Aussie rockstars Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) and Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate) have teamed up on a new collaboration called Fanning Dempsey National Park – and they’re dropping an album and going on tour. Their debut album, The Deluge will be released on 2 August and they’ll tour Australia in October and November, A statement released by the duo said: “We’ve been telling you all how excited we are for you to hear our new album The Deluge’ but that doesn’t compare to the fever we have to announce our national tour. It’s coming in October/November to a venue near you.…
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Tens of thousands of people are expected to flood Ballarat on Saturday night for White Night, with the streets and venues of the city set to be transformed through illuminations, projections, music, and interactive works. It is the fourth time the free event has been held in Ballarat, but the first time since 2019. It will take place from 6pm to midnight on Saturday 1 June. The program Laser beams, breathtaking projections, an array of live music, interactive works; the one-night-only event is something not to be missed. White Night Ballarat will feature almost 40 projections and more than 100…
Brisbane’s award-winning cult cabaret mischief makers, circus stars and heart-stopping hooligans Briefs Factory present their brand-new show Bite Club: 2nd Serve on the Playhouse stage at Arts Centre Melbourne from 25 – 29 September 2024. Australia’s favourite “carnie” queens will be serving up their signature camp-cabaret fantasy of circus, drag and comedy in a sultry showcase of outrageous entertainment. For the first time in the world-renowned boylesque troupe’s history, the production of Bite Club: 2nd Serve sees them joined on stage by songstress Sahara Beck fronting a live band and performing original music. It’s a potent pairing that ups the ante in variety extravaganza. Described as one of Australia’s most arresting performers, Sahara…
Marvel Stadium has announced it will be hosting an exclusive VIP party in addition to providing a free live site for Game One of the NBA Finals 2024. On Friday 7 June the screens in Stadium square will beam the NBA Finals live from the US, while the upstairs View Bar at the stadium will host an exclusive VIP party with special guests. The two events will run concurrently: the free live site at Stadium Square (Gates 2 & 3) from 9:00am, with the VIPs kicking off at 9.30am. Marvel Stadium GM Scott Fitzgerald said the stadium will deliver NBA fans…
Exciting tail-wagging news for pooches and their people – new dates have been announced for the Puffing Billy Dog Express so you can take your doggo on a paw-some adventure through some of Victoria’s most stunning landscapes. Puffing Billy is Australia’s most iconic steam train, that chugs through the lush Dandenong Ranges, offering a nostalgic journey through time. With its vintage carriages and scenic routes, it’s a beloved attraction for tourists and locals alike, providing a charming experience steeped in history and natural beauty. Kick off your day at Emerald Lake Park, where you and your furry friends can roam…
International best-selling novelist, author and creator of iconic TV show Sex and The City, Candace Bushnell, is bringing her acclaimed one-woman show “True Tales of Sex, Success and SEX AND THE CITY” to Australia in December 2024. The show will see Candace sharing her remarkable philosophy through stories of fashion, literature, and, of course, sex. Candace said she was excited to be coming back to Australia. “I can’t wait to share True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City with my Aussie Sex and the City fans,” she said. “They’ll hear about the real Mr. Big, my true-life…
Iconic Australian rock band Cold Chisel are gearing up to celebrate their 50 years in music with a special tour, promising to deliver all their greatest hits. Dubbed the ‘Big 5-0 tour’, this musical journey down memory lane will span 11 performances across October and November. Starting in Armidale, NSW, where the band was based in the mid-70s, the tour will then traverse through the Gold Coast, Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle, Ballarat, and Hobart, before culminating in a grand finale in Adelaide, the birthplace of Cold Chisel. This milestone tour holds particular significance as it comes shortly after…
Melbourne’s iconic commuter newspaper mX is set to make a comeback for the RISING festival. RISING has teamed up with News Corp to bring the beloved newspaper back for two exclusive festival editions. From 2001 to 2015, before widespread doom-scrolling on smartphones, the mX was a free paper people read on public transport on their evening commute. Featuring a lot of celebrity gossip and a section called “Boring but important” it was how many Melburnians kept abreast of what was going on. The two RISING editions of mX will be distributed to commuters and city-goers in the lead up to…
The Improv Conspiracy (TIC) has announced it is bringing back its annual Defrost Festival for a third year – a yearly spectacle celebrating the art and community of improv. For two weeks the festival will play host to the crème de la crème of interstate and local comedians, entertaining and educating a community of thousands with brand new shows, workshops and social events The Defrost Festival is fast becoming a strong and unique highlight of Melbourne’s world-class comedy scene, built around three core events: The festival features performers from across Australia, with shows including live podcasts, improv inspired by Law…
Geelong Arts Centre has revealed three creative projects to be presented as part of its inaugural Launchpad initiative from 22 June in The Open House. Audiences can attend showcase developments of the work of three local Geelong artists in disciplines spanning from immersive theatre to acrobatic storytelling and darkly comedic screenwriting. Featured projects include Cabaret of Calm by Helen Duncan, GO/NO GO by GO/NO GO Circus and Psyched by Serah Nathan. These performances offer the artists the opportunity to test and showcase their new work in a professional theatre setting, providing a platform for artistic experimentation and audience engagement in Geelong Arts Centre’s The Open House…
One of Australia’s premier pop successes, the 8 times ARIA Award winner Amy Shark, has today announced The Sadness Tour – a headline tour of Australia and New Zealand in October and November that will follow the August 16 release of her upcoming third studio album ‘Sunday Sadness’. The Sadness Tour will be Amy Shark’s first headline tour since her massive 60-date run across Regional Australia in 2022, and her first Australian capital city headline shows since 2021’s Cry Forever Tour. In anticipation of the tour Shark said, “I can’t wait to get back on the road to see you all and bring this new…
As they begin a monumental new chapter, multi-Platinum-selling, BRIT Award-winning, arena-filling giants Catfish and the Bottlemen announce their much-anticipated return to Australia this September. The tour will kick off on Wednesday the 4 September at Sydney’s Horden Pavilion, followed by shows at Melbourne’s Festival Hall, Newcastle’s Bar On The Hill, Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall, Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall before finishing up at Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium on Thursday 12 September. Fronted by charismatic Van McCann, the band has always united people around their music and live performances. Freed from opinion and expectation, fans flock in their hundreds of thousands…