For the 25th year in a row, BIGSOUND is taking over Meanjin/Magandjin’s Fortitude Valley, and best believe here at LivewireAU we are beyond excited for some incredible live music! Each day, resident journos Pipin, Hazel Mei and Tessa Fleur are going to highlight their fave showcases Welcome to our day two recap! Pipin: As is classically BIGSOUND, my evening highlight came from a band that wasn’t on my radar until this glorious week began. If you were meandering around at any

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For the 25th year in a row, BIGSOUND is taking over Meanjin/Magandjin’s Fortitude Valley, and best believe here at LivewireAU we are beyond excited for some incredible live music! Each day, resident journos Pipin, Hazel Mei and Tessa Fleur are going to highlight their fave showcases - welcome to our day one recap! Tessa: Blue Diner were the first band to play on the Black Bear Lodge stage for the 25th BIGSOUND. I arrived at the beginning of their second song, "Mezzanine”, we

Photo credit: Nathan Rathsam (@reasonablynathan) Meanjin's (Brisbane) dreamgaze four-piece band, Blue Diner, have been paving their own way from DIY house shows to a BIGSOUND showcase slot, all off the back of their debut album Disc 2 released this year. Known for call and response vocals layered over hazy, dreamy soundscapes, the band draws influence from Horse, Jumper of Love, Feeble Little Horse and Slow Pulp, blending it all into something soft, loud and dreamy in equal m

Photo by Tessa Fleur The Magandjin/Brisbane-based producer, songwriter and filmmaker originally hailing from North Queensland, stepped into the Australian music scene in 2024 with his debut single 'Prozac'. Koady has since continued developing his unique aesthetic world, intuitively twining music with captivating visuals over the last three years. "Do it yourself " as he puts it, not a slogan but an ethos he's carried since his childhood, building a world from the ground up o

I Just Wanna Dance - Alex The Astronaut Alex The Astronaut puts their own spin on a dance-pop banger with ‘I Just Wanna Dance’. An ode to the bathroom gossip and dance floor conversations that beg to distract from the music, Alex sings of the yearn to leave all critical thinking and unqualified therapizing behind and give their all to whichever song is booming over the speakers. ‘I Just Wanna Dance’ is a classic Alex The Astronaut take on the right to disconnect under strobe

Photography by Jess Gleeson After over 3 years of wondering when Gang of Youths would make their grand return to a Sydney stage, the wait was finally over. On Saturday, 8th of August, 2,600 fans packed into the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall, eagerly awaiting a night guaranteed to blow us all away. The foyer buzzed with excitement as people flocked towards the merch desk, grabbed a pre-show drink/snack, and took in the amazing view of our harbour. As the crowd began

They say you should grow into the adult your child self would be proud of. Inner-child healing has been a throughline in Laufey’s works, and it makes her music and live show feel that much more meaningful. She encourages her fans to take up space and is a beacon of success for multi-passionate creatives everywhere.