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Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Chili Peppers Australia and New Zealand Tour – The Numbers by The Numbers

Red Hot Chili Peppers have played six of their nine Australia and New Zealand shows with three to go. Now that they are two thirds through the AUNZ dates we can now see the pattern for how a setlist is put together.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, Sydney, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Play A Totally Different Show To Brisbane In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

The one thing Red Hot Chili Peppers fans can expect on the current Australian tour is the unexpected. The first show in Sydney (2 Feb) was a completely different show to Brisbane (29 Jan) which was a completely different show to Dunedin and Auckland on 26 Jan and 21 Jan.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, Sydney, USA

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The Living End, Xavier Rudd and Bjorn Again Sell-Out Twilight At Taronga Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 season of Twilight At Taronga at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is off to a good start with the first show of the year for The Living End as well as dates for Xavier Rudd and Bjorn Again selling out early.

Tagged as: Australia, Busby Marou, Kasey Chambers, live music, Sydney, Taronga Zoo, The Living End, Twilight At Taronga

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Billy Joel Transforms the MCG Into The Melbourne Concert Ground #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

There were no crickets at the MCG this week. Just thunderous applause. Billy Joel opened his one-off Melbourne show with a message for his fans. “The bad news is I haven’t put out anything new since 1993, so basically you’re gonna hear the same shit you heard last time. The good news is I haven’t put out anything new since 1993, so basically you’re gonna hear the same shit you heard last time.”

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Always Live, Auckland, Billy Joel, Frontier Touring, MCG, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Billy Joel Plays His First New Zealand Show in 14 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel played his Auckland, New Zealand show on Saturday night ahead of his one-off Australian show in Melbourne this coming weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Auckland, Billy Joel, Melbourne, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Billy Joel at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Joel Slips Into Sydney This Week For A Harbour Cruise

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel was spotted enjoying some “me time” in Sydney on Tuesday after arriving in Australia ahead of his Auckland and Melbourne shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Auckland, Billy Joel, Melbourne, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sydney Church Where AC/DC Filmed ‘Let There Be Rock’ Video Sells for $6m

by Paul Cashmere

The Kirk, the former Sydney church where AC/DC filmed their ‘Let There Be Rock’ video, has sold for $6 million.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Let There Be Rock, Sydney

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Twilight At Taronga 2023 Season To Benefit Litter Free Oceans

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s top shelf talent will perform at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo for the Twilight At Taronga 2023 season with the Little Free Oceans campaign getting a financial boost from the events.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Sydney, Taronga Park Zoo, The Living End, Twilight At Taronga

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SXSW To Hold First International Event In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

South By Southwest (SXSW), the technology, film and music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, will hold its first international event in Sydney, Australia in October.

Tagged as: Austin, conference, music industry, SXSW, Sydney, Texas, USA

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Sydney Set For Rock N Roll & Alternative Festival March 20

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney has a special event set for March 20. The Rock N Roll & Alternative Festival will feature 20 acts including ska legends The Porkers.

Tagged as: Australia, Rock N Roll & Alternative Festival, Sydney

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Sydney’s Twilight At Taronga Series Cancelled Due To Omicron Outbreak

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Twilight At Taronga live music events have been cancelled due to the current Omicron outbreak.

Tagged as: live music, music industry, Sydney, Twilight At Taronga

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Sydney’s Theatre Royal To Reopen With Alanis Morissette and Bob Dylan Productions

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Theatre Royal will start welcoming back live theatre fans on 2 December with new productions back to back of shows featuring music by Alanis Morissette and Bob Dylan.

Tagged as: 90s, Alanis Morissette, Bob Dylan, Canada, Girl From The North Country, Jagged, Jagged Little Pill, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, rock, Sydney, Theatre Royal, USA

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Bob Dylan Musical ‘Girl From The North Country’ To Open In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

‘Girl From The North Country’, a musical based on the music of Bob Dylan, will open in Sydney in January 2022.

Tagged as: Bob Dylan, Girl From The North Country, musical, Sydney, theatre

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Vivid Festival Postponed Until September

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Vivid Festival has been postponed for 2021. The New South Wales government has delayed the iconic event back to September.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Sydney, Vivid

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Announcement: Torch Festival Sydney Postponed Due To Covid Restrictions

by Announcement

The Torch Festival in Sydney is another Covid casualty following the new Sydney Covid outbreak.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, music industry, Sydney, Torch Festival

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Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane To Debut Drummer Queens

by Paul Cashmere

Drummer Queens, a new original Australian theatre production, will premiere for performances in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, Drummer Queens, Melbourne, Sydney, theatre

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Laneway Festival Sydney Now Open To 16 and 17 Year Olds

by Tim Cashmere

The Laneway Festival’s Sydney leg has finally caught up with the rest of the country and will allow 16 and 17 year-olds in for the first time.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 1975, 90s, Charli XCX, festival, king gizzard, Laneway Festival, live, Ruel, Sydney, tour

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Ani DiFranco Returns To Australia For The First Time In Ten Years

by Tim Cashmere

American neo-folk artist Ani DiFranco will return to Australia for the first time in a decade with a quick run of shows across the country.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, American Music, Ani DiFranco, Australia, Blues Festival, bluesfest, Byron Bay, feminism, folk, live music, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, touring

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The Field Day 2020 line-up revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Field Day will return on New Year’s Day and here is the line-up.

Tagged as: Australia, Field Day, music festival, PNAU, Sydney

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Keith Urban, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne 2014 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Keith Urban, Tina Arena, John Butler and Dame Edna Line-up for Sydney Coliseum Opening Week

by Paul Cashmere

Week one of Sydney’s new Coliseum Theatre will feature performances from Tina Arena, Dame Edna Everage, John Butler, Keith Urban and Amy Shark.

Tagged as: Amy Shark, Australia, Coliseum Theatre, Dame Edna Everage, John Butler, Keith Urban, music industry, Sydney, Tina Arena

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The Hard-Ons Reveal New Album and National Tour Details

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney 80s punk band The Hard-Ons will back up the release of their 12th album with a national tour in November and December.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Hard-Ons, power pop, punk, Sydney

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DMA’s Preview Unplugged Album with ‘In The Air’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

With DMA’s ‘Unplugged’ on vinyl a week away here is the preview of the album with the track ‘In The Air’.

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

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Over One Million Punters Attended a Qudos Arena Event in 2018

by Paul Cashmere

Qudos Arena in Sydney had over one million punters through the turnstyles in 2018.

Tagged as: Australia, music industry, Qudos Arena, Sydney

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Two Dead From Overdose At Defqon.1 Festival In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

A man and a woman are dead and two others remain in a critical condition following a suspected overdose at the Defqon.1 Festival at Penrith near Sydney on Saturday.

Tagged as: Australia, dance, Defqon.1, electronica, hardcore, Hardstyle, music festival, Sydney

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Anthony Albanese MP at Reclink Community Cup Elsternwick Park Melbourne on Sunday 21 June 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Albo Asks The ABC To Pick Up Radio Birdman Documentary

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s former Deputy Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone into battle with the ABC to pick up the Radio Birdman documentary.

Tagged as: 70s, Anthony Albanese, Australia, Descent into the Maelstrom – The Radio Birdman Story, punk, Radio Birdman, Sydney

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Max Watts Installs New State Of The Art Sound System

by Paul Cashmere

Max Watts in Sydney will soon have the best sound system installed in a city venue.

Tagged as: Australia, Max Watts, music industry, music venue, Obie Trice, Stryper, Sydney

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Cher Tweets About Her Sydney Mardi Gras Visit

by Paul Cashmere

Cher has confirmed her appearance at Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in March tweeting “You know where I’ll be in March” with the hashtag #putsomeshrimponthebar.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Cher, Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, pop, Sydney, USA

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Cher, Image, Rod Laver, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Cher To Perform At Sydney’s Gay Mardi Gras

by Paul Cashmere

Cher will perform at the Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras in Sydney in March.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Cher, Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras, pop, Sydney, USA

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R.I.P. Sydney Radio Legend Gary O’Callaghan At 83 He Inspired Sam Sparro’s Name

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney radio legend Gary O’Callaghan has died at the age of 83.

Tagged as: 2UE, 60s, 70s, Australia, Gary O'Callaghan, radio, Sydney

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Variety Rocks Gathers Australia’s Stars To Perform For The Kids

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s rock stars will gather for the Variety Rocks show and perform for children’s charity Variety in Sydney in October.

Tagged as: Australia, John Paul Young, Sydney, Variety, Variety Rock

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