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Live Review Plus Gallery: Blackwater Holylight, Dark Mofo Festival, Hobart 20.06.2026

The magnificent Odeon Theatre was awash in deep red light as Blackwater Holylight quietly took the stage, easing the audience into their distinctive blend of doom, shoegaze and psychedelia. Dispensing…

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Live Review plus Gallery: Headache, Dark Mofo Festival, Odeon Theatre, 18.06.2026

Dark Mofo has long revelled in unsettling certainties, and few performances this year captured that spirit more completely than the mysterious and ethereal Headache. Neither concert nor theatre piece, the…

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Live Review and Photo Gallery – Dark MOFO Festival 2026: Snapped Ankles at The Odeon, Hobart 14.06.2026

Dark Mofo constantly throws up artists that defy mainstream knowledge, and so it was when Snapped Ankles (amongst others) were named in the 2026 lineup, forcing this reviewer into a…

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Dark MOFO Festival 2026: The Black Angels at The Odeon, Hobart 12.06.2026

……..and so it came to Pass……over. Hobart’s Dark MOFO Festival has become, over the years, synonymous with left-field artists, bands and genres. From soul-destroying death metal to the quirkiest of…

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News: Dark Mofo Festival unveils the eclectic 2026 musical lineup as well as the usual spectacular arts and performance events

Every year the world waits with great anticipation and bated breath for the details of the Dark Mofo Festival menu, and we can bring them to you today. It’s a…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Dark Mofo Festival – Gut Health, Dick Move and Woolworths Flushot at Altar Bar 11.06.2025

Another great triple-act night was had at Tasmania’s world-renowned, mid-winter festival, Dark Mofo at Hobart’s Altar Bar. This triple involved three bands who sit within the punk-rock category, albeit that…

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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Dark Mofo Festival – The Peep Tempel at Altar Bar, Hobart 15.06.2025

There is something about Dark Mofo’s ability to bring together some of the most amazing artists that many people have never heard of that has almost certainly become a trademark…

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Live Review + Photo Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival – Show Me The Body deliver incendiary set at The Odeon Theatre, Hobart 12.06.2025

A large crowd witnessed New York’s hardcore punk outfit, Show Me The Body (SMTB) take to the stage as part of the return of Hobart’s world class festival, Dark Mofo…

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Live Review + Gallery: Dark Mofo Festival – Crime & the City Solution make an exclusive and evocative mid winter trip to the Odeon Theatre, Hobart, 13 June 2025

Crime & the City Solution‘s recent live performances have been a testament to their enduring relevance and artistic evolution. Fronted by Simon Bonney, the band has seamlessly blended their post-punk…

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