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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.

Shabaka - Of The Earth

Mon 2 Mar 2026 to Sun 8 Mar 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Of The Earth, the debut release from instrumentalist/producer Shabaka.

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.

Down By The River & The Juke Joint live from Port Fairy Folk Festival 2026

Fri 6 Mar 2026 to Mon 9 Mar 2026

Experience PBS making radio live on stage at this year's Port Fairy Folk Festival . PBS will host both Lauren Plant's Down By The River and Matt’s Frederick’s The Juke Joint live on stage.

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...

IKSRE and Nat Bartsch Studio 5 Live

This International Women’s Day, PBS presents a very special Studio 5 Live with pianist/composer Nat Bartsch and loops based artist IKSRE - together for a live collaboration. Nat Bartsch and I K S R E...

International Women's Day 2026

Sunday March 8 is International Women’s Day! To mark the occasion, PBS has programmed a full 24 hours of radio celebrating the incredible women and gender diverse musicians and DJs in our community.

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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Americana: Rock Your Soul

Wed 17 Aug 2011 to Sun 21 Aug 2011

by Various We have known each other since the late 80's and as is the case in many friendships, music of course was the main catalyst. We had lost touch due to family life etc,...

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The Telstra Road to Discovery

Tue 16 Aug 2011

Free live music event!

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Marios Cafe presents new works by Efrossini Chaniotis

Tue 16 Aug 2011 to Mon 5 Sep 2011

Efrossini will be presenting a range of works completed in 2011.

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Harvest Festival - call out for artistic proposals

Mon 15 Aug 2011

Harvest is a one day outdoor music and arts festival taking place this November in Melbourne (12 Nov), Sydney (13 Nov) and Brisbane (19 Nov). Catering for a discerning music and cross-arts audience, festival goers...

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Easey Street Sessions: Adalita

Thu 11 Aug 2011

Listen back to Fang It! with Ruari for a live set from Adalita.

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MBAS Presents: Monthly Blues Musician Workshops w/ Chris Wilson

Wed 10 Aug 2011

Although primarily for musicians, workshops are open to all punters - you may just want to start learning a musical instrument!

State Government releases major report on Live music

Tue 9 Aug 2011 to Sun 14 Aug 2011

The announcement was kicked off with a performance from local musician Jordie Lane who was fresh from his performance on PBS' Breakfast Spread.

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Recent changes to the program guide

PBS is thrilled to welcome veteran announcer and leading Jazz authority Jim McLeod to the station. Read on for more info on other new shows and announcers.

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Colours

Mon 8 Aug 2011 to Sun 14 Aug 2011

by Frootful Freestyle Records springs into 2011 with the release of the debut album Colours by Frootful, which is the name guitarist Nick Radford records under. The project bridges the gap between past and present,...

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Field Songs

Mon 8 Aug 2011 to Sun 14 Aug 2011

by William Elliott Whitmore On his new album Field Songs, Iowa troubadour William Elliott Whitmore documents a vanishing American landscape with all the heartfelt soul and quiet fury one could hope for. “Heartland firebrand blows...

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Breaking the Beat

Uniting the Melbourne Hip Hop Community

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Freedom Road with the Melbourne Millennium Chorus

Sun 7 Aug 2011 to Sun 28 Aug 2011

The Boite’s Melbourne Millennium Chorus has been wowing audiences for the past 14 years and is set to do it again with more than 380 voices.

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The Annual World Rangers Day Fundraiser Dinner Gala

Featuring Archie Roach, Marty Nelson Williams (album launch), Lucky and Damien Howard and the Ploughboys plus guests!

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Soul-A-Go-Go

Get ready, get set... PBS 106.7FM’s Soul-A-Go-Go this Saturday, August 6th at Bella Union. Get in early!

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Mixtape CD Launch

Presented by FReeZACentral and The Push.

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Rock-A-Bye Baby Music Sessions featuring Sarah Carroll and the Psychedelic Wildmen

Sarah Carroll and The Psychedelic Wildmen bring their special brand of upbeat western-swing to the Fitzroy Town Hall.

Silent Disco by Lachlan Philpott

Wed 3 Aug 2011 to Sat 13 Aug 2011

In a world of absent mothers and missing fathers, Mrs Petchall battles to keep another year of students out of the ranks of the vanished.

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Flight of the Ancients

Mon 1 Aug 2011 to Sun 7 Aug 2011

by Shaolin Afronauts The mysterious afro-soul of the Shaolin Afronauts first echoed across dance floors in late 2008 and upon listening to their debut album on the UK’s Freestyle label one might swear that they...

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PBS Announcer Course

The next PBS announcer course starts 1st August and there’s a space for you!

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Roadkill Rising: The Bootleg Collection 1977-2009

Mon 1 Aug 2011 to Sun 7 Aug 2011

by Iggy Pop Roadkill Rising: The Bootleg Collection 1977-2009 is a 4-CD set of newly re-mastered bootleg concert recordings by Iggy Pop. Roadkill Rising features the best of concerts recorded over four decades and from...