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Should Usher and Lady Gaga have Australian support acts? New live music rule explained
Are we going to start seeing more live Australian music at big-name international concerts when they arrive in Sydney? That’s certainly the hopes of the NSW Government as they introduce a new live music rule set to shape what our ... Read more
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Bad Bunny adds a second date to his exclusive one-off show in Sydney
Bad Bunny surprised Sydney with the announcement of a one-off show earlier this week, with no other Australian stops on the schedule (at the time). Australian Bad Bunny fans who don’t live in Sydney are fuming right now. The famous ... Read more
Laughs and laneways: what we thought of the inaugural Sydney Comedy Festival Comedy Crawl
New for this year, the Sydney Comedy Festival Comedy Crawls have already sold out, signalling huge appetite for the concept. We went along to the first one to find out what it’s all about. On Tuesday night, we went to ... Read more
Usher is bringing his 47-song ‘Past Present Future’ world tour to Sydney
Eight-time Grammy Award-winning R&B icon Usher has announced an Australian tour for December 2024, marking his first time down under 2011. Live Nation revealed the big news this morning, squeezing us into Usher’s Past Present Future world tour before the ... Read more
2025 Sydney Film Festival: Complete List of Feature Films Screening
More than 200 films from 70 countries will play on big screens across the city at this year's Sydney Film Festival. Take your pick from this full list of features.
Carriageworks announces free First Nations festival for Vivid Sydney
Powerful, diverse, on-the-pulse. Since it opened in 2007, Carriageworks has always cut through with trend-setting curation. So it’s no surprise to see their Vivid Sydney music program full of experimental sounds, diverse tastes and a few genre-specific legends. Released today, ... Read more
The 72nd Sydney Film Festival brings body horror, Richard Linklater and dragons to the table
Sydney comes alive with some of the country’s best arts and culture festivals throughout autumn. There’s Vivid Sydney, Sydney Writers’ Festival and, returning for 11 days in June, is Sydney Film Festival. The citywide celebration of cinema takes place at ... Read more
5 Vivid Sydney dance parties you don’t want to miss
Vivid Sydney gives rise to many different shapes and sizes around Sydney. The world-famous, completely free Vivid Light Walk will transform our cityscape with unique light installations from some of the world’s top artists, there’ll be a bunch of heady ... Read more
Natalie Bassingthwaighte will lead Shirley Valentine in its limited four-day run in Sydney
Willy Russell’s heartwarming and hilarious one-woman play Shirley Valentine has been a hit with audiences ever since it premiered in Liverpool in 1986. Since then, it’s gone on to play on Broadway and the West End, has won numerous Olivier ... Read more
Sydney is finally ready to say a tearful goodbye to ‘Titanique’
What started as a limited run has turned into a blockbuster season with numerous extensions and over 300 performances at Surry Hills’ boho-fabulous The Grand Electric. As it turns out, Michael Cassel Group were onto a winner when they brought ... Read more
Review: Happy days as Les Miserables returns to Oz after 38 years – and how I played a part in its success
Sydney was home to theatrical royalty last night as Les Misérables The Arena Spectacular opened its Australian run at the enormous 6,000-seat ICC Sydney theatre. Les Mis, as it is affectionately known, was more than a match for this massive ... Read more
