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Image: Melbourne band Clowns NEW HEAVY ROCK GATHERING FOR HUNTER VALLEY NSW s Hunter Valley gets a new outdoor heavy music gathering called Thrashville, from the same promoters who also stage The Gum…

Image: Studios 301 in Sydney MUSIC VICTORIA SURVEYS MUSIC-FRIENDLY CANDIDATES In the run-up to the Saturday, October 22 local council elections in Melbourne, Music Victoria did a survey of 2000…

NEW NAME FOR HUNTER STADIUM Newcastle s 33,000-capacity Hunter Stadium has a new name after Venues NSW finalised a sponsor naming right deal with NSW builder McDonald Jones Homes to 2021. It has…

BEACHFEST SCRAPPED FOR 2016 Beachfest, on Sydney s Bondi, will not be going ahead in November. Linked to the surf lifestyle brand, organisers said that finances put a stop to this year s event, which…

CHAINSMOKERS THANK AUSTRALIA The Chainsmokers (pictured) have sent a message to Australian fans via their record company Sony Music Entertainment Australia. They were responding to news that their…

INTRODUCING HUDSON BALLROOM What used to be long time Sydney music venues Plan B and Goodgod is now Hudson Ballroom. Three friends pooled their money to ensure the clubs survived, with the new name…

MUSIC FESTIVALS UP FOR NSW TOURISM AWARD Six music festivals are up for the NSW Tourism Awards, held on November 24, with the winners progressing to the Australian Tourism Awards in February. In…

KEITH URBAN HITS 37TH TOP 10 COUNTRY HIT IN US Keith Urban, briefly in Australia on the weekend, has scored his 37th consecutive Top 10 single on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart with Blue Ain’t…

PARAMOUNT RE-OPENS AFTER $2M REVAMP Perth nightclub Paramount re-opens today (September 30) on the weekends after a $2 million makeover, which took nine months. It is now divided into two spaces,…

DIXIE CHICKS TO HEADLINE CMC ROCKS 2017 Global country stars The Dixie Chicks will return to Australia for the first time in 10 years. Set to headline the 10th anniversary of CMC Rocks QLD, the group…