Author: Melbourning
Empire Of The Sun will bring their spectacular live show back to Melbourne in 2027, announcing a five-date Australian tour featuring a newly reimagined production. The duo will play the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Saturday, 27 February as part of the Ask That God: Afterlife Tour, which has been billed as the final live instalment of the journey surrounding their latest album. The Australian tour will begin at Brisbane’s Riverstage on Sunday, 21 February before heading to Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, wrapping up at Perth’s RAC Arena on Saturday, 6 March. The new production will expand on the technicolour…
Icehouse will celebrate 40 years of Man Of Colours with a six-date Australian arena tour in 2027, performing the landmark album in full for the first time. The tour will stop at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on Saturday, 26 June, as part of the band’s first headline indoor concert tour in more than 20 years. The anniversary run begins at Newcastle Entertainment Centre on Saturday, 5 June, before heading to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide, finishing at Perth’s RAC Arena on Saturday, 10 July. While songs including Crazy, Electric Blue and the album’s title track have become long-standing live favourites,…
West Tarneit Station has opened to passengers, giving Melbourne’s growing western suburbs a new public transport link and more options for getting around the area. The new station includes a 400-space car park, a four-bay bus interchange and secure bicycle storage and hoops, making it easier for passengers to connect to the rail network by car, bus or bike. Both platforms are fully accessible, with ramps, stairs and a pedestrian underpass providing connections between the platforms. Bus services have also been expanded alongside the station opening, with more than 1,100 additional weekly services added to the Tarneit bus network. A…
Gumbaynggirr artist Aretha Brown is bringing her first solo exhibition to Abbotsford Convent this September, filling the historic North Laundry with large-scale works exploring love, dating, identity and the messy business of being human. Born Romantic runs from 25 September to 4 October 2026, marking a new chapter for the Melbourne-based artist, muralist and screenwriter known for her expansive public artworks and unapologetic social commentary. The exhibition takes its title from Brown’s observation, “The only thing harder than being born Aboriginal, gay and a woman is being born … a romantic.” Rather than treating Aboriginal art as something that must…
British cinema’s biggest stars will hit the big screen when the 2026 Russell Hobbs British Film Festival returns to Melbourne from 28 October. Presented by Palace, the festival will bring a mix of dramas, documentaries, romantic comedies and period film. Among the first films announced is WICKER, a raunchy romantic comedy starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård. The film follows an ostracised fisherwoman and the sexy husband she wishes for in what promises to be one of the festival’s more unconventional offerings. Andrew Garfield leads the historical drama THE UPRISING as a grief-stricken 14th-century labourer who sparks a peasant revolt.…
Fatboy Slim is swapping massive festival stages for some of Australia’s more unusual spaces when he returns for a seven-date tour in March 2027, including two nights at Melbourne’s new outdoor venue The Underpass. The UK DJ, aka Norman Cook, will bring his famously energetic live show to Fremantle, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, with each stop offering a very different setting. The tour kicks off at Fremantle’s Esplanade Park on Wednesday 3 March before Cook heads to Sydney for three nights at heritage-listed Carriageworks. He will then take over Brisbane’s South Bank Forecourt for On The Banks before finishing the…
Tove Lo is heading back to Australia in March 2027, with the Swedish pop star bringing her newly announced ESTRUS tour to Melbourne for a one-night show. The tour will celebrate Tove Lo’s sixth studio album, ESTRUS, which is due for release worldwide on Friday 18 September. The Australian run kicks off at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Monday 1 March before travelling to Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. “I love going down under. Australia I’m coming back!” Tove Lo said. “It’s gonna be sweatier, dirtier and more emotional than ever… love u xxx.” The ESTRUS album takes its name from…
Melbourne’s public transport network will run extra trains, trams and buses as tens of thousands of fans head to the MCG for Australia’s first-ever NFL game on Friday 11 September. The Los Angeles Rams will take on the San Francisco 49ers from 10.35am, with the sold-out match expected to draw a huge crowd to Melbourne. Fans have travelled from more than 35 countries for the game, with almost half of spectators expected to come from interstate or overseas. Extra trains and trams will run from early Friday morning, with services arriving at the MCG every few minutes before kick-off. Metro…
Radiohead are finally heading back to Australia, with the British rock legends announcing 16 shows across Perth, Melbourne and Sydney in May and June 2027. The band will play multiple Melbourne shows at Rod Laver Arena as part of their first Australian tour in 15 years, following their last visit in 2012 The Australian tour begins with four shows at Perth’s RAC Arena from Monday 3 May before moving to Melbourne and then Sydney, where the run will finish with a sixth show at Afterpay Arena on Tuesday 1 June. The return follows Radiohead’s comeback to live performance in Europe…
Melbourne’s iconic landmarks are lighting up after dark as the city rolls out a new program of projections celebrating spring, major sporting events and the city’s night-time culture. The $2 million Light Up Melbourne program will see buildings and streets across the CBD illuminated over the coming months, with projections already appearing on Melbourne Town Hall and Princes Bridge. The city’s newly crowned floral emblem, the Swamp Everlasting, is currently being projected onto the facade of Melbourne Town Hall to mark the arrival of spring. Meanwhile, Princes Bridge will glow blue and white ahead of the Cats and Blues clash,…
Australian Crawl will reunite with three original members for a massive outdoor show at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Sunday 22 November. The newly announced concert has been added in response to demand and will mark the first time in more than 40 years that James Reyne, Simon Binks and David Reyne share the stage to celebrate Australian Crawl’s music. They will be joined by Men At Work, Vika & Linda and Boom Crash Opera for a big day of Australian music at one of Melbourne’s most iconic outdoor venues. Australian Crawl formed in Melbourne in 1979 and went…