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June04—152025

WIN : The ultimate Melbourne Weekender trip

PROGRAM GUIDE : Art and Exhibitions

Three robot dogs inside a room claw at glass windowpanes as four nude silhouetted figures lean in and look at them.

PROGRAM GUIDE : Stories of Now

PROGRAM GUIDE : Music Around Town

PROGRAM GUIDE : Australian Dance Biennale

Tram featuring vibrant Aboriginal art with blue, pink, and tan patterns of circles and curved lines. The artwork creates a dynamic, cultural feel.

CALL OUT : First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams 2026 Expressions of Interest

MIX : Breaking and Entering's Stars Align

RELIVE RISING : RONA. at First Frequency

PROGRAM GUIDE : Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2025

GIVEAWAY : Marlon Williams, Two Worlds—Ngā Ao E Rua screening + Q&A

RELIVE RISING : Day Tripper 2024

Track Work Briggs and crowd

RELIVE RISING : Track Work

RELIVE RISING : Moktar's Town Hall Takeover 2024

A crowd of people raise their arms in the air.

RELIVE RISING : SHOUSE Communitas

CALL OUT : Australian Dance Biennale Studio Series, Expression of Interest

RELIVE RISING : Beth Gibbons

RELIVE RISING : DJ PGZ at First Frequency

PROGRAM GUIDE : Melbourne Fringe Festival

PROGRAM GUIDE : Now or Never

PROGRAM GUIDE : Last-minute MIFF picks

TALK : Hannah Fox and Frank Bambino

Track Work Briggs and crowd

GALLERY : Track Work

Celebrating rule-breakers on and off the golf course

PROGRAM GUIDE : Club Tinder final weekend

I was made for loving you Night Trade 2025

PROGRAM GUIDE : Week Two Itinerary

PROGRAM GUIDE : First Peoples to the Front

Swingers Charity Tournament

PROGRAM GUIDE : Club Nights at RISING

An actor sits in the centre of a room at a large wooden table holding various bottles and jars. Shelves of similar objects are positioned on either side of him.

PROGRAM GUIDE : Shakespeare Shaken Up

PROGRAM GUIDE : Woofers and Doofers

A marshy field populated by colourful tents and a sphere.

PROGRAM GUIDE : Talks and Masterclasses

PROGRAM GUIDE : Night Trade

A singer dressed in pink, surrounded by five musicians lit by dim blue light.

PLAYLIST + PROGRAM GUIDE : Blockbuster

A side on view of DJ Travella behind DJ decks. One hand in the air.

PLAYLIST + PROGRAM GUIDE : Nyege Nyege Collective

A family tree of New Rampant Optimism Roadshow

A group of people gathering at Dom's Social Club

ON THE MENU : Moon Bites

Several dancers stand up, looking to the roof with their left arm stretched upwards and their right hand in front of their chest.

GIFT GUIDE : Mother's Day

Karin McCracken lies on carpeted floor with a florfloor light shining on their face and a keyboard on the floor

The ultimate heartbreak playlist

Win the ultimate Melbourne weekend

A crowd of musicians led by a saxophonist walk toward the camera, playing their instruments

Communitas Workshops

A silhouetted trio of dancers leaning backwards.

PROGRAM GUIDE : Take the quiz

A crowd of happy people at Fed Square

PROGRAM GUIDE : Melbourne Unlocked

PROGRAM GUIDE: Ephemeral Moments

Four dancers in hoodies move towards the camera in a crouched position

PROGRAM GUIDE : Fresh Performance

A rotating gif of artists DIIV, Mount Kimbie, Bktherula, Annie and the Caldwells, Ripple Effect, Guy Blackman, Fat Dog

PROGRAM GUIDE : Epic and Intimate Gigs

Beruk (William Barak) Art Tram

Your guide to the 2025 First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams

Out-of-Towner Tips

A gif of musicians including Gregor, Andras and Oscar, Little Ugly Girls, Sidney Phillips, npcede, Ryan Davis, Tenniscoats and Guy Blackman

Chapter Music : End of an Era

The RISING sign displayed on Flinders Street Station's blue-lit facade

A history of Flinders Street Station and its evolution to art space

MIX : Adriana's it's getting hot in here

Your guide to the 2024 First Peoples Melbourne Art Trams

VIA Architects x RISING and human-centred design

Shannon Michael Cane : A Celebration Archive Exhibition

Essential Reading : ONEFOUR

MIX : DJ Darcy Justice — Vibe Out

MIX : C.FRIM's It's Ovah

MIX : 20 Years of Licorice Pie Records