Gig Review
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Review: Casey Barnes & Josh Setterfield @ Hamilton Hotel (Brisbane)
Fans from all over Australia gathered at Brisbane's Hamilton Hotel (31 May) for the release party of Casey Barnes's new album 'Mayday'.
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Review: The Dandys @ The Valley Loft (Brisbane)
Rain, busted Brisbane trains, and a misleading venue name meant I missed the first two openers (SPACE & AGES and Lazy Guns) for The Dandys' concert at The Valley
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Review: Regurgitator @ UNSW Roundhouse (Sydney)
Sydney sits in the middle of a typhoon-like downpour, but that won't stop the party at UNSW Roundhouse where Regurgitator and friends have also descended (1
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Review: Wolfmother @ Soundlounge @ Currumbin RSL (Gold Coast)
What I love about Wolfmother is their originality. The band has been through various iterations since hitting the scene two decades ago, the constants being Andrew Stockdale
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Review: For KING & COUNTRY @ ICC Sydney
Sydney has proffered a mild evening to allow full enjoyment of the Vivid festivities surrounding the ICC, while inside hosts the return of Christian pop superstars for KING
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Review: Tom Grennan @ Metro Theatre (Sydney)
The harsh autumn winds have abated for a pleasant CBD evening as Tom Grennan kicks off his Australian tour at Sydney's Metro Theatre.
Josh Hannan starts the... -
Review: Boy & Bear @ State Theatre (Sydney)
The city seems eerily quiet for a Vivid Sunday, but a crowd mills around the State Theatre to see a glorious folk combination of Boy & Bear opened by Sarah
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Review: Karnivool @ Liberty Hall (Sydney)
It is a biting autumn evening around Moore Park as the crowd filter in for the glorious return of Perth's prog metal poster-boys Karnivool.
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Review: Svalbard @ Soapbox Beer (Brisbane)
"Last time I was in Brisbane, this venue didn't exist," said RUN frontman Lochlan Watt from the stage of Brisbane's Soapbox Beer (25 May).
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Review: The Hold Steady @ Croxton Bandroom (Melbourne)
You have to hand it to Craig Finn and The Hold Steady.
At time in life when this reviewer is finding it increasingly harder to back up and attend gigs on... -
Review: Spunk Records 25 Finale @ Vivid Live @ Sydney Opera House
Sydney Harbour is swarming for Vivid's opening weekend and it takes a pickpocket sleight of hand to wind a way through to the Opera House where the 25th anniversary of Spunk
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Review: Jet @ Hotel Brunswick (Northern Rivers)
On Friday night, we were treated to a world-class band at Hotel Brunswick in Brunswick Heads (Northern Rivers).
At their height in the mid 2000s, Jet were a... -
Review: Missy Higgins @ QPAC (Brisbane)
On Thursday night, we are promised a sold-out concert at the fantastic Queensland Performing Arts Centre in Brisbane, as Australian icon Missy Higgins performs her
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Review: Peter Hook & The Light @ The Tivoli (Brisbane)
Peter Hook & The Light gave me the best Wednesday evening I have had in a long time. We all had smiles on our faces from the most well crafted, well rehearsed fan service
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Review: 2024 Wide Open Space @ Ross River Resort (Central Desert)
Wide Open Space festival took place 3-5 May, 2024, and created a special sense of community for those gathered together.
The festival is about an hour out from... -
Review: 2024 Blues On Broadbeach (Gold Coast)
As we joined and mingled with the waves of people headed to Blues On Broadbeach, we knew we were in for something special.
Arriving from Brisbane, it was an... -
Review: 2024 BASSINTHEGRASS @ Mindil Beach (Darwin)
I jet-set from brisk Bris-Vegas to arrive on the red-eye in Australia's balmy Top End. Note, balmy midnight turns bitey, soon after sunrise.
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Review: Engelbert Humperdinck @ Sydney Opera House
The lights of Vivid blaze across Sydney Harbour drawing patterns in the sky as soft drizzle settles in for the evening.
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Review: Luca Brasi @ Northcote Theatre (Melbourne)
People may like to say that it rains in Melbourne all the time. Locals dismiss that stereotype, of course.
Yet regular Northcote Theatre gig-goers may say... -
Review: Macklemore @ The Riverstage (Brisbane)
It was a chilly evening in Brisbane, but there was no doubt that blood was pumping and energetic dance moves were on full display at The Riverstage for
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