Foo Fighters cancel all upcoming tour dates following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins

Foo Fighters have cancelled all upcoming concert dates for the foreseeable future following the death of the band’s drummer, Taylor…

Yours & Owls Festival cancels 2022 event

Just days out from the festival’s return, Wollongong’s two-day party Yours & Owls has officially been cancelled due to flooding….

Audio-Technica Australia unveils Keep Spinning, an initiative selling locally-designed slipmats for charity

There’s no denying that it’s been a really strange start to the 2020’s. Full of long days where the only…

Amy Shark announces 42-date regional tour, playing Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo and more

Fresh off her Cry Forever arena tour, where she reminded us all what a raw and rare talent she is, ARIA award…

Watch Taylor Hawkins sing Queen’s ‘Somebody To Love’ at one of his last performances ever in Geelong

Becoming the first international act to play a full-capacity stadium show since the pandemic was called in March 2020, the…

Melbourne’s Kindred Bandroom team up with Hop Nation for new monthly, genre-spanning live music series

Nestled in the heart of Footscray, Kindred Bandroom has become a hidden gem of the Melbourne music scene, delivering quality…

Aus alt-rock royalty Motor Ace release ‘Knock Knock’, their first new music in 17 years

Melbourne rockers stalwarts Motor Ace are back with their first new single in 17 years, embracing their rock origins of…

Bakers Eddy drop debut album ‘Love Boredom Bicycles’ and announce huge 25-date national tour 

There are a baker’s dozen reasons to love raucous NZ rockers, Bakers Eddy. Thick as thieves and a band since…

Michael Bublé announces 2022 Australian tour 

Multi-award-winning, multi-Platinum-selling global superstar Michael Bublé has announced his highly anticipated return to Australian stages in November and December 2022…

Godfather of Australian music Michael Gudinski honoured with statue at Rod Laver Arena

Everyone who has listened to, supported, or seen live music in Australia, has most certainly been witness to the extravagant…

Hayden James announces headline show at Melbourne’s John Cain Arena

Hold tight music lovers, Australia’s favourite Sydney-born, triple-platinum producer Hayden James has dropped news of a highly-anticipated Australia and New Zealand…

A candlelit Taylor Swift tribute concert is coming to Geelong Botanic Gardens

With ballads about finding love, confessionals about losing love, telling her haters in the media and industry to shove off…

All-ages festival SUPERFUZZ returns to Geelong, shining a light of some of Victoria’s best emerging rock bands

Since debuting back in 2018, SUPERFUZZ has grown to become a well-loved event and crucial stepping stone for emerging bands…

Boy & Bear to headline By The Pier festival in Queenscliff this Friday

Taking to the tiny seaside village on the Bellarine Peninsula, By The Pier is happening this weekend, promising to be…

Oxygen College announce ‘A Conversation With’, a stimulating new conversation series with some of Australia’s best musicians 

Two of Australia’s most loved performing will be returning to Geelong in April and May to answer all the burning…

Jimi Hocking to perform at Tune-Up, the free Bellarine event combining music and mental health

Jimi Hocking is a man of many talents; he is a guitar genius, a martial artist, a prolific touring artist,…

Ground-breaking for the music industry, Aussie band In Hearts Wake unveil carbon off-set documentary, ‘Green Is The New Black’

Australian heavy music act In Hearts Wake have released the official trailer for their feature-length documentary GREEN IS THE NEW…

The Barwon Club is hosting a massive flood and war relief concert with a bunch of Geelong’s finest bands

There’s no doubt the country has been collectively hurting following the devastation unfolding across the Northern Rivers and Southeast Queensland…

OK Motels is bringing a blistering rural music party to Geelong with two incredible lineups

OK Motels, who alongside being one of our favourite ever Instagram accounts documenting rural motels from around Australia, is returning…

Ed Sheeran announces Australian stadium tour for 2023

In some brilliant news for your Wednesday, superstar Ed Sheeran is set to return to Australia and New Zealand in…

Dermot Kennedy announces rescheduled Australian tour for 2022, adds third Melbourne show

Finally heading back to the country for his biggest Australian shows to date and making all our dreams come true,…

Australian rock legends Goanna announce huge ‘Spirit of Place’ 40th Anniversary Tour

Fresh from supporting Midnight Oil’s final concert at Mt Duneed Estate earlier this month, 1980s trailblazers Goanna have announced an…

New concert series Burning Love in Bendigo is celebrating the music of Elvis Presley

Off the back of the exclusive ‘Elvis: Direct From Graceland exhibition’, Burning Love at Bendigo is a new contemporary music…

Ocean Grove is getting its own acoustic music festival this April – and it’s completely free

In awesome news for the Bellarine Peninsula, Ocean Grove are set to become a music hub this April, with the…

 

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