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    Brunswick Street Live Is Fortitude Valley's New Day-Long Winter Festival with Music, Art and Markets

    Can't wait till Valley Fiesta later in the year? This brand-new June festival will help tide you over.

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    Brisbane Powerhouse Is Kicking Off Winter with an Impressive Music Lineup Featuring Cerrone and Asgeir

    As well as the French disco king and Icelandic singer-songwriter, the lineup also features Desire Marea and Cash Savage and The Last Drinks.

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    Light It Up Is the New Wiz Khalifa-Headlined Hip Hop Festival That's Touring Down Under This Spring

    The 'Roll Up' and 'See You Again' rapper will be joined by Rae Sremmurd, Lola Brooke and Hooligan Hefs.

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    Ministry of Sound Is Taking Its Huge 90s and 00s Parties Around Australia This Winter

    Across two massive weekends, this tour will play ten shows in six Australian cities, paying tribute to 90s raves and 00s club life.

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    Brisbane Festival 2023 Is Filling Victoria Park with a 10,000-Kazoo Orchestra — and You Can Take Part

    Brisbane will really be humming at this mass-participation event, which is aiming to break the record for the largest kazoo ensemble ever.

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    Cat Power Talks Her Love of Bob Dylan, Making Thurston Moore Cry and New Music on the Horizon

    "Thurston Moore was in town and he said — he's gonna kill me — but he said 'Mr Tambourine Man' made him cry. Isn't that sweet?"

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    The Presets Are Celebrating 20 Years of Killer Tunes with a 20-Plus-Night Australian DJ Tour

    Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes are taking things back to where they all began, playing small clubs and bars to mark two decades behind the decks.

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    Yours and Owls Is Returning in 2023 with a New Home at the University of Wollongong

    After flooding forced the festival to cancel in 2022, Gong Christmas is returning in a new home this spring.

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    Just In: Falls Festival Is Taking a Year Off and Won't Host Any Fests Over Summer 2023–24

    "Our team needs a break, so this year we’ll take time off to enjoy the holiday period and allow some space to re-imagine how Falls will look in the future."

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    Fresh From Coachella, Skrillex and Four Tet Are Coming to Australia to Headline Listen Out 2023

    Lil Uzi Vert, Ice Spice, Coi Leray, Piri, venbee, Mallrat and Jyoty are also on the electronic-meets-hip hop festival's lineup.

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    Newtown Festival Will Not Be Returning After 40 Years of Good Times and Tunes

    Newtown Neighbourhood Centre says the event has grown too big to be financially viable after more than 40,000 people attended in 2019.

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    Dance Music Record Label This Never Happened Is Throwing a Series of Parties That Won't Allow Phones

    Pics or it didn't happen? Not at these shindigs, which want partygoers to connect IRL without a screen in their hand — or face.

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    Ocean Alley and Django Django Lead the 2023 Lineup for the Sapphire Coast's Wanderer Festival

    Spiderbait, Thelma Plum, Kevin Morby, The Jungle Giants and Son Little are also heading to the NSW south coast for this three-day fest.

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    Synth Alert: Here's When and Where to Get Your Europop Fix Watching Eurovision 2023

    It's Eurovision time for another year, with Perth's Voyager representing Australia with their progressive pop metal track 'Promise'.

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    The City Recital Hall Has Announced Its June Program Featuring Legends The Pharcyde and Asgeir

    The season will also feature the hall's first-ever standing shows after the installation of removable seats.

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    It Looks Like Disco-Pop Queen Jessie Ware Just Dropped That She's Playing Summer Camp 2023

    Chatting to Dannii Minogue on the latest episode of her pod, Jessie Ware revealed plans to head Down Under in November.

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    Two of SXSW Austin's Biggest Yearly Parties Are Coming to Sydney for the Inaugural Australian Festival

    Dr Martens and Vans are bringing their annual music showcases Down Under — plus the first dose of local musicians have been added to the debut SXSW Sydney lineup.

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    Splendour in the Grass Has Announced Its 2023 Sideshows If You're Skipping Byron Bay This Year

    Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Little Simz, Tove Lo and Noah Cyrus are all doing their own gigs when they head Down Under this winter.

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    'Schitt's Creek' Star Noah Reid Is Heading Down Under This Spring for His First Australian Concert Tour

    If you're obsessed with the 'Schitt's Creek' version of Tina Turner's 'The Best', mark your diary now.

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    BIGSOUND Has Announced the First Round of Speakers for Its Huge Four-Day 2023 Event

    This year's music-fuelled celebration will feature ROC Nation's Omar Grant, who was once the road manager for Destiny’s Child.

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    Coachella's 2023 Livestream Is Back for Its Second Big Weekend — and the Set Times Are Here

    After Frank Ocean dropped out, Blink-182 have moved to the Coachella stage. Here's who else you can see, and when.

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    Free Beachside Music Fest SPRINGTIME Is Returning in 2023 with BENEE, Matt Corby and Bag Raiders

    As well as 20 artists taking to the stage, the Gold Coast event also features skate demos, live art and performance installations.

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    You Definitely Won't Be Livestreaming Frank Ocean at Coachella This Weekend Because He Just Dropped Out

    On the fest's first weekend, Ocean's set wasn't available to watch online. On its second weekend, he won't be on the bill at all.

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    The Australian Music Vault Is Hiding Free Vinyl Across the Country for a Record Store Day Treasure Hunt

    Keep an eye out for the special branding when you dig for vinyl this Saturday and you could score a free record from a beloved Aussie musician.

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    Teneriffe Festival's Huge 2023 Street Party Includes a Stacked Music Lineup and Riverside Jazz

    Tickets are on sale now for the May event, which features GANGgajang, Odette and a still-to-be-announced headliner.

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    Fatboy Slim Has Added a 'Live in the Cage' DJ Show at Revolver Upstairs to His 2023 Australian Tour

    See the UK DJ and producer hit the decks at this one-night-only club show before his sold-out Sidney Myer Music Bowl gig.

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    Nostalgic Hip Hop and R&B Festival Juicy Is Bringing T-Pain, Ashanti and The Game Down Under in 2024

    Bone Thugs-n-Harmony are also on the bill, with the fest heading around Australia and New Zealand next January.

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    A Concert Version of 'The Wizard of Oz' Is Bringing Its Yellow Brick Road to Brisbane This Winter

    Head off to see the wizard — and hear 'Over the Rainbow', 'Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead' and more performed live.

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    Here's Who You Can Livestream When Across Coachella's First 2023 Weekend — Including the Just-Added Blink-182

    The Californian festival has just dropped its set times, so get ready for a huge weekend on the couch.

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    Beloved Newtown Music Venue The Vanguard Is Currently Up for Sale

    "This is a genuinely reluctant sale. Business is booming, but the current owner is a senior medical practitioner who doesn’t have time to take the venue to the next level."

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    The Full 2023 Splendour in the Grass Lineup Is Here with Flume, Mumford & Sons and Lewis Capaldi

    The Yeah Yeah Yeahs will also head to Byron Bay after dropping out in 2022, on a bill that includes Lizzo, Hilltop Hoods, Sam Fender, J Balvin and more.

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    Save the Date: Touring Music Festival This That Has Locked in Its Spring 2023 Return

    Last spring's festivals were cancelled, but This That is planning a big comeback in Queensland and NSW this year.

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    Coachella Will Livestream All Six Stages Across Both Weekends in 2023 for the First Time Ever

    Make a date with your couch — you've got sets by Bad Bunny, BLACKPINK, Frank Ocean, Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers and more to livestream.

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    Open Season Is Returning for 2023 to Fill The Princess Theatre and The Tivoli with Must-Attend Gigs

    The Damned, Kimbra, Thundercat, Weyes Blood, King Stingray and 'Bernie Dieter's Club Kabarett' are all headed to this performance series.

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    Lizzo Has Added Extra Shows to Her 2023 Australian Arena Tour Before General Tickets Even Go on Sale

    The rapper, singer and flautist's Sydney and Melbourne gigs have sold out, so she's added more.

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    A Heap of Sydney Venues Are Shutting Off Their Tunes Tonight to Support the Vote Music Campaign

    In the lead-up to this weekend's state election, venues like The Abercrombie and Marly Bar are reminding Sydneysiders how dull the city would be without music.

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    Lizzo Has Just Announced a Slate of Good As Hell Arena Shows for Her 2023 Trip Down Under

    As well as playing Splendour in the Grass, the rapper, singer and flautist will hit Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland.

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    About Damn Time: Lizzo Is Headlining Splendour in the Grass 2023

    Lizzo headlining Splendour? This'll be good as hell.

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    Pleasures Playhouse Is Shutting Down Next Week — But It Could Soon Be Back for Good

    You've got just two more weeks left to have a dance or catch a flick at this pop-up venue inside an abandoned cinema.

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    A Guide to the Most Unmissable Music Festivals and Events Across Queensland

    Whether you want a good ol' country music party or a three-day dedication to blues, the Sunshine State has all your music festival needs covered.

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    Day to Night Guide: Ten Standout Brisbane Events No Matter What Time You Want to Visit

    Would you call yourself a day-tripper or a night owl? Either way, we've got you sorted.

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    Marrickville's The Great Club Is Under Pressure From Noise Complaints — and It's Asking for Your Help

    Another Sydney live music venue is facing roadblocks and legal fees due to a handful of its neighbours.

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