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Jan Akkerman in a live setting is a beautiful thing to behold, and on his new record,  ‘My Focus – Live Under the Rainbow,‘ you can absorb his

St. Paul & The Broken Bones, who NPR Music has hailed as “one of the nation’s best live bands,” today release their 6th studio album, the

Back by popular demand following a sold-out tour in 2025 – Grammy-winning blues guitar sensation Christone “Kingfish” Ingram returns to Australia and New Zealand in 2026

Steph Strings continues to build strong international momentum with the release of her new single, “Gratefully”, out today. Co-written and produced by Tim Hart (Boy &

The Bellarine Peninsula will come alive with the sound of the blues on April 18, 2026 as Bellarine Estate launches its brand-new music festival, 100 Acres Festival – a full

  SNIPPETZ: Thursday October 9, 2025 This week’s Snippetz features: Emma Donovan, Maxine Gillon, ChokeCherry, Gully Boys, Girl Tones, Ten Years After, Lamb of God, Ben

Following their sold-out 2024 tour, UK trip-hop legends MORCHEEBA—featuring the iconic Skye Edwards and Ross Godfrey—celebrate 30 years of genre-defying music with a tour that blends nostalgia, innovation, and pure

Live Nation Australia regret to advise that the Stereophonics Australian Spring Tour has been cancelled due to medical advice relating to a band member’s health. Live

It might’ve even been last night, but Steve Poltz just played the greatest show of his life. Guess what? The next show will be even greater,

Canadian rock icons Rush have announced a long-anticipated reunion tour, marking their first shows in over a decade and their first performances since the passing of

The guitar world lost one of its most creative builders on 5 October 2025 when Ken Parker passed away in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Known as much for

Secret Sounds has today announced the highly-anticipated return of Grammy Award winning indie rockers WET LEG, for two exclusive Australian headline shows in February 2026. Wet

Blues Roulette is a Melbourne-based blues collective and institution that puts a unique spin on blues jams by featuring Australia’s best-known blues artists performing “one-time-only” shows

Set to bring their monstrous headline show to Australian shores in 2026, today Michigan metalcore titans WE CAME AS ROMANS announce their return down under this February in

Aussie indie rock trio Moler today swipe right on raw energy and nostalgic punk with AI, the group’s first new music since 2019 and a deliciously raucous ride elevated

The Australian Open and Untitled Group have officially unveiled the biggest artist lineup for the highly anticipated return of AO LIVE. As the only music series held at a Grand

Australian music icon Chet Faker is set to light up live stages this December with two highly anticipated performances: an exclusive one-night-only concert at the Sydney

One of electronic music’s most in-demand names, KETTAMA today releases his long-awaited debut album Archangel, via Steel City Dance Discs. The release marks a career-defining moment for the Galway-born, London-based producer and

Today Yamaha Music Australia is proud to announce the Main Stage Grant. A brand new initiative, the Main Stage Grant is designed to provide real support

NYC Noise Rock Instigators HELMET return to Australia in 2026. “Helmet stripped away the excess, dialled in the precision, and redefined what heaviness could sound like

It’s the news Australian fans have been waiting for: GRAMMY Award®-winning juggernauts TOOL make their long-awaited return this November/December, today announcing two huge indoor arena headline shows: Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Friday

One of New Zealand’s fiercest rock exports, The Datsuns, will bring their all thrills and no frills brand of sleazy garage rock to their Australian fans next

Russell Crowe’s Indoor Garden Party is many things: a band, an event, and above all, a celebration. Over the past decade it has grown from an

Live Nation are excited to announce iconic Canadian band The Tea Party are heading back to Australia in February 2026, bringing a unique live experience to our shores with the Elements Tour celebrating the 35th anniversary

Scottish pop-rock icons DEACON BLUE are thrilled to announce their return to Australia in January and February 2026, marking their first shows down under since 2023. The tour

One of Australia’s most vital voices, Mo’Ju today releases their powerful new live album Mo’Ju with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Double J Live at the Wireless) via ABC Music Their work

HARDLINE MEDIA are proud to announce the Australian debut of DOGMA in November 2025, taking in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney on their “Time To Be Free” Tour. DOGMA have burst

Nashville based Aussie singer-songwriter, Imogen Clark, is set to return to Australian shores in October following the release of her new acoustic album, ‘Choking on Fuel’,

KT Tunstall will return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2026 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking multi-million-selling debut album, “Eye To The Telescope”.

Following the success of Metallica’s domestic blood drives, they’re excited to announce the next life-saving partnership with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood and All Within My Hands! During the upcoming

We don’t usually post stand alone news items dedicated solely to the release of a single, however Far North Queensland’s Nicole Nighthawk is an artist close

JAMES REYNE ANNOUNCES FALL OF CRAWL NATIONAL TOUR 2026 With special guests, Boom Crash Opera (all shows), MODELS, 1927 & Nick Barker Everything has a beginning, a middle

Three time Juno Award winner Ron Sexsmith, one of Canada’s most accomplished  singer songwriters will make a most welcome return to tour NZ & Australia with

She gave us the anthem of a generation. A soul-stirring songwriter with an electrifying, unmistakable voice and breathtaking vocal range. Now Vanessa Amorosi is taking us back –