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Originally billed as the final Bluesfest ever and the party to end all parties, it turns out that the 2025 festival will most likely not be

  The force of wildfires in Los Angeles and the damage caused have been unprecedented and our hearts go out to all those affected. Many musicians

Australia’s guitar queen, Orianthi arrived in Australia earlier this week to spend some rare down time with family before kicking off her Australian tour at The

That’s right, Australian Musician magazine was established in 1995 and next year we celebrate the 30 year milestone with many special features and events starting with

National Pies’ Hottest Pie Hundred competition is back – and this year, it’s better than ever with some hot new pie-tunes to satisfy your summer cravings.

Ahead of Metallica’s 2025 Australian tour, fans can check out the band playing on stage at their Metallica Presents: The Helping Hands Concert which took place

Thursday December 19, 2024   FULL CREAM ‘Top Floor Love’ (EP) Kaurna/Adelaide Australia Full Cream is excited to announce the release of the second single of

Australian Musician co-founder Rob Walker has been elected Chairman of the Alliance and Music for All at the 2024 Annual General Meeting held recently. Rob takes

Next March, get set to celebrate all things full-blown rock’n’roll, with Aussie rock festival Wanstock returning for its biggest edition yet. Set to take place across two dates

NAMM (The National Association of Music Merchants), the largest global not-for-profit music trade organization, has announced a robust lineup of artists and bands scheduled to perform

SIGN OF THE HAMMER is one the iconic albums ROSS THE BOSS released during his time with the “Kings Of Metal”, the mighty MANOWAR. This album will be played in full for the

SummerSalt is set to shine in 2025, with two new shows being announced – one in Busselton WA and the other in Cronulla NSW.  Other new shows

Australian Musician been promoting the January Australian performances of the multi-award winning As We Speak group featuring Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Edgar Meyer and Rakesh Chaurasia

Kingston Arts is proud to announce the continuation of its popular Live at City Hall program in 2025 with the launch of Sunday Sounds, a new monthly music series

Due to the outstanding demand for tickets, iconic singer/songwriter and legendary guitarist Ian Moss has added two more dates to his 2025 One Guitar One Night Only tour: Sunday, 11 May at

A slinky and witty ode to empowerment, the sassy new single ICK out now from Melbourne singer-songwriter Anya Alchemy balances sleek production with tongue-in-cheek charm; a

Following three incredible sold out shows earlier this year, one of music’s most revered singer songwriter guitarists and producers, Todd Rundgren, will return to Australia in early

As Bluesfest prepares for its 36th and possibly final edition, the third artist announcement introduces another stellar wave of talent to an already high quality lineup.

Damiano David has today announced a massive 2025 global tour with dates across Europe, Australia, North America, South America and Asia next year. Encompassing 31 dates across

JACK WHITE TO RECEIVE TEC INNOVATION AWRD AT NAMM SHOW 2025 In the midst of some of the most powerful rock shows we’ve seen in Australia

In a Wollongong festival first, Yours and Owls will be taking over the picturesque Flagstaff Hill, on the Wollongong’s foreshore, for their 2025 festival. The former military fort, set

Multi-GRAMMY Award-winning, diamond-selling band TRAIN is fresh off the heels of an epic summer tour that took in nearly 50 U.S. cities, and today, announces their

Marking 20 years since his debut, Eli Paperboy Reed has announced that he will celebrate his milestone with an extensive Australian tour in May 2025, including an international

It was bound to happen sooner or later but sadly, Iron Maiden’s loveable larrikin Drummer Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring with the band.

Legendary US Alt Rock band Yellowcard will be returning down under in April 2025 – celebrating the 20-year anniversary of their platinum-selling album ‘Ocean Avenue’. The

Ernie Ball is thrilled to present the latest episode of their YouTube series BIG SOUND, featuring none other than Minneapolis-born virtuoso Cory Wong. Known for his percussive playing

The dynamic duo Electric Fields have just unleashed their monumental debut album, Live In Concert, in collaboration with the illustrious Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, available now via ABC Music. This isn’t

Melbourne, get ready to shake that ass in an unforgettable night of non-stop grooves under the stars! Legendary UK dance duo GROOVE ARMADA will bring their high-energy DJ set to

Thursday December 5, 2024     HERMANOS GUTIERREZ DEBUT AUSTRALIAN SHOWS 2025 TICKETS VIA HANDSOMETOURS.COM Blending Western and Latin American sounds, the dynamic brotherhood of Hermanos Gutierrez

Get ready for four days of soulful rhythm and blues at Blues on Broadbeach when it returns to the Gold Coast from 15 – 18 May 2025 with an impressive

Fun in the Sun Foundation will present their inaugural Summer Fun Fest fundraising concert at Rochford Wines, with a stellar line-up of performers including Jon Stevens, Daryl Braithwaite, Kate Ceberano, The Black Sorrows, Killing Heidi and Chocolate

The annual Kool Skools Awards took place at Empire Studios in Heidelberg, Melbourne last Saturday night with Coburg High School coming out on top as the

Following a show-stopping run supporting British troubadour James Blunt on his national Australian arena tour, today beloved Melbourne indie folk duo Pierce Brothers are set to kick off 2025 by

Denmark’s most celebrated rock band D-A-D return to Australia by popular demand in 2025 for a Greatest Hits Tour. Welcome to the wildest R‘n’R amusement park! Known for their

As always, the folks at Fender have got into the Christmas spirit with their range of ‘Ugly’ apparel, including the  Ugly Christmas Sweater, Ugly Christmas Alien T-Shirt or Ugly

RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is thrilled to announce next season’s line up with classic rock titans, ZZ TOP, headlining along with the masters of American blues-rock, George Thorogood &