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TURN UP THE BEAT
There’s nothing quite like the sound of hundreds of young voices filling a theatre. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE JULIANNE OSBORNE FOR MORE THAN four decades, The BEAT Festival has been...
SOS FROM THE DEAD CENTRE
Our desert friends from The Black Wreath need your help. They’ve launched a campaign to save the venue, one that has seen musos from a wide range of genres perform...
HARMONY, MUSIC HEART AND HOME
Fresh from an extraordinary year that has seen them inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame and mark their first-ever number one album, Where Do You Come From?, legendary sisters...
SHAKESPEARE & SYMPHONY
Shakespeare’s greatest stories collide with a full symphony orchestra, powerhouse local performers, and live theatre. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE CHARLIE BLISS THE PLAYHOUSE STAGE transforms into a world of star-crossed...
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC
Hear some of the best choral music from the United Kingdom and the USA in Vocalective’s newest concert, Across The Atlantic. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE PAZ TASSONE UNDER THE DIRECTION...
THE SOUTHERN RIVER BAND
For the first time, Perth rockers The Southern River Band (SRB) hit Darwin for a gig at what can only be described as the perfect home for their vibe, Darwin...
THE DRONES
Back by popular demand after a 10-year sabbatical, The Drones reform for a one-off tour of Australia, kicking things off at Darwin Festival. Sauntering along the edges of chaos and...
BRIGHT STARS, BLAK MUSIC
Blak music’s night of nights is upon us, as the National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMAs) returns to Darwin Amphitheatre on Larrakia Country to celebrate our country’s vibrant First Nations music...
RUNNING IN THE SHADOWS
Renowned as Australia’s leading tribute to Fleetwood Mac, Running in the Shadows brings this legendary music to stages in Alice Springs and Darwin. WORDS ROSIE WILD IMAGE GREG FOSTER SINCE...
YOUNG TALENT TAKES FLIGHT
Explore Brave New Worlds, as young musicians descend to the Top End, adorned in designs unique to Central Australia. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE HAROLD DE SMET THE AUSTRALIAN YOUTH Orchestra...
LET’S HEAR IT FOR TERRITORY TUNES
We are seriously punching above our weight when it comes to our local music scene. This month, the Territory music scene is showcased, celebrated, and given the recognition it deserves...
MOONWALKING THROUGH HISTORY
There are tribute shows, and then there are productions that tap into something bigger – the electricity, spectacle and cultural force of a once-in-a-generation icon. WORDS BROOKE GIBBS AUDIENCES AT...
STRINGS OF MYTH
Myth, memory and music intertwine in The Unbroken Thread, a new multidisciplinary work from Arafura Music Collective that invites audiences into a musical labyrinth of myth, identity and culture. WORDS...
CREEK SPEAK
What if music wasn’t something you pressed play on, but something you stepped into? WORDS BROOKE GIBBS IMAGE BRITT GUY THE ANSWER IS already unfolding, as part of Landcare’s Creek...
MOVIE HITS UNDER THE STARS
Lights, camera … music! The Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) is back with their Territory-famous concert under the stars, performing all your favourite movie hits. WORDS LISA PELLEGRINO IMAGE PAZ TASSONE...
GET AROUND OUR VENUES
The live music scene in the NT is a robust one, as our musos work hard to get their original tunes out there. But where would they be without a...
LIVE AND LOCAL LOVIN'
See in the weekend with Friday knock-off drinks and kick back to the sounds of local legends, as our balmy Dry season brings with it the much-loved Live on Fridays...
TIDES OF MUSIC
LET THE TIDE of music carry you beyond the horizon. Darwin Symphony Orchestra (DSO) celebrates islands as places of connection in Island Signal, Island Song, its second concert of the...
A FOLKING DELIGHT
STUNNING LANDSCAPES. THE cadences of pedal steel, cellos, violins, voices and harps. Firesides to jam along beside. If this is your jam, the 54th Top Half Folk Festival (THFF) is...
IN HEARTS WAKE
Formed during high school in Byron Bay 20 years ago, metalcore outfit In Hearts Wake has grown to become one of Australia’s most successful heavy music exports. Through their conscious...
