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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

PBS Presents

Kid Congo and The Pink Monkey Birds (USA)

Thu 25 Aug 2016 to Sat 27 Aug 2016
Legendary guitarist of The Cramps, Gun Club & Bad Seeds, Kid Congo Powers returns to Australia with long time cohorts, The Pink Monkey Birds.
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Studio 5 Live

Ninetynine

Thu 25 Aug 2016
Listen back to Junkyard for a live set from Ninetynine. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.
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Studio 5 Live

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds

Tue 23 Aug 2016
Listen back to Mixing Up The Medicine for a live set from Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds.
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Arts & Film

Katie Beckett: Which Way Home

Tue 23 Aug 2016
Katie Beckett will be joining Nick and Cat this Tuesday at 8:30am to chat about the World Premiere of Which Way Home - 24th August to 3rd September.
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Feature Sounds

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Mon 22 Aug 2016 to Sun 28 Aug 2016
by Taipan Tiger Girls Taipan Tiger Girls # 2 (PBS feature record) Taipan Tiger Girls have the ability to create some of the most 'be-still-my-beating-heart' moments. Which is not particularly surprising of the sheer wealth...
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PBS Events

Jamaica Jump-Up #17: Soundsystem Special

Sat 20 Aug 2016
Heartical Hi Powa Soundsystem taking over The Gasometer Hotel for our monthly ska, rocksteady, early reggae shakedown
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PBS News

August Programming Changes

Fri 19 Aug 2016
From August you'll hear a few changes on the PBS airwaves.
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Community News

Tex Perkins to perform as part of Frank Folley fundraiser

Fri 19 Aug 2016
Tex Perkins and The Tennessee Four with Rachael Tidd perform a Johnny Cash tribute show as part of a special fundraiser
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Community News

Finalists Announced for 2016 Art Music Awards

Tue 16 Aug 2016
From jazz and symphonic pieces, to vocal, chamber and instrumental works and experimental projects, these finalists represent the very best from 2015.
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Feature Sounds

Family Tree

Mon 15 Aug 2016 to Sun 21 Aug 2016
by Kylie Auldist Kylie Auldist Family Tree (PBS feature record) Timing can be everything. Well, maybe not everything but right now I reckon it’s quite a lot for Melbourne superstar, Kylie Auldist . For the...
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PBS News

PBS Access Training Program

Mon 15 Aug 2016
We are seeking expressions of interest for an Access Training Program aiming to increase participation from women & gender diverse people in music broadcasting
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Feature Sounds

Phantom of Liberty

Mon 8 Aug 2016 to Sun 14 Aug 2016
by Camera Camera Phantom of Liberty (PBS feature record) Like most media-created genre tags ‘krautrock’ is vexatious for a bunch of reasons – the inherent racism of the term of course principal among them. Kosmicshe...
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Studio 5 Live

Screaming Females

Mon 8 Aug 2016
Listen back to Zen Arcade for a live set from Screaming Females. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.
PBS Events

Soul-A-Go-Go feat. The Sugarcanes

Sat 6 Aug 2016
Our monthly soul and funk dance-off is back at Bella Union on Saturday August 6th!
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PBS Events

Rock-A-Bye Baby in August with Slide Night

Thu 4 Aug 2016
Join us at Fitzroy Town Hall for an exciting performance from Melbourne's only seven-piece exotica band!
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Feature Sounds

Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not

Mon 1 Aug 2016 to Sun 7 Aug 2016
by Dinosaur Jr Dinosaur Jr Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not (PBS feature record) Looking back, Dinosaur Jr’s dissolution in the late 90s didn’t seem to offer much hope of a reunion – the...
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Community News

OXJAM in August

Mon 1 Aug 2016 to Wed 31 Aug 2016
Have you been to an August OXJAM gig yet?
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PBS Events

Mallard Movies July: 'Duke Vin and the Birth of Ska' presented by Stryka D and Mohair Slim

Wed 27 Jul 2016
Join Stryka D and Mohair Slim for a free screening of this killer doco about the birth of Ska in England.
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Studio 5 Live

Terry

Tue 26 Jul 2016
Listen back to Mixing Up The Medicine for a live set from Terry. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.
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Feature Sounds

Miss Destiny

Mon 25 Jul 2016 to Sun 31 Jul 2016
by Miss Destiny Miss Destiny Self-Titled (PBS feature record) As a constant on Melbourne stages for the past few years, Miss Destiny have had plenty of time to hone their proto-punk sound – distilled down...