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Secret Garden 2016 announces limited release of one day tickets.

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One of Australia’s most treasured festivals, Secret Garden, celebrates its eighth birthday in 2016 running over two whole days from Friday 26 to Sunday 28 February. An outdoor summer celebration synonymous with glitter, tunes and fancy dress, Secret Garden is held amongst the beautiful New South Wales wilderness on a farm transformed into dance floors and hand-crafted worlds to lose yourself in.
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Tinpan Orange Reveal Surreal New Video For ‘You’re Not There’

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“We wanted to reflect our daily lives at the moment while not being on the road. Suburban, prosaic and benign but never without strangeness, humour and whimsy.” ~ Tinpan Orange

Melbourne indie-folk darlings Tinpan Orange have unveiled an eccentric video clip to accompany their brand new single ‘You’re Not There’.
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The Jezabels Announce New Album ‘Synthia’ + 2016 Australian National Tour

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“It takes a ballsy band to play the Sydney Opera House after just two albums… their ambition was given a pretty fair chance by a band which plays well enough to impress, a batch of songs which in their best moments have a soaring reach…and a singer who grew in confidence through the night until she was performing a lap dance on a woman from the front row and making it seem ridiculous and perfect.” The Sydney Morning Herald
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The Ten Tenors Announce ‘Power Of Ten’ National Tour 2016

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One of Australia’s biggest musical exports The TEN Tenors have Christmas all wrapped up, announcing a 2016 tour and launching a new video which puts their unique spin on Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ in aid of the Children’s Hospital Foundation.
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Sweden’s Jose Gonzalez Announces Brisbane Show – February 2016

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Sweden’s José González returns to Brisbane with his band for a special show at The Tivoli Theatre on February 10, playing favourites from across his catalogue including his worldwide hit ‘Heartbeats’ and celebrating his first solo album in seven years, ‘Vestiges And Claws’.
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HIGH TENSION Welcomes New Member + Wins ‘Best Heavy Album’ at The Age Music Victoria Awards

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With a tear to their eye, HIGH TENSION waves goodbye to Drummer and founding member Damian Coward as he has moved to the opposite side of the country to focus on getting a real tan, cocktails and maybe even a career in mining. Life doesn’t sound too bad, does it?

His very suitable successor comes in the form of Lauren Hammel (Fear Like Us) and with Damo’s blessing “she’s a bloody shredder!”
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THIEVERY CORPORATION Announce Australian Tour 2016

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Lose yourself to the smooth tunes from the eclectic

THIEVERY CORPORATION, making a highly anticipated return to Australia this coming February 2016 – their first in over 4 years with a FULL LIVE BAND.
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Mountain Sounds Festival 2016 – First Line Up Announced

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Throwing down a smorgasbord of international and local talent, comes the first line up announce for Mountain Sounds Festival, promising yet another year of vibrant festivities and unparalleled musical vitality.
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Cat Power Announced as First Artist in Melt 2016 Line Up **Updated**

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Cat Power Sun has been forced to cancel her forthcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand, including her show at ‪#‎MELTQueerFest‬.

Cat Power a/k/a Chan Marshall suffers from Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) a potentially fatal rare blood disease that causes swelling around the throat, oesophagus and internal organs. Its the same condition which caused her to postpone some European dates in 2012 – all of which were rescheduled.

This is the first time in an 18 year touring history with Australia that Chan has been forced to postpone any shows and she is determined too make it back ASAP and in good health. All tickets for this tour will remain valid for the rescheduled dates which will be advised in the coming weeks.

Visit brisbanepowerhouse.org for all updates.
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Four more Twilight at Taronga 2016 shows sell out…

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Just one week after going on sale, six Twilight at Taronga 2016 performances have now sold out. The four latest shows to hang the sold out sign are Birds of Tokyo supported by Fractures, crowd favourite Björn Again’s Saturday night show, and, joining the sellout of their first shows in a matter of hours, John Butler Trio and Missy Higgins’ second and final shows.
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Melbourne Zoo Twilights – John Butler Trio SOLD OUT – Second & Final Show Announced

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With Melbourne Zoo Twilight series about to kick off, Perth’s San Cisco and Brisbane’s Last Dinosaurs show is now sold out alongside a number of the other shows including The Waifs, José González, John Butler Trio x 2, and Birds of Tokyo with many of the other shows selling fast.
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Tina Arena Announces One Night Only Tour!

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Australian pop icon, and our newest ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, Tina Arena has today announced a series of ONE NIGHT ONLY shows in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and the Gold Coast in February and March, 2016, in support of her latest album, Eleven. These shows are in addition to the previously announced A Day on the Green concerts with Simply Red and follow dates currently scheduled in Dubai, London and Beirut in January.
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CAT POWER (SOLO) LIVE – Australian Shows – February 2016

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Cat Power a/k/a Georgia-born singer / songwriter Chan Marshall, returns to Australia this summer for a series of intimate theatre-only performances. Performing solo, the show will boast a whole swag of new material and old favourites ahead of new album recording this summer.
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BATTLES – Laneway Sideshows Announced

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Already confirmed for the 2016 Laneway Festival, Feel have announced headline shows for Brooklyn based trio Battles.

The idiosyncratic three-piece, featuring drummer John Stanier (The Mark Of Cain / Tomahawk), bassist and sonic manipulator Dave Konopka and multi-instrumentalist Ian Williams, will bring the noise via new album La Di Da Di for side shows in Sydney and Melbourne.
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THE GAME – Australian Tour – February 2016

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10 years ago, an album named “The Documentary” changed the face of the entire West Coast Hip-Hop/Rap music scene. The man behind the album, Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known as THE GAME soon grew to become one of the best rappers in the business. We are delighted to announce THE GAME will tour Australia in February 2016 for a string of headline shows around the country.
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