Live music
Here’s to being taken on an ‘emotional rollercoaster’ at a St Kilda car park
Performed outdoors on Thursday night, this gig by The Streets is anything but a nostalgic wink.
- Michael Dwyer, Sonia Nair, Tony Way and Cameron Woodhead
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The floor is sticky, it smells bad, and a pint is $10. It’s perfect
Rain Dogs performed at The Tote in a gig that dripped with atmosphere and sweat.
- Will Cox, Martin Boulton, Tony Way and Sonia Nair
True to his word, Spandau Ballet’s Tony Hadley is happy to keep the past alive
On the eve of his latest Australian solo tour, Hadley says he never tires of including the big ’80s hits among his newer material.
- Kirsten Krauth
Pulp just gave us the best one-two opening punch I’ve ever seen at a live show
Last night there was both a blood moon and Pulp’s return to Melbourne. I know which one I’ll remember better.
- Will Cox
Hula-hooping and a nip slip: Grace Jones delivers chaos and fun at St Kilda gig
On an ominous, stormy night on St Kilda foreshore, Grace Jones makes a declaration that sounds a bit like a threat: “I’m gonna have some fun tonight.”
- Nick Buckley
I knew something was off with these teens. Then I realised what it was
Many were called “weird” at school, but at Rock Academy, these kids have found their tribe.
- Michael Lallo
Major music festival cancelled 24 hours out from first show
Rolling Loud Australia, the local iteration of “the world’s biggest hip-hop festival”, has pulled the pin less than a day before its first event.
- Karl Quinn
Ed Sheeran provides intimate one-man performance to a stadium of thousands
It’s an experience you don’t usually get at a concert, let alone a 2½-hour stadium show. Despite being the only person on-stage, Sheeran keeps everyone engaged.
- Nell Geraets
Get 20% off The Devil’s Violin with the Australian Chamber Orchestra*
Experience the violin pushed to its very limits with Ilya Gringolts and the ACO, in this fiery display from two of the world’s greats.
- ★★★★★
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Lorde’s Perth performance gets a Green Light from fans
Lorde performed the last show in the New Zealand and Australian leg of her Ultrasound World Tour for Perth fans on Wednesday night.
- Holly Thompson