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A new home for music and live performance in Geelong. This August, Geelong’s live music scene gains a vital new home. Church is an intimate performance

Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) today announced Australian singer songwriter Xavier Rudd will perform in the Concert Hall for one night only on Wednesday 26 August 2026 to raise funds for HEAL (Home of Expressive Arts and Learning),

SNIPPETZ: THURSDAY July 2, 2026 This week’s Snippetz includes: Banks Arcade, blacktoothed, Ice Sealed Eyes, Prime Creation, High Ground, LA Priest, David Keenan, Victoria K, Jack

HOLLYWOOD VAMPIRES ANNOUNCE NEW LIVE ALBUM “At Montreux Jazz Festival”. Release First Song from the Album, “Raise The Dead,” , including several cover versions that had not

FORGE FESTIVAL A Halloween Celebration of Diverse Music Melbourne’s live music community will come together this Halloween as FORGE FESTIVAL launches its inaugural event on Saturday, October 31 at The Leadbeater

Continuing to build on momentum struck on their last visit to Australia in 2025, Auckland indie firebrands NO CIGAR are levelling up, announcing their biggest run of Australian

Returning to Australia for the first time in sixteen years, ERIC HUTCHINSON is planning on making up for lost time with his brand new show primed

This January, Foreverafter is coming to Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Sydney’s Carriageworks and Brisbane’s Riverstage — and it’s exactly what it sounds like: a night that doesn’t want to end. Conceived

CAKE make their long-awaited return to Australia for the first time in 15 years, bringing their unmistakable wit, groove and distinctive originality back to fans nationwide. An

The Salvation Army’s famous Strawberry Field’s site in Liverpool has opened the Sir George and Lady Judy Martin Rose Garden, a new public space honouring legendary

  This January 2027 marks a landmark moment as LEVEL 42 make their long‑awaited Australian debut, performing songs from World Machine alongside a set of their greatest hits. For the first

This August 8 and 10, multiple ARIA Award-winning rockers Gang of Youths will make their Sydney Opera House debut with two exhilarating nights in the Concert

­ Thanks to continued support from the South Australian Government’s Music Development Office, the Australian Independent Record Labels Association (AIR) is thrilled to announce the full program for its annual

Seminal Seattle four-piece Mudhoney return to Australia this October to play a bunch of club shows and headline 4ZZZ FM’s “Zed 51” Festival. The grunge pioneers also add a

BIG NOTER have today revealed details of their debut album, Songs In The Key Of Wrestling, arriving September 18 via Island Records Australia. The announcement comes

McLaren Vale, South Australia — 3rd October 2026 Barossa Valley, South Australia — 4th October 2026 The soulful sounds of blues, roots and rhythm will once

  SNIPPETZ: THURSDAY June 25, 2026 This week’s Snippetz includes: The Screaming Jets, Grace Cummings, Leah Senior, Disgraceland, Death Cab For Cutie, Ryan Martin, Deux Visages,

Midnight Oil frontman Peter Garrett has announced a rare handful of pub shows in Sydney, Brisbane and Brunswick Heads this November leading up to his recently announced co-headlining slot on the Queenscliff Music Festival (see

JAMES AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND TOUR With special guest Razorlight (Australia only) With over 30 million albums sold across a storied career, JAMES are amongst the most commercially

One of Australia’s most beloved and enduring rock bands, You Am I, today announce their STRUNG UP tour, a special run of east coast Australian performances celebrating

As Buddy Guy approaches his 90th birthday later this year, the blues world is preparing to celebrate one of its last remaining living legends with an

For guitar players, collectors and fans of great music, opportunities don’t come much bigger than this. Christie’s has announced Marr’s Guitars: The Johnny Marr Collection,  a

Smoked Salmon, featuring Scientists, Surrealists and Beasts of Bourbon living legend Kim Salmon, have announced a huge 17-date tour to follow the release of their new album Totally Sick!! The tour takes in city

In March 2027 (5-8 March), Australia’s most beloved folk festival will celebrate its 50th anniversary, marking five decades of music, community and shared memories in Port

Australia Joins Global Celebration of Music Making MAKE MUSIC DAY IS THIS WEEKEND – MAKE SOME NOISE! Make Music Day celebrations are taking place across Australia

  SNIPPETZ: THURSDAY June 18, 2026 This week’s Snippetz includes: Peter Freebairn, Michael G. Jones, The Story Of The Clash & The Specials, Day Dreamers, Estelle

Emerging from Los Angeles’s thriving darkwave and post-punk underground, DECEITS are set to make their long-awaited Australian debut this December with two exclusive headline performances — Friday December

A profound and timeless collection of songs from one of Australia’s most beloved singer-songwriters, Bob Evans’ 2006 sophomore album Suburban Songbook remains a critical and commercial success story two decades

Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that one of Australia’s most enduring and beloved musical acts, Hoodoo Gurus, will celebrate the 45th anniversary of the band’s formation with the Hoodoo

Following overwhelming demand and a string of sold-out performances, beloved singer-songwriter and guitar virtuoso, Diesel has announced a brand new spring edition of his acclaimed BY

October 3rd & 4th 2026 Wollongong Foreshore, South Beach & Wollongong City, Dharawal Country Pre-sale 8 am AEST June 22nd  https://bit.ly/YAO26SignUp General On Sale 8 am

American singer-songwriter Cat Power has today announced her return to Australia for a run of special anniversary shows performing her seminal album The Greatest in full – alongside songs from

Twenty years after ‘Hey There Delilah’ became one of the defining songs of the 2000s, multi-platinum Chicago pop-rock favourites Plain White T’s are bringing the celebration

The Clouds, long regarded as one of Australia’s most treasured alternative bands, are set to step back into the spotlight with The Singles Tour: two exclusive headline

The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR will create history in 2026 and is thrilled to announce for the first time in 40 years, Australian Crawl will take

Multi-disciplinary artist Henry Lau is an undeniable global superstar. First turning heads via his tenure with K-pop act Super Junior-M, Henry has since expanded his juggernaut creative reach as a solo