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News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s Party in the Paddock Festival unveils stunning line up for 2024 including Rudimental (UK), Milky Chance (EU) Lime Cordiale, The Darkness (UK)
The annual Party in the Paddock Festival in lutruwita/Tasmania has announced the most extraordinary line up for 2024 – and this is just the first round. While the international guest list is impressive, what I find most exciting is the number of local acts that have been drafted in (many of who we have covered …
News: lutruwita/Tasmania’s MONA FOMA Summer Festival 2024 is back better than ever and the phenomenal line up announced.
Mona Foma, run by the iconic Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Hobart, is a summer festival of music and art, and is returning for its sixteenth edition from 15 February to 2 March 2024. This festival is the ying to Dark Mofo’s yang – a celebration in the sparkling light as opposed …
Live Music: The Gathering Sounds Preview
Back for a 5th year, The Gathering Sounds has assembled a stellar line up for this weekend’s festival in Stockton. Spread across 6 venues in the town, some of the UK’s hottest new talent is on show across the day. Mainstage headliner and local boy Andrew Cushin is certainly one to catch, having spent the …
Gallery: Sea Sessions, Bundoran, 16-18/06/2023
This weekend saw the return of Sea Sessions Surf and Music Festival to its brand new site right beside Bundoran Beach. There was an abundance of talent on each of the stages from up-and-coming Irish acts to seasoned bands and performers such as headliners Kasabian, Becky Hill, and The Coronas. It was an absolutely fantastic …
Millie Manders Announces Autumn Tour Of UK
Fresh on the heels of summer festival appearances at Bearded Theory, Slam Dunk and North West Calling, Millie and the gang announce their Shut Your Mouth autumn tour, 17 dates in total. Backseat Mafia are big fans of the band and we even get mentioned in the accompanying Press Release for the tour! Proof we …
Meltchester Vol 2 – Get Your Skates On And Don’t Miss It!
As we slide into the festival season, if you’re looking for something to ease you in gently this weekend then, there’s probably no finer place to be than under the Mancunian Way this Saturday! The coolest venue in town (and not just because their first gig of the year was the coldest I’ve ever been …
Live Review + Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay Day 2 (Friday, 07.04.2023)
Day 2 began with me excited to get back to Frank Sultana, who had played on Day 1, totally captivating me with his down and dirty Delta blues style, and who was first up at 11.30 a.m. What a great way to get the day off to a flying start. My interest had been piqued …
News: Unify Gathering takes to the road with Unify Off The Record 2023
The producers of Unify Gathering proudly announce Unify Off The Record 2023. Hitting Mackay, Adelaide, Wollongong, Hobart and Frankston, Unify Off The Record 2023 features a diverse line up of Australia’s premiere heavy acts including ARIA chart topping Northlane, Thy Art Is Murder, Thornhill, Make Them Suffer, Teenage Joans, In Hearts Wake, Alpha Wolf, Ocean Grove, Yours Truly, Void …