Category Archives: January 2014

Melbourne Zoo Twilights 2014 Shows Selling Out

twilightThe announcement of The Melbourne Zoo Twilights 2014 program towards the end of last year received a red hot response from music lovers with three shows selling out well ahead of the start of the season. Tickets to shows featuring Jessica Mauboy, Xavier Rudd and James Reyne and Daryl Braithwaite sold out in record time, with other shows selling fast.

Melbourne Zoo Twilights offer a unique experience combining wildlife, stunning musical performances and gourmet delights, all within the spectacular grounds of Melbourne Zoo, under the blanket of balmy summer nights.
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February 2014, January 2014, March 2014, Melbourne, news

Live Review: Vampire Weekend + Gang of Youths @ Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – January 8, 2014

Review: Heather McNab
Arriving at the Hordern Pavilion early it was clearly already abuzz with a large groups of excited fans dancing along to and being drawn in by support band Gang of Youths. The band performing an excellent set, preparing the crowd and setting expectations high for the main act, Vampire Weekend.

After a short break and the venue filling quickly, the lights dim and with enthusiastic screams and whistles from the audience, Vampire Weekend take to the stage starting out with “Diane Young”. Fans were onboard from the first note, singing along to every word of every song, completely emmersed and happy. Frontman Ezra Koenig’s easy style relaxing the crowd with a feel good vibe. In contrast, bassist Chris Baio’s dancing and movements were mesmerising, a life force all to themselves.
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Heather McNab, January 2014, Live Review, Review, Sydney

Under The Southern Cross VI: Australia Day weekend. 17 bands, 14 hours, 1 mammoth day!

UTSC6Under The Southern Cross is an all day metal festival held in Sydney on the Australia Day weekend. For the last five years, UTSC has been a showcase for the countries awesome metal bands and in 2014, the sixth installment will play host it’s biggest line up to date!

Headlined by Melbourne’s melodic, dark and progressive Be’lakor and Dreadnaught who have been one of the corner stones of Australian heavy music for nearly two decades, the line up promises a variety of styles ranging from doom, thrash, black metal, hard rock and death metal and is 100% Australian made.
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January 2014, news, Sydney