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NewsConcrete Playground’s Summer Reading Guide
Concrete Playground duly presents our suggestions for the best books to read over your summer.
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NewsInterview: Nick Palumbo of Gelato Messina
"I wanted to create a brand that used traditional craftsmanship but was flexible in the sense that there is no limit to how creative you want to be."
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NewsEight Boutique Online Stores for Beautiful Gifts
Quirky, inspiring, and fun boutiques are only a click away.
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NewsNude Dancers in Whirls and Swirls
Shinichi Maruyama has gracefully encapsulated the swaying of legs, swinging of hips and twirling of arms...
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NewsThe Dictionary Of Obscure Sorrows
The website "Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows" are doing their little bit to make the inexpressible more expressible
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NewsThe Five Best Places to Keep Cool this Summer in Brisbane
As the temperatures begin to soar, birds are dropping off their perch, snakes are slithering into bath tubs and the humans of Brisbane are starting to seriously sweat.
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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these potent westerns, horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, and expressive dance flicks.
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NewsA List of All of the Wes Anderson Films, Ranked
No one makes movies quite like Wes Anderson, so we've revisited and ranked them all — even though every single one is a gem.
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NewsIt's Eurovision Time: Here's When You Can Watch 2025's Song Contest (with Tony Armstrong and Courtney Act Hosting Australia's Coverage)
This year's Australian entry: Go-Jo with the song 'Milkshake Man', which is being performed with a four-metre-tall blender as part of the set.
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NewsHop to It: 16 Classic and Eclectic Films You Can Stream This Easter Long Weekend
Some feature bunnies. Some include eggs or chocolate. Some have provocative takes on religion.
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NewsTen 2025 Oscar-Winning Films That You Can and Should Watch Immediately
Your newly Oscars-approved viewing list includes movies about determined architects, whirlwind romances, catty cardinals, sandworms and more.
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NewsPredicting the Oscars: Who Should, Could and Will Win at the 2025 Academy Awards
From 'Anora' and 'A Real Pain' to 'I'm Still Here' and 'No Other Land', here's what's likely to emerge victorious at the 2025 Oscars.
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NewsHere's Where You Can Watch 33 of 2025's Oscar-Nominated Movies in Australia Right Now
Massive musicals, monumental dramas, stunning animated gems, heartbreaking documentaries, two Timothée Chalamet movies: they're all Oscar contenders, and you can watch them all.
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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or couch date with a freshly minted Golden Globe-winner — here's what you can watch right away, and where.
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NewsTwenty-Five Movies That You Can Stream This Christmas No Matter How You Feel About the Festive Season
Pour a glass of eggnog, find your comfiest spot on the couch, then enjoy everything from 'The Holdovers' and 'Die Hard' to 'Last Christmas' and 'Eyes Wide Shut'.
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NewsNine 2024 Emmy-Winning TV Shows That You Should Watch Immediately
Your new must-watch list of Emmy-winners includes 'Baby Reindeer' and its has-to-be-seen-to-be-believed tale, the history-making 'Shōgun' and, yes, 'The Bear'.
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NewsRiverbar & Kitchen Opens this Friday
Summer is about to get a whole lot better for those in the CBD with Aria co-owners Matt Moran and Peter Sullivan opening their latest creation, Riverbar & Kitchen.
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NewsMake Your Own Perrier Summer Berry Mojito
Mixologist Tomas Vikario shows Concrete Playground how to make a Perrier Summer Berry Mojito in the comfort of your very own herb garden.
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NewsThe Ten Best Restaurants to ‘Dine Smart’ for Charity in Brisbane
Charity organisation Street Smart Australia has partnered with restaurants and cafes around Brisbane to form Dine Smart.
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NewsRare Colour Photographs of Paris in 1914
These photographs of Paris in 1914 are particularly enchanting not only because they go back to the denouement of the peaceful and reformatory Belle Epoque...
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NewsFunny Pictures of Serious Musicians
The music industry often takes itself too seriously. Funny photos of serious musicians are scarce, but hilarious.
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NewsIMDB’s Top 250 Films in 2 1/2 Minutes
If you like your pop culture in bite size pieces then check out this awesome video "IMDB Top 250 in 2 1/2 Minutes"
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NewsThe Most Magnificent Moustaches Throughout History
In the spirit of Movember here are thirteen of history's most magnificent mo's
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NewsThe Silent History Reinvents Storytelling
One of the first applications to expand the unchartered boundaries of e-book storytelling.
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EventSouthwave: Summer Electronic Series
Fri, 2 Jan - Sat, 21 Feb 2026
Rainforest Green, Brisbane
Brisbane is getting a huge new summer experience with Southwave, a free two-month electronic music series bringing Maribou State, Folamour, Rose Gray and more to South Bank.
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EventArmand Van Helden at The Tivoli
Fri, 10 Apr, 2026
The Tivoli, Fortitude Valley
Groove to house music all night long, as one of the genre's pioneering stars makes a long-awaited return to Brisbane.
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EventNick Cave and The Bad Seeds: The 'Wild God' Tour
Tue, 27 Jan, 2026
Victoria Park / Barrambin, Herston
This iconic Australian band is bringing its latest tour Down Under to kick off 2026, playing two-and-a-half-hour shows.
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EventGood Things
Sun, 7 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills
Tool headlining their first Australian festival in over a decade, Weezer, Garbage: they're all on the Good Things 2025 lineup.
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EventOprah in Conversation
Mon, 8 Dec, 2025
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Oprah Winfrey is getting chatting in Brisbane on her first Down Under tour in a decade.
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EventKesha: The Tits Out Tour
Thu, 19 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
Kesha is playing Brisbane in 2026 as part of the biggest headline tour of her career so far.
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EventG Flip: 'Dream Ride' Tour
Fri, 27 Feb, 2026
Riverstage, Brisbane
More than good enough: G Flip is playing Brisbane in February 2026 with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon in support.
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EventLorde: 'Ultrasound' World Tour
Mon, 16 Feb, 2026
Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Boondall
Green light: Lorde is bringing her latest world tour to Brisbane, with the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter playing at the Entertainment Centre.
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NewsThe Autark Home Floating Houseboat
The Autark Home brings a whole new meaning to living on the water.
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NewsBeautiful Frozen Waterfalls
It's one of the most spectacular visuals of something frozen in time, quite literally.
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NewsWin Tickets To Two Little Boys
Two Little Boys follows the hilarious bond between two best mates as they face a series of unfortunate incidents.
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NewsThe Five Best Craft Beers Spots in Brisbane
Beer enthusiasts have decided to make beer-drinking a hobby by getting into the ever-growing phenomenon of boutique (or craft) beer.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Dead Europe director Tony Krawitz
The filmmaker seeks out the ghosts of Europe with his new Christos Tsiolkas adaptation.
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NewsConcrete Playground talks to Rohan Anderson (Whole Larder Love)
We preview the new book and talk about cities without supermarkets.
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NewsTen Films to See at the Brisbane International Film Festival
From thrilling psychological thrillers to dark black comedies, there's sure to be a flick for even the pickiest of movie goers.
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NewsStriking Animal Portraits
Tim Flach has captured wild animals in a way you may never have seen before.
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NewsAlfred and Constance Opens
Alfred and Constance is charming, versatile and laid back, with options to suit everybody.
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NewsBrisbane’s RosÉ Revolution
The Rosé Revolution is about to hit Brisbane, starting Wednesday. Winemakers Australia-wide have gotten together to celebrate the lesser-acknowledged but beautifully coloured sibling of red and white wine.
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News50 Years of Iconic James Bond Cars
Since his introduction into the world in 1953, audiences have fallen in love with 007, and his cars.
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NewsWhat Your Favourite TV Show Says About Your Politics [Infographic]
If this infographic is anything to go by it seems that our TV habits can be a useful barometer for understanding our politics.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Alex Cross
Alex Cross follows the action-packed journey of young detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer.
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NewsThe Five Best Vietnamese Restaurants in Brisbane
We are lucky to have a strong Vietnamese influences in the Brisbane dining scene, and here are Concrete Playground’s top five local picks.
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NewsIntroducing the Ketel One Modern Craft Project
Do you have a traditional craft, an enterprising spirit and a hankering for $100,000 cash prizes?
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NewsThe Five Best Gathering Spots in Brisbane
If you have a special occasion coming up and you don't know where to go, here are Concrete Playground's top five gathering spots to start you off.
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NewsVintage Halloween Costume Ideas
Perhaps the only thing scarier than your fake blood and broomstick are these vintage Halloween get-ups.
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NewsPhotographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People
Ten photos that prove that sometimes what the spin media show us about famous people is not exactly the whole story.
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NewsWin Tickets to Bachelorette
Bachelorette combines humour, drunken romance and the dynamic of female relationships in a raunchy and intoxicated weekend.
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NewsTen Film-Inspired Luxury Getaways
We've reviewed the new releases and flipped through the DVD cabinet to bring you ten jaw-dropping locations.
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NewsDiscover the Favourite Hangouts of Your Friends Around the World
A social search engine that'll help you find the favourite places of your friends and friends of friends.
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NewsHistory’s Most Famous Photo Hoaxes
Long before Photoshop became widely available photo hoaxes were much more noteworthy and had larger repercussions for contriving fake events.
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NewsWin The Walking Dead
To mark the launch of season three, Concrete Playground has the ultimate catch-up giveaway.
