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Melbourne To Lose Another Music Venue With Closure of Jimmy Hornet in Richmond

Popular Melbourne music venue Jimmy Hornet will close at the end of 2022 with venue owner Anthea Palmer citing rising costs of insurance verses the venue capacity as not a workable business model moving forward.

Tagged as: Anthea Palmer, Australia, Jimmy Hornet, Melbourne, music industry, music venue, Richmond

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Covid Outbreak Causes Temporary Closure of Brunswick Ballroom

by Paul Cashmere

The current Covid upsurge in Melbourne has forced the closure of the Brunswick Ballroom until 21 January.

Tagged as: Australia, Brunswick Ballroom, live music, Melbourne, music industry, music venue

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MEMO Music Hall to kick off local acts with Summer Sounds of St Kilda in January

by Paul Cashmere

Kim Salmon, Alma Ziegler, Hugo Race and Deborah Byrne will be able to walk to walk for their January gigs. MEMO Music Hall in St Kilda will be featuring the locals throughout January with its Summer Sounds of St Kilda series.

Tagged as: Australia, Debra Byrne, Jack Howard, Kim Salmon, Memo Music Hall, music venue, Simon Myers, St Kilda

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Tony Martin will be working between Christmas and New Years at MEMO Music Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Comedian, filmmaker and author Tony Martin has a gig at MEMO between Christmas and New Year.

Tagged as: Australia, Debra Byrne, Jack Howard, Memo Music Hall, music venue, Nazeem Hussain, Sarah Bennetto, St Kilda, Tony Martin

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MEMO Music Hall to pay tribute to the music of St Kilda with Summer Sounds of St Kilda series

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s hidden music gem of a venue MEMO Music Hall will pay tribute to its local artists with Summer Sounds of St Kilda series throughout January.

Tagged as: Australia, Debra Byrne, Jack Howard, Kim Salmon, Memo Music Hall, music venue, Simon Myers, St Kilda

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Max Watts Installs New State Of The Art Sound System

by Paul Cashmere

Max Watts in Sydney will soon have the best sound system installed in a city venue.

Tagged as: Australia, Max Watts, music industry, music venue, Obie Trice, Stryper, Sydney

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Legal Bunfight Brews Over Melbourne’s Newest Venue The Hummingbird

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s newest music venue The Hummingbird has changed its name after being threatened with legal action by millionaire real-estate developer Albert Dadon (aka Albare) for referencing a bird in their name.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Basement, jazz, music industry, music venue, The Fyrefly, The Hummingbird

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San Fran’s Fillmore West To Reopen After 45 Years As SVN West

by Paul Cashmere

The once iconic Fillmore West in San Francisco was until recently a Honda dealership. Well, it is going to be a music venue again.

Tagged as: Fillmore West, music industry, music venue, San Francisco, SVN West, USA

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Festival Hall Owner Says Venue Is No Longer Viable

by Paul Cashmere

The Wren family, the owners of Melbourne’s iconic Festival Hall, have confirmed that they are selling the building because the business is no longer viable.

Tagged as: Australia, Festival Hall, music industry, music venue

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Festival Hall Closure Angers Sectors of Melbourne’s Music Community

by Paul Cashmere

Plans to demolish Melbourne venue Festival Hall have angered parts of the music community.

Tagged as: Australia, Festival Hall, music industry, music venue

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The Flying Saucer Club To Close

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s The Flying Saucer Club will close as a venue after New Year’s Eve.

Tagged as: Australia, music venue, Nick Barker, rock, The Flying Saucer Club, The Peptides

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Fanning Dempsey National Park Have More Dates For 2025 As Well As Summersalt

Bernard Fanning (Powderfinger) and Paul Dempsey (Something For Kate) have more Fanning Dempsey National Park dates for 2025.

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APRA Reveals Professional Development Awards Finalists

The 61 songwriter and composer finalists for the 2025 APRA Professional Development Awards (PDA) have been revealed and are now one step closer to receiving one of 13 awards when they’re announced in Sydney on Thursday 13 February.

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Hello Sunshine Festival Cancelled

Australia’s Hello Sunshine Festival, featuring Stone Temple Pilots, Smash Mouth, Wolfmother and Kasey Chambers, has been axed.

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The Waifs Add Regional Dates Alongside Summersalt Tour

The Waifs will play a stack of regional dates as they tour the country as part of the Summersalt music festival.

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The First Hour of The First Day On 2JJ (Double J) Sydney 19 January 2025

Double J was a Sydney only radio station when it first went to air at 11am on 19 January 1975. The first song played was Skyhooks ‘You Just Like Me ‘Cos I’m Good In Bed’ chosen because it was Australian, it was rebellious (because the song was banned at the time which reflected the rebellious image of the station) and being part of the ABC was not subject to the licencing laws of the commercial radio stations.

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