In town as part of Laneway Festival, Wet Leg returned to Sydney and delivered an electric and super tight headline slot at UNSW Roundhouse. On the back of their second album, 2025’s brilliant Moisturizer, the English act showed everyone in attendance just how far they’ve come along in the few short years they’ve been tearing up…
After announcing a line up that would go on to sell out in minutes upon its release, the Sydney leg of Laneway Festival 2026 was primed and ready to deliver a day that could go down as one of the greats. With the weather gods delivering a mixed bag for the festival – from rain…
Any complaints about Sydney’s nightlife vanish after a night at Carriageworks nowadays. It’s become the Inner West’s iconic warehouse-style venue, perfect for raves (as we witnessed with the The Works, kicked off by none other than Underworld) And so it’s no surprise that to see South Korean DJ and effortless cool-girl Peggy Gou set up…
I can’t help but think of Nicholas Hope in Bad Boy Bubby every time I watch a video of Nick Cave performing. The oddly obscure “classic” is the kind of hard-watch that leaks from the more unflinching corners of the Australian psyche. But unlike similarly disquieting films, such as Snowtown and Picnic At Hanging Rock, Bubby’s…
It has been a minute—or perhaps closer to twenty years—since I last stepped foot into a university bar, but the vibe is one that seemingly holds true through the ages. Walking through the stunning, rain-washed grounds of Sydney University as the bells of the War Memorial Carillon rang out and the sun shone finally, there…
On a Saturday night with some of the worst weather Sydney has seen in a while, The Last Dinner Party put their best feet forward and delivered an intricate, fun and overwhelmingly brilliant set as part of their From The Pyre world tour. Returning to Australia 18 months on from their inaugural tour, the English…
We might be one week into the year, but there’s every chance we’ve already seen the set of the year, in the form of Turnstile at their Hordern Pavilion headline show. Yes, it’s a big call considering there’s a plethora of festivals ahead of us, a multitude of announced and unannounced tours coming our way,…
Returning to the country for the first time in three and half years, Joy Crookes took to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre stage to deliver a smooth, sultry and genuinely funny set in support of her second album Juniper. In town performing on a selection of new year’s festivals, the English artist was in fine form as…
Underworld may be the biggest name on the lineup for a new Carriageworks live series, simply called The Works, but make no mistake about it: the headline is intelligent curation and the art institution’s wondrously well-suited warehouse. Over the next few weeks, Carriageworks will kick the new year off with a series of classic warehouse…
The wind, music and good times were at an all-time high on the fourth and final day of Beyond The Valley 2025. The Day 3 fatigue was shaken off with attendees eager to get back into high spirits and ring in the New Year in the best way possible. It was a much cooler day,…
Beyond The Valley Day 3 arrived with a noticeable and welcome shift in pace and temperature, which was exactly what the festival needed. After the chaos and intensity of Day 2, Tuesday felt like a collective exhale. Attendees were obviously still keen on partying like there’s no tomorrow, but there was a calmer, more…
Day 2 of Beyond The Valley came and went in a hot, dusty haze. Most of this week is a haze, really- that odd time between Christmas and New Years when you have no clue what day it even is. Except this time, it’s filled with live music, great food and the best vibes. The…
The end of the year is nigh, and the Australian summer sun has finally decided to make an appearance, just in time for Beyond The Valley to kick off today. Day one was off to a cracking start with tops of 28 degrees and a gentle, cool breeze. This is my first year attending the…
The over-the-top beef between Kendrick Lamar and Drake that dominated pop culture last year is still paying dividends for at least one of its participants. Following his viral Super Bowl performance, which centred around Kendrick’s now-signature Drake diss “Not Like Us”, the Compton emcee’s star has puffed right into the stratosphere. He now commands some…
Lewis Capaldi played to a sold-out Melbourne crowd at Rod Laver Arena on Wednesday, 10 December, as his world tour finally saw him gracing Australian shores for the first time in five years. With the release of his album Broken by Desire to be Heavenly Sent in 2023, Capaldi had plans to play in Australia…
When asked how to describe the Meredith Music Festival, my camping neighbour, Phoebe, told me it could be summed up in one word: “collaboration.” Examples abound: Campers negotiating space and interacting with their neighbours. Jostling for prime couch position on the banks of the Amphitheatre Supernaturale. Improved wi-fi access at the Meredith township (making for…
Whilst Lady Gaga – in her first Australian bout of concerts in over a decade – claimed that the evening’s rules were to either “Dance or Die,” Brisbane really had only one choice when being enveloped by The Mayhem Ball; “Put your hands up” and dance! Gaga perhaps overdid it on how many times she…
Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of their landmark album How To Save a Life, The Fray returned to Melbourne on Sunday night for a sold-out show at The Forum. The venue was packed to the rafters, buzzing with those looming end of year vibes, and the crowd itself was surprisingly mixed. Clusters of twenty-somethings made up…
Melbourne weather really turned it on for Good Things Festival, my favourite Friday of the year. Under the beaming sun at the iconic Flemington Racecourse, this year’s instalment was something special. With headliners Tool, Weezer and Garbage locked in from the start, the lineup was one of the strongest since the festival launched in 2018,…
It feels that November, despite being Aus Music Month, has been dominated by the Poms. Fresh on the heels of Oasis selling out stadiums and making every second middle-aged man cry about a band they never thought they’d be able to see live again, Sam Fender has returned to our shores and delivered a set…
How can you possibly quantify the seismic impact of songs like “Seek & Destroy” and “Enter Sandman” when they’re played live and loud, igniting the air with soundwaves so combustible that you could swear Accor Stadium could burst into flames? You can’t. Sydney waited patiently while Metallica shredded through the rest of their Australian tour…
They’ve done it again. But you expected as much, right? RUFUS DU SOL is ending a breathless world tour in Australia, and right now they’ve landed at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena for the first of three sold-out shows. After that, it’s on to their hometown of Sydney for another string of instant sell-outs. For those…
We are often told to keep it simple, stupid. Well, Paul Dempsey decided to do just that and take it on the road. For his latest solo show he treated audiences to his fine croon and an acoustic guitar. Just that. And it was simply captivating to behold. The Something for Kate frontman has recently…
I’ve been fortunate in my time to see some of the biggest acts of not only my life, but objectively all time. From Paul McCartney to Taylor Swift, Arctic Monkeys and Florence + The Machine, The Strokes and The Cure, I look forward to telling my future children that I got to witness some of…
It’s Wednesday night at Brisbane Riverstage, and Vancouver rapper bbno$ is about to play the biggest show of his career. Originally slated to play the 3000 capacity Fortitude Music Hall, the Brisbane show sold out so fast that the night was quickly upgraded to Riverstage, a venue with triple the capacity – and…
It’s been a decade since Ricky Martin – undisputedly, the “King of Latin Pop” – graced Australian shores with his graceful energy, and last night on the Brisbane stop of his Ricky Martin Live tour he proved more than worth the wait. At 53-years-old, the Puerto Rican performer appeared more youthful than ever, arising on…
It’s been twelve years since Metallica last played Australia, but boy did they make up for lost time. Stopping at Adelaide on Wednesday as part of their M72 World Tour, the heavy metal juggernauts put on what could probably be called the show of the year. Some 50,000 fans of all ages packed out Adelaide…
An essential part of a memorable festival is rain and mud. Throw in a violent electrical storm, and you have Bingo. Thus, Adelaide’s 2025 Harvest Rock Festival is memorable for this and many more reasons. A severe thunderstorm on midday Saturday meant that a shelter in place warning was issued. Rundle Street pubs were filled…
I close my eyes halfway through one of Neil Finn’s good-humoured stretches of crowd banter and can almost swear Rhys Darby was the new lead for Crowded House. The fearless frontman has always charmed with his relatable sense of humour, often quipping with his brother Liam between the band’s many classics. But something about these pop-up…
On Saturday night, Brisbanites poured into the Brisbane Entertainment Centre as the season’s first summer storm rolled overhead. The forecourt descended into semi-chaos as hundreds of fans battled the pelting rain at the open-air entrances. However, not even the rain could dampen the excitement for American phenom Teddy Swims. The musician’s meteoric rise has been…
