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Woodburnia announces its farewell with an almost entirely local lineup

Burnia's much-adored rainforest escape returns for a fifth and final edition in February. Of the 37 acts on the bill, 36 are local.

Techno originator Juan Atkins has died aged 64

The Detroit pioneer was discovered unresponsive in a hotel room ahead of a performance in Mexico City, his management has confirmed.

DIGI Culture & Music shares its biggest lineup yet for 2027

The Ngunnawal Land/Canberra festival returns to Thoroughbred Park in February, with RONA., Skin On Skin, CLOUDY and Patrick Mason leading the bill.

Massive Attack, King Gizzard and Laneway are helping bring wombats back to a Tasmanian island

With help from some of our biggest and most politically active musicians, the Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre is clearing feral cats from Lungtalanana/Clarke Island to return species wiped out after colonisation.

breathe. share 'A Way Out Of Here', a documentary on their fundraising trip to wartime Ukraine

Shot by Dave May ACS of ‘Love On The Spectrum’, the film follows the Gadigal Land/Sydney duo to Lviv and Kyiv in July, where an air raid cleared Atlas Festival minutes before their set.

Untitled Group announces DRIFT, a new single-day festival for Boorloo and Meanjin in 2027

The two-stage event will debut at Ozone Reserve in Boorloo/Perth on Sunday 28 February and at the Gateway Bridge Underpass in Meanjin/Brisbane on Saturday 6 March, with pre-sale registration now open and no lineup announced so far.

RONA. launches ‘Everywhen’, a new open-air day party series

The Kaytetye producer and DJ will launch her new day party series at Footscray Community Arts' Lango Stage on Saturday 5 December, with an all-First Nations lineup featuring Becca Hatch, Yikes, naycab and Stacie.

Pitch Music & Arts reveals 2027 lineup for its tenth edition

Chris Stassy, Chlär and Peach lead the international bill for the anniversary edition at Moyston. HAAi, X CLUB. and a large Australian roster join them.

Stephen Raoul Jones, former member of Severed Heads, has died aged 75

The renowned musician and video artist is alleged to have been attacked outside of his studio on Gadigal Land/Sydney last week.

Sonder returns for Easter 2027 with Egyptian Lover and Bradley Zero

The independent Tallarook-based camping festival returns to Taungurung Country over Easter 2027, pairing an international crate-digger bill with a deep run of local live acts.

Chiaroscuro and VESPER announce their first open-air on Ngunnawal Country

Magda Bytnerowicz, DJ Luv You, Kasun and WTP join Canberra’s a.y.x. and Skunks for eleven hours at a secret site outside the city.

Ngunnawal Land venue Shadows Night Club announces closure over financial strain

The Civic venue gave Canberra promoters a room with no booking fee and no house format. Owner Andrew Heaney explains why it couldn't last.

New South Wales government passes historic bill to protect live music venues

The “world-first” legislation will protect venues, events and festivals in the state.

Garden Grooves brings back Spring Sessions and puts its DJs up a tree

Ngunnawal Land/Canberra's grassroots festival series returns this October, just a few streets from Parliament House.

Diega announces 'ORTA', a one-day festival at Heide's sculpture park

The brand behind some of Naarm’s best community-oriented New Year’s celebrations sets out with its latest venture.

Finely Tuned’s THE WORKS series returns to Carriageworks for a second season

Finely Tuned's warehouse series comes back for six dates this summer, with Ewan McVicar, Jayda G, ROSSI., Sam Alfred b2b Job Jobse and the already sold-out Australian debut of Pegassi rounding out the bill.

Hopkins Creek announces that 2026 will be the festival's last

The much beloved festival is calling the curtain, coinciding with its 10th birthday this November.

New Year’s At The Bowl returns to Naarm for year two & shares its lineup

Major Lazer, Don West, DJ Seinfeld, Flight Facilities, Todd Terje, Helena Hauff, a secret guest and a stacked crew of locals join together at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl for the festival’s round two this NYE.

NSW makes pill testing permanent at music festivals

Pill testing is now permanent in NSW, but with sniffer dogs, strip searches and personal searches still standard at festival gates, how far does the state's commitment to drug safety really go?

SURPLUS taps Rainbow Disco Club, Planet Trip and Mixmag ANZ for NAS revival

The 17-year-old Shizuoka institution lands at the National Art School on Sunday, October 18

Subsonic reveals lineup for its 17th year at Riverwood Downs

The festival returns to its home at Riverwood Downs Mountain Resort on Worimi Country this November.