Gig Review
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Review: 2024 Monolith Festival @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Monolith Festival has returned in 2024. To my utmost glee, Brisbane is the first stop on the tour and it's a sold-out show to boot!
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Review: Goth Babe @ Croxton Bandroom (Melbourne)
In a time of cloudy weather and cancellations, Goth Babe shines like the first ray of sun after a dreary winter.
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Review: Dean Lewis @ ICC Sydney
Sydney has cooked up a lovely evening in the aftermath of an afternoon shower, just in time for Dean Lewis to bring his Epilogue tour to the ICC.
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Review: Thom Yorke @ Sydney Opera House Forecourt
In an age when the value of music is being undermined by algorithmic preferences and streaming fatigue, it's always good to reflect on what makes music worth listening to in
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Review: Sheppard @ Hindley Street Music Hall (Adelaide)
The energy was fantastic as Sheppard took the stage at Adelaide's Hindley Street Music Hall, bringing their signature pop vibes and infectious energy to a crowd of all-ages
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Review: Thom Yorke @ Sidney Myer Music Bowl (Melbourne)
Thom Yorke was on his own onstage at Melbourne's Sidney Myer Music Bowl last night joined by a few thousand fans as well as two guitars, keys and a variety of
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Review: Steel Panther @ Margaret Court Arena (Melbourne)
After a successful Australian tour, Steel Panther landed back in Melbourne to finish off their On the Prowl tour in grandiose fashion.
The night kicked off (26... -
Review: Travis Scott @ Suncorp Stadium (Brisbane)
Reading the press after Travis Scott's Melbourne show earlier this week, it is easy to see how much of a beat-up the Circus Maximus tour has become.
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Review: Steel Panther @ The Fortitude Music Hall (Brisbane)
Steel Panther slinked into Brisbane's The Fortitude Music Hall last night (24 October) as part of their On The Prowl tour.
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Review: Kita Alexander @ Coolangatta Hotel (Gold Coast)
Fresh from supporting US act Madison Beer, and a couple of larger headline shows in Melbourne and Sydney, pop sensation Kita Alexander has kicked off her east-coast regional
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Review: Esperanza Spalding @ Brisbane International Jazz Festival @ QPAC
Five-time Grammy Award winner Esperanza Spalding, or simply esperanza, played QPAC this week as part of Brisbane International Jazz Festival, having first toured Australia in
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Review: Travis Scott @ Marvel Stadium (Melbourne)
Hip hop superstar Travis Scott arrived with much fanfare in Australia for his widely anticipated tour, after the release of his Grammy-nominated album 'Utopia' in
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Review: TBC Brass Band @ Melbourne International Jazz Festival @ 170 Russell
Melbourne International Jazz Festival is on and it's got something for everyone.
MIJF has always hosted star-studded line-ups and excellence in music, and this... -
Review: Woodford Folk Festival 2024-2025 Programme Launch @ Woodfordia (Sunshine Coast)
Worlds away from the big stage experience of the internationally renowned Woodford Folk Festival, where 120,000 people converge on this former dairy farm over 6 days each
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Review: TISM & Machine Gun Fellatio @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)
"Ninety-nine per cent of art is sh.t!" declared a growling Ron Hitler-Barassi to the masses gathered at Brisbane's The Riverstage last Sunday. At least, I think it was
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Review: Spiderbait @ Miami Marketta (Gold Coast)
Last Sunday Spiderbait returned to the Gold Coast, joined by Adalita from Magic Dirt and the first big gig for local band Ruby Park.
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Review: 2024 Hotter Than Hell @ York On Lilydale (Melbourne)
The gates to the Victorian leg of the Hotter Than Hell tour opened (19 October), with a mass of flannel-shirt and skate-shoe wearing patrons swiftly rushing
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Review: Kim Wilde @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Kim Wilde returned to Australian shores last week, and for the first time in eight years she played South East Queensland. This time it's Brisbane, folks!
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Review: Kip Moore @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre
As the sun began to set over the Brisbane Entertainment Centre (13 October), fans from all walks of life were slowly gathering, their excitement unmistakable as they made
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Review: Lime Cordiale & Ball Park Music @ ICC Sydney
Last Friday's Lime Cordiale concert – as part of the 'Enough Of The Sweet Talk' album release cycle – was a celebration that captivated 9,000 fans at ICC Sydney, proving the
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