Just when you were getting settled back in at work and reacclimatising to the 9-5 daily grind, Australia Day rears its delightful head and reminds you of how great the holidays were.
Bowled Over
Where: St Kilda Bowls Club, 66 Fitzroy St, St Kilda
When: 12 Noon, Tuesday 26th Jan
Tickets: $25-$50
Website: bowledover.com.au
Melbourne’s biggest Hottest 100 party, Bowled over, is returning for its sixth year next Tuesday. For one day every year, the historic St Kilda Bowls Club is transformed into Melbourne’s premier Australia Day party venue, this year featuring a lineup of Harts, Grenadiers, IV League, and more while the Hottest 100 will be broadcast around the venue.
Goat Island Sounds
Where: Sydney Harbour National Park
When: 11am, Tuesday 26th Jan
Tickets: $62.50 |
Website: www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au
To celebrate Australia Day in Sydney, join some of Australia’s fastest rising stars of electronic music, including Kilter, Just A Gent, Ok Sure, LUEN and Klue on Goat Island for a Hottest 100 party like no other. You’ll be ferried across the harbour to a boutique island utopia overlooking the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Pretty lux way to spend a Tuesday!
Celebration of the Tin
Where: Small Ballroom, Newcastle
When: 12 Noon, Tuesday 26th Jan
Tickets: $19
Website: Facebook event
Australian beer tin connoisseurs, The Tinny Appreciation Society, have unveiled their first event that (just as the name suggests)… celebrates the admiration of the humble ‘Tinny’ on Australia Day – 26 January 2016. Taking place at Newcastle venue, The Small Ballroom, the event will feature ten live bands including headliners Skegss, The Pinheads and local crowd-favourites Maids. Hottest 100 will be blasting through the speakers all day too.
The Rocks Australia Day
Where: The Rocks, Sydney Harbour
When: 12 Noon, Tuesday 26th Jan
Tickets: FREE
Website: www.therocks.com
Hey Sydney mates gather your friends together and revel in an unforgettable afternoon of free live music thanks to The Rocks. Home-grown artists, such as The Grates, Tuka, Katy Steele, Melbourne Ska Orchestra, Gordi, and more, will bring their original sounds to the festival’s outdoor stages. Celebrate and refresh at the Rocks Brewing Company’s open-air bar.
The Corner Hottest 100 Rooftop Party
Where: Corner Hotel 57 Swan Street, Richmond
When: 12 Noon, Tuesday 26th Jan
Tickets: FREE
Website: Facebook event
As usual the legends at The Corner are continuing the Triple J Hottest 100 Party tradition with another huge day (and night) in the Corner Hotel Rooftop Bar this coming Australia Day. The Hottest 100 Party in our sunny rooftop bar will celebrate local and international acts with a BBQ from midday, drink specials, and the Hottest 100 streaming through the venue all afternoon and into the evening.
Australia Day In Parramatta
Where: Parramatta Park, Parramatta
When: 12 Noon, Tuesday 26th Jan
Tickets: FREE
Website: Facebook event
The Parramatta council are giving friends the chance to celebrate Australia Day at Parramatta’s massive all-day party at Parramatta Park with a line up that’s one of the best we’ve seen ever. Featuring Jungle Giants, I Know Leopard, KLP (live), World Champion, Hau, Polish Club, Luen, Letters to Lions, and MC Shantan Wantan Ichiban we don’t know why you wouldn’t be there.
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Unity
Where: The Boundary Hotel, 137 Boundary Street, West End
When: 2pm, Tuesday 26th Jan
Tickets: FREE ENTRY
Website: www.theboundaryhotel.com.au
Unity is a unique Australia Day event, providing punters with a celebration of multicultural Australia by showcasing music from across the globe, dancers, story-telling, and open mic discussions (upstairs), a mouth-watering international food market (car park), and a triple j Hottest 100 Party (downstairs).
