Fender partners with Support Act to help Australian musicians affected by COVID-19

Fender Music Australia have announced a new partnership with Australian music industry charity Support Act, raffling off four signed guitars…

Festivals to receive restart grants as part of Federal Government’s $250 million JobMaker plan

The Federal Government has announced some of the details of its $250 million JobMaker plan it revealed in late June….

Rod Stewart’s performance in Geelong has been postponed to 2022

The legendary singer and songwriter, Sir Rod Stewart, has postponed his upcoming Australian tour due to ongoing travel restrictions, border…

The US are floating the idea of ‘bubble festivals’ and we want in

The world is missing festivals… so much so that there’s talk of applying the ‘bubble’ model to them as early…

American Express launches $1M music relief fund

American Express has today launched its 2020 Music Backers Fund, a million-dollar initiative that intends to reinvigorate the Aussie music…

An Important Message from the Music Industry: ‘Don’t Be That Guy’

Signifying another setback for the industry, incidents related to the sexual assault and harassment of women within the Australian music…

The Blues Train launches new GoFundMe campaign and they need your help to survive

The legendary Blues Train has launched a new GoFundMe campaign to help keep the iconic venue alive. Since its beginning…

The Vinyl Collection Shines At Tourbus Entertainment

Essentially, it’s all the really good shit.

A bunch of Aussie artists are featuring on the new ‘Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater’ soundtrack

Time to grab your skateboard and do a heelflip 720 because a bunch of Aussie artists will be featuring on…

The Lost Lands announce cancellation for 2020

From humble beginnings in 2016, the Lost Lands has become one of Australia’s leading festival for families, enabling people of…

Queenscliff Music Festival’s FOOT-in-the-DOOR initiative goes online

Aside from the established artists we see year after year, Queenscliff Music Festival stays ahead of the rest by running…

‘Like Nothing Else’ is the acoustic melody raising awareness for Zoe’s Fight

Entitled ‘Like Nothing Else’, two Melbourne based musicians – Aaron Schembri and Stefan West – have paid tribute to the…

Loch Hart Music Festival has officially been cancelled for 2020

Created as an opportunity to showcase local up-and-coming Australian talent and the very aesthetically pleasing Great Ocean Road (and all…

Nando’s are donating 15,000 meals to Support Act

As the music industry continues to grapple with the impacts of the pandemic, Support Act’s COVID-19 Crisis Relief grants have…

Bluesfest report reveals grave economic loss from festival cancellation

With the Australian bushfires and then the Coronavirus pandemic forcing the cancellation and postponement of hundreds of concerts, conferences, events…

The Barwon Club announces first gigs back with live audience

Everyone has a story from a gig at the BC; from Henry Rollins kicking a guy in the face, to…

It’s official… Queenscliff Music Festival is postponed to 2021

The beloved festival has made the difficult decision.

Paul Kelly, The Teskey Brothers & more to perform for episode two of ‘The Sound’

The Sound made a triumphant debut on Sunday night, welcoming the likes of Nick Cave, Mark Seymour and the Undertow,…

Arts Centre Melbourne and Australian Music Vault announce free digital concert series

Featuring performances by Alice Skye, Cash Savage and The Last Drinks and Ziggy Ramo.

Yours & Owls just dropped their 2021 festival lineup and what a comeback

Please welcome your class of 2021.

The ABC is launching a new music TV show this weekend

The Sound is hosted by Jane Gazzo and will feature appearances from all your favourite Aussie artists.

Geelong’s Stellar Perry has made it through to The Voice Grand Finale

Originally from Tasmania, Stellar’s passion for music started with her writing songs at eight years old.

A snapshot of the blues music scene right now

Every part of the arts and entertainment is hurting at present. Venues that can, have been doing streaming and running small events.

BIGSOUND to go ahead this year in groundbreaking, reimagined event

As part of a revised program across two days and two nights.

 

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