Dingo Music & Arts Festival has unveiled the first lineup for its inaugural four day event in Bangalow and Byron Bay, bringing together Hiatus Kaiyote, Kokoroko, Miss Kaninna, Harry James Angus and an eclectic mix of music, art and community events this October.

Wolf Alice will return to Australia in December for their headline tour supporting The Clearing, with a selection of emerging Australian artists joining the band across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth.

The Melbourne International Jazz Festival has unveiled its second wave of artists for the 2026 event, secured by an opening weekend headline performance from The Teskey Brothers at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. Scheduled for Saturday 17 October, the local soul outfit will celebrate the tenth anniversary of their debut album, Half Mile Harvest, by performing the record in its entirety.

International package tours are returning to Australia in a major way, with Hardline Media confirming that the Superpussy 2 package will hit the road across Australia in late February 2027. Back by popular demand, the upcoming trek builds upon the foundations of the initial joint tour from a few years ago, expanding the itinerary to include new regional dates across the Gold Coast, Geelong, and Frankston.

British grime pioneer Dizzee Rascal will return to Australia this summer, adding a Melbourne performance at Live at the Gardens as part of his 2026 We Want Bass Australian and New Zealand tour.

V.Spy V.Spy will mark the 40th anniversary of Harry's Reasons and A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. with a national tour and the first modern vinyl reissues of both landmark albums.

Sunnyboys will reunite for a one-off Brisbane performance in October 2026 for ZED51, marking the 45th anniversary of their landmark self-titled debut album.

Montaigne will mark the 10th anniversary of their breakthrough debut album Glorious Heights with a national Australian tour this August, performing the ARIA Award winning record in full for the first time.

28 Days will take their 30th anniversary celebrations across regional Australia in October 2026, while their chart-topping album Upstyledown is set for its first ever vinyl release.

Western Australia's Wave Rock Weekender will stage its final event in September 2026, bringing to a close a 21-year run that has become one of Australia's most distinctive independent music festivals.

Maleny Music Festival will return to the Sunshine Coast hinterland in November 2026 after receiving a record number of artist applications and being named Queensland's People's Choice Festival of the Year.

The Living End have sold out seven dates on their 2026 I Only Trust Rock N Roll Regional Tour, with limited tickets remaining for Newcastle, Cairns and Canberra.

Spiderbait have announced a line-up of female and gender diverse local opening acts as the band's Ivy & The Big Apples 30th Anniversary Tour kicks off in Brisbane this weekend.

Against The Current will return to Australia for the first time in four years when the New York trio brings its Till Death & Back Tour to Melbourne and Sydney in January 2027.

Regurgitator have returned to Japan in July 2026 for their first performances in the country since 2009, reconnecting with long-time collaborators Shonen Knife and revisiting one of the band's most enduring international markets.

Hawaiian singer-songwriter Fia will return to Australia and New Zealand in October 2026, bringing songs from his debut album Never Give Up. to theatres across Auckland, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

Church Geelong will open this August inside a restored 19th century church, launching with a program of live music, comedy and original performances led by independent Australian artists, including an opening night show from Teen Jesus And The Jean Teasers.

Forge Festival will launch in Melbourne on Halloween with a multi-band bill at The Leadbeater Hotel in Richmond, featuring the return of Scar The Surface for their first performance in 12 years.

L.A.B will headline the inaugural Australian edition of 8TH Wonder, a new trans-Tasman festival bringing together artists from Aotearoa, Australia and the Pacific for a one-day event in Brisbane in January 2027.

The Presets will reunite with longtime contemporaries Cut Copy and Ladyhawke for a new touring event, Foreverafter, which will visit Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in January 2027, bringing together artists who helped define Australia's electronic music boom of the 2000s.

Steve Hogarth, the long-serving frontman of Marillion, will perform in Australia for the first time this December, bringing his audience-led solo show H Natural to Sydney and Melbourne.

Hugh Bonneville and Lisa McCune will star in a new Australian production of Noël Coward's classic comedy Private Lives, opening at Theatre Royal Sydney in February 2027 for a limited five week season.

NYE On The Hill will return to South Gippsland this summer with Ball Park Music, The Rions, Old Mervs and Pacific Avenue leading a line-up of more than 30 acts for the boutique Victorian festival.

Anjunadeep will return this summer with two standalone events in Sydney and Melbourne, marking the influential electronic label's first Australian shows in several years and coinciding with the 20th anniversary celebrations of promoter Finely Tuned.

Colin Hay celebrated his 73rd birthday with a deeply personal solo performance at Melbourne Recital Centre, delivering two hours of songs and stories that felt less like a concert and more like an intimate gathering with old friends.

Mental As Anything are once again digging deep into their catalogue, with founding members Peter O'Doherty and Reg Mombassa steering the band back towards the guitar driven sound that shaped the group's early years.

Level 42 will make their long-awaited Australian debut in January 2027, bringing their acclaimed World Machine album and a career-spanning set of hits to local audiences for the first time.

Rodney Crowell has released Then Again, a previously shelved album recorded more than 20 years ago, featuring collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett and Benmont Tench.

Sincere Engineer returns with Probable Claws, the Chicago band's fourth studio album, recorded at Electrical Audio and released today via Hopeless Records, marking a new chapter for Deanna Belos and her long-running punk project.

Stephen Curry will make his musical theatre debut as King Arthur when Monty Python's Spamalot returns to the east coast, leading a cast that also includes Jaz Flowers, Marney McQueen and comedian Nick White.