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NewsBIGSOUND Is Returning in 2021 as a Three-Day Physical Festival Packed with Gigs and Talks
It's back in its in-person format, with around 150 musicians hitting Fortitude Valley's stages this September.
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NewsLive At Last Is the New National Tour Hosting Free Intimate Shows By Beloved Local Bands
Hockey Dad will perform in Sydney and Last Dinosaurs will hit the stage in Brisbane — and to attend, you have to win tickets.
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NewsMusic From the Home Front Is Returning in 2021 as a Live Concert That'll Be Streamed Nationally
Melburnians can head along — and everyone else can watch at home.
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NewsNew Three-Day Music Festival Dream Machine Will Take You Island-Hopping in The Whitsundays
Dance to tunes from Hayden James and Flight Facilities, then sleep on a yacht or on Daydream Island.
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NewsBluesfest Has Been Cancelled Due to COVID-19 for the Second Year in a Row
The move has been made "to minimise the risk of the highly infectious COVID-19 variant of concern being transmitted in the local area, as well as across states and territories."
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NewsThe Avalanches Are Touring Australia's East Coast This Autumn
The iconic Australian electronic act will be hitting up Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney to play its first live shows since releasing 'We Will Always Love You' in late 2020.
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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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NewsThe Six Best Ways to Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Melbourne
Celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival (Moon Festival) in Melbourne by hitting up cultural performances, noshing on mooncakes, and gathering together a big group mates for a yum cha feed.
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NewsNine New Movies You Can Watch Right Now That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with Austin Butler's latest brooding role, serial-killer chiller 'Longlegs' and the animated antics of 'Inside Out 2'.
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NewsTwelve Films and TV Shows You Need to Stream This Month
Spend your couch time watching Rashida Jones navigate a sci-fi mystery in Japan, Nicolas Cage face a post-apocalyptic future and a gripping Australian romance-scam thriller.
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NewsThe 15 Best Straight-to-Streaming Movies of 2024 So Far
From 2024's first half, you need to be catching an Oscar-winning documentary, Glen Powell as a fake assassin and plenty of horror shocks from your couch.
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NewsEight New Movies You Can Watch in July That Have Been Fast-Tracked From Cinemas to Streaming
Get comfy on the couch with 'Furiosa', the latest gem from Hirokazu Kore-eda and a hypnotic vision of an AI-dominated future.
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GuideMust-Stream TV: All the Best Shows You Should Be Watching From 2024 So Far
Don't spend hours scrolling through streaming platforms — here's 2024's standout shows that you need to see.
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NewsThe 15 Best Returning TV Shows of 2024 So Far
These are the beloved small-screen favourites to say "yes chef!" to, sleuth along with and giggle with — and get catchy songs stuck in your head from, too.
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NewsThe 15 Best Films of 2024 So Far
The best movies from 2024's first half include a meditative trip to Tokyo, a scorching neo-noir thriller, multiple Oscar-winners and a stunning robot story.
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NewsThe 15 Best New TV Shows of 2024 So Far
From gloriously surreal comedies and unforgettable true tales to stunning remakes and savvy sci-fi mysteries, 2024 has been filled with new small-screen highlights.
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NewsApril Sun Is the New Two-Week Music Festival Hitting the St Kilda Foreshore This Autumn
Get set for a program of gigs and day parties, from the likes of G-Flip, Touch Sensitive, Hiatus Kaiyote and more.
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NewsBrunswick Ballroom Is the New Melbourne Music Venue In the Former Halls of The Spotted Mallard
Sit beneath stained glass domes and eat vegan wings at this new Brunswick concert venue.
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NewsTyler, The Creator, The Strokes and Gorillaz Will Headline Splendour in the Grass This November
After skipping 2020, the Byron Bay festival was due to take place this July, but has postponed again.
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NewsTasmanian Arts Festival Dark Mofo Is Returning This Winter and Has Announced Its 2021 Dates
It'll be shorter, but "a typically grim and gloomy affair".
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NewsBluesfest Has Been Given a Provisional Green Light to Go Ahead at 50 Percent Capacity This April
A COVID-safe iteration with camping and an all-Australian lineup will take place over the Easter long weekend.
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NewsBrunswick Music Festival Has Unveiled Its Jam-Packed All-Aussie Lineup for 2021
The beloved northside music celebration returns with a new 10-day format — and no ticket costs more than $10 (plus booking fee).
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ShopCounterweight Vinyl & Espresso
32 Chambers Street, Footscray
Browse secondhand vinyl — the specialty is classic dance and bass — or sit down for a coffee and pastry.
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NewsSocially Distanced Festival Summer Sounds Is Bringing Its Stacked Local Lineup to Melbourne
After a successful first season in Adelaide during January, the new fest heading to Melbourne next as part of the Live at the Bowl series.
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NewsThe 2021 Grammy Awards Have Been Postponed Due To Rising COVID-19 Cases in Los Angeles
Australians will now be able to tune in on Monday, March 15.
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NewsTen Songs You May Have Missed in 2020 But Can Listen to On Repeat Over Summer
Refresh your summer playlist with these tracks — from feel-good hip hop to anthemic indie-rock.
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NewsHigh-Profile Musicians Are Doing Surprise Performances Around Melbourne for the Next Fortnight
Next time you walk past a busker, it might be someone familiar.
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NewsA Waterfront Dance Festival with an All-Aussie Lineup Is Touring the Country This Autumn
For The Love returns for three huge shows in March and April, headlined by Flight Facilities, Cosmo’s Midnight and Mallrat.
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EventEtta's Summer Seafood Towers
Fri, 22 Nov - Sat, 21 Dec 2024
Etta, Brunswick East
This incredible wine bar and restaurant is serving decadent seafood towers for just $75 per person every Friday and Saturday afternoon.
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EventPortsea Hotel's Summer Music Series
Multiple single dates
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
The Presets, Jake Webb, Darley and DJ Levi will be playing waterfront gigs this summer at Portsea Hotel.
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EventLong Live Longnecks at BANG
Wed, 20 Nov 2024 - Fri, 28 Feb 2025
BANG at The StandardX, Fitzroy
You can get two-for-one Melbourne Bitter Longnecks and $1 homemade dumplings during this happy hour deal.
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EventMoon Dog's Fizzer BYO Cup Day
Sun, 1 Dec, 2024
Various Melbourne venues, Melbourne
BYO drinking vessel, get it filled with free Moon Dog Fizzer — and celebrate the first day of summer in style.
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EventALWAYS LIVE — Yerambooee
Sat, 7 Dec, 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
A free communal celebration of First Nations legend and song.
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EventALWAYS LIVE — Garage Band
Sat, 7 Dec - Sun, 8 Dec 2024
Federation Square, Melbourne
A free event shining the spotlight on Victoria's talented young musicians.
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EventBridge Road Brewers' Spring Tasting in the City
Fri, 29 Nov - Sat, 30 Nov 2024
Bridge Road Brewers Brunswick, Brunswick East
This afternoon of tasting session let's you explore a lesser-known Victorian wine region (Beechworth) without leaving Melbourne.
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EventTerasu Japanese Dining Pop-Up at Portsea Hotel
Fri, 3 Jan - Sun, 19 Jan 2025
Portsea Hotel, Portsea
Chef Yukio Ozeki is serving up a a luxe six-course Japanese feed at Mornington Peninsula's beloved Portsea Hotel for only a few weeks in January.
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EventHome Truth
Wed, 13 Nov 2024 - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
NGV International, Melbourne
A house-within-a-house labyrinth has popped up outside the NGV International to get everyone thinking about small-scale architecture.
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EventSpanish BBQ Fiesta on Pinchy's Balcony
Sun, 1 Dec - Sun, 22 Dec 2024
Pinchy's, Melbourne
Hit up this CBD restaurant on Sunday arvos in December for unlimited food and drinks on its sun-soaked terrace.
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NewsSeven Ways to Throw Your Own Mini Festival While You Wait for the Real Deal to Come Back
Recreate your favourite festival experiences at home this summer.
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NewsA Supremely Festive Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ Next Month
The beloved singer will sing, dance and get merry alongside Tiffany Haddish, Billy Eichner, Ariana Grande, Jennifer Hudson and Snoop Dogg.
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NewsGuns N' Roses Have Announced a 2021 Stadium Tour of Australia and New Zealand
According to the rock band, international tours may be on the horizon.
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NewsSydney Is Set to Host Australia's First Pandemic-Era Indoor Arena Gigs with 5000-Plus Crowds
The Great Southern Nights will hit up Qudos Bank Arena, with Ocean Alley, Jack River, Ruby Fields, Bernard Fanning and Matt Corby on the bill.
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GuideEight Live Gigs Worthy of a Road Trip Around NSW This November
Chair-dance from country to coast this spring.
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NewsHistoric Melbourne Music Venue Festival Hall Has Been Bought by Megachurch Hillsong
Having played host to everyone from The Beatles to Frank Sinatra, the site has now been purchased for $23 million.
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NewsThe Team Behind Pitch and Let Them Eat Cake Has Planned a Post-Lockdown Street Rave for March 2021
Novel has nabbed a 5000-person inner city venue for a COVID-safe dance party headlined by German DJ Ben Klock.
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NewsThis New Western Australian Event Could Show Us What the Future of Aussie Music Festivals Looks Like
Good Day Sunshine is set to debut a game-changing festival format, featuring four separate audience quadrants and a rotating central stage.
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NewsVictoria Has Announced More Than $13 Million In Grants to Support the State's Live Music Scene
It includes $9 million to 106 live music venues to help them cover current costs, and to prepare for reopening.
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NewsChair-Dancing, Online Vinyl Sales and Community: How Cottonmouth Records is Surviving 2020
"Our reward is people coming in and enjoying our venue."
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NewsBIGSOUND 2020 Has Scrapped Its Physical Plans and Will Now Go Ahead as a Virtual Festival
The free event will stream across two days in October.
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NewsA Mariah Carey Christmas Special Is Coming to Apple TV+ to Help Salvage This Chaotic Year
It'll feature the beloved singer alongside a lineup of special guests — and we're sure 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' will get a spin.
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NewsFalls Festival Is No Longer Going Ahead With Its 2020 End-of-Year Festival
"Given the current status of things and border restrictions in place, it won’t be possible to hold Falls Festival in our regular New Year’s timeframe."
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NewsSeven Winners from This Year's Telstra NATSIAA (and How to Support Your Favourites)
Find out who won — then vote for your faves in the People's Choice Award.
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NewsBon Iver, Patti Smith and Jimmy Barnes Headline the First 50 Acts for Bluesfest 2021
It's the festival's biggest-ever first lineup announcement.
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NewsLegendary Melbourne Live Music Venue Cherry Bar Will Reopen Before the End of June
Allowed to reopen for just 28 punters in its band room, the bar is crowdfunding to help keep it afloat until COVID-19 restrictions end.
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NewsCoachella Has Completely Cancelled Its 2020 Festival
The huge Californian music festival will now return in April 2021.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Has Postponed Its 20th-Anniversary Festival Until Winter 2021
It was first postponed from July until October, but now it won't go ahead in 2020 at all.
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NewsDrive-In Concerts Are Coming to Melbourne and Sydney This Winter
Watching concerts from our cars could be the new (temporary) norm, with plans for eight new drive-in venues.
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NewsA Long Weekender's Guide to Darwin for When You Need Warm Weather Again
Spend balmy nights in Australia's Top End tucking into fresh seafood and meeting local makers.
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NewsMusical Artist Milan Ring on Her Creative Approach and Where She Finds Inspiration
The Sydney-based artist and producer discusses the importance of collaboration and community to her creative process.
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NewsFalls Festival Is Forging Ahead with Plans for Its 2020 Music Festival
While social distancing and public gathering restrictions are still in place, Falls Festival is hoping to go ahead — with an all-Aussie lineup.
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NewsFive Playlists to Save for When You're in the Mood to Party but Don't Want to Leave Your House
Live music venues may be closed, but you can still support local musicians and have a boogie in your own home.
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NewsSBS Is Screening a Week-Long Eurovision Festival So You Can Still Get Your Europop Fix
It'll feature replays of past grand finals, plus brand-new specials — and you can vote for your favourite 2020 acts and songs, too.
