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Image: Harts was part of a star-studded Rio Olympics track LABOR ACT PROMISES A LOCAL SXSW In the sprint to the ACT elections, Labor has promised to set up a South-by-Southeast music, innovation, and…

Images: Sydney Showground hosting Big Day Out The Sheaf THE SHEAF IS TOPS The Sheaf in Sydney took out Best Entertainment Venue In this week s Australian Hotels Association s 2016 National Awards for…

Image: Electric Gardens Festival FOUR NEW FESTIVALS MAKE DEBUT The festival circuit expands with three new additions, one of them a touring event. Grow Your Own (December 23, Forster NSW) is…

YOUTUBE WATCH TIME UP 40% IN AUSTRALIA The amount of time that Australians watch YouTube has increased by 40% year on year, rising up to 55% on mobile. This was one of the figures released at its big…

INAUGURAL WINNER FOR CORNER AWARD The inaugural Corner Award, presented by Melbourne s Corner Hotel, was picked up by Sampa The Great, who won a headliner on November 4, $2,000 in cash, 150 vinyl…

Image: PusciferCredit: Robin Laananen MOFO ANNOUNCES FIRST TWO ACTS The first artist announcement for Hobart s experimental music and arts MOFO is not some weeks away. But curator Brian Ritchie could…

WA FESTIVAL SUPPLIERS WANT STRONGER REGULATION Western Australia s festival suppliers are calling for greater regulation of the state s music events so that they can t avoid lengthy delays in payment…

Image: King Gizzard’s Gizzfest brought back to life ANOTHER MUSIC FESTIVAL COLLAPSES Motor City Music Festival, in Victoria s Geelong, will not be returning next year, veteran promoter Hugo T.…

Image: Gyroscope drummer Rob Nassif launched his venue FREMANTLE COUNCIL ENDS J-SHED SERIES The Sunset Series of music concerts at the historic Arthur Head in Fremantle s J-Shed precinct looks like…

QUEENSLAND TO DIGITAL UPGRADE CONCERT STADIUMS The Queensland Government is spending $7 million to digitally overhaul sports and entertainment venues Suncorp Stadium and The Gabba with the…