2015 in Australian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2015 in music in Australia.

Events

January

February

March

• 5 March – At a press conference in the Sydney Opera House, SBS announces the selection of Guy Sebastian to represent Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015, with the song, "Tonight Again".^[1]

April

May

• 23 May – Australia, represented by Guy Sebastian, finishes in fifth place in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with a total of 196 points.^[2]

June

July

• 24–26 July – Splendour in the Grass 2015 is held at North Byron Parklands in Yelgun, New South Wales, headlined by Blur, Florence and the Machine and Mark Ronson.

August

September

October

November

December

Bands disbanded

Releases

Albums

• 30 October – Eleven by Tina Arena

Deaths

• 19 February – Warren Thomson, 79, pianist
• 18 August – Roger Smalley, 72, pianist
• 11 October – John Murphy, 56, musician
• 27 December – Stevie Wright, 68, musician and songwriter, lead singer of The Easybeats

See also

• Australia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
• List of number-one singles of 2015 (Australia)
• List of number-one albums of 2015 (Australia)

References