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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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NewsEleven 2025 Golden Globe-Winning Films and TV Shows That You Can (and Should) Watch Right Now
Make a cinema or a 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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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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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.
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NewsMusic Festivals May Not Be Able to Restart Until September 2021, Says One US Public Health Expert
Will Australia's ban on mass gatherings be the last to be lifted?
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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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NewsCoachella Is Releasing a Free Doco with Highlights from the Music Festival's 20-Year History
Watch Björk, Beyoncé, Amy Winehouse and 2Pac's hologram perform from your couch.
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NewsSofa King Fest Is the New Website Curating the Best Music Live-Streams from Across the World
Watch Willie Nelson, Cypress Hill, A-Trak and Diplo perform live and help raise money for artists who've had gigs cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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NewsThis Year's Eurovision Song Contest Has Been Cancelled
It's the first time the song contest won't go ahead in the event's six-decade history.
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NewsMelbourne Symphony Orchestra Is Now Live-Streaming Concerts for Free
While MSO is suspending all concerts with audiences for a month, it'll play some gigs behind closed doors — and live-stream them for free.
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NewsBluesfest Is the Latest Major Event to Be Cancelled Due to COVID-19
It's the first time in 30 years the festival will not go ahead.
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NewsCoachella 2020 Has Been Postponed Due to Coronavirus
Set to be headlined by Travis Scott, Frank Ocean and Rage Against the Machine, the huge Californian music festival will now take place in October.
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EventGABS Craft Beer Fest
Fri, 4 Apr, 2025
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Wharf
Where can you get a drink from a 120-tap bar? At 2025's Great Australasian Beer Spectapular.
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EventWhat's on in Frankston: 2025 Events
Multiple single dates
Various Frankston venues
From European beach clubs to street art and sand sculpting, here's everything hitting Frankston in early 2025.
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EventBiggest Best IMAX Film Festival
Sat, 11 Jan - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
IMAX Melbourne, Carlton
This IMAX Melbourne film festival is filled with the best and biggest flicks to see on its huge 32-metre-wide by 23-metre-tall screen.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival
Wed, 12 Feb - Wed, 12 Mar 2025
Select cinemas in Melbourne, Various locations
Celebrate European cinema with a packed film festival lineup featuring 44 movies from 26 countries.
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EventThe Glam Slam
Fri, 24 Jan - Sun, 26 Jan 2025
Melbourne Park, Melbourne
Beyond the official Glam Slam tennis matches, you'll also find roaming drag queens and kings, glam stations, DJ sets, and plenty of rainbow flags.
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EventDrake: 'Anita Max Win' Tour
Multiple single dates
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
The 'Hotline Bling' performer 'The Degrassi: The Next Generation' star is returning Down Under for the first time in eight years.
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EventThe Play That Goes Wrong
Wed, 3 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep 2025
Athenaeum Theatre, Melbourne
This comedic production about a chaotic play focuses on The Cornley Polytechnic Drama Society's efforts to stage a murder-mystery.
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EventPickleball Pop-Up at Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya
Thu, 9 Jan - Thu, 6 Feb 2025
Ichi Ni Nana Izakaya, Fitzroy
Drop by this Japanese restaurant to pair your sushi and cocktails with a few rounds of pickleball.
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Event$15 Cacio e Pepe at Marameo
Tue, 7 Jan - Fri, 31 Jan 2025
Marameo, Melbourne
The team is slashing the price of its most-popular pasta to celebrate its fifth birthday — but only until the end of January.
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EventAn Evening with David Sedaris
Thu, 6 Feb - Fri, 7 Feb 2025
Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne, Melbourne
David Sedaris is bringing his latest tour to Hamer Hall in Melbourne in February to delight NPR obsessives.
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NewsMiley Cyrus Has Cancelled Her Upcoming Melbourne Charity Concert Due to Coronavirus
The US pop star was due to perform at the World Tour Bushfire Relief concert this week, which has been cancelled as a result.
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NewsSplendour in the Grass Announces 2020 Lineup Led by Flume, Midnight Oil and Tyler, The Creator
Dust off your gumboots — it's a big one.
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NewsGroovin the Moo Has Announced Its Jam-Packed 2020 Lineup
GTM returns to regional Australia with Gang of Youths, Mallrat, Darude and a whole lot of local talent.
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NewsGreen Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy Are Joining Forces for a Huge Down Under Tour — CANCELLED
The three legendary bands are bringing their Hella Mega Tour to our shores this November.
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NewsAlanis Morissette Is Bringing Her 'Jagged Little Pill' 25th Anniversary Tour to Australia
The famed 90s singer is heading to Melbourne and Sydney as part of a world tour.
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NewsThe Offspring and Sum 41 Are Heading Down Under for a Huge Punk-Fuelled Tour
Grab your retro sneakers and get ready to dance to the winner of Triple J's Hottest 100 — from 1998.
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NewsMelbourne's 38-Year-Old Polyester Records Is Closing Its Doors for Good
It survived the fall and rise of vinyl records, but now the Brunswick Street indie legend is calling it quits.
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NewsTame Impala Have Just Announced a Huge Australian and NZ Stadium Tour
And they'll be donating $300,000 from the tour to bushfire relief charities.
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NewsSpotify Is Now Creating Personalised Playlists for Pets
Have a pet iguana or hamster? It'll make a playlist for them, too.
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NewsFootscray's Historic Wool Store Will Be Revived Once Again for a Series of Big Parties in 2020
They'll be thrown by the team behind Beyond the Valley, Grapevine Gathering, Ability Fest and Pitch Music & Arts Festival.
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NewsVictoria's Rainbow Serpent Has Cancelled Its January Music Festival Because of the Bushfires
Instead, it's hosting a one-day party in the CBD and a multi-day festival over Easter.
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NewsFrank Ocean, Rage Against the Machine and Travis Scott Headline Coachella's Massive 2020 Lineup
Start saving for that airfare.
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NewsFalls Festival Artists Halsey and Yungblud Have Both Announced Last-Minute Melbourne Shows
And the cost of entry to both shows will be donated to volunteer firefighting services.
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News
Lorne's Falls Festival Has Been Cancelled Because of Extreme and Hazardous Weather
"We simply cannot put anyone's life at risk."
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GuideSeven Summer Festivals in Melbourne That Are Perfect For Big-Group Hangs
Fire up the group chat, it's festival season.
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NewsSeven Bluesfest Sideshows to Catch in 2020 If You Can't Swing a Trip to Byron
Stop the FOMO from settling in by nabbing tickets to some of these top sideshows in your city.
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NewsFive Experiences You Can Have in Melbourne This Summer That'll Make You a More Interesting Human
Level up your party chat game by attending one of these left-of-centre summer happenings.
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NewsThe Pussycat Dolls, Steps and Smash Mouth Are Heading Down Under for a Huge Throwback Pop Tour
All those Saturday mornings you spent watching 'Video Hits' are about to come in handy.
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NewsThe Drop Festival Returns for 2020 to Tour the Country's Most Iconic Surf Spots
The boutique festival will once again follow the World Surf League Championships across the country, headlined by The Presets and Boy & Bear.
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GuideMelbourne Summer Gigs and Parties That You Won't Want to Miss Out On This Year
From large-scale dance music festivals to a good old-fashioned New Year’s Day boogie, these music events will get you dancing.
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NewsLegendary Melbourne Venue Cherry Bar Will Reopen Before the End of the Year
The famed Melbourne bar has finally announced its new digs — less than 500 metres down the road in the recently vacated space of long-standing club Boney.
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NewsLizzo Has Just Announced Solo Shows in Sydney and Melbourne
The rapper will also be headlining FOMO, as part of her first Australian visit.
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GuideSix Gigs and Parties You Shouldn't Miss During Melbourne Music Week 2019
See a set in the sky, watch one of Melbourne's public art pieces become a sound work and party in the depths of Hamer Hall.
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NewsSoutheast Queensland's New Sandtunes Music Festival Has Been Cancelled
It was set to feature Travis Scott, Logic, Chvrches and Carly Rae Jepsen.
