Smaller music festivals blossoming
If you want to enjoy a fine bottle of red, gourmet BBQ and a game of Twister with your outdoor music experience, then there is now a festival for you.
Music Festivals
Fistfights, fungi and wind — The Foals
FOALS’ ringleader Yannis Philippakis has been getting into fistfights and sleeping in the same bed as his musical heroes for the new album.
The music festival you’ve never heard of
THE world’s largest and longest-running festival is underway and there is not a denim cut-off or muddy gumboot in sight. Here’s how Aussie listeners can tune in.
The Hoff fires up for Aussie music duo
WEARING his own branded T-shirt which reads, ‘Don’t Hassle The Hoff’, the 63-year-old talks about going ‘Hoff’ to the sound of Peking Duk.
Bloc Party to headline Falls Festival
FIRST-TIME Falls Festival act Bloc Party will reveal an all new line-up when they take to the stage alongside other headliners Disclosure, Foals and Courtney Barnett.
Mark Ronson promises more surprises
IT’S the standout hit single of 2015. And Mark Ronson says just wait until you see what what he does with Uptown Funk during his Australian gigs.
Transylvanians to pay in blood
A TRANSYLVANIAN music festival has found a novel way to solve Romania’s blood shortage.
Smiths guitarist Marr keeps dream alive
LEGENDARY Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr used to hate touring. Now he’s determined to keep the rock flag flying at festivals such as Splendour In The Grass.
The Districts heading for Splendour and Newtown
WHAT better way to kick off your first Australian tour than at Splendour In The Grass. Pennsylvanian rock band, The Districts then head to Newtown for an intimate show.
Diplo in Stereosonic announcement
ROCK star DJ Diplo sings the praises of our Iggy Azalea and Ruby Rose and defends Justin Bieber ahead of his return to headline Stereosonic.
Music festival will test your drugs
RATHER than trying to hide their drugs revellers at this music festival can have them tested by organisers to make sure they are pure.
The music festival turning urine into beer
NORTHERN Europe’s largest music festival just collected the urine from over 100,000 attendees to make recycled beer. We’re serious.
Jessie J out of hospital, hits stage in London
JESSIE J is fighting fit after being admitted to hospital with a mystery illness last week and is expected to land in Australia in the coming months.
Kim sex tape flashed at Kanye gig
WHILE Kanye dominated the Glastonbury stage, a fan in the crowd decided to pay a racy tribute to wife Kim Kardashian.
Celebrities at Glastonbury Music Festival 2015
CHECK out all the festival action as stars and fans alike make the annual pilgrimage to Glastonbury.
Lionel Richie’s unexpected groupies
HELLO? Lionel Richie’s epic performance at Glastonbury inspired the entire security team to perform a flash mob of their own with hilarious results.
Comedian storms stage during Kanye gig
KANYE West got “Kanye-ed” during his set at Glastonbury Festival when a comedian stormed the stage and interrupted his show.
Nasty disease making a comeback
IT HASN’T been common for decades but medics at the world’s most iconic music festival are warning people to watch for the return of a nasty condition.
The filthy truth about wristbands
IF you are one of those people who like to collect festival passes like a badge of honour, you may want to think again.
Secret bar inside world’s biggest festival
IT’S not marked on any maps and there is room for just 30 people. As 135,000 crowd into Glastonbury this weekend, many of them are looking for one spot in particular.
Smash Mouth singer pelted with bread
A FAMILY-friendly day quickly escalated when fans started throwing bread at Smash Mouth while they were performing. The lead singer’s meltdown needs to be seen to be believed.
The Preatures are cooler than cool
THE Preatures launch Thredbo’s outdoor concert series by playing to a sea of beanies, with more Australian rock bands due to follow them to the snow.
Iggy cancels act over offensive tweets
IGGY Azalea has cancelled her performance at a gay pride festival after being haunted by homophobic and racist tweets she once allegedly posted.
Johns steals show with solo debut
EX-SILVERCHAIR frontman Daniel Johns staked his claim to be one of Australia’s most exciting solo artists with a debut show at the Vivid Live festival.
Generous Morrissey struts and saunters
REVIEW: While Morrissey was in very fine voice, and his audience adoring, the opening night of four concerts felt more of a rehearsal than a lift off.
Dave Grohl ‘obsessed’ with ‘Taylor motherf**king Swift’
FOO Fighters frontman Dave Grohl surprised a crowd full of festival punters when he revealed his dark obsession.
Florence announces intimate shows
CHART-topping British band Florence & the Machine have announced solo dates prior to their headlining appearance at the Splendour in the Grass festival.
Song U-turn for Sebastian
HE ditched the pyrotechnics and the ‘over-the-top’ lighting moments before hitting the Eurovision stage. But the U-turn could just pay off for Guy Sebastian.
The Aussie gal trying to outsing Guy
WALKING along the red carpet launch of Eurovision Song Contest minutes ahead of Aussie entrant Guy Sebastian was another Aussie accent — albeit from within the Armenian team.
How ‘hippie crack’ affects you
IT’S more popular than cocaine and ecstasy, so the organisers of one of the world’s biggest music festivals have urged punters to steer very clear of it.
Sick Sam Smith cancels Oz tour
SAM Smith has cancelled the rest of his Australian tour and his Logies performance after being diagnosed with a haemorrhage on his vocal cords.
Boys from Britpop back in business
THEY rode the Britpop wave, survived the inevitable backlash, then broke up. Now Graham Coxon reveals how Blur came back with their first album after 12 years.
WRAPPED: Celebrities at Coachella 2015
A-LISTERS flock to the most epic music festival of 2015. Go inside as celebrities share the double Coachella weekend on social media.
‘He put his hand down my pants’
YOUNG women can’t walk through a nightclub or a music festival without being grabbed and harassed. This partygoer says it’s disgusting and it has to stop.
Stupidest celeb outfits at Coachella
COACHELLA is in full swing over in California. “Slutty Pocahontas” is the look and punters are going balls to the wall on it.
Splendour in the Grass line-up announced
FLORENCE and the Machine, Blur and Mark Ronson will headline this year’s Splendour in the Grass music festival at Byron Bay.
Birds of Tokyo go State of the Art
STATE of the Art music festival has revealed Birds of Tokyo will headline its fourth annual event as part of the WA Day long weekend celebrations next month.
‘F**k you’: Kendall humiliated at Coachella
THIS would mortify anyone. Kendall Jenner was publicly dissed in front of a whole crowd at Coachella.
Why Coachella is the place to be
THE Coachella Music Festival has a staggering line-up of artists — including many Aussie performers — but its influence now goes way beyond the music world. Here’s why it matters.
Did Splendour leak 2015 line-up?
THE Splendour In The Grass 2015 festival line-up may have accidentally been leaked on streaming service Spotify. So which bands have apparently made the cut?
‘Shirtless f***wits killed’ festival
THE team behind one of Australia’s biggest music festivals blamed financial decisions for pulling the plug in 2016 but the internet blamed other factors.
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Future Music calls it quits
POPULAR dance music festival Future Music has called it a day, saying underperforming ticket sales means it makes it no sense to continue on.
Kanye slammed over Glasto spot
A ROCK legend has weighed into the outcry over Kanye West headlining Glastonbury as 125,000 fans of the iconic festival sign a protest petition.
Hilltop Hoods find a new Future
AUSTRALIA’S premier hip-hop outfit have spread their wings into the Future Music Festival, and revealed how they found their perfect fit in dance music.
‘Get the f*** outta here man’
DRAMATIC video has emerged of a fight at a music festival showing a singer leaping from the stage to help a fan who was being pinned down by security.
‘What the f**k are they doing?’
THE Prodigy are back — and on their 25th anniversary, the group has a new album that takes aim at popular, but “lazy” DJs.
Avicii’s hit song that he’s sick of
HE recently lost two organs, but now Avicii is coming back to Australia — and even he admits there’s one song that left him too overexposed.
Hell-fests ditched for music
LIVE music is under fire again after a woman was indecently assaulted at a festival. But, there’s a new kind of boutique experience.
Group slams man’s ‘predatory act’
THE Aussie hip hop group that was on stage when a man performed a sickening sexual assault on a woman in the crowd has launched a stinging attack.
Meet music’s next big thing… and she’s from here
HER songs detail the minutiae of everyday Melbourne life — and critics worldwide are tipping Courtney Barnett as the next big thing in music.
Laneway gazes into crystal ball
IF you want to know which artists are going to be talked about for the next 12 months, just scan the Laneway Festival line-up.
Streets are sweet for Sugar Mountain Festival
SUGAR Mountain Festival, a cutting-edge music and arts gathering, made an impressive debut at its new home at the Victorian College of the Arts.
Marilyn Manson is rocking again
BILLY Corgan taught Marilyn Manson a valuable lesson, then made him throw up, the Antichrist Superstar tells Mikey Cahill.
Killer band to slay Soundwave
MADE up from members of Sepultura, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon and The Mars Volta, new outfit Killer Be Killed has a hard rock pedigree to die for.
Meet Abbie Cornish’s split personality
AUSTRALIAN actor Abbie Cornish is set to introduce the world to her musical side — a rapper named Dusk.
Our fantasy festival headline acts
WITH Billy Joel, AC/DC and Steely Dan now headlining hip American festivals, we’ve picked the heritage acts that could do the same in Australia.
Woodford proving a Labor of love-in
HE’S a fixture at the Woodford Folk Festival, but this year Bob Hawke isn’t the only former federal Labor politician enjoying the event. SOCIAL MEDIA PICS
When radio stunts go wayyy too far
ONE woman proved just how far she’d go in an attempt to win free festival tickets, resulting in the grossest public stunt we’ve seen this year.
Ben and his Innocent Criminals are back
PASSIONATE bluesman Ben Harper reveals what the biggest challenge for him was when he got his band back together, as he prepares to return for Bluesfest.
This is the dark side of Stereosonic
VIDEO has emerged of a wild brawl from last weekend’s Stereosonic music festival that left a man unconscious on a packed dancefloor.
West Coast Blues N Roots 2015 line-up revealed
UPDATE: CHARLES Bradley & The Extraordinaires are the latest act to be added to the line up of next year’s West Coast Blues ‘N’ Roots festival.
Which 90s rockers are reforming?
AS famous for their off-stage antics as they are for their music, one of the biggest bands of the 1990s could be set to reform for the Glastonbury festival.
Future Music Festival’s ‘jawdrop’ act
WITH Big Day Out out of the picture, the Future Music Festival has snapped up the line-up they want for less, which means cheaper tickets for you.
Leave feathers at home and dont be a tool
INDIAN feather headdresses join d**kheads, kegs, couches on stilts and BBQs on the list of things officially banned from Meredith Music Festival this year.
Cody: Dating model made me wiser
AUSTRALIAN pop star Cody Simpson and Justin Bieber collaborator has opened up about his love life with famous US model Gigi Hadid.
Falls Festival line-up announced
THE Falls Festivals in Lorne, Tasmania and Byron Bay announce impressive line-ups running over the new year’s period.
What‘s going on with David Guetta?
THE superstar DJ looked like he was on another planet during a recent music festival set — and cameras were there to capture his weird, wide-eyed expressions.
Is this really the worst live performance ever?
YOKO Ono’s Glastonbury performance has turned into a viral sensation in recent weeks, as fans and critics debate her atonal, scream-filled set.
Island to host ‘boutique’ music festival
TRUCKING magnate Lindsay Fox has backed a new music festival to be held at Phillip Island on New Year’s Eve.
It’s time to kill Big Day Out
LET’S face it. The Big Day Out has sucked for years now. Here’s why we think it should be put to bed for good.
Big Day Out not returning in 2015
BIG Day Out is off next year but will be back, according to the American promoters who now solely own the 22-year-old music event.
Splendour in the Grass site ‘hacked’
UPDATE: Moshtix say no credit card details were compromised during Friday’s Splendour in the Grass sale.
Splendour in the Grass site ‘hacked’
UPDATE: Moshtix say no credit card details were compromised during Friday’s Splendour in the Grass sale.
Splendour 2014 line-up revealed
THE Splendour In The Grass 2014 line-up has been officially announced, and after plenty of speculation, and even a few leaks, the final list is here.
Headliners leak Splendour appearance
THE Splendour line-up isn’t released until next week, but it seems this year’s hotly tipped headliners have already confirmed their appearance. Awks.
Did this artist kill Coachella’s cool?
WHICH artist just killed Coachella’s cool factor with a single cameo appearance when he jumped on stage with rising hip hop star Chance The Rapper?
Beyonce’s awesome stage surprise stuns fans
BEYONCE’S sister Solange had a secret weapon up her sleeve for her set at the Coachella Festival on the weekend. Check out the awesome surprise.
Bluesfest makes 25th splash
IT’S been 25 years since the very first Byron Bays Bluesfest. Take a look back at the best moments. AMAZING PICTURES
Aloe Blacc is The Man
ALOE Blacc launches his Lift Your Spirit album and is confirmed to perform with neo-soul greats Maxwell, D’Angelo and Angie Stone at the new Soulfest.
Future Music axed after six deaths
THE Future Music festival in Kuala Lumpur has been cut short after a spate of drug arrests and reports of up to six deaths on site.
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