ALWAYS LIVE

Celebrated music journalist and one of the writers of the ALWAYS LIVE podcast, Mikey Cahill, turns the tables on host Alex Lahey to find out what she loves about live music in Victoria. This ‘warts-a…

Victoria's live music festivals are the stuff of legends -  from Big Day Out to Boogie … Riverboats to Red Hot Summer, and everything in between, Victorian festivals are where legends play and new le…

A short road trip from the heart of Melbourne will take you deep into the heart of Central Victoria to discover a rich vein of live music venues with their own special stories that are absolute gold.…

It's a region famous for its spectacular gourmet produce, but Gippsland is also home to some of Victoria's most unique live music experiences. In this episode, you'll journey into the heart of Gippsl…

It was the biggest event to hit Victoria's surf coast, and first-hand accounts recall how ALWAYS LIVE was able to snare one of the world's premier rock bands for Australia's first post-COVID rock'n'r…

Live music is everywhere you look along High Street, the main drag for Melbourne suburbs like Northcote, Brunswick and Thornbury. In fact, it's hard to say if any one street in Australia has more liv…

St Kilda boasts some of Melbourne's most iconic venues – names like the Prince, the Palais and the Espy have all been enshrined in the city's rich culture of live music. And if those walls could talk…

Memorable music moments are guaranteed just a stone's throw from Melbourne's CBD. You've got the stadiums around Melbourne Park plus the Bowl, as well as iconic live music venues like The Workers Clu…

In 2010, more than 20,000 people took to the streets of Melbourne in what was the largest cultural protest in Australian history... they were protesting to save live music. This is the story of the S…

Live music is a big part of Melbourne's DNA. On any night of the week, in the heart of the city, you'll find a venue somewhere that's showcasing live music. Some incredible names have graced the stag…

With 465 venues spread across Melbourne, the city can arguably lay claim to being the live music capital of the world. But more than the just number of venues, there are more intangible elements that…

Join host Alex Lahey on a 10-part journey into the heart of Victoria's live music scene to discover what it is that makes the state one of the world's greatest destinations for contemporary live musi…