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?

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Re Is the New Sustainability-Focused South Eveleigh Bar From Matt Whiley and Maurice Terzini

The bar is housed in a heritage site that spent 100 years as a locomotive workshop, and has been built from recycled materials.

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Music From the Home Front Is Returning in 2021 as a Live Concert That'll Be Streamed Nationally

Melburnians can head along — and everyone else can watch at home.

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Good Times Festival

Fri, 24 Sep - Sat, 25 Sep 2021
Tocumwal, Tocumwal

The team behind Strawberry Fields is taking over a regional town for a two-day music and arts festival.

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Low Pressure

Fri, 22 Oct, 2021
Marlborough Hotel, Newtown

Free gigs, every Friday.

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Chiswick x Four Pillars Garden Table Experience

Thu, 1 Apr - Fri, 30 Apr 2021
Chiswick, Woollahra

Chiswick's kitchen garden has been turned into a private dining area serving a seasonal set menu and gin cocktails.

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Yours and Owls 2021

Sat, 17 Apr - Sun, 18 Apr 2021
Thomas Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow

What So Not, DMA's, and Tones and I all featured at NSW's first major music festival in over a year.

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The Queen Victoria Market Is Set to Welcome Two New Sheds As Part of a $40 Million Transformation

The development will include upgrades to the existing food hall, too.

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Harbord Hotel Is Hosting an 11-Day Surf Culture and Music Festival During the Narrabeen Classic

Froth Fest will take over the Freshwater spot with a lineup of art, film, music, food and drink.

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Yours and Owls Will Be the First Music Festival to Allow Dancing Since NSW's Restrictions Changed

The two-day festival is going down in Wollongong in less than three weeks.

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Event
UnWrapped 2021

Fri, 14 May - Sun, 30 May 2021
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Catch First Nations cabaret, live music and dance at Sydney Opera House's celebration of creativity.

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YCK Block Party

Wed, 7 Apr - Sat, 22 May 2021
Various YCK Laneways Venues, Sydney

Enjoy antipasto burlesque, poetry readings, wheelie bin art and 'Dungeons & Dragons' at this six-week CBD party.

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Shops Will Be Able to Stay Open Later and Host Small Events Under a New City of Sydney Plan

The local council wants to help revitalise the city's nightlife by allowing later trading and encouraging small-scale cultural events.

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YCK Laneways Is the New CBD Cultural Precinct That's Launching with a Six-Week Block Party

Ten bars are joining forces to kickstart the precinct, serving up a lineup filled interactive art, poetry readings and live music.

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New Three-Day Music Festival Dream Machine Will Take You Island-Hopping in The Whitsundays

Dance to tunes from Hayden James and Flight Facilities, then sleep on a yacht or on Daydream Island.

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Restaurant
Cafe Bondi

286 Campbell Parade, North Bondi

Find cafe classics, vegan treats and breakfast cocktails within walking distance of the beach at this new eastern suburbs spot.

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Event
All My Friends: An Indie Dance Party

Sat, 3 Apr, 2021
The Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale

Bust out your best moves as this COVID-safe dance party takes over the bottom floor of The Lansdowne.

Book Now

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News
Acre Eatery Is Closing Down Its Camperdown Restaurant in May

But, in good news, the Acre hospitality group has opened a new on-the-go Chippendale eatery.

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Event
Sosueme Relaunch

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021
Beach Road Hotel, Bondi

Beach Road Hotel's midweek party returns with a performance from Art vs Science and DJ sets from members of Peking Duk and Flight Facilities.

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News
Thredbo's 2021 Winter Season Will Include Sunrise Ski Sessions and Feasts Overlooking the Village

The resort has announced its winter dates for this year — and exactly what snow fans can expect.

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News
You Can Now Help Save Endangered Frogs By Eating Your Way Through a Bag of Freddos

Cadbury has donated $600,000 to frog conservation across Australia and NZ.

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