Features Music The 5 Sydney gigs that you don’t want to miss this weekend by Happy There’s a lot of amazing Sydney gigs being held this month, but this weekend is one of the hottest on the calendar! There’s no better…
Music News Gorillaz’s Damon Albarn calls for live music to continue amidst the pandemic by Samara Louise “You’ve got to allow music to continue.” Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn expresses his worry for the live music industry in a new interview. Gorillaz frontman,…
Music Video WATCH: The best fan freak outs of all time by Happy Would you freak out if you met Paul McCartney or Kurt Cobain? The excitement of these fans is totally contagious. They say don’t meet your…
News Weird World The Flaming Lips threw a COVID-safe concert by placing the crowd in giant bubbles by Ben Hansen The Flaming Lips performed to a crowd of bubble-cased attendees in what could be, but almost certainly won’t be, the future of live music. The…
News Lollapalooza are streaming an insane lineup this weekend, featuring Aussie talent by Mary Ali In case you’ve been living under a rock, everything has been cancelled. Everything. Restaurants have restrictions, universities are closed, hugging is banned, and, of course,…
News Australian government prepares all clear for venues to host over 100 people by Emily Elvish Prime Minister Scott Morrison just gave us some news to cheer about. Indoor gathering restrictions on 100 people will be scrapped next month, giving the…
News NPR release huge archive of performances, featuring Sonic Youth, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, more by James Peppercorn NPR have released a huge amount of live performances. Taking place between 2005 and 2017, NPR hosted performances from hundreds of acts live from Washington…
News Celebrate the silly season at The Bank Hotel this December by Luke Saunders If Newtown’s Bank Hotel was Santa Claus, they’d be putting everyone on the nice list, gifting us all another month of irresistible live music. The…
News Announcing the first artists playing Happy Mag’s Issue 11 Launch! by Happy In case you haven’t heard, this year we’re throwing a huge party on the opening night of VIVID Sydney. Taking over all three levels of…
Lists News 5 international acts you can’t miss in Australia this month by Rianna Manuel With the mid-year festival season gearing up, there’s plenty of international acts on their way south. It can be easy to become overwhelmed with choice…
News Hey you, want to live longer? Going to more gigs may be the answer by Stanley Widdison O2 and Goldsmith’s University have conducted a behavioural science study which has produced some surprising findings. The report has found going to gigs may be…
News Rejoice, Google are cracking down hard on ticket scalping and re-sellers by Bill Robinson When it comes to buying concert or festival tickets, the internet has developed a nasty habit of ripping people off. Though, it now appears that…
Features Live in Melbourne? If you haven’t been to the Corner Hotel yet, it’s about bloody time by Tom Cameron The recipe for a legit music scene is a tough one to crack. Artists, you’ll need plenty of those. Music people; the publishers, producers, bookers…
