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Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031 Fri 04 Dec 2026 Limp Bizkit, Simple Plan, Spiritbox, Polaris, The All-American Rejects Words by staff writer The Good Things lineup for 2026 has landed, with Limp Bizkit set to headline the festival's return to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in December.

Naarm’s cutest paddock party returns! It’s our fifth year at the farm and trust us, it’s going to be a memorable one. It’s defrosting time, piggies. We’ve been hiding in the barn during the muddy months, but it’s time to shake off the frost and start dreaming about frolicking in our favourite paddock. We’ve got your New Year’s Eve sorted. Enough music to keep your hips swinging with your favourite people on the banks of the Birrarung.

Melbourne Fringe Festival is launched and La Mama’s offering promises to be something extraordinary! Presenting six unique, boundary-pushing, entertaining works from 29 September til 18 October, La Mama’s theatres will be packed with thrills, wit, cheek – and even the odd tear. At HQ we kick off with Extraterrestrial’s TRASH WIZARD, a camp, absurdist, post-humanist, dark comedy that slowly collapses into a tragedy. And puppets.

An Evening Without Kate Bush, the wildly popular cabaret tribute starring Sarah-Louise Young, is heading back to Fairfax Studio at Arts Centre Melbourne after a sold-out run last year. Following its triumphant return to Melbourne in 2025, An Evening Without Kate Bush will take over Fairfax Studio from 13-18 October 2026, giving local Fish People another chance to lose themselves in the mythology of one of pop’s most singular voices.

The Glaswegian returns with Here If You Need Me, a brand-new show that lands at Hamer Hall on 22 March. Bridges has built a following of more than two million fans worldwide, and the tour adds to a back catalogue that already includes Overdue Catch-Up, Brand New Tour and A Whole Different Story, along with viral appearances on a range of UK panel shows that showcase his irreverent humour.

This event is part of the 2026 Now Or Never Festival. A night of improvised sonic chaos at this free exhibition and late night party. The EMERGENCE[Y] exhibition becomes a playful celebration of making something brilliant out of what’s been left behind at Science Gallery Melbourne. Local artist Dylan Martorell brings the gallery to life with interactive sound sculptures made from upcycled objects and robotics built to be played, hacked, and experimented with.

This event is part of the 2026 Now Or Never Festival. The internet’s favourite dance music historian takes over Melbourne’s hottest club. Miscellania’s long-running club night MUTATIONS returns to Now or Never with a headline set from Los Angeles DJ, producer and dance music archivist RamonPang. Acclaimed for his encyclopaedic knowledge of electronic music, RamonPang has performed alongside acts including Ninajirachi and Skrillex.

This event is part of the 2026 Now Or Never Festival. Part music talk show, part communal listening experience — Derrick Gee’s Radio Hour transforms Melbourne Recital Centre into a living room full of friends. A self-described ‘professional music fan’, the Sydney/Eora-based DJ and tastemaker has built a devoted global following through an instinct for uncovering the emotional worlds inside music.

This event is part of the 2026 Now Or Never Festival. Experience the Library after dark as memory, music and speculative futures collide. Library Up Late returns in partnership with Now or Never, transforming State Library Victoria into an after-dark playground of music, art and innovation, drawing inspiration from the Library’s collection. Wander the Library after hours with drink in hand as live music, installations and interactive experiences unfold throughout the building.

This event is part of the 2026 Now Or Never Festival. Mumbai meets Melbourne in a celebration of the creative currents connecting the two cities. Now or Never welcomes Mumbai’s pioneering transmedia label skip-a-beat for a one-night takeover encompassing electronic music, visual art and in-depth conversation. Moving from artist talk to exhibition to the club, South Asian creatives converge for a celebration of new media, sound and visual art.