Melbourne Has A New LGBTQI+ Inclusive Mini-Festival Called All Sorts
It takes all sorts to make a party.
Melbourne
Beloved Melbourne Venue Bella Union To Close After 12 Years
It’s been operating for 12 years, and “the closure is not what Bella Union management wants”.
Former Melbourne Venue Director Ordered To Pay Over $100K For Missing Artist Fees
“Mr Arhontogiorgis he has found out what happens when you trade on the commercial benefits of music without paying for it.”
Melbourne Nightclub Promoters Busted With $60m Of Ice Jailed For Nine Years
The drugs were found in shipping containers full of udon noodles.
Victoria Is Planning To Make Ticket Scalping Illegal
Take that, scalpers.
Melbourne Muso Spike Fuck Responds After Resident Complains About Name On Gig Poster
The resident called the poster “confronting, gratuitous and provocative”.
Leaked Police Memo Uncovers Deadly “Cocktail” In Melbourne’s “Bad Batch” Of MDMA
The drugs left three people dead. Here’s what was in them.
The Council Behind St Kilda Festival Has Voted In Favour Of Pill Testing
Another positive step forward.
Council To Vote On Potential Pill Testing Trial At Music Events In Melbourne’s South
“It will give our venues and festivals a competitive advantage.”
“Bad Batch” Of MDMA Leads To 20 Overdoses At Melbourne Clubs
A man is facing charges as a result of the overdoses.
This Melbourne Mum’s Attempt To Get Her Son Banned From A Club Is Hilarious
“I’d like to request you to impose a ‘ban’ on my son until the end of exams period.”
That ‘RIP Taylor Swift’ Mural In Melbourne Has Already Been Painted Over
“It’s a bit of fun but her fans are like jihadists or hitler youth on steroids.”
An Eagles Of Death Metal-Themed Charity Show For The Paris Attack Victims Is Happening In Melbourne
“It had to be done. And it had to be done at Cherry Bar.”
Victorians Want Their State’s Live Music Credentials Recognised In Number Plate Form
Melbourne has long been celebrated as Australia’s live music capital, and now proud Victorians want to make it number-plate-official. Two of the city’s most passionate live music advocates have launched an online campaign to get the state’s official plates changed to read ‘Victoria – The Live Music State’. Cherry Bar owner and booker James Young
A Local Council Is Trying To Make “Music Festival Fatigue” A Thing
Australian music festivals are no stranger to complaints about noise and behaviour, but Melbourne’s Moonee Valley Council has coined the very anti-fun term “music festival fatigue”, which it believes its residents are suffering from. As The Age reports, since 2013, almost four million people have attended 215 events at Flemington Racecourse and Melbourne Showgrounds, but
Melbourne Named One Of The World’s Leading Music Cities
Just in case it wasn’t official before, it is now. Melbourne has just been recognised in the same breath as London, Montreal, New York, Berlin and Austin as one of the leading music cities in the world. In a new global study dubbed The Mastering Of A Music City, the Victorian capital has been cited
