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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.

Port Fairy Folk Festival 2026

Fri 6 Mar 2026 to Mon 9 Mar 2026

Port Fairy Folk Festival is just around the corner! Over the March long weekend, Port Fairy will host an inspiring mix of international guests, First Nations voices and beloved Australian songwriters.

Down By The River & The Juke Joint live from Port Fairy Folk Festival 2026

Fri 6 Mar 2026 to Mon 9 Mar 2026

Experience PBS making radio live on stage at this year's Port Fairy Folk Festival . PBS will host both Lauren Plant's Down By The River and Matt’s Frederick’s The Juke Joint live on stage.

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...

War Child Records - HELP(2)

Mon 9 Mar 2026 to Sun 15 Mar 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is HELP(2), the brand new collaborative album compiled by War Child Records. Inspired by the landmark 1995 release HELP , which brings music lovers together in support of War Child's...

Derya Yıldırım & Grup Šimšek Studio 5 Live

Tue 10 Mar 2026

Catch Derya Yıldırım & Grup Şimşek on Boogie Beat Suite for an exclusive Studio 5 Live performance on Tuesday March 10.

Bowls for Benefit

Fri 13 Mar 2026

Grab your mates and head to Bowls for Benefit, a community fundraiser supporting those most affected by climate change.

Iron & Wine Studio 5 Live

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Iron & Wine returns down under for the first time since 2018 and drops by PBS for a very special Studio 5 Live on 5ft High & Rising.

Temporary Blessings Studio 5 Live

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Tune in to The Breakdown on Friday March 20 to hear Temporary Blessings Studio 5 Live, plus an interview with DJ Manchild.

LuliePalooza 2026

Sat 21 Mar 2026

Naarm's wildest rock 'n' roll festival, LuliePalooza, is back on Saturday March 21!

Free Event

City Hall: Sunday Sounds with Ausecuma Beats

Sun 22 Mar 2026

PBS 106.7FM and Kingston Arts team up to present Live at City Hall: Sunday Sounds, a series of free, family-friendly events. In March, let's boogie with Ausecuma Beats!

Gospel Whiskey Presents Chessboxin' 2 with GZA

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Naarm indie rye whiskey distillers The Gospel Whiskey presents Chessboxin’ 2 with GZA of Wu-Tang Clan, returning on Thursday March 26 at Collingwood Town Hall.

The Wailers – 50 Years of Positive Vibrations

Bluesfest Tours and PBS are proud to present The Wailers – 50 Years of Positive Vibrations.

Erykah Badu – Walk Between Worlds: Australia Tour April 2026

Bluesfest Tours and PBS 106.7FM proudly present Erykah Badu, the Queen of neo soul, returning to Naarm for the first time in 12 years with her Walk Between Worlds tour in April 2026.

Buddy Guy

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

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.

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

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!

25 Years of Burning Bitumen live at The Bergy Bandroom

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.

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!

Past News

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MountainGrass 2015

Fri 20 Nov 2015 to Sun 22 Nov 2015

A festival of bluegrass and Appalachian music in the picturesque town of Harrietville.

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Strawberry Fields 2015

Fri 20 Nov 2015 to Sun 22 Nov 2015

Strawberry Fields is an annual celebration of art, sound and creative expression held for three days each November.

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Big West Festival 2015

Fri 20 Nov 2015 to Sat 28 Nov 2015

A biennial festival, this year's fabulous, nine-day extravaganza runs from 20-28 November, 2015.

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Melbourne Music Week – Live Music Safari

Thu 19 Nov 2015

Fourteen of Melbourne’s much-loved and iconic live music venues open their doors for a wild night of FREE gigs all around the CBD. From 4pm to very late!

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Melbourne Music Symposium 2015

Tue 17 Nov 2015

Listen back to hear interviews with international keynote speakers from the Melbourne Music Symposium.

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Mallard Movies Special! 'Rocksteady: The Roots Of Reggae' screening with Mohair Slim and Stranger Cole

Tue 17 Nov 2015

Join Mohair Slim with legendary Jamaican musician Stranger Cole for a FREE film screening, Q+A and DJ set!

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Minor Light

Mon 16 Nov 2015 to Sun 22 Nov 2015

by Fourteen Nights at Sea Fourteen Nights at Sea Minor Light (PBS feature record) Minor Light by Fourteen Nights at Sea would be a return to form for the Melbourne post-rockers – had they ever...

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Howl at the Moon

Mon 16 Nov 2015

Listen back to Homebrew for a live set from Howl at the Moon. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.

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Music from the Wetlands

Sun 15 Nov 2015

The festival offers a variety of musical entertainment together with stalls and displays from more than a dozen community and environment groups.

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Club Kids: JD Samson (USA) + Whiskey Houston

Sun 15 Nov 2015

Club Kids brings the party scene to the MMW flagship venue for an afternoon of music, dance and fun activities for all ages.

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Beats That Bind

Sat 14 Nov 2015

Celebrating diversity through music, while raising awareness of current issues surrounding refugees in Australia.

Winners announced The Age Music Victoria Awards 2015

Thu 12 Nov 2015

Genre and publicly voted winners were presented together for the first time this year.

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Australasian Worldwide Music Expo (AWME) 2015

Thu 12 Nov 2015 to Sat 14 Nov 2015

Now in its eighth year, the annual AWME will showcase Melbourne’s biggest line-up of the finest roots music across three days and nights this November 12 to 14.

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Elaenia

Mon 9 Nov 2015 to Sun 15 Nov 2015

by Floating Points Floating Points Elaenia (PBS feature record) Sam Shepherd aka Floating Points has been releasing his music intermittently for almost a decade, never feeling rushed or on a schedule. His releases are always...

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JamGrass Music Festival

This ain't just bluegrass!

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The Great Concert

The Great Concert will be a powerful showcase of music and the arts.

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Soul-A-Go-Go November!

Get down low and catch Melbourne’s best soul and funk party Soul-A-Go-Go!

The Age Music Victoria Genre Awards finalist announced!

The third annual Age Music Victoria Genre Awards finalists were announced earlier this morning by Patrick Donovan, CEO of Music Victoria.

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Tinpan Orange

Listen back to What The Folk! for a live set from Tinpan Orange. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.

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Miscreants

A group of local artist/musicians have banded together and launch an exhibition of their work this week.