Music of Canberra

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Canberra is the capital city of Australia, and the Australian Capital Territory. The city is home to a number of important musical venues and institutions, including the Llewellyn Hall performance venue, part of the Australian National University School of Music. The local music scene includes many bars and nightclubs for local performers, mostly clustered in Dickson, Kingston and the City Centre. Canberra is also home to a number of music festivals, most famously including Stonefest, the Canberra International Chamber Music Festival, the FAME Music Festival and the National Folk Festival.

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[edit] Canberra's Local Music Scene

Canberra has a strong overage scene, but a relatively weak underage scene. Organizations like Standout Productions, Interact Records and All Ages ACT are responsible for putting on gigs through out Canberra, often with mixed success.

[edit] Local Venues

Canberra has several venues where regular gigs are held

  • The Greenroom (18+ & U18)
  • ANU Bar (18+)
  • UC Bar (Lic/AA & 18+)
  • The Basement (18+)
  • Woden Youth Centre (AA)
  • Civic Youth Centre (AA)
  • Jamison Inn (Lic/AA)


[edit] Canberra Bands

Canberra has a lot of talented local bands including

  • 100% Juice
  • Barrel Of Monkeys
  • Burning Years
  • Dahahoo
  • Eternal Debut
  • Eldest Son
  • Escape Syndrome
  • Manilla Green
  • So Long Safety
  • Stolen Exit
  • Strong Like Sam
  • Surrender
  • Switch 3
  • Tonk
  • Zero Degrees And Falling
  • Zwish

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