2018 in Australian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2018, in music in Australia.
Events
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- 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.
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- 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".
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- 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.
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Releases
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Deaths
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- 6 March – Jeff St John, 71, singer{{cite web |title=Vale Jeff St John (1946 — 2018) |url=https://themusicnetwork.com/vale-jeff-st-john-april-1946-march-2018/ |website=The Music Network |date=7 March 2018}}
- 24 April – Paul Gray, 54, musician, songwriter, singer{{cite web |last1=Boulton |first1=Martin |title='Lovely fella': Australian musician Paul Gray, singer of Wa Wa Nee, has died |url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/lovely-fella-australian-musician-paul-gray-singer-of-wa-wa-nee-has-died-20180425-p4zbjn.html |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en |date=25 April 2018}}
- 24 May – Phil Emmanuel, 65, musician{{cite web |title=Phil Emmanuel, Australian Guitar Legend, Dies at 65 |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/obituary/8458047/phil-emmanuel-obit}}
- 2 September – Conway Savage, 58, musician, singer-songwriter, composer{{cite web |last1=Snapes |first1=Laura |title=Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds pianist Conway Savage dies age 58 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/sep/03/conway-savage-nick-cave-and-the-bad-seeds-pianist-dies-age-58 |website=The Guardian |date=3 September 2018}}
- 2 October – Michael Weiley, 59, musician{{Cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/news/australia/2018-australian-celebrity-deaths/3564/|title=2018 Celebrity Deaths in Australia|website=www.legacy.com}}
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