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Live Review: Bloc Party @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl 16 Nov 2023 It’s fitting that Interpol and Bloc Party are co-headlining this tour as their histories have intertwined in many ways throughout their impressive careers. Interpol even took Bloc Party on their first ever tour back in the early 2000s. Tonight, Interpol start off and…
Live Review: Sam Smith @ Rod Laver Arena 31 October 2023 Meg Mac is joined on stage with two backup singers by her side including her little sister Hannah and long-time friend Danielle as she begins with ‘Every Lie.’ The power in her soulful vocals blows the audience away as she belts out some of…
Live Review: Delta Goodrem at Hamer Hall 28 October 2023 “20 years have past and still one thing that lasts is these songs that we will play on tonight,” says Delta Goodrem before appearing on stage and taking a seat at her butterfly-decorated grand piano while her band begins to play an instrumental that leads…
Splendour in the Grass Byron Bay 21-23 July 2023 Day 1 – FRIDAY The Splendour gods have conjured up the perfect weather forecast for the first day with sunny, warm and dry conditions. They’re pulling out all stops this year to redeem the festival after last year’s disastrous weather events and following a hiatus due…
Mudhoney Live at The Northcote Social Club, 26/4/23 With the release of their brand spanking new record, ‘Plastic Eternity’, Mudhoney bring their long overdue tour to Australia with a bunch of shows around the country. Playing a 20-song set to the sold-out Northcote Social Club, saw eager punters energised by hits from the back catalogue,…
Ruel Margaret Court Arena 21 April Following a Welcome To Country, Forest Claudette kicks things off with his first song Gone Without A Trace from his debut EP – The Year Of February. His “big ass” green flared pants, which he describes are featured in the video he did for a song called Mess Around…
Bluesfest Melbourne Live at The Plenary 8-9/4/23 After a couple of years of frustrating interruptions due to pandemics and weather, the folks at Bluesfest decided to run a simultaneous and paired back version of the festival in Melbourne in 2023. Located at Melbourne’s Convention Centre in the heart of the city, the festival featured 3…
Knotfest 2023 RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 26 March 2023 It had finally arrived. The day metalheads had been waiting for. The Brisbane debut of the heavy music festival started by Slipknot in 2012, Knotfest! Learning from recent festivals, Knotfest got off to a smooth start, opening the gates nice and early to allow for…
Pentatonix Live at Margret Court Arena 26/3/23 On the final night of their Australian Tour, Pentatonix performed with a bang to a packed Margaret Court Arena. A 5-piece A Capella act needs lights, pizazz and a show to fill a venue of this size, and the group had carefully crafted an experience that would take…
Pale Waves Max Watts 23 March 2023 Adelaide two-piece Teenage Joans bring their loud garage punk-pop to the stage with a raw angsty energy. They fire up the crowd with a cover of 5 Seconds of Summer’s She Looks So Perfect and a few brand-new tracks from their forthcoming debut album they will be releasing…