Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer regarded as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time, has died aged…

Grapevine Gathering announce new summer festival dates for January 2022

Grapevine Gathering has become the latest victim to the recent COVID outbreak, with festival organisers postponing the highly anticipated event until…

Piano Bar’s Got Talent makes its return for 2021

All you wannabe Beyonces and Buckleys and RuPauls and Dave Chappelles, it’s time to step out of the shower and…

Bluesfest cancelled for 2021, new festival dates announced for Easter 2022

It’s been a rough run for Bluesfest which, after being forced to postpone twice in the past four months, has…

Geelong musicians Adrian Hood and Seb Szabo stun judges with their blind audition performances on The Voice

Now in its tenth season, the series debuted on Sunday night August 8 with the blind auditions, which saw a…

Alex Lahey pens open letter to Prime Minister, appealing for financial support for Aussie arts industry

Melbourne-based singer-songwriter Alex Lahey has penned an open letter to directly Prime Minister Scott Morrison, calling for an insurance scheme and wage…

BLAKSOUND unveils lineup for the new 100% First Nations music conference

First Nations music has never been more front-facing than in 2021 and with the country still reeling from COVID closures,…

The federal government has announced $20 million funding for mental health charity Support Act

The federal government has announced $20 million in funding for Australian music charity Support Act as part of a $35…

‘Our Soundtrack Our Stories’ is the new initiative aiming to get Australian artists played on local media and in local businesses

Just when touring was back on the cards for Australian artists, COVID-19 once again, pulled the rug out from under…

Dylan Alcott’s Ability Fest lineup is here for 2021, featuring Peking Duk, Illy and Cub Sport

Back for its third year running, after last year’s cancelled edition, the country’s most inclusive music festival will bring a…

Dorsal Fins, Meraki Minds and Telenova lead the second lineup for Loch Hart Music Festival

Just when you thought Loch Hart Music Festival couldn’t get any better, the bunch of legends are giving starved festival…

Archie Roach hosts new interview series with some of Australia’s best emerging First Nations artists

Legendary singer-songwriter and voice of the Stolen Generations, Archie Roach, is launching a brand-new video series that will see the…

Allday, The Chats, Thelma Plum and more announced for huge concert series across regional Victoria

Australia’s iconic youth music organisation The Push are helping to inject life back into the Victorian music community with the…

NYD festival Let Them Eat Cake has dropped its stellar lineup for 2022

If you’re the type of person who can manage to save yourself enough on New Year’s Eve (or kick on…

Revered musicians Simon Phillips, Debra Byrne, Delsinki and more are heading to Geelong as part of a new concert series

The Bellarine is set to get a dose of some of Australia’s most prominent musicians this year, as the new…

Geelong’s new all-female festival, Sweetfest, is going down this August

Geelong’s brand-new festival Sweetfest is going down this August, after been postponed due to the ongoing Victorian restrictions. The festival,…

Queenscliff Music Festival announces stacked lineup for 2021 featuring a bunch of Aussie greats

The music jewel of the Bellarine the Queenscliff Music Festival is officially back, and has given a taste of what’s…

Ballarat’s music and arts hub Volta joins Melbourne’s iconic Cherry Bar in launching membership schemes to stay afloat

Victoria’s live music industry has spent the past 18 months weathering the ongoing storm of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and…

Melbourne Music Week is back for 2021 and they want local musicians, venues and promoters to be part of it

Melbourne Music Week has announced its return for 2021, taking place across ten days from Friday, December 3 until Sunday,…

The Living End, Daryl Braithwaite and more announced for new Victorian music festival, Live At The Park

Red Hill Entertainment, the team behind Inverloch Sounds of Summer, Gippsland Country Music Festival and Land of Plenty Festival, are…

The Lost Lands, Werribee’s charming family-friendly festival, has been postponed to 2022

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

Melbourne singer-songwriter Cahill Kelly finds his voice with indie-folk debut album, ‘Classical and Cool Jazz’

Since arriving with his debut single ‘Wayward Shrine’ back in 2019, and slowly drip-feeding listeners with singles over the last…

Backyard Fest is the newest music festival to grace regional Victoria, and it’s got a killer lineup

Regional Victoria is getting a new music festival called Backyard Fest (BYF). Arriving in Newstead, just outside Castlemaine, from Friday…

Loch Hart Music Festival unveils first lineup for its return to the Great Ocean Road

Hailed as one of Victoria’s best boutique festivals over the last couple of years, Loch Hart Music Festival has lifted…

 

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