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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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Studio 5 Live

Chain and the Gang (USA)

Thu 9 Mar 2017
Listen back to Fang It! for a live set from Chain & The Gang. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
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PBS Presents

Mexrrissey: Mexico goes Morrissey

Thu 9 Mar 2017
Reinventing Morrissey’s songs south of the border.
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PBS News

International Women's Day 2017

Wed 8 Mar 2017
PBS announces a special day of broadcasting for International Women’s Day, with fantastic guest announcers and a killer live set.
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Studio 5 Live

Broads

Wed 8 Mar 2017
Listen back to The Afterglow for a live set from Broads. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
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PBS Events

Mallard Movies March: ‘The Punk Singer' presented by Erica Dunn and Grace Kindellan

Wed 8 Mar 2017
Mallard Movies returns on International Women's Day, Wednesday March 8 with a FREE screening of The Punk Singer.
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Feature Sounds

Why Love Now

Mon 6 Mar 2017 to Sun 12 Mar 2017
by Pissed Jeans Pissed Jeans Why Love Now (PBS Feature Record) Listening to noise punks Pissed Jeans ’ fifth full-length Why Love Now , you might wonder if everything is OK in their native Pennsylvania...
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PBS Events

Soul A Go Go: Mayfield

Sat 4 Mar 2017
Soul-A-Go-Go is back in 2017 at the magnificent Bella Union!
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PBS Presents

Colours Festival

Sat 4 Mar 2017
For the first time ever Seaworks in Williamstown will host Holitribe – Colours Festival.
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Community News

Zo Damage: The Damage Report Vol I

Fri 3 Mar 2017 to Sat 11 Mar 2017
An exhibition of epic proportions, featuring photographs from the Zo Damage 365 Day Live Music Photography Project.
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PBS Presents

Club Coco

Fri 3 Mar 2017
CC:DISCO! presents an aural smorgasbord spread across two levels of the Copacabana, but stuffed with many more levels of musical excellence.
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PBS News

February Performer Drive Winner: The Vibraphonic Orkestra

Wed 1 Mar 2017 to Tue 28 Mar 2017
Congratulations to The Vibraphonic Orkestra who are the winners of this year's February Performer Drive!
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PBS News

March Program Changes

Wed 1 Mar 2017
PBS has some exciting programming changes starting in March.
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Studio 5 Live

Some jerks

Wed 1 Mar 2017
Listen back to Shock Treatment for a live set from Some jerks. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
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PBS Presents

New Orleans Fat Tuesday Festival 2017

Tue 28 Feb 2017
Fat Tuesday brings New Orleans' style merrymaking, feasting and dancing to Melbourne with a free festival at Piazza Italia.
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Feature Sounds

Benefits of Solitude

Mon 27 Feb 2017 to Sun 5 Mar 2017
by Dag Dag Benefits of Solitude (PBS Feature Record) Melbourne-via-Brisbane band Dag is chiefly the project of songwriter Dusty McCord-Anastassiou. On their debut full-length LP Benefits of Solitude , Dusty and a cast of collaborators...
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Community News

Funkin' The Bay 2017

Mon 27 Feb 2017
After 7 years of bringing you the best funk, soul, disco and hip hop DJs and live performers, we’re setting sail for another killer ‘Funkin’ the Bay’ party.
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PBS Events

Roots of Rhythm 30th Anniversary

Sun 26 Feb 2017
To celebrate 30 years of Roots of Rhythm we’re throwing a huge party at The Spotted Mallard on Sunday February 26.
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PBS Events

Jamaica Jump-Up: Melbourne Ska Orchestra, The Ska Vendors, The Moonhops

Sat 25 Feb 2017
Jamaica Jump-Up is back with a massive line-up for a very special fundraiser for the Alpha Boys School (JA)
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Studio 5 Live

The Teskey Brothers

Wed 22 Feb 2017
Listen back to Roots of Rhythm for a live set from The Teskey Brothers. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
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Arts & Film

Paola Balla: Sovereignty

Wed 22 Feb 2017
Artist Paola Balla joins Beth and Nick on The Breakfast Spread to talk about her curation of the Sovereignty exhibition at ACCA.