entertainment

As some festivals crumble, the Gold Coast’s mayor says the 25-year-old Blues On Broadbeach event isn’t going anywhere.  Source link

In 2024, Jayson Gillham’s show was cancelled for his on-stage comments about Palestine. Now he brings a legal suit and a new recital tour with a Palestinian Jordanian artist. Source link

This week, the Eurovision Song Contest will burst onto the stage in Vienna, and onto screens around the globe, but behind the colour and campness, this year’s competition is shaping up as one of the most politically charged in history.  Source link

The $110 million Mortal Kombat sequel is the next in a laundry list of productions putting Queensland on the radar for international films. Source link

Uncle Roger Knox, aka the Black Elvis, will perform a collection of his hit songs and a few yarns from his life at the Sydney Opera House, sharing the stage with his son and two grandsons.  Source link

A day after her 18th birthday, Flick Chafer-Smith hit rock bottom when she was sent to jail. She found salvation through art. Source link

Tim Finn on the past, the present and the possible future of Split Enz. Source link

As Australian Fashion Week gets underway in Sydney, local and international designers debate the merits and detractions of using AI in the industry. Source link

Kira Puru is known for their triple j Hottest 100-charting energetic pop music, but this year the musician has roles in not one, but two of the biggest Australian TV shows. What’s behind the pivot? Source link

Leah Purcell’s The Drover’s Wife is being transformed into an opera with music by George Palmer and starring soprano Nina Korbe.  Source link