Music of Brisbane
Encyclopedia
Brisbane
is a city in Queensland
, Australia
, home to many regionally important music institutions and venues. For information about both classical and popular music in Brisbane, please see the following articles:
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
is a city in Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, home to many regionally important music institutions and venues. For information about both classical and popular music in Brisbane, please see the following articles:
- Arts and culture in Brisbane, which includes information about classical music and opera singers, and jazz singers in Brisbane, and information about performing arts venues and Brisbane theatres.
- Popular entertainment in BrisbanePopular entertainment in BrisbaneIn 1975 Brisbane's first FM radio station began broadcasting from a studio at the University of Queensland Student Union. 4ZZ became a catalyst for the development of original music in the city...
, which includes information about Pop, rock'n'roll, heavy metal and punk music in Brisbane, and about nightclubs in both BrisbaneBrisbaneBrisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
and Fortitude Valley
- Brisbane punk rockBrisbane punk rockThe Brisbane punk rock scene between 1975 and 1984 is generally regarded as producing “some of the most anarchistic bands of the Australian punk rock era”...
, has information on Brisbane's seminal punk history from 1975 to 1984.