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| Go-Set | |
|---|---|
| Title | Go-Set |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Category | Music magazine |
| Firstdate | 1966 |
| Finaldate | 1974 |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
Go-Set
Go-Set was an Australian weekly pop music newspaper published from 1966 to 1974. It chronicled popular music scenes and youth culture during the 1960s and 1970s, reporting on local and international acts, contemporary tours, and chart trends related to artists such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Jackson 5 and The Beach Boys. The paper connected Australian readers with global pop phenomena including Woodstock Festival 1969, Isle of Wight Festival 1970, Bay City Rollers tours, and touring appearances by The Who and Led Zeppelin.
Go-Set was launched in Melbourne in 1966 amid a rising Australian pop scene that featured bands like The Easybeats, The Seekers, AC/DC, Bee Gees and Normie Rowe. Early coverage tracked national acts and international imports such as David Bowie, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Simon & Garfunkel and The Doors. The publication footprint expanded alongside venues and events tied to Armstrong Stadium, Rod Laver Arena precursors, and radio networks including 2SM, 3XY (Melbourne), and ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). During its run Go-Set documented chart battles involving singles by The Monkees, The Troggs, Small Faces, The Velvet Underground and artists appearing on television programs like Bandstand (Australian TV series) and Countdown (Australian TV series). The title witnessed shifts in music culture through coverage tied to movements associated with Canning Stock Route-era festivals, protest events related to Vietnam War, and the broader counterculture tied to personalities like Abbie Hoffman and Joan Baez.
The editorial team chronicled tours of international acts such as The Rolling Stones and The Beatles members’ solo careers (for example John Lennon and Paul McCartney), and tracked Australian labels linked to artists such as Festival Records and Albert Productions. Editors coordinated syndicated content referencing outlets like Melody Maker, NME, Billboard (magazine), and broadcasters including BBC Radio 1 and Radio Luxembourg. Distribution channels reached newsagents and record stores that sold releases by Columbia Records (US), EMI Records, Capitol Records, Atlantic Records and independent Australian distributors. The publication navigated changes in print media during the late 1960s and early 1970s alongside contemporaries such as Go-Set rival publications, mainstream newspapers like The Age (Melbourne), The Sydney Morning Herald and magazines including Rolling Stone (US), Smash Hits and Melody Maker.
Regular sections featured national charts, concert reviews, interviews, and columns covering performers such as Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Tom Jones, Dusty Springfield and Cher. Photo essays documented live appearances by The Beatles contemporaries and festival line-ups including Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix Experience and Grateful Dead. The magazine published lists and polls that placed acts like The Easybeats, Sherbet, Skyhooks and The Church in reader-voted rankings, and followed singer-songwriters such as Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, Neil Young, James Taylor and Carole King. Coverage intersected with film and television when reporting on soundtracks tied to works like Easy Rider, Saturday Night Fever, Tommy (rock opera), and appearances on programs like The Ed Sullivan Show.
Go-Set influenced the careers of Australian artists by promoting acts such as INXS precursors, Midnight Oil contemporaries, and local heroes like Johnny O'Keefe and Daly Wilson Big Band-era performers. Its charts and features are cited alongside archival material from institutions such as the National Film and Sound Archive, State Library of Victoria and National Library of Australia. The publication helped shape music journalism that later developed in outlets like Rolling Stone (Australian edition), Rip It Up (magazine), Juke (magazine), and influenced broadcasters at ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and commercial stations including 2SM and 3XY (Melbourne). Retrospectives on the paper appear in exhibitions about the 1960s and 1970s at venues like the Australian Performing Arts Collection and university research programs at Monash University and University of Melbourne.
Writers and photographers associated with Go-Set covered artists from The Beatles era through glam rock and progressive rock, featuring images and interviews with figures such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, Paul McCartney, John Lennon and George Harrison. Contributors later worked for publications including Rolling Stone (US), NME, Melody Maker, Billboard (magazine) and for broadcasters like ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). The paper championed Australian performers including The Easybeats, Billy Thorpe, The Masters Apprentices, Russell Morris, Daddy Cool and Sherbet, and gave early exposure to songwriters such as Red Symons and Ross Wilson.
Back issues and clippings are held in collections at institutions including the National Library of Australia, State Library of New South Wales, State Library of Victoria, and university archives at Monash University and University of Melbourne. Digital scans and microfilm have been used by researchers examining pop culture alongside collections like Trove and museum exhibits at the Australian Performing Arts Collection. Reprints and anthologies drawing on the publication appear in books and exhibition catalogues from publishers and cultural institutions that document Australian popular music history.
Category:Music magazines Category:Australian magazines Category:1966 establishments in Australia