These 25 acts are just the beginning for mega country festival Dashville Skyline’s lineup

A vast open country landscape, a sky full of stars and a location perfect for the entire family to enjoy;…

The race for Strawberry Fields tickets has officially begun

The independent festival has built a devoted following over its decade-and-a-half run, with early bird tickets selling out a full…

Original Falls Festival site sold with buyer talks of ‘different’ future festivals

The property used to host the annual Falls Festival, a major music event launched in 1993, went back on the…

Blackman’s Brewery’s Winter Bar Sessions fights the cold with free pool and mulled cider

Blackman’s Winter Bar Sessions officially kicks off tonight with a launch party perfect for battling Geelong’s chilly winter weather. The…

Didirri

Amidst the cold of winter, Didirri’s Freshwater Creek Sofar Sounds show is enough to warm the hearth

Sofar Sounds is a globalised initiative determined to create intentional spaces where music and arts matter. Its purpose resides in…

Celebrating the evolution of The Beautiful Girls at Torquay Hotel

Despite the band’s established following at the point, specifically for the popular tracks Periscopes and La Mar (The Ocean), it…

bodalla

Bodalla announces new cosmic project with mind-bending double album

Titled Teleportation Music and Acoustic B-sides & Jams, the twin releases are an expansive deep-dive into neo-psychedelic rock, surf-soaked grooves,…

A jam-packed June at Ballarat’s spectacular Her Majesty’s Theatre

The team at Her Maj have packed in a variety of incredible shows for the June schedule – check it…

The Mojo Corner and Pete Cornelius Trio hit Barwon Heads for an intimate double header

Two of Australia’s finest blues/soul acts, The Mojo Corner and Pete Cornelius Trio (all the way from Tassie), are teaming…

National Celtic Folk Festival

June is packed to the brim with festivals, check out our list

What’s he thinking? He’ll catch his death of cold. And so it has come that we stare down three months…

Here’s our gig guide for June

We have Hypercolor T-shirts in all your favourite colours. Do you want to look temporarily cool for school? Do you…

Australia’s biggest live songwriting comp is back with $45K in prizes

Run by award-winning mental health music charity Listen Up Music, The Songwriting Prize is Australia’s largest live performance songwriting competition,…

Clare Bowditch announces intimate regional Victorian mini-tour

Beloved Australian singer-songwriter Clare Bowditch is heading back to the stage in 2025, bringing her warm wit, powerful voice and…

Tropical Fuck Storm announce Australian dates ahead of chaotic world tour

Tropical Fuck Storm have announced the tour alongside a thumping new single Teeth Marché from their upcoming album, set to…

Queenscliff Music Festival

Queenscliff Music Festival drops bumper lineup of Aussie legends: The Cat Empire, Thelma Plum, Cosmic Psychos and more

The Queenscliff Music Festival headliners announced today will head up three unforgettable days of music, community and coastal charm as…

Our unmissable picks at RISING 2025: Melbourne’s Winter playground of wild creativity

For a few heady weeks this winter, RISING turns the city inside out, upside down, and pulses with life well…

Wanderer Festival reveals Missy Higgins, The Living End, Magic Dirt among dazzling lineup

Dust off your dancing shoes and start prepping your road trip playlist because Wanderer Festival is back, baby. Set to…

My Pet Rhino: Prog rock rhythms and catchy melodies on debut album Arrows

Maratheftis has spent the better part of two decades lending his considerable guitar playing chops to a string of covers…

Surf rock trio favourites The Grogans return to heavier roots on electric fifth album

Described by the band as a “patchwork of different sounds”, Stagger leans into the unexpected. Rather than sticking to one…

Karnivool return with purpose, power, and a national tour

The band’s Ad Complementum Australian Tour will see Karnivool hit 13 cities around the country, marking their long-awaited return to…

There’s a massive, free underground concert happening in the Metro Tunnel

Track Work – Music From The Underground will transform the yet-to-be-opened Metro Tunnel station into a subterranean performance space for…

Geelong’s Angus Robb returns with magnetic solo debut 

Best known as the soulful frontman behind Jack The Fox — whose breakout single ‘Brother’ topped global Spotify Viral Charts…

Russell Morris adds Geelong and Bendigo dates to farewell tour

With his Farewell Tour selling out across the country, two highly anticipated regional Victorian shows have just been added: Bendigo’s…

The Cat Empire announce huge national tour in celebration of vibrant new album 

With a reputation for unmissable live shows and musical innovation, The Cat Empire will bring their borderless sound to cities…

 

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