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Jimmy Barnes on Red Hot Summer tour Batemans Bay

Red Hot Summer Second Round Dates Revealed for 2021

Red Hot Summer has a stack more dates in 2021 across New South Wales, Victoria and the ACT.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Hoodoo Gurus, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, music festival, Red Hot Summer, Vika and Linda

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Bluesfest Is Official All-Australian For 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced that the 2021 music festival will now feature an all-Australian line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Peter Noble, Tash Sultana

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Announcement: Music Victoria Partners With Isol-Aid

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This week, the instagram music festival Isol-Aid is rolling out the red carpet to highlight some of Victoria’s finest musicians as it partners with the MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS to present a lineup jam packed with nominees. The awards celebrate the vast achievements of Victoria’s music community over the last year, recognising that despite live music coming to a standstill, there have still been huge achievements by the Victorian music community.

Tagged as: Australia, Isol-Aid, music festival, music industry, Music Victoria, Victoria

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Red Hot Summer Mannum Is The Latest Sell Out

by Paul Cashmere

After a year of train-wreck weather events followed by a pandemic disaster, the 2020 derailed Red Hot Summer is well and truly back on track and selling out around the country for Regional Touring.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Duane mcDonald, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End, Vika & Linda

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Red Hot Summer Adds Second Queensland Date After One-Day Sellout

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s Bribie Island Red Hot Summer show has set a new record, becoming the fastest selling Red Hot Summer show … EVER.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Duane mcDonald, Hoodoo Gurus, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, Vika & Linda

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Icehouse perform at A Day In The Gardens in the Royal Botanical Gardens Melbourne on Sunday 12 March 2017.

Icehouse and James Reyne Lead By The C 2021 Announcement

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse, James Reyne, Pete Murray, Baby Animals, Killing Heidi and Motor Ace have been revealed as the line-up for By The C 2021 in Sydney and Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, By The C, Icehouse, James Reyne, Killing Heidi, Motor Ace, music festival, Pete Murray, rock

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Chris Cheney To Perform Solo For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Chris Cheney will step outside The Living End for Red Hot Summer in 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Duane mcDonald, Hoodoo Gurus, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, music festival, Red Hot Summer, Vika & Linda

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Covid Safe Summersalt Shows Are Coming To Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

Live music, Covid safe Summersalt shows will return to Victoria in 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, Boy & Bear, music festival, Summersalt, Teskey Brothers, The Cat Empire

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Noiseworks lead singer Jon Stevens performs at the Red Hot Summer tour in Mornington at the Mornington Racecourse. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer To Return In March 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald will bring back Red Hot Summer is 2021 is a massive line-up and some special events headlined by Jimmy Barnes.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Diesel, Duane mcDonald, Hoodoo Gurus, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, music festival, Red Hot Summer, Vika and Linda

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Splendour In The Grass’ Jessica Ducrou Calls For Action From Government for Live Music

by Paul Cashmere

With major sporting events opening up, Splendour In The Grass co-founder Jessica Ducrou has called on the Government for equal support of the live music industry.

Tagged as: Australia, Gorillaz, Jessica Ducrou, music festival, Spendour In The Grass, The Strokes, Tyler The Creator

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SummerSalt Is Heading To Canberra

by Paul Cashmere

Canberra has scored a SummerSalt date in February.

Tagged as: Australia, Boy & Bear, Eimily Wurramara, John Butler, Montaigne, music festival, Summersalt, The Cat Empire, The Teskey Brothers

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Missy Higgins and The Cat Empire Set For Summersalt 2021

by Paul Cashmere

And we have a concert announcement … The Cat Empire, Missy Higgins and Boy & Bear have been announced for Summersalt 2021 in Adelaide.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, Boy & Bear, Missy Higgins, music festival, South Australia, Summersalt, The Cat Empire

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The Living End, Ross Wilson, The Angels Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 2021 is moving forward with another all-Australian line-up with The Living End, Ross Wilson and The Angels leading the strongest Aussie announcement so far.

Tagged as: Australia, Blue King Brown, bluesfest, Easter, Kate Miller-Heidke, music festival, Peter Noble, Ross Wilson, The Angels, The Church, The Living End

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Announcement: ARIA To Present Great Southern Nights

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New South Wales’ ground-breaking music event is tuning up for a spectacular month of gigs with over 50 Australian artists and eight regions confirmed for the Great Southern Nights lineup, which forms part of the NSW Government’s COVID-19 Recovery Plan.

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Dan Rosen, Great Southern Nights, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, music industry, New South Wales

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New Zealand’s Rhythm and Vines Festival Drops Its First 2020 Line-up Announcement

by Paul Cashmere

New Zealand’s Rhythm & Vines Festival has announced 50+ New Zealand acts for the first announcement for the 2020 line-up.

Tagged as: music festival, New Zealand, Rhythm & Vines

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Bluesfest Has An All-Australian Line-up Announcement for 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest has announced its first ever all-Australian announcement. Russell Morris, Ian Moss and Kev Carmody join the line-up for 2021 in the 10 names announced.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Bon Iver, George Benson, Ian Moss, Kev Carmody, music festival, Patti Smith, Peter Noble, Russell Morris

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Announcement: Strawberry Fields Postponed Until 2021

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For the first time in 12 years, Strawberry Fields will not be welcoming thousands of patrons to its home venue on the banks of the Murray River in Tocumwal NSW.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Strawberry Fields

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Yours & Owls Festival Reveals Enormous All-Australian Line-up

by Paul Cashmere

Wollongong’s Yours & Owls music festival will boost Australian talent with its all-Aussie 2021 line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, DMAs, music festival, Tones & I, Wollongong, Yours & Owls

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Motley Crue To Headline Better Noise Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Motley Crue will headline the Better Noise Music Festival to stream on July 16 (USA) / July 17 (Australia).

Tagged as: Better Noise, metal, Motley Crue, music festival, rock, USA

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Gorillaz, The Strokes, Tyler The Creator To Headline Splendour in the Grass 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Gorillaz, The Strokes and Tyler The Creator have been confirmed as headliners for Splendour In The Grass 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, Gorillaz, music festival, Splendour In The Grass, The Strokes, Tyler The Creator

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ANNOUNCEMENT: Deni Ute Muster 2020 Cancelled

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Official announcement about Deni Ute Muster 2020:

Tagged as: Australia, Deni Ute Muster, Deniliquin, music festival, music industry

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Bluesfest Plans For A 2021 Music Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Planning for Bluesfest 2021 remains on track with the first line-up announcement confirmed for 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Peter Noble

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Under The Southern Stars Reveals COVID-SAFE Roadmap for 2021 Event

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The Under The Southern Stars spectacular rock music festival series featuring +LIVE+, Bush and the Stone Temple Pilots recently announced the postponed April tour would move to February 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, Bush, live, live music, music festival, Stone Temple Pilots, Under The Southern Stars

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Australian Simple Minds and OMD Dates Rescheduled For 2021

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Roundhouse Entertainment and Frontier Touring wish to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021.

Tagged as: 80s, A Day On The Green, Australia, Eurogliders, Frontier Touring, music festival, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, rock, Simple Minds

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Bluesfest 2021 Early Bird Tickets Go On Sale

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In what will be regarded as an incredible act of bravery Bluesfest has announced Early Bird tickets to its 2021 festival will go on sale today. This announcement comes one week ahead of what is said to be an historical First Artist Announcement next week on July 8th.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival, Peter Noble

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Lollapalooza Officially Cancelled For 2020

by Paul Cashmere

Chicago’s Lollapalooza is not happening this year.

Tagged as: Lollapoloza, music festival, USA

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Port Fairy Folk Festival Still Plans To Go Ahead for 2021

by Paul Cashmere

The Port Fairy Folk Festival will go ahead as planned in 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Port Fairy Folk Festival

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Bluesfest Rescheduled 14 Acts For 2021

by Paul Cashmere

In anticipation of a vibrant 2021 touring year, Bluesfest Touring has announced 14 of this year’s postponed shows will be back for 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, bluesfest, Bluesfest Touring, George Benson, music festival, music industry, Patti Smith and Her Band, The Gipsy Kings

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Music Festivals and Concerts Not Expected To Return Until 2021

by Music-News.com

Professor of healthcare management Zeke Emanuel has “no idea” how event promoters are rescheduling music gigs and festivals for later this year amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying he doesn’t understand how they think it’s a “plausible possibility”.

Tagged as: concerts, music festival, music industry, UK, Zeke Emanuel

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Perth’s By The C Rescheduled For November

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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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Jon Stevens of Noiseworks photo by Winston Robinson

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ABBA Voyage Is No Longer Coming To Melbourne

Melbourne, Australia is officially off the list of destinations for ABBA Voyage.

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Kyle & Jackie O Survey 4 Melbourne Radio Result Is A Stable Failure

The survey 4 radio ratings have been announced with Kyle & Jackie O’s controversial KISSFM breakfast show staying steady … but a stable failure. The show continues to fail each survey at the same disastrous level which gives wiggle room for more spin to come today.

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Eddy Current Suppression Ring To Play Free Fed Square Grand Final Eve Show

Melbourne punk band Eddy Current Suppression Ring will perform for the good folk of Melbourne (and some bad ones too) at a free concert in the heart of the city at Federation Square on Grand Final Eve, Friday, September 26, 2025.

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