Festival Guide: December is spoilt with world-class festivals

Decembers favourite festivals are back for another epic year. From heavyweight metal acts to ground-breaking hip hop artists, indie giants…

The second life of Secondhand Serenade

Choosing your best friends was a battlefield, 12 year olds were doing high-level coding, your mood was told through your…

Gig Guide: Close out the rest of 2025 with these local gigs

2025 has been a huge year for live music across regional Victoria with our venues, arenas and theatres appealing to…

Cosmic Psychos are still proud punks and beer enthusiasts

For someone that owns land in Central Victoria that is home to a major winery estate, you’d think Ross Knight…

All Time Low discuss Everyone’s Talking, Good Things, and starting a band at 15 years old

As fifteen year olds they exploded onto the pop punk scene with a contagious spirit and unwavering commitment to the…

Live Nation Launches Next On: A Game-Changing Platform for Emerging Artists

Live Nation is turning up the spotlight on emerging talent with the launch of Next On, a brand-new program giving…

Redd Kross and The Hard-Ons Reunite for Explosive Australian Tour in March 2026

Two giants of punk-infused power-pop are teaming up once again. This March, LA cult favourites Redd Kross will reunite with…

Belinda Carlisle says G’Day and Goodbye to Australian audiences

International pop icon Belinda Carlisle is preparing to bid a celebratory farewell to Australian fans, announcing a national tour for…

Genesis Owusu joins Spilt Milk lineup. Set times revealed tomorrow

Spilt Milk just scored a massive last-minute power-up, with genre-bending trailblazer Genesis Owusu jumping onto the lineup ahead of next…

Jimmy Barnes Fires Up Mt Duneed Estate in a Star-Studded Night of Aussie Icons — Rain, Revelry and Pure Rock ‘n’ Roll

There’s something magic about a gig at Mt Duneed Estate. Maybe it’s the sprawling vineyard backdrop, maybe it’s the natural…

Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird announce VIC Regional Tour — with a big stop at the Barwon Club

Big day for regional music fans: Cousin Tony’s Brand New Firebird have just dropped a fresh Victorian regional tour, and…

Ian Moss reunites on stage with Cold Chisel band mate this weekend for one very special event

This time last year, Ian Moss was in full fledged Cold Chisel celebration mode. The Five-0 50th Anniversary Tour was…

Live Nation’s Ones To Watch launches Melbourne event spotlighting disabled artists as hosted by Eliza Hull

Live Nation’s Ones To Watch — the global talent discovery series that’s helped launch stars like Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo…

Port Fairy Folk Festival Drops a Huge Third Line-Up for 2026 Featuring Fantastic Negrito, Hannah Cohen, Asmâa Hamzaoui & More

One of Australia’s most beloved music pilgrimages is levelling up again. The Port Fairy Folk Festival has revealed its huge…

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Bowling For Soup team up for massive ‘Bowl My Bones’ Australian tour in 2026

Australia, you’re about to be well and truly bowled over. UK folk-punk powerhouse Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and…

Meg Washington announces massive 23-date ‘Natural Beauty’ Australian tour for 2026

Fresh off the back of her critically acclaimed, ARIA-nominated album GEM, four-time ARIA Award-winner Meg Washington is hitting the road…

Hoedown By The River: Batesford Hotel Announces a Boot-Stompin’ Country Night Under the Stars

The Batesford Hotel is turning up the twang this November, bringing a full-blown country hoedown to its riverside beer garden—and…

Daniel Johns: In Conversation was a fan privilege and a powerful reminder of the songwriters’ genius

There was a gentle kinship of the crowds in the foyer of the heritage Palais Theatre in St Kilda last…

PASH Announce Free Barwon Club Show This November — with Bigfoot Sighting Joining the Chaos

Geelong, consider this your official heads-up: the Barwon Club is throwing a free gig, and it’s shaping up to be…

Port Fairy Folk Festival is a portal into the future of folk music

As it approaches its 49th year as a culturally significant event in the south-west of Victoria, Port Fairy Folk Festival…

November’s stacked lineup at Barwon Club Hotel brings the heat

The Barwon Club Hotel is cranking it to 11 this November with a lineup that’s pure energy — from indie…

The Beatles are back (again): New Anthologies, new music, and a fresh chapter for the Fab Four

The world’s most beloved band is set to release a brand-new Anthology collection this November, complete with restored classics, unheard…

Palace Foreshore drops a stacked 2026 lineup with De La Soul, Oddisee, Miss Kaninna and Peach PRC

The Palace Foreshore 2026 program has landed — and it’s packing serious star power, spanning legendary hip hop, rising icons,…

Castlemaine’s going for a world record — and it’s all about Aussie band tees

Castlemaine is at it again with another delightfully weird and wonderful community idea — this time, a world record attempt…

 

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