Portarlington’s National Celtic Folk Festival returns in 2023, tickets on sale now

The National Celtic Folk Festival has announced its return for 2023, transforming the Portarlington foreshore and surrounding haunts into a…

Jessica Mauboy, King Stingray lead Play on the Plains 2023

For the third time, the iconic Deni Ute Muster site in NSW will turn into a dancefloor / party house…

Review + Gallery: In a brand new city location, Falls Festival was a triumphant three-day celebration of the music we love 

It’s been just over a week now since 2022 wrapped up and with it, one of our favourite New Year’s…

Fed Live returns to Fed Square with a series of unforgettable free gigs from some of Australia’s biggest acts

If you are looking for some performances to go see/things to do in Melbourne in the coming months, the good…

Snow Machine returns in 2023 with five days of music, adventure and snow  

If you’re looking for (another) reason to book a flight to New Zealand this year, Queenstown’s Snow Machine has just…

The world-class Bendigo Chamber Music Festival returns to iconic, historic venues across Bendigo in February

Celebrate classical chamber music, community spirit and the City of Greater Bendigo at the spectacular annual Bendigo Chamber Music Festival…

Julia Jacklin announced as secret headliner for Charlton’s beloved music party OK Motels

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

Sam Smith is bringing ‘GLORIA the tour’ to Australia in November 2023

GLORIA the tour will kick off at Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Adelaide on Saturday 28 October before heading to Rod Laver…

Great Australian Beer Festival is bringing good vibes, music, beer and comedy this summer

For the 2023 edition, the beloved festival is expanding to run over two days in January. The festival will now take…

Meadow music festival announce local band competition for its 2023 event

Ever dreamt of playing alongside international stars like Kurt Vile and his band The Violators and Black Midi, national favourites…

St Kilda Festival

Hoodoo Gurus, Confidence Man, Christine Anu lead St Kilda Festival 2023

Australia’s most popular and iconic free music festival, St Kilda Festival, is returning in 2023 for its 42nd year. Presented…

‘Non-stop arts entertainment for ten hours’: Victoria’s Pride reveals an epic line-up for the Melbourne street party this summer

The 23-day jam-packed Midsumma Festival, the organisation’s primary event throughout summer, will also see the return of the one-day street…

John Butler leads Phillip Island’s Ocean Sounds Festival for January 2023

Hot off the heels of its December edition with Tash Sultana, Pierce Brothers and Kim Churchill, Ocean Sounds Festival will…

10 surprising, bizarre and intriguing songs that have made it into the triple j Hottest 100

Every great idea starts with a question: What if we did it this way? What if I got a tattoo?…

Tabula Rasa is regional Victoria’s new three-day New Year’s Eve festival

This year, the independent New Year’s Eve camping event ups the ante with a bigger lineup, a stronger arts and…

The biggest festivals and gigs happening over the summer holidays

Gigs, tours and festivals, it’s all happening, although many are already sold out. There is a way, however, to get…

These New South Whales release a long-lost Daniel Johns interview from 2020

Punk band and cringe comedy lords These New South Whales present an exclusive interview with Daniel Johns,  the most decorated…

We’re looking for local acts to perform at our Emerging Artist Stage at Festival of Sails this summer

The iconic Festival of Sails is making its return to Geelong for 2023, from January 26 to January 29, and as…

Piano Bar is popping up in Portarlington for five nights of post-Christmas singalongs

It’s time to swap your bowl of mussels for a cocktail, the famed Piano Bar pop-up is heading to Portarlington…

California punks Unwritten Law are heading to the Torquay Hotel in 2023

Be transported to balmy nights under Californian skies as the ’90’s punk outfit perform their brand new album The Hum – 17 dates,…

Melbourne rapper Katija’s five favourite experiences and memories with hip hop legend Coolio

Unexpectedly marking a posthumous release for one of the most successful rappers of his time, the single ‘Do You Want…

Alien Nosejob’s fifth album ‘Stained Glass’ is in-your-face rock and roll without the bullshit

As an artist who is tirelessly working away behind the scenes, Robertson’s output is absolutely prolific, with the Melbourne-based rocker’s…

Paying homage to an Australian blues legend, Chris Wilson’s ‘Landlocked, Faithless & Free’ reissued

Chris Wilson’s Landlocked, Faithless & Free is celebrating a very special 30th Anniversary Reissue that sees Chris Wilson’s original 1992 album Landlocked released on…

Filled with humble dedications, Gordon Koang’s ‘Community’ is a perfect blend of East African pop and vintage psychedelia

It’s pretty easy to see why Gordon Koang and collaborator Paul Biel have become such darlings of the Melbourne music…

 

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