Music of Adelaide includes music relating to the city of

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. It includes all genres of both live and recorded music by artists born or living in the city, live music events happening in the city, and other aspects of the music industry relating to Adelaide. Adelaide is a

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. It enjoys several annual music festivals and awards, and possibly has more live music venues per capita than any other capital city in the southern hemisphere. Organisations such as

Music SA MusicSA, originally AusMusic SA and in 2010 branded MusicSA, is a non-profit organisation whose aims are to promote, support and develop contemporary music in South Australia. It was formerly legally registered as South Australian Contemporary M ...

and the Music Development Office (MDO), backed by the

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, help to nurture the live music industry and the careers of emerging artists. Artists of some renown such as Sia, Paul Kelly,

Redgum Redgum were an Australian bush band, folk and political music group formed in Adelaide in 1975 by singer-songwriters John Schumann and Michael Atkinson (composer), Michael Atkinson on guitars/vocals, and Verity Truman on flute/vocals; they were ...

Cold Chisel Cold Chisel are an Australian Pub rock (Australia), pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums, Les Kaczmarek on bass and Don Walker (musician), Don Walker on pia ...

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is a South Australian orchestra based in Adelaide, established in 1936. The orchestra's primary performance venue is the Adelaide Town Hall, but the ASO also performs in other venues. It provides the orchest ...

Hilltop Hoods Hilltop Hoods are an Australian hip hop group that formed in 1994 in Blackwood, Adelaide, South Australia. They are regarded as pioneers of the " larrikin-like" style of Australian hip hop. The group was founded by Suffa (Matthew David Lambert) ...

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and

Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian (born 26 October 1981) is an Australian singer who rose to fame after winning the Australian Idol (season 1), first season of ''Australian Idol'', in 2003. Born in Malaysia and raised in Adelaide, Australia, Sebastian h ...

originate from the city.

Live music

2013: ''Reverb'' report leads to new support

In 2012, the Don Dunstan Foundation, in partnership with

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, the

Australia Council Creative Australia, formerly known as the Australia Council for the Arts and the Australia Council, is the country's official arts council, serving as an arts funding and advisory body for the Government of Australia. The council was announ ...

Arts SA Arts South Australia (previously Arts SA) was responsible for managing the South Australian Government's funding for the arts and cultural heritage from about 1996 until late 2018, when it was progressively dismantled, a process complete by early ...

Adelaide Fringe Adelaide Fringe, formerly Adelaide Fringe Festival, is Australia’s biggest arts festival and is the world's second-largest annual arts festival (after the Edinburgh Festival Fringe), held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Between ...

, the Department of the Premier and Cabinet and Regional Development Australia Barossa, hired British music promoter

Martin Elbourne Martin Elbourne (born 19 January 1957 in Carlisle, Cumberland) is an English performing arts promoter. Elbourne was brought up near the village of Knebworth, Hertfordshire. His first job, at age fifteen, was working for the local stately hom ...

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on a project named "Reverb". The project aimed "to create collaboration and unified action for a healthy, more sustainable music scene" in

. A report based on his recommendations was produced in 2013, entitled ''The future of live music in South Australia''. As a result of Elbourne's report, the Music Development Office (MDO) and adjunct St Paul's Creative Centre was created by the state government (then under

, now Dept of Innovation & Skills) in 2014, with the goal of "build ngpathways into creative and industry development, with city vibrancy and economic benefit being the ultimate outcomes", which it does by facilitating grants, fellowships and other means of developing the careers of contemporary musicians. A new independent body called Musitec and an advisory body known as the Music Industry Council were also established.

City of Music

Adelaide was awarded a

title from the

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in late 2015, after an application driven by the Festival Centre, the Music Development Office and

. It was the 19th city to gain the status. In 2015, it was said that there were more live music venues per capita in Adelaide than any other capital city in the southern hemisphere, and ''

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'' labelled Adelaide “Australia’s live music city”.

2017–2020: Live Music Action Plan

In 2017 the

City of Adelaide The City of Adelaide, also known as the Corporation of the City of Adelaide and Adelaide City Council, is a Local government in Australia, local government area in the metropolitan area of greater Adelaide, South Australia. It is legally defi ...

produced a report entitled ''Adelaide: City of Music: Live Music Action Plan 2017−2020'', after holding its first Live Music Summit to coincide with a visit by other global UNESCO Cities of Music on 8 March 2017. The report outlined the council's strategic plan and role in sustaining live music in the city.

Live music events

The city and surrounding area showcases many different genres of music with international and local artists in events such as the

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, the

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festival

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(held annually in Botanic Park), the

Adelaide Guitar Festival The Adelaide Guitar Festival (AGF), formerly the Adelaide International Guitar Festival (AGIF) is Australia's largest guitar festival, held biennially in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. The AGF is the sister event to the New York Guitar ...

and the

Adelaide Cabaret Festival The Adelaide Cabaret Festival is an annual arts festival featuring cabaret held in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It has been held in June each year since 2001, with the exception of 2020 owing to the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia ...

is a

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organisation founded in 1997 to promote, support and develop contemporary music in South Australia, which it does by providing training at many levels, professional development advice and live performance opportunities. Among its other activities, it has run the annual Umbrella: Winter City Sounds event since 2016, growing each year. Described as "a grass roots organic creation that is made up of local venues and mainly local performers", it offered over 350 live events in 2018. In association with the biennial Adelaide Guitar Festival, it presents "Guitars in Bars" each year, as part of Umbrella. The touring music festival,

St Jerome's Laneway Festival The St. Jerome's Laneway Festival, commonly referred to as Laneway, began in Caledonian Lane, Melbourne, Australia, on Sunday, February 27, 2005. Beginning as predominantly an indie music event, the festival grew in popularity and expanded to ...

, visits Adelaide each February with a range of contemporary artists, since 2014 at Hart's Mill in

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. The first Adelaide Jazz Festival was held in 2023.

Classical music

The

was founded in 1937, with

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as conductor. The ASO often plays for the

State Opera of South Australia State Opera South Australia (SOSA) is a professional opera company in Adelaide, South Australia, established in 1976. History State Opera South Australia was established in 1976 as a statutory corporation under the ''State Opera of South Au ...

, the

Adelaide Youth Orchestra The Adelaide Youth Orchestra is an 80-member symphony orchestra based in Adelaide, South Australia. The youth orchestra itself comprises members aged between 12 and 25 years. Four further ensembles fall under the AdYO banner - The Adelaide Youth ...

and

Adelaide Chamber Singers Adelaide Chamber Singers is an Australian chamber choir. Along with Greta Bradman, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Luke Dollman they received a nomination for the 2018 ARIA Awards for Best Classical Album with the album ''Home''. Discography Al ...

Music education

Music education starts in primary and secondary public and private schools across the state. A number of public schools (19 have been designated "music focus schools" by an Education Department program called Instrumental Music (IM). Some of these are the

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schools,

Marryatville High School Marryatville High School (MHS) is a public state secondary school in Adelaide, South Australia. The school is situated on a large area of land in the eastern suburb of Marryatville, part of the City of Norwood Payneham and St Peters. First Cre ...

, Open Access College and Whyalla High School. The primary tertiary academy of music is the

Elder Conservatorium The Elder Conservatorium of Music, also known as "The Con", is located in the centre of Adelaide, the capital of South Australia, and is named in honour of its benefactor, Sir Thomas Elder (1818–1897). Dating in its earliest form from 1883 ...

at the

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. In the south-east of the state at

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, James Morrison opened the James Morrison Academy of Music – a tertiary level, dedicated jazz school offering a degree in jazz performance.

Music organisations

As well as those mentioned above (Music SA, Music Development Office, etc.) there are other organisations based in Adelaide which focus on various aspects of the music industry. SCALA (Songwriters, Composers, and Lyricists Association) is a non-profit,

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, founded in November 1987 in Adelaide. Its goal is to support and encourage

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composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

s, and

lyricist A lyricist is a writer who writes lyrics (the spoken words), as opposed to a composer, who writes the song's music which may include but not limited to the melody, harmony, arrangement and accompaniment. Royalties A lyricist's income derives ...

s in any style and genre, regardless of their level of skill and experience. It runs a venue for original music, workshops, the annual FOOM (Festival of Original Music) Song Competition, and regularly releases albums of original music (the 23rd such CD being released in 2015). SCALA also hosts special events, often at the Wheatsheaf Hotel in the inner western suburb of

Thebarton Thebarton ( ), formerly Theberton, on Kaurna land, is an inner-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. The suburb is bounded by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road and Bonython Park to the east, Kintore St ...

, such as "Showcasing Aboriginal Artists" in June 2019.

Awards and events

From 2017 to 2020, the

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’s newly established Live Music Events Fund promised funding to the AIR (Australian Independent Record Labels Association) Awards and concurrent music conference, to take place at the Queen's Theatre in Adelaide. The events take place in July, along with Music SA's '' Umbrella: Winter City Sounds'', a program of live music across Adelaide, and a couple of food and wine festivals in the city. Music SA presents the annual

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(SAM Awards), which replaced the Fowler's Live Awards from 2015, with support from the MDO,

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, and other sponsors. The 2019 Awards are to be held at the

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in November. SCALA presents the annual FOOM (Festival of Original Music) Song Competition, with the finals awards event held in September at the Wheatsheaf Hotel. The Robert Stigwood Fellowship Program was established by the MDO in 2014, named in honour of South Australian expat music entrepreneur

Robert Stigwood Robert Colin Stigwood (16 April 1934 – 4 January 2016) was an Australian-born British-resident music entrepreneur, film producer, and impresario, best known for managing musicians such as Cream, Andy Gibb, and the Bee Gees; theatrical produc ...

. Fellowships are offered annually, providing mentorship and professional development to local musicians and entrepreneurs by Stu MacQueen and Dan Crannitch of

Wonderlick Entertainment Wonderlick Entertainment is an Australian music company with its head office located in Sydney, Australia. History Wonderlick Entertainment was founded by co-CEOs Gregg Donovan and Stu MacQueen in 2007, building on Donovan's existing list of c ...

. Past winners have included

Teenage Joans Teenage Joans are an Australian indie rock and punk rock duo from Adelaide, South Australia, who formed in 2018. The duo consists of vocalist and drummer Tahlia Borg and vocalist and guitarist Cahli Blakers. The duo rose to prominence with the ...

, East Av3,

George Alice Georgia Mannion (born 25 March 2003), known professionally as George Alice, is an Australian singer-songwriter. In 2019, Mannion released her debut single "Circles", for which she won Triple J's Unearthed High competition. Early life and educ ...

, West Thebarton,

Tkay Maidza Takudzwa Victoria Rosa "Tkay" Maidza ( ; (born 17 December 1995) is a Zimbabwean-born Australian singer-songwriter and hip hop artist from Adelaide, South Australia. She has been nominated for and won many awards, and released two albums: '' Tk ...

Electric Fields Electric Fields is an Australian electronic music duo made up of vocalist Zaachariaha Fielding and keyboard player and producer Michael Ross. Electric Fields combine modern electric-soul music with Aboriginal culture and sing in Pitjantjatj ...

, and

Bad Dreems Bad Dreems (stylised as Bad//Dreems) are an Australian rock band from Adelaide, South Australia. The band comprises Ben Marwe (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Alex Cameron (lead guitar, backing vocals), Alistair Wells (rhythm guitar, backing voc ...

. In 2024,

Dem Mob Dem Mob, stylised as DEM MOB, is an Aboriginal hip hop group from the APY lands in northern South Australia, the first to rap in the Pitjantjatjara language. Background Starting out as a musical trio comprising Jontae Lawrie and Elisha Umuhu ...

, Nathan May, and Coldwave were among the artists granted the fellowships. In September 2023, the MDO provided funding for the formation of the Independent Live Venues Alliance (ILVA), comprising seven independent music venues in South Australia: the

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, Jive, and the Broadcast Bar in the city centre; inner-metro venues The Governor Hindmarsh and

Wheatsheaf Hotel Thebarton ( ), formerly Theberton, on Kaurna land, is an inner-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of West Torrens. The suburb is bounded by the River Torrens to the north, Port Road, Adelaide, Port Road and Bonython Park to ...

; along with the Semaphore Workers Club in

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and the Murray Delta Juke Joint on the

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. The group's first event was the four-day "Everyday Event", with 14 gigs hosted across the venues between 19 and October 2023.

Local radio

Local community radio stations Fresh 92.7 and

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play and promote local music.

Venues

Music venues for live music of all types and for musicians at all levels of experience include the

Adelaide Entertainment Centre The Adelaide Entertainment Centre (AEC) is an indoor arena located in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is used for sporting and entertainment events. It is the principal venue for concerts, events and attractions for audiences betw ...

Thebarton Theatre The Thebarton Theatre, also known as the Thebbie Theatre or simply Thebbie/Thebby, is an entertainment venue located in the inner-western Adelaide suburb of Torrensville, South Australia. Built in 1926 as a combined town hall / picture theatr ...

Adelaide Festival Centre Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia's first capital city multi-purpose arts centre and the home of South Australia's performing arts, was built in the early 1970s and designed by Hassell (architecture firm), Hassell Architects. The Festival The ...

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Adelaide Town Hall Adelaide Town Hall is a landmark building on King William Street in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The City of Adelaide Town Hall complex includes the Town Hall and the office building at 25 Pirie Street. Description and history Adelaid ...

, Nexus Multicultural Arts Centre,

Lion Arts Factory The Lion Arts Centre, also known as Fowler's Lion Factory and Fowlers Building, with the main music venue within known as the Lion Arts Factory (formerly Fowler's Live), is a multi-purpose arts centre, including studios, galleries, music and pe ...

The Gov Hindmarsh is an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. The suburb is located between South Road to the west and North Adelaide. The River Torrens forms its southern boundary and the Grange an ...

, and a host of smaller pubs, theatres and halls.

List

* Adelaide UniBar * Crown & Anchor (The Cranker) *

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Governor Hindmarsh Hotel Hindmarsh is an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the City of Charles Sturt. The suburb is located between South Road to the west and North Adelaide. The River Torrens forms its southern boundary and the Grange and ...

(The Gov) *

* The Jade, formerly Jade Monkey * Jive * The Highway Hotel, Plympton (occasional) * Rhino Room * Rocket Bar & Rooftop *

(Thebby) * The Hotel Metropolitan (The Metro) *The

(Wheaty)

Musicians of note

Adelaide has produced a number of popular bands and musicians, including

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crew Hilltop Hoods, pub-rock act Cold Chisel (and soloist Jimmy Barnes), and ''

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'' winner Guy Sebastian. Other popular bands include

Atlas Genius Atlas Genius is an Australian alternative rock band formed in Adelaide, Australia in November 2009. The band's mainstay members are the Jeffery brothers, Keith on lead vocals and lead guitar; Michael on drums; and Darren Sell on keyboard. Their ...

, Testeagles,

Eric Bogle Eric Bogle (born 23 September 1944) is an Australian folk music, folk singer-songwriter. Born and raised in Scotland, he emigrated to Australia at the age of 25 to settle near Adelaide, South Australia. Bogle's songs have covered a variety of to ...

, The Mark of Cain and the

Superjesus The Superjesus are an Australian rock band formed in Adelaide in late 1994. Their debut album, ''Sumo'' (February 1998), peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, their second album, ''Jet Age'' (October 2000) reached No. 5 and their ...

. American

Ben Folds Benjamin Scott Folds (born September 12, 1966) is an American singer-songwriter from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. After playing in several small independent bands throughout the late 80s and into the early 90s, Folds came to prominence as the f ...

has also lived in the city, inspiring his song titled "Adelaide" from the album ''

Super D ''Super D'' is an EP by Ben Folds, the last of 3 in a series released between ''Rockin' the Suburbs'' and ''Songs for Silverman''. It has three original songs and two covers: The Darkness' "Get Your Hands Off My Woman", and a live performance ...

''.

, winners of the 2016 Emily Burrows Award and Best New Talent in the 2017

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as well as being a contestant for representing Australia at the

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, hail from Adelaide.

List

The following is a list of some artists, past and present, originating in Adelaide and/or based in Adelaide. *

* Amber Calling *

Australian Pink Floyd Show The Australian Pink Floyd Show, more frequently referred to as the Australian Pink Floyd, is a Pink Floyd tribute band formed in 1988 in Adelaide, South Australia. Their live shows attempt to recreate the look, feel, and sound of Pink Floyd's ...

* Bad//Dreems *

Bit by Bats Bit by Bats were an Australian three-piece rock band originally from Adelaide with Owen Eszeki on vocals, electric guitar and theremin; Peter Gravestock on vocals, bass guitar, and electric guitar; and Ben Macklin on drums. The group had formed ...

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* City Riots * Clowns of Decadence *

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* Embodiment 12:14 *

Exploding White Mice Exploding White Mice were an Australian punk-pop band from Adelaide which formed in 1983 with Paul Gilchrist on vocals, Andy MacQueen on bass guitar, Gerry Barrett on guitar, Craig Rodda on drums and Giles Barrow on rhythm guitar. In 1984 Barr ...

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* Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! *

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Funkoars The Funkoars are an Australian hip hop act from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The group is part of the Certified Wise crew of hip hop artists from South Australia (including the Hilltop Hoods, and Vents), who also collaborated on variou ...

* Fury *

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* Hindley Street Country Club *

I Killed the Prom Queen I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band from Adelaide, formed in 2001. They were prominent in the Australian live music scene and toured the US, Japan and Europe several times. They issued three studio albums: '' When Goodbye Me ...

* In Fiction * Iwantja (band) *

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* James Taylor Move *

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon Barnes ( Swan; born 28 April 1956) is an Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music a ...

King Snake Roost King Snake Roost (also known as KSR) were an Australian noise rock band. King Snake Roost formed in 1985 in Adelaide and in 1987 the band moved to Sydney. The band broke up in 1990 after a two-month tour of the US. In Australia and the USA the ...

Leader Cheetah Leader Cheetah were an Australian indie rock band from Adelaide, South Australia, formed in 2007 by members of defunct Adelaide bands ''Pharaohs'' and ''Bad Girls of the Bible''. The band toured nationally and appeared at festivals such as Sple ...

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* Mere Theory *

Orianthi Orianthi Penny Panagaris (born 22 January 1985), known mononymously as Orianthi, is an Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter. Her 2009 debut single " According to You" peaked at No. 3 in Japan, No. 8 in Australia and No. 17 in the US; her ...

* Paul Kelly *

Reece Mastin Reece John Phillip Mastin (born 24 November 1994) is an English-born Australian singer and songwriter who won the The X Factor (Australia season 3), third season of ''The X Factor (Australian TV series), The X Factor Australia'' in 2011. Mastin ...

* Sia *

Screaming Believers Screaming Believers were an Australian rock group formed in Adelaide in 1981. Mainstay members were Paul Hughes on vocals and saxophone, Craig Rodda on drums and Ken Sykes on guitar and vocals. They released two studio albums, ''Communist Mut ...

* Testeagles * The Angels *

The Audreys The Audreys are an Australian blues and roots band which formed in Adelaide, in 2004 by founding mainstay, Taasha Coates on lead vocals, melodica, harmonica and ukulele. They have released four studio albums, '' Between Last Night and Us'' (F ...

* The Dairy Brothers * The Hot Lies * The Mad Turks from Istanbul * The Mark of Cain *

The Masters Apprentices The Masters Apprentices (or The Masters to fans) are an Australian rock band fronted by Jim Keays on lead vocals, which originally formed as The Mustangs in 1964 in Adelaide, South Australia, relocated to Melbourne, Victoria, in February 1967 ...

The Open Season The Open Season were a four-piece alternative rock band from Adelaide, South Australia. The Open Season formed in December 2004. The group is known for combining gutsy Aussie rock vocals and heavy melodic guitar riffs and have shared stages w ...

* The Shaolin Afronauts *

The Sundance Kids Sundance are an Australian pop rock/indie rock band from Adelaide, South Australia, formed in 2006. The group began as the acoustic trio of vocalist and guitarist Ash Gale as well as guitarists Jason Shepherd and Luke Zecchin, before they were ...

The Superjesus The Superjesus are an Australian rock band formed in Adelaide in late 1994. Their debut album, ''Sumo'' (February 1998), peaked at No. 2 on the ARIA Albums Chart, their second album, ''Jet Age'' (October 2000) reached No. 5 and their ...

The Sweets of Sin The Sweets of Sin are an Australian experimental crossover pop band with strong modern classical, jazz and performance influences. The group formed in Adelaide in 1985 by Frank Mankyboddle (aka Frank Möller) on vocals, guitar and percussion; ...

The Transatlantics The Transatlantics were a funk and soul band from Adelaide, South Australia, formed in 2007. Biography The band was formed in 2007 by Adelaide-born musicians Ross McHenry, Lachlan Ridge, Kevin Van Der Zwaag and singer Tara Lynch, after they m ...

* The Vibrants *

Unitopia Unitopia is an Australian music group using progressive rock as a framework, but also including elements of world, classical, jazz, hard rock, and groove. Unitopia reformed in 2021 and began work on a new album. Biography Unitopia began when ...

Universum (band) Universum are a heavy metal band from Adelaide, South Australia. The band completed formation in early 2007 and describe their sound a fusion of Scandinavian melodic death metal, new wave American metal, old school thrash metal and progressive m ...

* The Urban Guerillas *

Virgin Black Virgin Black is an Australian symphonic gothic and doom metal band. The band was signed to The End Records (for the United States) and Germany's Massacre Records (for Europe), through which it released four albums and one EP. A fifth album, or ...

Wes Carr Wesley Dean "Wes" Carr (born 14 September 1982), also recording as Buffalo Tales, is an Australian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, best known for winning the sixth season of ''Australian Idol'' in 2008. He released his first studi ...

* Where's the Pope? *

Wolf & Cub Wolf & Cub are a psychedelic rock band from Adelaide, Australia. Three of the original members hail from Port Augusta, South Australia, Port Augusta. The four-piece were signed to record label 4AD, which make use of two drummers. This allows t ...

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* Young Adelaide Voices *

Zephyr Quartet The Zephyr Quartet is a string quartet based in Adelaide, South Australia. Founded in 1999, they have been recognised with awards and have collaborated with international musicians. History Founded in 1999, Zephyr has received tuition from the ...

Zoot (band) Zoot were an Australian pop rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia, in 1964 as Down the Line.McFarlane (1999). Encyclopedia entry fo'Zoot' Retrieved 21 January 2010.Spencer et al, (2007ZOOTentry. Retrieved 21 January 2010. They changed th ...

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