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08/05/2025
By Allison Mackey
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Gracie in All Her Grandeur 

Abrams made Qudos Bank Arena feel intimate on the second of three sold-out shows Gracie Abrams’ penultimate sold-out show at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena boasted the power of the Teenage Fangirl. Led by Gracie – one of our very own – and exceptional opening act Ashe, 21,000 screaming fans found

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23/04/2025
By Chris Kane
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Knot-as White as I Thought

KNOTFEST 2025 review Knotfest 2025 was a celebration of heavy music today. Offering a unique introspection of how many ridiculous sub-genres, waves, and eras we have made in our head, the line-up forced attendees to draw down their barriers and enjoy a hot and humid communion of nothing but heavy mu

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18/02/2025
By Allison Mackey
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A victory lap for an artist who’s just getting started

Olivia Dean’s Roundhouse Show was a triumphant celebration of fierce femininity Photo: Jess Gleeson. “This next song is about how a lot of my ex-boyfriends have unfollowed me on Instagram, but I still follow all of them,” Olivia Dean quipped to the crowd of her sold out show at the UNSW Roundh

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25/06/2024
By Aidan Elwig Pollock
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Cancer Bats storm Crowbar

My leather jacket just isn’t cutting it anymore. It’s a frigid sabbath like this that sees me only dare to brave the Crowbar floor with a down-padded winter jacket zipped to my chin and covertly thick socks tucked under bootcut jeans. “We’re here to see Cancer Bats and then we’re fucking r

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22/04/2024
By David Balodis Serra
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The Chemical Brothers Live Again

Davo Reviews The Chemical Brothers Live @ The Dome Sydney Showground – 29 February 2024

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09/04/2024
By Aidan Elwig Pollock
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SURG TAKES ON KNOTFEST 2024

Whether it be by eventual death or Rapture, I hope I cross the pearly gates into something as entirely idyllic as the Centennial Parklands on March the 23rd.

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02/12/2023
By Rosina Carbone
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Welcome to the Brian Jonestown Massacre

Photo by Rosina Carbone Rosina reviews the Brian Jonestown Massacre @ Enmore Theatre – 16 November 2023 Good things happen to those who wait around concert venues. So when singer Anton Newcombe and guitarist Ryan Van Kreidt spill out of the doors of the Duke to greet the throng of flat caps an

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13/09/2023
By Grace Street
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Brutalismus 3000: Serving ‘ULTRAKUNST’ in Paris 2023

The Berlin-Based post-techno gabber punk duo brought an electric set to La Cigale Hall in May this year. After discovering the ‘post-techno gabber punk’ duo Brutalismus 3000 on a techno playlist assembled for me by Spotify, I made it a mission to get to their ULTRAKUNST 2023 Tour.  As it ju

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02/08/2023
By Rosina Carbone
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YEAH YEAH YEAHS ARE STILL BIGGER THAN THE SOUND

Rosina reviews yeah Yeah Yeahs @ The Hordern Pavilion – 24 July 2023 Image credits: Jordan Munns Looking around, it’s not hard to see that Sydney has sorely missed Yeah Yeah Yeahs.  Pay no mind to the crisp chill that pervades the general admission queue, or the untimely booking that wi

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24/03/2023
By Fynn Ferdinands
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The + – = ÷ x Tour Review: Ed Sheeran Perfects His Equation

FYNN REVIEWS ED SHEERAN’S FIRST NOSTALGIC NIGHT OF RETROSPECTION AND CELEBRATION IN THE ROUND AT ACCOR STADIUM, 24/02/2023. Before you read on, allow me to disclose my stance: I am an Ed Sheeran fan (yes, they exist). I’ve loved Teddy’s songwriting since ‘I See Fire’ played over the credit

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