2018 in Australian music explained

See also: Timeline of musical events. The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2018, in music in Australia.

Events

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.

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".

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.

December

Releases

Singles

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)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Vale Jeff St John (1946 — 2018) . The Music Network . 7 March 2018.
2. Web site: Boulton . Martin . 'Lovely fella': Australian musician Paul Gray, singer of Wa Wa Nee, has died . The Sydney Morning Herald . en . 25 April 2018.
3. Web site: Phil Emmanuel, Australian Guitar Legend, Dies at 65 .
4. Web site: Snapes . Laura . Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds pianist Conway Savage dies age 58 . The Guardian . 3 September 2018.
5. Web site: 2018 Celebrity Deaths in Australia. www.legacy.com.