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NEXT EXIT FESTIVAL SETS A NEW BAR FOR BOUTIQUE MUSIC FESTIVALS IN AUSTRALIA

Having wrapped up five awesome inaugural events in just nine days, NEXT EXIT Festival - the latest edition to Australia’s music festival circuit - has just finished up its first multi-date tour, setting an extremely high bar for the next wave of boutique music festivals in Australia, and proving that punters are as hungry for live music as ever!

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TORCH FEST BRISBANE SET TO GO AHEAD AND TORI FORSYTH JOINS LINE-UP

Despite Brisbane's recent lockdown local music punters can celebrate as Torch Fest Brisbane has been given the green light to go ahead this weekend. It's so important in times like these that events like this can still go ahead – for the artists, the venues and for the general public – so to add the cherry on the top, Torch Fest have just announced that Tori Forsyth will be joining the already massive line-up.

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SILVERBACK TOURING PRESENTS “HOME BREWED” FESTIVAL 2021

Australia has long held a reputation as a breeding ground for world class bands across the entire rock spectrum. In 2021, this continues to ring true.

Silverback Touring are proud to announce “Home Brewed”, a series of festival style shows across Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane showcasing some of the best local talent each city has to offer. Whether you’re a fan of straight up hard rock, metal, glam, doom, stoner, punk or lean towards the heavier sounds, Silverback have curated a line up set to appease all fans with multi act bills held in some of Australia’s finest rock venues.

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APRIL SUN 1ST PROGRAM ANNOUNCEMENT

After months of a COVID induced slumber, St Kilda is set to come alive thanks to April Sun! A diverse program of outdoor, COVID safe music events running from April 15 to May 2!

An autumnal entertainment delight, April Sun, will serve up a platter of headline concerts, mini-festivals, day parties and family programming, featuring Australia’s finest to satisfy the many and varied palates of Melbourne music lovers. Held in the grounds of the St Kilda Triangle, directly adjacent to The Palais Theatre. The events will allow patrons to book single tickets and sit in a position of their choice within each zone. The space will be transformed into a live music venue at one of Australia's most iconic foreshore locations.

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YOURS & OWLS FESTIVAL APPROVED TO GO AHEAD BY THE NSW GOVERNMENT AND MINISTRY OF HEALTH

Hello again Yours and Owls fam! Today we bring you some great news; The NSW Government and Ministry Of Health has advised that our COVID safety plan is approved and that our festival will be able to run this April 17 & 18, pending the current COVID situation remains under control.

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2020 CAN FRICK OFF! GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS RETURN IN DECEMBER 2021. DATES & VENUES ARE REVEALED.

It is with a heavy heart that Australia’s favourite alternative music festival, Good Things Festival won’t be rockin’ up the East Coast this year. To our Good Things family, we know you love your mosh pits sweaty, your t-shirts black and the live shows spectacular. We know Parkway Drive delivered this in spades as our headliner last year, but just wait to see what we have in store for you next year! We had been working tirelessly on the 2020 line-up for over a year and we are thrilled to announce that all our confirmed acts for this year have signed on for 2021.

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MELBOURNE MUSIC WEEK REVEALS EXTENDED SUMMER PROGRAM

Melbourne Music Week (MMW) has today revealed the hotly anticipated line-up for its extended summer program. Returning for its 11th year, MMW’s program of free and ticketed events spans three months and, for the first time, features a 100 per cent local line-up of physical and digital events.

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