Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins unite for Australian tour in 2023

Old friends Tim Rogers and Tex Perkins are set to reunite in celebration of their new albums, with their respective…

New Geelong festival Tent Pole expands 2023 lineup with international acts and local heroes

Taking to the famed grounds at Mt Duneed Estate in early 2023, on their newly developed Top Paddock site, new…

Coastal Jam drops mega Boxing Day lineup for Barwon Heads edition

While Boxing Day is often reserved for heading to the shops to battle thousands of shoppers for the best deals,…

Jimmy Barnes cancels upcoming summer shows due to surgery

Aussie rock legend and one of this country’s hardest working musos Jimmy Barnes has withdrawn from a swathe of summer…

Alt-rock legends Everclear are heading to Torquay on their biggest Australian tour to date

Wonderful news, American alt-rock juggernauts Everclear have announced an extensive 17-date Australian tour, and it’s going to mean ‘Everything to Everyone’….

Weird Al Yankovic announces 2023 Australian tour

“I don’t very often get an opportunity to tour outside of North America,” says Al, “so it’s a huge thrill…

The Teskey Brothers announce major lineup change

Fresh from releasing their new single ‘This Will Be Our Year’, been nominated for the Best Blues & Roots Album…

Ballarat Spilt Milk 2022 set times are here

After a few rough years away, it’s now only mere days until one of Australia’s most in-demand and fastest-selling music,…

Ocean Grove announce special Melbourne Christmas show ‘Oddworld Xmas’

Christmas has come early in 2022 for Ocean Grove fans, with the Oddworld icons announcing today a very special hometown Christmas show…

Apollo Bay musician Matt Orchard wins Telstra ARIA Music Teacher Award

Beloved Apollo Bay music teacher and musician Matt Orchard has emerged as the local hero at the 2022 ARIA Awards,…

The Blues Train is running free family-friendly showcase trips this weekend

Since its beginning nearly three decades ago, the renowned Blues Train has become an integral part of the Queenscliff Tourism and…

Mahalia Barnes launches the Spotlight Series to raise funds for Australian Red Cross

Australian singer-songwriter Mahalia Barnes will once again headline the Spotlight Series at a number of Vicinity Centres to give back…

New Orleans-via-Sydney blues sensation Ivor S K is performing in Geelong tonight

Now based in New Orleans, Ivor S K is celebrating his first new music since 2017 with the release of his…

Hot Dub Time Machine announces back to back shows in Torquay this summer

Off the back of his sold-out Hot Dub Rave Machine tour and playing to tens of thousands of fans from all…

UK anonymous metal collective Sleep Token announce Australian tour

Renowned for their immersive and intimate live performances, the anonymous collective that is Sleep Token, fronted by the masked Vessel,…

Judo Chop! and All Hope Remains bring a Skate Punk Shred Fest to Geelong this week

Fresh from their first ever Western Australia tour, Geelong skate punk band All Hope Remains and Melbourne’s freshest melodic punk-rock…

Natural Selections 005: Phoenix Manson’s DJ set in a field of gold is pure summer bliss

Fresh from a month-long DJ residency at Mount Buller over winter, Melbourne-based music producer and DJ Phoenix Manson returns to…

Delta Goodrem adds new shows to her 2023 Innocent Eyes 20th anniversary tour

Superstar singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem has added three new dates to her Innocent Eyes 20th Anniversary Tour, as fans rushed to secure tickets to commemorate…

FIDLAR announce 2023 Australian headline tour

Surf rock legends FIDLAR have confirmed their long-awaited return to Australia in March 2023. The SoCal rockers will headline Super…

The Screaming Jets announce The Rock Vault tour for 2023

Fresh from their recent 30th anniversary tour of their groundbreaking rock album, ‘All For One’, which saw the band play…

HED PE announce 2023 Australian tour

Over the course of their career, which commenced in 1997, genre bending punk, rasta, soul gangsta rockers, HED PE (AKA (Hed) P.E….

Legendary Malian Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré returns to Australia in 2023

One of the world’s most respected guitarists and musicians, Touré returns to Australia with his full band to perform from…

Geelong’s Bad Neighbour Records is celebrating its first birthday with a vinyl-fuelled party

Geelong wax lovers, consider your Saturday plans sorted! Bad Neighbour Records is celebrating one year slinging vinyl from Boom Gallery…

NZ juggernauts Kora deliver a timeless, broken-hearted R&B anthem in ‘Gone’

Fusing elements of soul and R&B with reggae, Kora’s ‘Gone’ grapples with love lost and the fruitless struggle to save…

 

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