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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

Simona Castricum

Mon 27 Jun 2016

Listen back to Zen Arcade for a live set from Simona Castricum. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.

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Deep Above the Noise

Mon 27 Jun 2016 to Sun 3 Jul 2016

by Plutonic Lab Plutonic Lab Deep Above the Noise (PBS feature record) This this the fourth episode of Pluto as a solo artist, courtesy of Wax Museum Records. Album artwork is by the gifted photographer,...

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Reclink Community Cup 2016: Smells Like Team Spirit

Sun 26 Jun 2016

The mighty Megahertz are getting the ball rolling in preparation to secure a back-to-back win against the Rockdogs at the 2016 Reclink Community Cup!

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We Lost the Sea

Fri 24 Jun 2016

Listen back to Through The Collapse for a live set from We Lost the Sea. Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.

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PBS Rock-A-Bye Baby Music Sessions featuring Bayou Tapestry

Thu 23 Jun 2016

PBS 106.7FM is very pleased to announce the next Rock-A-Bye Baby session with the razor sharp horns and chicken-greasy guitar of Bayou Tapestry.

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2016 Australian Jazz Bell Awards

Tue 21 Jun 2016

Australia’s premier jazz venue, Bird’s Basement was the host venue for the 2016 Australian Jazz Bell Awards.

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The 2016 Jazz Bell Awards

Mon 20 Jun 2016

The Australian Jazz Bell Awards recognise and encourage excellence in the performance, recording and presentation of jazz in Australia.

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The Mystery Lights

Mon 20 Jun 2016 to Sun 26 Jun 2016

by The Mystery Lights The Mystery Lights The Mystery Lights (PBS feature record) Mystery Lights – Self-Titled. This album is the first to be released on WICK Records, a new subsidiary of the good people...

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Refugee Week: It's the final countdown!

Sun 19 Jun 2016 to Sat 25 Jun 2016

Refugee week is an annual week-long celebration of the positive contributions of refugees to Australian society.

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Emerge in Yarra

Sat 18 Jun 2016 to Sat 25 Jun 2016

Commemorating World Refugee Week and celebrating the artistic and cultural diversity of Yarra.

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Jamaica Jump-Up #15: The Sounds of Young Jamaica

Sat 18 Jun 2016

Our monthly ska, rocksteady + early reggae party returns to The Gasometer with PBS DJs, guest selectors + a live set from The Majestics & The Jump-Up Allstars!

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Tracy McNeil and The Good Life

Thu 16 Jun 2016

Listen back to Acid Country for a live set from Tracy McNeil and The Good Life . Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.

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Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela

Tue 14 Jun 2016

Listen back to Ear of the Behearer for a live set from Lucas ‘Granpa’ Abela . Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.

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Case/Lang/Veirs

Mon 13 Jun 2016 to Sun 19 Jun 2016

by Case/Lang/Veirs Case/Lang/Veirs Case/Lang/Veirs (PBS feature record) It all seems to good to be true. In what seems like such a good idea, you wonder why they didn’t think of it earlier. It all came...

2016 PBS Young Elder of Jazz Broadcast

Sat 11 Jun 2016

Listen back to the delayed broadcast of the world premiere performance of “Confrontations” by Joe O’Connor.

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Groeni (NZ)

Listen back to Against the Tide for a live set from Groeni (NZ). Studio 5 Live is proudly brought to you by Coopers.

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The Afterglow Live Broadcast for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival

Tune in or come down to the Coopers Malthouse Theatre for a live broadcast of The Afterglow for the Melbourne International Jazz Festival

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Domestic Documents Vol 1

Mon 6 Jun 2016 to Sun 12 Jun 2016

by Various Artists Various Artists Domestic Documents Vol 1 (PBS feature record) Jointly compiled by Melbourne’s Butter Sessions, the imprint started by Frankston’s Sleep D, and Noise In My Head, the radio show-cum-label now run...

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2016 Jazz-a-Bye Baby

Melbourne International Jazz Festival and PBS FM present Jazz-A-Bye Baby!

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Soul-A-Go Go June!

Catch resident PBS DJs and a special live set from funk and soul party band That Gold Street Sound.