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NewsFive Art Projects Remixing Urban Spaces in Sydney
By taking dead patches of urban space and transforming them into creative destinations, these artists are reinvigorating the barren, the forgotten and the just plain boring.
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NewsThe Most Magnificent Moustaches Throughout History
In the spirit of Movember here are thirteen of history's most magnificent mo's
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NewsReinventing the Cross: welcome to Santa Barbara
The Drink 'n' Dine boys are at it again with a tropical delight in the cross.
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NewsWin Tickets to the Bondi Short Film Festival
Summer's around the corner and so is the 12th Annual Bondi Film Festival.
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NewsHidden Sydney: Cathode Ray Tube’s top five secret spots
This indie collective know Sydney, on stage and off.
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NewsThe Silent History Reinvents Storytelling
One of the first applications to expand the unchartered boundaries of e-book storytelling.
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GuideLate-Night Cocktail Bars Made for Just One More Round Before Ubers
Twelve bars built for the hour when "one more round" turns into three, spanning a Godfather-themed basement, a moon-lit Shanghai den and a bar that distills its own fernet.
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GuideKid-Friendly Spots Where the Whole Family Will Love Spending Time Together
Nine family-friendly venues where a pig named Kevin Bacon, a cubby house inside a brewery, and gluten-free doughnuts do the heavy lifting of keeping everyone happy.
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GuideJazz Bars to Settle Into and Lose Track of the Whole Night In
Nine jazz bars where the drawcard is world-class acts, great drinks, and a distinct lack of signage.
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GuideIndependent Cinemas with Interesting and Unexpected Screenings
The kind of cinemas where the screening is only half the reason to show up, these characterful picture palaces are high on vibes.
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GuideGalleries to Spend a Rainy Afternoon Wandering Around
Twelve galleries across Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne that earn a proper look, not just a walk-by.
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NewsThe Best New Australian Books to Curl Up With This August
A time-travelling news agency, fables about digital dystopias, the grief of losing a best friend and more.
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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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NewsThe Autark Home Floating Houseboat
The Autark Home brings a whole new meaning to living on the water.
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NewsWin Tickets To Two Little Boys
Two Little Boys follows the hilarious bond between two best mates as they face a series of unfortunate incidents.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Dead Europe director Tony Krawitz
The filmmaker seeks out the ghosts of Europe with his new Christos Tsiolkas adaptation.
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NewsConcrete Playground talks to Rohan Anderson (Whole Larder Love)
We preview the new book and talk about cities without supermarkets.
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NewsWin a Free Haircut at Grand Royal Barbers
Looking for the perfect way to sport your 'mo' in spirit of Movember?
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NewsWin Tickets to see Stand By Me at Downtown Drive-In
Downtown Drive-In has released tickets to two additional film screenings today, adding cult films Raising Arizona and Stand By Me to its popular program.
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NewsWhat Your Favourite TV Show Says About Your Politics [Infographic]
If this infographic is anything to go by it seems that our TV habits can be a useful barometer for understanding our politics.
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NewsWin Tickets to see Alex Cross
Alex Cross follows the action-packed journey of young detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer.
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NewsWin Tickets To Fat Freddy’s Drop at the Sydney Opera House
Watch New Zealand's favourite seven member band present their animated and illustrated Blackbird album preview.
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NewsIntroducing the Ketel One Modern Craft Project
Do you have a traditional craft, an enterprising spirit and a hankering for $100,000 cash prizes?
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NewsVintage Halloween Costume Ideas
Perhaps the only thing scarier than your fake blood and broomstick are these vintage Halloween get-ups.
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EventSpring Opening Party at URBNSURF Sydney
Thu, 17 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep 2026
URBNSURF Sydney, Sydney Olympic Park
Dust off your board for four days of big barrels, live music, surf legends and family-friendly fun as warmer weather returns.
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EventBODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness
Thu, 17 Sep, 2026
155 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney
Sydney is getting its first look at BODY WORLDS: The Anatomy of Happiness this September, with real human specimens, interactive displays and a closer look at how happiness manifests through the human ...
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EventHarper After Dark
Thu, 17 Sep - Sun, 20 Sep 2026
Harper Rooftop Bar, Sydney
ARIA Award winner Kaiit, D.D Mirage and Jazmine Nikitta headline four nights of free live music, plus frozen cocktails and a new summer menu.
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EventBenson Boone Wanted Man Tour Australia 2026
Fri, 6 Nov - Thu, 19 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
After demand prompted venue upgrades on his last Australian tour, Benson Boone is coming back for nine arena shows across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
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EventBoyz II Men Australia and New Zealand Tour
Thu, 26 Nov - Sun, 6 Dec 2026
Various locations, Sydney
Prepare for a crash course in 90s music history as Boyz II Men, Salt-N-Pepa and Bell Biv DeVoe tour Australia and New Zealand.
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EventWild Things at Sydney Opera House
Sat, 26 Sep - Sun, 11 Oct 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
From towering swings to circus premieres, this inaugural international festival is set to delight kids and grown-ups alike.
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EventCassian: Day-to-Night Australia Tour 2026
Sat, 7 Nov 2026
Various locations, Sydney
This Grammy Award-winning producer is headed home this spring, transforming parks and club grounds into euphoric openair dance parties.
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EventAvatar: Forms of Vishnu
Sat, 20 Jun - Mon, 5 Oct 2026
Naala Badu Building, AGNSW, Sydney
This massive exhibition explores the many forms of the Hindu deity Vishnu, as depicted in 200 works that span 1500 years.
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EventTwo Door Cinema Club at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 22 Nov, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Having just announced a second Sydney show, this era-defining indie-dance band will perform their acclaimed debut album in full.
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EventSydney Symphony Presents Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone In Concert
Wed, 2 Dec - Sat, 5 Dec 2026
Concert Hall, Sydney
Step back in time to the beginning of an iconic franchise, brought to life by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
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NewsPhotographs That Shatter Your Image of Famous People
Ten photos that prove that sometimes what the spin media show us about famous people is not exactly the whole story.
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NewsWin Tickets to Bachelorette
Bachelorette combines humour, drunken romance and the dynamic of female relationships in a raunchy and intoxicated weekend.
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NewsSydney’s Ten Best Melbourne Cup Venues 2012
Melbourne Cup frenzy is on the horizon. Are you prepared? Check out Concrete Playground’s picks of the best places to frock up and spend a boozy afternoon.
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NewsCake’s New Pop-Up Wine Bar
Attend the launching of Cake Wines' pop-up bar this weekend and enter to win a free bottle of Pinot.
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NewsDowntown Drive-In Announces Surprise Location & Season
Rediscover the lost world of the drive-in cinema, only with tastier food.
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NewsWin Tickets to Concrete Playground’s Screening of Seven Psychopaths
Concrete Playground has teamed up with Hopscotch Films to present a screening of this comically twisted film with a killer cast.
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NewsDiscover the Favourite Hangouts of Your Friends Around the World
A social search engine that'll help you find the favourite places of your friends and friends of friends.
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NewsWin The Walking Dead
To mark the launch of season three, Concrete Playground has the ultimate catch-up giveaway.
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NewsSydney Festival 2013 is Revealed
The signature event of our city in summer, the Sydney Festival, has announced its massive 2013 program.
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NewsThe Mumm Spring Carnival Bar Pops Up
A champagne pop-up just in time for the Spring Racing season.
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NewsThe Best of Sydney Craft Beer Week
A week-long beer extravaganza for brewing aficionados, foodies and the curious alike.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Culinary God Heinz Beck
Culinary god, chef Heinz Beck, is about to land in Sydney.
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NewsFood Truck Locator App Launches
Just then you thought your smartphone did everything, it now makes gourmet food on the go one step easier.
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NewsTen Helpful Cooking Tips You May Not Know
Some unorthodox but incredibly helpful kitchen and cooking tips.
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NewsSteve Aoki and Flight Facilities Rock the You+1 Boat
Durex treated 400 lucky Facebookers to a series of floating DJ sets that showed those on board that boats, too, are more than capable of hitting turbulence.
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NewsTen Scathing Reviews of Classic Books
Reviews really are a matter of taste. Here are ten books we now consider sacred, which - at the time of publication - received at least one scathing review.
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NewsThe Ten Best Cooking Schools in Sydney
What better way to celebrate this festive vibe than with some new bona fide cooking skills?
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NewsWin Tickets to Searching for Sugar Man
Win tickets to see the incredible, heart-warming documentary about the mysterious disappearance of cult musician.
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NewsPerrier Cocktail Masterclass: The Roosevelt Fizz
Learn from The Roosevelt’s award-winning bartender, Philip Gandevia, in our cocktail-making masterclass.
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NewsTen Weird but Wonderful Spas
Whether you use them for cleansing, decompressing or just some well-earned R 'n' R, spas have been a ubiquitous part of the tourism industry.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets Actor/Writer Ian Meadows and his Climate-Change Rom-Com
Meadows explores the funny and terrifying ways an uncertain future can affect Gen X and Y's family planning.
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NewsWin Tickets to See Killing Them Softly
Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta and Ben Mendelsohn show us just how complicated it is to be a crim in modern America.
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NewsDiscover a Pop-Up Cellar Door in the City
A pop-up wine bar is about to hit the tail end of George Street.
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