Adelaide

Adelaide

Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...

 is the capital city of South Australia

South Australia

South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...

. Its musical heritage includes the well-known Adelaide Festival of Arts

Adelaide Festival of Arts

The Adelaide Festival of Arts is an arts festival held biennially in the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Although locally considered to be one of the world's greatest celebrations of the arts, that is internationally renowned and the pre-eminent cultural event in Australia, it is actually...

, Barossa Music Festival and the world music

World music

World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...

 festival WOMADelaide

WOMADelaide

WOMADelaide is an annual world music and dance festival, which was first held in 1992 in Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia as part of the WOMAD series of music festivals. WOMAD events are a showcase of different sorts of music, arts and dance. They encourage people to experience the music of...

, which is held annually in Botanic Park

Botanic Park, Adelaide

Botanic Park, which is a part of Park 11 and also known by its Kaurna name Tainmundilla, is a 34 hectare park in the Northeast Parklands of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. It is bordered by Hackney and Frome Roads. The park abuts the Adelaide Zoo and River Torrens on its northern side...

. Major music venues include the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds

Royal Adelaide Showgrounds

The Adelaide Showgrounds, formerly the Royal Adelaide Showgrounds and most commonly known as the Wayville Showgrounds holds many of Adelaide's most popular events, including the Royal Adelaide Show....

, Adelaide Entertainment Centre

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

The Adelaide Entertainment Centre is an indoor arena located in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, and is used for sporting and entertainment events. It is the principal venue for concerts, events and attractions for audiences between 2,000 and 12,000. It is located on Port Road in the...

 and the Thebarton Theatre

Thebarton Theatre

The Thebarton Theatre , is an entertainment venue located in the inner-western Adelaide suburb of Torrensville, South Australia. Constructed in 1926, it is one of the most popular medium size venues in Australia. With a capacity of 2000, it is often used by newly formed bands and established...

. The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

The Adelaide Symphony Orchestra was founded as a 17 player radio ensemble in 1936, in Adelaide, South Australia. The orchestra reformed in 1949 as the 55 member South Australian Symphony Orchestra. It reverted to its original and present title, the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, in late 1974, and...

 was founded in 1937, with William Cade

William Cade

William Richard Cade was an Australian violinist and conductor, the founding conductor of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra....

 as conductor. Other music institutions in Adelaide include the Elder School of Music at the University of Adelaide

University of Adelaide

The University of Adelaide is a public university located in Adelaide, South Australia. Established in 1874, it is the third oldest university in Australia...

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Adelaide has also produced a number of popular musicians, such as the Testeagles

Testeagles

Testeagles is a three-piece rock band formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 1994. The band is made up of the brothers, Matty & Ady Matt alongside D , who replaced their original bass player Dean.-Brief history:...

, Sia Furler

Sia Furler

Sia Kate Isobelle Furler or simply Sia, is an Australian pop, downtempo, and jazz singer and songwriter. In 2000, her single, "Taken for Granted" was a top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. Her 2008 album, Some People Have Real Problems peaked in the top 30 on the Billboard 200...

, Eric Bogle

Eric Bogle

Eric Bogle is a folk singer-songwriter. He emigrated to Australia in 1969 and currently resides near Adelaide, South Australia.-Career:...

, I Killed the Prom Queen

I Killed the Prom Queen

I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...

, The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain

The Mark of Cain is a hard rock/alternative metal band from Adelaide, South Australia. Their style has been likened to that of Helmet and Rollins Band, yet this band predates both of those groups and was influenced by the early work of Joy Division and US hardcore...

 and the Superjesus, while American Ben Folds

Ben Folds

Benjamin Scott "Ben" Folds is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and television personality. From 1995-2000, Folds was the frontman and pianist of the alternative rock band Ben Folds Five. Since the group disbanded, Folds has performed as a solo artist and has toured all over the world...

 also resides in the city for part of every year. Adelaide's popular contributions also include the pioneering Australian hip hop

Australian hip hop

Australian hip hop music began in the early 1980s; originally it was primarily influenced by hip hop music and culture imported via radio and television from the United States of America. However, since the 1990s, a distinctive local style has developed. Australian hip hop is an underground music...

 crew Hilltop Hoods

Hilltop Hoods

The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...

, classic rock act Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...

 and Australian Idol

Australian Idol

Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...

winner Guy Sebastian

Guy Sebastian

Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...

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Local Venues

In the city of Adelaide there are many live venues for 'up and coming' bands to practice their craft at. These include local pubs and some specific music venues. (Local names in parentheses for reference)

• Adelaide Entertainment Centre
  Adelaide Entertainment Centre
  The Adelaide Entertainment Centre is an indoor arena located in the South Australian capital of Adelaide, and is used for sporting and entertainment events. It is the principal venue for concerts, events and attractions for audiences between 2,000 and 12,000. It is located on Port Road in the...
  
  
• Squatters Arms
• Adelaide UniBar
• The Crown & Anchor (The Cranker)
• Ed Castle
• Electric Light Hotel
• Enigma Bar (Nigs)
• The Exeter
• Fowlers Live
• The Governor Hindmarsh (The Gov)
• The Grace Emily
• L!ve on Light Square
• Jade Monkey
• Jive
• The Highway
• Northern Sound System (N.S.S)
• Producers Bar
• Rhino Room
• Rocket Bar
• Thebarton Theatre
  Thebarton Theatre
  The Thebarton Theatre , is an entertainment venue located in the inner-western Adelaide suburb of Torrensville, South Australia. Constructed in 1926, it is one of the most popular medium size venues in Australia. With a capacity of 2000, it is often used by newly formed bands and established...
  
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Adelaide Bands

• 12 Straight Months Of Winter
• 13 Characters
• 200 Motels
• 919
• Aaagh! Cobras!
• A Red Dawn
• Adam Page Solo
• Abandon All Hope
• Alias & The Jams
• All Flight Crew Are Dead
• All Made of Rubies
• Almost Human
• The Amcats
• Angelik
• Another Time Around/A Distant Reality
• Antony Of The Future
• Annihilation Nation
• Aphelion
• Armed With Integrity
• Artax Mission
• As It Stands
• The Audreys
  The Audreys
  The Audreys are an ARIA Award-winning Australian five-piece blues/roots band who formed in Adelaide, South Australia in 2004.-Biography:The pre-cursor to The Audreys started in Melbourne as a duo consisting of lead singer Taasha Coates and guitarist Tristan Goodall...
  
  
• The Authentic Replicas
• Avenues
• The Aves
• Aviator Lane
• Back$eat Romeos
• The Baker Suite
• Bakewell Street
• The Baron
• The Battery Kids
• The Beards
• Before The Aftermath
• Behind These Walls
• Belittle League
• The Belle-phonics
• Birthglow
• Black Knight
• Black Valdyr
• The Blind Herd
• Blood Red Renaissance
• Bloodsport
• Blow Up Betty
• Booster
• The Borderland
• Brillig
• The British Robots
• Broken Scarlet
• BrotherSister
• Brunatex
• Burn'Collect
• Chase Elaine(Hiatus)
• The Chins
• City Riots
• Coffee Shop Rumours
• Colour Meets Canvas
• Collarbones
• The Dairy Brothers
  The Dairy Brothers
  The Dairy Brothers are a four-piece rock band based in Adelaide, South Australia. The band was formed in 2003, and can often be seen at local pubs and clubs in the Adelaide CBD. The band members include Joel , Tom , Michael and J-Wah...
  
  
• Dangerous!
• DANVERS
• Daybreak
• Day on Fire
• Dead Joe
• Deafening Silence
  Deafening Silence
  Deafening Silence are a heavy metal band from Adelaide, South Australia that was formed in 2003.- History :Deafening Silence originally formed in 2003 when brothers Steve and Stew Coventry started jamming with friend and drummer Amanda Neubauer, also bringing in Josh Greiger to play guitar...
  
  
• Death In Venice (Disbanded)
• Deception Bay
• Delamare
• Destroy Rebuild (Formerly: Stained Red)
• Diamond Sins
• Dino Jag
• The Doctors of Thrush
• Donkey Kong (Disbanded)
• Donny Don't
• Dora-Bell
• DOS
• Dunston Checks Out (Disbanded)
• Embured (Disbanded)
• Enola's Secret
• Equal Minded (Disbanded)
• The Fight of Thought
• Fighterpilot
• Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!
  Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire!
  Fire! Santa Rosa, Fire! are an indie rock group from Adelaide, South Australia. They describe their musical style as "monolithic tech-pop". They have released the independent EPs You Seize the City, I'll Seize the Sky and Boy, Hush Yr Mouth, Grrl Bare Yr Teeth , and full length studio album Sea...
  
  
• From Dusk Till Dawn
• Far West Battlefront
• Final Configuration
• Fingercuffs
• Fixion (Disbanded)
• Flight Response (Disbanded)
• The Flying Squad
• Forgettable Terrace
• For Your Health
• F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Full Frontal Lobotomy(Hiatus)
• The Giveaways
• Give Or Take
• Global Warning
• Hair On Fire
• Heston Drop
• High Five For Butchers Knives(Hiatus)
• Hightime
• Hilltop Hoods
  Hilltop Hoods
  The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back...
  
  
• Hit the Jackpot
• Hometime
• Hold On Kid(Disbanded)
• Hope Bleeds Eternal
• Hyatus
• I Killed The Prom Queen
  I Killed the Prom Queen
  I Killed the Prom Queen is an Australian metalcore band which formed in 2000 with mainstays JJ Peters on drums and Jona Weinhofen on guitar. The band featured prominently on the Australian live music scene and toured the USA, Japan and parts of Europe several times...
  
   (Disbanded)
• Infiltraitor
• The Irresponsibles
• Isle of Capri
• Jack The Giant Killer
• The Johnstown Syndicate
• The Jerks
• Keen Must Die
• KcaveMen
• KidCrusher
• Kytes of Omar
• Kitten Liberation Front
• Landmonster
• Left In The Change Room
• Lenin McCarthy
• Little Brown Hat Band
• Little Two Eyes
• Lumonics
• Lyla
• Marla Singer
• Matterhorn (Classic Metal/Rock Cover band)
• Mona Lisa Overdrive
• Mr Goodnight
• Mr Wednesday
• My Catalyst
• My Darling Calvary
• My Last Breath
• The Nashville Vibe
• Nazarite Vow
• The New HUHU Band
• No Friends For Rolland Romanny
• Norwood Grimes
• O'Clock
• Octanic
• Olivers Army
• On the Day of My Disaster
• Orsino Nation
• Pimpin' Horus
• Perfect Lee Frank
• The Peds
• Peter Pan Complex
• Phat Panda
• Priority Orange
• Radio Spectacular!!!
• Raw Ether
• Releve
• Ryuk
• Deinetwegen
• Sammy And The Cunts
• Scars From A Nightmare
• Secrets In Scale
• Self Preservation Society
• Seraphs Coal
• Shotpointblank (Disbanded)
• Skeletons
• Skintilla
• Snapping Owls
• Solartricity
• Some Time Soon
• Something For The Pain
• Sonny Loveless
• Spineleash
• Stolen Youth
• STONER
• Stranger Existence
• Subsketch
• The Masters Apprentices
  The Masters Apprentices
  The Masters Apprentices were an Australian rock band fronted by mainstay Jim Keays on lead vocals, which formed in 1965 in Adelaide, South Australia, relocated to Melbourne in February 1967 and attempted to break into the United Kingdom market from 1970, before disbanding in 1972...
  
  
• The Scabs
• The Subtitles
• The Sundance Kids
• Suspicious Mustard
• The Systemaddicts
• The Swimmers
• Tabula Rasa
• Taken By Chance
• Troops of Doom (Sepultura tribute band)
• Truth Corroded
• TBA
• Till Death
• The Thieves
• Trips & Nascent
• Purple Johnson Blimp Situation
• The Underwater Adventure Series
• The Vampirates
• The Vans
• Vida Sucia
• The Viennas
• Virgin Black
  Virgin Black
  Virgin Black is an Australian band that combines gothic-doom and symphonic metal influences. Signed to The End Records and Germany's Massacre Records , the band has released 4 albums and 1 EP...
  
  
• Voices She Heard
• We Grow Up
• Within the Day
• Zeal