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Leo Sayer Covers The Flamingoes 1959 Classic ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’

Leo Sayer has switched the home studio on to record a new version of the 1959 hit by The Flamingoes ‘I Only Have Eyes For You’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, contemporary, Leo Sayer, pop, rock, UK

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Australian Charts: 5 Seconds Of Summer ‘C A L M’ Debuts At No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The fourth studio album for local rock/pop act 5 Seconds of Summer called “C A L M” becomes their fourth consecutive No.1 album in Australia this week.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, 5 Seconds of Summer, Australia, C A L M, pop

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Kate Ceberano To Play Memo Music Hall’s First Live Stream Event Sunday

by Paul Cashmere

Kate Ceberano will be the very first artist for Memo Music Hall’s new live streaming series.

Tagged as: Australia, Kate Ceberano, live music, Memo Music Hall

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Dave Gleeson To Stream ‘Dave Gleeson In Front Of One Tree AgainThis Sunday

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Gleeson will turn his streaming performance ‘Dave Gleeson In Front Of One Tree’ into a mini-series (sort of) with Part 2 coming this Sunday (5 April).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Adelaide, Australia, Dave Gleeson, rock, The Angels, The Screaming Jets

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Melbourne Recital Centre To Remain Closed Until At Least June 2020

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Melbourne Recital Centre have announced the following in regards to opening hours and when shows will return.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne Recital Centre, music industry

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Shuts Downs 2020 Season Until At Least July

by Announcement

A statement from the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra:

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO

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Something For Kate Release First New Music In Eight Years

by Paul Cashmere

Something For Kate have released ‘Situation Room’, the band’s first new music in eight years.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Paul Dempsey, rock, Something For Kate

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Perth’s By The C Rescheduled For November

by Announcement

Zaccaria Concerts & Touring are excited to announce that in response to the global coronavirus pandemic 2020, BY THE C featuring Icehouse, which was to be held on April 5 in Perth, is now being rescheduled to Saturday 7th November, 2020. It will still be held at the same venue – City Beach Oval.

Tagged as: Australia, By The C, Icehouse, music festival, Perth, Zaccaria Concerts

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Adelaide Guitar Festival Cancelled

by Announcement

Adelaide Guitar Festival cannot go ahead in 2020, due to the ongoing public health emergency of COVID-19. The closure of Adelaide Festival Centre venues to the public, the ban on public gatherings and interstate and international travel restrictions have significantly impacted our artists and programming.

Tagged as: Adelaide Guitar Festival, Australia, music festival, music industry, South Australia

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Peter Andre In Isolation After Son Develops COVID-19 Symptoms

by Music-News.com

Peter Andre has revealed he and his other kids – Princess, Amelia and Theo – are following the guidelines and self-isolating after Junior, 14, revealed he was feeling under the weather.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Peter Andre, pop

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44 Indie Aussie Acts Get Together Online For Torch Fest Lite

by Paul Cashmere

44 Australian independent acts will take part in Torch Fest Lite on 4 April 2019.

Tagged as: Australia, indie, music festival, Torch Fest Lite

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2020 Helpmann Awards Cancelled

by Announcement

Live Performance Australia (LPA) has today announced with deep regret the annual Helpmann Awards will not be presented in 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Helpmann Awards, music industry

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New Tame Impala Australian Dates Announced

by Announcement

Laneway Presents, Chugg Entertainment & Frontier Touring wish to advise that Tame Impala will be rescheduling the Australian and New Zealand leg of their upcoming tour to December 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, Kevin Parker, rock, Tame Impala

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APRA Music Awards To Be Virtual In 2020

by Announcement

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing safety concerns, we’re saddened to announce that the 2020 APRA Music Awards will not be held in the usual live format for this year. The event was due to take place on Tuesday 28 April at the International Convention Centre in Sydney.

Tagged as: AMCOS, APRA, Australia, COVID-19, entertainment industry, music industry

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Former Magic Dirt Guitarist Dave Thomas Dies Aged 56

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Thomas, an early member of Magic Dirt as well as Geelong band Bored! has died at the age of 56.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, Bored!, Dave Thomas, grunge, Magic Dirt

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Kate Ceberano performs at the APIA Good Times Tour at the Palais in St Kilda on Saturday 28 May 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman http://www.noise11.com

Memo Music Hall and Renegade Team To Stream Kate Ceberano

by Paul Cashmere

Memo Music Hall and RockWiz creators Renegade Films will streak Kate Ceberano & Co from the St Kilda venue on Sunday 5th April 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Kate Ceberano, live music, Memo Music Hall

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Australian Charts: Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief Is No 1 Album

by Gavin Ryan

Two weeks after the initial concert for Fire Relief on March 12th, 2020, the accompanying album called “Artists Unite for Fire Fight: Concert for National Bushfire Relief” debuts at No.1 on the ARIA Albums chart.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian charts, Fire Fight

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Julia Zemiro from Rockwiz image by Ros O'Gorman noise11.com

Adelaide Festival Cancelled

by Announcement

Adelaide Cabaret Festival 2020 has been cancelled, following the South Australian Government’s declaration of a public health emergency, and ban on non-essential gatherings of 100 people or more at indoor premises including Adelaide Festival Centre. There are also travel bans in force which affect artists coming from interstate and overseas to South Australia.

Tagged as: Adelaide Festival, Australia, Julia Zemiro, music festival, music industry, South Australia

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DMA’s Delay Album Due To COVID-19 Pandemic

by Music-News.com

DMA’s have delayed the release of their album, ‘The Glow’, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, Britpop, DMAs, indie, rock

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GTK Producer Bernie Cannon Has Passed Away

by Paul Cashmere

Bernie Cannon, the man behind one of Australia’s pioneer music shows GTK, has passed away.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, ABC, Australia, Bernie Cannon, Get To Know, GTK, television

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Blues On Broadbeach Music Festival Cancelled

by Announcement

Broadbeach Alliance has today announced that Blues on Broadbeach Music Festival will not be going ahead on May 14-17, 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Blues On Broadbeach, music festival

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Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Australian Theatre Season Postponed

by Announcement

Producers John Frost, Suzanne Jones and Ambassador Theatre Group Productions are disappointed to announce that the Australian seasons of Dolly Parton’s hit musical 9 TO 5 will be postponed.

Tagged as: 9 to 5, Australia, Dolly Parton, theatre

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Melbourne Guitar Show 2020 Postponed

by Greg Phillips

In the light of developments and the impact of the coronavirus, the Australian Music Association, organiser of the Melbourne Guitar Show, which was scheduled for August 1 & 2, 2020 has announced the postponement of the August event.

Tagged as: Australia, Melbourne Guitar Show, music industry

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Adam Thompson Postpones Bohemian Rhapsody Regional Tour

by Announcement

Adam Thompson has announced the postponement of the regional run of his acclaimed Bohemian Rhapsody tour throughout Australia due to the developing situation with COVID-19. The show, which is an ode to his hero Freddie Mercury and Queen, kicked off in February and was slated to run through until June.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 90s, Adam Thompson, Australia, Chocolate Starfish, Freddie Mercury, Queen, rock

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CMC Rocks Qld Cancelled

by Announcement

It is with deep regret that Potts Entertainment, Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring announce the cancellation of CMC Rocks QLD 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Chugg Entertainment, CMC Rocks QLD, country, Frontier Touring

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The Australian Music Industry Is Sending Out A SOS

by Announcement

The hard-working people who provide the soundtrack to Australian life need your help, right now.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, SOS, Sound of Silence, Support Act

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So Pop 2020 Cancelled

by Announcement

It is with a heavy heart that Frontier Touring and Arena Touring announce that So Pop 2020 will no longer be taking place in Australia and New Zealand this April and May. Due to policies and measures put in place by the Australian Government regarding COVID-19, the promoters of the ultimate pop concert deem it infeasible for the show to go on

Tagged as: Australia, Frontier Touring, Jesse McCartney, music festival, Pussycat Dolls, Smash Mouth, So Pop, Steps

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Support Act Announces Covid-19 Emergency Appeal

by Announcement

People in the live music and entertainment industries are being severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Thousands of jobs have been lost in recent weeks as a result of the cancellation of concerts, festivals, tours and shows. Reported losses across the sector amount to well over $100 million and are rising daily.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian music industry, Australian Music Industry COVID-19 Relief Fund, COVID-19, music industry, Relief Fund, Support Act

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Peter Noble of Bluesfest - Image By Ros O'Gorman, noise11.com, photo

Bluesfest Will Be Back In 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Peter Noble has confirmed that Bluesfest will return in 2021.

Tagged as: Alanis Morissette, Australia, bluesfest, Dave Matthews Band, George Benson, Kool & The Gang, Lenny Kravitz, Patti Smith, The Gipsy Kings

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Announcement: The Cat Empire Initiate ‘Lockdown Get Down’

by Announcement

The Cat Empire are initiating Lockdown Get Down, a movement to help musicians increase available income to survive these turbulent times.

Tagged as: Australia, Lockdown Get Down, music industry, The Cat Empire

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