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MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL REVEALS ITS FIRST 2026 ARTISTS, FEATURING DEE DEE BRIDGEWATER, TIGRAN HAMASYAN, THE BAD PLUS, AJA MONET & THE KRIS DAVIS TRIO Dee Dee Bridgewater Melbourne International Jazz Festival (MIJF) today unveils the first artists set to appear as part of its 2026 program, offering an early glimpse into this year’s festival ahead…
ALWAYS LIVE TAKES VICTORIAN VIBES TO BENDIGO Boy & Bear performs in Traralgon this past weekend Goldfields, get ready. ALWAYS LIVE has today announced that Bendigo will be the next destination in its Victorian Vibes run, with live music set to take over the historic city nextSaturday 30 May. The series has once again brought out…
Great Southern Nights again lights up venues, stages and communities with live music across NSW With 320 gigs playing across 215 venues over 17 nights Plus four Gig Trails, two brand new Live Fest events, the return of Groovin the Moo and more Live music has once again taken centre stage across New South Wales…
The Waterboys Palais Theatre May 16th 2026 The Waterboys are a rock band formed in 1983 in London by Scottish musician and songwriter Mike Scott. The band’s membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Britain and Ireland, with Scott being the only constant member. Over a four-decade career, the band…
“There are no gods here — only the machine.” 27 Magazine caught up with the “Commander in Chief” of futuristic dystopian machine music, IMPERATOR (Giuseppe Scaturro), to chat about his new project and capture some behind-the-scenes moments in his Sydney studio. “IMPERATOR emerges from the ashes of SNVFF with a sound that feels feral,…
Kathleen Halloran, The Vanguard, Sydney 14,05,2026 Support: Abbey Lane, Julian Moss Kathleen Halloran brought her “Nobody’s Baby” tour to Sydney’s Vanguard last night Josh Pike went along to capture the action Abbey Lane Julian Moss
RUNT Brisbane’s Raw Rockers Release, I Don’t Mind Self Titled Album To Be Released on Aug 7 via XMusic Brisbane rockers, Runt have released their second single for XMusic, I Don’t Mind. I Don’t Mind is about having a few to many and trying to find your way home all while not really knowing where you are. Listen…
ENSIFERUM – Australian Tour Rescheduled due to Flight Cancellations ‘’To all our fans in Australia, unfortunately our airline has cancelled all of our return flights due to the routing through the Middle East. We booked these flights back in December, but due to the current conflict, all our flights have been cancelled. This is…
September 2026 – Prepare your necks and brace your ears — SHRED FEST 2026 is coming! The renowned travelling metal festival will storm across Australia and New Zealand, delivering an unmatched celebration of technical excellence, intensity, and musical precision. This year’s edition features two of the most acclaimed names in modern extreme metal Obscura (GER) & Fallujah (USA)- Nuclear Blast: OBSCURA…
RISING REVEALS FINAL 2026 PROGRAM ADDITIONS WITH NEW FED SQUARE TAKEOVER, WORLD’S SMALLEST RAMEN BAR AND CITY-WIDE LATE-NIGHT DINING Presented in partnership with Fed Square, the Square transforms into an open-air canvas for the opening weekend of RISING. As RISING draws closer, the festival reveals a final wave of programming across its 2026 lineup, bringing…