![\"\"\/](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784615291_245_spinner.gif\")
<\/p>\nVictorian all-ages festival Push Over is returning for a one-off event this year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of youth music charity, The Push.<\/p>\n
Running from 1992 to 2013 as the state\u2019s longest-running all-ages event, Push Over will go ahead at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne, on Saturday, November 21st and feature some of the country\u2019s favourite rock and punk outfits, including Bodyjar, Frenzal Rhomb, Killing Heidi, Magic Dirt and Regurgitator.<\/p>\n
They\u2019ll be joined by special guests Alex Lahey, Alice Ivy, Baker Boy, members of Public Figures, Ruby Fields, and Thalia and Cahli from Teenage Joans \u2014 all artists with their own history with the charity.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Push got us a ton of all-ages gigs in the early days, regional shows with bands we loved too. They do a lot for our generation of bands and people who love live music,\u201d Bodyjar said in a statement.<\/p>\n
Frenzal Rhomb added: \u201cWhy do we love The Push? Coz kids can do stuff better than old people. And organisations like The Push prove it. But mostly, \u2018coz it meant we got to play to heaps of people that we normally wouldn\u2019t get to, to pollute their young, developing brains with our music, and get them hooked for life!\u201d<\/p>\n
For 40 years, The Push has backed young people to find their place in music, on stage, behind the scenes and in the crowd, through all-ages live music programs and music career pathways. The now-national charity was inducted into the Music Victoria Hall of Fame in 2024, and this year launched a 10-year National Plan for Young Australians and Music aimed at building consistent contemporary music infrastructure for young people across the country.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re over the moon to bring back Push Over to celebrate our 40-year history as Australia\u2019s youth music charity,\u201d The Push CEO Kate Duncan, said.<\/p>\n
Love Music?<\/p>\n
Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
\u201cIts return is iconic \u2013 bring your parents, bring your kids. Artists, young music fans, and parents have asked us to bring Push Over back \u2013 and we\u2019ve listened. It was a rite of passage for bands and music fans for more than 20 years, including my first gig in 1998 seeing Rancid, The Living End and Jebediah.\u201d<\/p>\n