Get ready to feel the love this Valentine’s Day with Loin Groin

Love is in the air and it’s being celebrated by a shortstack of bands down at Geelong’s Barwon Club Hotel….

Gig Guide: February is full of favourite feature acts and festival sideshows galore

February is still full of shine on the live music front. As festival season continues to kick on and the…

Brooks Nielsen on growing with The Growlers

It’s been a few years since Australia last connected with The Growlers – 2019 to be exact. A lot has…

It’s the festival that was never meant to return and it’s happening this weekend!

Just when everyone thought it was laid to rest, Summer Slam is doing the unthinkable and roaring back to life…

Diesel revs up for By Request tour

Not many artists stand in the kind of privilege Australian guitar virtuoso Diesel occupies — not the gold-plated, ego-soaked type,…

Take a tour of Torquay Hotel’s turbocharged summer gig guide

With a new beer garden added to their incredible facilities, Torquay Hotel is the destination for the summer. There’s beer…

Buses and trains, and dragons – two unmissable events happening at Bellarine Estate this month!

Bellarine Estate is setting the tone for summer on the Bellarine Peninsula with two standout live music events that showcase…

Festival Guide: January music festivals to make you melt

There’s nothing more euphoric than kicking off your year at a music festival. Not only do you get to soak…

Surf, soul and summer vibes: your guide to gigging this January

January is shaping up to be a scorcher for live music along the Barwon Coast, with a jam-packed lineup that’s…

Barwon Club Hotel slides into 2026 with Summer Slam, Hot Summer Nights, and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, and more.

The Barwon Club is turning up the heat this January with one of its biggest summer lineups yet. From high-octane…

Locals Lounge with Surf Coast rockers Savage Honey

In the Local’s Lounge this month is Savage Honey. This Surf Coast based five piece have been taking tunes from…

Lightning & Rhinestones Brings Alt-Country Chaos to Castlemaine

This January, Castlemaine’s Shedshaker Taproom is about to get a serious dose of dust, denim, and downright good vibes as…

Barwon Heads Hotel heads into 2026 with major music energy

Stretching from the when the clock ticks over to 00:00, signalling the new year, right across January, beloved corner pub…

Twelve Hours, Two Rooms: The BC Breakup Is Built to End the Year Loud

The BC Breakup hits The Barwon Club Hotel on Saturday 20 December, 2025, tearing the wrapping paper off an early…

Prehistoric to present: The evolution of TEED

If you’ve spent any time lost in the glow of a dancefloor, chances are the pulse you were moving to…

Summer Turns Up the Volume at Bellarine Estate

Bellarine Estate is once again turning summer on its head with a jam-packed calendar of live music, tributes, legends and…

Local’s Lounge with Port Fairy Future Folk Artist, Bonnie Jackson

In the Locals Lounge we have Bonnie Jackson. She has the name of a folk/country music star and the voice…

Barwon Club blaze through another big year

The Barwon Club is wrapping up 2025 with a stacked December calendar — from alt-country hoedowns to bluesy whiskey nights,…

Torquay Hotel takes you back to the sweet times and hot nights this December

There’s nothing like a summer down the Surf Coast — salt in the hair, sun setting over the water, and…

Festival Guide: December is spoilt with world-class festivals

Decembers favourite festivals are back for another epic year. From heavyweight metal acts to ground-breaking hip hop artists, indie giants…

The second life of Secondhand Serenade

Choosing your best friends was a battlefield, 12 year olds were doing high-level coding, your mood was told through your…

Gig Guide: Close out the rest of 2025 with these local gigs

2025 has been a huge year for live music across regional Victoria with our venues, arenas and theatres appealing to…

Cosmic Psychos are still proud punks and beer enthusiasts

For someone that owns land in Central Victoria that is home to a major winery estate, you’d think Ross Knight…

All Time Low discuss Everyone’s Talking, Good Things, and starting a band at 15 years old

As fifteen year olds they exploded onto the pop punk scene with a contagious spirit and unwavering commitment to the…

 

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