Concrete Playground

musicElectric Empire

Collaboration is an art Melbournian musicians really manage to nail. Joining the likes of soulsters The Bamboos and the Ray Mann Three super group (two distinct words in an un-Jack-Whitian... Read More »

musicFirst Aid Kit

Should you trip up and graze your knee, First Aid Kit will numb the pain. In fact, the mesmerizing voices of these Scandinavian sisters could act as an alternative pain-killer... Read More »

musicSupa Funn

If you’re going to make a racket, it may as well be a Mad one. With a keen revival of the Supa Funn party variety, innovative underground crew Mad Racket... Read More »

musicChildren Collide

There's something a wee bit schadenfreude about the image of a bunch of little kids running around banging into each other. I don't know if that's actually what the kids... Read More »

musicPowderfinger

If you were born before 1990, a well-spun "the first time I saw Powderfinger" story holds nearly the same cachet as a "the first time I did it" story. In... Read More »

artmusicFBi's Changing Lanes Festival

Renowned for bringing us some of the best music played on radio, FBi has now announced for your pleasure the Changing Lanes Festival, a funraiser which will take place in... Read More »

musicParklife 2010

At the ripe old age of 10, Parklife is starting to sprout a few grey hairs. So, to prove that old age can only make this festival a little more... Read More »

musicRufus Wainwright

Master of the implied jazz hands, Rufus Wainright returns to Sydney in October to play an intimate man-and-piano show at the the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Son of the... Read More »

musicSarah Blasko

Nothing disappointing has ever come from a Sarah Blasko album. Her songs are sweet but never naive, and her propensity to write about personal battles with a voice as strong... Read More »

musicStereosonic

I'm sorry, Splendour who? In the wake of the whirlwind wow that pervaded this year's uber-festival, Stereosonicis striking and strutting out, as Australia's annual electronic music festival amps up for... Read More »

musicBlondie + Pretenders

If you missed out on nabbing tickets for the Blondie and Pretenders tour (the first two Sydney shows sold out in a matter of days) we’ve got good news: an... Read More »

musicGorillaz

The bomb has dropped: Gorillaz are packing their virtual suitcases for a first-ever tour of Australia. Mysterious bass player Murdoc Niccals, demonic drummer Russel Hobbs, girly guitarist Noodle (who was... Read More »

getawaymusicPeats Ridge 2010

Fancy seeing in the New Year under the stars, dancing to live music on a soft green meadow tucked away deep within an emerald rainforest? Not so keen on traveling... Read More »

musicField Day 2011

Walk the streets of London or NYC on the first day of the year and you'll find only emptied cold streets echoing to the tune of Auld Lang Syne. But... Read More »

musicThe Chemical Brothers

It's all well and good to blast 'Hey Boy Hey Girl' at maximum decibels from your boom-box every now and then, but some might say it is a vital necessity... Read More »

Ongoing Events

artfreemusicperformingVerge Festival 2010

Verge is strange. That's one of the best things about it.  A silent room churns with frenetic dancers, hopping and bobbing to a common beat. Comedians push to entertain a... Read More »

artfilmmusicperformingplaythinkSydney Fringe Festival

Ugly ducklings, scapegoats, white crows, black sheep — farmyards sure know how to single out the atypical. Thank goodness the humans of the Inner West know how to celebrate furry... Read More »

getawaymusicMeredith Music Festival 2010

For 20 years in the festival business, Aunty Meredith is looking pretty damn spritely for her age. With ballots already overwhelmed, this year marks the 20th anniversary of the wonderfully... Read More »

Playground Blog

How Do You Like Your Coffee: Decaffeinated or Defecated?

We’re a perverse lot, us humans. Tread on a footpath turd or discover an unflushed log and we’ll emit high-pitched girly squeals. But we’ll quite happily fork out big bucks... Read More »

Twitter Updates

The Concrete Playground Daily is out http://paper.li/PLAYGROUNDnews - featuring @TEDchris @GOOD @nytimesarts
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Lots of photos of Hungover Owls! via @lostateminor - http://su.pr/1Earxr
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This is your Friday night date film - http://ow.ly/2ylgC
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A library where you borrow people instead of books - http://ow.ly/2ylt6
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But HOW do you dance without music? - http://ow.ly/2yluW
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This weekend in Sydney: http://bit.ly/dD804z
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Starting next Friday: literally HUNDREDS of plays, bands, exhibitions and other miscellaneous performances at your doorstep -...
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The Concrete Playground Daily is out http://paper.li/PLAYGROUNDnews - featuring @GritFX @BrekkieOnBridge @dailytelegraph @GOOD
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@ascolour No probs, cool project!
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Calling all friends and well-wishers of Bon Iver et al. Here is your new favourite band - http://ow.ly/2ylpz
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