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It was a near capacity crowd at the Enmore to witness two (essentially) 90s bands. Living Color were on first ...

Melbourne Opera, in collaboration with Opera Australia, brought the Athenaeum Theatre to life with an extraordinary performance of Gaetano Donizetti's tragic masterpiece, ...

On the 2nd September 2023, Victorian Opera presented a single concert of a blend of operas of Vincenzio Bellini performed ...

Capriccio – Palais Theatre   On the 31st of August, Victorian Opera presented a single performance of Richard Strauss's rarely performed opera "Capriccio" ...

Evanescence's 20th Anniversary "Fallen" Tour: A Night of Unforgettable Emotion The anticipation was noticeable as I braved the freezing rain ...

What a triumphant return to Melbourne for Those Pretty Wrongs who jingled our jangle on their last tour back in ...

It’s been 10 years since New York City trio Yeah Yeah Yeahs played in Melbourne as proclaimed by vocalist and ...

Playing in her hometown, in this one-woman show, Mary Coustas sheds her bold alter ego Effie, a character she’s been ...

Bungul : A heart-felt collaboration to honour Gurrumul’s last album Gurrumul’s posthumously released album, Djarimirri (Child of the Rainbow), celebrates his ...

The 50th anniversary celebration of the Rocky Horror Show in Melbourne brought audiences out in force. It was a night ...

The Byron Bay Bluesfest has been a top tier event on the Australian Festival circuit for many years now and ...

A joint venture presented by RRR, A Day On The Green, Love Police and I Oh You, this one- dayer ...

The first timePavementplayed Melbourne, in 1993, after the release of their critically acclaimed debut albumSlanted and Enchanted, their original drummerGary ...

Having formed in Glasgow in 1980, Del Amitri is largely the song writing vehicle for bassistand lead vocalist Justin Currie ...

There was a definite buzz in the air on the tram heading towards Docklands and Marvel Stadium in Melbourne this ...

Sting hit the stage running with the classic Police song Message in a Bottle. When you open with a song ...

On the approach to Melbourne’s AAMI stadium there was a buzz in the air, considerably hot air as the temperature ...

I’m not a big movie guy; I don’t watch many of them. So often, when I sit my body down ...

Canberra shoegaze proponents, Moaning Lisa are priming the punters with feedback drenched guitar soundscapes courtesy of lead guitarist Ellen Chan ...

House Dreamers Are Waiting Tour  Crowded House have a different line up from years ago, but the cheery banter and ...

An unashamedly wacky musical with ‘the lot’! What began life as a small-scale school concert, has grown into an extravaganza ...

Escapism at its best - an enthralling new portrayal of this gothic love story.    The Phantom of the Opera ...

An abandoned ballroom becomes an epic time capsule The rediscovery of the mysterious Flinders Street ballroom has fueled our imaginations in ...

Last time I saw Tony Hadley IRL (hey I’m old but I’m up with the TikTok talk) it was 1985 ...

Less than four hours before doors, I got a text asking me to review tonight’s concert. Given I had no ...

When I first read about this line up, I couldn’t help but smile. I mean come on, The Chats, Mean ...

On a rainy Thursday night a sold out crowd arrived at the Hordern Pavilion for the rescheduled Hoodoo Gurus 40th ...

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 was the feature of the Midnight Oil gig at The ...

The Rolling Stones Revue started out with the brilliant Sticky Fingers shows. This time around they're concentrating on Exile on ...

On arriving at the venue you can’t help but notice the die hard, rusted on, fans of Kiss in various ...

KISS End of the Road Australian tour debuts in Melbourne. It’s been hailed as the biggest and best KISS show ...

This Sunday evening commenced with a welcome to country by Senior Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Di Kerr, whose every word was ...

by Maryanne Window Photo: Mary Boukouvalas Live music in Melbourne is back and what a great way to welcome it ...

If you enjoy an old school gory horror movie with a side of obscure (and not so obscure) musical jokes, ...

The Victorian Opera musical theatre production of Tommy enjoyed a triumphant opening and Australian premiere last night at the majestic ...

There's a lot of classic album shows going around these days. Sticky Fingers is a particularly good choice beacuse it's ...

The 17th annual Music Victoria Awards honoured the best acts, albums, songs and musicians from across the state. The event ...

Ashley Naylor, Davey Lane and Brett Wolfenden came together to provide us with a Sunday sesh worth getting out of ...

You know, it’s easy to forget when battling for a precious car park in Richmond and thus running to catch ...

A home ground show for the legendary Melbourne group, The Avalanches, was always going to be an exciting event. After ...

Great idea, the April Sun gigs. Impressive venue incorporating quality food, awesome stage vision and most importantly class acts. Distant views of ...

Firstly, it felt like such a privilege being back at the Forum watching a rock band. Melbourne’s most impressive live ...

When I heard of Michael Gudinski's death my tweet declared that in the pantheon of Australian rock industry stars, Michael ...

During COVID-19 lockdown in Melbourne, some reassessed their careers and lives, and many including our local music industry, were financially ...

Even have been playing the Corner Hotel on X-mas Eve for so long that X-mas Even has become a long ...

Billed by Silverback Touring as “an intimate Sunday session with Melbourne icons The Casanovas,” this event certainly delivered the promised ...

What does it take to entertain a music starved Melbourne crowd recently released from a stringent lock down and aching ...

@mavisstaples @emmadonovan_music #rightnow @zootwilights Photos: @angeliqueontour Mavis Staples and the Melbourne Zoo, an incongruous pairing but one embraced with enthusiasm ...

by Maryanne Window Melbourne Zoo has proven itself through the summer twilight series to be one of the premier outdoor ...

Queen & Adam Lambert, AAMI Stadium, 19th February 2020 click for gallery Queen flew into Melbourne for 2 huge shows ...