Live at the Wireless is a radio show, and now a long standing tradition, of Triple J

Triple J

triple j is a nationally networked Australian radio station intended to appeal to listeners between the ages of 18 and 30. The government-funded station is a division of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation...

, an Australian radio station. Live music is one of the central philosophies of the station.

The live broadcasts take a number of forms. Some broadcasts are from open air concerts and festivals

Music festival

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, or smaller pub gigs around the country. Many are bands that have been invited into the Triple J studios to play a live set of tracks, usually acoustic. Occasionally, Triple J will give away tickets to listeners, to allow them to be a part of a special live performance in a secret location.

All of the live broadcasts are recorded, and the station has released several double-CD compilations of live tracks. Many complete live sets are traded

File sharing

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 by music fans worldwide over the internet

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Live music is not exclusive to the Live at the Wireless segment - many other shows, including the specialty music shows, also have bands playing acoustic in the studio.

Ash

Ash (band)

Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...

 have released their Live at the Wireless set from 1996 as an album - see Live at the Wireless (Ash album)

Live at the Wireless (Ash album)

Live at the Wireless was a limited edition, live album by Ash, released in 1997. It was recorded live at the Triple J Studios in Australia during the group's 1996 Australian tour and printed on the band's own Deathstar label....

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Live At The Wireless 1

Recorded by the Triple team, compiled and released in 1983 was Triple J - Live At The Wireless 1

1. Private Lives - "Pleas"
2. The Particles - ("Bits Of) Wood"
3. Samurai Trash - "Samurai Stomp"
4. The Go-Betweens
   The Go-Betweens
   The Go-Betweens were an indie rock band formed in Brisbane, Australia in 1977 by singer-songwriters and guitarists, Robert Forster and Grant McLennan. They were later joined by Lindy Morrison on drums, Robert Vickers on bass guitar and Amanda Brown on violin, oboe, guitar, and backing vocals,...
   
    - "Hammer the Hammer"
5. The Triffids
   The Triffids
   The Triffids were a seminal Australian alternative rock and pop band formed in Perth, Western Australia, in May 1978 with charismatic, David McComb as singer-songwriter, guitarist, bass guitarist and keyboardist. They achieved negligible success in Australia, but greater success in the U.K...
   
    - "My Baby Thinks She's a Train"
6. Second Language - "Random Men"
7. Do-Re-Mi
   Do-Re-Mi (band)
   Do-Re-Mi aka Do-Ré-Mi were an Australian Rock/Pop band formed in Sydney in 1981 when Deborah Conway and Dorland Bray joined Helen Carter and later recruited Stephen Philip...
   
    - "Bring the Hammer Down"
8. Dropbears
   Dropbears
   The Dropbears were a popular part of the Australian music scene in the early 1980s. They had a couple of national chart hits and received national airplay. They had a minor charting hit with Shall We Go in 1984....
   
    - "Lay Him Down"
9. Soggy Porridge - "You've Changed"
10. Hoodoo Gurus
    Hoodoo Gurus
    Hoodoo Gurus are an Australian rock band, formed in Sydney in 1981, by the mainstay Dave Faulkner and later joined by Richard Grossman , Mark Kingsmill , and Brad Shepherd...
    
    - "Dig It Up"
11. Idiom Flesh - "Ritual"

Live At The Wireless 2

Recorded by the Triple team, compiled and released in 1991 was Triple J - Live At The Wireless 2

1. Killing Time - Holy Juice
2. Ratcat - Skin
3. Violent Femmes - Kiss Off
4. Louis Tillet - Long Walk Home
5. Concrete Blonde - Make Me Cry
6. Faith No More - Falling To Pieces
7. Nick Barker & The Reptiles - Miles To Go
8. Pop Will Eat Itself - Def Con One
9. Beasts Of Bourbon - Bad Revisited
10. Falling Joys - Puppy Drink
11. Andy Prieboy - Tomorrow, Wendy
12. Not Drowning, Waving - Albert Namatjira
13. Archie Roach - Charcoal Lane
14. The Welcome Mat - Cake
15. Mudhoney - Touch Me I'm Sick
16. Straitjacket Fits - Such A Daze
17. The Blackeyed Susans - Glory Glory
18. Melanie Oxley & Chris Abrahams - Benchtop
19. Rollins - I Know You

Live At The Wireless 3

Recorded by the Triple team, compiled and released in 1993 was Triple J - Live At The Wireless 3

1. DEF Rhyme - Sex Be High
2. Underground Lovers - Promenade
3. Matthew Sweet - Devil With the Green Eyes
4. The Truth - My Heavy Friend
5. Lucinda Williams - Changed The Locks
6. Throwing Muses - Firepile
7. Things Of Stone And Wood - Share This Wine
8. Skunkhour - Bootyfull
9. Tumbleweed - Sundial
10. Headless Chickens - Juice
11. Belly - Dusted
12. Dig - Reinvent Yourself
13. Badloves - I Remember
14. The Sharp - Train Of Thought
15. Screaming Jets - Here I Go
16. The Plums - Ride
17. Chris Wilson - The Big One
18. Faith No More - Midlife Crisis