FESTIVALS

Festival-Hopping in Australia: How to Use eSIM When Traveling Between Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane Gigs

Australia's live music scene is booming. The country hosts over 500 music festivals annually, and interstate festival-hopping has become a full travel category of...

UK’s biggest celebration of African and Caribbean culture Africa Oyé Festival returns for 2026.

Incredible line-up for 20th and 21st June 2026 at Liverpool's Sefton Park includes Fatoumata Diawara, Patoranking, Janet Kay, Nana Benz Du Togo, Fulu Miziki, Kizaba, Ghorwane and more. "This...

POPIFF 12 season 

Hello Festival Supporters! In May, we're headed back to ACMI for our next season. As requested last season we have added in time for some quick...

Fifty, Fearless and Frisky, Maitreyi Karanth Makes Her Melbourne International Comedy Festival Debut with Maitriarchy

The matriarch of Honk Kong comedy is finally landing in Melbourne for her debut at the comedy festival. Maitreyi Karanth is here with her...

Cancelled, Candid and Hilarious, We Chat to George Rigden About His Melbourne International Comedy Festival Show

George Rigden’s journey back to the stage hasn’t been an easy one. After public backlash saw him cut from a major TV role and...

Darkly Funny and Painfully Human, We Chat to Jayne Steer Ahead of her Melbourne International Comedy Festival Return

Jayne Steer lost her mum, her fiancé and her mind – in that order, all two weeks before her nine-night Melbourne International Comedy Festival...

Want the Secret To Financial Freedom? Mark Silcox Has The Answers in his Melbourne International Comedy Festival Show

All the way from the UK, Dr Silcox (62) had previously faced considerable financial insecurity and an uncertain retirement outlook. Recently he found success...

We Chat With ‘Instantly Likeable’ (Australian Arts Review), Chris Demos ahead of Melbourne International Comedy Festival

Melbourne International Comedy Festival kicks off next week with plenty of hilarious acts performing, including Chris Demos. Returning for the fourth year, Chris is...

Lime Cordiale’s climate-focused Lime Green Festival welcomes new partner The Australian Conservation Foundation

Announcing their climate-focused festival Lime Green earlier this year, brotherly duo and organisers Oli and Louis Leimbach of Lime Cordiale today share news of an important new...

POPIFF Season 12 Begins + Tickets Now On Sale 🎬

Entries for Season 12 of the People of Passion International Film Festival officially closed today, and we want to say a huge thank you to everyone...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972. Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry.Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.