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Live Review: Gary Clark Jr. + Hamish Anderson at Enmore Theatre, Sydney – 17 April 2025

Review and photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography

Back in Australia for BLUESFEST once more, Gary Clark Jr also managed to throw in a few sideshows in Australia, and Sydney got the third of these the night before he played the festival.  I was lucky enough to see this astonishing bluesman play the Factory Theatre and the Corner Hotel in 2013, and those two shows will long remain burned into the brain.

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Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2025 – Saturday 19 April 2025

Photography by Ant Ritz

Featuring Allison Russell, BJ The Chicago Kid, C.W. Stoneking, Clarence Bekker, Gary Clark Jr., Marc Broussard, Melody Angel, RY X, The Cat Empire, The Memphis Three – Fiona Boyes, The Memphis Three – Frank Sultana, The Memphis Three – Jimi Hocking, Vance Joy, WILSN, Xavier Rudd

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C.W. Stoneking
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Live Review: Byron Bay Bluesfest 2025 – Day 1 and 2

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This is not the last Bluesfest after all, much to the relief of the thousands upon thousands of people who have enjoyed the festival so far. Who would want to give up this magic event that brings the world of incredible musicians to the most eastern edge of Australia while also shining light on our magnificent local talent.

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Live Review: Sex Pistols (feat Frank Carter) + Civ1c at The Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – 8th April 2025

Review and photos by Peter Coates – https://www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography

CIVIC are an Australian old-school rock’n’roll punk band, formed in 2017 in Melbourne.  The band currently consists of founder Jim McCullough out front, guitarist Lewis Hodgson, bassist Roland Hvlaka, and with new drummer Eli Sthapit.  

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Tour News: MIDGE URE – AUSTRALIAN TOUR – 2025

Photo Credit _ Andy Siddens

Acclaimed musician and songwriter MIDGE URE is set to bring his extensive catalogue to Australia for an unmissable national tour this October; with all the hits from his accomplished solo career, as well as his work in bands such as Ultravox, The Rich Kids, Thin Lizzy and Visage. Touring Australia for the first time since 2020, Midge Ure’s return is an overdue one for longtime fans; for those who have yet to experience this globally revered musician perform, it is the perfect time to become initiated into the fold.

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Tour News: George Clinton + Parliament Funkadelic Australian Tour 2025

A music icon in the truest sense of the word, George Clinton is charting his return to Australia for a series of unmissable tour dates this September. The funk innovator and maestro will be touring the East Coast this Spring, bringing fans his inimitable style and curation of sound that has made him a globally renowned superstar.

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