Studio 5 Live

From the very start, PBS 106.7FM has led the way for all Melburnians to experience live music with broadcasts from the back of the Prince of Wales in St Kilda more than 30 years ago.

That strong live music tradition continues with PBS Studio 5 Live, weekly live performance broadcasts from the PBS studios. The vibe is grassroots, with an unwavering commitment to quality and diversity.
The sessions consist of a half hour live set and a short interview with one of our announcers.

For info on upcoming PBS Studio 5 Live performances, tune in to the Breakfast Spread’s Studio 5 Archive on Tuesdays at 7.15am or follow us on Twitter @pbsfm. You can also keep your eyes on this page for info on what's ahead, watch, or listen back through the on line audio archive.

The Studio 5 alumni includes Kylie Auldist, Billy Bragg, Arrested Development, The Dirtbombs, Heavy Trash, The Drones, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Screaming Females, Terry, Xylouris White, John Foxx, Joe Chindamo, DJ Baku, Eilen Jewel, Syl Johnson, The Bamboos, Justin Townes Earle, Fred and Toody and Mista Savona.

PBS Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.

News

Temporary Blessings Studio 5 Live

Fri 20 Mar 2026
Studio 5 Live

College Of Knowledge Records are proud to release Sumbisori, the debut album from newly formed 
instrumental group Temporary Blessings.

Assembled to realise bandleader Liam McGorry’s compositions drawing on 1960s Italian & French
soundtrack music, Temporary Blessings brings together trusted instrumentalists and fellow travellers from Naarm's rich enclave of cinematic soul.

Iron & Wine Studio 5 Live

Sat 14 Mar 2026
Studio 5 Live

Iron & Wine, the moniker of singer/songwriter and film studies lecturer Sam Beam, returns down under for the first time since 2018 – this time as soloist in a captivating run of shows in capital cities and festival appearances, drawing from his transcendent and illuminating folk sounds. 

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Šimšek​ Studio 5 Live

Tue 10 Mar 2026
Studio 5 Live

Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek are internationally recognised for their unique and infectious sound that combines Anatolian folk with psychedelia, pop and soul influences. They have released two albums and one EP since their start in 2014 and have been touring extensively throughout Europe. 

The band is fronted by Hamburg-born singer and bağlama player Derya Yıldırım. Despite being multilingual, Yıldırım exclusively sings in Turkish: “It’s really important to me because that’s the language I can really express myself in, it’s my emotional language” she explains. 

Bleak Squad Studio 5 Live

Thu 5 Feb 2026
Studio 5 Live

Naarm super-natural-group Bleak Squad are here to stay. The new four-piece comprised of true Australian art-rock royalty: Adalita (Magic Dirt), Mick Harvey (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, The Birthday Party), Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Mess Esque) and Marty Brown (Art of Fighting) have announced a run of shows in February and March 2026. 

No News Studio 5 Live

Fri 30 Jan 2026
Studio 5 Live

Originally formed in Kaurna/Adelaide, the now Naarm/Melbourne-based outfit No News is a genre-blurring, two-piece band blending live jazz with house and breakbeat energy. 

Following two recent standout sets at Sonder Festival and Strawberry Fields last year, No News are now gearing up for their biggest headline show to date at the Night Cat on February 7. 

Watch: Tracey Miller Studio 5 Live

Wed 10 Dec 2025
Studio 5 Live

Tracey Miller has spent nearly 40 years captivating audiences worldwide with her soulful voice. Drawing deeply from gospel, soul and rhythm and blues, she sings of hope, passion, love and loss, forging deep connections with listeners.

Watch: Screensaver Studio 5 Live

Thu 4 Dec 2025
Studio 5 Live

Three Lens Approach is the third album from Naarm/Melbourne five-piece screensaver. Tension carries across screensaver's new record, pushing and pulling between moments of upbeat, heart-on-sleeve tenderness and explosions of frustration and all-out fury. screensaver’s prismatic approach to anxiety-ridden post punk is on full show, danceable and galvanising as ever. A shared love of seventies dance music drives the band’s heartbeat, charged by elements of motorik Krautrock, new wave, moody dub and death disco, and emboldened with their asymmetrical pop sensibility.

Watch: The Breakfast Spread LIVE from Fed Square

Thu 27 Nov 2025
PBS Events

Listen back to a special live broadcast of The Breakfast Spread at Fed Square, 6am to 9am Thursday November 27, 2025.  

Check out a clip of SHOUSE performing 'Love Tonight' live below:

Watch: Toody Cole & Her Band Studio 5 Live

Thu 20 Nov 2025
Studio 5 Live

Toody Cole, co-founder and mainstay of iconic Oregon group Dead Moon and the godmother of raw DIY rock 'n' roll, returns to Australia for the first time fronting her own band, following three decades of appearances here with Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows and as a duo with her late great husband Fred Cole. In Toody Cole & Her Band, she is joined by Kelly Haliburton and Christopher March (on drums and guitar respectively) of fellow Oregon outfit Jenny Don't & The Spurs. 

Watch: Cookin’ On 3 Burners Studio 5 Live

Wed 12 Nov 2025
Studio 5 Live

Hot off the griddle, Cookin’ The Books is the long-awaited new album from Australia’s kings of Hammond soul, Cookin’ On 3 Burners. Their first studio LP in six years finds the trio in top form - deep in the pocket, wide in scope and stacked with heavyweight collaborators.