Author: Melbourning

Marvel Stadium has announced it will be hosting an exclusive VIP party in addition to providing a free live site for Game One of the NBA Finals 2024. On Friday 7 June the screens in Stadium square will beam the NBA Finals live from the US, while the upstairs View Bar at the stadium will host an exclusive VIP party with special guests.  The two events will run concurrently: the free live site at Stadium Square (Gates 2 & 3) from 9:00am, with the VIPs kicking off at 9.30am. Marvel Stadium GM Scott Fitzgerald said the stadium will deliver NBA fans…

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Exciting tail-wagging news for pooches and their people – new dates have been announced for the Puffing Billy Dog Express so you can take your doggo on a paw-some adventure through some of Victoria’s most stunning landscapes. Puffing Billy is Australia’s most iconic steam train, that chugs through the lush Dandenong Ranges, offering a nostalgic journey through time. With its vintage carriages and scenic routes, it’s a beloved attraction for tourists and locals alike, providing a charming experience steeped in history and natural beauty. Kick off your day at Emerald Lake Park, where you and your furry friends can roam…

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International best-selling novelist, author and creator of iconic TV show Sex and The City, Candace Bushnell, is bringing her acclaimed one-woman show “True Tales of Sex, Success and SEX AND THE CITY” to Australia in December 2024. The show will see Candace sharing her remarkable philosophy through stories of fashion, literature, and, of course, sex. Candace said she was excited to be coming back to Australia. “I can’t wait to share True Tales of Sex, Success and Sex and the City with my Aussie Sex and the City fans,” she said. “They’ll hear about the real Mr. Big, my true-life…

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Iconic Australian rock band Cold Chisel are gearing up to celebrate their 50 years in music with a special tour, promising to deliver all their greatest hits. Dubbed the ‘Big 5-0 tour’, this musical journey down memory lane will span 11 performances across October and November. Starting in Armidale, NSW, where the band was based in the mid-70s, the tour will then traverse through the Gold Coast, Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Newcastle, Ballarat, and Hobart, before culminating in a grand finale in Adelaide, the birthplace of Cold Chisel. This milestone tour holds particular significance as it comes shortly after…

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Melbourne’s iconic commuter newspaper mX is set to make a comeback for the RISING festival. RISING has teamed up with News Corp to bring the beloved newspaper back for two exclusive festival editions. From 2001 to 2015, before widespread doom-scrolling on smartphones, the mX was a free paper people read on public transport on their evening commute. Featuring a lot of celebrity gossip and a section called “Boring but important” it was how many Melburnians kept abreast of what was going on. The two RISING editions of mX will be distributed to commuters and city-goers in the lead up to…

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The Improv Conspiracy (TIC) has announced it is bringing back its annual Defrost Festival for a third year – a yearly spectacle celebrating the art and community of improv. For two weeks the festival will play host to the crème de la crème of interstate and local comedians, entertaining and educating a community of thousands with brand new shows, workshops and social events The Defrost Festival is fast becoming a strong and unique highlight of Melbourne’s world-class comedy scene, built around three core events: The festival features performers from across Australia, with shows including live podcasts, improv inspired by Law…

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Geelong Arts Centre has revealed three creative projects to be presented as part of its inaugural Launchpad initiative from 22 June in The Open House. Audiences can attend showcase developments of the work of three local Geelong artists in disciplines spanning from immersive theatre to acrobatic storytelling and darkly comedic screenwriting. Featured projects include Cabaret of Calm by Helen Duncan, GO/NO GO by GO/NO GO Circus and Psyched by Serah Nathan. These performances offer the artists the opportunity to test and showcase their new work in a professional theatre setting, providing a platform for artistic experimentation and audience engagement in Geelong Arts Centre’s The Open House…

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One of Australia’s premier pop successes, the 8 times ARIA Award winner Amy Shark, has today announced The Sadness Tour – a headline tour of Australia and New Zealand in October and November that will follow the August 16 release of her upcoming third studio album ‘Sunday Sadness’. The Sadness Tour will be Amy Shark’s first headline tour since her massive 60-date run across Regional Australia in 2022, and her first Australian capital city headline shows since 2021’s Cry Forever Tour. In anticipation of the tour Shark said, “I can’t wait to get back on the road to see you all and bring this new…

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As they begin a monumental new chapter, multi-Platinum-selling, BRIT Award-winning, arena-filling giants Catfish and the Bottlemen announce their much-anticipated return to Australia this September.  The tour will kick off on Wednesday the 4 September at Sydney’s Horden Pavilion, followed by shows at Melbourne’s Festival Hall, Newcastle’s Bar On The Hill, Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall, Adelaide’s Hindley Street Music Hall before finishing up at Perth’s Red Hill Auditorium on Thursday 12 September. Fronted by charismatic Van McCann, the band has always united people around their music and live performances. Freed from opinion and expectation, fans flock in their hundreds of thousands…

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For the first time, Synthony is bringing its immersive orchestra experience to Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena this September. What started as a single sold-out show in Auckland has blossomed into a phenomenon, captivating audiences across New Zealand and beyond, Synthony is a musical event that continues to push boundaries and redefine what it means to experience electronic music live. Watch as the biggest dance anthems are reimagined and played by a live orchestra including tracks by Swedish House Mafia, Basement Jaxx, Avicii, Fatboy Slim, Calvin Harris, Faithless, Fisher, and more. Synthony isn’t just about the music. It’s about creating an…

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The Regent Theatre will host the world premiere of Oscar© by Christopher Wheeldon commissioned exclusively for The Australian Ballet, the renowned choreographer brings to life the captivating story of Oscar Wilde this September. Wheeldon, celebrated for his innovative productions, intertwines Wilde’s personal experiences with his iconic tales, showcasing Wilde’s wit and flamboyant style on stage. The biographical elements will be interspersed with dream sequences based on Wilde’s stories. From Dublin to the glamorous social circles of London’s elite, Wilde’s fame soared until his infamous trial in 1895 in which he was accused of committing acts of gross indecency with other…

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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 What’s new? Crowded House to tour Australia and New Zealand Iconic multi-platinum selling rock band Crowded House have announced their 2024 Australia and New Zealand Gravity Stairs Tour, in support of their new album. The Crowdies will be at Rod Laver Arena on Tuesday 10 December. Tickets go on sale this week. Electro duo Empire…

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