It’s a win that will place them in the NSW Tourism Hall of Fame. For the third year in a row Bluesfest Byron Bay has won Best Major Festival & Event at the NSW Tourism Awards. The competition was particularly fierce in 2017 with Vivid Sydney, 2017 Tamworth Country Music Festival and The Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras all in contention for …

Following on from the release of his new single, Reckless Desires, earlier this week, Andrew Swift has dropped the video clip for the lead track from his forthcoming album, Call Out For The Cavalry, slated for release on Friday, 2 March, 2018 and available for pre-order now. Reckless Desires was filmed by Swift’s friend and independent director, Arlo Cook.  Shot at the back of Swift’s …

GRR to re-release classic albums, made available digitally  for the first time, and more!   Legendary Australian rock band Horsehead have signed with powerhouse independent record label Golden Robot Records who will be re-releasing the band’s catalogue and previously unreleased material internationally throughout 2018. The band’s first two albums, Horsehead and Onism, will also be made available digitally for the first time ever! Also planned for release are an album of B-sides, …

2018 may mark the first time that Neil and Liam Finn have played in the stunning surrounds of Twilight at Taronga, but demand for their only Sydney shows has been so high that a third and final show on Sunday February 18 has been announced and tickets are on sale now from twilightattaronga.org.au. Neil Finn is one of the world’s …

  The Broadway, West End and international sensation STOMP is back, and it’s better than ever!  Following a sell-out visit in 2013, STOMP returns to Australia with its unstoppable energy and ‘pure stage magic’.  The show will tour toMelbourne, the Gold Coast, Adelaide and Sydney from May to August next year. Wordless, witty and fun, STOMP has become a global phenomenon over the last 26 years.  Its universal language of rhythm, theatre, …

  THE HILLS COME ALIVE WITH THE SOUND OF COUNTRY MUSIC Lee Kernaghan, Adam Brand, James Blundell, Tania Kernaghan, The Wolfe Brothers, Brewn and much, much more! #CountryRocks   Country Rocks Festival Sydney officially announced their huge artist line coming to Bella Vista Farm in Sydney’s Hills District on Sunday, 3 March 2018. Country Rocks Festival Sydney is a brand-new event taking place at Bella …

LUKE BRYAN REVEALS DEBUT AUSTRALIAN ARENA DATES FOR MARCH NEW ALBUM WHAT MAKES YOU COUNTRY RELEASED 8TH DECEMBER | PRE-ORDER NOW – WITH SPECIAL GUEST DUSTIN LYNCH – In an anticipated announcement, it can today be revealed that US country superstar LUKE BRYAN will play two arena shows, on his first ever Australian visit in March. Luke will hit Sydney’s …

Five years into their reformation and you could be forgiven for thinking the Sunnyboys revival was on the wane, however, with two Sydney shows selling out in just 4 days (faster than any time previous), setting a sales record at Sunshine Coast venue The Shed by selling 1/3rd of capacity in the first 8 hrs and eclipsing their previous best first week sales in …

Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative Market is gearing up for its Christmas edition on Sunday November 26 at Manning Bar and House University of Sydney. It’s a Christmas shopping treasure trove with loads of fantastic wares on offer and a huge entertainment line-up to entertain you throughout the day. Part market, part music festival, part meeting place, Sydney Rock ‘n’ Roll & Alternative …

  HEY LOVE – OUT NOW!   Canadian country artist, Amy Nelson has struck a distro deal with Social Family Records, with her first single through the indie label, Hey Love, dropping today. The energetic international performer burst onto the Australian music scene earlier this year with the single, Ish, charting across the nation.  The Canadian who has recently spent more time Downunder than in her native …