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HAVE WE GONE MAD?... GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK! ALEX LAHEY JOINS GOOD THINGS 2024 LINEUP

Prepare yourselves, the madcap chaos of Australia's largest travelling music festival is nearly upon us; yes, Good Things Festival season will officially kick off next week, with three East Coast festival dates, a horde of headline sideshows and a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, and Aussie staples all ready to make 2024's Good Things Festival one for the ages.

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CATCH UP; MOANING LISA RELEASE SOPHOMORE ALBUM 'fainter'

‘fainter’ offers Moaning Lisa’s most diverse, intricate, and exciting work to date. From the driving Bloc Party-esque track ‘de facto’, the intimate & stripped back ‘flower’, to ‘flutey’, the downtempo electronic number that feels as though it could fit easily into a crossover world of Radiohead and The XX. 

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ICYMI: DROPKICK MURPHYS SELL OUT SYDNEY SHOW & ADD 2ND SHOW PLAYING A DIFFERENT SET ON AUSTRALIAN TOUR WITH ALKALINE TRIO

Boston’s rock ‘n’ roll underdogs turned champions DROPKICK MURPHYS and CHICAGO's rock canons ALKALINE TRIO have added a 2nd show in Sydney on Thursday 21 November at the Roundhouse which will see DROPKICK MURPHYS play a completely different set from night one.

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Art Gallery of New South Wales announces Volume 2024 line-up: André 3000 New Blue Sun LIVE, Kim Gordon, Genesis Owusu,  Tkay Maidza @ Volume | 5–21 July 2024

Volume, the pioneering music series presented by the Art Gallery of New South Wales, will return in July to push the limits of sound and live performance with four visionary headline artists

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Fred again.. SELLS OUT SURPRISE ARENA SHOWS - TOUR STARTS NEXT WEEK

Fred again..’s Australian arena shows have officially sold out. Announced yesterday afternoon and placed on sale this morning, his three-night stands at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, as well as a yet-to-be-announced location on the Gold Coast, saw over 1 million fans swarming ticketing websites and purchasing over 100,000 tickets in a matter of hours.

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HOT MULLIGAN ABOUT TO KICK OFF THEIR (ALMOST SOLD OUT) FIRST EVER AUSTRALIAN TOUR IN MARCH 2024 

Michigan Midwesterners Hot Mulligan announce they will make their long-awaited trip to Australian shores in March 2024 for their first ever string of Australian shows. Joining them will be Nashville special guests and fellow first time visitors Free Throw. LAST TICKETS AVAILABLE NOW!

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MICRA SHARE SPECIAL LIVE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE OF 'UNDERCOVER LOVER' FROM RANCOM ST STUDIOS

Sydney-based dream-pop duo Micra recently released a two-tracker featuring ‘Undercover Lover’ and ‘I Shouldn’t Have Listened’. ‘Undercover Lover’ has been stripped back and re-imagined for this incredible acoustic live performance.

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SONGSTRESS MAJA STANDS IN HER POWER WITH HER NEW SINGLE “DEAD INSIDE”, OUT NOW

Following the release of her last two singles in 2020, Serbian singer/songwriter Maja has dusted off the COVID cobwebs with her brutally honest single Dead Inside, due for release April 16th; ahead of her debut album, “I’ll Get There”.

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COAST AND OCEAN SHARES CRUISY NEW SINGLE ‘LOST!’, TOURING THROUGHOUT APRIL AND MAY

Coast and Ocean is Alex Johnson. Growing up on the South Coast of NSW, with the ocean by his feet has certainly influenced his fresh musical style of R&B, surf hip-hop & soul. Today sees him release his new single ‘Lost!’.

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TAME IMPALA ANNOUNCES ‘INNERSPEAKER’ LIVE FROM WAVE HOUSE

Today, Tame Impala has announced InnerSpeaker Live From Wave House, a streaming concert event taking place on Wednesday 21 April via the premium digital live platform Moment House. The band will perform their seminal debut album from start to finish. Tickets go on sale today and can be purchased via www.momenthouse.com. Global timings below. Located four hours from their home-town of Perth and perched on the Indian Ocean, Wave House is the legendary studio where Kevin Parker recorded the album 10 years ago, and where the band will bring the album to life on April 21.

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VIOLENT SOHO TO PLAY FIRST HEADLINE SHOW SINCE THE RELEASE OF THEIR ARIA #1 FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM EVERYTHING IS A-OK

Violent Soho fans rejoice! Today we are absolutely psyched to announce that the band will be playing their first headline show since the release of their massive ARIA #1 fifth studio album Everything Is A-OK on Saturday May 1st.

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LASTLINGS RELEASE LIVE ACOUSTIC EP FEATURING SONGS FROM FIRST CONTACT+ PERFORMING EIGHT SHOWS ACROSS MELBOURNE & SYDNEY SOON

Gold Coast duo Lastlings today unveil a dazzling four track Live Acoustic EP, featuring stripped-back renditions of hit tracks ‘No Time’, ‘Deja Vu’, ‘Take My Hand’, and ‘Out Of Touch’ from their debut album First Contact.

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TIMOTHY WOLF ANNOUNCES DEBUT SINGLE ‘IN YOUR ARMS AGAIN’ AND LAUNCH SHOW AT NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB ON MAY 6

Introspective soulful blues with a hint of 'I'm ready to boogie', Timothy Wolf is the thrilling new kid on the block, today sharing his extraordinary debut single In Your Arms Again, an alluring ode to long term love, released today.

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