Iconic Canadian rockers The Tea Party are heading back to Australia this June for the first time since 2019, bringing their [TRIPtych] 25 tour to our shores. The tour will bring them to Melbourne on 20 June 2024 where they’ll play at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda. The Tea Party will play a set that not only features their greatest hits and rarities – but will be exploring their fourth studio album ‘Triptych’ on a more in-depth basis. Some of these songs have never been heard live before, and some haven’t been heard for years. In a statement, the band said: ‘The three of us are looking forward to…
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There’s something about watching a movie on the big screen that even the best home cinema set-up can’t compete with. During the height of the pandemic, many films went straight to streaming without being given a cinematic release. This included three Pixar films – Soul, Turning Red and Luca that were all sent to the streaming platform Disney+; If you were bummed that you never got to experience any of these films on the big screen, you’re in luck. They’ll be available to watch in participating cinemas in Melbourne as part of the new Pixar Film Fest. Each film will…
Woodend’s beloved Holgate Brewhouse is celebrating ’25 Years of Beers’ in 2024 with a year of special releases and collaborations, nationwide events and much more. “When you say it out loud, 25 years is a long time to be in business,” co-founder Paul Holgate explains. ‘We are very proud to be one of the earliest small independent brewery start-ups in Australia. We put together our first business plan in 1997 and started brewing and selling in 1999, well before the term ‘craft beer’ was used,” he said. His partner and other co-founder, Natasha Colgate, said; “Our 25th Anniversary is a…
Tickets are now available for Hearth Theatre’s uproarious production of the comedy classic The 39 Steps, a satirical homage to Alfred Hitchcock’s masterpiece that blends nail-biting suspense with a dash of Monty Python. It’s playing at Chapel Off Chapel from 8 March for a strictly limited two-week season, The 39 Steps is a Tony and Olivier Award-winning farce that first took the West End by storm in 2006 before going on to have an extraordinary 9 year run -,making it the fifth-longest running play in West End history. Directed by and starring Hearth Theatre founder Charlie Cousins (ABC’s The Doctor…
Melbourne’s cult Lune croissants will team up with another Melbourne icon next month when they are for sale for the first time ever at the Australian Grand Prix in Albert Park. Melburnians have been queuing up for the famous pastries for several years now. But being available at the Grand Prix is a kind of homecoming for Lune’s founder, Kate Reid, who used to be a Formula One engineer before she established the famous bakery. Not content with simply serving up pre-baked treats, Lune will be proving and baking some pastries on-site to ensure that coveted “hot from the oven”…
Bendigo, nestled in the heart of Central Victoria, has been crowned as Wotif.com’s Australian Town of the Year for 2024. This recognition by the renowned global hotel reservation site and app highlights Bendigo’s charm and appeal as a must-visit destination. In its seventh year of crowning trending Aussie destinations, Wotif.com considers factors such as accommodation, affordability, quality, and traveller satisfaction. With 69% of Australians planning domestic travel this year, Bendigo has captured the imagination of many. So, what makes Bendigo stand out? From its rich gold rush heritage to its vibrant arts scene, there’s something for everyone in this historic…
The much-anticipated Port Phillip Mussel & Jazz Festival is back, returning to the South Melbourne Market on the Labour Day long weekend, Saturday 9 and Sunday 10 March 2024. This beloved two-day seafood street party promises to delight festival-goers with a plethora of tasty treats from succulent mollusc dishes to the soulful sounds of Melbourne’s finest jazz and soul musicians. Cecil Street will be transformed into a vibrant hub of activity, featuring an array of street food vendors, live music on the main stage, workshops, cooking demonstrations, kids activities, roving performances, giveaways, and more. Best of all, entry is free,…
Beloved Australian entertainers, Emma Memma (Emma Watkins) and Pete Helliar, have been crowned as the 2024 Moomba Monarchs, helping Melbourne celebrate 70 years of the iconic festival when it returns this Labor Day long weekend in March. This year’s Monarchs will be a hit with both little and big kids alike – Pete Helliar who is one of the country’s most popular comedians as well as a best-selling kids’ author and acclaimed children’s entertainer, Emma Memma, renowned for empowering the next generation through inclusive performance. In a coup for the 2024 festival, Moomba Monarch Emma Memma will be plunging into…
In support of their upcoming album Dark Matter, Pearl Jam will head out on a world tour this year, hitting nine countries and 25 cities – including Melbourne where they will play at Marvel Stadium on 16 November. Pearl Jam is an alternative rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1990. The band’s lineup consists of bassist Jeff Ament, rhythm guitarist Stone Gossard, lead guitarist Mike McCready, lead singer/guitarist Eddie Vedder and drummer Matt Cameron. Thirty plus years of live performances, twelve studio albums and hundreds of official live concert bootleg releases later, Pearl Jam continues to be critically acclaimed and…
Melbourne’s Hamer Hall is set to host a spectacular event featuring James Cameron’s timeless sci-fi masterpiece, The Terminator, accompanied by a live rendition of Brad Fiedel’s unforgettable synthesizer-led score from 3-5 May 2024. Released in 1984, The Terminator catapulted Cameron to fame and laid the foundation for a legendary franchise that continues to captivate audiences four decades later. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the relentless cyborg assassin, the film follows a gripping tale of survival and humanity’s struggle against machines. What sets this event apart is the live performance by the Replicant Ensemble, who will bring Fiedel’s iconic score to life…
Anticipation is at fever pitch as Australia prepares for the start of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, presented by Crown at Melbourne’s MCG this Friday! With the show setup now underway it has been confirmed that limited tickets, including restricted view tickets at $65.90, can be released for sale. This is not a drill! Tickets go on sale TODAY (Tuesday 13 February) at taylorswift.ticketek.com.au at 2pm AEDT for all Melbourne concerts and 4pm AEDT for all Sydney concerts, until allocations are exhausted. Melbourne’s iconic MCG will notably host the largest concert of Taylor Swift’s career to date and her three concerts there will see…
More than 25,000 people are expected to flock to St Kilda’s foreshore on Saturday 17 February for the opening day of the St Kilda Festival this year – First Peoples First First Peoples First is a free festival that celebrates First Peoples music, art and culture, with this year’s event boasting an epic lineup of First Peoples artists including Birren, The Merindas, Mo’Ju and Eleanor Jawurlngali Triad who will perform across two stages on the St Kilda Foreshore. The festival will also feature family activities including cultural arts workshops, traditional dances, Indigenous hip hop performances, and a First Peoples market…