tocumwal’s new music festival Good Times, which has announced its new festival dates a date…

Cue the house party vibes, Backyard Fest is the newest music and arts festival heading to regional Victoria in 2022

Everyone loves a house party. The rogue nature of their happenings and the unanticipated crazy shit that can go down….

Celebrating 40 years in 2022, the Cygnet Folk Festival is worth a trip to Tassie this summer

More than just the state of mouth-watering cheese, MONA, mind-blowing national parks, delicious wine and a Dutch-inspired tulip farm, Tasmania…

Crowded House announce their first Australian tour in 12 years

The legendary Crowded House are coming back to Australia in 2022 in what will be their first visit in 12…

FEASTIVAL Falls Creek is the new music, arts, and culture event coming to Victoria in February 2022

Add FEASTIVAL Falls Creek to your calendars, because this is another one of the exciting festivals scheduled in Victoria’s post-restriction…

Splendour In The Grass announces complete lineup for 2022

Splendour In The Grass is locked in and going ahead in 2022, today revealing the enormous lineup with nearly 100…

Kylie Auldist to headline Funk’n’Fest, the new summer music festival heading to Ballarat in 2022

Victoria has a new festival to look forward to in the summer of next year as Ballarat Funk’n’Fest has announced…

Pitch Music & Arts Festival unveils huge 2022 lineup with Denis Sulta, Floating Points, Skin On Skin

Just days after Pitch Music & Arts announced they will be returning to their original camping format on March Labour…

‘As the Cocky Flies’ is the new blues and roots live music and circus tour hitting regional Victoria

From the passionate team who for the last four years have delivered the widely celebrated regional festival A Hitch to…

Groovin The Moo returns to Bendigo in 2022

Time to mark it in next years diaries music lovers – Groovin The Moo (GTM) is back. After two years…

Hiatus Kaiyote, Methyl Ethel, Tropical Fuck Storm lead the lineup for Meadow 2022

Rounding out the highly-anticipated festival announcements for November, cherished Victorian surf coast festival Meadow has just lifted the lid on…

Lime Cordiale bring touring festival The Squeeze to Geelong for a day on the green in 2022

Prepare your picnic blanket Geelong, ARIA Award winners for Best Live Act Lime Cordiale have rallied together some of their…

Pitch Music & Arts Festival returns to the Grampians in 2022 with original camping format

This also comes with the exciting news that Maceo Plex and Jayda G are confirmed as the first artists to…

Xavier Rudd, Pete Murray and Josh Pyke lead new Sunset Sounds festival 

Iconic mainstay festival Sunset Sounds has announced it’ll be celebrating Australian singer-songwriters at Rochford Wines Yarra Valley and Roche Estate…

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are getting their own New Year’s Eve music festival

In partnership with the beloved BOOGIE festival, King Gizzard’s Timeland this New Year’s Eve at Our Friends Farm in Tallarook…

 

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