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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

The Turner Brown Band

Sun 29 Jul 2018
Listen back to The Gospel Show for a Studio 5 Live with The Turner Brown Band. Proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
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Community News

FOOTSCRAY & BROOKLYN BLOCK PARTY

Sat 28 Jul 2018
For the first time this year One Night Stanza will be part of the MEL&NYC program at Footscray Community Arts Centre.
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PBS News

Firas Massouh: Music & Interviews Coordinator

Fri 27 Jul 2018
We are delighted to announce that Firas Massouh is PBS' new Music and Interviews Coordinator.
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PBS Presents

The Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival

Thu 26 Jul 2018 to Sun 29 Jul 2018
The country’s best Blues Musicians will fill the historic Port of Echuca’s heritage precinct for this year's Echuca-Moama Winter Blues Festival.
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PBS News

Radio Festival Major Prize Winners 2018

Wed 25 Jul 2018
Read on for the 2018 winners of the Radio Festival major and daily prizes!
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Arts & Film

Eavesdropping

Wed 25 Jul 2018
Tune into The Breakfast Spread for State of the Art when artist and curator of Eavesdropping chat about the upcoming exhibition.
Feature Sounds

Lithium Zion

Mon 23 Jul 2018 to Sun 29 Jul 2018
by Deaf Wish Lithium Zion is the fifth full-length album for Deaf Wish (and second for Sub Pop following 2015’s Pain), and while it’s a rare case that a group’s fifth album is their best,...
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PBS Presents

Emerge in Yarra 2018

Sun 22 Jul 2018 to Sat 28 Jul 2018
Multicultural Arts Victoria presents Emerge in Yarra boasting 9 days of artistic and cross-cultural celebration across the City of Yarra
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PBS Presents

The Elvis Big Band

Sat 21 Jul 2018
Elvis is back in the building! Don't miss The Elvis Big Band performing all three decades of the King's music.
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Studio 5 Live

Tangents

Fri 20 Jul 2018
Listen back to Tomorrow Land for a Studio 5 Live with Tangents. Proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
From The Vault

Acid Country Live from The Rainbow

Thu 19 Jul 2018
Listen back to Acid Country live from the Rainbow Hotel, presented by PBS and Leaps and Bounds Music Festival.
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PBS News

Tour Jamaica in 2018

Thu 19 Jul 2018
Babylon Burning’s Jesse I is heading off with a lucky bunch of PBS listeners exploring the island of Jamaica and all that it has to offer.
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Arts & Film

Prehistoric

Wed 18 Jul 2018
State of the Art this Wednesday welcomes Grace and Zak chatting to Annika about their award-winning production, Prehistoric.
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PBS Events

Rock A Bye Baby - Go-Go Sapien

Tue 17 Jul 2018
We've teamed up with Leaps and Bounds Music Festival to bring you an extra special Rock A Bye Baby.
Feature Sounds

Mind Full

Mon 16 Jul 2018 to Sun 22 Jul 2018
by Leisure Centre Previously The Do Yo Thangs, Melbourne R&B slow jammers (and heart throbbers) Leisure Centre are proud to announce the release of their long-awaited debut album, Mind Full. Out 20 July, the album,...
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PBS News

PBS secures $500K in funding from Victorian State Govt

Sat 14 Jul 2018
We have secured $500,000 to kick start its move to the Collingwood Arts Precinct thanks to the State Government of Victoria.
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PBS Presents

Leaps and Bounds Music Festival: SOUNDS OF WINTER

Fri 13 Jul 2018 to Sun 22 Jul 2018
Leaps and Bounds is a venues focused live music festival showcasing home grown talent and in music venues and music outlets across the City of Yarra.
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Arts & Film

A Public Reading of an Unproduced Screenplay About the Death of Walt Disney

Wed 11 Jul 2018
Tune into The Breakfast Spread Wednesday July 11 for your regular arts update with State of the Art!
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Studio 5 Live

The Bamboos

Wed 11 Jul 2018
Listen back to The Afterglow for a Studio 5 Live with The Bamboos. Proudly brought to you by Mountain Goat.
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Community News

NAIDOC 2018 Family and Friends Celebration at Cranbourne Gardens – Because of her, we can!

Wed 11 Jul 2018
Celebrate the invaluable contribution that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have made, and continue to make, to our community and nation.