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
Supported by Lillye + The Mis-Made + Brace For Whiplash + Tequila Mockingbyrd + Scot-Free
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
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
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 Sarah McLeod
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
Supported by Devotional + Terza Madre
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
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 presents the debut of The Art of Darkness, where he will be showcasing his comprehensive and diverse repertoire with an 11 piece band featuring the finest musicians Australia has to offe Read more
Supported by Carb On Carb + Hannahband + Whitney Houston’s Crypt
FRI 13 MAR @ 8PM
After taking some time out for a bit of rest and relaxation, the infamously/unfortunately named Circle Jerk team is back in the sa Read more
Supported by Slumberhaze + Polish Club
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
17-20 MAR TUES - FRI @ 7:30PM & 21 MAR SAT @ 2:30PM & 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
19 & 20 March @ 7:30PM
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 veteran 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 Wifey + Singing Skies
SAT 21 MARCH @ 7:30PM
The Brisbane/Melbourne/Stockholm based festive introspective collective will be doing a handful of shows along the east coast to l 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 @ 1PM
The latest addition to the Short+Sweet family, Bollywood will bring the colour and creativity of Bollywood dance to the sta 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
Supported by Carbon Black
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
Supported by The Crusaders + Hell Crab City + 300 St. Claire
THU 2 APR @ 8PM
When Scott “Groges” Barker suddenly passed away last January, the Sydney rock community lost undisputedly one of its nicest gu 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
Supported by Caligula’s Horse
FRI APR 10 @ 8PM
Germany’s premier post-metal act, THE OCEAN are returning to Australia in April and have announced Brisbane based progres Read more
SAT 11 APR @ 7PM
In what has come as a shock (or maybe not because really, what else were they going to do), Californian punk rockers Guttermouth h Read more
SAT 11 APR @ 8PM
After a sell-out Sydney Festival show and a warmly-received show in Melbourne, Keyes returns to showcase songs from the recently released Sunnyholt and to delve into his back catalogue from his first Read more
THU 16 APR @ 7:00PM
Finally, after years of practice and a lot of begging and pleading from the dozens of fans, ‘local resident failure’ are back with Read more
Supported by 4 Stooges + Mother Jones + When the Birdmen Fly
SAT 18 APR @ 7:30PM
Their infrequent appearances are legendary and Sydney’s SC5 never fail to leave satisfied crowds and scorch marks in their wake. Read more
Supported by Extortion
SAT 18 APR @ 8PM
Australian metal fans, can a metal package simply get any better than this? Read more
22-25 APR @ 7:30PM
“A story about how I came to think life was pointless but now don’t even believe that”
Since 2009, Canadian-Australian s 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
WED 22 - SAT 25 APR @ 8:45PM
Three things Wil can’t live without; his thesaurus, wheatgrass and lotion.
Words fascinate Wil. Read more
THURS 23 & FRI 24 APR @ 7:15PM
A show that digs deep, then deeper. 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
TUE 28 APR - SAT 2 MAY @ 7PM
Surely Not is my reaction to most of the shit I see
Come and hear me spew vitriol – it’ll be ace and totes funny.
< Read more
TUE 28 APR - THURS 30 APR
Do you love stand-up performed by someone called Sam? It’s your lucky day! This show is two Sams for the price of one Sam. 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
TUE 28 APR @ 7:30PM
Australia’s Funniest Shorts showcases short films (up to 8mins) and sketches (up to 3mins) created by the country’s best Read more
28 APR - 2 MAY @ 8:15PM
Award Winning comedian Joel Ozborn has toured the globe with his “funny and spontaneous comedy” (THE AGE), sh 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
28 APR - 2 MAY @ 8:45PM
Tinder, crazy girlfriends, substitute teaching like a boss, wizards and muggles are just some of the topics internet sensat 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
WED 29 APR & FRI 1 MAY @ 7:30PM
The Weaning of Life is an imaginative physical comedy performance that will make you feel all funny inside. Read more
WED 29 APR @ 9:30PM &
FRI 1 MAY @ 9:30PM
When a clairvoyant told mother-of-three Lou Pollard she would marry a man with three sons, she immediately gave up s Read more
Fri 1 & Sat 2 MAY @ 9:45PM
How many times have you seen a band and thought ‘they could be good if they rehearsed’? Well, maybe they did rehearse. Read more
TUE 5 - SAT 9 MAY @ 7PM
If every photo tells a story, the ID photo screams it from the rooftops. Read more
WED 6 & FRI 8 MAY @ 7PM,
SUN 10 MAY @6PM
From the remote mine sites of Western Australia to a food stall in South Africa, Mike Goldstein has performed everyw Read more
THU 7 & FRI 8 MAY @ 7:15PM
An Australian comedy legend, Fiona O’Loughlin returns with her all-new must-see show. Read more
FRI 8 & FRI 15 MAY @ 10PM
In its 7th year running the sell out smash hit returns! Read more
SAT 9 MAY @ 5:30PM
They’re young, they’re hot and they’re very, very funny.
Now in it’s 3rd big year at the Sydney Comedy Festival, t Read more
SAT 9 MAY @ 7:15PM
All Jeff wants is to be happy. So why are there so many obstacles in his way? Read more
SAT 9 & SAT 16 MAY @ 10PM
After sold out seasons in 2013 & 2014, Sydney’s best-loved cabaret is back with a new show tackling the world’s greatest Read more
TUE 12 - SAT 16 MAY @ 7PM
What happens when you grow up in a small country town and your father is a doctor of psychology? Read more
TUE 12 - SAT 16 MAY @ 7:30PM
SUN 17 MAY @ 6:30PM
Comedian, Actor, Musician and Cat Lover Jackie Loeb has come along way from her astounding performances in the Austr Read more
12 - 16 MAY @ 8:30PM (FRI 9:45PM)
TAHIR will explore all things racist. Boat people, terrorism, religion and even a pork free society. Read more
TUE 12 - SAT 16 MAY @ 8:45PM
New show from comedy’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning half-man/half-Xbox. Read more
TUE 12 - FRI 15 MAY @ 9:30PM
Edan Lacey* loves to wear shorts. Short shorts. Read more
WED 13 & FRI 15 MAY @7PM
The unlimited glory of the hyper fight
Bart Freebairn is a rising star in the Australian comedy scene. Read more
THU 14 - SAT 16 MAY @ 7:15PM
All the introverts in the house let me hear you say: “Um…I’d rather not.” Lawrence’s ode to unsung heroes, embara Read more
THU 14 - SAT 16 MAY @ 9PM
Sydney’s musical comedy superstars have spent the last decade* touring all across the globe and shattering the internet a Read more
SAT 23 MAY @ 7:30PM
Legendary rockers The Angels are delving into their back catalogue for a special run of shows in 2015, aptly titled the A – Z Tour. Read more
Supported by Pieta Brown (USA)
FRI 29 MAY @ 8PM
Considered “one of the finest artists of her generation”, Iris DeMent has established herself as one of the most beloved and respected writers and singers in American music
Her debut album ‘Infamou 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
SAT 27 JUN @ 7:30PM
Having dropped five genre-defining albums The Black Dahlia Murder have made it impossible to discuss melodic death metal wi Read more
MON 29 JUN @ 11AM & 2PM
Calling All Fairy Dancing Girls
Once upon a time in Fairyland, Harmony & Rhapsody woke from the land of Sleepy Dreams having shared a dream that little fairies and elves all over the human world wa Read more
SAT 4 JUL @ 7:30PM
Do you love Prom nights? Do you love the 80’s? Do you love… Zombies?
After three sell out years at The Vanguard, the crew behind Zombie Prom 1986 have decided to take it up a notch. Read more
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