Live on Lydiard is now Australia’s Longest Running Live Music Webcast produced live at The 1870 Courthouse Theatre at SMB.

Since 2002, Uni of Ballarat/Federation University’s Live Production students have been producing live original music, comedy and theatre at the 1870 Courthouse Theatre, SMB, Lydiard St (Sth) AND
The students document the performances in front of live audiences for DVD and Live Internet Streaming & Archiving.
Staff design these events to specifically meet training needs & support and foster local & Australian original music arts and culture.
Artists receive digital documentation of their performances in return for performing, to the benefit of the artists, students & audiences.

In 2015 the Program has already produced 50 artists live and online:

2015 RAW Comedy Ballarat Heat
International Jazz Day Weekend
Live on Lydiard 56
Live on Lydiard 57
World Sideshow Festival

Concert For Nepal

This page contains links to Image Galleries and Videos of live musical culture in our region and the exceptional work of the Live Production students.