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The Meanies Reform To Celebrate Silver Jubilee

by Paul Cashmere

The Meanies will reform in October for a lap of Australia to celebrate their 25 years.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Melbourne, music news. punk, The Meanies

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Steve Albini To Speak At Face The Music

by Paul Cashmere

Nirvana recording engineer Steve Albini is heading to Melbourne as keynote speaker for the Face The Music conference.

Tagged as: Australia, Face The Music, Melbourne, music news, Steve Albini

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Iconic Bennetts Lane Jazz Club To Close

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s historic Bennetts Lane Jazz Club will close in June 2015.

Tagged as: Australia, Bennets Lane, jazz, Melbourne, music news

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Bob Dylan Plays Melbourne Theatre REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Bob Dylan has had such a long and successful career that it is impossible to think of it as one body of work. You need to divide the eras.

Tagged as: 60s, Bob Dylan, Chugg Entertainment, folk, Melbourne, music news, rock, USA

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Augie March Add Fifth Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Augie March have added two more shows for their hometown reunion gigs. They will now play a fourth and fifth concert in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 90s, Angie March, Australia, Melbourne, music news, rock

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Ash Grunwald, Hiatus Kaiyote To Play AWME

by Paul Cashmere

Ash Grunwald and Hiatus Kaiyote have been named in the first round of performers for the Australian World Music Expo (AWME) in Melbourne in November.

Tagged as: Ash Grunwald, Australia, Australian World Music Expo, AWME, hiatus kaiyote, Melbourne, music news, world music

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Daddy Cool To Be Inducted Into The Age Music Victoria Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

The legendary Daddy Cool will be inducted into the Hall of Fame at the next The Age Music Victoria Awards.

Tagged as: Australia, Daddy Cool, Melbourne, music news, Music Victoria, The Age, The Age Music Victoria Music Awards

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Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same To Be Recreated In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Led Zeppelin’s classic 1973 Madison Square Garden gig captured as the live album ‘The Song Remains The Same’ will be performed for one show only in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 70s, Ash Naylor, Australia, classic rock, Corner Hotel, James Young, Led Zeppelin, Melbourne, music news, rock, The Song Remains The Same, UK

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Melbourne’s Iconic Cherry Bar Faces Potential Closure

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s iconic Cherry Bar in AC/DC Lane, Melbourne now faces the threat of closure following a new residential development now towering alongside.

Tagged as: Australia, Cherry Bar, crowd-funding, James Young, live music, Melbourne, music news, PledgeMusic, venues

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Damon Albarn Melbourne Date Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Damon Albarn’s Melbourne show has been announced for December.

Tagged as: Australia, Blur, Damon Albarn, Melbourne, pop, rock, UK

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Chet Faker Postpones Melbourne Show Tonight (Friday)

by Paul Cashmere

Chet Faker has postponed his show tonight in Melbourne due to illness.

Tagged as: Chet Faker, Forum, Melbourne

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Black Sabbath Release DVD Filmed In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sabbath shows filmed and chronicled in Melbourne, Australia have now been released as the live DVD ‘Gathered By The Masses’.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, DVD, Gathered For The Masses, Melbourne

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Review: One Direction’s First Melbourne Concert

by Anthony Barton

One of the world’s biggest bands are in town and Noise 11 sent a reluctant Anthony Barton along for the ride.

Tagged as: Melbourne, One Direction, review, Rod Laver Arena

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Wicked Proves Green Is The New Pink

by Paul Cashmere

Six years after debuting on the Australian stage at Melbourne’s Regent ‘Wicked’, will return to where it began its record breaking Australian run in 2014.

Tagged as: Australia, John Frost, Melbourne, The Regent, Wicked

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Black Sabbath To Release Live DVD From Melbourne Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The upcoming Black Sabbath live CD and DVD ‘Gathered In Their Masses’ was done at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena during the band’s recent Australian tour.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, CD, DVD, Gathered In The Masses, live, Melbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Laver Arena

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Melbourne Music Week Announces First Round Of Artist Events

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne Music Week has announced its first round of artists for 2013 with the promise for the state of Victoria that over 75% of performers will be locals.

Tagged as: City Calm Down, Gold Fields, Melbourne, Melbourne Music Week, North East Party House, Robert Doyle, SNKDKTL, Yacht Club DJs

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Mark Chopper Read To Speak In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s most famous Underbelly identities Mark ‘Chopper’ Read will appear on stage at Melbourne’s Athenaeum in September.

Tagged as: Athenaeum, Chopper Read, live, Melbourne, performance, show

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Lanie Lane, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Lanie Lane To Roadtest New Songs Before Recording

by Paul Cashmere

Lanie Lane has announced a series of dates to play new music from her upcoming second album.

Tagged as: blues, country, Lanie Lane, Melbourne, rockabilly, shows, The Toff, tickets

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Todd Rundgren Turns On Melbourne’s TRAK

by Karen Freedman

He really should need no introduction, and in a perfect world, Todd Rundgren would be a household name.

Tagged as: 1970s, 2010s, Badfinger, Blue-Eyed Soul, Cheap Trick, Dragon, Hall & Oates, Jefferson Starship, Jesse Gresse, John Ferenzik, Journey, Kasim Sultan, Meat Loaf, Melbourne, Patti Smith, power pop, Prairie Prince, Prog Rock, rock, Shaun Cassidy, The Tubes, Todd Rundgren, Trak, U.S.A., Utopia, XTC

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Pink To Film Melbourne Shows For Live DVD

by Paul Cashmere

Pink will film her Melbourne shows on Wednesday and Thursday (July 10 and 11) for her next live DVD.

Tagged as: DVD, Melbourne, Pink, The Truth About Love

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Pink Adds 18th Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Pink will now perform 18 shows in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 00s, Live Nation, Melbourne, Pink, pop, The Truth About Love, USA

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Pink Equals Record With 17th Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Pink has added a 17th show for Melbourne and in doing so has equalled the record run she achieved in the city on her last tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, Live Nation, Melbourne, Pink, pop, The Truth About Love, USA

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Josh Groban, Palais Theatre, Melbourne REVIEW

by Angela Black

The Palais Theatre in Melbourne was host to what some consider one of the greatest voices in contemporary music, Josh Groban. This tour marks only the second time the American talent has hit our shores in his 12 year career.

Tagged as: Josh Groban, Karen Black, Live Nation, Melbourne, Palais, review

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Midge Ure Returns To Melbourne After A 28 Year Break

by Karen Freedman

“Thanks for coming. Next time bring a few friends,” greeted Midge Ure from the compact stage at the intimate Billboard venue Friday night, as he began his first Melbourne show since 1985 with ‘I See Hope (In The Morning Light)’.

Tagged as: 1980s, 2010s, Billboard, Electronic, Fleetwood Mac, Melbourne, Midge Ure, synth-pop, The Walker Brothers, U.K., Ultravox, Vienna

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Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bruce Springsteen Australian Tour Sees Better Days SETLIST Melb 3

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen has premiered ‘Better Days’ at his third Melbourne concert.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, classic rock, Melbourne, New Jersey, rock, Rod Laver Arena, setlist, The E Street Band, USA

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Bruce Springsteen Plays Melbourne And Rosie Comes Out Tonight

by Paul Cashmere

‘Rosalita’ (Come Out Tonight), the one time centrepiece of a Bruce Springsteen live performance, has made its second appearance on the E Street Band Australian tour.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, classic rock, Melbourne, rock, Rod Laver Arena, Rosilita, setlist, The E Street Band, USA

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Bruce Springsteen Plays First Melbourne Show SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the first of five Victorian shows at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, classic rock, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena, The E Street Band, USA

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Melbourne Claims Live Music Capital Of Australia Title

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne has claimed the Live Music Capital of Australia title following a live music census.

Tagged as: City of Melbourne, industry, Melbourne, Music Victoria, Patrick Donovan

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Ed Sheeran At Festival Hall Melbourne REVIEW

by Sarah Occhino

Melbourne’s Festival Hall on March 4th was packed out with fans absolutely itching to see Ed Sheeran perform and my god, they were not shy about letting him know.

Tagged as: Ed Sheeran, Festival Hall, live, Melbourne, pop, UK

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Big Day Out Melbourne Setlist

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers have now played three Australian Big Day Out shows. Melbourne was last night.

Tagged as: Big Day Out, Melbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers

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Big Day Out Co-founder Ken West Has Died At Age 64

Ken West, the co-founder of Big Day Out with Vivian Lees, has died at the age of 64.

April 7, 2022

Bob Lefsetz To Interview Paul Kelly and Ken West for Australian Music Week Podcasts

American music industry analyst Bob Lefsetz will set down with Australian songwriting legend Paul Kelly and Big Day Out co-founder Ken West for his Podcast programs while he is in Australia next week for Australian Music Week.

November 1, 2019

ITS OFFICIAL: Big Day Out Dumped For 2015

Big Day Out will not happen in 2015 of Austin based C3 became the sole owners of the event after director AJ Maddah sold out last week.

June 26, 2014

Is Big Day Out Over And Out?

The future of Big Day Out 2015 is looking unlikely with the departure of director AJ Maddah from the executive structure and shareholding.

June 26, 2014

Eddie Vedder Opens Solo Tour In Perth SETLIST

Eddie Vedder shed Pearl Jam and stayed back in Australia after Big Day Out for his own solo tour.

February 10, 2014

Big Day Out Faces Massive Losses But Will Return

Big Day Out promoter AJ Maddah has confirmed that the Australian music festival will face massive losses from the 2014 event but the show isn’t over yet.

February 8, 2014