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NewsSampa the Great Has Now Also Pulled Out of Bluesfest 2023
Sampa the Great has joined King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in withdrawing from this year's festival.
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King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard Have Pulled Out of Bluesfest 2023
"As a band and as human beings, we stand against misogyny, racism, transphobia and violence," the band's statement reads.
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NewsCosmo's Midnight Share Their Summer Highs, Creative Influences and Love of Disco Ahead of For The Love 2023
"We've extended our listening into more recent decades to see how the natural progression of disco leaned to house and pop — and what we can take from those eras that is so timeless and exciting."
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NewsBrunswick Music Festival Just Unveiled a Hefty Nine-Day Program of Tunes for Its 2023 Edition
Camp Cope, Cable Ties, Black Jesus Experience and Kira Puru are just some of the artists soundtracking this suburb-wide music celebration.
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NewsLime Cordiale Are Performing at RSL Clubs and Often-Missed Venues on Their Regional East Coast Tour
The indie rockers are bringing their 'Fantastical Country Club Experience' to regional hubs across NSW, Queensland and Victoria.
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NewsBumpy, Surprise Chef and Wax'o Paradiso Have Joined the Bill for Debut Tocumwal Fest Good Times
The new family-friendly one-day festival will make its home at the Strawberry Fields site this March, with tickets capped at a cosy 1000.
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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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NewsThe World Is a Vampire Is Australia's New Festival Led by The Smashing Pumpkins and Jane's Addiction
Also on the bill: Amyl and The Sniffers, RedHook and Battlesnake, plus professional wrestling.
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NewsFatboy Slim, Denzel Curry, Eliza Rose and Skepta Lead Groovin the Moo's Huge 2023 Lineup
Amy Shark, Ball Park Music, Barkaa, Skegss, and Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers will also tour to six regional locations around Australia in April and May.
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NewsIt's Official: K-Pop Group BLACKPINK Are Bringing Their World Tour to Australia This Winter
The hugely successful K-Pop group will play two shows in both Melbourne and Sydney in June.
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NewsQueensland Music Trails Has Announced the First Batch of 2023 Acts Worth Hitting the Sunshine State For
Lime Cordiale, CW Stoneking & His Primitive Horn Orchestra, Hatchie, Emma Donovan & The Putbacks and Sycco lead the first lineup for this music festival and road trip in one.
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NewsRegional Music Festival Boogie Is Returning for Easter 2023 with a Stacked Three-Day Lineup
Catch Surprise Chef, Freya Josephine Hollick, Grinspoon’s Phil Jamieson and more when this sonic celebration returns to Tallarook in April.
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NewsDaydream Is Australia's New Indie-Rock Festival Featuring Modest Mouse, Slowdive and Tropical F*ck Storm
This ace lineup will hit up Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in April, with Beach Fossils, Cloud Nothings and Majak Door also 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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NewsQueer Icons The Veronicas Spearhead a Feel-Good WorldPride Initiative 'With You &Proud'
Nominate someone who deserves to be celebrated for their support of the LGBTQIA+ community and you could win an incredible Sydney WorldPride package.
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NewsLondon's Candlelight Queen Gigs Are Bringing Their Crazy Little Tributes Down Under for the First Time
There's also a Meatloaf version, busting out the late singer's hits — if you'd do anything for that.
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NewsDon't Miss Out: Last Chance to Book Our Exclusive Mona Foma Package With Luxury Accommodation
The Concrete Playground Trips deal includes two tickets to see Peaches, a ferry ride to Mona and two nights at a luxury hotel in the heart of Hobart.
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NewsHilltop Hoods, Mashd N Kutcher and Sampa the Great Will Headline Ability Fest's Hefty 2023 Program
Also hitting Birrarung Marr for Dylan Alcott's fully accessible music festival: Paris, Meg Mac, DZ Deathrays and more.
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NewsCoachella Will Livestream Its Huge Annual Festival on YouTube Until 2026
Can't make it to Indio, California each April? Watch along from your couch instead.
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NewsGroovin the Moo Is Returning in 2023 with a Full National Tour — and It Just Locked in Dates
GTM will hit six regional locations around Australia, including a new stop on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
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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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NewsGenesis Owusu, Yothu Yindi, Hatchie and Alice Ivy Have Joined St Kilda Festival's Full 2023 Program
Two huge days of tunes, entertainment, pop-ups, markets and more are taking over the bayside suburb next month.
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NewsBad Bunny, BLACKPINK and Frank Ocean Headline Coachella's Massive 2023 Lineup
Also on the bill: Calvin Harris, Gorillaz, The Chemical Brothers, ROSALÍA, Blondie, The Kid LAROI, Björk, Fisher, Charlie XCX, Porter Robinson and Idris Elba.
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NewsHoodoo Gurus, Confidence Man and Christine Anu Will Headline St Kilda Festival's Bumper 2023 Program
The iconic free fest is back for a huge 42nd edition, with the full music lineup dropping in mid-January.
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NewsKim Petras Has Just Joined the Lineup for Sydney WorldPride's Huge Rainbow Republic Closing Concert
The German pop star joins MUNA, G Flip, Keiynan Lonsdale, Peach PRC, Alter Boy, BVT and Vetta Borne.
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NewsPush the Button: Sugababes' Original Lineup Is Touring Australia's East Coast This Summer
The latest throwback tour to hit out shores will see Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhan Donaghy take to the stage in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
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NewsBreak Out the Gin and Juice: Snoop Dogg Is Dropping His Rescheduled Arena Tour Into Australia in 2023
The hip hop icon will play stadium shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide.
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NewsVanessa Amorosi and Benee Will Headline the Inaugural, Music-Filled AO Finals Festival
They'll join Flight Facilities, Thelma Plum, Montaigne and more for a musical grand slam at the 2023 Australian Open.
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NewsFive Festival-Season Hacks for Guaranteed High Vibes, According to Beyond the Valley's Taylah Hume
Looking to juice as much fun out of festival season this summer? For these hot tips, we turned to an expert.
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NewsLegendary Live Music Haunt The Curtin Has Been Saved From Extinction at the Last Minute
The Carlton venue's publicans just signed a ten-year lease on the historic building, saving it from closure.
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NewsCharli XCX, Duke Dumont and Sonny Fodera Are Headlining For the Love's 2023 Waterfront Festivals
Snakehips, Cosmo’s Midnight, Budjerah, Kye, Sumner and Jade Zoe will also take to the stage at the fest's Gold Coast, Wollongong, Melbourne and Perth shows.
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NewsGet Yourself an Egg and Beat It: Weird Al Yankovic Is Touring Australia in 2023
On this tour, the singer is swapping his usual parodies for his other musical-comedy standouts across his 14-album catalogue.
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NewsJust In: Megan Thee Stallion Is No Longer Coming to Australia to Headline Festival X
Australia is no longer in for a hot girl summer at Festival X, with the American rapper unable to travel Down Under for what were slated to be her first-ever Aussie shows.
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NewsNai Palm Will Kick Off This Summer's Alexander McQueen-Inspired Season of NGV Friday Nights
Score after-hours access to the NGV's new Aussie-first fashion showcase — plus, catch pop-up bars, DJs and live gigs, every Friday night through summer.
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NewsMarlon Williams, Spiderbait and CW Stoneking Will Headline the 2023 Riverboats Music Festival
As well as the main event in Victoria's Echuca-Moama region, this festival includes intimate sideshows on the PS Pevensey paddlesteamer.
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NewsGet Excited Right Here, Right Now: Dance Music Legend Fatboy Slim Is Touring Down Under in 2023
The UK DJ and producer is heading to Australia and New Zealand to break out 'The Rockafeller Skank', 'Praise You', 'Weapon of Choice' and more.
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NewsIce Cube, Cypress Hill and The Game Are Teaming Up for a Huge 2023 Australian Tour
Heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane, this is a 90s and 00s hip hop and rap fan's dream come true.
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NewsMelbourne's Boiler Room x Sugar Mountain Festival Just Dropped Its 2023 Lineup
DJ Bone, John Talabot, Darwin and Roza Terenzi will grace the famed 360-degree stage when it returns this summer.
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NewsDisney+ Is Livestreaming Elton John's Final North American Gig — and He'll Be Teaming Up with Dua Lipa
Make plans to knock off early on Monday, November 21 — you've got a streaming date with Elton John, Dua Lipa, Kiki Dee and Brandi Carlile live from Dodger Stadium.
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NewsNostalgia Alert: Rod Stewart and Cyndi Lauper Are Touring Australian Arenas and Wineries in 2023
'Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?', 'Tonight’s The Night (Gonna Be Alright),' 'Time After Time', 'Girls Just Want To Have Fun' — they'll all get a whirl.
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NewsMelbourne Is Getting Its Own Spinoff Edition of Bluesfest Next Easter
The Byron Bay-born music festival is doubling down on the tunes, launching an inaugural Melbourne instalment in 2023 — and it's all indoors.
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NewsThe Best Advice Ever: TLC's Chilli on Career Longevity, Cruisy Hits, and Staying Cute and Comfortable
We chatted with Chilli from iconic 90s favourites TLC about staying timeless in both music and fashion — and the best advice MC Hammer ever gave her.
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NewsBeck Has Just Joined Bluesfest's 2023 Lineup — and He'll Be Playing an Intimate Acoustic Show
Byron Bay's legendary festival just added another big name — and a 90s icon.
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NewsPalace Foreshore Is St Kilda's New Summer Outdoor Entertainment Venue Next to the Palais and Luna Park
Melbourne just scored a new gig venue right by the seaside — with The Black Crowes, Tim Minchin, and King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard all set to take to its stage.
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NewsLive at the Bowl Is Hitting the Sidney Myer Music Bowl This Summer for Two Huge Months of Shows
From two Arctic Monkeys concerts to a star-studded celebration of Aussie queer performance, this music program is brimming with gold.
