New Music

Peter de Jong, the singer, songwriter and frontman of Newcastle rock band Heroes, has died after more than five decades as a central figure in the city's live music community.

Australian rock veteran Paul Norton brings decades of performance and songwriting experience to the sound design of the Australian Shakespeare Company's new Melbourne production of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming.

Australian Crawl and Men At Work will share the stage for the first time in more than four decades, with Brisbane and Melbourne added to the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour.

Airbourne have released their sixth studio album, Airbourne, with a new video for "Kid In A Candy Store" accompanying the record's arrival.

Joeys Coop, featuring Died Pretty guitarist Brett Myers alongside Decline of the Reptiles, Glide and Perry Keyes alumni, have released their third album, Sawdust Memories, and will continue their Australian tour through November.

Byron Bay trio Headsend will release their second EP in November after completing their first international touring cycle, including a sold-out London headline show and dates with Eagles Of Death Metal.

Jimmy Barnes will headline a major outdoor concert at Kings Park & Botanic Garden in December, joined by Jon Stevens, Eskimo Joe and Sarah McLeod and Mick Skelton.