The Psychedelic Furs are coming to Australia in November

Alternative rock icons The Psychedelic Furs have announced the ‘Made Of Rain’ tour with 3 headline dates for Australia this coming November with…

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alt-J announce Australian 10th anniversary shows of ‘An Awesome Wave’

Celebrating the album’s 10th anniversary, the band will be playing the game-changing debut in full from start to finish, plus bonus…

Due to overwhelming demand, Skegss announce second show in Torquay this September

After selling out their first show in record time, Skegss, our favourite surf/garage rock trio from Byron Bay, has just…

Victorian music festivals and events to receive $8 million boost to support the return of live music

Announced on Friday via the Victorian Government, Victoria’s world-renowned calendar of music festivals and events will get an $8 million…

Sam Fender announces 2022 Australian headline tour

After catapulting to rockstar status with the release of his massive album Seventeen Going Under last year, which received a…

Australian music legends Nick Cave & Warren Ellis announce Australian Carnage Tour

With two very special performances at the iconic Hanging Rock in the Macedon Ranges now sold out, Australian music legends Nick…

Strawberry Fields announces huge 2022 three-day festival lineup

Ranked among the world’s greatest music festivals, Strawberry Fields returns to the wildlands of Tocumwal this October, announcing a cleverly…

OneRepublic drop 2023 Australian tour dates

The Live In Concert tour will commence in Melbourne on March 10, followed by Sydney on March 11 and concluding in Brisbane…

‘Titanic The Musical’ is coming to Melbourne

This special event will feature a 26-piece orchestra alongside a brilliant Australian cast gracing the stage at the landmark Melbourne…

‘Ghost Orchid’: The Geelong acoustic duo are ones to watch

The pair’s self-titled debut record contains ten songs named after rare flowers (including the standout title track, which could get…

Bohemian Rhapsody

Celebrate 50 years of Queen at The Palais this October

Five decades years ago in West London, Brian May and Roger Taylor met Freddie Mercury. 14 albums, six number one…

Royal Melbourne Show

Melbourne Show to host huge live music program for first time

The Veronicas will headline an all new live music program for the first time at the 2022 Melbourne Royal Show,…

UpStart Awards

$10,000 grant for songwriters: submissions for The UpStart Awards are officially open

You might still be busking, you may have recorded a few tracks or you might be playing pub gigs; but…

New world-class music and arts event Wanderer Festival expands lineup with more stellar acts

Courtesy of the man who brought us the iconic annual music destination of Falls Festival and the family-friendly musical adventure…

Steel Panther announce new Australian tour dates, add Warrnambool’s Airbourne as support

Having previously announced shows for 2020, and then 2021, Steel Panthers forthcoming Australian tour will now take place in October…

BIGSOUND just dropped its biggest ever lineup with 182 artists for 21st birthday event

Following on from a huge first announce of conference speakers, BIGSOUND is bursting at the seams to announce its biggest…

Elton John is bringing his ‘Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour’ back to Australia in 2023 for final shows ever

Returning to Aotearoa in January 2023 to perform two rescheduled Auckland shows as part of his multi-year Farewell Yellow Brick…

The Meredith Music Festival ballot is officially open for 2022

One of Victoria’s most prized music events, Meredith Music Festival’s 30th anniversary, is slowly creeping up and you can start…

Boo Seeka announces 2022 Australian album tour

Electro-pop artist Boo Seeka has just announced his “Between The Head & The Heart Tour”, presented by Untitled Group. He…

A bunch of Geelong musicians are bringing Green Day’s American Idiot to life this weekend

18 years ago, in September 2004, Green Day released one of the biggest albums of the year with their seventh…

Skegss announce special one-off show in Torquay

Skegss, our favourite surf/garage rock trio from Byron Bay, is heading to regional Victoria this year for one very special…

Crossfaith are bringing their ‘Atlas of Faith’ world tour to Australia for first-ever headline tour

Japanese genre-blenders Crossfaith are bringing their Atlas of Faith world tour to Australia this year, taking to stages at Brisbane’s…

Icehouse announce 40th anniversary ‘Great Southern Land’ concert series

Icehouse’s unofficial Australian anthem, ‘Great Southern Land’, is turning 40 years young in 2022 and the band are heading to…

Colin Hay announces Australian solo tour, playing Bendigo and Melbourne in 2022

Years since his last run of shows in the land Down Under, Colin Hay, the former frontman and chief songwriter…

 

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