Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds Tue 31 January 2012 As the driving force behind Oasis, he did everything you can do in music, but never before has Noel Gallagher played Big Day Out - that all changes this summer when Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds make their Australian debut. For the past two decades his songs have stitched themselves into the fabric of our lives. And Gallagher knows it, swearing to never let a gig pass without playing a few Oasis classics.  "I'm proud of them and of what ...  more...

Feist Wed 1 February Can't believe it's been four years since FEIST ruled Laneway. Time is a fast train, people. Having gone underground for the past few years, Leslie Feist emerges with her new album, Metals, a typically gorgeous, acutely observational collection of tracks ranging from low rumbling and moody ambiences to those more brutal and intense. It's a worthy follow-up to her already classic, award-winning and much loved albums Let It Die and The Reminder. ...  more...

TIM MINCHIN VS THE MSO ROUND II Tue 7 February Wed 8 February  Tim Minchin Versus The Orchestras returns to Australia after a sold out national tour in March.  This epic show has already thrilled 38,000 Australians, and its arena tour of the UK - which included performances at the O2 and the Royal Albert Hall - was hailed as "a thing of jaw-dropping wonder." Winner 2011 Helpmann Award for Best New Australian Work "If there's an artist more naturally disposed to a hybrid of pop and ...  more...

St Kilda's historic Palais Theatre will be conducting behind-the-scenes venue tours as part of this year's St Kilda Festival on Sunday 12 February. Experience a behind-the-scenes tour of St Kilda's iconic Palais Theatre - celebrating 85 Years in 2012. Tours include the grand foyers, auditorium, a chance to stand on the Palais Theatre's famous stage, a peek backstage plus a unique opportunity to walk through some of the theatre's secret places. ...  more...

Erykah Badu with Fat Freddy's Drop Wed 22 February In 2008, as the U.S. engaged in the Iraq War and the nation prepared for an historic presidential election, Badu presented her own offering for the evolving times with New Amerykah Part One: 4th World War. Badu’s fourth studio album and the first installment of the two-part New Amerykah series kept Badu’s Hip-Hop spirit kindled. New Amerykah Part One boasts beats from the best soundsmiths in the game — including Madlib, 9th Wonder, Shafiq Husayn (for ...  more...

GO!! Show Gold Fri 9 March 2012 GO!! SHOW GOLD is back featuring another amazing lineup of stars at the Palais Theatre on Friday March 9th. On stage will be every major artist from the 60's and the guest list reads like a Who's Who of Australian pop music - Together for the first time in 40 years will be Normie Rowe, Ronnie Burns, MPD Limited, Bobby Bright, Dinah Lee, Darryl Cotton, Tony Worsley and the original members of Masters Apprentices who are reforming especially for the event. ...  more...

Johnny Clegg in Concert Human Tour Sat 10 March  Lennard promotions present South Africa’s Music Legend JOHNNY CLEGG and his musicians. Johnny Clegg’s “human tour “pulsates with rhythms & harmonies unique in every way. His crossover music, a vibrant blend of western pop and African Zulu rhythms has exploded onto the international scene breaking the barriers in South Africa along the way. Johnny Clegg has sold over 5 million records, won a Grammy and wowed audiences across ...  more...

DIERKS BENTLEY & LEE KERNAGHAN Tue 13 March For the first time ever, US superstar DIERKS BENTLEY and Aussie country icon LEE KERNAGHAN are hitting the road together for a series of explosive concerts in March, hot on the heels of their #1 hit duet 'Scars'.  Aussie audiences went crazy for DIERKS BENTLEY (USA) when he joined Brooks & Dunn on their sold-out 2009 Australian arena tour. Since he rocketed onto the country landscape in 2003, the chiselled hitmaker has earned a reputation as one of the most ...  more...