Must-see entertainment in Australia & Pacific

170 Russell

Melbourne

This purpose-built venue attracts a good-quality crop of international and local bands.

Village Cinemas

Hobart

An inner-city multiplex screening mainstream releases. Popcorn and sugary fizz galore.

Waiheke Island Community Cinema

Waiheke Island

The island's only cinema, screening a mixture of blockbusters and art-house flicks.

Power Station

Kingsland & Mt Eden

Midrange venue popular with up-and-coming overseas acts and established Kiwi bands.

Mercury Twin Cinemas

Coromandel Peninsula

Latest-release films. A few movies are just $10 each week – check the website.

Rialto Cinemas

Dunedin

Screens blockbusters and art-house flicks. Tickets are cheaper ($9) on Tuesdays.

Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre

Tasmania

Home to Devonport's main theatre, where comedy and music acts regularly perform.

Moshtix

Sydney

Ticketmaster sub-brand handling independent concerts, theatre and festivals.

State Cinemas

Nelson

Screens mainstream, new-release flicks with cheaper $12 tickets on Tuesdays.

Palace Norton Street

Newtown & the Inner West

Enjoy the artistic merits of the non-blockbuster flicks you’ll see here.

Subiaco Arts Centre

Perth

Indoor and outdoor theatres used for drama, concerts and festival shows.

Balnarring Picnic Races

Victoria

A great country race meeting held at various times throughout the year.

Limelight Cinema

Dunedin & Otago

Four big screens show all the latest blockbusters; cheaper on Tuesdays.

Metro Cinema

Dunedin

Within the town hall, Metro shows mostly art-house and foreign flicks.

Queens Park Theatre

West Coast Australia

Lots of live entertainment, staging theatre, comedy and concerts.

Capitol Cinemas

Canberra

Six-screen art-deco cinema screening mostly current blockbusters.

Multiplex Cinemas

Coromandel Peninsula

Recent blockbusters with cheaper $11 tickets on Wednesday.

Alice Springs Cinema

Alice Springs

The place to go for latest-release Hollywood blockbusters.

Reading Cinemas

Queenstown

Mainstream cinema with discounted screenings on Tuesdays.

Qtix

Brisbane

Booking agency, usually for more high-brow entertainment.

Spark Arena

City Centre & Britomart

Auckland's top indoor arena for major touring acts.

Hoyts Millennium

Fremantle

Blockbuster heaven with cheaper tickets on Tuesday.

Cinema Paradiso

Christchurch & Canterbury

Quirky 35-seat cinema with an art-house slant.

Metro by Hoyts

Hamilton

Blockbuster flicks with $11 Tuesday tickets.

Event Cinemas

City Centre & Britomart

Blockbusters, bowling alley and food court.

Lido Cinema

Hamilton

Art-house movies with $12 Tuesday tickets.

Western Australian Symphony Orchestra

Perth

WA's premier purveyors of classical music.

West Australian Opera

Perth

This company performs the world's operas.

Regent Theatre

Waikato & the Coromandel Peninsula

Art-deco cinema with movie memorabilia.

West Coast Fever

Perth

Local, national-level netball team.

Orana Cinemas

West Coast Australia

Head here for the latest flicks.

Event Cinemas

Bay of Plenty

Mainstream cinematic offerings.

Perth Glory

Perth

Local soccer (football) team.

Apollo Bay Cinema

Great Ocean Road

Operates from the local hall.

West Australian Ballet

Perth

WA's premier ballet company.

Artworks Theatre

Waiheke Island

Community theatre company.

Skycity Darwin

Darwin

On Mindil Beach, this is Darwin’s flashy casino complex, with accommodation, three restaurants and all the card tables, roulette wheels and pokie machines…

Ticketmaster

Melbourne

Major booking agency for theatre, concerts, sports and other events. Outlets do not take bookings over the phone so book online or visit an outlet. There…

Ticketek

Melbourne

Visit the outlet or make online bookings for many large sporting and entertainment events. There are also Ticketek desks at Melbourne Arena and the…

Picton Cinema

Marlborough Region

Two microtheatres within the Eco World Aquarium building show a mix of Hollywood and art-house films. Tickets are $11 on Tuesdays.