Falls Festival line-up revealed
US INDIE rockers Interpol will headline a star-studded line-up at this year’s Falls Festival in Lorne.
Music Festivals
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.
Stones rolling on with hottest 100 glory
SIBLING superstars Angus and Julia Stone top off stellar year with music lovers voting Big Jet Plane 2010’s hottest tune.
Westpac outage halts Splendour sales
FESTIVAL goers get a second chance to buy tickets after Westpac technical glitch struck just as the popular event went on sale.
Dozens charged over festival drug haul
POLICE have charged several people after seizing a large quantity of illegal drugs at the Future Music Festival.
A big, hot blast for 52,000 fans
MORE than 52,000 fans sweltered at Flemington Racecourse yesterday for the annual Big Day Out music festival. Backstage video
Is this Australia’s most expensive hobby?
THOUSANDS of fans forking out up to $600 on a single day in the sun as they cram into music festivals this summer.
Stage fall Jimmy cops a buffeting
SINGER Jimmy Buffett taken to hospital after crashing off the stage at Sydney concert. Video
Phoenix back to rise again
WITH Australia the end of its current tour, Phoenix flies home to reinvent itself.
Big Day Out crowd warning
INCREASED security and surveillance will combat any repeat of last year’s break-in during the Big Day Out at Flemington Racecourse.
Stonefield sisters score Glastonbury coup
THEY are four sisters who live on a cattle farm but they have sparked a stampede in the music game.
Bob Dylan to headlines Bluesfest festival
FOR years he refused to play in a town he’d never heard of, but finally Bob Dylan will grace Byron Bay’s Bluesfest with his folk saintly presence.
Doves to headline Playground Weekend
MANCHESTER rock band Doves are the first headline act confirmed for Playground Weekender festival.
Even Bigger Day Out announced
A SECOND Big Day Out show has been added for Sydney after tickets sold out in minutes on Wednesday morning.
Singer ‘killed himself over injured fan’
MUSICIAN “feared he had crippled a fan” during stage-dive hours before he plunged to his death.
Biggest Splendour line-up ever
SPLENDOUR In the Grass has gone one up this year running over three-days for the first time and featuring the largest line-up ever.
Missy Elliott signs up for Parklife festival
MISSY Elliott, Groove Armada and The Dandy Warhols are among the big names set for this year’s Parklife.
Placebo attack media at Soundwave
PLACEBO frontman Brian Molko wasn’t too happy about being filmed doing what he does best.
Fans, stars, blister in the Big Day Out heat
THE crowd cooked and the musicians melted at the Big Day Out as temperatures soared to more than 40C at both Sydney Big Day Out festivals.
Big Day Out hits the Gold Coast
MAD beats and the English came out in the midday sun on the first leg of the 2010 Big Day Out.
Punters brace for Big sweaty Day Out
ORGANISERS of Adelaide’s Big Day Out have been forced to make drastic changes as up to 33,000 music lovers prepare to sweat their way through the music festival tomorrow.
Big Day Out kicks off Australian leg
THE opening Australian leg of the Big Day Out music festival for 2009 has attracted the usual bumper – if eclectic – crowd on a gloomy day on the Gold Coast.
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