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    Five Venues in Brisbane Bringing You Free Live Music This Winter

    No one could accuse our city of lacking gig-going options — and not just when it's summer festival season.

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    Laurie Anderson Is Bringing Her Concert for Dogs Back to Australia

    Coming to the Home of the Arts on the Gold Coast, the 20-minute show features melodies, frequencies and riffs composed specifically for dogs.

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    How Musician Joyride's Ultimate Aim Is to Raise the Net Positivity in the World

    And how being creative doesn't happen by just saying, "okay, I will now create".

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    Five Places Bringing You Free Live Music Around Fitzroy and Collingwood This Winter

    Switch off Netflix and head out — these shows are live (and free).

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    How Musician Ali Barter Taps into Her Creative Process

    For the Melbourne-based singer-songwriter and former Triple J Unearthed winner, finding her creative self has been a long-honed one.

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    The Underground Car Park at Etihad Stadium Is Melbourne's Newest Dance Music Venue, B3

    Music agency Novel has secured the 5000-capacity car park as the location for its anticipated venue.

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    All the Music Acts You Can Catch at the Snow This Winter

    Thredbo's music lineup for the 2018 season is set to be massive.

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    Ten Gigs Not to Miss at 2018's Vivid Sydney

    From 90s rap to a 'Romeo + Juliet'-themed rock masquerade.

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    Bob Dylan Will Return to Australia to Play Seven Stadium Shows

    The living legend will return to our shores for a string of shows that will showcase six decades of songs.

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    Client Liaison Have Launched Their Own Curated Music Festival

    For their next venture, the duo are masterminding a full-scale music festival that'll tour the country this winter.

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    Sydney's Getting a New Music and Snow Sports Festival Fittingly Headlined By Snow Patrol

    The Air + Style Big Air Competition is coming to the southern hemisphere for the first time.

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    Sydney's Getting an Arctic Monkeys Pop-Up Store and Mini Film Festival

    The English rock band is releasing its sixth album with six pop-ups around the world — and Sydney's Golden Age Cinema is one of the hosts.

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    Australia's First Pill-Testing Trial to Take Place at Groovin the Moo

    After a similar trial at a different festival was scrapped last year, Groovin the Moo's Canberra leg will offer drug-checking services.

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    Kendrick Lamar Announces Four Australian Stadium Shows

    After stopping at Splendour, Kendrick will take his DAMN. album tour to Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth.

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    One of Sydney's Most Popular Live Music Venues Is Closing — Temporarily

    Hudson Ballroom is set to close while the space gets a spruce.

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    The Hummingbird Is Melbourne's Newest Live Music Venue

    Located downstairs at The Newmarket Hotel, it'll host a huge array of local and international acts.

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    Gurrumul Yunupingu's Final Album Becomes the First Indigenous-Language Release to Top the Australian Charts

    Already Australia's highest-selling Indigenous artist, the music icon has once again made history.

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    Sydney Jazz Institution The Basement Will Not Be Lost Forever

    The live music venue's been bought by a Melbourne entrepreneur, who plans to reopen the club at a different Sydney site.

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    Courtney Barnett Will Play a One-Off Headline Show at the Sydney Opera House

    She'll perform her forthcoming album 'Tell Me How You Really Feel' when she takes the iconic stage this August.

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    Melbourne Has Been Named the Live Music Capital of the World

    Results from the Melbourne Live Music Census 2017 show the city's music scene is one to be jealous of.

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    The Valley Drive In Is Brisbane's New Outdoor Music Venue

    The Brighside's car park has been transformed into a permanent outdoor gig space.

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    Sydney Is Set to Farewell One of its Oldest Live Music Venues

    There are reports The Basement is shutting its doors after more than four decades.

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    Victoria's Live Music Venues to Pilot Anti-Sexual Harassment Program

    Nine venues across the state will take part in the pilot, which will run for 12 weeks.

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    Ability Fest Is Australia's Inclusive and Accessible New Music Festival

    Paralympian Dylan Alcott will launch his charity with its a live music event that will be wheelchair accessible and translated into AUSLAN.

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    Five Gigs to See This Autumn in Your City

    The gigs to catch in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane as we move into the cooler seasons.

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    Childish Gambino Is Taking His Three-Day Concert Experience to New Zealand

    Here's hoping the immersive virtual reality and multi-sensory concert experience makes its way to Australia too.

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    Melbourne's Getting A Free Music and Rosé Party To Wrap-Up Summer

    Enjoy DJ tunes and an all-Aussie drinks lineup, under the stars at Arts Centre Melbourne.

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    Solange Is Coming to Sydney

    She’s returning to Australia to headline Vivid LIVE at the Sydney Opera House in June.

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    The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Is Performing a Live Score to All Your Studio Ghibli Faves

    Miyazaki's films are the latest to get a live orchestral accompaniment.

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    NYC's Massive Mister Sunday Dance Party Is Coming to Sydney

    It's just the second time in a decade the party has left New York.

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    New Festival The Drop Will Tour the Country's Most Iconic Surf Spots

    The boutique festival will follow the World Surf League Championships across the country, headlined by Safia, San Cisco and Dune Rats.

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    Groovin the Moo Announce 2018 Lineup

    GTM returns to regional Australia with Flight Facilities, Paul Kelly, Royal Blood and a whole lot of local talent.

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    Laneway Festival Is Going Back to Basics by Adding a 'Block Party' to Its 2018 Lineup

    The street party aims to recreate the vibe of the festival that launched it all back in 2004.

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    Secret Garden Festival Has Unveiled Its Huge Tenth Birthday Music Bill

    Acts like DZ Deathrays, Ecca Vandal and The Harpoons will be helping the beloved forest festival celebrate a decade of parties.

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    A New 5000-Capacity Live Music Space Is Coming to Melbourne's CBD

    B3 will only open for three (massive) shows a year.

  • A Guide to Australia's Best Summer Festivals in 2017–18

    The best camping festivals, one-day dance parties and multi-day arts meets hitting the country this year.

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    YouTube Is Set to Launch Its Own Music Subscription Service

    Called Remix, it's slated to be up and running by March 2018.

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    Brisbane's Massive Valley Bar Crawl Returns with an Expanded 2018 Lineup

    Get ready to hop around town again — and to more venues.

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