2018 in Australian music

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.

Deaths

• 6 March – Jeff St John, 71, singer
• 24 April – Paul Gray, 54, musician, songwriter, singer
• 24 May – Phil Emmanuel, 65, musician
• 2 September – Conway Savage, 58, musician, singer-songwriter, composer
• 2 October – Michael Weiley, 59, musician

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