Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

Event
Every Body Dance Now 2022

Multiple single dates
The Studio, Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Bust out your best dance moves in the Sydney Opera House.

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Win a Five-Night Stay in a Luxury Brisbane Penthouse and $5000 Spending Money

Spend five nights in the penthouse suite of Kokoda's new Brisbane property with your own private chef, plus $5000 for a shopping spree.

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Evening Records and Friends at The Lord Gladstone

Sun, 27 Mar, 2022
The Lord Gladstone, Chippendale

The Gladdy is hosting a huge night of live music with food trucks and a pop-up bar from P&V.

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Now Open: Chase Kojima's Ramen Omakase Restaurant Is Serving Up a Seven-Course Set Menu in Chatswood

Kojima has created four signature bowls of ramen featuring 12-hour pork broth, spicy miso butter and rare smoked duck, all served across a 90-minute dining experience.

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Guide
Eight Stellar Gigs Happening at Great Southern Nights — and the Best Spots to Grab a Meal Beforehand

Our picks for the best dinner-and-a-show combo you can line up during the epic Great Southern Nights program.

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Ball Park Music at Charles Sturt University

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022
Charles Sturt University, Bathurst

Catch the prolific Brisbane band as they pop up at Bathurst's Charles Sturt University.

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Event
Courtney Barnett at The Enmore

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022
Enmore Theatre, Newtown

Courtney Barnett returns to Sydney stages for a show at Enmore Theatre with support from Alice Skye.

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Kobie Dee's Moree Block Party

Sat, 19 Mar, 2022
Moree SHAE Academy, Moree

Kobie Dee is throwing a free, all-ages block party in Moree with friends Triple One, Nooky and NTER.

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Event
DZ Deathrays in Gosford

Thu, 31 Mar, 2022
Drifters Wharf, Gosford

DZ Deathrays and Nerve are coming to unleash mayhem at Drifters Wharf on the Central Coast.

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Event
Briggs, Nooky and Friends at The Lair

Thu, 7 Apr, 2022
Metro Theatre, Sydney

Briggs and Nooky are enlisting a bunch of their friends for an intimate one-off show at The Lair inside The Metro Theatre.

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Event
Thandi Phoenix at The Lansdowne

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022
The Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale

Thandi Phoenix and Rissa are taking over The Lansdowne's live music room just a month before it closes down.

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Event
Partiboi69 at UNSW Roundhouse

Sat, 26 Mar, 2022
UNSW Roundhouse, Randwick

World-renowned and chronically online DJ and producer Partiboi69 is bringing his one-of-a-kind live show to the UNSW Roundhouse.

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Event
Middle Kids at the Beach Hotel

Fri, 25 Mar, 2022
Beach Hotel, Byron Bay, Byron Bay

Middle Kids are popping up at Byron Bay's Beach Hotel for a free show as part of the epic Great Southern Nights live music program.

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Secret Sounds Is Hosting a Flood Aid Benefit Tour Headlined by Flume and Bernard Fanning

Three jam-packed lineups are coming to southern Queensland and northern NSW — kicking off with a Kingscliff party this Saturday, March 19.

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KFC and Sydney Fine-Diner Nel Have Teamed Up for a Chicken-Filled 11-Course Degustation

The Surry Hills restaurant is creating extravagant and imaginative versions of popcorn chicken, potato and gravy, and wicked wings — with all proceeds going to charity.

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Restaurant
AALIA

25 Martin Place, Sydney

Take a tour through the history of Middle Eastern cuisine at this 150-seat venue in the former MLC Centre.

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Bar
Frank Mac's

83 George Street, The Rocks

Boasting one of Sydney’s largest collections of gins, this cosy dining and drinking space comes from the team behind nearby whisky bar, The Doss House.

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Event
The Temple of Hoodrat and Doomy

Fri, 11 Mar, 2022
Club 77, Sydney

Two of Bang Gang DJ's finest are reuniting for a debaucherous night in their spiritual home, Club 77.

Buy Tickets

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News
Meriton Has Opened a New Dining and Retail Precinct in Mascot Featuring Seven New Asian Eateries

There's a Taiwanese and Japanese fusion eatery with pork dan dan ramen, a 90-seat northern Chinese barbecue restaurant and a cafe serving Campos coffee and Tuga pastries.

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News
The Live At Last National Gig Series Is Returning with Four Huge $10 Shows to Raise Money for Support Act

Catch Pond, Ruby Fields, San Cisco or Psychedelic Porn Crumpets for just a tenner.

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