Category:

Festival News

Melbourne Design Week, Australia’s leading annual international design event, today revealed the full program for its largest festival to date. Presented by Creative Victoria and the National Gallery of Victoria, the festival returns for its fourth consecutive year with more than 300 events across 11 days exploring the theme ‘How Can Design Shape Life?’ Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley, said: ‘From tackling e-waste to creating healthy cities and driving sustainability, design has the capacity to improve the way we live and address the challenges of our times. This year’s action-packed program extends across greater Melbourne, and to Geelong, celebrating design in all its facets and shining a light on the designers who are shaping our lives – now and in the future.’ Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV, said: ‘Melbourne Design Week provides an exceptional opportunity for audiences to experience a diverse selection of keynote lectures, exhibitions and talks by the who’s who of the local, national and international design sector. This celebration of innovation and ideas showcases the best in global design practice in the design capital of Australia.’ Melbourne Design Week responds to a growing appetite for meaningful engagement with the design industry, providing a platform for designers and artists to express, question, propose and test ideas. The 2020 festival poses the question ‘How Can Design Shape Life?’ through five thematic pillars – Design Cultures, Waste, Healthy Cities, Waterfront, and Design Evolution. DESIGN CULTURES Life is shaped by contexts, beliefs, backgrounds and ideas that bring people together. How does design shape, and how is it shaped by, the multitude of cultures that exist in the world? Francis Kéré: Architecture Shapes Life - Internationally acclaimed architect Francis Kéré delves into his journey and shares his vision for how architecture that is collaboratively realised, rooted in traditional knowledge and specific to its context will contribute to a positive and dynamic future for Africa. Presented by NGV with Architecture Foundation Australia and the Futuna Lecture Series. Atmosphere: A Revival - A sauna installation that promotes the revival of bathing culture on the Birrarung (Yarra River). Presented by Studio Rain. Take the Cake - This exhibition showcases the 100 iconic cake designs made famous by the Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cake book. Presented by NGV and Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. Kultur-All Makaan – A three day pop-up mobile home of art and culture in Bendigo, celebrating diverse local communities. Named after a common northern European word for culture (kultur) and a Persian and African word for dwelling (Makaan) Kultur-All Makaan presents a cultural ideal of an arts institution. Presented by Punctum Inc. and Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services. WASTE Melbourne Design Week continues its focus on the issue of waste by exploring how design can alleviate the problem of e-waste – phones, toys, electronics, lighting – or anything with a battery or a wire. E-Waste Challenge Live Pitch Final, Victorian Design Challenge 2020 - Creative Victoria and NGV are offering $25,000 in prizes for the best design idea addressing the problem of e-waste. A challenge jury, chaired by Craig Reucassel from the ABC’s War on Waste, will review design solutions to tackle the 40 million tons of e-waste produced globally every year. Presented by NGV. Bas van Abel: Dark Matter - The mobile phone is a symbol of instant connectivity, but it’s clear that we’ve lost any connection with the source of how it is made, who made it, where it comes from, and the social and environmental consequences of the production process. Fairphone aims to surface the dark matter of our production systems and make it human again. This keynote lecture by Fairphone founder Bas van Abel is a unique chance to think about the ways that design-led business can transform the environment and economy. Presented by NGV, EWaste Watch Institute and Design Institute of Australia Melbourne 2030 - Transforming From A Consumer To A Producer – An investigation into how it is possible to transform Greater Melbourne from a consumer to a producer by the year 2030. Presented by Finding Infinity. HEALTHY CITIES Design is increasingly redressing the problems of urbanisation and proposing ways to improve health for humans, animals, plants and beyond. Melbourne Design Week examines the effects of increasing urbanisation and how we can foster healthy cities. A Royal Commission into the State of Australian Cities - Part theatre, part panel discussion, this hypothetical Royal Commission delves into the most pressing issues facing the planning of our cities. Presented by Oculus. Empathy: A Design Challenge Exhibition - The Gordon TAFE Gallery in Geelong presents works by design students from across Victoria addressing the importance of empathy in the initial design process.  Transformative Landscapes: Reshaping the City that Shapes Us - In this symposium, design and health experts explore the role of landscape architecture, urban design and planning in making healthful urban environments. Presented by Foreground. MTalks: Density, Public Space and Happiness - Design studio NH Architecture hosts a panel discussion of the role and future of public facilities in urban developments. Presented by MPavilion. DESIGN EVOLUTION Explore a new wave of design thinking, from speculative structures, systems and materials, to breakthrough approaches to practice, urban resilience and social impact. Ellen Broad, Artificial Intelligence: Made By Humans - Telstra Creativity and Innovation Keynote - AI influences our lives whether we notice it or not. But how impartial are these decisions and where does the ‘intelligence’ come from? Ellen Broad demystifies data, machine learning and information processing to reveal the very human intelligence driving AI. Presented by Telstra and NGV. Australian Furniture Design Award 2020 Exhibition – Award finalists will be exhibited in the Stylecraft Melbourne showroom during Melbourne Design Week. Presented by NGV and Stylecraft. Aurum - A moving-image installation that examines the complex relationship of humans with gold, and its power to transform societies. Presented by Georgia Nowak and Eugene Perepletchikov. Vores Vævninger: Our Weavings - A tactile textile exhibition showcasing the weaving of blind and visually impaired weavers. Presented by Tove Papp Lindkvist in collaboration with the weavers from the Danish Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted. WATERFRONT Open House Melbourne and Melbourne Design Week will explore the role that design plays in framing our relationship with water with a program of tours, walks, rides, talks and special events championing Victoria’s rivers, bays and oceans. Deep Dive: Sea Urchin Snorkel Tour - Tour Port Phillip Bay with Dr Pirjo Haikola and witness the exploding population of sea urchins living below the surface. Presented by Open House Melbourne. The Western Treatment Plant Tour - Much more than a 'poo farm', the Western Treatment plant is a place of historic, environmental and cultural significance. Presented by Open House Melbourne and Melbourne Water. I'm on a (Port of Melbourne) Boat! - Step aboard and see Australia’s busiest port from a whole new angle. Presented by Open House Melbourne and Port of Melbourne. COLLECTIBLE DESIGN Many of Australia’s leading practitioners are experimenting with new materials, geometry, digital design, fabrication and concepts to shape contemporary design. Lighting, furniture, objects, fashion, architecture, textiles and contemporary jewellery will feature in exhibitions focusing on collectible design.     Designwork 04: Danielle Brustman - The fourth exhibition in an ongoing series dedicated to presenting the best contemporary Australian design. This solo exhibition of new works by Melbourne-based designer Danielle Brustman encompasses interior, furniture, lighting and object design. Presented by Sophie Gannon Gallery. A&A: Exquisite Corpse/Cadavre Exquis - The debut exhibition from A&A, industrial designer Adam Goodrum and straw marquetry artisan Arthur Seigneur, presents three new and unique design pieces. Presented by Tolarno Galleries. Life and Death - Urns made from soil, screens made from urine fed bacteria, chandeliers made from cracked phone screens and sending artworks into space – this exhibition presents projects by Australian creative practitioners exploring life and death. Presented by Friends and Associates. Monolith - A furniture exhibition that reflects on how mass production in city buildings shapes our lives. Presented by James Howe. Partu (Skin) by Johnny Nargoodah and Trent Jansen - A collaboration between remote cattle-station saddler Johnny Nargoodah and conceptual object designer Trent Jansen is an experiment in avant-garde furniture design working with animal skins. Presented by Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert and Arc One. MELBOURNE ART BOOK FAIR Returning for its sixth year from 13-15 March, with publishers, artists, designers and writers from around the globe converging on the NGV for a huge program. Pirate Radio will broadcast live from the NGV’s St Kilda Road Forecourt; Sticky Institute returns with the Australian Zine Showcase; NGV International hosts the debut of a children’s publishing workshop space run by Kids Own Publishing; and the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, Moscow will present The New Normal: Design in the Age of Global Computation, a half-day symposium with international speakers including speculative architect and film director Liam Young and a debut Australian lecture by Amsterdam-based design/art collective Metahaven. As part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair, the NGV will announce the winner of The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing. An initiative of the NGV recognising outstanding publishing practice that explores art, design, architecture and contemporary culture, the prize will award $15,000 AUD to an overall winner with up to five finalists each receiving $1,000 AUD.  The NGV gratefully acknowledges the Cornish family for their support of The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing.
Festival News

Melbourne Design Week 2020, Australia’s largest international design festival, launches full program 12-22 March 2020 | NGV International, NGV Australia and locations across Melbourne and Victoria

by the partae
written by the partae

Melbourne Design Week, Australia’s leading annual international design event, today revealed the full program for its largest festival to date. Presented by Creative Victoria and the National Gallery of Victoria, the festival returns for its fourth consecutive year with more than 300 events across 11 days exploring the theme ‘How Can Design Shape Life?’

Minister for Creative Industries, Martin Foley, said: ‘From tackling e-waste to creating healthy cities and driving sustainability, design has the capacity to improve the way we live and address the challenges of our times. This year’s action-packed program extends across greater Melbourne, and to Geelong, celebrating design in all its facets and shining a light on the designers who are shaping our lives – now and in the future.’

Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV, said: ‘Melbourne Design Week provides an exceptional opportunity for audiences to experience a diverse selection of keynote lectures, exhibitions and talks by the who’s who of the local, national and international design sector. This celebration of innovation and ideas showcases the best in global design practice in the design capital of Australia.’

Melbourne Design Week responds to a growing appetite for meaningful engagement with the design industry, providing a platform for designers and artists to express, question, propose and test ideas. The 2020 festival poses the question ‘How Can Design Shape Life?’ through five thematic pillars – Design Cultures, Waste, Healthy Cities, Waterfront, and Design Evolution.

DESIGN CULTURES

Life is shaped by contexts, beliefs, backgrounds and ideas that bring people together. How does design shape, and how is it shaped by, the multitude of cultures that exist in the world?

Francis Kéré: Architecture Shapes Life – Internationally acclaimed architect Francis Kéré delves into his journey and shares his vision for how architecture that is collaboratively realised, rooted in traditional knowledge and specific to its context will contribute to a positive and dynamic future for Africa. Presented by NGV with Architecture Foundation Australia and the Futuna Lecture Series.

Atmosphere: A Revival – A sauna installation that promotes the revival of bathing culture on the Birrarung (Yarra River). Presented by Studio Rain.

Take the Cake – This exhibition showcases the 100 iconic cake designs made famous by the Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cake book. Presented by NGV and Melbourne Food and Wine Festival.

Kultur-All Makaan – A three day pop-up mobile home of art and culture in Bendigo, celebrating diverse local communities. Named after a common northern European word for culture (kultur) and a Persian and African word for dwelling (Makaan) Kultur-All Makaan presents a cultural ideal of an arts institution. Presented by Punctum Inc. and Loddon Campaspe Multicultural Services.

WASTE

Melbourne Design Week continues its focus on the issue of waste by exploring how design can alleviate the problem of e-waste – phones, toys, electronics, lighting – or anything with a battery or a wire.

E-Waste Challenge Live Pitch Final, Victorian Design Challenge 2020 – Creative Victoria and NGV are offering $25,000 in prizes for the best design idea addressing the problem of e-waste. A challenge jury, chaired by Craig Reucassel from the ABC’s War on Waste, will review design solutions to tackle the 40 million tons of e-waste produced globally every year. Presented by NGV.

Bas van Abel: Dark Matter – The mobile phone is a symbol of instant connectivity, but it’s clear that we’ve lost any connection with the source of how it is made, who made it, where it comes from, and the social and environmental consequences of the production process. Fairphone aims to surface the dark matter of our production systems and make it human again. This keynote lecture by Fairphone founder Bas van Abel is a unique chance to think about the ways that design-led business can transform the environment and economy. Presented by NGV, EWaste Watch Institute and Design Institute of Australia

Melbourne 2030 – Transforming From A Consumer To A Producer – An investigation into how it is possible to transform Greater Melbourne from a consumer to a producer by the year 2030. Presented by Finding Infinity.

HEALTHY CITIES

Design is increasingly redressing the problems of urbanisation and proposing ways to improve health for humans, animals, plants and beyond. Melbourne Design Week examines the effects of increasing urbanisation and how we can foster healthy cities.

A Royal Commission into the State of Australian Cities – Part theatre, part panel discussion, this hypothetical Royal Commission delves into the most pressing issues facing the planning of our cities. Presented by Oculus.

Empathy: A Design Challenge Exhibition – The Gordon TAFE Gallery in Geelong presents works by design students from across Victoria addressing the importance of empathy in the initial design process.

Transformative Landscapes: Reshaping the City that Shapes Us – In this symposium, design and health experts explore the role of landscape architecture, urban design and planning in making healthful urban environments. Presented by Foreground.

MTalks: Density, Public Space and Happiness – Design studio NH Architecture hosts a panel discussion of the role and future of public facilities in urban developments. Presented by MPavilion.


DESIGN EVOLUTION

Explore a new wave of design thinking, from speculative structures, systems and materials, to breakthrough approaches to practice, urban resilience and social impact.

Ellen Broad, Artificial Intelligence: Made By Humans – Telstra Creativity and Innovation Keynote – AI influences our lives whether we notice it or not. But how impartial are these decisions and where does the ‘intelligence’ come from? Ellen Broad demystifies data, machine learning and information processing to reveal the very human intelligence driving AI. Presented by Telstra and NGV.

Australian Furniture Design Award 2020 Exhibition – Award finalists will be exhibited in the Stylecraft Melbourne showroom during Melbourne Design Week. Presented by NGV and Stylecraft.

Aurum – A moving-image installation that examines the complex relationship of humans with gold, and its power to transform societies. Presented by Georgia Nowak and Eugene Perepletchikov.

Vores Vævninger: Our Weavings – A tactile textile exhibition showcasing the weaving of blind and visually impaired weavers. Presented by Tove Papp Lindkvist in collaboration with the weavers from the Danish Institute for the Blind and Partially Sighted.


WATERFRONT

Open House Melbourne and Melbourne Design Week will explore the role that design plays in framing our relationship with water with a program of tours, walks, rides, talks and special events championing Victoria’s rivers, bays and oceans.

Deep Dive: Sea Urchin Snorkel Tour – Tour Port Phillip Bay with Dr Pirjo Haikola and witness the exploding population of sea urchins living below the surface. Presented by Open House Melbourne.

The Western Treatment Plant Tour – Much more than a ‘poo farm’, the Western Treatment plant is a place of historic, environmental and cultural significance. Presented by Open House Melbourne and Melbourne Water.

I’m on a (Port of Melbourne) Boat! – Step aboard and see Australia’s busiest port from a whole new angle. Presented by Open House Melbourne and Port of Melbourne.

COLLECTIBLE DESIGN
Many of Australia’s leading practitioners are experimenting with new materials, geometry, digital design, fabrication and concepts to shape contemporary design. Lighting, furniture, objects, fashion, architecture, textiles and contemporary jewellery will feature in exhibitions focusing on collectible design.

 

Designwork 04: Danielle Brustman – The fourth exhibition in an ongoing series dedicated to presenting the best contemporary Australian design. This solo exhibition of new works by Melbourne-based designer Danielle Brustman encompasses interior, furniture, lighting and object design. Presented by Sophie Gannon Gallery.

A&A: Exquisite Corpse/Cadavre Exquis – The debut exhibition from A&A, industrial designer Adam Goodrum and straw marquetry artisan Arthur Seigneur, presents three new and unique design pieces. Presented by Tolarno Galleries.

Life and Death – Urns made from soil, screens made from urine fed bacteria, chandeliers made from cracked phone screens and sending artworks into space – this exhibition presents projects by Australian creative practitioners exploring life and death. Presented by Friends and Associates.

Monolith – A furniture exhibition that reflects on how mass production in city buildings shapes our lives. Presented by James Howe.

Partu (Skin) by Johnny Nargoodah and Trent Jansen – A collaboration between remote cattle-station saddler Johnny Nargoodah and conceptual object designer Trent Jansen is an experiment in avant-garde furniture design working with animal skins. Presented by Gallery Sally Dan-Cuthbert and Arc One.

MELBOURNE ART BOOK FAIR

Returning for its sixth year from 13-15 March, with publishers, artists, designers and writers from around the globe converging on the NGV for a huge program. Pirate Radio will broadcast live from the NGV’s St Kilda Road Forecourt; Sticky Institute returns with the Australian Zine Showcase; NGV International hosts the debut of a children’s publishing workshop space run by Kids Own Publishing; and the Strelka Institute for Media, Architecture and Design, Moscow will present The New Normal: Design in the Age of Global Computation, a half-day symposium with international speakers including speculative architect and film director Liam Young and a debut Australian lecture by Amsterdam-based design/art collective Metahaven.

As part of the Melbourne Art Book Fair, the NGV will announce the winner of The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing. An initiative of the NGV recognising outstanding publishing practice that explores art, design, architecture and contemporary culture, the prize will award $15,000 AUD to an overall winner with up to five finalists each receiving $1,000 AUD.  The NGV gratefully acknowledges the Cornish family for their support of The Cornish Family Prize for Art and Design Publishing.

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce one of music’s most influential and commanding bands, Californian five-piece Faith No More, will tour Australia and New Zealand in May 2020, performing seven arena shows – one show only in each city – in their biggest venues ever down under. These will be Faith No More’s first international gigs worldwide since 2015. Unbelievably, the last time FNM performed their very own standalone headline tour in Australia was 1997 – 23 years ago. “Faith No More has taken many twists and turns over the years, and both Australia and New Zealand have been with us every step of the way; this is something that we have always appreciated. Nevertheless, we realise that it’s been 20 years since our last proper tour there. If we wait another 20, we’ll be in our 70’s. This shit stops NOW!” – Bill Gould, Faith No More ‘Epic’, ‘Falling To Pieces’, ‘Ashes To Ashes’, ‘Easy’, ‘Midlife Crisis’, ‘War Pigs’, ‘Digging The Grave’, ‘Sunny Side Up’... Faith No More’s pioneering, genre-defining career saw the band morph from cult underground heroes to boundary-pushing global chart-toppers, mixing metal to alt-rock to hip-hop to punk and much, much more. Fans are encouraged to sign up to take part in the Frontier Members Pre-sale, which kicks off on Monday 10 February – see the website for staggered pre-sale start times. General Public tickets to all shows will go on sale Wednesday 12 February (12noon local time) via frontiertouring.com/faithnomore. Faith No More last toured the globe in 2015 ahead of the release of Sol Invictus (Ipecac/Reclamation Recordings), their seventh release and first album in 18 years. The disc debuted at #2 in Australia, #6 in New Zealand, and #6 in the USA and UK. Rolling Stone dubbed the 10-song album “triumphant”, The New Yorker called it “a reminder of everything that made Faith No More great in the first place,” and The Los Angeles Times said, “Faith No More has a history of defying expectations, and that’s what it’s doing again with Sol Invictus.”    Also performing at all shows is Melbourne band RVG, who’ll return in 2020 with the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed 2017 debut, A Quality of Mercy. The first taste of new music came mid-2019 in roaring single ‘Alexandra’, produced by Victor van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Beth Orton, The Triffids), RVG heading to UK & Europe with Sleaford Mods and Tropical F*^k Storm not long after. From performances at SXSW, Roskilde and Meredith Music Festival and shows with the likes of Shame, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kurt Vile and Future Islands, RVG have made huge strides at home and beyond.   Lending their support following Australia’s bushfire crisis, Faith No More will be donating $1 (plus GST) from each ticket sold across the AU/NZ dates to Animals Australia, and state fire services in affected areas, including: NSW Rural Fire Service, Country Fire Association VIC, SA Country Fire Service, Rural Fire Brigades Association QLD. Last month, FNM announced all proceeds of their upcoming Manchester, UK, gig in June will also benefit Aussie charities.   Faith No More is Mike Bordin (drums), Roddy Bottum (keyboards), Bill Gould (bass), Jon Hudson (guitar), and Mike Patton (vocals). They have released seven studio albums to date: We Care A Lot (1985), Introduce Yourself (1987), The Real Thing (1989), Angel Dust (1992), King For A Day… Fool For A Lifetime (1995), Album of the Year (1997) and Sol Invictus (2015). VIDEO: Faith No More Announce AU + NZ 2020 Tour FAITH NO MORE With special guests RVG AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND May 2020 Presented by Frontier Touring, Triple M + The Rock (NZ) FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE via frontiertouring.com/faithnomore Runs 24 hours from: Monday 10 February or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted Pre-sale timings staggered per show, visit website for more details GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE Begins: Wednesday 12 February (12noon local time)  Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ All Ages ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999                      Horncastle Arena | Christchurch, NZ All Ages ticketek.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 538                      Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD All Ages ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49                      Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW All Ages ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 38 49                      Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC All Ages ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 38 49                      Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA All Ages ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 48 49                      ...
Festival NewsMusic News

ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND ARENA TOUR – MAY 2020 FIRST GIGS WORLDWIDE IN FIVE YEARS WITH SPECIAL GUESTS RVG TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY

by the partae
written by the partae
Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce one of music’s most influential and commanding bands, Californian five-piece Faith No More, will tour Australia and New Zealand in May 2020, performing seven arena shows – one show only in each city – in their biggest venues ever down under. These will be Faith No More’s first international gigs worldwide since 2015.

Unbelievably, the last time FNM performed their very own standalone headline tour in Australia was 1997 – 23 years ago.
“Faith No More has taken many twists and turns over the years, and both Australia and New Zealand have been with us every step of the way; this is something that we have always appreciated. Nevertheless, we realise that it’s been 20 years since our last proper tour there. If we wait another 20, we’ll be in our 70’s. This shit stops NOW!” – Bill Gould, Faith No More
‘Epic’, ‘Falling To Pieces’, ‘Ashes To Ashes’, ‘Easy’, ‘Midlife Crisis’, ‘War Pigs’, ‘Digging The Grave’, ‘Sunny Side Up’… Faith No More’s pioneering, genre-defining career saw the band morph from cult underground heroes to boundary-pushing global chart-toppers, mixing metal to alt-rock to hip-hop to punk and much, much more.

Fans are encouraged to sign up to take part in the Frontier Members Pre-sale, which kicks off on Monday 10 February – see the website for staggered pre-sale start times. General Public tickets to all shows will go on sale Wednesday 12 February (12noon local time) via frontiertouring.com/faithnomore.

Faith No More last toured the globe in 2015 ahead of the release of Sol Invictus (Ipecac/Reclamation Recordings), their seventh release and first album in 18 years. The disc debuted at #2 in Australia, #6 in New Zealand, and #6 in the USA and UK. Rolling Stone dubbed the 10-song album “triumphant”, The New Yorker called it “a reminder of everything that made Faith No More great in the first place,” and The Los Angeles Times said, “Faith No More has a history of defying expectations, and that’s what it’s doing again with Sol Invictus.”

Also performing at all shows is Melbourne band RVG, who’ll return in 2020 with the follow-up to the band’s critically acclaimed 2017 debut, A Quality of Mercy. The first taste of new music came mid-2019 in roaring single ‘Alexandra’, produced by Victor van Vugt (PJ Harvey, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Beth Orton, The Triffids), RVG heading to UK & Europe with Sleaford Mods and Tropical F*^k Storm not long after. From performances at SXSW, Roskilde and Meredith Music Festival and shows with the likes of Shame, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Kurt Vile and Future Islands, RVG have made huge strides at home and beyond.

Lending their support following Australia’s bushfire crisis, Faith No More will be donating $1 (plus GST) from each ticket sold across the AU/NZ dates to Animals Australia, and state fire services in affected areas, including: NSW Rural Fire Service, Country Fire Association VIC, SA Country Fire Service, Rural Fire Brigades Association QLD. Last month, FNM announced all proceeds of their upcoming Manchester, UK, gig in June will also benefit Aussie charities.

Faith No More is Mike Bordin (drums), Roddy Bottum (keyboards), Bill Gould (bass), Jon Hudson (guitar), and Mike Patton (vocals). They have released seven studio albums to date: We Care A Lot (1985), Introduce Yourself (1987), The Real Thing (1989), Angel Dust (1992), King For A Day… Fool For A Lifetime (1995), Album of the Year (1997) and Sol Invictus (2015).
VIDEO: Faith No More
Announce AU + NZ 2020 Tour

FAITH NO MORE
With special guests RVG
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
May 2020

Presented by Frontier Touring, Triple M + The Rock (NZ)

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
via frontiertouring.com/faithnomore
Runs 24 hours from: Monday 10 February
or ends earlier if pre-sale allocation exhausted
Pre-sale timings staggered per show, visit website for more details

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Wednesday 12 February (12noon local time) 

Spark Arena | Auckland, NZ
All Ages
ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999

                    

Horncastle Arena | Christchurch, NZ
All Ages
ticketek.co.nz | Ph: 0800 842 538

                    

Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane, QLD
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 28 49

                    

Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney, NSW
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 38 49

                    

Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne, VIC
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 38 49

                    

Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide, SA
All Ages
ticketek.com.au | Ph: 13 48 49

                    

…
0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
After the reception that the debut ‘DJ Bone & Friends’ received in 2019, Bone is now bringing his new concept to the fore in 2020. The first DJ Bone and Friends of 2020 takes place at RADION Amsterdam on the 20th March where Bone takes to the decks with the godfather of the French Acid House scene Laurent Garnier. With Amsterdam Bone’s longstanding European base for the last 3 1/2 years and having close relationship with the city and its clubbers RADION served as the ideal venue where he is given complete licence to explore the full force of his creativity. First meeting 25 years ago Bone and Garnier formed a long lasting friendship. Bone opened for Garnier in Detroit on a system which left a lot to be desired, both artists used innovative tricks to make it work, impressed by each others techniques a close bond was formed. Garnier told Bone that he should pursue a full time career as a DJ - much to Bones bemusement - and promising to bring him to Europe. Fast forward 3 months and Bone arrived in Paris to play his first international set at Rex club. Its this connection, formed on the dancefloor which captures the spirit of the DJ Bone & Friends, that carries through in the magical electric atmosphere which makes these parties unique. For many Bone and Garnier acted as introductory points to the real underground electronic music scene and its testament to their credibility and that they remain so to this day. It is this sense of community and togetherness that captures the vibe and energy that make up the core principles that DJ Bone & Friends was founded on. And so Laurent Garnier was the perfect first guest to kick off the 2020 series of parties. With such a deep grounding in the scene and a wealth of records to draw from, Bone and Garnier will be digging deep into their archives for a rich array of music to soundtrack the 8 Hour session with the two of them rolling from opening to close. Be sure to grab a ticket for the first DJ Bone & Friends of 2020, with more to dates to follow across the rest of the year, it is a party you will want to be a part of. www.dj-bone.com  www.instagram.com/djbone313  https://www.facebook.com/DJBoneAndFriends
Festival NewsMusic News

DJ Bone and Friends announces first 2020 show w/ Laurent Garnier at RADION Amsterdam

by the partae
written by the partae
After the reception that the debut ‘DJ Bone & Friends’ received in 2019, Bone is now bringing his new concept to the fore in 2020.
 
The first DJ Bone and Friends of 2020 takes place at RADION Amsterdam on the 20th March where Bone takes to the decks with the godfather of the French Acid House scene Laurent Garnier. With Amsterdam Bone’s longstanding European base for the last 3 1/2 years and having close relationship with the city and its clubbers RADION served as the ideal venue where he is given complete licence to explore the full force of his creativity.
 
First meeting 25 years ago Bone and Garnier formed a long lasting friendship. Bone opened for Garnier in Detroit on a system which left a lot to be desired, both artists used innovative tricks to make it work, impressed by each others techniques a close bond was formed. Garnier told Bone that he should pursue a full time career as a DJ – much to Bones bemusement – and promising to bring him to Europe. Fast forward 3 months and Bone arrived in Paris to play his first international set at Rex club. Its this connection, formed on the dancefloor which captures the spirit of the DJ Bone & Friends, that carries through in the magical electric atmosphere which makes these parties unique.
 
For many Bone and Garnier acted as introductory points to the real underground electronic music scene and its testament to their credibility and that they remain so to this day. It is this sense of community and togetherness that captures the vibe and energy that make up the core principles that DJ Bone & Friends was founded on. And so Laurent Garnier was the perfect first guest to kick off the 2020 series of parties.
 
With such a deep grounding in the scene and a wealth of records to draw from, Bone and Garnier will be digging deep into their archives for a rich array of music to soundtrack the 8 Hour session with the two of them rolling from opening to close.
 
Be sure to grab a ticket for the first DJ Bone & Friends of 2020, with more to dates to follow across the rest of the year, it is a party you will want to be a part of.

www.dj-bone.com

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Caprices presents Modernity Festival April 17-19 &  April 24-26, 2020 Crans-Montana, Switzerland https://caprices.ch/ FACEBOOK EVENT Facebook: @CapricesFest Instagram: @CapricesFestival Twitter: @Caprices_Fest For its 17th edition, Caprices presents its new concept: Modernity 2 X Higher, spreading over two weekends on April 17-19 &  April 24-26, 2020. Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Sven Väth, Guy Gerber, Lee Burridge, Ricardo Villalobos, Adriatique will be amongst more than 53 of the most prominent artists of the moment, who will gather in Crans-Montana. Three new stages have been announced, one new daytime stage at Cry D’Er plus two new night stages that will host various national and international festival and club brands. Modernity 2 X Higher Located 2,200 meters on the Cry D’Er terrace with a breath-taking panoramic view in the heart of the Swiss Alps, the Modernity stage continues to attract more customers from around the world wishing to live this unique clubbing experience. For its 17th edition, the event's organizing committee wanted to extend the festival over two weekends from April 17 to 19 and from April 24 to 26 in order to offer not 3 but 6 Modernity events. A second daytime stage, located in the Club Cry D’Er on the Modernity site, will be offered to the public in order to offer them a choice of programming. The most influential artists on the scene responded to the call for the new concept. The first weekend of the festival will notably welcome artists such as Sven Väth, Adriatique, Guy Gerber, Lee Burridge, Behrouz, Chaim, Yokoo, Lunar Disco, Parallells (Live), Guti (Live), Traumer, Archie Hamilton, Ion Ludwig, Britta Arnold, Mira & Chris Schwarzwalder and more. On the second weekend, the mountains will vibrate with the sounds of Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear, Marco Faraone, Osunlade, Mathew Jonson, Magda, Agents of time, Michel Cleis, Alex Kostic, Skizzo, Steve Rachmad, Cesar Merveille, Shaun Reeves, Ryan Crosson and many more. New Night Stages Caprices's Moon stage from previous years will give way to two new stages —  the Forest Stage and the Chalet Stage — which have been imagined and programmed in collaboration with renowned national and international festival and club partners. On the international side, you will find party labels such as: Esto Es Tulum from Mexico, Epizode from Vietnam, Pyramid from Ibiza, Gypsyland from Italy, Aum from Paris, Slapfunk Records from Nethereland and many others. On the national side, the leading players on the Swiss scene will be associated such as the D! Club and Folklor of Lausanne, Secret Society of Geneva, Terrazza of Zurich. The full programme for each evening will be announced shortly. Maxime Léonard, in charge of the artistic part, comments "It is an immense honour for us to be able to bring together around the festival so many important artists / festivals / clubs on the international scene. It’s a huge sign of recognition for us! In addition, on the artistic level, this allows for extremely interesting sharing work, and allows us to offer programmes from recognized artists and newcomers from all over the world.” WEEKEND ONE 17 – 19 APRIL  ADRIATIQUE ARCHIE HAMILTON AUDIOFLY BEHROUZ BRITTA ARNOLD CHAIM DIGBY DORIAN PAIC GIORGIO MAULINI GIVEN (JAMES MC HALE & GIORGIO MAULINI) GUTI (LIVE) GUY GERBER ION LUDWIG (LIVE) LEE BURRIDGE LUNAR DISCO MADNAX (LIVE) MINA MIRA & CHRIS SCHWARZWALDER MR ID  PARALLELLS (LIVE) PRIKU SUCIU SVEN VÄTH TIA TRAUMER YOKOO WEEKEND TWO 24 – 26 APRIL AGENTS OF TIME (DJ SET) ALCI ALEX KOSTIC ARGENIS BRITO BRUK BOOGIE KRU CESAR MERVEILLE DANA RUH EDWARD FLABBERGAST JAMIE JONES JOEY DANIEL LUCIANO MAGDA MARCO CAROLA MARCO FARAONE MATHEW JONSON (LIVE) MICHEL CLEIS OSUNLADE RICARDO VILLALOBOS RYAN CROSSON SHAUN REEVES  SHIMZA SKIZZO SONJA MOONEAR STEVE RACHMAD WILLIAM DJOKO YAYA PLUS MORE TBA
Festival NewsMusic News

Caprices Announces Line-Up, Three New Stages & Double Weekend Format for 2020 Ricardo Villalobos, Archie Hamilton, Sonja Moonear, Magda, Traumer, Priku, Digby, Ion Ludwig, Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Sven Väth, Guy Gerber, Lee Burridge, Adriatique and more will perform

by the partae
written by the partae
Caprices presents Modernity Festival
April 17-19 &  April 24-26, 2020
Crans-Montana, Switzerland

 

 

Facebook: @CapricesFest
Instagram: @CapricesFestival
Twitter: @Caprices_Fest

 

For its 17th edition, Caprices presents its new concept: Modernity 2 X Higher, spreading over two weekends on April 17-19 &  April 24-26, 2020. Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Sven Väth, Guy Gerber, Lee Burridge, Ricardo Villalobos, Adriatique will be amongst more than 53 of the most prominent artists of the moment, who will gather in Crans-Montana. Three new stages have been announced, one new daytime stage at Cry D’Er plus two new night stages that will host various national and international festival and club brands.

 

Modernity 2 X Higher
Located 2,200 meters on the Cry D’Er terrace with a breath-taking panoramic view in the heart of the Swiss Alps, the Modernity stage continues to attract more customers from around the world wishing to live this unique clubbing experience. For its 17th edition, the event’s organizing committee wanted to extend the festival over two weekends from April 17 to 19 and from April 24 to 26 in order to offer not 3 but 6 Modernity events. A second daytime stage, located in the Club Cry D’Er on the Modernity site, will be offered to the public in order to offer them a choice of programming.

 

The most influential artists on the scene responded to the call for the new concept. The first weekend of the festival will notably welcome artists such as Sven Väth, Adriatique, Guy Gerber, Lee Burridge, Behrouz, Chaim, Yokoo, Lunar Disco, Parallells (Live), Guti (Live), Traumer, Archie Hamilton, Ion Ludwig, Britta Arnold, Mira & Chris Schwarzwalder and more.

 

On the second weekend, the mountains will vibrate with the sounds of Marco Carola, Jamie Jones, Luciano, Ricardo Villalobos, Sonja Moonear, Marco Faraone, Osunlade, Mathew Jonson, Magda, Agents of time, Michel Cleis, Alex Kostic, Skizzo, Steve Rachmad, Cesar Merveille, Shaun Reeves, Ryan Crosson and many more.

 

New Night Stages
Caprices’s Moon stage from previous years will give way to two new stages —  the Forest Stage and the Chalet Stage — which have been imagined and programmed in collaboration with renowned national and international festival and club partners. On the international side, you will find party labels such as: Esto Es Tulum from Mexico, Epizode from Vietnam, Pyramid from Ibiza, Gypsyland from Italy, Aum from Paris, Slapfunk Records from Nethereland and many others. On the national side, the leading players on the Swiss scene will be associated such as the D! Club and Folklor of Lausanne, Secret Society of Geneva, Terrazza of Zurich. The full programme for each evening will be announced shortly.

 

Maxime Léonard, in charge of the artistic part, comments “It is an immense honour for us to be able to bring together around the festival so many important artists / festivals / clubs on the international scene. It’s a huge sign of recognition for us! In addition, on the artistic level, this allows for extremely interesting sharing work, and allows us to offer programmes from recognized artists and newcomers from all over the world.”

 

WEEKEND ONE 17 – 19 APRIL 

 

ADRIATIQUE
ARCHIE HAMILTON
AUDIOFLY
BEHROUZ
BRITTA ARNOLD
CHAIM
DIGBY
DORIAN PAIC
GIORGIO MAULINI
GIVEN (JAMES MC HALE & GIORGIO MAULINI)
GUTI (LIVE)
GUY GERBER
ION LUDWIG (LIVE)
LEE BURRIDGE
LUNAR DISCO
MADNAX (LIVE)
MINA
MIRA & CHRIS SCHWARZWALDER
MR ID 
PARALLELLS (LIVE)
PRIKU
SUCIU
SVEN VÄTH
TIA
TRAUMER
YOKOO

 

WEEKEND TWO 24 – 26 APRIL

 

AGENTS OF TIME (DJ SET)
ALCI
ALEX KOSTIC
ARGENIS BRITO
BRUK BOOGIE KRU
CESAR MERVEILLE
DANA RUH
EDWARD
FLABBERGAST
JAMIE JONES
JOEY DANIEL
LUCIANO
MAGDA
MARCO CAROLA
MARCO FARAONE
MATHEW JONSON (LIVE)
MICHEL CLEIS
OSUNLADE
RICARDO VILLALOBOS
RYAN CROSSON
SHAUN REEVES 
SHIMZA
SKIZZO
SONJA MOONEAR
STEVE RACHMAD
WILLIAM DJOKO
YAYA

 

PLUS MORE TBA
0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Peggy Gou Orbital  A Love From Outer Space (Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston) A-Future / Blasha & Allatt / Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz / Danielle  Freakenstein / Felix Dickinson b2b Dave Harvey / HAAi / Identified Patient  Karima F / Kosh (live) / Manami / Mr Scruff / Or:la / Ralph Lawson / Surgeon   Young Marco Aalice / Baba & Ganoush / Cosmic Slop / Clandestino / Elliot Holt / James Holroyd Josh Bayat / Kerouac / Lawson / Mezla & Rowland / Nikol & Cosm / Passport to Paradise  Zoe Pea / Zoya  Events Hosted By:  Resident Advisor / Love International / 20/20 Vision / Flux  Meat Free / Mass / Small Talk / True Love / Love Dose / Limit Tickets from £20 on sale Wednesday December 11th 9AM 2020 Conference Programme to be announced.  Leeds’ multi-venue electronic music festival and conference inner city electronic moves to March 7th with its most ambitious line-up to date. inner city electronic returns to Leeds for another citywide celebration of electronic music and culture on Saturday March 7th 2020. Taking place across a selection of Leeds-based venues and unique locations, the 24hour event will continue to play host to some of electronic music’s biggest talents alongside a diverse programme of emerging artists and local residents.  We can now announce their 2020 venue splits as the city gears up for another 24 hour celebration of electronic music and culture. The announcement sees new editions Detroit In Effect, Alienate, Laura Jones B2B Gav Herlihy, Reedale Rise & more. The first names announced for the multi-venue event include Peggy Gou, Orbital, Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston’s (A Love From Outer Space), Craig Richards, Nicolas Lutz, HAAi, Mr Scruff and many more.  The 2020 edition will see inner city electronic move into the fabric of the city with the addition of iconic venues at Leeds University, Leeds College of Music and The Corn Exchange. Leeds University Refectory has an immense musical history previously playing host to the likes of  The Clash, The Rolling Stones and Bob Marley, while the Corn Exchange has only hosted one event since it’s legendary events in the 1990s. Of course independent venues will still heavily feature with focus on the very best spaces the city has to offer including; Wire, Hifi, Distrikt, Sheaf St. and The Warehouse. The festival offers a unique experience to explore the city across a range of events, from intimate locations to big room performances and everything in between.  The festival will also feature a comprehensive daytime programme of conference activity, focused on musical development, music industry, culture and technology, which is yet to be announced. Previous conference guests have included the likes of  KiNK, Kelly Lee Owens, Octave One, Craig Richards, Paul Woolford and Midland, alongside a wide range of  industry panellists and technology showcases.  Website - www.innercityelectronic.com Facebook - https://bit.ly/2VUGqHC  Twitter - https://bit.ly/2OVzMhs Instagram - https://bit.ly/2FFiGRZ
Festival NewsMusic News

inner city electronic announce Orbital, Peggy Gou, Craig Richards and more as first wave of acts for 2020 edition

by the partae
written by the partae
Peggy Gou
Orbital 
A Love From Outer Space (Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston)
A-Future / Blasha & Allatt / Craig Richards b2b Nicolas Lutz / Danielle 
Freakenstein / Felix Dickinson b2b Dave Harvey / HAAi / Identified Patient 
Karima F / Kosh (live) / Manami / Mr Scruff / Or:la / Ralph Lawson / Surgeon  
Young Marco
Aalice / Baba & Ganoush / Cosmic Slop / Clandestino / Elliot Holt / James Holroyd
Josh Bayat / Kerouac / Lawson / Mezla & Rowland / Nikol & Cosm / Passport to Paradise
Zoe Pea / Zoya
Events Hosted By: 
Resident Advisor / Love International / 20/20 Vision / Flux
Meat Free / Mass / Small Talk / True Love / Love Dose / Limit
Tickets from £20 on sale Wednesday December 11th 9AM
2020 Conference Programme to be announced. 
Leeds’ multi-venue electronic music festival and conference inner city electronic moves to March 7th with its most ambitious line-up to date.
inner city electronic returns to Leeds for another citywide celebration of electronic music and culture on Saturday March 7th 2020. Taking place across a selection of Leeds-based venues and unique locations, the 24hour event will continue to play host to some of electronic music’s biggest talents alongside a diverse programme of emerging artists and local residents.
We can now announce their 2020 venue splits as the city gears up for another 24 hour celebration of electronic music and culture. The announcement sees new editions Detroit In Effect, Alienate, Laura Jones B2B Gav Herlihy, Reedale Rise & more.
The first names announced for the multi-venue event include Peggy Gou, Orbital, Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston’s (A Love From Outer Space), Craig Richards, Nicolas Lutz, HAAi, Mr Scruff and many more. 
The 2020 edition will see inner city electronic move into the fabric of the city with the addition of iconic venues at Leeds University, Leeds College of Music and The Corn Exchange. Leeds University Refectory has an immense musical history previously playing host to the likes of  The Clash, The Rolling Stones and Bob Marley, while the Corn Exchange has only hosted one event since it’s legendary events in the 1990s. Of course independent venues will still heavily feature with focus on the very best spaces the city has to offer including; Wire, Hifi, Distrikt, Sheaf St. and The Warehouse. The festival offers a unique experience to explore the city across a range of events, from intimate locations to big room performances and everything in between.
The festival will also feature a comprehensive daytime programme of conference activity, focused on musical development, music industry, culture and technology, which is yet to be announced. Previous conference guests have included the likes of  KiNK, Kelly Lee Owens, Octave One, Craig Richards, Paul Woolford and Midland, alongside a wide range of
industry panellists and technology showcases.
0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Last year saw the launch of a brand new venture between some of the international music scene’s leading minds in the form of Orbit DJ Retreats, which brought an immersive and holistic learning experience for DJ’s, producers and music industry enthusiasts to elevate their skills and knowledge to the next level. After the huge success of its debut last year Orbit DJ Retreats return to the gorgeous setting of Fred’s Finca Ibiza, nestled in the centre of a stunning UNESCO protected national park near Salinas beach. This year Orbit DJ Retreats will present two five day experiences, with the first retreat running over the Ibiza openings period May 16th - 21st, and the second over Ibiza closings October 11th - 16th. During the five day retreats, students will be mentored by a collection of the most successful and innovative names in electronic music and beyond whilst also having the opportunity to immerse themselves in wellness workshops. The programme will cover all the essentials to succeed in the music industry, including; using DJ equipment at the highest level of performance, mastering production and software skills, marketing, social media and branding, business and career development, plus workshops and classes focused on health, meditation and wellbeing. DJ, Producer and Orbit Co-Founder Doorly will be joined by mentors such as promoter and music industry legend Rob Da Bank; Moonharbour’s Hauswerks; Drumcode DJj and producer Juliet Fox; Pioneer DJ’s Mo Funk, GAWP from Dirtybird Recordings, Ableton’s Mark Burnett, Davina Moss from Hot Creations, Data Transmission founder Grahame Farmer & many more. Doorly, Orbit co-founder says: 'After Last Summer’s retreat the Orbit team and I have been over the moon with the response from our students and the success stories that we're already having with our alumni. Many signing to their favourite record labels, and playing dream gigs. I've even signed a few to my own label which was a nice bonus, to find such amazing un-tapped talent like this is a really special thing.  Watching their success invigorates us, and that’s what this is all about!' So we're extremely excited to launch 2 dates for this summer in Ibiza in May and October for the opening and closing of the season. As last year we will be giving a free scholarship to one very talented applicant and one free spot to the winner of a remix competition which we will be launching soon. We will also continue to build on our ethos of being more than just a DJ and production retreat focussing heavily on well being, physically and mentally to prepare our Students for Long, Prosperous and Positive careers in Music with a full team in place to support them along the way from every angle.' Mentor Testimonials Matt (Gorgon City) “The retreat was an amazing week for teaching and learning for me. I met some amazing people and made some friendships for life! The attention and time that the students get is really good and the setting is beautiful. I even signed some tracks to our record label. If you want to improve your skills or just meet some great people - orbit DJ retreats is the place!” Rob da Bank (Sleep Retreat)  “Orbit in Ibiza was such an incredible event. To be part of that process of watching DJs learning, helping each other and working so hard but healthily was a joy to see and to host my own Sleep Retreat wellness platform there was the icing on the cake” Sam Beck (RÜFÜS DU SOL & Flight Facilities artist manager - Leisurely)  “Orbit and my time in Ibiza was incredible. To play a small part of the retreat was such an honour to say the least. The retreat was a great place to learn every facet of the industry, direct from the people living and breathing music. Chatting with all the attendees and mentors, I got the sense this was something really special. If you have the chance, make the time and get to Orbit Retreats."  Oliver Portamento, (GAWP / Logic Pro)  “The Orbit retreat in Ibiza was one of the most influential environments I've ever been to. What a place share my musical knowledge and experience, Everyone came from all corners of the globe to enhance their careers and skill sets by some of the industry's leading mentors and I can honestly say... one week at the Orbit retreat created more than just an educational week, it also created a musical family, with great futures ahead.” Orbit DJ Retreats will offer a fresh approach to learning the skills it takes to be successful in the music industry, with a focus on developing core attributes of students to build and maintain a long, healthy and successful career. Orbit will offer not only a comprehensive technical programme but also universal experience and knowledge of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in the music industry. Teaming up with the mental health awareness campaign We Are Hummingbird, co-founder and trainer; Ian Hurst will deliver workshops, information and advice throughout the retreat and beyond to help students on their journey through the often challenging landscape of the electronic music world.  The 5 day immersive learning retreat including accommodation at the Orbit Finca starts at £1799 per person. For more information on Orbit DJ Retreats please visit: www.orbitdjretreats.com 
Festival NewsMusic News

ORBIT DJ RETREATS RETURN TO IBIZA FOR TWO EDITIONS IN 2020 5 DAYS OF IMMERSIVE LEARNING, MUSIC & WELLNESS WITH DOORLY, ROB DA BANK & MORE

by the partae
written by the partae

Last year saw the launch of a brand new venture between some of the international music scene’s leading minds in the form of Orbit DJ Retreats, which brought an immersive and holistic learning experience for DJ’s, producers and music industry enthusiasts to elevate their skills and knowledge to the next level.

After the huge success of its debut last year Orbit DJ Retreats return to the gorgeous setting of Fred’s Finca Ibiza, nestled in the centre of a stunning UNESCO protected national park near Salinas beach. This year Orbit DJ Retreats will present two five day experiences, with the first retreat running over the Ibiza openings period May 16th – 21st, and the second over Ibiza closings October 11th – 16th.

During the five day retreats, students will be mentored by a collection of the most successful and innovative names in electronic music and beyond whilst also having the opportunity to immerse themselves in wellness workshops. The programme will cover all the essentials to succeed in the music industry, including; using DJ equipment at the highest level of performance, mastering production and software skills, marketing, social media and branding, business and career development, plus workshops and classes focused on health, meditation and wellbeing.

DJ, Producer and Orbit Co-Founder Doorly will be joined by mentors such as promoter and music industry legend Rob Da Bank; Moonharbour’s Hauswerks; Drumcode DJj and producer Juliet Fox; Pioneer DJ’s Mo Funk, GAWP from Dirtybird Recordings, Ableton’s Mark Burnett, Davina Moss from Hot Creations, Data Transmission founder Grahame Farmer & many more.

Doorly, Orbit co-founder says: ‘After Last Summer’s retreat the Orbit team and I have been over the moon with the response from our students and the success stories that we’re already having with our alumni. Many signing to their favourite record labels, and playing dream gigs. I’ve even signed a few to my own label which was a nice bonus, to find such amazing un-tapped talent like this is a really special thing.  Watching their success invigorates us, and that’s what this is all about!’ So we’re extremely excited to launch 2 dates for this summer in Ibiza in May and October for the opening and closing of the season. As last year we will be giving a free scholarship to one very talented applicant and one free spot to the winner of a remix competition which we will be launching soon. We will also continue to build on our ethos of being more than just a DJ and production retreat focussing heavily on well being, physically and mentally to prepare our Students for Long, Prosperous and Positive careers in Music with a full team in place to support them along the way from every angle.’

Mentor Testimonials

Matt (Gorgon City)
“The retreat was an amazing week for teaching and learning for me. I met some amazing people and made some friendships for life! The attention and time that the students get is really good and the setting is beautiful. I even signed some tracks to our record label. If you want to improve your skills or just meet some great people – orbit DJ retreats is the place!”

Rob da Bank (Sleep Retreat)
“Orbit in Ibiza was such an incredible event. To be part of that process of watching DJs learning, helping each other and working so hard but healthily was a joy to see and to host my own Sleep Retreat wellness platform there was the icing on the cake”

Sam Beck (RÜFÜS DU SOL & Flight Facilities artist manager – Leisurely)
“Orbit and my time in Ibiza was incredible. To play a small part of the retreat was such an honour to say the least. The retreat was a great place to learn every facet of the industry, direct from the people living and breathing music. Chatting with all the attendees and mentors, I got the sense this was something really special. If you have the chance, make the time and get to Orbit Retreats.”

Oliver Portamento, (GAWP / Logic Pro)
“The Orbit retreat in Ibiza was one of the most influential environments I’ve ever been to. What a place share my musical knowledge and experience, Everyone came from all corners of the globe to enhance their careers and skill sets by some of the industry’s leading mentors and I can honestly say… one week at the Orbit retreat created more than just an educational week, it also created a musical family, with great futures ahead.”

Orbit DJ Retreats will offer a fresh approach to learning the skills it takes to be successful in the music industry, with a focus on developing core attributes of students to build and maintain a long, healthy and successful career. Orbit will offer not only a comprehensive technical programme but also universal experience and knowledge of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in the music industry.
Teaming up with the mental health awareness campaign We Are Hummingbird, co-founder and trainer; Ian Hurst will deliver workshops, information and advice throughout the retreat and beyond to help students on their journey through the often challenging landscape of the electronic music world.

The 5 day immersive learning retreat including accommodation at the Orbit Finca starts at £1799 per person. For more information on Orbit DJ Retreats please visit: www.orbitdjretreats.com

 

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Rainbow Disco Club 17-19th April 2020 Izu Peninsula, Japan http://www.rainbowdiscoclub.com/ FACEBOOK EVENT Facebook: @RainbowDiscoClub Instagram: @RainbowDiscoClub Twitter: @Rainbow_Disco RAINBOW DISCO CLUB 2020 will be held from April 17-19th at Higashi-Izu Cross-Country Course in Inatori Kogen, Izu Peninsula. RAINBOW DISCO CLUB (RDC) takes a new step forward this year as it invites festival lovers into a more relaxed environment away from the hustle and bustle of the so called Golden Week by moving two weeks forwards. Following that move, the first wave of headliners can now be revealed and include the likes of Moodymann, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moxie, Red Greg, GE-OLOGY, Daniel Avery Antal x Hunee, DJ Nobu, Special Request, Batu, Anthony Naples, Chaos in the CBD and many more.  RDC is of course celebrated around the world for its hi fidelity sound systems and unwavering attention to detail with high class production in a beautifully naturalistic site. Once again the headliners are a mix of returning favorites and some Japan debutants who all bring their own unique sounds and skills. First up is the superstar from Detroit, MOODYMANN, who is back to RDC for the first time in six years. Next is a key figure in modern deep house, MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE, who makes a long awaited debut at RDC. NTS radio host as well as the owner of On Loop record label, MOXIE is going to make her first ever Japan appearance at RDC this year. Deeply rooted in the Hip Hop scene from the 80's, GE-OLOGY goes B2B with RED GREG, a hard digging veteran who gets support from Floating Points. Various all night long sets around the world and his Song For Alpha LP brought DANIEL AVERY to the top of his game and to his own dark drone techno sound, and  this year he is going to make his first appearance at RDC. Hosting a show on Gilles Peterson's Worldwide FM and known for his own Rememory Music imprint, ESA is a talented South African artist. His RDC debut is already ensured to be a great match. Making her Japan and RDC debut is rROXYMORE, who has released spirited sounds from Planningtorock, Don't Be Afraid and more. She will bring her leftfield sound from Germany.  Of course there is also the annual come back of ANTAL x HUNEE for a sure to be dramatic closing set as well as Japan's treasure DJ NOBU. This year he is teaming up with Timedance label owner BATU to explore new frontiers. To complete the RDC stage line up, Japanese regular KENJI TAKIMI, plus RDC residents SISI and KIKIORIX are enlightening RDC's musical philosophy. RDC's Red Bull Stage is back again on a large scale this year and on the first night, PAUL WOOLFORD's project SPECIAL REQUEST is going to fill the floor with his unbridled musical energy. New generation rising stars, LICAXXX and MACHINA, are also making appearances on the first night. On the second night, CYK is making a much anticipated debut. This DJ collective is a strong part of Tokyo's youth dance music scene and they are influencing many others. CYK also curated the second night of the Red Bull Stage with CHAOS IN THE CBD, deep house brothers from London, and NYC's ANTHONY NAPLES.  Tickets are now on sale www.rainbowdiscoclub.com https://twitter.com/Rainbow_Disco https://www.facebook.com/rainbowdiscoclub https://www.instagram.com/rainbowdiscoclub
Festival NewsMusic News

Japan’s Rainbow Disco Club returns to the Izu Peninsula Moodymann, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moxie, Red Greg, GE-OLOGY, Daniel Avery, Antal x Hunee, DJ Nobu, Special Request, Batu, Anthony Naples, Chaos in the CBD and more will perform

by the partae
written by the partae
Rainbow Disco Club
17-19th April 2020
Izu Peninsula, Japan

Facebook: @RainbowDiscoClub
Instagram: @RainbowDiscoClub
Twitter: @Rainbow_Disco

RAINBOW DISCO CLUB 2020 will be held from April 17-19th at Higashi-Izu Cross-Country Course in Inatori Kogen, Izu Peninsula.

RAINBOW DISCO CLUB (RDC) takes a new step forward this year as it invites festival lovers into a more relaxed environment away from the hustle and bustle of the so called Golden Week by moving two weeks forwards. Following that move, the first wave of headliners can now be revealed and include the likes of Moodymann, Motor City Drum Ensemble, Moxie, Red Greg, GE-OLOGY, Daniel Avery Antal x Hunee, DJ Nobu, Special Request, Batu, Anthony Naples, Chaos in the CBD and many more.

RDC is of course celebrated around the world for its hi fidelity sound systems and unwavering attention to detail with high class production in a beautifully naturalistic site. Once again the headliners are a mix of returning favorites and some Japan debutants who all bring their own unique sounds and skills.

First up is the superstar from Detroit, MOODYMANN, who is back to RDC for the first time in six years. Next is a key figure in modern deep house, MOTOR CITY DRUM ENSEMBLE, who makes a long awaited debut at RDC. NTS radio host as well as the owner of On Loop record label, MOXIE is going to make her first ever Japan appearance at RDC this year. Deeply rooted in the Hip Hop scene from the 80’s, GE-OLOGY goes B2B with RED GREG, a hard digging veteran who gets support from Floating Points.

Various all night long sets around the world and his Song For Alpha LP brought DANIEL AVERY to the top of his game and to his own dark drone techno sound, and  this year he is going to make his first appearance at RDC. Hosting a show on Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM and known for his own Rememory Music imprint, ESA is a talented South African artist. His RDC debut is already ensured to be a great match.

Making her Japan and RDC debut is rROXYMORE, who has released spirited sounds from Planningtorock, Don’t Be Afraid and more. She will bring her leftfield sound from Germany.  Of course there is also the annual come back of ANTAL x HUNEE for a sure to be dramatic closing set as well as Japan’s treasure DJ NOBU. This year he is teaming up with Timedance label owner BATU to explore new frontiers. To complete the RDC stage line up, Japanese regular KENJI TAKIMI, plus RDC residents SISI and KIKIORIX are enlightening RDC’s musical philosophy.

RDC’s Red Bull Stage is back again on a large scale this year and on the first night, PAUL WOOLFORD’s project SPECIAL REQUEST is going to fill the floor with his unbridled musical energy. New generation rising stars, LICAXXX and MACHINA, are also making appearances on the first night.

On the second night, CYK is making a much anticipated debut. This DJ collective is a strong part of Tokyo’s youth dance music scene and they are influencing many others. CYK also curated the second night of the Red Bull Stage with CHAOS IN THE CBD, deep house brothers from London, and NYC’s ANTHONY NAPLES.

Tickets are now on sale
0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
CAMILLE HENROT: PLAY YOUR PART 22 May 2020 – 4 Oct 2020, 10am - 5pm | Free entry | NGV International Camille Henrot, the French-born, New York City-based contemporary artist, will be celebrated in an Australian-first survey of works that take a playful and inventive approach to addressing existential questions, in May 2020. The exhibition will feature recent watercolours that explore aspects of human psychology, and the artist’s Interphones series of telephone sculptures that playfully draw attention to our relationship to authority and technology. In these interactive works, Henrot invites visitors to pick up a customised telephone and respond to prompts such as ‘Would you ever have sex at work? Is Google right about you? Are you gluten-free? Press control for yes. Enter for no.’ Featuring key works created by the artist over the past decade, Camille Henrot: Play Your Part will include the immersive room-scale installation The Pale Fox 2014, a companion piece to Henrot’s award-winning film Grosse Fatigue 2013, for which she won the Silver Lion at the 55th Venice Biennale. Grosse Fatigue attempted to tell the story of the universe whereas The Pale Fox is a meditation on our shared desire to understand the world intimately through the objects that surround us. Characterised by what Henrot has called a ‘cataloguing psychosis’, this vast installation features en masse more than 500 objects encompassing photographs, sculptures, books and drawings, including objects made by the artist as well as collected via eBay. IVAN DURRANT: BARRIER DRAW 1 May – 25 October 2020, 10am - 5pm | Free entry | The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia   Ivan Durrant, a leading exponent of photorealism, and natural raconteur, will be celebrated in a major survey paying tribute to five decades of his extraordinarily diverse career since the 1970s, at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 1 May 2020.  Ivan Durrant: Barrier Draw is the most comprehensive survey of Durrant’s work to date. Featuring over 100 multi-disciplinary works from the Melbourne-born artist, the exhibition will also unveil a new larger-than-life sculpture inspired by his controversial back catalogue. Drawn extensively from Durrant’s personal collection, the exhibition also includes major works from public and private collections from across Australia.  ‘A prolific artist and provocateur, Ivan Durrant has created one of the most audacious bodies of work in Australian art,’ said Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV. ‘With his work first exhibited at the NGV in 1979, we’re delighted to welcome Ivan back to pay tribute to his extensive career and provide a platform to unveil an unmissable new work.’ The exhibition chronicles the evolution of Durrant’s diverse career, including his earliest folk paintings depicting an idyllic childhood in the countryside, which were a sharp contrast to his own experiences having grown up in an orphanage; his realist paintings, short films and sculptures of the 1970s and 80s, including his race track and movie star series; politically motivated installation works including Butcher Shop 1977/78, held in the NGV Collection; and more recent evocative ‘soft-focus’ paintings of the 1990s and 2000s.  PLANS FOR THE PLANET: OLAF BREUNING FOR KIDS 29 May 2020 – 4 October 2020, 10am - 5pm | Free entry | NGV International Contemporary artist Olaf Breuning presents a large-scale participatory exhibition for children that plays to young people’s universal love of adventure and theme parks while referencing Breuning’s thoughts about life. Drawing from popular culture and inspired by the artist’s love of video games and movies from his youth such as Jurassic Park, the exhibition is an adventure of self-discovery.   WE CHANGE THE WORLD 8 May 2020 – April 2021, 10am - 5pm | Free entry | The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia Tackling global issues including climate, tolerance and social change, today’s children and young people are arguably the leading activists of our time, urging the world to think about how our actions are influencing our future. We Change the World takes the positive influence of this generation on shaping our worldview and, through the work of contemporary artists and designers, explores how creativity and expression is important at personal, community and global levels. The exhibition encourages all visitors, and especially school students and young people, to engage with the work of prominent Australian and international artists from the NGV Collection who focus on some of the big issues of today as well as celebrating everyday life. We Change the World highlights the contribution of creative minds and challenges us to consider our own potential for change, empowering young people, but also those of all ages, with the permission to be creative, speak up or speak differently.  
Festival NewsMusic News

NGV Upcoming Exhibitions in May 2020

by the partae
written by the partae

CAMILLE HENROT: PLAY YOUR PART
22 May 2020 – 4 Oct 2020, 10am – 5pm | Free entry | NGV International

Camille Henrot, the French-born, New York City-based contemporary artist, will be celebrated in an Australian-first survey of works that take a playful and inventive approach to addressing existential questions, in May 2020.

The exhibition will feature recent watercolours that explore aspects of human psychology, and the artist’s Interphones series of telephone sculptures that playfully draw attention to our relationship to authority and technology. In these interactive works, Henrot invites visitors to pick up a customised telephone and respond to prompts such as ‘Would you ever have sex at work? Is Google right about you? Are you gluten-free? Press control for yes. Enter for no.’

Featuring key works created by the artist over the past decade, Camille Henrot: Play Your Part will include the immersive room-scale installation The Pale Fox 2014, a companion piece to Henrot’s award-winning film Grosse Fatigue 2013, for which she won the Silver Lion at the 55th Venice Biennale. Grosse Fatigue attempted to tell the story of the universe whereas The Pale Fox is a meditation on our shared desire to understand the world intimately through the objects that surround us. Characterised by what Henrot has called a ‘cataloguing psychosis’, this vast installation features en masse more than 500 objects encompassing photographs, sculptures, books and drawings, including objects made by the artist as well as collected via eBay.

IVAN DURRANT: BARRIER DRAW

1 May – 25 October 2020, 10am – 5pm | Free entry | The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia

 

Ivan Durrant, a leading exponent of photorealism, and natural raconteur, will be celebrated in a major survey paying tribute to five decades of his extraordinarily diverse career since the 1970s, at The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia from 1 May 2020.

Ivan Durrant: Barrier Draw is the most comprehensive survey of Durrant’s work to date. Featuring over 100 multi-disciplinary works from the Melbourne-born artist, the exhibition will also unveil a new larger-than-life sculpture inspired by his controversial back catalogue. Drawn extensively from Durrant’s personal collection, the exhibition also includes major works from public and private collections from across Australia.

‘A prolific artist and provocateur, Ivan Durrant has created one of the most audacious bodies of work in Australian art,’ said Tony Ellwood AM, Director, NGV. ‘With his work first exhibited at the NGV in 1979, we’re delighted to welcome Ivan back to pay tribute to his extensive career and provide a platform to unveil an unmissable new work.’

The exhibition chronicles the evolution of Durrant’s diverse career, including his earliest folk paintings depicting an idyllic childhood in the countryside, which were a sharp contrast to his own experiences having grown up in an orphanage; his realist paintings, short films and sculptures of the 1970s and 80s, including his race track and movie star series; politically motivated installation works including Butcher Shop 1977/78, held in the NGV Collection; and more recent evocative ‘soft-focus’ paintings of the 1990s and 2000s.

 PLANS FOR THE PLANET: OLAF BREUNING FOR KIDS

29 May 2020 – 4 October 2020, 10am – 5pm | Free entry | NGV International

Contemporary artist Olaf Breuning presents a large-scale participatory exhibition for children that plays to young people’s universal love of adventure and theme parks while referencing Breuning’s thoughts about life. Drawing from popular culture and inspired by the artist’s love of video games and movies from his youth such as Jurassic Park, the exhibition is an adventure of self-discovery.

 

WE CHANGE THE WORLD
8 May 2020 – April 2021, 10am – 5pm | Free entry | The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia


Tackling global issues including climate, tolerance and social change, today’s children and young people are arguably the leading activists of our time, urging the world to think about how our actions are influencing our future.

We Change the World takes the positive influence of this generation on shaping our worldview and, through the work of contemporary artists and designers, explores how creativity and expression is important at personal, community and global levels.

The exhibition encourages all visitors, and especially school students and young people, to engage with the work of prominent Australian and international artists from the NGV Collection who focus on some of the big issues of today as well as celebrating everyday life.

We Change the World highlights the contribution of creative minds and challenges us to consider our own potential for change, empowering young people, but also those of all ages, with the permission to be creative, speak up or speak differently.

 

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
TRIPLE J PRESENTS THIS SELFISH LOVE TOUR Thursday, April 30 - The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD [18+] Friday, May 1 - Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW [18+] Saturday, May 2 - Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS [Lic/AA] Thursday May 7 - Freo.Social, Fremantle WA [18+] Friday May 8 - UniBar, Adelaide SA [Lic/AA] Saturday May 9 - The Forum, Melbourne VIC [18+] Supported by - Drug Church (USA), Moaning Lisa (AUS), Kat Edwards (AUS) GENERAL ON-SALE  Monday, February 10 at 9:00AM AEDT at lucabrasi.com.au For more information on Luca Brasi, visit: WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM
Festival NewsMusic News

LUCA BRASI ANNOUNCE HEADLINE TOUR AND RELEASE NEW TRACK THIS SELFISH LOVE

by the partae
written by the partae

Luca Brasi have released their new single This Selfish Love, out today via Cooking Vinyl Australia.

From Vocalist Tyler Richardson- “This tune is a bit of a deep dive into watching life unfold in front of you. Sometimes I look back and wonder what the hell happened, then get all nostalgic, then realise all that stuff doesn’t matter. What really matters is right now, hold onto that.”

To celebrate the release of their new track, Tasmania’s finest will hit the mainland for their first capital city headline tour in over 12 months!

The vibe at these shows will be huge, with a massive line-up of international and local artists put together by Luca Brasi. Making their highly anticipated first trip to Australia is New York’s Drug Church, plus Canberra’s Moaning Lisa and fellow Taswegian Kat Edwards.

TRIPLE J PRESENTS

THIS SELFISH LOVE TOUR

Thursday, April 30 – The Tivoli, Brisbane QLD [18+] Friday, May 1 – Metro Theatre, Sydney NSW [18+] Saturday, May 2 – Odeon Theatre, Hobart TAS [Lic/AA] Thursday May 7 – Freo.Social, Fremantle WA [18+] Friday May 8 – UniBar, Adelaide SA [Lic/AA] Saturday May 9 – The Forum, Melbourne VIC [18+]

Supported by – Drug Church (USA), Moaning Lisa (AUS), Kat Edwards (AUS)

GENERAL ON-SALE
Monday, February 10 at 9:00AM AEDT at lucabrasi.com.au

For more information on Luca Brasi, visit:
WEBSITE | FACEBOOK | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Under the Southern Stars are thrilled to announce their spectacular Rock Carnival Festival Series coming to you this April 2020. Playing together for the first time in Australia will be  +LIVE+, BUSH and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS! Celebrating 25 years since the release of their iconic Throwing Copper album, +LIVE+ are one of the most beloved rock bands ever to tour the nation. During their career, +LIVE+ have achieved seven Top 5 albums in Australia, three of which topped the charts at #1 for a total of ten weeks! They have had a string of top 40 singles and Throwing Copper spent over two years in the Australian top 50 between 1994 and 1997. It has been certified 8 times platinum and was also the 8th highest selling album in Australia in 95/96. +LIVE+ reunited with original frontman Ed Kowalczyk in 2017 and have been blowing audiences away with their power ever since. From the rocking All Over You and I Alone to the glorious emotion of The Dolphin’s Cry and Lightning Crashes, +LIVE+ are playing with a vengeance and a vigor that reveals the band in top form and better than ever! BUSH have been a mainstay on Australian radios since the release of their debut album Sixteen Stone in 1994. The album was an instant smash spending 43 weeks in the Australian Top 50, peaking at #5. Glycerine, Everything Zen and Comedown are in the DNA of Aussie rock fans and are played daily on the airwaves to this day.  While the 90’s belonged to BUSH, they were on hiatus between 2001 and 2011 when they returned with The Sea Of Memories featuring The Sound Of Winter which made rock radio history in the US becoming the first self released song to ever hit #1 at Alternative Rock Radio! In 2019, BUSH came roaring back with the track Bullet Holes which is featured as the end title on the soundtrack to this summer's Hollywood blockbuster John Wick 3 Parabellum.  If you haven't seen Gavin Rossdale in the killer video for Bullet Holes, check it out here! One of the biggest rock acts of the 1990’s with over 50 million albums sold, Stone Temple Pilots broke out of the scene they helped to define into bonafide superstars. From their breakout debut album, Core, with legendary hits, Sex Type Thing, Creep, and Plush to Purple’s soaring Interstate Love Song and Big Empty and the late 90’s smash singles Big Bang Baby and Sour Girl, STP songs are the soundtrack of a generation. This year marks the 25th anniversary of STP’s Purple, one of the world’s top selling-albums in the 90s, that reached #1 on the Australian chart. In celebration, the band is releasing a super deluxe edition of the iconic album, featuring unreleased versions of album tracks and rarities, along with an unreleased full concert recording from 1994.   Stone Temple Pilots are reborn and writing the next chapter of their storied career, with their seventh studio album, Stone Temple Pilots (2018), their first with new lead singer, Jeff Gutt.   What more can be said about one of Australia’s longest running and most cherished rock acts? Rose Tattoo need no introduction but just in case you need a refresher, one of the pillars of Australia’s distinct pub rock sound have been spreading their message across the world for nearly 50 years! The Rock n Roll Outlaws, led by the one and only Angry Anderson, who at 72 years of age continues to show frontmen a quarter of his age, just how it's done, will pull no punches as they deliver a set full of classics. You know the words, you know the drill... Prepare to be Scarred For Life. Armed with their latest slab of pure rock n roll, Mother, Melbourne's legendary hard rockers, Electric Mary, will get the crowds primed for the evening ahead. Over their decade long career, Electric Mary have shared the world’s stages with some of the most revered names in hard rock including Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Def Leppard and many more, Their explosive brain-bending live performances at home and abroad are regarded as one of, if not the best live shows anywhere!.  While we can talk facts and figures all day, the fact remains, you know the bands, you love the songs. Under The Southern Stars gives you the opportunity to experience the greatest hits from some of the worlds' greatest bands all in the one day and night of incredible rock and roll!   THE UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS VILLAGE More Than Just Music Under The Southern Stars will deliver more than great music alone with the introduction in April 2020 of.. The Under The Southern Stars Village The one day festival will truly be a day and night to remember with a host of fantastic installations and activities planned. From Carnival Rides, Market Stalls selling everything from vintage clothes, music and lifestyle products to fantastic food vendors (varying from venue to venue), UTSS will be one awesome day and night out! UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS 2020 Friday, April 3: Peter Barclay Field, Tuncurry NSW Saturday, April 4: The Crescent, Parramatta Park, NSW Sunday, April 5: The Entertainment Grounds, Gosford NSW Thursday, April 9: Stuart Park, Wollongong NSW Saturday, April 11: Hastings Foreshore Reserve, Mornington VIC Sunday, April 12: Showgrounds, Yarrawonga VIC Monday, April 13: Bonython Park, Adelaide SA Wednesday, April 15: HBF Stadium, Perth WA - Not a UTSS Festival Date Friday, April 17: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast QLD Saturday, April 18: Riverstage, Brisbane QLD Sunday, April 19: Foreshore Park, Newcastle NSW Strictly Limited VIP Tickets will be available for all shows (excluding Perth) VIP Tickets include: VIP Lanyard& Fast track Entry in the event, Dedicated VIP Bar, Grazing table & VIP Toilets PRE SALE TICKETS Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, September 8 PUBLIC ONSALE Monday, September 9 Tickets for all events available from: www.underthesouthernstars.com.au *Transaction fees, processing fees and other charges may apply. Each show will see Live, Bush and STP alternate their playing order.  Set times will be advised closer to the events. IMPORTANT INFORMATION This is a fully licensed 18+ event Strictly no BYO alcohol This is an outdoor concert, the show will go ahead rain, hail or shine No chairs, tables, tents or sun shelters are permitted No umbrellas (even if it is raining) bring good quality poncho’s/raincoats and gumboots instead See our website for complete list of permitted & prohibited items Get social: #UTSS2020 www.facebook.com/utssconcerts www.instagram.com/utssconcerts www.facebook.com/freaks4LIVE www.facebook.com/BUSHOfficial www.facebook.com/stpband
Festival NewsMusic News

UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS +LIVE+, BUSH & STONE TEMPLE PILOTS Come Together for One Giant Rock Carnival! Including Rose Tattoo & Electric Mary plus more and introducing the UTSS Village & Playground!

by the partae
written by the partae

Under the Southern Stars are thrilled to announce their spectacular Rock Carnival Festival Series coming to you this April 2020.

Playing together for the first time in Australia will be
+LIVE+, BUSH and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS!

Celebrating 25 years since the release of their iconic Throwing Copper album, +LIVE+ are one of the most beloved rock bands ever to tour the nation. During their career, +LIVE+ have achieved seven Top 5 albums in Australia, three of which topped the charts at #1 for a total of ten weeks!

They have had a string of top 40 singles and Throwing Copper spent over two years in the Australian top 50 between 1994 and 1997. It has been certified 8 times platinum and was also the 8th highest selling album in Australia in 95/96.

+LIVE+ reunited with original frontman Ed Kowalczyk in 2017 and have been blowing audiences away with their power ever since. From the rocking All Over You and I Alone to the glorious emotion of The Dolphin’s Cry and Lightning Crashes, +LIVE+ are playing with a vengeance and a vigor that reveals the band in top form and better than ever!

BUSH have been a mainstay on Australian radios since the release of their debut album Sixteen Stone in 1994.

The album was an instant smash spending 43 weeks in the Australian Top 50, peaking at #5. Glycerine, Everything Zen and Comedown are in the DNA of Aussie rock fans and are played daily on the airwaves to this day.

While the 90’s belonged to BUSH, they were on hiatus between 2001 and 2011 when they returned with The Sea Of Memories featuring The Sound Of Winter which made rock radio history in the US becoming the first self released song to ever hit #1 at Alternative Rock Radio!

In 2019, BUSH came roaring back with the track Bullet Holes which is featured as the end title on the soundtrack to this summer’s Hollywood blockbuster John Wick 3 Parabellum.

If you haven’t seen Gavin Rossdale in the killer video for Bullet Holes, check it out here!

One of the biggest rock acts of the 1990’s with over 50 million albums sold, Stone Temple Pilots broke out of the scene they helped to define into bonafide superstars. From their breakout debut album, Core, with legendary hits, Sex Type Thing, Creep, and Plush to Purple’s soaring Interstate Love Song and Big Empty and the late 90’s smash singles Big Bang Baby and Sour Girl, STP songs are the soundtrack of a generation.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of STP’s Purple, one of the world’s top selling-albums in the 90s, that reached #1 on the Australian chart. In celebration, the band is releasing a super deluxe edition of the iconic album, featuring unreleased versions of album tracks and rarities, along with an unreleased full concert recording from 1994.

Stone Temple Pilots are reborn and writing the next chapter of their storied career, with their seventh studio album, Stone Temple Pilots (2018), their first with new lead singer, Jeff Gutt.

What more can be said about one of Australia’s longest running and most cherished rock acts? Rose Tattoo need no introduction but just in case you need a refresher, one of the pillars of Australia’s distinct pub rock sound have been spreading their message across the world for nearly 50 years! The Rock n Roll Outlaws, led by the one and only Angry Anderson, who at 72 years of age continues to show frontmen a quarter of his age, just how it’s done, will pull no punches as they deliver a set full of classics. You know the words, you know the drill…
Prepare to be Scarred For Life.

Armed with their latest slab of pure rock n roll, Mother, Melbourne’s legendary hard rockers, Electric Mary, will get the crowds primed for the evening ahead. Over their decade long career, Electric Mary have shared the world’s stages with some of the most revered names in hard rock including Whitesnake, Judas Priest, Deep Purple, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Motorhead, Def Leppard and many more, Their explosive brain-bending live performances at home and abroad are regarded as one of, if not the best live shows anywhere!.

While we can talk facts and figures all day, the fact remains, you know the bands, you love the songs. Under The Southern Stars gives you the opportunity to experience the greatest hits from some of the worlds’ greatest bands all in the one day and night of incredible rock and roll!

THE UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS VILLAGE
More Than Just Music

Under The Southern Stars will deliver more than great music alone with the introduction in April 2020 of..

The Under The Southern Stars Village

The one day festival will truly be a day and night to remember with a host of fantastic installations and activities planned. From Carnival Rides, Market Stalls selling everything from vintage clothes, music and lifestyle products to fantastic food vendors (varying from venue to venue), UTSS will be one awesome day and night out!

UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS 2020
Friday, April 3: Peter Barclay Field, Tuncurry NSW
Saturday, April 4: The Crescent, Parramatta Park, NSW
Sunday, April 5: The Entertainment Grounds, Gosford NSW
Thursday, April 9: Stuart Park, Wollongong NSW
Saturday, April 11: Hastings Foreshore Reserve, Mornington VIC
Sunday, April 12: Showgrounds, Yarrawonga VIC
Monday, April 13: Bonython Park, Adelaide SA
Wednesday, April 15: HBF Stadium, Perth WA – Not a UTSS Festival Date
Friday, April 17: Sunshine Coast Stadium, Sunshine Coast QLD
Saturday, April 18: Riverstage, Brisbane QLD
Sunday, April 19: Foreshore Park, Newcastle NSW

Strictly Limited VIP Tickets will be available for all shows (excluding Perth)
VIP Tickets include:
VIP Lanyard& Fast track Entry in the event,
Dedicated VIP Bar, Grazing table & VIP Toilets

PRE SALE TICKETS
Thursday, September 5 to Sunday, September 8

PUBLIC ONSALE
Monday, September 9

Tickets for all events available from:
www.underthesouthernstars.com.au
*Transaction fees, processing fees and other charges may apply.

Each show will see Live, Bush and STP alternate their playing order.
Set times will be advised closer to the events.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
This is a fully licensed 18+ event
Strictly no BYO alcohol
This is an outdoor concert, the show will go ahead rain, hail or shine
No chairs, tables, tents or sun shelters are permitted
No umbrellas (even if it is raining) bring good quality poncho’s/raincoats and gumboots instead
See our website for complete list of permitted & prohibited items

Get social:
#UTSS2020
www.facebook.com/utssconcerts
www.instagram.com/utssconcerts
www.facebook.com/freaks4LIVE
www.facebook.com/BUSHOfficial
www.facebook.com/stpband

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
It's been a long time coming: Kobosil will finally head Down Under in his highly anticipated debut Australian tour. The Berlin DJ/producer made global impact with releases through techno imprint, Ostgut Ton, and he follows in the footsteps of peers like Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann to become one of the more celebrated residents of Berlin institution, Berghain. Not only is he considered one of techno's fastest rising DJs and producers, but he has helped pioneer a sound that is at once deep, fast and aggressive. His upbringing in the working-class district of Berlin's Neukölln, and the cathartic energy of EBM, noise and industrial, shaped this unique musical aesthetic. Aside from regularly releasing on Berghain's in-house label Ostgut Ton, Kobosil also runs his the R - Label Group imprint, which he uses as a platform to promote releases by up-and-coming Berlin producers at the forefront of a bleak and riotous approach to dance music. It's this combination of the dark and ecstatic that is at the foundation of Kobosil's powerful approach to techno.
Festival NewsMusic News

The debut Australian tour of Ostgut Ton producer Kobosil

by the partae
written by the partae

Tour Dates

Friday 6 March: The Imperial Hotel, Sydney
Fri 6 March – Mon 9 March: Pitch Music & Arts Festival, Moyston

It’s been a long time coming: Kobosil will finally head Down Under in his highly anticipated debut Australian tour. The Berlin DJ/producer made global impact with releases through techno imprint, Ostgut Ton, and he follows in the footsteps of peers like Ben Klock and Marcel Dettmann to become one of the more celebrated residents of Berlin institution, Berghain.

Not only is he considered one of techno’s fastest rising DJs and producers, but he has helped pioneer a sound that is at once deep, fast and aggressive. His upbringing in the working-class district of Berlin’s Neukölln, and the cathartic energy of EBM, noise and industrial, shaped this unique musical aesthetic.

Aside from regularly releasing on Berghain’s in-house label Ostgut Ton, Kobosil also runs his the R – Label Group imprint, which he uses as a platform to promote releases by up-and-coming Berlin producers at the forefront of a bleak and riotous approach to dance music. It’s this combination of the dark and ecstatic that is at the foundation of Kobosil’s powerful approach to techno.
Connect with Kobosil:
Facebook
Instagram
SoundCloud
0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Praise for Deceiver “‘Deceiver’ is an unbridled pleasure” - Pitchfork  “A success as both an artistic statement and a mea culpa” - Q Magazine, ★★★★ “It sounds clearer, more focussed, and with a distinct, continuous sonic palette” - DIY, ★★★★ “‘Deceiver’ packs some seriously heavy riffs, sliding between monster rockers (the scything, fist-swinging ‘Blankenship’) and moon-eyed grunge ballads (opener ‘Horsehead’, for instance) that wouldn’t sound too out of place on an early Smashing Pumpkins record” - NME, ★★★★ “DIIV’s most full-bodied album to date” - Loud & Quiet, 8/10 Following the release of their highly anticipated third full-length album Deceiver, NYC's DIIV today announce their Australian return with a five-date national tour. Kicking off on Wednesday 22 April, the band will bring their enthralling new live show to fans in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Hobart. Full run of dates below. Rebirth takes place when everything falls apart. On Deceiver, DIIV crafts the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavyweight of metallic catharsis, upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite… The new album from Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [vocals, bass], and Ben Newman [drums] was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Sonny Diperri (Protomartyr, Trent Reznor), marking the first time the band has worked with an outside producer. The album features the crystalized, darkly propulsive lead single 'Skin Game,' magnetically melancholic 'Taker' and searing, frenetic track 'Blankenship'. Deceiver is preceded by 2012’s Oshin and 2016’s critical and fan favourite Is the Is Are. NME ranked it in the Top 10 among the Albums of the Year and Pitchfork’s audience voted Is the Is Are one of the Top 50 Albums of 2016 as the outlet dubbed it, “gorgeous.” Don't miss your chance to see DIIV live in Australia this April. Tickets on sale now via Mistletone.
Festival NewsMusic News

DIIV Announce Australian tour for April 2020 New album Deceiver out now!

by the partae
written by the partae
Praise for Deceiver

“‘Deceiver’ is an unbridled pleasure” – Pitchfork 

“A success as both an artistic statement and a mea culpa” – Q Magazine, ★★★★

“It sounds clearer, more focussed, and with a distinct, continuous sonic palette” – DIY, ★★★★

“‘Deceiver’ packs some seriously heavy riffs, sliding between monster rockers (the scything, fist-swinging ‘Blankenship’) and moon-eyed grunge ballads (opener ‘Horsehead’, for instance) that wouldn’t sound too out of place on an early Smashing Pumpkins record” – NME, ★★★★

“DIIV’s most full-bodied album to date” – Loud & Quiet, 8/10

 

DIIV - Deceiver

Following the release of their highly anticipated third full-length album Deceiver, NYC’s DIIV today announce their Australian return with a five-date national tour. Kicking off on Wednesday 22 April, the band will bring their enthralling new live show to fans in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth & Hobart. Full run of dates below.

Rebirth takes place when everything falls apart. On Deceiver, DIIV crafts the soundtrack to personal resurrection under the heavyweight of metallic catharsis, upheld by robust guitars and vocal tension that almost snaps, but never quite… The new album from Zachary Cole Smith [lead vocals, guitar], Andrew Bailey [guitar], Colin Caulfield [vocals, bass], and Ben Newman [drums] was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Sonny Diperri (Protomartyr, Trent Reznor), marking the first time the band has worked with an outside producer. The album features the crystalized, darkly propulsive lead single ‘Skin Game,’ magnetically melancholic ‘Taker’ and searing, frenetic track ‘Blankenship‘.

Deceiver is preceded by 2012’s Oshin and 2016’s critical and fan favourite Is the Is Are. NME ranked it in the Top 10 among the Albums of the Year and Pitchfork’s audience voted Is the Is Are one of the Top 50 Albums of 2016 as the outlet dubbed it, “gorgeous.”

Don’t miss your chance to see DIIV live in Australia this April. Tickets on sale now via Mistletone.

DIIV AUSTRALIAN TOUR APRIL 2020

Wednesday 22 April – Rosemount Hotel – Perth, WA
Tickets
Friday 24 April – Manning Bar – Sydney, NSW
Tickets
Saturday 25 April – The Zoo – Brisbane, QLD
Tickets
Sunday 26 April – Altar – Hobart, TAS
Tickets
Tuesday 28 April – The Croxton – Melbourne, VIC
Tickets

Tickets on-sale now via Mistletone.

DIIV – Deceiver

1. Horsehead
2. Like Before You Were Born
3. Skin Game
4. Between Tide
5. Taker
6. For the Guilty
7. The Spark
8. Lorelai
9. Blankenship
10. Acheron

DIIV – Deceiver is out now via
Captured Tracks / Remote Control!
DIIV
web | facebook | twitter | instagram
0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
THE OFFSPRING SELL OUT NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN TOUR IN 2 HOURS! LIMITED TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR AUCKLAND WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS SUM 41
Festival NewsMusic News

THE OFFSPRING SELL OUT NATIONAL AUSTRALIAN TOUR IN 2 HOURS! LIMITED TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR AUCKLAND WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS SUM 41

by the partae
written by the partae

Australia, you’re pretty fly! Due to huge demand, all Australian dates for THE OFFSPRING headline tour in April sold out within 2 hours! Auckland, there are strictly limited tickets still available with very special guests SUM 41. So come out and play! 

THE OFFSPRING, one of the world’s most exciting and enduring punk rock legends. Having performed over 1100 shows across the globe, selling more than 40 million albums worldwide the band are thrilled to return to Australia and New Zealand for their first headline tour in 16 years in April.
 
In true THE OFFSPRING style, this will be no ordinary show. Their incendiary live show will showcase wall to wall bangers of their anthemic, oft-humorous punk-pop singles throughout their impressive career including all of the band’s best-known hits such as Self Esteem, Come Out And Play (Keep ‘Em Separated), The Kids Aren’t Alright, Original Prankster, You’re Gonna Go Far, Kid and loads more!
 
Joining this titanic double bill of epic punk rock proportions is SUM 41 who will be performing a full one-hour set including hits such as Fat Lip, In too Deep, Still Waiting and tracks from their latest release, Order In Decline. Order In Decline is undoubtedly SUM 41’S heaviest and most aggressive album in their storied career, while also being its most dynamic and raw.
 
After over 15 million records sold worldwide, a Grammy Award nomination, 2 Juno Awards (7 nominations), a Kerrang! Award in 2002, as well as multiple Alternative Press Music Awards, SUM 41 are uncompromising and honest with no intention of slowing down.
 
This is a once in a lifetime opportunity to see these two punk power houses in action so start warming up those vocal chords, iron that crusty punk shirt and get yourself down to one of these shows.
 

Tickets for the Auckland show are available from tickets.destroyalllines.com 

Destroy All Lines & Triple M Presents

THE OFFSPRING
AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND TOUR
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
SUM 41SUNDAY 19 APRIL – HBF STADIUM, PERTH SOLD OUT!
TUESDAY 21 APRIL – ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE THEATRE, ADELAIDE SOLD OUT!
THURSDAY 23 APRIL – MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE SOLD OUT!
FRIDAY 24 APRIL – HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY 25 APRIL – RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE SOLD OUT!
TUESDAY 28 APRIL – SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
They don’t come much more energetic than Sydney’s WAWAWOW - their name alone is like a neon slap to the senses - and to kick off a brand new year, the four-piece present a brand new collection of music in the cracking debut album, PINK ELEPHANT, out Friday, February 14th. Warping and threading psych, funk and hectic electro-indie influences throughout, the record is the perfect snapshot of the band’s attitude toward creating music. Leading the charge, WAWAWOW’s new single ‘The Big Cookoff’ is delightfully bonkers - just how they like it. Equal parts mental and ridiculously precise in delivery, ‘The Big Cookoff’ is textbook WAWAWOW. Evolving from jam sessions into produced recordings full of raw energy, the single is representative of a band who are firmly in the pocket, firmly tongue in cheek and firmly with their eye on a central vision on making music delivered in one-two punch style. “We always take it as a more-is-more approach with the music. As long as it’s paced nicely, we like to see how ridiculous it can get.” WAWAWOW Applying the same attitude to their visuals, the music video for ‘The Big Cookoff’ brings animation courtesy of Shaun Allen together with band and location footage in Sydney, sizing up brilliantly with the batshit nature of the song itself. “This track is our love/hate letter to Sydney in a lot of ways, so we wanted to get in as much of the city as possible. Given our natural aversion to being filmed walking around the streets, and the fact that we had just lost a band member, Shaun felt it was more fitting to try some stop motion.” WAWAWOW PRAISE FOR WAWAWOW “WAWAWOW just keep growing new teeth. This set doesn’t even pause for breath and is relentless, urgent, and nutty bananas from start to finish. This is one hell of a show, like being pounded and stomped, and loving every second.” The Underground Stage “Combine the righteous, face melting voltage of POND with the batshit zaniness of Tom Cruise appearing on Oprah and you’ll get an inkling for just how weird this four-piece can get.” Happy Magazine “A shattered self-deprecating tone marching through odd time signatures taking cues from somewhere between the B-52s and Royal Blood.” AMNplify With their new music ready and raring to go, fans will be able to catch WAWAWOW performing through NSW this month and in February. Time to join this crazy circus, WAWAWOW have got one helluva new show to deliver. “There’s something about the trance we put ourselves in, as we play without stopping, that has a slight tunnel vision effect. There’s no pauses to have a sip or fix up a pedal, so you kind of learn to exist on that plane.” WAWAWOW          WAWAWOW TOUR DATES Friday, February 7th The Loft @ UTS Sydney The Band’s Next Door 2SER with Stressless Saturday, February 15th Dicey Riley’s Hotel Wollongong Album Launch Saturday, February 22nd Town Hall Hotel Newtown Album Launch with Pyjama Sundayz, Cakewalk ‘The Big Cookoff’ is released Friday, January 17th.  Pink Elephant is released Friday, February 14th. Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter
Festival NewsMusic News

by the partae
written by the partae

They don’t come much more energetic than Sydney’s WAWAWOW – their name alone is like a neon slap to the senses – and to kick off a brand new year, the four-piece present a brand new collection of music in the cracking debut album, PINK ELEPHANT, out Friday, February 14th. Warping and threading psych, funk and hectic electro-indie influences throughout, the record is the perfect snapshot of the band’s attitude toward creating music. Leading the charge, WAWAWOW’s new single ‘The Big Cookoff’ is delightfully bonkers – just how they like it.

 

Equal parts mental and ridiculously precise in delivery, ‘The Big Cookoff’ is textbook WAWAWOW. Evolving from jam sessions into produced recordings full of raw energy, the single is representative of a band who are firmly in the pocket, firmly tongue in cheek and firmly with their eye on a central vision on making music delivered in one-two punch style. “We always take it as a more-is-more approach with the music. As long as it’s paced nicely, we like to see how ridiculous it can get.” WAWAWOW

Applying the same attitude to their visuals, the music video for ‘The Big Cookoff’ brings animation courtesy of Shaun Allen together with band and location footage in Sydney, sizing up brilliantly with the batshit nature of the song itself. “This track is our love/hate letter to Sydney in a lot of ways, so we wanted to get in as much of the city as possible. Given our natural aversion to being filmed walking around the streets, and the fact that we had just lost a band member, Shaun felt it was more fitting to try some stop motion.” WAWAWOW

 

PRAISE FOR WAWAWOW

“WAWAWOW just keep growing new teeth. This set doesn’t even pause for breath and is relentless, urgent, and nutty bananas from start to finish. This is one hell of a show, like being pounded and stomped, and loving every second.”

The Underground Stage

“Combine the righteous, face melting voltage of POND with the batshit zaniness of Tom Cruise appearing on Oprah and you’ll get an inkling for just how weird this four-piece can get.”

Happy Magazine

“A shattered self-deprecating tone marching through odd time signatures taking cues from somewhere between the B-52s and Royal Blood.”

AMNplify

With their new music ready and raring to go, fans will be able to catch WAWAWOW performing through NSW this month and in February. Time to join this crazy circus, WAWAWOW have got one helluva new show to deliver. “There’s something about the trance we put ourselves in, as we play without stopping, that has a slight tunnel vision effect. There’s no pauses to have a sip or fix up a pedal, so you kind of learn to exist on that plane.” WAWAWOW

        

 

WAWAWOW TOUR DATES

Friday, February 7th The Loft @ UTS Sydney

The Band’s Next Door 2SER

with Stressless

Saturday, February 15th Dicey Riley’s Hotel Wollongong

Album Launch

Saturday, February 22nd Town Hall Hotel Newtown

Album Launch

with Pyjama Sundayz, Cakewalk

‘The Big Cookoff’ is released Friday, January 17th. 

Pink Elephant is released Friday, February 14th.

Official Website | Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter

0 comments
0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail
Newer Posts
Older Posts