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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

Sunset Sounds

Sun 5 Jan 2020 to Sun 19 Jan 2020
Stunning acts spread their unique brands of folk, pop, stomp, rock and soul at Sunset Sounds 2020 .
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PBS News

2019 That's A Wrap!

Tue 31 Dec 2019
2019 has been a huge year for PBS! We turned 40, were inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame, hosted a massive array of live events, published a book and broadcast high quality music...
Community News

NYE Yarra Park Life

Tue 31 Dec 2019
Yarra Council presents the fourth instalment of Yarra Park Life: a low key, family friendly suite of activities on the afternoon of New Year’s Eve, Tuesday 31 December at Edinburgh Gardens. The much loved annual...
PBS Events

Soul A Go Go New Year's Eve

Tue 31 Dec 2019
Celebrate New Year’s Eve at Soul-A-Go-Go! Thando and Raleigh Williams will be adding a veritable vocal powerhouse to the Cookin On 3 Burners line-up.
Community News

Boxing Day Benefit

Thu 26 Dec 2019
The Old Bar's Annual Boxing Day Benefit for St Mary's House of Welcome . Help raise some funds for St Mary's who do amazing work with people struggling with issues around homelessness. The holiday festive...
Feature Sounds

PBS Top Albums of 2019

Mon 23 Dec 2019 to Sun 29 Dec 2019
George Eliot tells us that life seems to go on without effort when she is filled with music. It is in this spirit that we reflect on some of our favourite albums from 2019. Here...
Brown Spirits
Studio 5 Live

Brown Spirits

Sat 21 Dec 2019
Tune in to Switched On to hear Brown Spirits playing live for Studio 5 Live. Proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
PBS News

40 Years of PBS - A Day to Celebrate

Sat 21 Dec 2019
To celebrate 40 years on air, each program celebrates with something special on Saturday December 21.
Feature Sounds

KAYTRANADA

Mon 16 Dec 2019 to Sun 22 Dec 2019
Check out this week's feature record and all the other latest releases we're loving.
digable planets
PBS Presents

FLOW Festival 2019

Sat 14 Dec 2019
Introducing FLOW Festival 2019, a unique one-day festival celebrating the communal exchange of aural and kinetic energy featuring Digable Planets (US), KAIIT + Digable Planets side shows!
St. Kilda Twilight Market
PBS Presents

St. Kilda Twilight Market

Thu 12 Dec 2019 to Thu 13 Feb 2020
Bringing the community together in one of the most beautiful locations in the city.
Feature Sounds

Charm of Finches

Mon 9 Dec 2019 to Sun 15 Dec 2019
Check out this week's feature record and all the other latest releases we're loving.
Community News

Hippopotamus Rex turns 15!

Sat 7 Dec 2019
Legendary PBS FM hip hop radio show Hippopotamus Rex is turning 15!
PBS Events

Soul A Go Go at Common Rooms

Sat 7 Dec 2019
Soul A Go Go returns in December to its past home the Bella Union - now known as Common Rooms!
Community News

Sticking it to the Man

Tue 3 Dec 2019
The launch of Andrew Nette and Iain McIntyre's new book, STICKING IT TO THE MAN: Revolution and Counter Culture in Pulp & Popular Fiction, 1950-1980 is coming to The Old Bar on Tuesday December 3.
Feature Sounds

Andy Baylor and The Banksia Band

Mon 2 Dec 2019 to Sun 8 Dec 2019
Check out this week's feature record and all the other latest releases we're loving.
PBS Presents

Mapping Melbourne 2019

Sat 30 Nov 2019 to Sun 8 Dec 2019
Over 9 days and 10 venues the 7th edition of Mapping Melbourne creates new perspectives, new possibilities and new expressions through a series of intercultural, multi-art form events in the heart of Melbourne. Exhibiting and...
PBS Presents

Strawberry Fields 2019

Fri 29 Nov 2019 to Sun 1 Dec 2019
The smiles, the sunburn, the sky and the clouds.
Feature Sounds

Hopestreet Recordings Compilation

Mon 25 Nov 2019 to Sun 1 Dec 2019
Check out this week's feature record and all the other latest releases we're loving.
PBS Presents

Hopkins Creek

Fri 22 Nov 2019 to Sun 24 Nov 2019
Hopkins Creek welcome their friends and family back to the countryside this November for the fourth annual celebration of music & mateship. Employing the natural mystique & wonder of a magnificent volcanic crater in Victoria’s...