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News: High Ground Expands Festival With Moktar, Cosmo’s Midnight And Winston Surfshirt

Melbourne’s newest winter music festival is rapidly becoming one of the city’s most ambitious celebrations of independent music. High Ground has unveiled the second wave of artists for its inaugural…

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News: Gang of Youths Announce Sydney Opera House Debut

After four years away from Australian stages, Gang of Youths are finally coming home. The Sydney-born, London-based band have announced two special performances at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall…

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News: Yours And Owls Turns Wollongong Into A City-Wide Festival This October

Yours and Owls is bringing Gong Christmas back to Wollongong this October, with the festival expanding its footprint across two days and two distinct settings. Day one returns to the…

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News: Plain White T’s Announce Australian Return With Teenage Joans

Since forming in the Chicago suburbs in 1997, Plain White T’s have quietly built one of modern pop rock’s most enduring catalogues. Now, with more than 2.7 billion streams and…

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News: honestav Announces Australian Return With Sweet American Boy Tour

Fresh from joining mgk on his recent arena tour, Missouri singer-songwriter honestav has announced his return to Australia for January 2027, bringing the Sweet American Boy Tour to local audiences. The run…

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News: Henry Lau Announces Exclusive Australian Dates For ENJOY THE SHOW World Tour

Global multi-hyphenate Henry Lau will make his long-awaited return to Australia this October, bringing his ENJOY THE SHOW World Tour to Melbourne and Sydney for two exclusive headline performances. The former Super…

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News: DJ HEARTSTRING Announce Melbourne Return For Wool Store Headline Show

Berlin duo DJ HEARTSTRING are set to bring their euphoric blend of trance, techno and emotional release back to Australia, announcing a headline show at Melbourne’s Wool Store on September…

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News: Dave brings The Boy Who Played the Harp to Australia

The wait is almost over. After years away from Australian stages, Dave’s long-awaited return is finally within touching distance, with the British rapper set to kick off his national arena…

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Track: The Kittyhawks celebrate punk outsiders on new single ‘The Devil’s Offbeat’

Australia’s ska punk revival continues to gather momentum with The Kittyhawks returning with new single ‘The Devil’s Offbeat‘, a joyous blast of brass, punk energy and community spirit that doubles…

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News: Jet announce second leg of their Rumblin’ Regional Revue Tour

Twenty-five years after first emerging from Melbourne’s south-east with a sound that would conquer radio stations and festival stages around the world, Jet are proving there’s still plenty of fuel…

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