Music legend Billy Joel announces one-night-only show at Melbourne’s MCG

One of the greatest singers/songwriters/composers of modern times, Billy Joel, is coming to Australia to perform a very special one-off…

Suzi Quatro leads Werribee’s One Electric Day Festival becoming the first international headliner in the festival’s history

Melbourne’s sing-along favourite One Electric Day Festival is back this year yet again and it’s bringing along a truly iconic lineup…

Arctic Monkeys add second Melbourne show due to overwhelming demand

The acclaimed rockers will perform a second night at VIC’s iconic Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Thursday January 5 2023,…

Tomboi Records is the new record label representing Women, POC and LGBTQIA+ artists

This Pride Month the Australian music industry is getting a very welcomed addition with the official launch of Tomboi Records….

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Buddy Guy announces Australian farewell tour for 2023

Buddy Guy will return to Australia in 2023 for the final time on his ‘Damn Right Farewell’ tour. He plays headline shows…

Sing a Song of Sixpence tour returns, bringing some of Australia’s most prominent musicians to regional Victoria this winter

Things are heating up in regional Victoria this winter with a forthcoming tour of some of Australia’s most prominent musicians….

Mick Harvey and supergroup Springtime to re-score ‘Chopper’ live at the Astor for MIFF 2022

The combination of Mick Harvey, Springtime (Gareth Liddiard, Jim White and Chris Abrahams), and Eric Bana’s Chopper Read is a…

Lineup announced for Rise of the Pub Gig tour, featuring 500 shows at 100 pubs across Australia

After months of organising, Muso, Australia’s locally-founded live entertainment booking and management platform, has finally announced the line-up and venues…

Bring Me The Horizon, TISM and Deftones lead 2022 Good Things Festival lineup

Australia’s largest and favourite travelling music festival, aka Good Things Festival, is officially returning to ignite mosh pits and more…

Billy Bragg, Eric Bibb and more lead the first Port Fairy Folk Festival lineup for 2023

The 2023 Port Fairy Folk Festival might be nine months away, but today the festival has offered up an enticing…

The Church announce first Australian headline tour in four years

Australian seminal psych-guitar masters The Church have just announced a national headline tour of Australia, in what will be their…

Ryan Downey to headline Burning Love in Bendigo, celebrating the music of Elvis Presley, after Cool Sounds withdrawal

The legendary Elvis Presley is the undisputed ‘King of Rock and Roll’. One of the most iconic public figures of the…

Virtuoso didgeridoo artist William Barton to bring powerfully moving ‘Sky Songs’ to Melbourne’s Hamer Hall

Composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and one of Australia’s leading exponents of the didgeridoo William Barton will perform ‘Sky Songs’ at…

Arctic Monkeys are coming to Melbourne in January for a huge outdoor show

They were last here in 2019 on a mammoth run of sold-out arena shows – now, four years on Alex…

Dean Lewis announces 2022 Australian tour with shows in Geelong and Bendigo

One of Australia’s most accomplished singer/songwriters – the multiple-award-winning, multiple-Platinum-certified global superstar Dean Lewis – will embark on an Australian tour,…

Captain Brewing presents ‘Queens Only’ featuring a powerful all-female and non-binary lineup across three days

Geelong has always been a hub for electronic music, in particular when it comes to the local scene. In fact,…

Amyl and The Sniffers announce 12-date Australian ‘Comfort To Me’ tour

Amyl and The Sniffers return triumphant from sold-out shows across the USA, the UK and Europe this winter, ripped and…

Lucy Durack to bring romantic musical ‘Rom-Comcert’ to Bendigo this November with Rob Mills and Bert LaBonté

Unashamed fan of rom-coms and their soundtracks that tug at your heartstrings, Australia’s leading lady of stage Lucy Durack is…

‘It’s been a while between drinks’: Slowly Slowly announce regional Australian tour

Fresh from slaying the stage at Australia’s Full Tilt Festival and their Nothing On capital city headline shows, alongside dropping…

Adalita, Dave Faulkner, Oscar Dawson and more lead The Regional Sessions, a new event series for local songwriters and musicians

Music rights organisation APRA AMCOS is presenting The Regional Sessions, a one-day songwriting event taking place in five locations across…

C.W. Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra announce run of live Victorian shows this winter

Australian icon in the blues and roots scene C.W. Stoneking is reuniting with His Primitive Horn Orchestra for the first…

Hailing from regional Victoria, Go Dog Go, The Fillmores and Meraki Minds join forces for an epic hometown headline tour

When it comes to musicians coming out of regional Victoria, we’re spoilt for choice. For years now, extremely talented emerging…

Electronic duo Electric Fields team up with the MSO for one-off Melbourne show this NAIDOC Week

In one of the most fiercely optimistic collaborations of the year, award-winning electronic music duo and self-described ‘feminine brothers’ Electric…

Victorian Gov announces up-to $40,000 grants for local musicians, bands and music organisations

Running since 2015, Music Works has allocated over $10 million to more than 700 projects. Applications are now open for…

 

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