One insane week that explains everything.

Seven days of of live music that's as stacked as it gets – but it comes with conditions. Plus! All the news you may have missed from the past week.

Kia ora.

I found it, a buffet for starving live music fans, an oasis in the desert for parched big gig goers, a nirvana for anyone who feels like they’ve been missing out on major tours. After weeks of searching, I have found mecca, a place where you can spend an entire week taking in festivals with stacked line-ups, stadiums filled by some of the world’s biggest artists, and tours by major acts. Between the week of December 3-7, there is only one place in the world that you should want to be.

My friends, if you love live music, I promise you that this would be the best week of your life. The catch? Yeah, there’s a catch. It’s a big catch. I’m sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the place you want to be is not in Aotearoa. It’s in Australia. More specifically, it’s in Melbourne. I know! I’m sorry! Wait! Come back! Before you throw your phone across the room in disgust, hear me out. You need to see this line-up, uncut and in full, before you decide how mad you are at me…