Festivals

The nominees for the 2025 ARIA Awards have been named, along with a new category celebrating Australian festivals. 

A Greens MP accuses government of “handing taxpayers dollars" to a conglomerate whose track record includes "investments in weapons systems".

The Listen Out team confirmed they’ll be pressing “pause,” and pivoting to curated parties around the country.

The 2025 program is now complete, says Carlina Ericson, founder and event director of AFIC, which will be presented Sept. 8-9 in Brisbane.

According to a new report, 13% of Australian festival-goers choose to attend fewer events due to extreme weather.

Bluesfest, Yours and Owls, Lost Paradise, Listen Out and Field Day were the five music festivals that got support from the Contemporary Music Festival Viability Fund.

Organisers of another Australian live music event has announced it is going on hiatus this week - Good Life Festival.

A new framework aiming to protect and secure the future of major local music festivals and events has been put forward

Now entering its fourth event, and heading to Brisbane for the first time, AFIC is the region’s powwow for festival management professionals.

The Committee delivers 20 recommendations. Among them, a tax offset for live music; the expansion of the “Revive Live” program; and more.