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NewsConcrete Playground's Best of 2015 Nominees Are Here
We've handpicked our shortlist of Sydney's overachievers of the year.
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NewsPost-Punk Legends The Jesus and Mary Chain to Headline Spectrum Now 2016
Spectrum Now is back for another year — this time with Splendour's producers.
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Check Out the Photos from the First Ever Fairgrounds Festival
Australia's newest boutique music festival put Ratatat, Father John Misty and the small NSW town of Berry on stage.
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NewsNew Artworks by Banksy Focus on the Plight of Syrian Refugees
Artwork depicting Steve Jobs, son of a Syrian migrant, to be preserved by city of Calais.
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NewsAi Weiwei Gifts His Lego Installation to the National Gallery of Victoria
The work pays tribute to Australia's most outspoken human rights activists.
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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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GuideThe Best Free Events to Catch During Sydney Festival 2025
Sydney Festival is saving your wallet this summer with a cost-of-living defying program of free events throughout January.
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NewsSydney Will Literally Fight for Their Right to Party In A Huge Anti-Lockouts Protest
Reclaim The Streets are planning a multi-stage mobile protest festival in Newtown this weekend.
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NewsThe Ten Best Movies Hardly Anyone Saw in 2015
Do yourself a favour and add these to your must-see movie list.
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NewsFive Must-See Works At The NGV's Epic Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei Exhibition
Two of the most significant artists of the last two centuries, one extraordinary exhibition.
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NewsTropfest Back from the Dead After Last Minute Sponsorship Deal
The festival will take place on Valentine's Day 2016.
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NewsHotham Street Ladies Have Created an Entire Christmas Dinner Out of Icing
Hotham Street Ladies like their ham made out of sugar.
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NewsAnnie Leibovitz's Powerful 2016 Pirelli Calendar Is One Big 'Yassss Queen'
Featuring a whole year of kickass women, from Amy Schumer to Patti Smith.
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NewsSt George Openair Cinema Announces Summer 2016 Program
Featuring all the Oscar contenders, summer blockbusters and best 2015 films you could want under the stars.
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EventColour Culture Connection at South Eveleigh
Mon, 16 Feb - Fri, 6 Mar 2026
South Eveleigh Precinct, Eveleigh
This three-week-long festival celebrates Lunar New Year, Mardi Gras and Holi Hai through community programs and interactive experiences.
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EventMardi Gras Closing Party at Kinselas Hotel, Featuring Keli Holiday
Sun, 1 Mar, 2026
Kinselas Hotel, Darlinghurst
Keep a little energy in reserve, as this free all-day party headlined by Keli Holiday sends out Mardi Gras in style.
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EventDate Night Studio Flower Bar Pop-Up at Bar Planet
Sat, 14 Feb, 2026
Bar Planet, Newtown
Shop flowers and sip martinis, as this one-day flower market sets the tone for the year's most romantic day.
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EventHear My Eyes — 'Terminator 2: Judgment Day'
Sat, 7 Mar, 2026
City Recital Hall, Sydney
Celebrating the film's 35th anniversary, this groundbreaking event reimagines the sci-fi blockbuster with a 4K screening, live electronic score and immersive laser visuals.
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EventPeking Duk at Hordern Pavilion
Fri, 15 May, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
This roof-raising duo are gearing up for their biggest performance in seven years, complete with a debut live show and future-forward visuals.
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EventMitski for Vivid LIVE at Sydney Opera House
Fri, 29 May - Mon, 1 Jun 2026
Sydney Opera House, Sydney
Returning to Australia after seven long years, indie icon Mitski will take over our most legendary music venue for a run of four exclusive shows.
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EventDMA's 'Hills End' 10th Anniversary Show at Metro Theatre
Fri, 27 Mar, 2026
Metro Theatre, Sydney
Ten years on, this Sydney-born trio returns home to play their landmark debut album in full — plus a stack of deep cuts.
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EventEuropa! Europa Film Festival 2026
Thu, 19 Feb - Thu, 19 Mar 2026
Various locations, Sydney
Catch 43 pictures from 22 European countries, as the continent's most captivating flicks hit big screens across Australia and New Zealand.
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EventAntenna Documentary Film Festival 2026
Thu, 5 Feb - Sun, 15 Feb 2026
Select cinemas in Sydney, Various locations
From Australian premieres to Werner Herzog treks into the wilderness, this long-running documentary film festival is set to screen over 50 non-fiction flicks.
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EventDomeFest at Hordern Pavilion
Sun, 29 Mar, 2026
Hordern Pavilion, Moore Park
Focused on the conversations that shape pop culture, identity and relationships for Gen Z and Millennial women, this Australian-first podcast fan festival makes listening a shared experience.
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NewsRatatat Unpack Their Latest Album Ahead of Fairgrounds Festival
Five years since their last album, the Brooklyn duo are back in Australia this week.
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NewsWin a VIP Camping Package to Vanfest for You and Three Mates
Free catering, VIP bathrooms and a powered campsite. Get involved.
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GuideFive New Art Exhibitions to See Before the Year is Out
Travel into outer space, Western Sydney and Grayson Perry's inner life.
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NewsMiranda July and Carrie Brownstein to Headline Sydney's All About Women Festival 2016
From Sleater Kinney to Orange Is the New Black, AAW is taking things up a notch this year.
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NewsAustralia's Got a New American Indie Film Festival
The closest you can get to a Park City/Austin vibe without actually heading overseas.
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NewsLondon's Abandoned Tunnels Will Play Host to an Immersive Goosebumps Theatre Experience
Reader beware, you're in for an actual, real life scare.
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Secret Garden Festival Pick Their Most Memorable Music Moments
Velociraptor as Devo. Peter Combe on a birthday cake stage. Client Liason, Client Liaisoning.
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NewsSydney's Northern Outdoor Cinema Is Back for the Summer
Messina's tiramisu choc tops, VIP teepees and all the summer's biggest blockbusters.
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NewsCate Blanchett Stars in Julian Rosefeldt's Upcoming Australian-Commissioned Artwork
See the many faces of the Academy Award winner at ACMI and AGNSW.
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NewsThe National Theatre of Parramatta Is Australia's Newest Theatre Company
Featuring bold new works that set out to explore the country's rich cultural background.
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NewsOne Day Crew Gets On Their Soapbox About the Sydney Lockouts
Kings of day parties, the One Day crew has a lot to say, lockout-wise. So we let Nick Lupi and Raph let rip.
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NewsSydney's Lego Drop-Off Point for the Ai Weiwei Project Has Been Announced
Drop your blocks off.
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NewsTurnbull Government to Restructure Troubled Arts Funding Scheme
But dont start planning your celebratory interpretive dance show just yet.
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Ai Weiwei Has Started Instagramming the Portraits Lego Didn't Want to Fund
Flys in the face of fiddly little brick manufacturer.
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NewsMoonlight Cinema Reveals Huge Summer Program for 2015/16
Start designating who'll bring the hummus and who's on wine.
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NewsSix Artworks You Shouldn't Miss at The Greats
See the 1867 painting that pretty much functioned as a movie.
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NewsInside Sydney Chamber Opera's Dark New Show 'An Index of Metals'
Kip Williams and SCO lead you deep into Fausto Romitelli's most ambitious work.
