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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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Closet Straights

Listen back to Homebrew for a live set from Closet Straights. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by PBS.

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Soul-A-Go-Go September

Melbourne’s biggest soul and funk dance party Soul-A-Go-Go is back at the soulful surrounds of Bella Union on Saturday 3rd September.

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Bendigo International Festival of Exploratory Music (BIFEM)

Fri 2 Sep 2016 to Sun 4 Sep 2016

BIFEM, one of Australia's peak events for truly progressive music, is a platform for virtuosity in musicianship and innovation in composition.

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Music Awards Submissions Now Open

Wed 31 Aug 2016

Calling all Victorian artists, musicians and bands!

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Mallard Movies August: ‘Heartworn Highways’ presented by 5ft High & Rising and Acid Country

Wed 31 Aug 2016

In the next edition of PBS' monthly film series, 5ft High & Rising and Acid Country present a free screening of Heartworn Highways.

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Lee Serle: Multimodal

Tue 30 Aug 2016

Director and choreographer, Lee Serle, joins Cat and Nick to chat about Multimodal presented by The Substation and Lee Serle.

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Around The House

Mon 29 Aug 2016 to Sun 4 Sep 2016

by Chook Race Chook Race Around The House (PBS feature record) Despite a string of singles and EPs over the last few years, Chook Race kept us all waiting for their self-released debut, appropriately titled...

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PBS' Opalakia in print

Fri 26 Aug 2016

Australian Greek newspaper, Neos Kosmos, recently featured an article about PBS' great new program, Opalakia.

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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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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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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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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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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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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August Programming Changes

Fri 19 Aug 2016

From August you'll hear a few changes on the PBS airwaves.

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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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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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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 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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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...