Snap Scene

Peter Murphy first made his mark fronting influential UK group Bauhaus, who this year celebrate their 40th anniversary. Bauhaus appeared out of the London post-punk scene in 1978 and with their darkly romantic image and brooding songs like “Bela Lugosi’s Dead”, quickly became the touchstone for the nascent goth movement.

New Jersey hard rock band Skid Row played the Prince Bandroom in Melbourne, Australia on Friday 19 October 2018. Formed in 1986, they achieved commercial success with their first two albums Skid Row (1989) and Slave to the Grind (1991) that were both certified multi-platinum, while the latter reached number one on America’s Billboard 200.

Arising from the fifteen year partnership of acclaimed volcanic performance artist and writer Moira Finucane and theatre creator and director Jackie Smith, Finucane & Smith engage extraordinary artists and hijack myriad artforms to create intriguing, welcoming, complex and highly politicised ‘worlds’ for their audiences to occupy. Crossing hard core industrial with early opera, the literary gothic with burlesque, circus with drama, feminist performance art with sideshow, fine art with fine food, they celebrate the complexity and redemptive potential of humanity.

Finucane’s diva driven, disco pumping, torch song singing, booty shaking, carousel riding, ghost train spooking Dance Hall took over The Famous Spiegeltent and Luna Park! Dress up! Get down!

Norway’s symphonic black metal lords Dimmu Borgir played Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Wednesday 17 October 2018, as part of their Unveiling Tour of Australia & New Zealand. It’s the band’s first-ever headlining tour downunder, since forming in Oslo back in 1993. The tour is in support of their tenth studio album Eonian, which was released in May and reached #1 in Switzerland, and #2 in their homeland. The band currently comprises Shagrath on lead vocals, Silenoz on rhythm guitar, Galder on lead guitar, Daray on drums, Gerlioz on keyboards, and Victor Brandt on bass.

Geddes Lane Ballroom has restored live music to an iconic location. The 170 year old bluestone building was once home to the legendary 80s live music venue the Grainstore tavern.

The venue now sports a world class PA upstairs, whilst downstairs the Vue de Monde team have put together a menu of drinks and bar snacks.

On Fridays from Oct 12 – Dec 21, some of Melbourne and Australia’s finest musical acts grace the Fed Square stage and take audiences into the weekend for Fed Square Live!

From dream-pop and soul, to big band and rock’n’roll, there is something for all tastes in this free series of concerts in Fed Square.

Fed Square Live is a free, all ages events. Each week there will be food trucks, bean bags and astroturf so music lovers can kick back secure a spot and let the good times roll!

‘Rock and Roll Hall of Famers CHEAP TRICK, the illustrious quartet, will brought their guitar laden rock-pop sound to Melbourne’s Palais Theatre. One of the most influential rock groups of the past fifty years, and propelled by genre-defying global smash hits like ‘I Want You To Want Me’, ‘Dream Police’, ‘Surrender’, ‘The Flame’ and more, Cheap Trick has sold in excess of 20 million records worldwide. Lauded Australian rock outfit, DALLAS CRANE, joined CHEAP TRICK on their East Coast headline dates this October. Since their formation in 1996, Dallas Crane have become a staple of Australian rock music culture. Across five iconic studio albums, Dallas Crane have produced a slew of hits including, ‘Sit On My Knee’ with Jimmy Barnes, ‘Dirty Hearts’, ‘I’m Sorry Darling’, ‘Lovers & Sinners’ and many more.’

We are thrilled to present one of the UK’s most exciting and loveable Ska acts ‘Big Fat Panda’ who will be bringing their inimitable sound and style to Australia for the very first time and exclusively for SpecialOz’d!