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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.

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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Close-up and Personal

Tue 12 Jul 2011

Two of Australia’s most prolific and published music photographers join forces to exhibit a collection of photographs spanning two decades behind the lens.

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Mon 11 Jul 2011 to Sun 17 Jul 2011

by Unknown Mortal Orchestra Spunk Records are proud to present the debut album of Portland via NZ three piece Unknown Mortal Orchestra, due for release on Friday July 8. Unknown Mortal Orchestra was conceived by...

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Highlife Time Volume 2

Mon 11 Jul 2011 to Sun 17 Jul 2011

by Various More Nigerian and Ghanaian highlife classics on the second volume of Vampisoul’s comprehensive series. This new selection guides the listener into the highlife world far enough to show the many different angles and...

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Music on Film Festival

Wed 6 Jul 2011 to Sun 10 Jul 2011

5 days and nights of the world’s greatest music performances captured on film.

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Easey Street Sessions: July Days

Listen back to Homebrew with Maddy Mac for a live set from July Days.

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Press-Tone Rockabilly; Volume 4

Mon 4 Jul 2011 to Sun 10 Jul 2011

by Pat Capocci & Rusty Pinto When people talk about rockabilly and rock and roll, they are generally thinking of today’s loud distorted three chord bands, bashing out simple up-tempo numbers, recorded with modern amps...

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The Secret

Mon 4 Jul 2011 to Sun 10 Jul 2011

by Vieux Farka Touré With his 2010 FIFA World Cup performance before a billion people in Johannesburg, Vieux Farka Touré has become one of the most celebrated African guitarists in history. Unanimously hailed as one...

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Soul-A-Go-Go

Soul A Go Go hits the boards on Saturday 2nd July at the palacial Bella Union.

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Japan Disaster Benefit

Melbourne’s finest funk and soul artists will come together to help support a country in turmoil.

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Espy Rockdogs take out the Community Cup 2011

Mon 27 Jun 2011 to Mon 18 Jul 2011

The Community Cup 2011 is over for another year, a day when the music community come together to raise funds and awareness for Reclink www.reclink.org .

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Queen of the Minor Key

Mon 27 Jun 2011 to Sun 3 Jul 2011

by Eilen Jewell Boston-based singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell, who won countless Australian hearts with her last album Sea of Tears and her first down under tour early last year, returns with a wonderful new album, backed...

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Come Together: Black America Sings Lennon & McCartney

Mon 27 Jun 2011 to Sun 3 Jul 2011

by Various UK label Ace Records presents the soul, R&B and blues worlds’ take on the music and lyrics of two young men from Liverpool who completely changed the way the world looked at popular...

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Community Cup Teams & Playing Times announced!

Sun 26 Jun 2011

The Reclink Community Cup is a footy match like no other, between the Triple R 102.7FM and PBS 106.7FM Megahertz and the Espy Rockdogs.

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Boganic Plague

Sat 25 Jun 2011

Burning Bitumen’s Kene Lightfoot is bringing six of Melbourne's loudest bands to destroy Pony Bar for the Boganic Plague.

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Easey Street Sessions: Kinky Friedman & Van Dyke Parks

Thu 23 Jun 2011

Listen back to Acid Country with David Heard for a live set from Kinky Friedman & Van Dyke Parks.

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Revelator

Mon 20 Jun 2011 to Sun 26 Jun 2011

by Tedeschi Trucks Band A dramatic leap forward for two of the music world’s most dynamic performers, Revelator is a confident yet unforced triumph offering a cohesive vision: an idyllic, musical world in which the...

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The Surf ‘n’ Western Sounds of ...

Mon 20 Jun 2011 to Sun 26 Jun 2011

by Mikelangelo and The Tin Star "If Las Vegas had a beach, and a clone made from the mixed DNA of Elvis Presley and Nick Cave had a band that played surf rock on that...

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Northern Exposure 2011

Fri 17 Jun 2011 to Sun 3 Jul 2011

The street is the gallery!

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The Brunswick Project

Fri 17 Jun 2011 to Sun 17 Jul 2011

The Counihan Gallery In Brunswick is pleased to announce a new and ambitious site-responsive installation from the Slow Art Collective (SAC).

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MBAS Presents: Monthly Blues Musician Workshops

Wed 15 Jun 2011

Although primarily for musicians, workshops are open to all punters - you may just want to start learning a musical instrument!