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2013 in Australian music

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The following is a list of notable events that have happened in 2013 in music in Australia.

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February

  • Laneway was a sold out music festival in Sydney in early February.

    • March

  • The 2013 Future Music Festival took place in March in various locations around Australia. There were 39 Australian and international artists who performed.

    • July

  • The Splendour in the Grass is annual music festival that began in late July and ended in early August. The festival was held at Belongil Fields, and featured rock, hip hop, alternative, and electronic music.

    • September

  • Defqon.1 Festival took place on September 14 in Sydney.

    • October

  • On 28 October 2013, season five of The X Factor Australia ended. It was announced that Dami Im was the winner. The runner-up was Taylor Henderson.

    • December

  • ARIA Music Awards of 2013 was a series award ceremonies that honored musical artists and groups.

    • Bands disbanded

  • Hungry Kids of Hungary

    • February

  • Push the Sky Away was released on released on 18 February 2013. The album was released by the alternative rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. The album peaked number 1 on many charts including Australian ARIA Albums Chart, Austrian Ö3 Albums Chart, and Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)
  • Hillsong United released their third studio album Zion on 22 February.

    • March

  • The Drones' studio album I See Seaweed was released.

    • June

  • Empire of the Sun's second album Ice on the Dune was released on 14 June 2013 in Australia.

    • July

  • Hillsong Church's live album Glorious Ruins was released on July 2.
  • Violent Soho's single In The Aisle was released on 8 July 2013. This was the first single of the album Hungry Ghost.

    • September

  • Hillsong United released their EP Oceans on 10 September 2013.

    • October

  • We Are Young & Free was released on 1 October 2013. The album contained the singles Alive, Wake, and "Vivo Estás".
  • The album, Zion Acoustic Sessions, was released by Hillsong United on 29 October.
  • Dami Im's single Alive was released on 28 October 2013. The single ranked number 1 on the ARIA charts upon its release.

    • 2013 AIR charts

    Winners below for the 2013 Carlton Dry Independent music awards:

  • Best Independent Artist – Flume
  • Best Independent Album – Flume – Flume
  • Breakthrough Independent Artist - Vance Joy
  • Best Independent Single/EP - Vance Joy – God Loves You When You’re Dancing
  • Best Independent Hip Hop Album – Seth Sentry – This Was Tomorrow
  • Best Independent Country Album – Catherine Britt – Always Never Enough
  • Best Independent Blues And Roots Album – Paul Kelly – Spring And Fall
  • Best Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk Album – King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard – 12 Bar Bruise
  • Best Independent Jazz Album – Jonathan Zwartz – The Remembering And Forgetting Of The Air
  • Best Independent Dance/Electronica Album – Flume – Flume
  • Best Independent Dance/Electronica or Club Single – Flume – Holdin’ On
  • Best Independent Classical Album – Amy Dickson – Catch Me If You Can
  • Best Independent Label – Future Classic
  • Carlton Dry Global Music Grant winner – King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard

    • Deaths

  • 11 February – Kevin Peek, Australian guitarist (Sky) (b. 1946)
  • 15 May – Albert Lance, Australian-French tenor and actor (b. 1925)
  • 21 June – Wendy Saddington, Australian singer (Chain) (b. 1949)
  • 1 July - Gary Shearston, Australian singer-songwriter (b. 1939)

    • References

    2013 in Australian music Wikipedia
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