I subscribe to all the things so you don’t have to. This is a curated list of what’s been announced over the past week so you can save the date, or swoop on tickets, and also a list of what’s coming up soon if you’re looking to make last-minute plans
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The Kid Laroi announces rescheduled Melbourne shows
Australia’s own multi-platinum chart-topping global superstar The Kid Laroi has announced a rescheduled national Australian tour for November 2024. He’ll be playing two shows at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena as part of the tour, on 29 and 30 November.
Six the musical pop up event
To celebrate the sixth of the month and Six the Musical’s royal return to Melbourne, there’s a pop-up royal coronation event and exclusive live performance outside the Comedy Theatre at 240 Exhibition Street at 12pm Tuesday 6 August.
The Script to headline A Day On The Green
Award-winning Dublin four-piece The Script are headed back down under on their Satellites World Tour for January and February 2025. This will be the band’s first Australian shows in close to three years, after their electric 2022 Greatest Hits Tour. They’ll be playing at A Day On The Green at Mt Duneed Estate on 1 February 2025.
Countdown is on to the historic Women’s Ashes at the MCG
The countdown to the historic CommBank Women’s Ashes Day-Night Test Match is on. There are just six months to go until Australia and England play in the first-ever day-night Test at the MCG between January 30 – February 2, 2025.
Khruangbin announce Australian tour
Houston, Texas psych-funk trio Khruangbin have announced their highly anticipated return to Australia next summer. They’ll be playing at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on 25 February 2025.
Hot Water Music announce February tour dates
Legendary American punks, Hot Water Music have announced their long-awaited Australia and New Zealand tour, landing in February 2025. Joining them in Australia will be The Flatliners from Canada. They’ll be at 170 Russell in Melbourne on 21 February 2025 and at the Torquay Hotel in Torquay on 22 February 2025.
Healing mechanisms of Maori culture explored in new exhibition
Traditional Māori cultural ways of being are portrayed in a contemporary, dramatic show of story, place and community in Māreikura – Ka rere te rongoā (the medicine flows), a new exhibition opening at Immigration Museum on Friday 30 August.
Abbie Chatfield announces regional tour
Australian podcaster, TV star and entrepreneur Abbie Chatfield, is returning to the stage in 2024 as she brings The Trauma Dump Tour…goes regional across Australia this October and November – including dates in Warragul, Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.
Save the date for these
Also just announced:
- Melbourne’s iconic Rialto will once again transform with a sea of cheerful daffodils blanketing the Piazza in support of Cancer Council’s annual ‘Daffodil Day’. Over two days – Wednesday 21st and Thursday 22nd August – visitors can wander through the field of flowers, discover new neon light installations and add their own personal messages of hope to the tribute tree.
- Explore Werribee Park Heritage Orchard, enjoy grafting and blacksmith demonstrations and purchase rare heritage fruit trees for your backyard at the Winter Heritage Fruit Tree Festival on 11 August.
- A roaring universe of frights and delights awaits at ACMI this spring, as a four-day festival celebrating the 70th anniversary of Godzilla takes over the building from 31 October – 3 November 2024.
- Discover the Werribee CBD and Wyndham Harbour through smell, led by Erin Adams of Smell Art on 24 August and 7 September. These sessions foster a deeper connection with one’s surroundings, promote mindfulness, and bring joy to everyday life.
- Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Sunset Boulevard at the Princess Theatre must close this Saturday 10 August – and all remaining tickets are just $85.
- Dive deep into the world of rare and fine whiskeys with Balgownie Estate’s exclusive Whiskey Exploration Afternoon on 26 October. Perfect for the discerning whiskey lover, this guided tasting experience is brought to you by the expert team from Cavanagh’s Whisky and Alehouse.
- Share a meal with Virginia Trioli and hear about her lifelong love of good food, good company and living life ‘with a side dish of joy’ at Montalto in Red Hill South on 11 October.
- Have lunch with the “Fast Bowlers Cartel” comprised of cricketers Dennis Lillee, Merv Hughes, Jeff Thomson and Damien Fleming at the Grand Hyatt in Melbourne on Friday 29 November.
- 1980s synth pop sensation, Mi-Sex will perform all the hits from their album Graffiti Crimes for its 45th anniversary on 8 November at the Memo Music Hall in St Kilda – their only Melbourne show.
- The Yarraville Business Association is holding its Spring Fashion Showcase, hosted by the iconic Sun Theatre on Wednesday 28 August.
- Join in The Good Life – an unforgettable three-day festival of wine, art, food, design, and culture to commemorate 160 years of All Saints Estate at Wahgunyah from 1-3 November.
- The Hon. Ted Baillieu, former Premier of Victoria, is the next guest in Montsalvat’s “Red Chair Series”. Join him on 14 August as he talks about heritage.
- Groove and Graze is an annual family-friendly event that celebrates food, music and Glen Eira’s outdoor spaces. It’s back for 2024 at the Hopetoun Gardens in Elsternwick on 21 September.
- IMAX Melbourne’s Spacetember Film Festival is back from 1-30 September. Gear up for a cinematic voyage through the galaxy with a range of exclusive IMAX expanded aspect ratio content and epic 3D features on the biggest screen in the Southern Hemisphere.
- Australia’s favourite pinot party, Pinot Palooza, returns to the Royal Exhibition Building from 22-23 November.
- Commencing 13 August, and commemorating the 90th anniversary of the Shrine’s opening, a new exhibition – Designing Remembrance: Alternate visions for Victoria’s war memorial – delves into the forgotten chapters of the monument’s inception, revealing the myriad visions that once vied for a place in the heart of Victoria.
- The inaugural Western Port Writes Literary Festival will run from Friday 6 to Sunday 8 September 2024.
