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NewsHarvest Rock Is Making a Comeback After Taking 2024 Off, Locking in Its Two-Day 2025 Festival
After initially running in Adelaide in 2022 and 2023, this music festival sat 2024 out — but it'll be back in October 2025.
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NewsKesha Has Announced 2026 Australian Shows as Part of the Biggest Headline Tour of Her Career So Far
The two-time Grammy-nominee has locked in gigs in Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.
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NewsLost Paradise Will Be Back to Wrap Up 2025 and Welcome in 2026 — So That's Your New Year's Eve Plans Sorted
Save the date: this beloved end-of-year music festival is returning to Glenworth Valley on the New South Wales Central Coast this year.
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NewsGood Things Has Locked in Its 2025 Venues, Including a New Location in Sydney for This Year
The lineup hasn't been revealed as yet, but here's this music festival will be hitting in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in December.
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NewsINXS Have Topped Triple J's Hottest 100 of Australian Songs with 'Never Tear Us Apart'
Hilltop Hoods, The Veronicas, Missy Higgins and Crowded House rounded out the top five, as chosen from 2,655,826 total votes.
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NewsHilltop Hoods, The Cat Empire, The Jungle Giants and PNAU Lead 2025's Big Pineapple Festival Lineup
This Sunshine Coast music festival is celebrating its tenth anniversary, with Polaris, SIX60, Hands Like Houses and MKTO also on the bill.
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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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NewsEddy Current Suppression Ring Are Playing Their First Show in Nine Years at Federation Square on AFL Grand Final Eve — and It's Free
This is also the band's first Melbourne headlining show since 2010 — and their first free headlining show ever.
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NewsLorde Has Added Second and Final Sydney and Melbourne Shows to Her 2026 Australian Tour Due to Huge Presale Demand
Qudos Bank Arena and Rod Laver Arena are now hosting the New Zealand singer for two gigs each in February 2026.
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NewsIf You're Keen to Kick Off Summer at Meredith, the Ticket Ballot for the 2025 Festival Is Now Open
Book that long weekend now: it's time to go in the running to attend the 33rd Meredith Music Festival.
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NewsMore Than Good Enough: G Flip Has Locked in a 2026 Australian Tour with The Beaches and Ayesha Madon
The last time that the ARIA Award-winning drummer, singer and songwriter took a solo tour around the country, it was to sellout crowds.
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Lorde Is Bringing Her 'Ultrasound' World Tour to Australian and New Zealand Arenas in 2026
Fresh from her fourth album 'Virgin' debuting at number one Down Under, the New Zealand singer has locked in her next Australian and NZ gigs.
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NewsStrawberry Fields' Packed 2025 Lineup Is Here with Detroit Love, Gilles Peterson, Chaos in the CBD and More
As usual, you'll want to get in fast if you've been waiting for the roster of acts before buying tickets — the festival is already 95-percent sold out.
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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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NewsWet Leg Is Celebrating the Release of Their Sophomore Album at Collingwood Yards with a Neighbourhood-Wide Activation
Get ready to butter some muffins as this inner-city hub and neighbouring businesses celebrate the long-awaited album release, with curated food, drinks, merch and more.
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NewsListen Out Is Taking 2025 Off After "the Last Few Years Have Been Tough", Swapping Its Regular Festival for Curated Parties
Organisers are promising that "some of the best artists in the world" will play one-off shindigs in "killer locations around Australia all year long".
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NewsICYMI: Usher Has Cancelled the Entire Australian Leg of His 'Past Present Future' Tour
This was set to be the star's first solo headlining tour of Australia since 2011, with 12 gigs on the itinerary in Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsOasis Tickets Alert: A Limited Number of New Tix Have Been Released for the British Band's 2025 Australian Shows
Liam and Noel Gallagher are playing Sydney and Melbourne this spring with Ball Park Music in support.
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NewsAC/DC Have Added Extra Shows to Their 2025 Australian Stadium Tour Due to Massive Demand
Amyl and The Sniffers are supporting the legendary Australian band when they play Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth and Brisbane.
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NewsBIGSOUND Is Putting Together a Huge 2025 Lineup, Complete with Briggs, Tash Sultana and Blur Drummer Dave Rowntree
Alongside the big names getting chatting at the annual Brisbane music event's conference, 120-plus acts will play across 18 stages.
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EventCoburg Night Market 2025
Thu, 11 Dec 2025, Fri, 12 Dec 2025 and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Bridges Reserve Coburg, Coburg
This much-loved night market returns to Melbourne's north, bringing three nights of live music, food trucks, artisan stalls and family-friendly activities.
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EventThe Royal Family Dance Crew Presents 'Defend the Throne'
Wed, 27 May - Sun, 7 Jun 2026
Hamer Hall, Southbank
Global street-dance icons The Royal Family Dance Crew will headline RISING 2026 with 'Defend the Throne,' a high-energy showcase blending 14 years of their most iconic choreography with brand-new work ...
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EventSummer Music Series at Mr Mills
Multiple single dates
Mr Mills, Melbourne
Step into this chic late-night basement bar, where high-energy DJs will groove through the early hours all summer long.
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EventMidsumma Festival 2026
Sun, 18 Jan 2026 - Tue, 30 Dec 2025
Various Melbourne locations, Melbourne
Victoria's major LGBTQIA+ arts and cultural celebration is back, delivering over 250 events that champion queer creativity and community.
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EventLu-Niverse: Countess Luann at Melbourne Recital Centre
Mon, 23 Feb, 2026
Melbourne Recital Centre, Southbank
Be cool, as this reality TV star brings her infectious energy to Melbourne for a tea-spilling deep dive into a slew of wild moments.
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EventSalomon x BTV Run Club
Sat, 6 Dec and Sat, 13 Dec 2025
Albert Park, Albert Park
Everyone is invited on two runs in Albert Park, plus a daily run club bringing wholesome mornings to the four-day festival at Barunah Plains.
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EventCarlsberg Beach Club
Fri, 19 Dec 2025 - Thu, 29 Jan 2026
Frankston Waterfront, Frankston
Get ready for European holiday vibes, sunset sessions, and free live music just 45 minutes from Melbourne.
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EventCreator Summit: Powered by Fujifilm
Sat, 9 May, 2026
The Timber Yard, Port Melbourne
Following a sold-out Sydney edition, this hands-on photography festival is headed to Melbourne, jam-packed with lens-based creative encounters.
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EventVinnies Fitzroy Good Gift Pop-Up Market
Mon, 10 Nov - Wed, 24 Dec 2025
Vinnies Fitzroy, Fitzroy
Save cash, reduce your environmental impact and give back to the community, as this curated pop-up market offers stellar pre-loved Christmas shopping.
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EventDay Pool Pass at Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands
Thu, 13 Nov 2025 - Sat, 28 Feb 2026
Vibe Hotel Melbourne Docklands, Docklands
Ramp up the summer vibes, as non-guests are invited to swim and sip alongside this hotel's seventh-floor pool complete with stellar skyline views.
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Let There Be Rock: AC/DC Are Bringing Their 'Power Up' Tour to Australia in 2025 with Amyl and The Sniffers in Support
This is the first time that the legendary Australian rockers have toured Down Under in a decade, since their 2015 'Rock or Bust' world tour.
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NewsSXSW Sydney Has Added 62 New Acts and a Heap of Speakers to Its 2025 Music Festival Lineup
Rashmeet Kaur, Vandelux, The Thing and August Wahh are the latest names on the bill for SXSW Sydney's third year.
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NewsGet Voting for Your Favourite Aussie Tunes: Triple J's Newest Hottest 100 Is Counting Down the Best Australian Songs
To celebrate its 50th birthday, the Australian radio station is working its way through the best homegrown tracks released prior to Sunday, January 19, 2025.
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NewsKendrick Lamar Has Added Two Solo Stadium Shows to His December 2025 Trip to Australia for Spilt Milk
As well as headlining Spilt Milk to kickstart summer, Lamar is also bringing his 'Grand National' tour to Sydney and Melbourne.
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NewsThis Must Be the Place: David Byrne Is Bringing His New 'Who Is the Sky?' World Tour Down Under in 2026
The iconic Talking Heads frontman is playing his first Australian and New Zealand shows since his 2018 'American Utopia' tour.
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NewsMinistry of Sound Classical Is Seeing Out Spring and Welcoming Summer 2025 with an Orchestra-Meets-Dance Music Festival
Cassius are headlining in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth, while Sneaky Sound System are doing the honours in Brisbane.
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NewsTown Folk Festival Is Returning to Castlemaine for 2025 with Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Meg Washington and King Stingray
A host of international stars and local legends are set to take over four stages spread across town this November.
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NewsRISING 2025 Is Set to Close with a Huge Free Subterranean Gig by Briggs, BARKAA and More in the Yet-to-Open Anzac Station
First Nations label BAD APPLES MUSIC is curating Track Work — Music From the Underground, which is taking place 20-plus metres below St Kilda Road.
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NewsMariah Carey Is Returning to Australia for the First Time in Over a Decade to Headline Fridayz Live's Huge 2025 Comeback
Pitbull, Wiz Khalifa, Lil Jon, Eve, Tinie Tempah and Jordin Sparks are also on this year's lineup.
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NewsSave the Date: Fridayz Live Is Returning for 2025, Locking in Shows in Four Australian Cities
After sitting 2024 out, this festival is heading to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in October 2025.
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NewsHuge: Dom Dolla Has Announced His First-Ever Australian Stadium Show and Biggest Headline Gig Ever
The Grammy-nominated DJ and producer has a date with Sydney's Allianz Stadium in December 2025.
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Yeah!: Usher Has Added More Australian Shows to His 2025 Tour Due to the Huge Demand During Presales
His 'Past Present Future' world tour is now playing six dates each in Sydney and Melbourne in November and December.
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It'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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NewsMelt Festival Is Bringing Together 1000-Plus Singers From LGBTQIA+ and Pride Choirs at Its 2025 Event
Sydney Gay & Lesbian Choir and Brisbane Pride Choir are already confirmed — and if you want to join in as well, you can.
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NewsNorthcote Social Club Is Marking Two Decades of Beers and Bands — and It's Celebrating with a Two-Month, 20-Gig Birthday Party
Northcote Social Club is officially hitting the big 2-0, and it's inviting old and new friends back to the stage for a two-month-long birthday party.
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NewsBad Bunny Has Added a Second Show to His Debut Australian Tour Before General Tickets for the First Gig Go on Sale
This Latin superstar is still only playing Sydney, however, on the Australian leg of this 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' world tour.
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Usher Is Bringing His 'Past Present Future' World Tour to Australia in 2025, Celebrating His Three-Decade Career
Yeah!: this'll be the eight-time Grammy-winner's first Australian solo headline tour since 2011.
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NewsTake Me Out: Franz Ferdinand Are Touring Australia to Farewell Spring and Kick Off Summer 2025
Included on the Scottish band's latest trip Down Under: gigs at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt and Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne.
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Bad Bunny Has Announced His First-Ever Australian Gig as Part of His 'DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS' Stadium World Tour
On a tour that'll see him become the first Latin act to headline stadiums globally, the multiple Grammy-winner will play Sydney's ENGIE Stadium in 2026.
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NewsLOVE: Kendrick Lamar Is Headlining Spilt Milk's Huge 2025 Lineup, with Doechii, Sara Landry and Dominic Fike for Company
ScHoolboy Q, d4vd, Nessa Barrett, Sofia Isella, Skin on Skin, sombr, Club Angel and The Rions are also on the bill.
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Spilt Milk Is Back for 2025 After Sitting 2024 Out — and Here's the Touring Music Festival's Summer Dates
Come December, this Australian music fest is hitting up Ballarat, Perth, Canberra and the Gold Coast.
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NewsBluesfest Is Returning in 2026 After Initially Announcing That 2025's Event Would Be Its Last-Ever Festival
More than 109,000 people went to the Byron Bay festival in 2025, making it the third-largest in the event's history.
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NewsAfter Already Announcing a Second Melbourne Show, Lady Gaga Has Added Another Sydney Gig to Her 2025 Australian Tour
This is the final concert that'll be added to her trip Down Under, with the music megastar doing two shows each in Sydney and Melbourne, plus one in Brisbane.
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Mark Your Calendar: Good Things Will Be Back in 2025 and Has Just Dropped Its December Festival Dates
Across one huge weekend to start off summer, this returning fest will hit up Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane for another year.
