Gig Review

Review: 2025 Harvest Rock Festival @ Rymill Park & King Rodney Park (Adelaide)

While music festivals have endured a tough previous five years or so with a glut of major brands collapsing and never returning, the landscape for bespoke live music events
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Review: Crowded House @ Palais Theatre (Melbourne)

Neil Finn and his merry band of mates are in fine humour tonight, cracking wise and bouncing off one another playfully in the first Melbourne gig of their Crowded House Pop
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Review: James Blunt @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

James Blunt turned back time in a heartfelt Adelaide show on Tuesday night.

Twenty-one years on from the release of his debut album 'Back To Bedlam', Blunt has...
Review: Nate Smith @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)

Nate Smith set our world on fire at The Tivoli on Tuesday night in Brisbane.

Fans stood shoulder to shoulder for three long hours in the rain, their boots soaked...
Review: Fridayz Live @ Marvel Stadium (Melbourne)

There are few sights more absurdly beautiful than 55,000 Melburnians in Pitbull costumes, bald caps gleaming under the fluorescent glow of Marvel Stadium.

It's...
Review: The Ghost Inside @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)

Seeing The Ghost Inside twice in 12-months-ish in 2025 was not a reality I expected after the near-decade of trials and tribulations that have been endured by this act, after
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Review: The Temper Trap @ Liberty Hall (Sydney)

A cloudy day embraces Sydney, but at Liberty Hall it's warm and lively as The Temper Trap bring their Sydney leg of the tour to town.

RAGEFLOWER kicks off the...
Review: The Commodores @ Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Formed in Alabama in the late 1960s and signed to Motown soon after, The Commodores earned their place alongside the greats with a mix of funk anthems and timeless
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Review: ZED50 - 50 Years Of 4ZZZ Radio @ Roma St Parklands (Brisbane)

ZED50 was a sweaty, punk-fuelled love letter to Brisbane's beating heart.

Brisbane turned the humidity up to 11 for Triple Z's 50th birthday bash (24 October), as...
Review: Marshall Hamburger @ Southport Sharks (Gold Coast)

Every once in a while, an artist comes along who truly stands out – not just for a memorable name, but for a voice and presence beyond their years.

On Friday night...
Review: Fridayz Live @ Langley Park (Perth)

Perth turned up the heat on Friday night as Fridayz Live rolled into town, transforming Langley Park into a time capsule of pure 2000s nostalgia and chart-topping R&B
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Review: Connor Price @ Northcote Theatre (Melbourne)

I wasn't originally aware that Connor Price's Melbourne concert at Northcote Theatre was an all-ages show, which was a very welcome surprise walking into the room; we need
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Review: Teddy Swims @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Teddy Swims' annual love affair with Australia – he's back for his fourth tour down under in four years – has seen the pop-soul crooner upgrade from smaller arena shows of
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Review: I See Stars @ The Triffid (Brisbane)

Forerunners of hypermetal, I See Stars have finally made it back down under after 14 long bloody years, and Brisbane is losing its collective mind.

The Triffid's...
Review: Imminence @ The Gov (Adelaide)

Swedish violincore pioneers Imminence returned to Australia this month for their debut headline tour across the country.

Imminence only visited Australia for the...
Review: Northeast Party House @ Freo.Social (Fremantle)

The House may be closing its doors, but not before one last roof-raising victory lap.

The final party for one of Australia's most electrifying live acts, Northeast...
Review: Fridayz Live @ Brisbane Showgrounds

There are not many environments where tens of thousands of people are able to sing in chorus to hits spanning almost three decades, but that is exactly what happened at
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Review: Jebediah @ Lion Arts Factory (Adelaide)

A hot night and packed venue welcomed the start of Jebediah's 30 Odyears tour, taking them around the country to celebrate three decades since the band formed. . . how the
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Review: Bullet For My Valentine @ John Cain Arena (Melbourne)

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album 'The Poison', Welsh metal veterans Bullet For My Valentine have returned for their largest headline tour in
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Review: Jackson Dean @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)

It's a good crowd already at Brisbane's The Fortitude Music Hall.

With only the downstairs section open tonight (13 October), punters are still arriving behind me....

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Gig Review

While music festivals have endured a tough previous five years or so with a glut of major brands collapsing and never returning, the landscape for bespoke live music events

Neil Finn and his merry band of mates are in fine humour tonight, cracking wise and bouncing off one another playfully in the first Melbourne gig of their Crowded House Pop

James Blunt turned back time in a heartfelt Adelaide show on Tuesday night.

Nate Smith set our world on fire at The Tivoli on Tuesday night in Brisbane.

There are few sights more absurdly beautiful than 55,000 Melburnians in Pitbull costumes, bald caps gleaming under the fluorescent glow of Marvel Stadium.

Seeing The Ghost Inside twice in 12-months-ish in 2025 was not a reality I expected after the near-decade of trials and tribulations that have been endured by this act, after

A cloudy day embraces Sydney, but at Liberty Hall it's warm and lively as The Temper Trap bring their Sydney leg of the tour to town.

Formed in Alabama in the late 1960s and signed to Motown soon after, The Commodores earned their place alongside the greats with a mix of funk anthems and timeless

ZED50 was a sweaty, punk-fuelled love letter to Brisbane's beating heart.

Every once in a while, an artist comes along who truly stands out – not just for a memorable name, but for a voice and presence beyond their years.

Perth turned up the heat on Friday night as Fridayz Live rolled into town, transforming Langley Park into a time capsule of pure 2000s nostalgia and chart-topping R&B

I wasn't originally aware that Connor Price's Melbourne concert at Northcote Theatre was an all-ages show, which was a very welcome surprise walking into the room; we need

Teddy Swims' annual love affair with Australia – he's back for his fourth tour down under in four years – has seen the pop-soul crooner upgrade from smaller arena shows of

Forerunners of hypermetal, I See Stars have finally made it back down under after 14 long bloody years, and Brisbane is losing its collective mind.

Swedish violincore pioneers Imminence returned to Australia this month for their debut headline tour across the country.

The House may be closing its doors, but not before one last roof-raising victory lap.

There are not many environments where tens of thousands of people are able to sing in chorus to hits spanning almost three decades, but that is exactly what happened at

A hot night and packed venue welcomed the start of Jebediah's 30 Odyears tour, taking them around the country to celebrate three decades since the band formed. . . how the

In celebration of the 20th anniversary of their debut album 'The Poison', Welsh metal veterans Bullet For My Valentine have returned for their largest headline tour in

It's a good crowd already at Brisbane's The Fortitude Music Hall.