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Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring are proud to welcome multi-platinum Southern rock group, Zac Brown Band, back to Australia for a series of headline shows this October 2025. As one

Melbourne International Jazz Festival drops first program announcement, unveiling three international highlights for 2025 including Gregory Porter, Hiromi with PUBLIQuartet and LETTUCE. In a special early announcement, Melbourne

Dope Lemon returns in 2025 with fifth studio album Golden Wolf, and a massive Australia and New Zealand tour. Dope Lemon – the moniker of acclaimed Australian artist

Effective April 1st, 2025, Australis Music Group (AMG) will become the exclusive Australian distributor of Vater Percussion, as Yamaha Music Australia (YMA) concludes its distribution of

The highly acclaimed, multi-Grammy award winning, platinum selling vocalist Gregory Porter has steadily built an enviable audience, jaw-dropped fan by jaw-dropped fan across his native US

Experience more magic at the movies with a brand-new line-up of captivating films, music spectacles and enchanting stories for young audiences. Film lovers, music fans and

It’s great to see yet another young guitarist, who got their start at our Melbourne Guitar Shows years ago, now forging ahead with an established recording

Tina Turner’s classic album Private Dancer Celebrates 40th Anniversary with a re-release and includes previously unreleased Vanda & Young penned track, Hot For You Baby. 5CD/Blu-Ray

Keen followers of Australian Musician will know that we’ve been tracking the meteoric career rise of singer, songwriter, guitarist Kathleen Halloran since we first championed her

Thursday March 27, 2025   THE JUNGLE GIANTS RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR ‘HOLD MY HAND’ In the lead up to their upcoming national tour, today The Jungle

Switzerland’s global reputation for being a peaceful and neutral country is in absolute tatters thanks to one band destroying all before them! A lot has happened

Report by Greg Phillips This year marks respected local drummer’s magazine, DRUMscene’s 30th anniversary, a remarkable milestone in Australian music publishing. What began in April 1995

GRAMMY-winning singer-songwriter, poet, activist and multi-instrumentalist Allison Russell has released the phenomenal, emotional new single “Superlover” which features the legendary Annie Lennox. The song comes with

A music icon in the truest sense of the word, George Clinton is charting his return to Australia for a series of unmissable tour dates this

Canadian punk-rock outfit PUP are returning down under for the first time since 2022. Headlining cities in Australia and New Zealand this August, the Toronto-based band will be

Acclaimed US multi-instrumentalist, composer, bandleader and neo-jazz icon Kamasi Washington returns to Australia in June for a series of very special live dates. Australian tour dates

TEG MJR is excited to announce that the four-time GRAMMY-nominated band The Fray, is bringing their highly anticipated “How to Save a Life” 20th Anniversary Tour to Australia this

Killing Heidi’s iconic debut album, Reflector, is turning 25, and to celebrate, the band is releasing a special anniversary edition and hitting the road on tour.

Today The Cat Empire release their vibrant and liberating tenth studio album Bird in Paradise out via BMG Australia. LISTEN TO BIRD IN PARADISE ALBUM HERE

The Superjesus – Track by Track (with additional comments from Australian Musician) It’s been a longtime between studio drinks, 20 years in fact since The Superjesus

Thursday March 20, 2025   SHE/HER RECORDS PRESENTS TRANSGENDER DAY OF VISIBILITY COMPILATION TDoV Compilation 1 brings together a dynamic lineup of transfeminine musicians whose work

The much-loved Australian Rock Collective (ARC) today announce the addition of two new shows to meet phenomenal demand for their August tour, performing Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here and Dark

The Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) is thrilled to announce that its annual conference events will take place at Adelaide’s Mercury Cinema from the 30th

Frontier Touring and Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to announce the highly anticipated return of multi-platinum, multi-BRIT, and GRAMMY-nominated British singer-songwriter David Gray, who brings his Past & Present World Tour to audiences

Genre-bending Tropical Fuck Storm announces their highly anticipated fourth studio album, ‘Fairyland Codex,’ out June 20th, 2025, on their new label home Fire Records. Recorded with

In 2004, Australian indie icons Little Birdy unleashed their debut album  BigBigLove—a seminal record that launched them into the global spotlight. Now, two decades later, they’re returning to

Queensland’s beloved Blues on Broadbeach just got bigger and brighter, today rolling out a stellar second lineup announcement featuring some of the premier names of the Australian and

Acclaimed musician and songwriter MIDGE URE is set to bring his extensive catalogue to Australia for an unmissable national tour this October; with all the hits from his

Steven Wilson’s eighth album The Overview is out now via Fiction Records / Virgin Music Group and he’s coming to play it live for us in November. Massively ambitious

Thursday March 13, 2025   VALHALORE ‘The Storm’ (Single/Video) April 11th will see Australia’s Symphonic Folk Metal collective VALHALORE release their much-awaited, second studio album Beyond

It’s undeniable that Majelen has been busy with all manner of ventures, and Friday, March 14 marks the time she will share them with the world. The release of her

Bloc Party announce Australian and New Zealand anniversary tour celebrating 20 years Performing Silent Alarm and their greatest hits Joined by special guests Young The Giant

With forty years on the road, countless untold stories and one of the most powerful voices in Australian music, Kate Ceberano is set to embark on another epic

Experience the soul of New Orleans without leaving Melbourne. We Call It Jazz: A Journey Through the Heart of New Orleans is an immersive show that brings the

Thursday March 6, 2025   ALTRU ANNOUNCES FREE MELBOURNE OUTREACH FESTIVAL FOR  ATHERTON RESERVE FITZROY ON SUNDAY MARCH 23 HEADLINED BY SAM FISCHER The dynamic annual free

Report: Greg Phillips. Photos: Jason Rosewarne and David Harris The Melbourne Guitar Show has traditionally been a great catch up opportunity for our local musician community.