Tag: "music festival"

Coughin' Nails
0 Comments. 114 Views. Posted 24 Apr 2013 @ 6:05pm.
Define your genre in five words or less: Glam rock is back, baby!   Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? The ‘Nails’ sound might be likened to post punk glam rock. Over the top ‘take no prisoners’ rock'n'roll so full of clichés and posturing you could create a reality TV show around us.   What do you love about making... Read More
Apollo Bay Music Festival Announces Final Lineup
0 Comments. 597 Views. Posted 15 Apr 2013 @ 10:28am.
Apollo Bay Music Festival have announced their third and final line-up. Adding to their already heavy lineup will be Bonjah, Woohoo Revue, Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes, dirty blues aficionados Palace of the King, Miserable Little Bastards, Claude Hay, Matt Kelly & String Quartet, Lamarama, Lee Rosser & Tim O'Conner, Sideshow Brides, The Attics, Alister Turril, The Bag Biradge, father-... Read More
Quarry Mountain Dead Rats
0 Comments. 558 Views. Posted 5 Dec 2012 @ 6:24am.
Since the release of their debut album Bloodhound Killed My Squeezeboxseveral months ago, the Quarry Mountain Dead Rats have garnered a steady slew of fresh fans which have propelled the five-piece around the country into ever larger venues. When I spoke to mandolin player Wishy six months ago, the energetic folk/bluegrass boys were newly on the road to tour the release. This time, the... Read More
Castle Music Festival Cancelled
0 Comments. 1,914 Views. Posted 13 May 2012 @ 3:28pm.
Set to return for it's sophomore year, the boutique festival has been forced to cancel this year's event. A lineup which boasted Northeast Party House, Oliver Tank, Flume and more, the festival's Facebook page stated earlier today:   "Dear Castle fans,   It is with much regret that we must announce the cancellation of this years Castle Music Festival.   We have spent many,... Read More
Queenscliff Music Festival Earlybird Tickets Onsale
0 Comments. 1,598 Views. Posted 3 May 2012 @ 10:51am.
Queenscliff Music Festival, one of the most respected festivals on the calendar, has released a limited batch of earlybird tickets for quick-thinking punters.   With last years lineup featuring acts such as The Triffids and The Cruel Sea, you can expect an equally stellar roster this year.   Stay tuned to Beat for the full lineup announcement.   The amount of earlybird tickets up... Read More
Presenter At Channel [V]
0 Comments. 2,786 Views. Posted 1 Apr 2012 @ 5:29pm.
Channel [V] has launched a search for a new presenter.  Criteria:  “18 years or older, have music blazing through their veins, be prepared to circumnavigate the globe covering major music festivals and events, have the guts to ask the gritty questions and be able to hold their own when face to face with the likes of Lady Gaga, Radiohead, Kanye West or Slash.” You get paid for it too! Read More
Tinie Tempah, Chase and Status and Zane Lowe No More
0 Comments. 634 Views. Posted 7 Mar 2012 @ 1:47pm.
Sorry, friends – we were looking forward to South London rapper Tinie Tempah, BBC Radio One’s Zane Lowe and dubstep powerhouse Chase and Status taking over Festival Hall, too. Unfortunately, as Future Entertainment have just announced, it seems it’s no longer to be – due to circumstances beyond their control, all Australian sideshows have been pulled at the eleventh hour. What a bummer, huh? It’... Read More
Future Music Festival Set Times
2 Comments. 2,350 Views. Posted 27 Feb 2012 @ 1:48pm.
With a lineup featuring The Rapture, Fatboy Slim, New Order, The Wombats, Paul van Dyk, Skrillex, Aphex Twin and fucking loads more, Future Music Festival is looking out of this world.  The set times have just landed, and you can check 'em out right here. Looks rad, yeah? Well, if you still haven't got your tickets you're in luck - as we're giving away a double pass. But you better be quick... Read More
Frank Ocean Pulls Out Of Future Music Festival
0 Comments. 3,711 Views. Posted 23 Feb 2012 @ 9:31am.
R&B megastar Frank Ocean has cancelled his Australian appearances at the eleventh hour. A statement released from Future Entertainment reads:   "Future Entertainment are sad to announce that due to the delay of his debut album, Frank Ocean will no longer feature on the Future Music Festival bill this March.   Information received from his management advises that his commitment to... Read More
Karavan! International Gypsy Music Festival
0 Comments. 1,857 Views. Posted 21 Feb 2012 @ 10:14am.
  2012 will mark the third year that the Karavan! International Gypsy Music Festival – Australia’s premier festival which covers all types of gypsy music both old and new – will roll into Melbourne’s famous Corner Hotel. The festival has been expanding in size every year since its inception and so too has the lineup. This year’s event will again showcase the very best international bands as... Read More
Flo Rida Joins Sidetracked
0 Comments. 844 Views. Posted 17 Feb 2012 @ 3:08pm.
Sidetracked Music Festival, running alongside the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix over two days, was announced recently with a stellar lineup that includes Grandmaster Flash and some of Australia's biggest names in the music business. Today's latest lineup only adds to the excitement - set to join them is Florida-born rap superstar Flo Rida. Currently sitting at the top of the ARIA charts with... Read More
Clarkefield Music Festival
0 Comments. 2,745 Views. Posted 9 Feb 2012 @ 1:46pm.
The first annual Clarkefield Music Festival will see some of Australia’s finest musicians join forces for a common cause, as they raise money to help assist children and their families living in poverty in Cambodia.  All money raised on the day will go directly to building a new school for over one thousand children in the Kampong Thom province of Cambodia. The festival will feature... Read More
Azari & III : Reckless With Your Love
0 Comments. 822 Views. Posted 18 Jan 2012 @ 2:36pm.
First released as a single in 2009, Reckless With Your Love is an underground hit by Canadian quartet Azari & III. Their lovingly retro style incorporates disco, house and R&B, mouldng each genre into a hyper-camp hot mess that is slowly revolutionising dance music. Lifted from their self-titled debut, this single is freshly released in Oz to promote their return to Australian in March... Read More
Falls Music And Arts Festival, December 28-31, Lorne
0 Comments. 1,367 Views. Posted 17 Jan 2012 @ 3:27pm.
I awoke on the first day of 2010 after five straight nights of partying (volunteer staff had to be there an extra night) and said to myself “never again”. It’s not that Falls isn’t a great festival – in fact, it’s probably the best of its kind – it’s just when such hedonism starts to involve such physical endurance, existential crises are triggered. After a year off from Falls, a stellar lineup... Read More
Mark Ronson Pulls Out Of Future Music Festival
0 Comments. 2,661 Views. Posted 13 Dec 2011 @ 3:17pm.
A mere week after being announced for Future Music Festival, Mark Ronson has been forced to cancel his appearance due to a scheduling conflict. A statement released from Future Entertainment reads:   "With the greatest of intentions, Future Entertainment announced Mark Ronson on Future Music Festival 2012. Unfortunately, scheduled engagements, which we had hoped to clear, and opportunities... Read More
Subsonic Music Festival Correction
0 Comments. 1,801 Views. Posted 17 Nov 2011 @ 11:07am.
In The Big Ticket National Festival Guide 2011/2012 on page 50, Subsonic Music Festival is tagged as an All Ages event. This is in fact an 18+ only event and The Big Ticket apologises for the error made. Read More
AWME Presents The Festivals Of The World
0 Comments. 1,455 Views. Posted 9 Nov 2011 @ 7:54am.
If you were to look back to a decade ago, around November - spring well underway with summer swiftly approaching - it's likely you'd see a relatively bare festival landscape looking back at you, with only two or three music festivals punctuating the upcoming summer calendar. In the time between '01 and '11, the proliferation of music festivals in Australia has grown exponentially, prompting... Read More
Melbourne Music Week
0 Comments. 2,242 Views. Posted 3 Nov 2011 @ 8:05am.
Melbourne's music scene is in good shape. As summer approaches, it's only natural that this lean, mean, music machine would want to flex its muscles a little. You know, let people know what it's made of; show off all that hard work. We've had the Melbourne Festival, and although the lineup was predominantly international, it still showcased a range of local acts across the space of a couple of... Read More
The Rapture Coming To The Future
0 Comments. 807 Views. Posted 9 Sep 2011 @ 2:59pm.
Not even their hosts, Future Music Festival, were planning on making an announcement this early, considering that Future’s string of dates are still about six months away. That said, sometimes when you get a tasty little bit of news you can’t help but share it with everyone – and man, this one’s good. New York’s art-punk rockers The Rapture have confirmed that they’re heading back yet again to... Read More
Breakout Under 18s Festival Announced
0 Comments. 3,227 Views. Posted 5 Sep 2011 @ 1:06pm.
Though the festival calendar is looking a little overloaded this coming summer, there ain't too many offerings for music fans under the age of 18.  That's all set to change, with the announcement of the brand new under-18s music festival Breakout. The dance and urban oriented event will reveal a big name act at 4:00pm every day this week, starting with today's announcement of party-... Read More
Pseudo Echo Tour
0 Comments. 2,530 Views. Posted 1 Sep 2011 @ 9:40am.
Do you want to be taken to funky town? Pseudo Echo will take you there. The 80s pop sensations played a large part in one of the most influential decades of all time – and now they’re back! Before embarking on a couple of killer performances at Wollongong’s 80s Rewind Festival and the Queenscliff Music Festival, the 80s rockers will be letting the leather pants and mullets rip on... Read More
Splendour In The Grass 2011, Friday July 29 – Sunday July 31 - Woodfordia
4 Comments. 2,647 Views. Posted 9 Aug 2011 @ 10:50am.
It was a strange lead-up to this year's instalment of the country's biggest music festival. The event took place once again in an ostensibly temporary location which, apart from strange liquor laws resulting in mid-strength drops being the soup du jour, was well-received last year. There was an abundance of theories as to why this was the first time in a long time that tickets failed to sell-... Read More
Soundwave Sprouts New Harvest Festival
1 Comments. 5,250 Views. Posted 16 Jun 2011 @ 9:22am.
Just when you thought the crew from Soundwave had outdone themselves with the recently announced Soundwave Revolution, they have done it again with a brand-spanking new music-packed day of awesomeness in something they have decided to call the Harvest Festival. What started as a quiet whisper, has now been confirmed as fact when FasterLouder confirmed that an all new day-long arts and music... Read More
Matt Walters
0 Comments. 4,293 Views. Posted 13 May 2011 @ 10:39am.
The process of self-discovery doesn’t have to be hard, according to Melbourne singer-songwriter Matt Walters – just chuck yourself into the deep end and see what happens. "I'm 25 now so I'm extremely comfortable in my own skin," states Walters. "I think if you wanted to learn about yourself you should make a record and play in front of huge amounts of people! It sounds crazy for someone who was... Read More
The Sounds Loud Festival
0 Comments. 2,083 Views. Posted 8 Apr 2011 @ 6:00pm.
  The Sounds Loud Festival is not only a free, all ages event, but also a diverse showcasing of both acclaimed and emerging local bands. Last year’s inaugural Sounds Loud Festival enticed over 9000 music fans, and Event Manager Ella Mason expects this year’s festival to be an even grander experience for music lovers of all ages. The 2011 Sounds Loud festival features an impressive line-up... Read More
Food, Music And Craft At The Brunswick Music Festival
0 Comments. 2,208 Views. Posted 9 Mar 2011 @ 10:14am.
Six music stages, community food, craft stalls and street entertainment make up one of Melbourne’s most dynamic festivals. Musicians such as rockabilly superstar Rosie Flores, guitar wizard Martin Simpson, Kelse & The Mean Reds (pictured), Nano Stern and his Chilean band and Vika and Linda Bull amongst many more acts will be appearing at the festival. The Sydney Road Street Party... Read More
Ruby Rose And Fast Cars
0 Comments. 2,990 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2011 @ 12:30pm.
Somehow the Melbourne F1 seems to grow each year and the idea of adding a miniature music festival to the whole motor racing carnival has cropped up. Will there be music and cars at the same time? Could get a bit difficult.   Apparent “It” girl Ruby Rose has been added to the Grand Prix cum music festival known as Sidetracked this year. Rose, who broke onto the... Read More
Sven Vath
0 Comments. 2,621 Views. Posted 2 Mar 2011 @ 8:57am.
In the dystopian future we are quickly rushing towards, let Aldous Huxley's Brave New World elucidate this, electronic music or music in general has become another disposable asset. Genres and artists flourish and then find themselves shunned to the deep recesses of your hard drive faster than your recent internet history. There are of course many anomalies to this and one of them is Sven... Read More
Metals
0 Comments. 1,967 Views. Posted 1 Mar 2011 @ 9:14am.
Christopher Coe is all about contradictions. His recording alias, Digital Primate, neatly points to both the human aspect of making music, and the technological side of using computers to create it.   So it seems fitting that when he first saw neo-soul and hip hop MC, Candice Butler, he would want to explore the contraction between his robotic beats and her soulful vocals. It... Read More
Shazam
0 Comments. 1,735 Views. Posted 21 Feb 2011 @ 9:40am.
Perth is known for having some of the finest beaches in the world. It is also closer to a lot of places in Asia than say Melbourne or Sydney. And the weather is nicer. And Cameron Parkin aka Shazam is from there also. But that's about all it has going for it. Lucky then that Shazam is on his way to Melbourne - as well as a few other countrywide dates - to hit up the Future Music Festivals... Read More
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