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.
Music Festivals
Music festival guide: what not to do
HEADING to Future? Don your denim cut-offs and get ready for a good time with our Melbourne music festival guide – what not to do.
Back in land of the living
Once upon a time seeing Chris Cheney from The Living End face first on the floor would have required serious alcohol. How times have changed.
Raving at the BDO – is this our coolest cop?
ONE police officer was spotted getting seriously into the music at this year’s Big Day Out. Check out the controversial video.
Moving House
Steve Angello of Swedish House Mafia says electronic acts are repeating themselves and run the risk of boring fans if they don’t get more creative.
Richie returns for his blaze of glory
RICHIE Sambora will join the Soundwave Festival in Australia in February, two months after missing the Bon Jovi tour here to care for his daughter
Punters Make Meredith 23 a Winner
A mate of mine hates the term punter. It just rubs his beard the wrong way.
How to let fans have a big day out
THE man in charge Australia’s leading festival business says focus on your toilet and bar queues and listen to your fans for success.
It’s all a blur for BDO organisers
BIG Day Out organisers say Blur’s decision to pull out of the January music festival has left them feeling ‘devastated and confused’.
Blur pull out of Big Day Out
THE embattled Big Day Out has been dealt another serious blow with reunited British headliners Blur pulling out of the 2014 festival.
The ‘Bait, back in the swim
Their passion for playing reignited their desire to get back into the studio after taking time out for life and solo projects.
Falls Festival line-up revealed
US INDIE rockers Interpol will headline a star-studded line-up at this year’s Falls Festival in Lorne.
Singer ‘killed himself over injured fan’
A MUSICIAN “feared he had crippled a fan” during a stage-dive that went wrong just hours before he committed suicide.
Big Day Out first line-up revealed
FESTIVAL announces first line up including Primal Scream, Tool, Birds of Tokyo and more.
Big Day Out crowd warning
INCREASED security and surveillance will combat any repeat of last year’s diabolical Big Day Out concert at Flemington Racecourse.
Nick Cave talks Big Day Out ruckus
NICK Cave has threatened to reignite rock’n’roll mayhem with his old buddy Iggy Pop at this year’s Big Day Out festivals.
Alice unbound for Soundwave
Veteran rock giants throw off the chains to still blow the young ‘uns away, proving their resurrection is one that’s here to stay
Future Music Festival line-up unveiled
FUTURE Music Festival’s March line-up will feature Deadmau5, Pheonix and Macklemore and Ryan Lewis.
Artists’ choice for Splendour in the Grass
SPLENDOUR in the Grass is kicking off tonight. But among the huge headline acts, there’s a few who stand out as must-see from the artists themselves.
Byron Bay gets Falls Festival
POPULAR New Year’s music festival adds Byron Bay leg as local authorities warn the town will have a New Year’s Eve lockout.
Fans miss out in Splendour ticket rush
THE festival business is picking up again with Splendour In The Grass selling out in under an hour today.
Prince gets funky at SXSW
MUSIC icon Prince closed the SXSW with a funkfest that stretched into the early hours.
Big Day Out to stay on Gold Coast
THE Queensland government says it has struck a deal to keep the Big Day Out musical festival on the Gold Coast for years to come.
Blondie first non-Australian Homebake headliner
THEY’RE the first non-Australians to headline Homebake, but perhaps it’s appropriate – their first commercial success was in the Land Down Under.
Wheels on the bus: the Ruby Rose remix
DJ launching her very own pop-up music festival on wheels but says one day she could be making a different kind of noise.
A rare musical awakening
I’VE been going to gigs for 40 years. I know greatness when I see and hear it. It doesn’t come along all that often.
Faithless give Good Vibrations
FAITHLESS’ Sister Bliss explains why their definitive sound is back and her love for Dougy Mandagi.
Big Day Out hot weather alert
BIG Day Out organisers have warned festival-goers in Melbourne they face 40 degree conditions this weekend.
Kings Of Leon postpone tour
KINGS of Leon have postponed their Australian tour by eight months due to a “bum wing.”
BDO star pops the question mid-set
THE BDO may not be too romantic, but Bliss N Eso MC Max McKinnon thought otherwise.
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