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Live Review + Photo Galleries: First-time Lutruwita Live festival goes off with a bang 19.12.2025

The inaugural Lutruwita Festival has been held at The Goods Shed in Hobarton Friday, 19.12.2025. In an era of seemingly shrinking returns in the live music industry, it was refreshing…

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Live Review: Canyon Blu-The Washington Sheffield 18.12.25

Canyon Blu’s Sheffield set hints at a very bright future. The Washington in Sheffield was alive with energy as Canyon Blue delivered an outstanding performance. Frontman Frankie Beetlestone already has…

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Live Review & Gallery: Molchat Doma, Buzz Kull Bring Coldwave to Enmore Theatre – Gadigal Land/Sydney, 18.12.25

It took only minutes to realise the mistake. Opening for Molchat Doma at the Enmore Theatre, Buzz Kull delivered a darkwave and EBM set stripped of gloss and heavy on momentum, the kind that quietly rewrites your internal gig ledger. When Molchat Doma followed, they scaled their coldwave pulse to theatre size without losing intimacy, transforming the room into something closer to a gothic club night than a concert, all stark lines, strobe-lit movement and immersive atmosphere.

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Live Review: Punk Looks Like Loud Women Fest – Eora Land/Sydney, Crowbar 07.12.25

Loud Women Fest isn’t interested in permission or polish. Fiercely DIY and unapologetically women-led, it places femme, trans, non-binary and queer-fronted bands at the centre, not as novelty but as correction. Across punk, shoegaze, pub rock and noise, the day never dipped or diluted. With no barricades, no hierarchy and a constant exchange of gear, sweat and solidarity, the festival functioned as both a celebration and a reminder: this is what punk looks like when community comes first.

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Live Gallery: A Measured Return: Secondhand Serenade With Strings at Sydney’s Manning bar 20.12.2025

Returning to Sydney after 16 years, Secondhand Serenade present a restrained and carefully structured set at Manning Bar, enhanced by a symphonic string section. Rather than leaning on nostalgia, the band reframes its emo-pop catalogue with clarity, context, and a sense of continuity.

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Live Review: Babyshambles, O2 Academy, Leeds. 07.12.25

Babyshambles return to Yorkshire, balancing genius and chaos to the delight of their fans

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Live Gallery: Garbage Return to Australia with a Powerful, Poised Night at the Sydney Opera House 14.12.2025

Garbage’s sold-out return to the Sydney Opera House is a reminder of the band’s enduring power, as Shirley Manson and company deliver a set that feels both resolute and deeply human in a city grappling with tragedy.

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Live Gallery: Ponchos On, Spirits High: Inside Spilt Milk Canberra 2025

Spilt Milk Canberra powered through the rain with one of its strongest line-ups yet, as Sonic Reducer, smartcasual, Mia Wray, Sophie Edwards, Don West, Rebecca Black, Nessa Barrett, Sofia Isella, sombr, Dominic Fike and Doechii delivered standout sets that proved great music can outlast any weather forecast.

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Live Review & Gallery: Perfume Genius on the Floor at the Sydney Opera House – Eora Land/Sydney, 09.12.25

Mike Hadreas (A.K.A Perfume Genius) will never be a half-measure performer, and it was especially brilliant seeing him perform in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall this week. The setlist…

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Live Review: Wolf Alice – Leeds First Direct Bank Arena. 05.12.25

Wolf Alice claim their rightful place, on an arena stage on The Clearing Tour

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