From the very start, PBS 106.7FM has led the way for all Melburnians to experience live music with broadcasts from the back of the Prince of Wales in St Kilda more than 30 years ago.

That strong live music tradition continues with PBS Studio 5 Live, weekly live performance broadcasts from the PBS studios. The vibe is grassroots, with an unwavering commitment to quality and diversity.
The sessions consist of a half hour live set and a short interview with one of our announcers.

For info on upcoming PBS Studio 5 Live performances, tune in to the Breakfast Spread’s Studio 5 Archive on Tuesdays at 7.15am or follow us on Twitter @pbsfm. You can also keep your eyes on this page for info on what's ahead, watch, or listen back through the on line audio archive.

The Studio 5 alumni includes Kylie Auldist, Billy Bragg, Arrested Development, The Dirtbombs, Heavy Trash, The Drones, Eddy Current Suppression Ring, Screaming Females, Terry, Xylouris White, John Foxx, Joe Chindamo, DJ Baku, Eilen Jewel, Syl Johnson, The Bamboos, Justin Townes Earle, Fred and Toody and Mista Savona.

Studio 5 Live is made possible by Carlton Audio Visual and is supported by the Australian Government through Music Australia and Creative Australia, its arts funding and advisory body.

News

Sun 23 Aug 2026

Amaru Tribe stop by PBS for a very special Studio 5 Live. Tune in to the Global Village on Sunday August 23 from 5pm.

Wed 19 Aug 2026 to Sun 30 Aug 2026

Now or Never returns this winter, taking place around Naarm/Melbourne August 19 - 30.

Sun 2 Aug 2026

Playing songs off her latest release, Helen Svoboda stops by PBS for an exclusive Studio 5 Live performance on The Sound Barrier.

Sun 19 Jul 2026

Canadian-American musician, composer and artist Claire Rousay stops by PBS for a special Studio 5 Live set on Sunday July 19.

Fri 10 Jul 2026

Naarm based Aboriginal and Fijian producer and rapper, Miles Nautu, stops by Stone Love on PBS for a special Studio 5 Live set.

Sun 5 Jul 2026 to Sun 12 Jul 2026

NAIDOC Week 2026 runs from Sunday July 5 - Sunday July 12.

Thu 25 Jun 2026

Fancy Weapon are a new Naarm-based group with members Mick Turner, Claire Birchall, Joel Silbersher and Guy Maddison. With a line-up as unexpected as a ball of lightning, the band sees a cross-generational bunch of music perennials to make a singular brand of minimalist, incandescent guitar-heavy rock music in the manner that other singular, minimalist, incandescent guitar-heavy rock bands have been making for 50 years or so.   

Mon 22 Jun 2026 to Sun 28 Jun 2026

This week’s PBS Feature Album is Pt. Roadknight, the new full length release from luminous folk diviner Leah Senior.