Nightjar Festival Series 2025/26: Surf Coast’s Summer Series Blooms with Markets, Music and Mindful Moments

If you thought festivals were only about bands and brews, Nightjar Festival Series is here to change your mind —…

Frankston’s Waterfront Festival flies into view for February return

Waterfront Festival is set to roll back into Frankston in early February, bringing two days of live music, summer spectacle…

Twelve Hours, Two Rooms: The BC Breakup Is Built to End the Year Loud

The BC Breakup hits The Barwon Club Hotel on Saturday 20 December, 2025, tearing the wrapping paper off an early…

The Rions go regional with extensive 2026 tour

The Sydney four-piece have announced a huge 18-date regional Australian tour, taking their debut album Everything Every Single Day on…

Prehistoric to present: The evolution of TEED

If you’ve spent any time lost in the glow of a dancefloor, chances are the pulse you were moving to…

How TAMS/N OTWAY owned her past, shaking it up as a Whiskey Sour

Content Warning: The following article has themes of abuse and trauma. Reader discretion advised. Move over Lana, Chappell and Billie…

Grace Jones, MARINA and King Stingray supercharge the Palace Foreshore 2026 lineup

Palace Foreshore is leveling up its already mammoth 2026 season with the addition of three musical powerhouses: global icon Grace…

The Amity Affliction announce huge regional tour for 2026

Australia’s metalcore heavyweights The Amity Affliction are set to storm through regional Australia in early 2026, announcing a massive 21-date…

Summer Sips and Big Riffs: Geelong Beer Festival Takes Over Johnstone Park

Geelong Beer Festival is set to transform Johnstone Park on 17 January into the city’s most vibrant, flavour-packed backyard party….

Summer Turns Up the Volume at Bellarine Estate

Bellarine Estate is once again turning summer on its head with a jam-packed calendar of live music, tributes, legends and…

Colac Rock Veterans Pet Hate Return for One Epic Throwback Night

Colac is gearing up for a blast of pure, old-school energy as legendary local rock outfit Pet Hate returns to…

BADBADNOTGOOD, The Gnomes, Hybrid Man round out Golden Plains 2026 lineup

Golden Plains has once again delivered an announcement bursting with eclecticism, electricity and signature Supernatural Amphitheatre chaos. The 2026 lineup…

Good Things Festival in Melbourne was more than a beach ball outburst

The weather gods blessed Melbourne on Friday 5 December, providing the perfect weather for a summer music festival – the…

LIVE REVIEW: sombr Turns Festival Hall Into a Storm of Emotion, Energy and Indie Charm

The air hangs heavy with anticipation, the floorboards hum with that familiar pre-show thrum, and the crowd – a mix…

The Devil Wears Prada stop to smell the roses with their latest album

When The Devil Wears Prada guitarist and clean vocalist Jeremy DePoyster prefaced Flowers with “This is us at our peak,…

Local’s Lounge with Port Fairy Future Folk Artist, Bonnie Jackson

In the Locals Lounge we have Bonnie Jackson. She has the name of a folk/country music star and the voice…

Barwon Club blaze through another big year

The Barwon Club is wrapping up 2025 with a stacked December calendar — from alt-country hoedowns to bluesy whiskey nights,…

Live at the Gardens Returns in 2026 with a Massive Lineup of Local Icons and Global Heavyhitters

After wrapping its third sold-out season just days ago, Live at the Gardens has confirmed its return to the Royal…

A Day To Remember and Papa Roach announce colossal 2026 Australian arena tour with LANDMVRKS

Two titans of the alternative world are officially heading down under, with Florida heavyweights A Day To Remember and Californian…

Torquay Hotel takes you back to the sweet times and hot nights this December

There’s nothing like a summer down the Surf Coast — salt in the hair, sun setting over the water, and…

Aireys Pub Rallies the Coast for Rock the Beanie Fundraiser This Saturday

If there’s one thing the Surf Coast does well, it’s community – and nowhere embodies that spirit more than the…

Queenscliff Music Festival brought the best to the Bellarine

For those seeking a festival that feels like a holiday, a neighbourhood block party, and a sensory adventure all in…

Foo Fighters to perform one-off-show in Launceston

Frontier Touring have this morning announced the return of 15-time GRAMMY® winners Foo Fighters for a single show stadium spectacular….

Park Waves has been cancelled

In devastating news for the Australian metal community, Park Waves Festival has been cancelled. Announced via the official Instagram of…

 

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