Australia is a veritable treasure trove of exciting musical activity, boasting everything from venues and performance spaces, to record stores, festivals, concert series, and more. In fact, there’s so much going on that sometimes things can fall by the wayside.

While we’re all familiar with the likes of The Enmore Theatre or Soundwave Festival, there’s lots of smaller venues and festivals that are just as exciting, but perhaps don’t make headlines as often as their larger peers.

In order to shine the spotlight on some of the country’s lesser known musical experiences, we’ve compiled a list of Australia’s best kept musical secrets. They’re all awesome and some of them are probably close to you so check ’em out!

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