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The Shed Theatre
Maddy May
Sunday February 22nd
Maddy May is an indie-folk singer-songwriter whose songs feel like heart-to-heart conversations. Maddy shares her raw honest lyrics and delicate melodies in a captivating way. On Sunday, February 22nd 2026, Maddy brings her live show to The Shed at The Pig & Whistle, Main Ridge. Expect acoustic-driven melodies, raw emotion and plenty of connection as she shares songs from her latest work and audience favourites.
Australian Songwriters Association Wax Lyrical
Song Sharing Event - FREE
Thursday February 26th - 5pm -7pm
The Australian Songwriters Association is thrilled to welcome Heidi Luckhurst as the new Regional Coordinator for Victoria! Throughout 2026, Heidi will be hosting monthly Wax Lyrical events across South & West Gippsland and the Mornington Peninsula, creating a vital hub for connection and creativity.
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Format: Original music only. Open to all ages. Free event. All levels.
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The Australian Songwriters Association’s Wax Lyrical events are a premier grassroots initiative designed to champion original music across the country. Functioning as a dedicated 'listening room' style platform, these events invite songwriters of all levels—from emerging amateurs to seasoned professionals—to perform their original material in a supportive, attentive environment. Unlike typical open mic nights, Wax Lyrical focuses exclusively on original works, offering artists a vital opportunity to test new songs, receive constructive feedback, and network with a community of like-minded creatives.
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Who Should Attend? Whether you are a professional songwriter, a beginner, or a lyricist looking for collaborators, this is a warm, rule-free space to share your work. Heidi is passionate about bringing people together and is ready to offer mentorship on any aspect of your music career.
Registration is essential as numbers are limited (only 12 spaces). Secure your spot now to connect, learn, and share your song!
Following their acclaimed 14-show “Brush with the Blues” tour of Australia in 2025, guitar legend Geoff Achison is joining forces with UK’s Tom Waters, the young rising star in the world of rhythm & blues, jazz, funk, blues, Latin and roots music, for another exhilarating autumn tour.
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Tom Water's Band ft Geoff Achison - Brush with the blues tour 2026
Friday February 27
8pm
Christine Anu
Thursday March 5, 8pm
Christine Anu is one of Australia’s most iconic recording artists, actors, and speakers. A proud Torres Strait Islander, she uses her voice to advocate for unity and marginalized communities. Her distinguished 27-year career spans music, film, and radio, earning her 17 ARIA nominations and a platinum award for Stylin’ Up. Best known for her legendary performance of "My Island Home" at the Sydney 2000 Olympics, her credits include The Matrix Reloaded, Moulin Rouge, and the musical Rent. Currently a national host on ABC Radio, she continues to release new music, including her collaborative album Waku.
MOTH Presents
Didirri w/ Liv Cartledge
Friday March 6.
Doors 7:30pm.
MOTH favourite Didirri returns in March. He is known for his quietly powerful voice and emotionally precise songwriting. Blending indie-folk and understated rock, his songs explore grief, connection, and the moments that shape us, delivered with warmth and honesty.
Hailing from Victoria’s High Country, Liv Cartledge brings a voice that growls and soars. Her raw folk-rock Australiana cuts through with gritty reflections on home, love, loss, and finding light in the chaos.
AMBER LAWRENCE | COWGIRL TO ME TOUR
Friday March 27 - 8pm
Six-time Golden Guitar winner Amber Lawrence hits the road with her Cowgirl To Me Tour - a heartfelt, high-energy celebration of grit, freedom and modern country storytelling.
Fresh from the studio, this tour gives fans a first taste of brand-new songs from Amber’s soon-to-be-released album, alongside the hits that have made her one of Australia’s most loved country artists. With her signature blend of honesty, warmth and powerhouse vocals, Amber invites audiences into the stories behind the songs - from hard-won independence and resilience to the joy of chasing dreams on your own terms.
Expect a show that feels both intimate and uplifting, where classic crowd favourites sit comfortably beside new music that reflects where Amber is right now - confident, reflective and unapologetically herself. Backed by a tight acoustic band and her trademark storytelling, Cowgirl To Me is a night of connection, laughter and songs that linger long after the lights go down.
Whether you’ve followed Amber from the beginning or you’re discovering her music for the first time, the Cowgirl To Me Tour is an invitation to saddle up, sing along and celebrate!
ANDREW SWIFT | Supported by Clint Wilson
Sunday March 29 - 3pm
Andrew Swift is bringing his Lucky Stars Tour to the Pig & Whistle. Join Andrew for an afternoon of storytelling, humour, and the heartfelt reflection that Andrew is known for. Across both show formats, audiences can expect a journey through love, nostalgia and tales from the road. Whether you come for the volume or the vulnerability, these will be shows not to miss.With 4 x ARIA #1 albums and 3 x CMAA Golden GuitarAwards to his name – most recently Male Artist of the Year 2023. Accolades have come thick and fast for loveable troubadour, Andrew Swift, since his foray into Country music some years ago.A year after his appearance as a top ten finalist in the renowned Toyota Star Maker competition, his ARIA #1 debut album, ‘Call Out For The Cavalry’, cemented him as one of Australia’s most discerning storytellers and earned him a whopping 4 Golden Guitar nominations in 2019 – not bad for an upstart – from which he took home gongs for Alt Country Album of the Year and New Talent of the Year. Described as “... an Australian songwriting heavyweight - with a powerfully evocative voice to match” by Country Update, Swift is undoubtedly a force to reckoned with. Both a wayward vagabond and a sweetheart, his songs brood on gut-wrenching heartache and revel in limitless joy. He’s a master performer and one hell of a guy.
MOTH Presents
For the first time in ten years, revered and beloved Melbourne indie rock band Pony Face revisits Nebraska—the iconic lo-fi album made famous by Bruce Springsteen.
In 2014, their reimagining of Nebraska sold out clubs and festivals, proving the enduring power of intimate, homegrown recordings. Longtime collaborator Casey Rice (Tortoise, The Dirty Three) co-produced the album, which was carefully crafted over six months in bedrooms and studios across Melbourne.
Pony Face’s Nebraska is a meditative reimagining of Springsteen’s masterpiece—an intimate, deeply considered interpretation that explores new emotional terrain while honoring the stark, haunting beauty of the original.
Meg Washington
Natural Beauty Tour
Thursday April 9th 2026, 8pm.
Meg Washington is a platinum-selling, award-winning, and genre-defying singer-songwriter who fluently weaves the worlds of jazz, pop, folk and musical theatre together.
At the heart of Meg’s latest album “GEM”, is this tour's namesake “Natural Beauty” - a concept that stemmed from challenging the role of an artist in society, and bringing her own world of truth and beauty to the surface.
“It took a long time to write. It’s the only piano song on the album, and is written as a sort of list of various complaints I have about being an artist inside a capitalistic world. I never imagined I would use ‘superannuation’ as a lyric, but the songs always find a way to startle me”.
On her Natural Beauty Tour, Meg brings her unforgettable show to an extensive list of some of Australia’s most beautiful and remote locations.
Solo, Meg’s shows are an intimate, captivating spell. Alone at the piano, the soaring melodies and lyrical poetry of her songwriting are laid bare, as Meg makes her way through a selection of songs from her impressive five-album catalog. Each night is truly unique, with a setlist often chosen according to the special, connected moment that is shared between artist and audience.
After reminding fans and media nationwide why they fell in love with his songs and antics on his widely successful Awake Is The New Sleep 20th Anniversary Tour, Ben Lee is back with a string of 40 regional dates in 2026. “Being out on the road just for the sake of it is what it’s all about” he says “anniversaries are nice, but the road is where it happens. Night after night, sweaty, a little chaotic, unpredictable. Hand to hand combat”. He winks. See you out on the road!
Craft Music Presents
Ben Lee on Tour
Thursday April 30th 2026, 8pm.
MOTH Presents
Kris Mizzi, Kerryn Fields, Gretta Ziller
Friday May 1, 2026. 8pm
An intimate evening of songs and stories at MOTH, featuring Kerryn Fields, Gretta Ziller and Kris Mizzi in a songwriters in the round concert.
Three distinctive voices share the stage, taking turns to perform, collaborate and talk about the moments behind the music. Expect heartfelt songwriting, improvised harmonies, and the kind of connection that only happens when artists and audiences meet in close quarters.
Slava Grigoryan and Al Slavik - ‘And so, it turns’
Saturday May 2nd, 8pm
Australian guitarist Slava Grigoryan and Austrian bassist Al Slavik re-unite for an Australian tour celebrating the release of their 3rd album
‘And so, it turns’
A chance meeting in London in the mid-nineties led to a strong personal and musical bond between Australia’s premier classical guitarist and an Austrian electric bass player more ensconced in the pop/rock world of the time.
What could possibly go wrong?.....nothing as it turns out.
With their wide and varied individual influences, they found common ground releasing two albums, Another Night in London (Sony,1999) and Continental Shift (Which Way Music, 2005). They waited for the right time and place to add to their catalogue, and as it happens December 2025 in Italy seemed appropriate (these guys aren’t in any sort of a rush). You see, it’s all about coming together and creating something of beauty.
They’ve succeeded. Again.
For this tour they will perform pieces from
‘And so, it turns’
plus a selection from their previous albums.
Come Together will present the music of their all-time favourite band, The Beatles, in a psychedelic musical extravaganza.
This Fab Supergroup is comprised of Bass player/Singer/Scouse MC Phil Smith, Gary Young (Glenn Shorrock/Ross Wilson/Mick Pealing bands, Scarecrow-The Mellencamp Show), Cres Crisp (The Orphans, Vacation In Harlem, Paul Norton/Paul Kelly) & Lee Dryden (Rubber Soul, Beatnix, Where's Ringo).
An amazing line-up, the band promise you a 'Magical Mystery Tour' through the Fab Four's repertoire, utilising great vocals and authentic arrangements of classic songs.
Beatles aficionados will appreciate the music-first, no costume approach of the show, with amazing attention to musical detail; celebrating the extensive catalogue and history of the world’s first and most influential song writing team and Super-Band!
A splendid time is guaranteed for all...
An Evening With Steve Kilbey of The Church : Flukes Hoaxes and Whims
Sunday May 17th - 3pm
Armed with just his 12 string, his silver larynx and 1500 odd songs, he will delight and entertain you with his middle eights, his pithy observations of the musical biz, the stars,the bars, the clubs, pubs and the odd arena. The gals, the pals, the enemies and the pursuit of your heart's desire! The music, the words and a good time!
DYLAN WRIGHT - THE SONGS & STORIES TOUR
Saturday June 13 - 7.30pm
Reflecting on the songs, stories, and moments that shaped him, this is Dylan Wright’s most intimate tour yet. Fresh off the success of his heartfelt single “Those Nights,” Dylan invites audiences to share an evening of nostalgia, storytelling, and soul. From the songs that raised him to the ones that carried him through alongside a few of his own, including “Find My Way” Dylan opens a window into the memories that made him who he is.