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The Hives perform at Forum Melbourne, July 19, 2025.

One of the best live bands in the world is finally back in Melbourne

To attend a concert by The Hives is to be inducted into a sweaty, euphoric cult for just over an hour of frenetic power.

  • Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen, Jessica Nicholas, Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead

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Tricia Paoluccio channels Dolly Parton’s vocal mannerisms and expressions impressively.

This Dolly Parton musical has a wafer-thin plot – but who cares when the music’s this good?

You’ll have a much better time if you go in expecting a tribute concert over a fully integrated musical.

  • Cameron Woodhead, Vyshnavee Wijekumar and Tony Way
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath delighted tens of thousands of fans in an emotional farewell gig in Birmingham on Saturday
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Ozzy Osbourne's last show

Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath delighted tens of thousands of fans in an emotional farewell gig in Birmingham on Saturday

Michael Whalley as Winston Smith and Chloe Bayliss as Julia in Shake & Stir’s production of 1984.

George Orwell intended 1984 to be a satire, but this play shows it’s close to the truth

While the design is impeccable, the slow creeping unease of the text doesn’t translate as easily to stage.

  • Cameron Woodhead, Tony Way, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Michael Dwyer and Sonia Nair
Seann Miley Moore in Hedwig and the Angry Inch.

This drag punk rock musical is magnetic and not to be missed

A global cult sensation since it was born in the clubs of New York in the late 1990s, Hedwig and the Angry Inch stands the test of time.

  • Will Cox and Jessica Nicholas
MONOLITH was part of the 2025 Rising Festival.

Melbourne doesn’t give up its secrets easily. This festival is delving below its surface

From a shaky start, this year’s Rising Festival shows it is maturing into a distinctive and diverse event.

  • Cameron Woodhead
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Pete and Bas perform at Max Watts on June 8.

I don’t know what this show was, but it was the most fun I’ve had in ages

Are Pete and Bas actors? An elaborate bit of performance art? And does getting answers to these questions really, actually matter?

  • Will Cox, Cameron Woodhead, Sonia Nair and Karl Quinn
Spenny reaches out to fans as he performs at ONEFOUR’s album launch event at Sydney Dragway in Eastern Creek, in Sydney’s west on Thursday night.

OneFour’s message to the police: ‘We’re different now. We’re good people’

Rap group OneFour is about to embark on a tour around the country in support of their debut album. The only place they won’t perform? Their hometown of Sydney.

  • Thomas Mitchell
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Superannuated Supergrass can still put on a fine show

Our critics check out the latest performances around town.

  • John Shand, James Jennings, Shamim Razavi, George Palathingal and Bernard Zuel
Suki Waterhouse performs at the Athenaeum on June 6.

She’s a ‘model, actress, whatever’. And in her first Australian gig, her charisma is undeniable

In this all-ages performance at the Athenaeum, the lighting and smoke create an intense ambience that complements Suki Waterhouse’s stage presence.

  • Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Leila Lois, Cameron Woodhead, Will Cox and Andrew Fuhrmann

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