In Hearts Wake announce Green is the New Black national tour, heading to Ballarat, Geelong and Melbourne 

Australian metalcore act In Hearts Wake have announced their huge Green is the New Black 2022 Australian tour in celebration…

Bliss n Eso, Drapht lead new Melbourne hip hop festival Homegrown

Born out of the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Homegrown is the latest hip hop festival set to take Melbourne by…

Melbourne’s PBS Radio Festival is back this May, encouraging listeners to support the radio station that supports you

Themed ‘Complete The Connection’, PBS 106.7FM has announced the return of its annual Radio Festival from Monday May 16 until…

Beyond The Valley announces its highly-anticipated return as four day camping festival

Round up your festival crew, the Beyond The Valley summer festival comeback has arrived with the beloved New Year’s festival…

Jacket Weather’s debut EP ‘Memories’ is a steezy, retro yacht rock delight

Self-described as “hard as a rock, yet soft as a feather” Jacket Weather first came to our attention last year…

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

It is happening, folks. This month sees an event that will help shape the country for years to come. And…

Hilltop Hoods announce ‘Show Business Tour’ national tour, performing at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena

The Aussie hip-hop legends Hilltop Hoods are coming to Melbourne as part of headline shows across Australia this coming August…

Photo gallery: Bendigo’s Groovin The Moo always proves to be worthy and this year’s edition was no exception

Heading into the festival with a huge line-up, with sets from worldwide like Wolf Alice, Thomas Headon, Snakehips, Riton and…

Florence + The Machine announce 2023 ‘Dance Fever’ Australian Tour

Famed for a breathtaking and powerful live show, the unstoppable Florence Welch and her band are returning to Australia for…

A one-day jazz festival is taking over Little Malop Street this May 

Heady fusions, hard-grooving breakouts, finger-snapping elasticity and timeless elegance. Expect all this and more at the region’s very first Geelong…

Thelma Plum announces the ‘Making It Up To You’ tour, taking to previously cancelled venues

The Aussie music angel originally announced her Homecoming Queen headline tour back in February 2020 after a colossal 2019, with…

Bad Bangs announce Geelong and Ballarat tour dates for the launch of their debut album

Fresh from performing at the much-loved Boogie festival over Easter, Melbourne’s Bad Bangs have finally announced their rescheduled album tour…

Kings Of Leon to play a one-off regional gig in Mildura this October

One of the world’s top rock acts, Kings of Leon, will play a one-off regional gig in Mildura this October,…

Northlane push modern-day metal to ambitious new heights in new album ‘Obsidian’

Over the years Northlane have adapted their sound so much that at this point nothing should be a surprise. Well,…

Flume, Stormzy, The Wombats to headline Spilt Milk Festival in Ballarat

After a few rough years away, one of Australia’s most in-demand and fastest-selling music, food and art festival Spilt Milk…

Alice Ivy, Jini Maxwell and Wikimedia Australia to host free workshops in Geelong

Now in its third week, Surround Sounds – Geelong & the Bellarine Music Festival has been a breath of fresh…

Harry Styles adds second Melbourne show, tickets on sale tomorrow

After unprecedented demand for his Australian tour, GRAMMY Award®-winning, global superstar Harry Styles has announced additional stadium shows in Melbourne…

Illuminate Adelaide 2022: The team behind the festival give us the lowdown on their vibrant new programme 

Australia’s pretty bloody cool when it comes to the world of the performing arts. Pick a night, you can catch…

Byron Bay Bluesfest: A celebration and showcase of good musicianship for artists regardless of achievements, following or tenure

There’s something so surreal about the scope of the Bluesfest lineup each year. I mean, where else in Australia can…

Australia’s first touring pride festival Summer Camp announces new November date

Announcing its debut with a bang comes the inaugural Summer Camp Festival – Australia’s first touring pride festival – bringing…

‘We’re going big’: BIGSOUND returns in 2022 with monumental 21st birthday event

Gearing up to blow out 21 candles on its birthday cake, Brisbane’s annual music conference BIGSOUND is set to return…

Cosmic Psychos and Bored! lead Barwon Club festival, Negative Waves

Coming from the team behind River Rocks at the Barwon Club, Negative Waves is a festival that’s been gracing the…

Watch Melbourne punk exports Amyl and The Sniffers make US TV debut on ‘Seth Meyers’

In what could be described as one of the biggest game-changing moments in the history of Australian punk rock, Melbourne’s…

Something for Kate frontman Paul Dempsey announces intimate solo gigs across regional Victoria

If you love acoustic, intimate shows, this is one not to be missed

 

Subscribe to the
Forte newsletter

Stay up to date with everything going on around your region.