Community News

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.
PBS Presents

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.
Community News

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.
PBS Presents

LuliePalooza 2026

Sat 21 Mar 2026
Naarm's wildest rock 'n' roll festival, LuliePalooza, is back on Saturday March 21!
PBS Presents

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.
PBS Presents

Erykah Badu – Walk Between Worlds: Australia Tour April 2026

Wed 1 Apr 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.
PBS Presents

The Wailers – 50 Years of Positive Vibrations

Wed 1 Apr 2026
Bluesfest Tours and PBS are proud to present The Wailers – 50 Years of Positive Vibrations.
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 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.

Past News

PBS News

PBS' Opalakia in print

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Fri 26 Aug 2016
Australian Greek newspaper, Neos Kosmos, recently featured an article about PBS' great new program, Opalakia.
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.
Studio 5 Live

Ninetynine

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

Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds

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

Katie Beckett: Which Way Home

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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.
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...
PBS Events

Jamaica Jump-Up #17: Soundsystem Special

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

August Programming Changes

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

Tex Perkins to perform as part of Frank Folley fundraiser

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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
Community News

Finalists Announced for 2016 Art Music Awards

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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.
Feature Sounds

Family Tree

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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...
PBS News

PBS Access Training Program

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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
Feature Sounds

Phantom of Liberty

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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...
Studio 5 Live

Screaming Females

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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!
PBS Events

Rock-A-Bye Baby in August with Slide Night

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

Give A Glimpse Of What Yer Not

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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...
Community News

OXJAM in August

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

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

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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.
Studio 5 Live

Terry

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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.