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Flying Fruit Fly Circus Youth Classes - Open Now in Melbourne!

Fri 23 Jan 2026 to Tue 30 Jun 2026
Discover circus with the Flying Fruit Fly Circus at Circus Centre Melbourne, Collingwood Yards.
Community News

Wall of Magic Creatures at Hawthorn Arts Centre

Sat 14 Feb 2026 to Sat 25 Jul 2026
Become immersed in a magical world of colourful mask spirits and auspicious symbols.
Community News

Tina Stefanou's Motet Fail at West Space

Wed 18 Feb 2026 to Sat 18 Apr 2026
Open now until April 18, 2026 at West Space in Collingwood Yards.
Drive Live 2024 Friday Crew by Suzanne Phoenix
Volunteer Blog

Upcoming Volunteer Vacancies at PBS

Sun 1 Mar 2026 to Thu 30 Apr 2026
Amy volunteers at the all-important refreshments counter during Drive Live 2026. Photo by Lucas Packett. Opportunities to volunteer in 2026 are coming up, but before we get there, we want to say a big THANK...
PBS Events

Listen back: Down By The River live at Port Fairy Folk Festival 2026

Fri 6 Mar 2026 to Thu 9 Apr 2026
ICYMI, PBS made live radio on stage at this year's Port Fairy Folk Festival . Check out how you can listen back to these exclusive sessions on PBS programs The Juke Joint and Down By...
PBS Presents

JOLT Arts Autumn Season 2026

Sat 7 Mar 2026 to Sun 31 May 2026
Running from March through May, the JOLT Autumn Season spans everything from avant garde noise to classical Indian tabla, acousmatic opera to stand-up comedy; all threaded through JOLT’s commitment to neurodiverse artists and pushing sound...
Feature Sounds

Courtney Barnett - Creature of Habit

Mon 6 Apr 2026 to Sun 12 Apr 2026
This week’s PBS Feature Album is Creature of Habit, the fourth studio album from GRAMMY-nominated Australian singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett. Creature of Habit is a bold, emotionally resonant record that explores the central question: how to...
PBS Presents

Buddy Guy

Mon 6 Apr 2026
The greatest living blues legend, Buddy Guy, returns to Naarm/Melbourne for one exclusive performance at the Palais Theatre on Monday April 6.
PBS Events

Soul-A-Go-Go at the Brunswick Ballroom

Sat 11 Apr 2026
Naarm/Melbourne’s legendary soul party Soul-A-Go-Go is back for a one-off night of dancing and rare grooves at the Brunswick Ballroom on Saturday April 11, from 9pm ‘til 3am.
Studio 5 Live

Steppers Studio 5 Live

Wed 15 Apr 2026
Naarm/Melbourne-based, seven-piece soul-funk outfit Steppers are proud to present a work truly representative of their unspoken dialect; a sonic language communicated in groove, translated through dance. Unhindered by any one mode or method of creation,...
PBS Presents

Arockalypse Now 2026

Sat 18 Apr 2026
Arockalypse Now Festival returns bigger and louder than ever in 2026, taking over two stages from 5pm until late for a full-throttle night of rock and roll.
Free Event
PBS Events

City Hall: Sunday Sounds with Checkerboard Lounge and Joshua Batten

Sun 19 Apr 2026
PBS 106.7FM and Kingston Arts present Live at City Hall: Sunday Sounds with Checkerboard Lounge and Joshua Batten!
Community News

Break The Tower: Love Thy Neighbour

Sun 26 Apr 2026
Break The Tower: Love Thy Neighbour is a massive dayfest comprising 10 incredible Naarm/Melbourne artists across 2 lineups; one in the early arvo and the other in the early evening.
Studio 5 Live

Carcinoid Studio 5 Live

Thu 30 Apr 2026
Carcinoid is an odorous cacophony spewing forth from the reeking underground grave of Naarm/Melbourne since 2018. The band embodies both raw crushing death and suffocating doom elements, but also forges their sound by incorporating a...
PBS Events

25 Years of Burning Bitumen live at The Bergy Bandroom

Sat 9 May 2026
PBS Presents Burning Bitumen 's Birthday Bonaza '25 Years of Evil'. To celebrate, we are bringing some of the scene's heaviest bands to rattle your bones at The Bergy Bandroom on Saturday May 9.
Community News

MESS Professional Development 2026 applications are now open!

Mon 11 May 2026 to Sat 8 Aug 2026
MESS Professional Development 2026 applications are now open! Applications close at 6:00pm, Monday, March 23, 2026. Apply now!
PBS Presents

Echuca Moama Winter Blues Fetival

Thu 23 Jul 2026 to Sun 26 Jul 2026
Winter Blues Festival , one of Victoria’s longest running and most iconic festival returns to Echuca in 2026 for four days of world-class blues and roots in the Murray Region. Winter Blues has long felt...

Past News

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State of the Art

A Nice Warm Bath

Wed 21 Nov 2018
Tune into The Breakfast Spread for State of the Art chatting about the upcoming Melbourne Music Week, A Nice Warm Bath.
PBS News

Chrissy Amphlett announced as The Age Music Victoria 2018 Hall Of Fame Inductee

Wed 21 Nov 2018
The Age and Music Victoria are proud to announce the induction of Divinyls frontwoman and Victorian legend Chrissy Amphlett.
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PBS News

THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS 2018 AND THE WINNERS ARE….

Wed 21 Nov 2018 to Wed 28 Nov 2018
The Victorian music industry gathered to celebrate our best releases, performers, venues, and festivals of the past 12 months.
Feature Sounds

Jassbusters

Mon 19 Nov 2018 to Sun 25 Nov 2018
by Connan Mockasin It’s good to be back in the whimsical world of Connan Mockasin . His latest LP offering Jassbusters continues the charisma - it’s a very personable listen, like hanging out in his...
Community News

Malahang Community Festival

Sun 18 Nov 2018
Malahang Community Festival is a free and family-friendly event celebrating the local community.
Studio 5 Live

Mad Professor

Sat 17 Nov 2018
Listen back to Babylon Burning for a Studio 5 Live with Mad Professor. Proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
PBS Presents

Strawberry Fields 2018

Fri 16 Nov 2018 to Sun 18 Nov 2018
Another 64 acts added to Strawberry Fields epic 10th-anniversary line-up!
From The Vault

Laughing Clowns 1981

Thu 15 Nov 2018
From the PBS Vault – a live set from Laughing Clowns, recorded at the Seaview Ballroom on 12th September 1981.
Feature Sounds

Self-titled

Mon 12 Nov 2018 to Sun 18 Nov 2018
by The Putbacks Strap on your psychedelic space helmets and float downstream for this one. Established northside rhythm section The Putbacks take a few laps of the universe to deliver a full self-titled LP full...
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Studio 5 Live

Two People

Mon 12 Nov 2018
Listen back to Headhunters for a Studio 5 Live with Two People. Proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
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PBS Presents

Jamaican Music & Food Festival

Sun 11 Nov 2018
Celebrate summer at the Jamaican Music Food Festival with a glorious day of reggae, dub, rocksteady and dancehall music.
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PBS Presents

Peel Street Festival

Sat 10 Nov 2018
Collingwood’s favourite new festival, Peel Street Festival is back with another spine tingling line-up mixing Australian heroes and local legends.
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Studio 5 Live

Stompin' Riffraffs

Fri 9 Nov 2018
Listen back to Twistin’ Fever for a Studio 5 Live with the Stompin' Riffraffs. Proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
PBS Presents

THE AGE MUSIC VICTORIA AWARDS 2018 - voting now open!

Fri 9 Nov 2018
Australia’s largest publicly voted music awards The Age Music Victoria Awards is back for its 13th year in 2018.
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Arts & Film

Circus Oz: Rock Bang

Wed 7 Nov 2018
The Breakfast Spread chat with Otto & Astrid from (self-proclaimed) best band in the world: Die Roten Punkte about their upcoming Circus Oz collaboration.
Feature Sounds

THE DOME

Mon 5 Nov 2018 to Sun 11 Nov 2018
by NUN Formed in late 2011, Nun started life as a recording project for members Jenny Branagan, Tom Hardisty (Woollen Kits), Steven Harris and Hugh Young (Constant Mongrel / Hamhock). Their new LP THE DOME...
PBS Presents

Reservoir Stomp

Sun 4 Nov 2018
The biggest suburban shindig of the year is back in 2018 and it’s better than ever.
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PBS Events

Soul A Go Go November

Sat 3 Nov 2018
Melbourne’s best soul and funk party Soul-A-Go-Go hits the dance floor this spring.
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PBS Presents

Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues 2018

Fri 2 Nov 2018 to Sun 4 Nov 2018
Australia’s foremost jazz and blues music festival, Wangaratta Festival of Jazz & Blues is back in its 29th year.
Venue Supporters

The Grace Darling

Thu 1 Nov 2018
The Grace Darling is an ornate 19th-century pub with a focus on locally produced beer and food, plus live indie bands. With two seperate live music spaces and a warm and bustling front bar and...