In a year when many Australian music festivals have announced they're folding or postponed, Meredith Music Festival will nurture its familiar rituals like the brass band once again.
Queer festivals plead for help as major sponsors pull out
Pride and queer festivals in regional areas face an uncertain future as major sponsors withdraw financial support.
Photo shows a red car with no roof, two people wearing pink in it adorned in rainbow flags.Music industry alarm as another regional music festival collapses
Organisers of the You & Me Festival, scheduled to take place in WA over the Christmas holidays, have blamed low ticket sales, high insurance and the last minute withdrawal of an international headliner for the event's cancellation.
Photo shows A poster advertising the You&Me festival in a cafe in Bunbury.Once valued at only $1, the old East Perth power station will finally be put to good use
lt's stood abandoned on the banks of the Swan River for more than 40 years — now the Perth Festival is transforming the East Perth power station into an entertainment and arts precinct for three weeks every summer.
Photo shows The East Perth power station lit up at night in a golden hue.Inmates from Australia's largest prison help Grafton's Jacaranda Festival blossom
As the festival celebrates 90 years, organisers say it couldn't be done without the help of volunteer inmates nearing the end of their sentences.
Photo shows Jacarandas blooming on a residential street in Grafton, NSWDark Mofo set for full return after scaling back in 2024
Dark Mofo's artistic director Chris Twite speaks about the full return of the Tasmanian winter festival, which was scaled back in 2024
Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 6 seconds.Dark Mofo organisers prepare to 'bathe the city in red' with event's full return in Hobart in 2025
After a more muted affair this year, the organisers of the iconic Dark Mofo festival in Tasmania are ready to make their return in 2025. Here's what people can expect.
Photo shows Side on view of a horde of swimmers rushing into water.Good Music Month kicks off in Adelaide with a 'jam-packed' November to draw in punters
With thousands of artists ranging from big acts to emerging bands, the second iteration of Good Music Month will blast Adelaide and its surrounds with a plethora of live acts, culminating in the Notestock festival.
Photo shows A female singer jumps on a stage with a crowd in the backgroundWhy Australians are celebrating Halloween more than ever
More than one in five Australians are set to celebrate Halloween this year. Here's why its popularity has exploded.
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Photo shows A picture of two jack o lantern pumpkins on a porchHalf a million people expected to attend Sculpture by the Sea
Artists from 16 different countries are being featured in the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Photo shows Sculpture by the Sea: A man leans against a sculpture of a shark emerging from a peeled banana.Has Video Duration: 1 minute 22 seconds.Residents to be warned they're moving to noisy area in NSW in bid to deter complaints
The NSW government's second wave of vibrancy reforms being introduced to parliament today will scrap restrictions for licensed venues, provide incentivises for venues that offered live music and performance, and support events and festivals.
Photo shows Women dance enthusiastically at an outdoor bar with a DJ visible onstage.Multinational music company Live Nation received tens of millions in grants from Australian taxpayers
Freedom of Information documents reveal tens of millions of dollars in grants were given to global behemoth Live Nation at a time when Australia's music industry was struggling.
Photo shows People in a packed moshpit inside a tent with giant balloons put their hands up as a person on stage jumps up in the air.Beatles tragic Katie named her son McCartney and Lithgow's Fab Four festival is just the ticket for them
Beatlemania will descend on regional NSW this weekend as the inaugural music festival aims to re-energise tourism in Lithgow while celebrating the band's "timeless" music.
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Photo shows A mum smiles staring at her 5 year old son, who is dressed as Paul McCartney on the Sgt Peppers album cover'We are taking this situation seriously': Aussie festivals respond after US ticketing agent shuts down
The US ticket-selling platform Lyte has shut down, leaving two Australian music festivals in the lurch.
Photo shows LOST PARADISESaved from the scrapheap, this shed that once roamed outback Queensland is back in party mode
A ramshackle tin shack has been brought back to life and is set to become a travelling party tent for the state's festivals and events.
Photo shows a man next to a tentNoosa's nightlife under threat from mounting complaints in Queensland tourist hotspot
In a Queensland town famous for its dining and stylish bars, venue owners say they are being unfairly targeted by "authorities" trying to shut down the live music scene.
Photo shows Couple standing behind bar taps in a cool looking bar with neon signsHow alcohol-free beer is making its mark on Oktoberfest
Non-traditional, zero-alcohol beers have made record sales in Germany and abroad in the lead-up to Oktoberfest.
Photo shows No alcohol? No worries! People in traditional Bavarian costumes raise large mugs of beer towards the camera.Has Video Duration: 2 minutes 30 seconds.Curtain call for Desert Song Festival with director citing need for more arts funding
More than 2,500 people attended the six-day event's finale, set in the natural amphitheatre of Ormiston Gorge, Kwartatuma.
Photo shows A crowd sits on sandy banksAre 'smaller, boutique' music festivals the way to save live music from collapse?
Harry and Charlotte celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a music festival for friends and family. Now, they are the organisers of a boutique festival in Tasmania's north-west.
Photo shows Diesel and Mia DysonBluesfest says government lifeline for festivals 'not the sort of investment we need'
Music festivals in NSW are being offered a financial assistance as the state government scrambles to save the industry from extinction, but the director of Bluesfest says it may not be enough.
Photo shows A collage of Bluesfest 2025 acts Crowded House, Gary Clark Jr., Allison Russell, Tones And I, Vance Joy and Fanny LumsdenThousands of people typically attend the annual Gunning Fireworks Festival
Last week, about 6,000 people gathered around the perimeter of the showground in Gunning, NSW, perched on car bonnets and camping chairs.
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