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NewsWords of Wisdom from Famous Authors
Take a look at these invaluable words of wisdom from the mouths of some of history's best writers and poets.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Holy Motors
Holy Motors follows the life of Monsieur Oscar, a roving assassin who meanders between varying identities and lives.
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NewsThe World’s Greatest Train Journeys
For people who know that the journey is always greater than the destination.
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NewsConcrete Playground’s Guide to Eating at the Ekka
We take you through all of the food experiences that the Ekka has to offer.
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NewsBec Dean’s Top Five Artists to Watch in 2012
If you've ever marvelled at one of Carriageworks' stranger corners, you'll dig these five emerging artists.
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GuideGroup Dining: The Best International Restaurants for Celebrating the FIFA Women's World Cup 2023™
Get the gang together to fully embrace this footy season with a culinary journey throughout Sydney.
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GuideEight Vivid Sydney Highlights to Add to Your Diary If You Want to Farewell Winter with a Bang
Put these big-ticket items on your hit list, stat.
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GuideTen Sydney Solstice Highlights You Should Have on Your Radar This Winter
Don’t hibernate — head to debaucherous feasts, aquarium nightclubs and music-filled stargazing sessions instead.
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GuideSix Gigs to Catch During Sydney Solstice If You Can't Get Enough of Live Tunes
After so many months without live music, you've got some catching up to do — here's your chance.
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GuideNine Outdoor Adventures You Can Have in Sydney This Winter If You Unabashedly Love the Cold
Embrace your favourite season with laneway dance parties, harbourside ice rinks and kayak trips under the stars.
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NewsWeird and Wonderful Celebrity Transformations
Musicians are notorious for their reason-defying epiphanies that are usually indicative of either groundbreaking creativity or mid-career slumps.
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NewsHidden Sydney: Numskull’s Top Five Local Gems
Hidden Sydney is Concrete Playground's personal tour of Sydney by the locals we trust.
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NewsTen Cool Artists From Across the Ditch
New Zealand artists have been making big waves recently in musical fields that have nothing to do with dubstep or flying anything.
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NewsHow to Make the Perfect Dumpling
This recipe is based on the traditional jiao-zi dumpling originating in northern China.
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NewsThe Five Best Cheap and Cheerful BYO Restaurants in Brisbane
When you’re trying to please everyone, often your best option is to go for the easiest and most fail-safe option.
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News14 Brilliant Business Card Designs
With designs that range from a balloon to a fortune cookie to a lego piece, here are some of our favourite creative business cards.
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NewsHidden Sydney: Shag from FBi Radio’s Top Five Secret Spots
We all know the thrill of finding a new view of the city skyline, or a window in a pub that's great for people-watching. Here are your next five discoveries.
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NewsPhilip Johnson Launches New Restaurant, One Eleven
One Eleven will be multi-faceted with an espresso bar for casual dining and a bistro for more formal dining.
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NewsWin a Copy of This Must Be The Place on DVD
Writer/director Paolo Sorrentino itched to create a character based on The Cure's Robert Smith, and this is the result.
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NewsA Virgin Experience of Splendour in the Grass
Concrete Playground New Zealand head off on their Virgin experience of Splendour in the Grass.
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NewsThe Color Run is Coming to Australia
The Color Run offers runners a unique and colourful 5k race.
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NewsPositive Posters Use Design to Highlight Global issues
This creative initiative is a competition and exhibition asking designers worldwide what they think the most pressing global issues are.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Bernie
Bernie Tierde is a kind-hearted assistant funeral director who wouldn't hurt a fly. So how would he be able to murder a woman?
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NewsThe Five Best First Date Spots in Brisbane
Concrete Playground's favourite places to take your newly beloved.
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NewsSydney’s Best All Night Dance Parties
Ways to party into the wee hours that don't involve popped collars or dubstep remixes of Gotye.
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News12 Spectacular Photos of Places You Need to Visit
Experience some of the most incredible and awe-inspiring sights, people and moments this Earth has to offer.
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NewsWin Tickets to see The Sapphires
The Sapphires is a feel-good, sparkle-spangled film uncovering the journey of four Aboriginal girls.
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NewsHidden Sydney: Beastman’s Top Five Secret Spots
His intricate, symmetrical streetscapes are Sydney landmarks - if you don't know his name, you almost certainly know his work.
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NewsVirgin Mobile to Live Stream Splendour in the Grass
Australia's favourite mid-winter music festival kicks off this Friday, with some amazing acts gracing Belongil Fields in Byron Bay.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to See Electric Guest
Los Angeles duo Electric Guest are heading to Australia for Splendour in the Grass, fresh from touring around the world.
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NewsA Short Film Made Using Musical Bicycle Parts
Brooklyn artist Stephen Meierding has pulled bicycles apart in order to make his short film 'Bicycle Sounds'.
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NewsHidden Sydney: Sebastian Goldspink’s Top Five Secret Spots
A local curator reveals his real insider Sydney stuff: the hideaways that have always been just around your corner.
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NewsSydney Locations Made Famous In Film
Peter Templeman's Not Suitable For Children has recently brought cinematic eyes to the city, but this is not the first film to do so.
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NewsWin Lunch From Eat Art Truck For You and Ten Workmates
Accidently hit 'reply all'? Concrete Playground may just have an opportunity for you to earn some extra office brownie points.
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NewsWeezer Announce Australian Tour
Despite a career spanning twenty years, the band has only been been to Australia once.
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NewsThe xx Release New Song ‘Angels’
With their second album, Coexist, set to be released in September, The xx have given us a taste of what's to come with this new track.
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NewsWin tickets to The Pork Stiletto
New black comedy The Pork Stiletto delves into the worlds of fetish and online dating with a murderous twist.
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NewsSix Places Improving the Culture of Kings Cross
Small bars and cultural centres aren't the whole solution, but they're an important part of it - and certainly our favourite one.
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NewsGiant LEGO Structures Around the World
To celebrate LEGO's 50th Anniversary in Australia, take a look at the most spectacular giant LEGO structures from around the world.
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NewsWin a Double Pass to see The Dark Knight Rises at IMAX
See The Dark Knight Rises, which was filmed using IMAX cameras, on the world's largest screen.
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NewsTen Boutique Hostels to Spice Up Your Travels
Be sure to book yourself a bed in one of these amazing locations on your next trip.
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NewsEight International Festivals Australia Could Learn From
Large-scale gatherings that manage to combine brazen antics, booze and grannies in souped-up shopping carts with more cultivated offerings.
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NewsThe Ten Best ‘Coffices’ in Sydney
Concrete Playground handpicks the cafes that best accommodate working folk in Sydney.
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News20 Quirky and Creative Beds
Beds can be used to express our inner self, to represent our deepest loves or simply help us wake up and get going in the morning.
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NewsA Winter Travel Guide to Thredbo
Open fires, hot chocolates, schnapps and dancing in your snow boots - get the basics right for the perfect winter break in Thredbo.
