It’s time: Mariah Carey is coming to Australia for the first time in 12 years

a woman smiling at the camera

It’s tiiiiime. Everyone’s favourite Christmas songstress has announced her first Australian tour in more than a decade. The Queen of Christmas is coming Down Under for the first time in more than 12 years. As if that wasn’t big enough news, she’ll headline Fridays festival alongside Mr Worldwide himself, Pitbull. So if you spot an … Read more

Just announced: Sam Fender is coming to Sydney for one night only

Sam Fender performing

British singer-songwriter Sam Fender has announced he’ll be heading Down Under this November, fresh off the release of his highly acclaimed new album, People Watching, which became the fastest-selling UK album of the year so far. The rockstar shot to fame after the success of his debut album, Hypersonic Missiles, and has been captivating the … Read more

The Other Art Fair Sydney opens tonight: these are the six artists to watch

The Other Art Fair Sydney opens today at White Bay Cruise Terminal

From this Thursday, May 8, The Other Art Fair Sydney will pitch up at White Bay Cruise Terminal. These are the artists to look out for. From Melbourne to London to Dallas, The Other Art Fair opens the elitist art industry up to the masses with Art Battles, tattooing, immersive installations, a ceramics edit (new … Read more

Sydney’s Bastille Festival is going bigger and better this July

Bastille Festival in Sydney

If there’s any cultural food and wine festival that has grown at such an impressive rate over the past few years, it’s Bastille Festival. Last year’s massive surge of Francophiles down at Circular Quay was proof, pushing this yearly event from a small collection of fromage stalls and bakeries in front of Customs House to … Read more

Vegemite and stale bread beer? GABS Festival brings bizarre brews to Sydney

Beers at GABS Festival Sydney

The annual Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular, now one of the world’s biggest beer festivals, has been known to get a bit wacky with experimental brews. Each year, breweries from around the world descend upon Australia’s major capitals for this travelling bastion of beer, which features the country’s longest pop-up bar with 120 taps all running … Read more

This week only: Global Book Crawl has taken over some of Sydney’s best bookshops

Books Kinokuniya is one of Sydney's best bookshops and is taking part in Global Book Week.

If you’re on the BookTok side of the algorithm, the Global Book Crawl will be right up your street. It’s a worldwide celebration of independent bookshopsโ€”those little hidden gems that are filled with new and second-hand page-turners, which the passionate booksellers who are eager to recommend your next read. Writers, booksellers and the all-important readers … Read more