Supported by Storm The Sky, Awaken I Am (Album Launch) + Polaris
FRI 30 JAN @ 7:00PM
7pm: Doors // 7:10pm: Oh Villain // 7:30pm: Polaris // 8:05pm: Awaken I Am // 8:50pm: Storm The Sky // 9:35pm: Chiodos Read more
Supported by Tamer + Hunch
FRI 30 JAN @ 7PM
Brand spankin new Sydney Outfit SCOT-FREE launching their debut single ‘Sux to Wait’ at the
Factory Floor Jan 30th 2015!
S Read more
Supported by Chris Farren
SUN 01 FEB @ 8:00PM
“So few hoist the flag of rock ‘n’ roll as proudly and explicitly as The Gaslight Anthem these days.” – Alternati Read more
2 FEB - 2 MAR @ SAT 2:30PM, SUN 1PM, MON 7:30PM
Now in its fourteenth year, Short+Sweet will be showcasing 160 brand new scripts from Australian and international writers, Read more
TUE 3 FEB @ 6:30PM
Powerhouse singer Mahalia Barnes and US guitar prodigy Joe Bonamassa will join forces this February. Read more
4 FEB - 1 MAR @ WED-THU 7:30PM, FRI-SAT 6:30PM, SUN 5:30PM
Now in its fourteenth year, Short+Sweet will be showcasing 160 brand new scripts from Australian and international writers, Read more
Supported by Bastardizer + Summonus + Fat Guy Wears Mystic Wolf Shirt
FRI 6 FEB @ 8PM
With musical output now spanning decades; Blood Duster are one of Australias most highly respected heavy bands – Varying styles fr Read more
Supported by Smudge + Alannah Russack
FRI 13 FEB @ 7:30PM
Having recently made a rare return to stages in Melbourne & Perth during November of last year, purveyers & legends of pop punk (& one of Australia’s first indie chart success stories), RATCAT have de Read more
Supported by PUP (Canada) + Great Cynics (UK) + Apart From This
SAT 14 FEB @ 7PM
Every inch of me is always itching unless I’m on a stage, sings The Smith Street Band front man Wil Wagner on the opening Read more
Supported by Krista Polvere
FRI 20 FEB @ 7:30PM
Hot on the heels of his two sold out album launch shows, Guy Pearce will join forces with Powderfinger’s Darren Middleton in a double headline tour
It’s an unexpected collaboration, yet it make Read more
Supported by Adalita
SAT 21 FEB @ 8PM
Last here in early 2012 for The Falls Festival and multiple sold-out Sydney Festival performances, Dinosaur Jr frontman / guitar-guru J Mascis returns to Australia in February including a special inti Read more
Supported by Manhunt + Internal Rot + Controlled + Inebrious Bastard + Primitive Blast
SAT 21 FEB @ 8PM
MANHUNT from Brisbane set to take Sydney by storm with the launch of their new self titled LP. Read more
FRI 27 FEB @ 7:30PM
NEW FOUND GLORY continue their dominance in a genre they pioneered almost 20 years ago, providing a breath of fresh Read more
Supported by Mal Eastick Instrumental Trio + Buddy Knox Band
SAT 28 FEB @ 7PM
Harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite’s life reads like a classic blues song: born in Mississippi, raised in Memphis and schooled Read more
SAT 28 FEB @ 7:30PM
The 5th Encore Sydney Pole Show will be sure to entertain in its usual style of high-flying feats from an array of national and international performers, Male and female pole dancers take to the stage Read more
Supported by Tiny Ruins (NZ) + Jack Ladder + Heather Woods Broderick (USA)
SUN 1 MAR @ 7:30PM
Brooklyn singer-songwriter SHARON VAN ETTEN and her stunning band, playing Golden Plains will perform at the Factory Theatre in Sydney on March 1.
For all the attention that was paid to her 2012 br Read more
Supported by Troldhaugen + Panzer Queen + Pirate
TUE 3 MAR @ 7PM
Japan’s VAMPILLIA have announced their return to Australia.
Vampillia turn classical music into hardcore – famous for Read more
5-8 MAR @ 6:30PM SUN 5:30PM
Now in its fourteenth year, Short+Sweet will be showcasing 160 brand new scripts from Australian and international writers, Read more
THU 5 MAR @ 7:30PM
Rollin’ out with a rawkus racket, SHOVELS & ROPE and SHAKEY GRAVES – arguably the two hottest names in Americana music – bring their rollicking, foot stomping live performances to Australia for th Read more
Supported by Dave Haley
THU 5 MAR @ 8PM
Legendary Greek drummer George Kollias will return to Read more
Supported by Kim Salmon + Leanne Cowie
FRI 6 MAR @ 8PM
“It’s one of those moments when the cogs of your mind shift and your life is going to irreversibly change forever” Nick Cave on hearing The Pop Group for the first time
Post-punk originals The P Read more
FRI 6 MAR @ 8PM
Queens of Noize is a female fuelled Rock & Roll event showcasing the cutting edge of original female/female fronted Rock acts. Read more
7-8 MAR @ SAT 2:30PM, SUN 1PM
Now in its fourteenth year, Short+Sweet will be showcasing 160 brand new scripts from Australian and international writers, Read more
Supported by Devotional
SAT 7 MAR @ 8PM
It’s been a long while since the last Sydney visit for Melbourne based X frontman Steve Lucas, but Saturday 7th March will see h Read more
SAT 07 MAR @ 8:00PM
From The Jam, featuring former The Jam bassist Bruce Foxton and Russell Hastings, return to
Australia in March 2015 for their ‘That’s Entertainment’ tour
The Jam exploded onto the punk scene Read more
10-21 MAR TUES - SAT @ 7:30PM
The latest addition to the Short+Sweet family, Bollywood will bring the colour and creativity of Bollywood dance to the sta Read more
Supported by The Holy Soul
THU 12 MAR @ 7:30PM
After spending the best part of a year in Utopian Marrickville, psychedelic folk legend Robyn Hitchcock bids farewell to Australia Read more
FRI 13 MAR @ 8PM
Louis Tillett is a legendary underground cult figure. Read more
14-22 MAR SAT-SUN @ 2:30PM
The latest addition to the Short+Sweet family, Bollywood will bring the colour and creativity of Bollywood dance to the sta Read more
SAT 14 MAR @ 8PM
Leading purveyors of the early 1990’s Indie/Alternative Dance scene, JESUS JONES hit the Factory, playing their influential DOUBT album in full!
Part of the now legendary ‘Grebo’ Read more
SUN 15 MAR @ 4:30PM
An original Australian play based on the letters and diaries of Australian army nurses serving in World War I
Follow Sister Florence Whiting on her four-year journey — from departure on the troop Read more
19 & 20 March @ 7PM
Now in its fourteenth year, Short+Sweet will be showcasing 160 brand new scripts from Australian and international writers, developed by fresh blood and established directors, and performed by veter Read more
FRI 20 MAR @ 7PM
Not content to bask in the thick haze of satisfaction after a truly incredible year, The Bennies have coordinated another l Read more
SAT 21 MAR @ 8PM
In his first show in Australia for many years, singer/songwriter Kevin Johnson performs songs from his forthcoming 39 track Fanfare album “The Ultimate Collection”, supported by special guests and an Read more
Supported by Thug Kitchen, Jim Morris, Suzy Spoons + many more
SUN 22 MAR @ 11:30AM
After the successful launch of the SYDNEY VEGAN FESTIVAL in 2014, we are incredibly excited to bring the 2nd edition of the festival back to Sydney on Sunday, 22 March 2015 at The Factory Theatre – Li Read more
SUN 22 MAR @ 5:30PM
The latest addition to the Short+Sweet family, Bollywood will bring the colour and creativity of Bollywood dance to the sta Read more
THU 26 MAR @ 8PM
MEGADETH are a band that needs no introduction with a career spanning over 3 decades, 14 albums and as part of the Big 4, Megadeth have chiseled their place on the Mount Rushmore of Metal
In a uni Read more
Supported by Goatwhore + Disentomb + Ouroboros
FRI 27 MAR @ 8PM
In March 2015 Australian metal pioneers PSYCROPTIC release their sixth album – a self-titled array of progressive wizardry that has transcended far beyond their strictly technical death metal roots. Read more
SAT 28 MAR @ 7:30PM
Hawaii-based singer/guitarist/songwriter Donavon Frankenreiter is bringing his infectious, acoustic bliss back to Australian audiences in 2015
Also an accomplished surfer, and renowned for his icon Read more
SAT 28 MAR @ 8PM
Sydonia are truly hard to describe – Sonically, they may seem an enigma to the unopened mind, but to an open mind they are a beaut Read more
SUN 29 MAR @ 6PM
A performance by the Cavafy Group
Τhe twelve performers from this Greek-based group (Ομάδα Καβάφης) will present musical settings and recitals of poems by Constantine Cavafy (18 Read more
Supported by Keziah Jones
WED 1 APR @ 7:30pm
New Orleans based Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue are a hard-edged Funk band that employ Hip-Hop beats, Rock dynamics and improvisation in a Jazz tradition. The band has toured the U.S. Read more
THU 2 APR @ 7PM
We welcome the godfather of British Blues back to Australia – John Mayall is a pioneer of the Blues, he founded John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers in the late ‘60’s which backed legendary musicians i Read more
SUN 5 APR @ 7:30PM
Forming in 1978 in Birmingham, The Beat has seen changes to the original line-up over the last 30 years and the formation of the American based band, The English Beat who have recently toured A Read more
MON 6 APR @ 6:30PM
Three-time Grammy winner and visionary Roots-music storyteller Keb’ Mo’ has just had his most successful release in almost 20 years, the new album ‘BLUESAmericana’. Read more
WED 8 APR @ 7:30PM
Already announced to warm the stage for Zac Brown Band on their headline dates, as well as appearing at Bluesfest in Byron Bay, it is now confirmed that US heroes, Dispatch, will be performing their o Read more
FRI APR 10 @ 8PM
Germany’s premier post-metal act, THE OCEAN are returning to Australia in April 2015. Read more
SAT 11 APR @ 8PM
Perry Keyes’ fourth album Sunnyholt is both the largely untold, widescreen story of Sydney’s western suburbs diaspora and, more importantly, the personal tale of a family disintegrating under soci Read more
Supported by Extortion
SAT 18 APR @ 8PM
Australian metal fans, can a metal package simply get any better than this? Read more
WED 22 APR - SAT 25 APR @ 8:30PM
ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, you know when you spot your BABY’S FATHER FATHER, and you fall CRAZY IN LOVE but it all goes tits up Read more
22 - 26 APR @ 8:45PM
(7:45PM SUN)
Three things Wil can’t live without; his thesaurus, wheatgrass and lotion.
Words fascinate Wil. Read more
THU 23 APR - SAT 25 APR @ 9:15PM
TWO-TIME NOMINEE: Melbourne Comedy Festival Barry Award
WINNER: Best International Act Sydney & Perth Comedy Festivals Read more
FRI 24 APR @ 7:15PM
A show that digs deep, then deeper. Read more
TUE 28 APR - SAT 2 MAY @ 7:15PM
She’s Looking for Love….and Child Support!
Effie, Australia’s most loveable Logie-Award winning boofhead is d Read more
28 APR - 2 MAY @ 8:30PM
The star and creator of the critically acclaimed, smash hit TV show Legally Brown (SBS) Nazeem Hussain debuts his much anti Read more
TUE 28 APR - SAT 2 MAY @ 9PM
Hello my name is Akmal and I’m a comedian, although the term comedian is open to interpretation and highly subjectiv Read more
Supported by Russell Morris + Glenn Shorrock + Ignatius Jones + Dynamic Hepnotics + Mark Gable (Choirboys) + Shanon Watkins + more
TUE 26 MAY 2015
ARIA Hall of Fame legends and some of the biggest names in the Australian music industry take to the stage to help Philippine typhoon victims
It says a lot about folks who come together to help peo Read more
Supported by The Allniters
SAT 6 JUN @ 8PM
Featuring the larger-than-life frontman Buster Bloodvessel (a man once dubbed the anti-christ of etiquette), he and the merry men of BAD MANNERS are set to return with their boundless energy and bounc Read more
SAT 13 JUN @ 8PM
Yngwie J Malmsteen has been blowing minds across the globe with his incredible guitar skills and showmanship for over 35 years and in February 2015, Yngwie and his band will be returning to Australia Read more
FRI 19 JUN @ 8:30PM
Think you know what burlesque is? Well think again! Read more
WED 24 JUN @ 7PM
Title Fight has announced an Australian headline tour in support of their new album Hyperview, out January 30 on Anti Recor Read more
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