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Don Toliver, Jhené Aiko and Vince Staples are set to headline Australia's premier R&B festival, Souled Out, as it returns for its second year following a successful debut in 2024. The festival will tour three major cities in February 2025, bringing a robust lineup of contemporary R&B artists to stages in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

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Following a hugely successful season earlier this year, the internationally acclaimed theatrical masterpiece Alice in Wonderland is set to return to Melbourne for a limited run in January 2025.

Here's when and where to catch international acts like Stormzy, horsegiirL, Steve Lacy, Faye Webster, Cordae and more. Punters gearing up for a big day out at Laneway can now start drafting up the game plan because the 2024 Laneway set times are here.

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The Australian Open has announced the music lineup for its 2025 AO LIVE event, marking the only Grand Slam worldwide to host a dedicated music festival alongside its tennis tournament. The entertainment offering, programmed by Untitled Group, will span three days from 23 to 25 January, and feature some of the biggest names in music, including Benson Boone, Kaytranada, Kesha, and Armand Van Helden.

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Here are the set times and venue information for Juicy Fest 2024, set to go down at Melbourne Showgrounds on January 12.