Ben Hansen

Ben Hansen is the Junior Editor at Concrete Playground. Ben is Sydney's biggest advocate — a passionate supporter of the city's hospitality and art scenes. You can catch him sipping a negroni at your local bar, barracking for the Eels at CommBank Stadium or on your radio as host of FBi Radio's Mornings every Wednesday.

Favourite restaurant in Sydney: Baba's Place. Minimal-intervention wines, inventive eats, great tunes, friendly staff and a love for all things suburban, all hidden in a Marrickville warehouse. What more could you want?

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You Might Soon Be Able to Pay for Ubers With Your Opal Account Thanks to a New Digital Trial

And Ingogo taxis and Lime bikes as well — and you'll also receive a credit if you transfer to public transport within 60 minutes.

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Parramatta Is Getting a New 40,000-Square-Metre Solar-Powered Aquatic and Leisure Centre

The $88 million complex will include three pools, spa and sauna facilities, and a cafe.

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Live 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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Re Is the New Sustainability-Focused South Eveleigh Bar From Matt Whiley and Maurice Terzini

The bar is housed in a heritage site that spent 100 years as a locomotive workshop, and has been built from recycled materials.

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Music 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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Event
Good Times Festival

Fri, 24 Sep - Sat, 25 Sep 2021
Tocumwal, Tocumwal

The team behind Strawberry Fields is taking over a regional town for a two-day music and arts festival.

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Low Pressure

Fri, 22 Oct, 2021
Marlborough Hotel, Newtown

Free gigs, every Friday.

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Chiswick x Four Pillars Garden Table Experience

Thu, 1 Apr - Fri, 30 Apr 2021
Chiswick, Woollahra

Chiswick's kitchen garden has been turned into a private dining area serving a seasonal set menu and gin cocktails.

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Yours and Owls 2021

Sat, 17 Apr - Sun, 18 Apr 2021
Thomas Dalton Park, Fairy Meadow

What So Not, DMA's, and Tones and I all featured at NSW's first major music festival in over a year.

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Harbord Hotel Is Hosting an 11-Day Surf Culture and Music Festival During the Narrabeen Classic

Froth Fest will take over the Freshwater spot with a lineup of art, film, music, food and drink.

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Yours and Owls Will Be the First Music Festival to Allow Dancing Since NSW's Restrictions Changed

The two-day festival is going down in Wollongong in less than three weeks.

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Event
UnWrapped 2021

Fri, 14 May - Sun, 30 May 2021
Sydney Opera House, Sydney

Catch First Nations cabaret, live music and dance at Sydney Opera House's celebration of creativity.

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Event
YCK Block Party

Wed, 7 Apr - Sat, 22 May 2021
Various YCK Laneways Venues, Sydney

Enjoy antipasto burlesque, poetry readings, wheelie bin art and 'Dungeons & Dragons' at this six-week CBD party.

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Shops Will Be Able to Stay Open Later and Host Small Events Under a New City of Sydney Plan

The local council wants to help revitalise the city's nightlife by allowing later trading and encouraging small-scale cultural events.

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News
YCK Laneways Is the New CBD Cultural Precinct That's Launching with a Six-Week Block Party

Ten bars are joining forces to kickstart the precinct, serving up a lineup filled interactive art, poetry readings and live music.

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News
New 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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Restaurant
Cafe Bondi

286 Campbell Parade, North Bondi

Find cafe classics, vegan treats and breakfast cocktails within walking distance of the beach at this new eastern suburbs spot.

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All My Friends: An Indie Dance Party

Sat, 3 Apr, 2021
The Lansdowne Hotel, Chippendale

Bust out your best moves as this COVID-safe dance party takes over the bottom floor of The Lansdowne.

Book Now

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News
Acre Eatery Is Closing Down Its Camperdown Restaurant in May

But, in good news, the Acre hospitality group has opened a new on-the-go Chippendale eatery.

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Event
Sosueme Relaunch

Wed, 31 Mar, 2021
Beach Road Hotel, Bondi

Beach Road Hotel's midweek party returns with a performance from Art vs Science and DJ sets from members of Peking Duk and Flight Facilities.

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YCK Block Party

Shops Will Be Able to Stay Open Later and Host Small Events Under a New City of Sydney Plan

YCK Laneways Is the New CBD Cultural Precinct That's Launching with a Six-Week Block Party

New Three-Day Music Festival Dream Machine Will Take You Island-Hopping in The Whitsundays

Cafe Bondi

All My Friends: An Indie Dance Party

Acre Eatery Is Closing Down Its Camperdown Restaurant in May

Sosueme Relaunch

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