Arctic Monkeys are coming to Melbourne in January for a huge outdoor show

They were last here in 2019 on a mammoth run of sold-out arena shows – now, four years on Alex…

Dean Lewis announces 2022 Australian tour with shows in Geelong and Bendigo

One of Australia’s most accomplished singer/songwriters – the multiple-award-winning, multiple-Platinum-certified global superstar Dean Lewis – will embark on an Australian tour,…

Captain Brewing presents ‘Queens Only’ featuring a powerful all-female and non-binary lineup across three days

Geelong has always been a hub for electronic music, in particular when it comes to the local scene. In fact,…

Amyl and The Sniffers announce 12-date Australian ‘Comfort To Me’ tour

Amyl and The Sniffers return triumphant from sold-out shows across the USA, the UK and Europe this winter, ripped and…

Apollo Bay’s multidisciplinary dark arts festival, WinterWild, returns this August

Wrapped in the darkness and elemental power of the Victorian winter, the boundary-pushing dark arts, food and music festival WinterWild is…

Bendigo’s Burning Love concert series combines Elvis’ musical legacy and local musicians for a larger-than-life live music experience 

John Lennon famously once said, “Before Elvis there was nothing.” There’s no doubt, Elvis Presley is undeniably one of the…

Lucy Durack to bring romantic musical ‘Rom-Comcert’ to Bendigo this November with Rob Mills and Bert LaBonté

Unashamed fan of rom-coms and their soundtracks that tug at your heartstrings, Australia’s leading lady of stage Lucy Durack is…

‘It’s been a while between drinks’: Slowly Slowly announce regional Australian tour

Fresh from slaying the stage at Australia’s Full Tilt Festival and their Nothing On capital city headline shows, alongside dropping…

Ne-Yo, Ja Rule and more headline new Melbourne festival, Juicy Fest

An all-star lineup of hip hop and R&B legends will grace the stage together in one epic concert party heading…

A snowy winter wonderland to a wizards & witches festival: 20 unmissable Victorian festivals in June 

Winter is here, and we don’t know whether we should be more concerned with our runny nose or cold toes….

Adalita, Dave Faulkner, Oscar Dawson and more lead The Regional Sessions, a new event series for local songwriters and musicians

Music rights organisation APRA AMCOS is presenting The Regional Sessions, a one-day songwriting event taking place in five locations across…

C.W. Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra announce run of live Victorian shows this winter

Australian icon in the blues and roots scene C.W. Stoneking is reuniting with His Primitive Horn Orchestra for the first…

After a two year hiatus, Portarlington’s National Celtic Festival returns this long weekend

Returning after a forced two-year hiatus, the National Celtic Festival is back this month, transforming the Portarlington foreshore and surrounding…

The best gigs, events and festivals happening across regional Victoria this June

We’re heading towards the end of the financial year, and we have a deal for you. Each new person who…

Melbourne’s Blush’ko saunters into 2022 with new seductive single ‘Call My Name’

Every so often an artist comes along and has the ability to see a genre in an entirely unique way….

Hailing from regional Victoria, Go Dog Go, The Fillmores and Meraki Minds join forces for an epic hometown headline tour

When it comes to musicians coming out of regional Victoria, we’re spoilt for choice. For years now, extremely talented emerging…

Electronic duo Electric Fields team up with the MSO for one-off Melbourne show this NAIDOC Week

In one of the most fiercely optimistic collaborations of the year, award-winning electronic music duo and self-described ‘feminine brothers’ Electric…

Victorian Gov announces up-to $40,000 grants for local musicians, bands and music organisations

Running since 2015, Music Works has allocated over $10 million to more than 700 projects. Applications are now open for…

Cairns-based festival The Grass Is Greener expands to Geelong this October

In some truly epic news for Geelong music lovers, North Queensland festival The Grass Is Greener is set to return…

Queenscliff Music Festival reveals first lineup announcement for 2022

Following two covid impacted years which saw QMF cancelled and the inauguration of a sister festival By The Pier, the…

Melbourne’s Cool Sounds on bringing playful, jangly pop songs to Bendigo in honour of The King, Elvis Presley

For the last few years, Cool Sounds have been a staple of the Melbourne music scene. With their 2018 album…

Video Premiere: Fleeting Persuasion unveils nostalgic electronic-tinged indie-rock single, ‘Night Arrives’

Armed with a honeyed voice and a penchant for brooding electronic-tinged indie-rock, ‘Night Arrives’ is the newest track from Fleeting…

New one day festival Heaps Good brings the best of Falls Festival lineup to Adelaide

The thoughtful humans behind Spin Off, the one-day music festival made up of acts visiting Australia for Splendour in the…

A world-class outdoor music venue has been announced for Victoria as part of huge $200M project

In some great news for the music industry, Winarch Capital’s newly-formed Cedar Mill Group has revealed its acquisition of a…

 

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