RISING
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Review: Hedwig And The Angry Inch @ Athenaeum Theatre (Melbourne)
A run-of-the-mill, choreography-intensive, special effects-laden stage musical is excellent fun – but isn’t it refreshing sometimes, to see a show that puts raw talent and
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Review: Track Work: Music From The Underground @ RISING @ Anzac Station (Melbourne)
RISING's Track Work event opened with a Welcome to Country honouring the Wurundjeri people, expressing hope and joy at the rising generations, and how music connects the
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Review: Black Star @ RISING @ PICA (Melbourne)
Melbourne's RISING music festival is an undeniable showcase of all types of talent, including a night of iconic hip hop with the legends of '90s duo Black Star – Mos Def and
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Review: Suki Waterhouse @ RISING Melbourne @ PICA
One would think that PICA – Port Melbourne Industrial Centre for the Arts – is a boiler room venue; a warehouse in the heart of the industrial Port Melbourne made for sweaty,
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Review: Marlon Williams @ RISING @ Melbourne Town Hall
Marlon Williams opened the first night of Melbourne's annual winter arts festival RISING with communal gusto at Melbourne Town Hall (4 June).
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For Evergreen Indie Singer-Songwriter Soccer Mommy Emotional Processing Is The Goal
Soccer Mommy, the alt-indie sensation, is onside and ready to score during her return to Australia this June.
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Soccer Mommy Australia 2025 Tour
American indie rock artist Soccer Mommy has extended her Australian tour.
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Beth Gibbons (Portishead) Australia 2025 Tour
Set to play Coachella next month, Beth Gibbons is headed to Australia at the start of winter this year.
The Portishead vocalist-producer-songwriter, who last... -
RISING Melbourne 2025 Programme
Art, music and performance takes over Melbourne once again with RISING this winter.
The 2025 programme features 65 events, 327 artists, 15 new commissions, 9 world... -
Blonde Redhead Invites Australia To Dinner
It's evening in Upstate New York, and Simone Pace is preparing dinner for him and his daughter.
"It's nice to be out of the city," he says of his new home. "[My... -
Tinariwen Continue To Hypnotise With Their Experimental Blues
North Malian trailblazers Tinariwen are set to bring their desert blues to Australia once more.
With a core line-up spanning more than 45 years, the group have... -
Dirty Three 2024 Australia Tour
Update - 9 May, 2024: With the first two Melbourne shows sold out, Dirty Three have added a third concert. Scroll down for the new details.
A decade-plus
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Tinariwen 2024 Australia Tour
Pioneers of desert blues, Tinariwen return to Australia in 2024.
Already revealed as part of the Rising Festival (Melbourne) and Vivid Live (Sydney) 2024... -
bar italia 2024 Australia Tour
London-based post-punk indie rockers, bar italia make their Australian live debut this winter.
The trio of Nina Cristante, Jezmi Tarik Fehmi and Sam Fenton will... -
RISING Melbourne 2024 Programme
RISING, Melbourne’s festival of music, art and performance will return in June.
The festival brings 105 events, more than 480 artists, 23 new commissions, 6 world... -
Sky Ferreira 2024 Australia Tour
A decade since she last performed in Australia, Sky Ferreira returns for two exclusive performances this June.
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The First Flagship Work For Melbourne’s 2024 RISING Festival Is Here
RISING in Melbourne will return to energise the heart of the city and mark the start of winter in 2024.
The first flagship work in the 2024 programme is a free,... -
RISING Melbourne 2023 Programme
The 2023 programme for RISING in Melbourne will invite audiences to reflect, reckon, rave and revel in Melbourne’s night time culture.
Art, culture, food and music...