• Guide

    The Five Best Things to See at BIGSOUND 2015

    Get stuck into the music conference to end all music conferences.

  • News

    Laneway Festival Announces Dates and Venues for 2016

    Returning to Australasia's unconventional festival sites with your new favourite bands.

  • News

    Win Tickets to See Mumford & Sons at Sidney Myer Music Bowl

    We're going to treat you to Mumford and Sons — with whisky and cheese aplenty. Because love.

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    The Foundry Have Opened Their Own Record Store

    Pick up some local music, take in a live set and have a brewski while you're at it.

  • News

    Virtual Reality Concerts Are Now Happening in Australia

    Starting with this Flight Facilities set at Sydney Opera House.

  • News

    Tame Impala Announce Huge Outdoor Australian Shows

    One of 2015's biggest albums needs to be heard in an openair amphitheatre.

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    Fairgrounds Is Australia's New Boutique Music Festival

    Fusing local food, Father John Misty and openair movies on NSW's south coast.

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    The Dos and Don'ts of Hosting a Backyard Music Festival

    Choose your own bands, pick a lane or a paddock, and get your fest on.

  • News

    FKA Twigs Drops Surprise 16-Minute Film and New EP

    You'd better believe M3LL155X is trippy as blazes.

  • News

    Meredith Music Festival 2015 Lineup Announced

    Aunty's pulled out all the stops for her Silver Jubilee.

  • News

    Volunteer Your Time for Tickets to Wiz Khalifa at Optus RockCorps 2015

    Give back to the community and get tickets for your effort.

  • News

    Win Tickets To See The Grates

    Brisbane's favourite garage pop trio crushed it at Splendour, now they're hitting the road.

  • News

    Falls Festival Announces 2015 Lineup

    Plenty of British love for NYE this year at Lorne, Marion Bay and Byron.

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    Behind Australian Record Label Room40 with The Necks' Chris Abrahams

    Sydney's experimental genius takes us behind the legendary Aussie label ahead of their Carriageworks birthday.

  • News

    Splendour in the Grass 2015 in a Muddy, Muddy Nutshell

    From Florence to Ronson, we're still chipping the sludge from our boots.

  • Guide

    The Ten Best Things Happening in Sydney This Weekend

    Whether it's gourmet coffee, old-school hamburgers, indie flicks or the very best Splendour in the Grass sideshows, Concrete Playground has you covered.

  • Guide

    Ten Splendour Sideshows You Can Still Buy Tickets For

    Not heading to Splendour? Just bring the festival to you.

  • News

    Five Ways to Out-Bowie Everyone at ACMI's David Bowie Exhibition

    Know more about Bowie than the guy wearing a Diamond Dogs tee in front of you in line.

  • Guide

    Nine Splendour Sideshows You Can Still Buy Tickets For

    Not heading up to Splendour? Just bring the festival to you.

  • News

    Young Henrys Small World Festival 2015 Lineup Announced

    The Newtonian brewers return with a second year of inner west bands, food and craft beer.

  • News

    This NYC Rapper Made an Entire Album in an Apple Store

    When Prince Harvey's laptop was stolen, he came up with a Genius solution.

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    Red Deer Music and Arts Festival 2015 Announces Lineup

    Brisbane's BYO booze and couch camping festival is back.

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    OutsideIn Festival Drops First Half of 2015 Lineup

    Sydney's most unpindownable festival is back.

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    Volumes Is Sydney's Brand New Multi-Venue Music Festival

    Four stages, three Sydney venues, one day.

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    Listen Out Festival 2015 Lineup Revealed

    Leaked the old fashioned way.

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    The Beach Boys to Headline Bondi Beach's New Music Festival

    The Beach Boys, on Bondi Beach. Let it sink in.

  • News

    Elizabeth Rose's New Single Is an Anthem for Marriage Equality

    With sale proceeds being used to help fight discrimination. What a legend.

  • News

    Win Tickets to See Grace Jones at Carriageworks

    Be front and centre for this legendary Vivid Sydney headliner — there will be costume changes.

  • News

    Florence and the Machine Announce Splendour 2015 Sideshows

    Their Coachella set finished up with 'Dog Days Are Over'. Just sayin'.

  • News

    Watch Royal Headache's Opera House Vivid Gig Get Shut Down By the Cops

    You can take the band out of the garage, but you can’t take the garage out of the band.

  • Guide

    The Ten Best Gigs to See at Vivid Sydney 2015

    Don't attend Vivid through your smartphone; get amongst the tunes.

  • News

    Grace Jones Announces Third Vivid Sydney Show

    The queen is staying a little longer at Carriageworks.

  • News

    Blur Now Have Their Own Official 'Magic Whip' Ice Cream

    For sharing with all the people, so many people.

  • News

    Shadow Electric Is Hosting A Fundraiser Party for Nepal

    Clear your calendar for one huge and bighearted openair bash at the Abbotsford Convent.

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    Parlour Is Australia's New Start-Up Connecting Musicians with 'Stages'

    Like Airbnb for musicians and big-backyarded music-lovers.

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    Oxfam to Launch Month-Long Oxjam Music Festival in Australia

    A whole month of parties fighting against poverty across Australia. Even you can throw one.

  • News

    BIGSOUND Announces Keynote Speakers for 2015

    Featuring probably one of the only faces in Australian music who knows the power, the passion and the policy.

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    Flight Facilities Team Up with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

    Sydney's beloved disco-house duo are going classical for Melbourne Festival.

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    Grace Jones Announced for Vivid Sydney

    Expect costume changes at this year's Modulations.

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