After months of a COVID induced slumber, St Kilda is set to come alive thanks to April Sun! A diverse program of outdoor, COVID safe music events running from April 15 to May 2!

An autumnal entertainment delight, April Sun, will serve up a platter of headline concerts, mini-festivals, day parties and family programming, featuring Australia’s finest to satisfy the many and varied palates of Melbourne music lovers. Held in the grounds of the St Kilda Triangle, directly adjacent to The Palais Theatre. The events will allow patrons to book single tickets and sit in a position of their choice within each zone. The space will be transformed into a live music venue at one of Australia's most iconic foreshore locations.

Middle Kids have today released their first new music in over 18 months. Premiered on triple j the propulsive ‘R U 4 Me?’ was produced by Lars Stalfors (St Vincent, Cold War Kids, Soccer Mommy) and showcases the band’s capacity to pair unforgettable melodies with raucous, arena-worthy indie rock.

Immersive contemporary cultural festival, Festival of Jewish Arts and Music (FOJAM) returns in 2020, showcasing an immense spread of local and international artists through the lens of Jewish culture and identity. Following the success of its inaugural event of last year, this year’s live festival has had to adapt to the current global COVID-19 restrictions and has translocated from the streets to the clouds, with its 2020 Homeward Bound online series.

Didirri’s guide to listening: “Take a brisk walk in the sunshine for the first 4 tracks, then listen to the next two in your room as your heart rate goes down, and then finally, close your eyes, and lie down for the closing track and let it wash over you.”

Tomorrow ​Angie McMahon ​was due to perform with her band at ​Latitude Festival in the UK.This month Angie would have just kicked off her first headline band shows across the UK and Europe before spending some time in Ireland to write and explore.

Hailing from Byron Bay, Australia, THE BUCKLEYS launched their first North American Virtual Tour, presented by Live Nation on Saturday, April 4 and reached over 370,000 fans over four “virtual tour dates.”