February

3-5 Feb 2012 – Pool & Spa Expo – Website
Australia’s largest Pool and Spa Expo with all the latest pools, spas, equipment, accessories and outdoor living products.
Held At: Melbourne Exhibition Centre (MCEC)

4-7 February – Reed’s Gift Fair – Website
Reed Gift Fairs Melbourne is the first trade event of the year and where this year’s gift and homewares best sellers are showcased.
Held At: Melbourne Exhibition Centre (MCEC)

6-9 February 2012 - VALA’s 16th Biennial Conference and Exhibition – VALA
The VALA Conference and Exhibition is a biennial conference and is organized every time with a distinct theme that supplements libraries technologies and the innovative implementation of information technology across various related sectors.  
Held At: Melbourne Exhibition Centre (MCEC) 

8 February – Incubus Australia Tour, Melbourne – Ticketmaster
After almost 4 for years, multi platinum selling California based Incubus have announced a set of tour dates in Australia. The tour comes back on their seventh studio album “If Not Now, When?”
Held At: Festival Hall

9-10 February – Intermodal Asia 2012 – Website
Intermodal Asia is one of the largest Container Ports, Shipping and Logistics Exhibition and Conference trade events throughout the Asia Pacific region. 
Held At: The Rialto

7-11 February – Roger Waters: The Wall Live – Ticketek
Roger Waters brings his masterpiece The Wall to Australia in 2012, continuing the sell-out success of his extensive 2010/2011 tour of North America and Europe.  
Held At: Rod Laver Arena

15 February – SEAL Soul2Tour – Ticketek
Grammy Award winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will tour Australia in February 2012.
Held At: Rod Laver Arena

17 February – Rod Stewart: The Hits – Ticketek
With forty years of chart-topping singles and albums under his belt, The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to announce that Rod Stewart will be rocking his incredible ‘The Hits’ tour on stages in Australia.
Held At: Rod Laver Arena 

17 February – Il Divo Concert – Ticketmaster
The world’s most successful classical crossover group Il Divo, will perform live at The Bowl as part of their 2012 National Tour. 
Held At: Sidney Myer Music Bowl 

18 & 22 February – Roxette Live – Ticketek
Roxette fans all over Australia can now join the joyride! Due to surging demand from fans across the nation, legendary pop duo Roxette will now extend their Australian visit and play shows across Australia.
Held At: Rod Laver Arena

21-22 February – AIME (Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo) – Website
AIME continues to be the must attend event in the Asia-Pacific region for the meetings and events industry and has won the prestigious ‘Exhibition of the Year’ award at the Meetings and Events Australia (MEA) National Awards for the past three years.
Held At: Melbourne Exhibition Centre (MCEC) 

29 February – System of a Down Concert – Ticketek
As the headliners for the 2012 Soundwave Festival, System Of A Down will be bringing their frantic, frenetic and brutal live assault to Melbourne for a sideshow.
Held At: Rod Laver Arena

29 February – 2 March - AAAI 2012 National Angel Conference – More Info

29 February – FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifier – Ticketek
The Qantas Socceroos will play for the first time at the purpose-built football venue AAMI Park when they take on Saudi Arabia.
Held At: AAMI Park 

March

2 – 21 March – Melbourne Food & Wine Festival – More info
The Melbourne Food and Wine Festival is a showcase of Australian food and wine that attracts some of the world’s biggest celebrities in the world of cookery and wine. 

8 March – Bon Iver Concert - Ticketmaster
Handsome Tours are delighted to announce the return of Bon Iver to Australian shores in March 2012. Melbourne fans should take special note that they will have the opportunity to see the band’s astonishing live performance in the city’s premier outdoor venue.
Held At: Sidney Myer Music Bowl 

9-12 March – Moomba 2012 – More info
Every Labour Day long weekend in March Moomba Festival brings Melburnians together to share in the vibrancy and spirit of our much loved city. 

12-15 March – Taylor Swift Concert – Ticketek 
Taylor plays five different guitars in the show, plus two banjos, the ukulele and the piano, and changes costumes nine times over the course of the evening.  
Held At: Rod Laver Arena 

15-18 March – Australian Grand Prix 2012 – More Info
If you’ve never witnessed the sensation of a Formula 1(tm) car racing before your very eyes at speeds of more than 300 km/h, make 2012 the year to do it.
Held At: Albert Park

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