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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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PBS News

November Programming Changes

Mon 31 Oct 2016 to Mon 7 Nov 2016
It's time for a new programming period at PBS - new program changes will take place Monday October 31!
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PBS Presents

Cookin’ On Cup Eve

Mon 31 Oct 2016
Get set for some sweet treats fresh from the oven this Cup Eve when Cookin’ On 3 Burners play The Spotted Mallard for one night only.
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Studio 5 Live

Melbourne Ska Orchestra

Sun 30 Oct 2016
Listen back to Blue Juice for a live set from Melbourne Ska Orchestra. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by PBS.
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PBS Events

Mallard Movies October: ‘Charles Bradley: Soul of America’ presented by Boss Action

Wed 26 Oct 2016
In the next edition of Mallard Movies, Boss Action and Madman Entertainment present a FREE screening of Charles Bradley: Soul of America.
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Arts & Film

Matthias Schack-Arnott: Anicca

Tue 25 Oct 2016
Matthias Schack-Arnott joins Cat and Nick to chat about his new work that aurally and kinetically explores cycles, orbits and the perception of time.
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Feature Sounds

Sciences Nouvelles

Mon 24 Oct 2016 to Sun 30 Oct 2016
by Duchess Says Duchess Says Sciences Nouvelles (PBS Feature Record) Montreal’s Duchess Says have been around since 2003, though working at a slow clip with new LP Sciences Nouvelles only their third LP to date...
From The Vault

Musiikki Oy 1985

Sun 23 Oct 2016
Listen back to Dizzy Atmosphere with Gerry Koster to hear an exclusive recording of Musiikki Oy From the PBS Vault.
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PBS Events

Jamaica Jump-Up #19

Sat 22 Oct 2016
The fire keeps burnin' at our monthly ska, rocksteady and early reggae party - join us at The Gasometer!
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PBS Events

PBS Open Day

Sat 22 Oct 2016
Once again PBS will open its doors to the listening public for PBS Open Day on Saturday 22 October during Fiesta Jazz and Switched On!
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Studio 5 Live

Kylie Auldist

Wed 19 Oct 2016
Listen back to The Afterglow for a live set from Kylie Auldist. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by PBS.
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Community News

MBAS Blues Challenge 2016

Tue 18 Oct 2016
Applications are now open for your chance to represent Australia and the MBAS at the international Blues Challenge in Memphis.
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Feature Sounds

Don't Let The Kids Win

Mon 17 Oct 2016 to Sun 23 Oct 2016
by Julia Jacklin Julia Jacklin Don't Let the Kids Win (PBS Feature Record) To me, Julia Jacklin has almost come out of nowhere. Her name was unfamiliar to me until it came into my locker...
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Community News

YBLUES? A Tribute To Dutch Tilders

Mon 17 Oct 2016
This grass roots documentary explores the work of ground-breaking bluesman Dutch Tilders and the Melbourne Blues community.
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PBS Presents

Docklands Blues Music Festival 2016

Sun 16 Oct 2016
The Docklands precinct is set to deliver a Wonderland of rhythm as the annual Blues Music Festival shakes rattles and rolls into town.
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PBS Events

2016 PBS Record Fair Collingwood Town Hall

Sat 15 Oct 2016
Back again for 2016 with over 40 stalls jam packed with dealers selling the finest collectables as well as thousands of bargains!.
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Community News

Nuch Punjabi!

Sat 15 Oct 2016
A music, dance and art celebration of Punjabi culture in the heart of Coburg.
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Studio 5 Live

Hayes Carll

Thu 13 Oct 2016
Listen back to Acid Country for a live set from Hayes Carll. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by PBS.
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Arts & Film

EHCP Sound & Colour Series 2: Amadou Suso & ANAM

Thu 13 Oct 2016
Amadou Suso is today’s generation’s direct line descendent of the very first Kora master who lived 760 years ago.
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Feature Sounds

Joy

Mon 10 Oct 2016 to Sun 16 Oct 2016
by The Peep Tempel The Peep Tempel Joy (PBS Feature Record) Melbourne divorce-wave trio The Peep Tempel delivered a near perfect punk record two years ago. Tales pushed them from barroom heroes to festival favourites...
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PBS News

Young Elder Of Jazz Comission

Mon 10 Oct 2016 to Fri 28 Oct 2016
PBS 106.7FM, in association with the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, is delighted to announce the sixth year of the PBS Young Elder of Jazz Commission.