Jimmy Barnes’ sad health announcement
Jimmy Barnes has been forced to cancel his weekend headlining slot last-minute as he faces an extended stay in hospital battling a serious bout of bacterial pneumonia.
Jimmy Barnes has been forced to cancel his weekend headlining slot last-minute as he faces an extended stay in hospital battling a serious bout of bacterial pneumonia.
Thousands of young music lovers have descended on one of the largest festivals of the year, but there are serious concerns about hail, rain and dangerous winds.
A devastated Swiftie has been scammed out of $900 as fans rally to get their hands on the last available tickets for the country music star’s Eras Tour.
An AC/DC legend, who last performed with the band almost a decade ago, made a return to stage with his bandmates after recovering from a health struggle.
A naked reveller was allegedly filmed masturbating in front of the stage at Listen Out festival in Sydney.
A woman from Sydney’s west has alleged she was felt “all over” during a strip search at a Sydney festival over the weekend.
As tens of thousands braved the heat at Sydney’s Listen Out over the weekend – there was one common trend being echoed by festivalgoers.
The start of Sydney’s festival season has been marred by tragedy, with two young men dying on Saturday as debate over pill testing continues to rage.
Two people have died after attending the popular Knockout music festival in Sydney’s west, with nine others “urgently” taken to hospital.
With festival season kicking off this weekend, new data has revealed a disturbing trend about police drug detection dogs.
A musician touring Australia was forced to abandon his set at a festival. Here’s what he had to say about the “hostile and s***ty” crowd.
A radical, edgy festival celebrating the darkness and mystery of life in one of Australia’s major cities has been punted to 2025.
An iconic Aussie rock band has made a major announcement following the death of one of their members, just months out from a tour.
The music festival has been canned for the second time in two years, just two months before it was meant to go ahead.
A man who died at the famous US festival that turned to chaos amid flooding has been identified.
Burning Man’s days-long flood-related driving ban has been lifted as wild scenes of a mass ‘exodus’ emerge from the doomed festival.
Images of punters making the most of the dire Burning Man situation have all given us a giggle. But one doctor has warned it will get dangerous, fast.
Singer Casey Donovan has shared an update from Burning Man after heavy rain sparked chaos, trapping thousands of punters and leaving one dead.
Questionable photos of Australian music festival line-ups in 2023 are doing the rounds on social media, and have sparked calls from fans for immediate change.
The infamous Fyre Festival is back and tickets to the second iteration of the “disastrous” event are already selling out.
Aussie singer The Kid Laroi held an impromptu performance in a hotel lobby, after the festival he was set to headline got cancelled.
A woman has slammed the “revolting men” who tried to body-shame her at the Byron Bay festival, calling them out for fatphobia.
Photos emerging from Splendour in the Grass paint a very different picture to what’s really happening with Australia’s youth.
A brand new music festival is coming to Australia, featuring some of the hottest new names in country music from here and in the US.
Fans have lapped up the sunshine at this year’s Splendour in the Grass, with bright outfits and big smiles a common sight in Byron Bay.
With a shortage looming, punters were out in force to get their fill of Hot Chip for one night only in Brisbane.
Popular music festival A Day on the Green quickly turned into A Day in the Mud as heavy rains and winds lashed the weekend event.
RnB lovers who attended a Perth music festival have complained about the performances of some of the event’s major international headliners.
A woman who lost her home in the Black Summer bushfires hopes third time’s a charm for her long-held dream to host a music extravaganza repeatedly postponed for fires, floods and Covid.
Crowded House have triple the Finn factor as their Covid-delayed latest tour finally hits South East Queensland.
A state of the art project has the potential to be more than a political football, it could change the identity of an entire town.
The threat of extreme weather, including devastating floods, has already forced many festivals to cancel their events this year and it seems to only be getting worse.
A Sydney lawyer has accused police of providing “dangerous and incorrect” information to festival goers charged with drug offences.
A UK rap sensation is the latest international act to withdraw from an Aussie music festival, leaving ticket holders raging.
In a State of Origin style battle, thousands of NSW bootscooters have fallen short of beating Queensland’s nutbush world record.
Extreme weather events and escalating insurance premiums are threatening Australia’s music festival scene, with more events likely to be cancelled or look like Splendour in the Mud.
Experts have revealed the worrying signs of a deadly disease after a man in his 40s died at Splendour in the Grass.
More horror stories from Australia’s biggest musical festival have emerged as ticket holders continue the fight for compensation.
Concertgoers got more than they paid for when a singer-songwriter who hasn’t been on stage for five years made an unexpected appearance at Drake’s North Star’s concert.
Two campers who resorted to sleeping in their car at Splendour say they were told they couldn’t leave despite being metres from a road out.
Hundreds of people from across Ukraine and the world have trekked to the north of the war-torn country to take part in “clean up raves”.
Youth broadcaster Triple J has been brutally ridiculed over an Instagram caption for a series of photos from Splendour in the Grass.
In the days after Splendour in the Grass, photos of broken tents and muddied boots have emerged, with locals speaking out against irresponsible attendees.
Drenched revellers have revealed they had no option but to share small cans of water as they waited for six hours for buses.
Fuming festival-goers have been offered a more fulsome apology by Splendour in the Grass organisers after the first one went down poorly.
Splendour has always been a magnet for influencers – but the reality is very different to what they post on social media. James Weir recaps.
A “once in a lifetime” VIP party that was set to eclipse Splendour in the Grass was hit with something far worse than bad weather this weekend.
Footage has emerged of a young girl being pinned down by security officers, with one bystander questioning the amount of “force they were using”.
Splendour in the Grass has issued an apology for wild bus queues that meant some festivalgoers didn’t get home until 6am – and it hasn’t gone down well.
Music lovers hoping to enjoy day two of Splendour in the Grass have been hit with fresh issues before even getting into the festival grounds.
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