WOMADelaide

PJ Harvey to Play Golden Plains, Womadelaide and Her Own Shows In Australia in 2025

PJ Harvey will perform in Australia in March 2025 including a headline performance at Golden Plains, a performance at Womadelaide and shows in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Golden Plains, music festival, PJ Harvey, WOMADelaide

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WOMADelaide Reveals Final Four Artists for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

WOMADelaide has announced the addition of four artists –Afrobeat luminary Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria); tropical pop-reggae artist Hollie Cook (UK); the Mauskovic Dance Band (The Netherlands) and DJ-producer Saliah (Lebanon/UK) – expanding the line-up to an impressive 71 groups appearing at the festival in Adelaide’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from 8-11 March 2024.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, music festival, WOMADelaide, world music

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WOMADelaide Adds 38 More Artists For 2024 Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The WOMADelaide festival has added 38 more artists for the 2024 music festival in Adelaide.

Tagged as: Australia, Morcheeba, music festival, WOMADelaide, world music

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Ziggy Marley, Nitin Sawhney, José González To Play WOMADelaide 2023

by Paul Cashmere

The first artists for WOMADeldie 2024 have been announced. Nitin Sawhney, José González and Ziggy Marley will be at the event in Adelaide in March.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australia, José González, music festival, Nitin Sawhney, WOMADelaide, world music, Ziggy Marley

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WOMADelaide Replace Sampa The Great With Two Acts

by Paul Cashmere

With Sampa The Great dropping out of WOMADelaide Pitjantjatjara/Torres Strait Islander artist Miiesha and PNG-born, Melbourne-based artist Kaiit have been added to the festival.

Tagged as: Australia, Kaiit, Miiesha, Sampa The Great, WOMADelaide, world music

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Midnight Oil To Reactivate In 2021

by Paul Cashmere

Midnight Oil will play six shows in 2021 including two WOMADelaide shows presenting Makarrata Live.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, live music, Midnight Oil, music festival, rock, WOMADelaide

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Ziggy Marley Drops Out Of Womadelaide

by Paul Cashmere

Ziggy Marley will no longer be performing at Womadelaide on 9 March.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, Adelaide, reggae, South Australia, USA, WOMADelaide, Ziggy Marley

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Ngaiire Announces Australian Tour

by Tim Cashmere

Ngaiire, one of Australia’s most noteworthy neo-soul artists, is set to return to the stage in February and March next year for a run of festival shows.

Tagged as: 10s, live, Mardi Gras, music, Ngaiire, Papua New Guinea, Perth Festival, soul, tour, WOMADelaide, Woodford

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Mavis Staples, Rhiannon Giddens, The Cat Empire To Perform At Womadelaide

by Paul Cashmere

Mavis Staples, Rhiannon Giddens and The Cat Empire lead a United Nations of artists for Womadelaide 2020.

Tagged as: Australia, Mavis Staples, music festival, Rhiannon Giddens, The Cat Empire, WOMADelaide, world

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WOMADelaide Announces 2012 Lineup

by Tim Cashmere

WOMADelaide, the world music festival that takes over the South Australian capitol each year has revealed a stellar lineup for 2012.

Tagged as: Adelaide, WOMAD, WOMADelaide

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Johnny Clegg, Eddi Reader, Blue King Brown For WOMADelaide 2012

by Paul Cashmere

The line-up for WOMADelaide 2012 has been announced with Johnny Clegg, Eddi Reader and Blue King Brown some of the names that leap out of the list.

Tagged as: Australia, Blue King Brown, Eddi Reader, Festivals, Johnny Clegg, WOMADelaide

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R.I.P. Australian Music Industry Identity Dominic ‘Mick’ Mazzone OAM

Dominic ‘Mick’ Mazzone of Mighty Management, manager of the Hoodoo Gurus and formerly Ian Moss, has died after an illness.

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Roger McLachlan photo by Jason Rosewarne

Little River Band Co-Founder Roger McLachlan Dies At Age 71

Roger McLachlan, the New Zealand born bass player and co-founder of Little River Band, has died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 71.

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Music Victoria Suspends 2025 Victoria Music Awards

Music Victoria has announced it will not present th Music Victoria Awards in 2025.

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Lior, Sarah Blasko, Gut Health To Perform At APRA Music Awards

The APRA Music Awards will showcase the best of new music for 2025 with performances from a diverse example of Australian music from Sarah Blasko, Lior and Gut Health.

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Check Out Pre-Crowded House When They Were The Mullanes

For a brief time before Crowded House became Crowded House they were known as The Mullanes.

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Lucinda Williams Replaces Jason Isbell For Paul Kelly Tour

Bad news for Jason Isbell fans. Jason is off the Paul Kelly Australian and New Zealand tour in August and September. The good news is Lucinda Williams has replaced him.

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