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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Men At Work Started At The Cricketers Arms. Why Has The Pub Forgotten Its Place In Australian Music History?

by Paul Cashmere

Men At Work built their early following at Richmond’s Cricketers Arms Hotel before becoming an international chart phenomenon. More than 40 years later, the pub has no visible plaque acknowledging the band’s historic beginnings.

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Forge Festival

Forge Festival Announces Inaugural Halloween Event At The Leadbeater

by Paul Cashmere

Forge Festival will debut in Melbourne this Halloween at The Leadbeater Hotel in Richmond, featuring Scar The Surface’s first performance in 12 years and a lineup celebrating the city’s heavy music community.

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Leaps and Bounds 2026

Leaps And Bounds Music Festival Returns To Full Ten-Day Format In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Leaps And Bounds Music Festival will return to a full ten-day format in July 2026, with venues across Yarra hosting free and low-cost live music, cultural events and community celebrations.

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Ian Moss photo by Mushroom Creative House Tim Lambert 2026

Ian Moss Leads Historic Reopening Of The Regent Theatre As Sold-Out Shows Signal New Era For Greater Western Sydney Live Music

by Paul Cashmere

Ian Moss headlines the sold-out reopening of The Regent Theatre in Richmond as the historic 1935 venue returns following a major multi-million-dollar renovation.

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Lamb of God release new single “Sepsis” 2025

Lamb of God Unleash “Sepsis”, Their First New Music Since 2022

by Paul Cashmere

Lamb of God return with “Sepsis”, their first new music since Omens in 2022. The track celebrates their Richmond underground roots as the band marks 25 years with a huge year of tours and festivals.

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Snoop Dogg photo by Ros O'Gorman

Snoop Dogg Spotting Is The Big Melbourne Sport This Weekend

by Noise11.com

Snoop Dogg has made Melbourne his playground this week with a Swan Street BWS appearance, a surprise DJ set at The Espy, and a nightclub stop at Ms Collins — all before his AFL Grand Final pre-game show with Tash Sultana and Baker Boy.

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Anthea Palmer, Founder of Jimmy Hornet

Melbourne To Lose Another Music Venue With Closure of Jimmy Hornet in Richmond

by Paul Cashmere

Popular Melbourne music venue Jimmy Hornet will close at the end of 2022 with venue owner Anthea Palmer citing rising costs of insurance verses the venue capacity as not a workable business model moving forward.

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Archie Roach: Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Archie Roach To Perform Song At Football

by Paul Cashmere

Indigenous music legend Archie Roach will perform during the football at the MCG this Saturday.

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