
Future Music Festival announce the return of the First Class Lounge, adds more artists!
The exclusive Future Music First Class Lounge is back in force for 2012, with the opportunity for festival goers to experience the ultimate star-studded Future Music Festival experience. Hosted by model Vogue Williams, the First Class Lounge experience boasts exclusive perks including:

Start firing up the Splendour In The Grass rumours; Bloc Party have announced their first post-reunion show at the Melt! Festival in Germany.

It's official; Groovin' The Moo's Bendigo show is sold out, for the third year in a row!

Aussie rockers Faker have been added to Movie Extra Tropfest’s line-up of free entertainment, which also includes an afternoon performance by 2009 Tropscore winner Pluto Jonze, a giant bungee trampoline, photo booths, bucket loads of free things to take home, and of course world class short films on Sunday 19 February in Sydney’s Domain.

Only a week after they were announced on the 2012 Groovin' The Moo tour, Dallas Green's Juno award-winning project, City and Colour, have been confirmed for a run of headline shows in both Australia and New Zealand.

Future Music Festival close to selling out, adds DFA Records and Ear Storm Records stages!

It was revealed today that Splendour in the Grass will be returning to its home in Byron, after two years at Woodfordia. But given the public forums over the application to have the festival at North Byron Parklands, they have decided to return to where it all began: Belongil Fields.

The AU Review is heading to Canadian Music Week! The week following SXSW, we'll be bringing you comprehensive coverage of the Australian presence and their overseas doings, as well as some other surprises coming your way!

And so here we have it. Another day, another festival announcement. But there are few we get quite as excited about as Groovin' The Moo. Touring five region cities every May, the festival is a unique way to connect with festival goers outside of the capital cities, while creating a lineup and atmosphere that competes with all the majors - all for under $100 (not including booking fee)!

Yesterday the sun came out in Sydney, without a cloud in sight, and the revellers came out in force, selling out the 2012 Laneway Festival in the mid afternoon.
Bands M83 (pictured above), Feist, The Drums, Cults and Active Child received among the largest crowds (and singalongs thanks to their triple j hits) of the day, while the sun ensured a fair few festival goers would leave with a good red glow.

The event calendar continues to get well truly filled! Here are some announcements and dates for events in February.

FUSE Festival have released a flurry of announcements regarding the festival, including their keynote speakers, showcasing bands, and the lineup for the APRA FUSE Stage at the Adelaide Fringe Festival!

Looks like the weather isn't going to stop Brisbane's Laneway from going ahead, and rest assured music-goers will get their thrills from an array of amazing talents at this year's summer festivals! Here'e the latest festival news: