This year’s Laneway Festival at Flemington Racecourse was no exception with blistering sets, guest duos, and an 8 PM downpour that sent half the festival scrambling while the other endured through for one of the best headlining acts in years.

The Sidney Myer Music Bowl hosted a celebration of punk, community, and unfiltered energy as Amyl and the Sniffers brought their Cartoon Darkness tour to Melbourne.

Dropkick Murphys, probably your dad’s favourite band if you live in the inner city- is a Celtic Punk band that graced Melbourne last Sunday, coming all the way from Boston. Their sound is a beautiful concoction of traditional rock and Irish folk with a punk twist, which was a unique experience to see live.

Girli bursts into the music scene with her vibrant pink hair and fierce attitude to grace everyone’s ears with the most exciting and heart-wrenching album ever. Here are 4 songs from the album that struck a chord to me the most.

Perhaps it was the two pints sitting pretty in my stomach, or end-of-week lethargy, or the deep thoughts that often follow exposure to late afternoon Autumn sunshine, but I found myself to be a very happy Vegemite following this punchy Punk pairing at The Gem. A festival-less weekend never looked so good.