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Category: The Big Stage

Beyond borders. Here, we track the massive international releases, global festival headliners, and the worldwide trends that are defining modern music. If it’s making an impact on the world stage, you’ll find it here.

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Melbourne Tour News | 12th May | Daya + Aldous Harding + more

by Lee CrawfordMay 12, 2026
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Album Review: Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Stadium Arcadium

by Lee CrawfordMay 9, 2026May 9, 2026
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Album Review: Lykke Li – The Afterparty

by Lee CrawfordMay 6, 2026
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Live music Music The Big Stage Tour News

Melbourne Tour News | 29th April | DMA’s + The Reytons + more

by suziescribblesApril 29, 2026
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Album Review: Jack Harlow – Monica

by suziescribblesMarch 15, 2026
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Tour News: Wednesday announce Australian return

by suziescribblesMarch 12, 2026
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Live music The Big Stage Tour News

Tour News: Mei Semones announces debut Australian tour

by suziescribblesMarch 4, 2026
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Tour News: Maggie Lindemann announces return to Australia

by suziescribblesFebruary 22, 2026
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Review: Ethel Cain, Palais Theatre

by suziescribblesFebruary 17, 2026
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Review: Cameron Winter – Forum, Melbourne

by suziescribblesFebruary 10, 2026
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Tour News: Lily Allen announces 2026 Australia and New Zealand Tour

by suziescribblesFebruary 1, 2026
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Review: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds – Alexandra Gardens, Melbourne

by suziescribblesFebruary 1, 2026
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Album Review: Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not

by suziescribblesJanuary 22, 2026
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From Riot Vans to Jet Skis: Why Arctic Monkeys’ Evolution Was Inevitable

by suziescribblesJanuary 8, 2026
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The Five Best Albums of 2025

by suziescribblesDecember 17, 2025December 27, 2025
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Olivia Dean isn’t Special

by suziescribblesDecember 2, 2025December 27, 2025
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  • Album Review: Red Hot Chilli Peppers – Stadium Arcadium May 9, 2026
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Naarm/Melbourne music news, reviews and artist features.
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Next week’s Melbourne gig guide is fully loaded wi Next week’s Melbourne gig guide is fully loaded with great shows! 

Like, seriously full. 

Suggestions please for what I do when it gets too full for one insta post?
Lykke Li released her latest album The Afterparty Lykke Li released her latest album The Afterparty this week. Rumoured by many to be her last, the album represents a mature new direction for the Swedish musician as she moves into what she refers to as the existential era of her career. 

Article written by @leecrawford19
This week’s new music recommendations!! Songs to This week’s new music recommendations!! 

Songs to brush your teeth to is our rolling playlist of new music we think you should listen to. You can find it on Tidal, Spotify and now You Tube.
Continuing the video archive until my camera roll Continuing the video archive until my camera roll is cleared out journey, Wetleg at Laneway Adelaide
Next week’s Melbourne gig guide is here. Remember Next week’s Melbourne gig guide is here. 
Remember you can find ticket links and more details on our website too.
It was such a pleasure to chat with Jannah Beth re It was such a pleasure to chat with Jannah Beth recently about her latest release Orbits and Echoes.

There’s a few snippets if you swipe but there’s so much more chat about the album and Jannah’s song writing process on the website.
Your Melbourne live music guide for May is here! Your Melbourne live music guide for May is here! 
Swipe to check out all of next weeks upcoming concerts. 

Full guide and ticket links on the blog.
This weeks new music recommendations are here! S This weeks new music recommendations are here! 

Swipe to check out what we think you should be listening to and head to the link in our bio to read the full post and find the playlist.
Can’t believe it’s already been a week since we wa Can’t believe it’s already been a week since we watched Amber Run on their first ever Australian tour! 

Swipe to check out some of the photos and our thoughts, and read more on the website!
Amber Run performing at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel f Amber Run performing at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel for their first ever Australian tour 

#amberrun 
#livemusic 
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Finally catching the social up with the website! Finally catching the social up with the website!

Wesley Joseph’s debut Forever Ends Someday is a captivating mix of rap, hip-hop, r n b and soul. 

Swipe to read a little more or visit our website for the full review!
Charley released her debut album last week. We cha Charley released her debut album last week. We chatted with her about being a serial idealist, the hair theory and what some of the songs on her album mean to her. 

Full interview is over on our website or swipe for a few highlights!
Your live music guide for next week is here! All t Your live music guide for next week is here! All the best of Melbourne’s live music scene. 

If you’re keen to be included in future gig guides either head to the link on the gig guide page on our website or shoot me an email and I’ll walk you through it ☺️🤘🎸
This week’s new music recommendations! Songs To This week’s new music recommendations! 

Songs To Brush Your Teeth To is our new music playlist. We recommend five new songs each week, mainly by Aussie artists and these get added to the rotating playlist, along with tracks from previous weeks. 

You can find the playlist on Tidal, Spotify and now You Tube and we recommend listening to one new track each day, like when you’re brushing your teeth 😬
Everything Everything returned to Melbourne’s Foru Everything Everything returned to Melbourne’s Forum last week for their sensational Get To Heaven tour. 

Swipe to see more pics and some snippets from the review.
Incredible night seeing @e_e_ performing Get To He Incredible night seeing @e_e_ performing Get To Heaven in full! 

Distant Past was obvious a crowd favourite but honestly the whole night was spectacular. Full review on our website.
Another week, another Melbourne gig guide. And thi Another week, another Melbourne gig guide. And this is a huge week - I could barely fit them all in!! 

Let me know who you’re checking out in the comments! 🎸🎶
A great eclectic mix for this week’s Songs To Brus A great eclectic mix for this week’s Songs To Brush Your Teeth To. I’m always happy with the tracks i include but I’m extra happy with this week’s selection. 

Also, I’m starting to build the playlist on YouTube too so you can follow along there as well as on Tidal (and Spotify - I don’t use or pay for Spotify but I still update the playlist there each week).
“No extras, no bullshit.” 🎸 We sat down with Jonat “No extras, no bullshit.” 🎸 We sat down with Jonathan Higgs of Everything Everything to talk about the 10th anniversary of Get To Heaven and why playing this album coast-to-coast in Australia feels more “freeing” than any tour before it.
Incredible evening watching Biffy Clyro last week! Incredible evening watching Biffy Clyro last week! 
It’s been 8 years since they last visited Australia, and we were very glad to have them back on our shores. 

Swipe for more pics and thoughts on the show.
Videos are in our reels tab (or on TikTok) and full review is on the website.
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