APRIL SUN IS SET TO BE THE FIRST LARGE SCALE GENERAL ADMISSION EVENT IN MELBOURNE, 11 DAYS & NIGHTS OF BACK-TO-BACK DANCING! + EXTRA ACTS ADDED

After a year that has had us feeling like we are living in a real-life version of Footloose, with singing and dancing being banned and illegal, it is with extreme excitement that we announce April Sun will be the first large scale general admission event in Victoria since life as we know it was cancelled!

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THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GO FULL TILT…YOUR NEWEST FESTIVAL IS EXPANDING, FULL TILT MELBOURNE EDITION IS HERE!

Due to overwhelming demand and an unprecedented response to the announcement of Full Tilt Festival in Brisbane with over 80% of the tickets sold, Australia’s most exciting new Alternative music festival is expanding. Melbourne get ready to go Full Tilt on July 3 at the Coburg Velodrome.

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DIDIRRI’S ‘SOLD FOR SALE’ EP OUT TODAY! + TUNE IN TONIGHT FOR A SPECIAL LIVE-STREAMED VIRTUAL CONCERT

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.”

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LOCH HART MUSIC FESTIVAL 2020 CANCELLED

We will not be hosting Loch Hart Music Festival in 2020. It is with a heavy heart that we must vacate our November 2020 dates. Given the current state of things in Victoria this is unlikely to come as a shock, however, it is still an extremely difficult decision to make. 

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NORTHLANE ANNOUNCE 'LIVE AT THE ROUNDHOUSE' STREAMING EVENT

Northlane will host a two night only streaming event of Live At The Roundhouse, featuring their celebrated performance captured at Sydney’s iconic venue, The Roundhouse, on October 11, 2019. Taking place on August 21 & 22, Live At The Roundhouse will be available as a pay-per-view event via Netgigs, with the band chatting live throughout both screenings.

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BIGSOUND POWERS FORWARD WITH ESSENTIAL 2020 MUSIC GATHERING

BIGSOUND is pleased to announce that it will proceed in 2020 with a revised program of conference, live music and parties, ensuring that its long-standing role of providing forward thinking, listening, learning, discovering and most importantly industry connection for the music community, is not lost due to COVID-19.

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EAGLEMONT 'HETERONORMATIVE NIGHTMARE' MELBOURNE SINGLE LAUNCH 30 NOVEMBER THE GRACE DARLING BASEMENT

Taking the local scene by storm, rising Melbourne artist Eaglemont creates witty jangle rock that explores personal life, sexuality, and relationships through anecdotal anguish and the power of retrospection. Her latest tongue-in-cheek chronicle ‘Heteronormative Nightmare’ is one of the gre…

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