The Workers Club Geelong is closing the doors after six cracking years of bringing gigs to the region

It’s a sad day when any live music venue shuts its doors and with The Workers Club Geelong being the…

Grapevine Gathering has dropped a corker of a lineup for 2021

After what has been a bloody crazy year, it’s time to stop and smell the Rosè because the legends over…

Wash the week away at The Elephant & Castle with their elevated pub-feeds and live bands

As the nights get longer and warmer (finally), and the possibility of travel is finally back on the table, there…

Coastal Jam has dropped its Labour Day Eve lineup, bringing some of the best dance acts to Geelong

As far as lineups go, this one’s an absolute doozy. For one afternoon next month, Geelong will champion some of…

This local brewery is hosting an open mic festival, fostering local talent on the Bellarine

Giving local artists a chance to perform in front of an appreciative audience and to encourage a love of music,…

Lime Cordiale, G Flip, Cosmo’s Midnight and more lead Bendigo’s Fresh Produce Festival lineup

While the beloved Groovin The Moo won’t be taking to regional Victoria this year, it’s alternate festival Fresh Produce just…

Prepare for a night of alt-rock nostalgia, Spiderbait, Jebediah and Bodyjar are hitting Victoria next month

Going down as part of Live at the Bowl, Australian royalty Spiderbait, Jebediah and Bodyjar have just joined the lineup…

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard and Angie McMahon lead the lineup for Surf Coast festival Meadow this April

Happy days regional festival lovers, Meadow has lifted the lid on its 2021 lineup and are bringing a bunch of…

Port Fairy Folk Festival announces four-day concert series in place of 2021 event

While Port Fairy Folk Festival won’t be welcoming its full-scale music parade this year due to the ongoing uncertainty surrounding…

A host of Victoria’s music legends will visit Colac, Bendigo, Ballarat, Warrnambool and more as part of a new regional concert series

Based off the Keep The Circle Unbroken live-stream hosted at St Kilda’s Memo Music Hall during lockdown last year, Victoria…

Groovin the Moo festival postponed for the second year, announces dates for new regional Fresh Produce festival

Groovin the Moo has just made a huge announcement, revealing it won’t be going ahead in 2021. The decision comes…

Cue the paella pans and local tunes, Apollo Bay Seafood Festival has announced an End of Summer Block Party

Every year we countdown the day to the festival that takes over the picturesque Apollo Bay Harbour, where food and…

Sing your heart out at this pop-up piano bar in Werribee

When the weather is warm and the drinks are chilled, we’re in our happy place⁠—there’s nothing better⁠. Throw a little…

It’s time to get on the beers Geelong, Mashd N Kutcher are performing at St James this weekend

Cancel your weekend plans and prepare to get on the beers, Aussie electro legends Mashd N Kutcher are heading to…

Kaiit, Miiesha and Siberian Tiger join the 2021 WOMADelaide lineup

After lifting the lid on the bulk of it’s all-Australian 2021 lineup back in December, WOMADelaide has added three more…

Saddle up, the Mornington Country Music Festival is returning to Mt Martha

Country music, good vibes, camping chairs, food trucks, and affordable drinks. If this sounds like a virtuous time, then the…

OK Motels is bringing the one-night rural music party to Geelong with a homegrown lineup

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

Itching to see some live music? Taylor Henderson is performing at Piano Bar’s Werribee pop-up this weekend

Following undoubtedly one of the worst year’s for artists, local legend Taylor Henderson is just one of the many performers…

There’s a new Melbourne music festival coming, featuring the likes of Ball Park Music, Spacey Jane, King Gizzard and Bernard Fanning 

Going down as part of Live at the Bowl, a new music festival is set to hit Melbourne in late…

After a sold-out Torquay event, Coastal Jam heads to Geelong

If you missed out on tickets to the Coastal Jam‘s event in Torquay, don’t worry! The festival is coming to…

Meadow Festival has announced its return to the Surf Coast for 2021

We don’t have eyes on the lineup just yet, but judging from previous years, it will be an exciting testament to the sheer diversity of local talent which forms our thriving music landscape.

Full Tilt Festival is coming to Melbourne this July, bringing along Northlane, Hands Like Houses and Luca Brasi

In some exciting news for the Australian festival circuit, Full Tilt Festival is expanding to Melbourne following an overwhelming demand…

Rainbow Serpent is hosting a 24-hour live stream this weekend

To say Rainbow Serpent has had a tough time of it lately would be an understatement. After bushfires prevented their…

Funk’n’Fest is the new summer music festival heading to Ballarat

Victoria has a new festival to look forward to next month, as new event Ballarat Funk’n’Fest has announced its first-ever…

 

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