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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2018, in music in Australia.
Events
January
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February
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March
- 24 March – Download Festival is held in Australia for the first time at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. The inaugural festival is headlined by Korn, Prophets of Rage, NOFX and Arch Enemy.
April
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May
- 12 May – Australia's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Jessica Mauboy, finishes in 20th place with 99 points for the song "We Got Love".
June
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July
- 20–22 July – Splendour in the Grass 2018 is held at North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, headlined by Kendrick Lamar, Lorde and Vampire Weekend.
August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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Bands disbanded
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Releases
Albums
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Singles
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Deaths
- 6 March – Jeff St John, 71, singer[1]
- 24 April – Paul Gray, 54, musician, songwriter, singer[2]
- 24 May – Phil Emmanuel, 65, musician[3]
- 2 September – Conway Savage, 58, musician, singer-songwriter, composer[4]
- 2 October – Michael Weiley, 59, musician[5]
See also
- Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
- List of number-one singles of 2018 (Australia)
- List of number-one albums of 2018 (Australia)
References
- ^ "Vale Jeff St John (1946 — 2018)". The Music Network. 7 March 2018.
- ^ Boulton, Martin (25 April 2018). "'Lovely fella': Australian musician Paul Gray, singer of Wa Wa Nee, has died". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ "Phil Emmanuel, Australian Guitar Legend, Dies at 65".
- ^ Snapes, Laura (3 September 2018). "Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds pianist Conway Savage dies age 58". The Guardian.
- ^ "2018 Celebrity Deaths in Australia". www.legacy.com.
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