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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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NewsTwenty-Five Exceptional Films by Indigenous Australian Filmmakers That You Can Stream Right Now
Celebrate Australia's First Nations filmmakers with these horror standouts, coming-of-age gems, Top End rom-coms, outback noirs, Aussie westerns and expressive dance flicks.
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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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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.
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NewsThe Newly Reunited My Chemical Romance Is Heading to Australia for Download Festival 2020
Grab your eyeliner and prepare to relive your teenage emo years.
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NewsShaggy and Sean Paul Are Heading on a Boombastic and Nostalgic Tour of Australia
The two 90s and 00s stars are heading to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this summer.
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NewsMelbourne Zoo Twilights Has Announced Its Full 2020 Gig Program
Summer is officially around the corner (and so are Icehouse, 10cc and Randy Newman).
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NewsWoodford Folk Festival Has Announced Its Huge 2019–20 Lineup
Southeast Queensland's annual end-of-year festival is back for its 34th year, with Amanda Palmer, Lior, Horrorshow and The Herd on the bill.
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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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NewsPlans to Host a Series of Big Live Music Events at This Thornbury Sports Club Have Been Put on Hold
The operators have locked horns with local council over permits and licences.
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NewsMelbourne Music Week Is Bringing Back Its Glowing Rubik's Cube-Like Venue for Its Tenth Festival
It's part of the ten-day program that will see 70 aural gigs, parties and talks take over the city.
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NewsCharli XCX and Earl Sweatshirt Headline Laneway Festival's Huge 2020 Lineup
Raise a plastic cup to the middle of summer with these big names.
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NewsThe Backstreet Boys Are Coming to Australia for the Tour of Your Teenage Dreams
Backstreet's back, alright.
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NewsSoutheast Queensland Is Getting a New Waterside Reggae Festival Headlined by Shaggy and Sean Paul
New Zealand's One Love Festival is making its Australian debut on the Gold Coast in 2020.
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EventSection 8 Birthday Beach Party
Mon, 24 Feb - Sun, 2 Mar 2025
Section 8, Melbourne
The return of a cult classic Melbourne laneway party to celebrate a very special occasion.
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EventTesselaar KaBloom Festival of Flowers
Sat, 29 Mar - Sun, 27 Apr 2025
Tesselaar Tulip Farm, Silvan
Give your autumn a blooming boost with this floral event, featuring flower displays, acrobats, food trucks and, for the first time, a soaring ferris wheel.
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EventSingaMalaya Festival
Sun, 23 Feb, 2025
EziStreat, North Melbourne
Bringing a hawker-style night market to the heart of North Melbourne, this one-day event celebrates the best of cuisine, culture and community.
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EventCorteo — Cirque du Soleil
Fri, 22 Aug - Sun, 24 Aug 2025
John Cain Arena, Melbourne
Focusing on a clown imagining his funeral procession, this dazzling hit filled with acrobatic wonders features the Montreal-based company's first-ever central stage setup.
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EventWine & Cheese Fest 2025
Sat, 1 Mar, 2025
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
The best days out are ones packed with dreamy local cheese, vino and grape stomping.
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EventHans Zimmer Live
Tue, 29 Apr - Wed, 30 Apr 2025
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne
Hear 'Dune', 'Gladiator', 'Interstellar' 'The Lion King' and more performed by a live orchestra and a full band.
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EventYounghusband Market
Multiple single dates
Younghusband Precinct, Kensington
Once a month until July, you can drop by this newly developed precinct in Kensington to shop all sorts of local artisan wares.
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EventHerb & Chilli Festival
Sat, 15 Mar - Sun, 16 Mar 2025
125 Quayle Road, Wandin, Wandin
Spice up your life at this Yarra Valley food fest, featuring live music, chilli-eating contests, cooking demos and hot sauce aplenty.
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EventEA Presents 'The Sims 25' Pop-Up
Fri, 21 Feb - Sun, 23 Feb 2025
ACMI, Melbourne
This Y2K-inspired 'The Sims' pop-up is hitting ACMI to celebrate 25 years of the beloved life simulation game.
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NewsBrisbane's Iconic XXXX Brewery Is Hosting Its First-Ever Music Festival
Party inside the home of the Milton Mango with five Aussie acts and lots of brews.
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NewsSolange Is Coming Back to Sydney
She's returning to Australia to perform her new album 'When I Get Home' at the Sydney Opera House in January 2020.
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NewsMeredith Music Festival Announces Another Killer Lineup for 2019
Aunty is gifting us with sets spanning German electro, 80s dance, post-punk and everything in-between for her 29th year.
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NewsPaul Kelly Is Bringing Back His Making Gravy Tour for a Third Year
This time, he'll be joined on stage by Courtney Barnett, Kate Miller-Heidke and Marlon Williams.
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NewsPatti Smith, Dave Matthews Band and Crowded House Top Bluesfest's First 2020 Announcement
Time to start making Easter long weekend plans (yes, already).
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NewsThe Internationally Renowned 'Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience' Is Coming to Australia
Relive dramatic moments from all eight seasons of the HBO show with a live orchestra, giant screens and medieval banquets.
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NewsJanet Jackson Is Headlining the National R&B Throwback Tour of Your Teenage Dreams
She'll be joined by The Black Eyed Peas, 50 Cent, Jason Derulo and more — yes, all in one night.
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NewsFyre Festival's Super-Dedicated Producer Andy King Is Heading Down Under to Chat at BIGSOUND
He'll discuss events, water bottles and going above and beyond for your team.
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NewsFalls Festival Has Dropped a Killer 2019 Lineup Featuring Halsey and Vampire Weekend
Kick off 2020 with these big local and international acts.
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NewsTyler, The Creator Is Coming to Melbourne for Beyond the Valley 2019
He'll be joined by Rüfüs Du Sol, Hayden James and more at the NYE camping festival.
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NewsBIGSOUND Has Dropped Its Entire 2019 Lineup, Featuring 147 Artists Across 18 Venues
Four days of huge tunes will take over Brisbane is September.
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NewsAustralia's Next Big Music Festival Will Arrive This Summer with Calvin Harris and Armin van Buuren
From some of the minds behind Splendour, Stereosonic and Falls, Festival X is set to tour Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne this summer.
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Australia Is Getting a New Beachside Music Festival Headlined by Travis Scott, Logic and Chvrches
Sandtunes is happening on the Gold Coast this November, and also features Juice WRLD, Carly Rae Jepsen and Sampa the Great.
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NewsThe ABC's Australian Live Music Show 'The Set' Is Returning for Another Gig-Filled Season
After its first hit season in 2018, the show returns to screens next month.
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Cherry Bar Is Permanently Closing Its Doors on AC/DC Lane
The famed bar is closing its original doors and moving to a yet-to-be-announced new Melbourne location.
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NewsBIGSOUND Has Announced Its First 76 Acts for 2019
The massive four-day live music event returns to Brisbane in September.
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NewsA Huge 90s R&B Throwback Tour Is Bringing Young MC, Montell Jordan and Bobby Brown Down Under
Bring That Beat Back will hit stages in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland for a nostalgia-packed music party.
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NewsStop Right Now, Because The Spice Girls Look Set to Tour Australia in 2020
You'll be able to spice up your life in February, according to Mel B.
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NewsLegendary Composer Hans Zimmer Is Coming to Australia to Play All of His Film Scores Live
Hear 'The Lion King', 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and 'Blue Planet II' performed by a live orchestra and a full band.
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NewsBrockhampton to Headline One-Day, One-Stage Festival FOMO in 2020
It's returning to Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne this summer.
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NewsPsychedelic Rock Legends The Flaming Lips Are Coming to Australia
Expect confetti canons, elaborate costumes and the highly acclaimed 'The Soft Bulletin' album in full — in both Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsThornbury Social Club Is Northside's Huge New Multi-Room Music Venue in an Old Warehouse
Prepare to party until 5am in an old ballroom — and on squash courts — with some of the world's best DJs.
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NewsPioneering Electro Duo The Chemical Brothers Is Coming to Australia
It'll bring its new psychedelic live show to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane — with The Avalanches in tow.
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Cherry Bar Is Reopening Its Doors on AC/DC Lane — Temporarily
After closing in March to move to a new location, the famed bar is throwing open its original doors for a limited time.
