Katie Weston is paying tribute to a ’90s icon with ‘Uninvited: The Songs of Alanis Morissette’ Australian tour

It’s hard to believe it’s been 26 years since Alanis Morissette released her critically acclaimed album, Jagged Little Pill, garnering…

Live music is back at The Hop Inn, and they’ve now got a dog-friendly, heated marquee for winter

You might already know The Hop Inn as one of the go-to place for a cheeky hot wing deal or…

A bunch of revered Australian musicians will visit regional Victoria as part of a new concert series

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

From The Veronicas to The Amity Affliction, here are the best upcoming Australian gigs and festivals you can’t miss

Fellow live music lovers, we’ve missed out on way too many gigs, concerts and festivals over the last year. Now…

Win tickets, glamping and a helicopter ride to Loch Hart Music Festival when it returns to the Great Ocean Road this November

Loch Hart Music Festival has announced its summer return to southwest Victoria with the launch of a competition giving festivalgoers…

Spring Loaded adds new shows, bringing a bunch of ’90s alt-rock favourites to Sidney Myer Music Bowl this year

Aussie alt-rock festival Spring Loaded has landed, making its explosive debut at Sydney’s On The Lawn at Royal Randwick last…

NYD festival Let Them Eat Cake announces 2022 return to Werribee Mansion

After being forced to take 2021 off because of you know who, Let Them Eat Cake has announced its return for 2022,…

First Nations pop artist Isaiah Firebrace is bringing big pop hooks to Geelong this July

Delivering on their promise to warm up nights in Geelong, the Geelong Art Centre’s Winter Escape Season is welcoming live…

One of Australia’s leading original cabaret stars, Issi Dye, is bringing the hits to Geelong this weekend

A household name in entertainment in Australia for more than five decades, Issi Dye returns to the Potato Shed in…

Thelma Plum’s Torquay gig has been rescheduled for the fourth time with more tickets released

Singer-songwriting Queen Thelma Plum has rescheduled her headlining Australian tour once again as a result of Victoria’s latest restrictions, moving…

Kasey Chambers and Busby Marou brings ‘Behind The Barricades’ tour to Geelong and Bendigo

Kasey Chambers and Busby Marou will bring their stunning mateship to the stage, for a joint tour that will take…

Ziggy Alberts, Hockey Dad and British India announced for upcoming gigs on the Surf Coast

Despite the recent lockdown and ever-changing restrictions, we’ve had a bit to look forward to with a slew of artists…

Geelong’s alternative one-day music festival ‘Melted’ returns for 2021 

After such success in its first year, Victoria’s newest heavy and alternative music festival, Melted Festival, will return to the Barwon Club Hotel this year.

Melbourne folk icons The Maes challenge heteronormativity in sweet new track ‘Make A Baby’

For a song imagined “absentmindedly whilst driving”, The Maes’ new track ‘Make A Baby’ tugs at heartstrings in a simple…

Splendour in the Grass goes virtual with world-first extended reality festival, Splendour XR

Splendour in the Grass has just announced its new venture, Splendour XR – a world-first extended reality festival set to…

Portarlington’s National Celtic Festival has been cancelled for 2021

Just when we thought we had moved on from the festival cancellations in Victoria, COVID rears its ugly head and…

The Geelong Arts Centre’s livestream performances return, bringing the sounds of Lash 78, Ella Hooper and Tripod into homes this week

With the cancellation of all scheduled performances and events and the temporary closure of its building once again, the Geelong…

Artists you should get to know as part of National Reconciliation Week

This week is National Reconciliation week. From the 27th of May to June 3rd, all Australians are encouraged to come…

Valhalla is hosting a three-day dark beer and blues music festival

Appealing to those that love a decadent dark beer with a side of blues music.

Braithwaite, Jones, Morris, Thistlethwayte: Rock supergroup The Fabulous Caprettos to grace Geelong Arts Centre

Sure, Rock’ n Roll is far past its golden age. A page has been turned on those days. But still,…

My Chemical Romance are finally coming to Australia

This one is for all the black-eyeliner-loving millennials everywhere, quintessential sad boys of punk My Chemical Romance has finally revealed…

Geelong ’90s cult favourites Greenhouse reunite, returning to their roots with first headline gig in 27 years

One of the best (yet sadly short-lived) Victorian bands to come out of the ‘90s, Greenhouse, haven’t played a headline…

Australian rock royalty Ross Wilson brings hits from Daddy Cool and Mondo Rock to Bannockburn this May

One of Australian rock music’s most enduring and lauded talents, Ross Wilson, is set to deliver the Bannockburn Railway Hotel…

Jimmy Barnes, The Living End and Killing Heidi lead Werribee’s One Electric Day Festival

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

 

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