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San Francisco’s Front Country and Rockhampton’s Busby Marou take over Memo Music Hall this weekend

Queensland’s Busby Marou and all the way from the USA’s Front Country will perform this weekend at Memo Music Hall in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Busby Marou, Front Country, live music, Memo Music Hall, St Kilda

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Australian Open 2019 line-up features Jet, You Am I, Angus & Julia Stone

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Open line-up for 2019 has the very best of Australian music set to take to the stage for the upcoming Tennis season.

Tagged as: Angus & Julia Stone, Australia, Australian Open, Dean Lewis, Jet, live music, Michael Gudinski, tennis, You Am I

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Angus & Julia Stone, Bastille and Craig David to perform at Australia Open 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Angus & Julia Stone, Bastille and Craig David are just some of the acts lined-up to perform during the Australian Open at Rod Laver Arena in 2019.

Tagged as: Angus & Julia Stone, Australia, Australian Open, Bastille, Craig David, Dean Lewis, live music, Michael Gudinski, tennis

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Scorpions Albums To Be Expanded And Reissued Ahead Of Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Scorpions will reissue albums from their classic catalogue ahead of the Australian tour with Def Leppard in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Def Leppard, live music, Live Nation, rock, Scorpions

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Peter Noble Reveals His 2019 Bluesfest 30th Anniversary Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest will turn 30 in 2019. Festival Director Peter Noble is pretty excited about his first announcement for the new season, especially with Jack Johnson and Ben Harper making return visits.

Tagged as: Australia, Ben Harper, bluesfest, Byron Bay, Jack Johnson, live music, music festival

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Adalita To Headline Kyneton Music Festival 2018

by Paul Cashmere

The Kynetown township has rounded up an eclectic range of real music for the Kyneton Music Festival in October.

Tagged as: Adalita, Australia, Kyneton Music Festival, live music, music festival, music industry

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Christine Anu and Anne Edmonds Added To Helpmann Awards Presentation

by Noise11.com

Singer Christine Anu and comedian Anne Edmonds will take the stage at the 2018 Helpmann Awards in Sydney on Monday night (July 16).

Tagged as: Anne Edmonds, Australia, Christine Anu, Helpmann Awards, live music, music industry

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Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, Armand Van Helden, Midnight Oil Nominated For Helpmann Awards

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Sheeran, Paul McCartney, Amand Van Helden and Midnight Oil are just some of the artists nominated for Helpmann Awards for 2018.

Tagged as: Amand Van Helden, Australia, Ed Sheeran, Helpmann Awards, live music, live performance, Live Performance Australia, Midnight Oil, music industry, Paul McCartney

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Live Music Returns To Chapel St Icon

by Greg Phillips

Melbourne’s status as the live music capital of the world is set to receive a boost with the announcement today that Chasers nightspot in Chapel St South Yarra will be hosting international and national live touring acts, stand-up comedy and cabaret under the live brand Three Eight Six.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, Three Eight Six

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Melbourne’s Newest Live Music Venue is The Union Club Richmond

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s newest live music venue is The Union Club at Richmond Bowling Club in Richmond.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, The Union Club

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Entries for the 2017 Helpmann Awards are Open

by Announcement

Entries for the 17th Annual Helpmann Awards are open today, for productions staged between 1 March 2016 – 28 April 2017.

Tagged as: Australia, Helpmann Awards, live music, music industry

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Tony Burke MP Speaks Up For Australia’s Live Music Industry

by Paul Cashmere

Australian member of Parliament Tony Burke has spoken up in Parliament to place the threat of the live music industry in Australia clearly in the Australian government’s agenda.

Tagged as: 2016, Australia, live music, music industry, Sounds Australia, Tony Burke, Tony Burke MP Speaks Up For Australia's Live Music Industry

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Melbourne Cricket Ground To Host A Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne Cricket Ground will be home to the Love Live Music at the G music festival in November.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, live music, Love Live Music At The G, Melbourne Cricket Ground To Host A Music Festival, Melbourne Music Week, Pierce Brothers, rock, The Delta Riggs

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Thousands Flock To Keep Sydney Open

by Paul Cashmere

The Sydney music community came together today with one clear message … Keep Sydney Open.

Tagged as: 2016, Australia, Keep Sydney Open, live music, lockout laws, music industry, Sydney, Thousands Flock To Keep Sydney Open

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Flume, Lorde, Yolanda Be Cool Gather To Keep Sydney Open

by Paul Cashmere

18 high profile Sydney based artists (and a Kiwi) have combined to send a message to the New South Wales government to Keep Sydney Open.

Tagged as: Australia, Flume, Keep Sydney Open, live music, Lorde, Mike Baird, music news, New South Wales, Sydney, Yolanda Be Cool Gather To Keep Sydney Open

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Gippsland Gets Groundswell With Screaming Jets, James Reyne

by Paul Cashmere

The Screaming Jets will headline Australia’s newest music festival, Groundswell, at Lake Tyers Beach in Victoria in January.

Tagged as: Australia, classic rock, Festivals, Groundswell, James Reyne, live music, Mental As Anything, rock, Screaming Jets

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Melbourne’s Iconic Cherry Bar Faces Potential Closure

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s iconic Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane, Melbourne now faces the threat of closure following a new residential development now towering alongside.

Tagged as: Australia, Cherry Bar, crowd-funding, James Young, live music, Melbourne, music news, PledgeMusic, venues

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Kylie Minogue, Robert Plant To Play iTunes Festival

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Robert Plant and Kylie Minogue are just two of the performers for the iTunes Music Festival this year.

Tagged as: Festivals, iTunes, Kylie Minogue, live music, London, music news, Robert Plant, UK

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Roger Daltrey Australian Tour Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Daltrey has pulled out of his upcoming Australia tour and Bluesfest appearance citing “unforeseen scheduling conflicts” as the reason.

Tagged as: bluesfest, Chugg Entertainment, Festivals, live music, Michael Chugg, Perth, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy

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Perth You Are Getting Roger Daltrey

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Daltrey has added a Perth date for his upcoming Australian tour.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Chugg Entertainment, Festivals, live music, Michael Chugg, Perth, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy

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Van Halen Fans Including Flea Welcome 2012 Tour News

by Paul Cashmere

Van Halen fans worldwide including Flea from Red Hot Chili Peppers have welcomed news of a Van Halen world tour for 2012.

Tagged as: 2012 tour, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Flea, live music, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Van Halen, world tour

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Roger Daltrey Pre Sale On Tickets Available Tomorrow

by Paul Cashmere

Roger Daltrey will perform Tommy in Australia, presented by Noise11.com, and pre-sale tickets will go on sale tomorrow for 24 hours.

Tagged as: Australia, Chugg Entertainment, live music, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy, touring concerts

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Noise11.com Presents Earth, Wind And Fire In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Earth, Wind And Fire will perform sideshows in Sydney and Melbourne in April, presented by Noise11.com.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, bluesfest, Chugg Entertainment, Earth Wind & Fire, Earth Wind and Fire, Festivals, live music, Maurice White

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Noise11.com Presents Yes In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Noise11.com is presenting the Yes sideshows in Australia in 2012.

Tagged as: Alan White, Australia, bluesfest, Chris Squire, Chugg Entertainment, Festivals, live music, Michael Chugg, noise11.com, Steve Howe, Yes

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Noise11.com Presents Roger Daltrey Performing Tommy In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Noise11.com is proud to present Roger Daltrey perform The Who’s Tommy in Australia next April.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Chugg Entertainment, Festivals, live music, Michael Chugg, Roger Daltrey, The Who, Tommy

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The Big Day Out Sideshows Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Big Day Out has rolled out sideshow dates for Kasabian, My Chemical Romance, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Poyksopp, Odd Future and Cage The Elephant.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Festivals, Kasabian, live music, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Odd Future, Royksopp, Sideshows My Chemical Romance

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Judy Collins, Clare Bowditch, Lanie Lane To Play Port Fairy Folk Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The Port Fairy Folk Music Festival will celebrate 35 years in March with performances from Judy Collins, Clare Bowditch and Lanie Lane.

Tagged as: Australia, Clare Bowditch, Eric Bibb, Judy Collins, Lanie Lane, live music, My Friend The Chocolate Cake, Port Fairy Folk Music Festival

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Homebake Adds 360, Ratcat, Big Scary

by Paul Cashmere

The second line-up announcement for Homebake adds in rapper 360, alt-rock 90s band Ratcat and buzzband Big Scary.

Tagged as: 360, Australia, Big Scary, Homebake, live music, Ratcat

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Future Of The Prince Bandroom In Doubt

by Paul Cashmere

The future of one of Melbourne’s oldest music venues The Prince Bandroom in the Prince of Wales hotel in St Kilda is questionable after the property was sold this week to a restaurateur.

Tagged as: Australia, Colplay, live music, Melbourne, Neil Finn, Pink, Prince Bandroom, Prince of Wales, St Kilda

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Rewind 80s Under Investigation By Department of Fair Trading

by Paul Cashmere

The Department of Fair Trading is now investigating the Rewind 80s festival after the promoter not only switched venue but also switched cities and won’t give refunds less than two weeks out from the event.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, festival, Human League, Kim Wilde, Kool and the Gang, live music, Mental As Anything, Midge Ure, Pseudo Echo, Rewind 80s

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