Eloise performing live during her My Man & Me era
Eloise Returns To Australia For My Man & Me Tour

London singer Eloise will return to Australia in October for her first visit in three years, with dates in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth supporting her second album, My Man & Me.

September 2, 2026
Sombr performing live during his international tour
Sombr Announces Australian And New Zealand Arena Tour For April 2027

Sombr will return to Australia and New Zealand in April 2027 for his first headline arena dates in the region, following his 2025 debut and the international success of I Barely Know Her.

September 1, 2026
DRAIN performing live during their Australian tour
DRAIN Announce Australian Tour For February 2027

DRAIN will return to Australia in February 2027 for four headline shows following their 2025 appearance at New Bloom Fest.

September 1, 2026
Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Men At Work Started At The Cricketers Arms. Why Has The Pub Forgotten Its Place In Australian Music History?

Men At Work built their following at Melbourne's Cricketers Arms Hotel before conquering the world. Today, the Richmond pub's own website celebrates its history without mentioning the band that began its journey there.

September 1, 2026
Marcus Miller
Marcus Miller Recalls Frank Sinatra Session Ahead Of 2027 Australian Tour

Marcus Miller remembers recording with Frank Sinatra for L.A. Is My Lady and the old-school discipline of a session where the singer could deliver a finished performance in just two takes.

September 1, 2026
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings performing together on stage during their 2027 Australia and New Zealand tour announcement.
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings Announce 2027 Australia And New Zealand Tour

Gillian Welch and David Rawlings will return to Australia and New Zealand in February 2027, extending their long-running touring relationship with Love Police into Western Australia, Tasmania and the South Island of New Zealand.

September 1, 2026
Randy Feltface performing stand-up comedy on stage
Randy Feltface Announces Australian And New Zealand Tour For Gimmick

Randy Feltface will take his new stand-up show Gimmick across Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027, with 20 performances scheduled from Wellington to Darwin.

August 31, 2026
Bryan Adams at Rod Laver Arena 6 Feb 2024 photo by Richard Nicholson supplied by Frontier Touring
Bryan Adams Releases The Ballad Of Terry Fox For Run Terry Run

Bryan Adams has written a new song about Terry Fox's 1980 Marathon of Hope, with The Ballad Of Terry Fox featured in Sean Menard's documentary Run Terry Run.

August 28, 2026
Post Malone at Marvel Stadium Melbourne 2023 photo by Winston Robinson
Post Malone Cancels Strummingbird 2026 Appearance As Australian Tour Postponed

Strummingbird has replaced Post Malone across its three Australian dates after the singer postponed his Australian and Asian touring commitments, with Tyler Childers, Sam Barber and James Johnston joining the 2026 lineup.

August 28, 2026
Large Mirage perform during their 2026 Australian rock campaign
Large Mirage Link AC/DC Experience To New Single Wildfire

Large Mirage have released Wildfire, a song shaped by bushfire, resilience and the Sydney band's rapid rise, following two sold-out AC/DC support shows and ahead of a national run of dates.

August 27, 2026
Foy Vance performing live during his Australian tour announcement for 2027
Foy Vance Announces Australian Tour With The Paper Kites

Foy Vance will return to Australia in January and February 2027 with The Paper Kites, while preparing the first instalment of his three-part album IF.

August 27, 2026
Bruno Mars performing during The Romantic Tour
Bruno Mars Adds Australian Dates To The Romantic Tour With Tyla And Anderson .Paak

Bruno Mars will bring The Romantic Tour to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027, with Tyla joining the Australian and New Zealand shows and Anderson .Paak performing as DJ Pee .Wee.

August 27, 2026
Live, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes headline Lookout 2027 in Australia
Lookout 2027 Unites Live, Stone Temple Pilots And 4 Non Blondes For Australian Tour

Live, Stone Temple Pilots and 4 Non Blondes will headline the 2027 Lookout Australian tour, with Magic Dirt joining the 10-date national run.

August 27, 2026
More Specials performing live at Thornbury Bowls Club in Melbourne.
More Specials Announces Two-Set Tribute Performance At Thornbury Bowls Club

Melbourne ska outfit More Specials will perform its first full two-set headline show dedicated entirely to the repertoire of British Two Tone legends The Specials at the Thornbury Bowls Club on Saturday 5 September 2026.

August 25, 2026
Joan & The Giants performing with frontwoman Gracie Newton-Wordsworth
Joan & The Giants Release New Single ‘Looking For A Reason’

Joan & The Giants return with ‘Looking For A Reason', a new single that continues the Perth band's exploration of personal experience, emotional resilience and the changing shape of their rock sound.

August 25, 2026
Laneway Festival 2027 dates announced for Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland
Laneway Festival 2027 Announces New Touring Route Across Australia And New Zealand

Laneway Festival will begin its 2027 campaign in Sydney for the first time, followed by Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland across February.

August 25, 2026
The Monkees with Peter Tork and Micky Dolenz perform at the Palais in St Kilda as part of their 50th anniversary tour on Wednesday 7 December 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Micky Dolenz Announces 2027 Australian Tour Celebrating 60 Years Of The Monkees

Micky Dolenz will bring a new 60th anniversary production celebrating The Monkees to Australia in May 2027, with ten performances across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia and the ACT.

August 25, 2026
Ben Folds performing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
Ben Folds To Reunite With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra For 2027 Australian Tour

Ben Folds will perform two Hamer Hall concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in January as part of a five-city Australian orchestral tour.

August 24, 2026
Castaway Festival 2026/27 lineup featuring Hilltop Hoods, Violent Soho and Amy Shark
Castaway Festival Announces 2026/27 Dates Across Australia

Hilltop Hoods, Violent Soho and Amy Shark lead a seven-act lineup for festival dates in Perth, Melbourne and Wollongong.

August 24, 2026
KALEO performing live during their Way Down Under We Go Tour
KALEO Announce Way Down Under We Go Tour Of Australia And New Zealand

KALEO will return to Australia and New Zealand in February 2027 for the Way Down Under We Go Tour, revisiting the catalogue that established the Icelandic band internationally.

August 24, 2026
Things of Stone and Wood 2020
Things Of Stone And Wood Announce The Final Forest Album Launch Tour

Things Of Stone And Wood will release their second album of 2026, The Final Forest, ahead of a national album launch tour in November.

August 24, 2026
Jakob Dylan performing with The Wallflowers during the Bringing Down The Horse 30th Anniversary Tour
The Wallflowers Announce First Ever Australian Tour With Two Complete Album Performances

The Wallflowers will make their Australian debut in December, performing Bringing Down the Horse in full alongside Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers' Long After Dark.

August 24, 2026
Bonnaroo festival grounds at The Farm in Manchester Tennessee
Bonnaroo Takes A Year Off In 2027 After Weather Hits The Farm

Bonnaroo will not take place in 2027, with organisers giving the festival grounds in Manchester, Tennessee, a year to recover after repeated severe weather events.

August 22, 2026
Sunnyboys 1981 debut album four-LP box set
Sunnyboys First Album Box Set Expands 45th Anniversary With Demos, Live Recording And New Book

The Sunnyboys' 1981 debut will be revisited in a four-LP box set featuring previously unreleased vinyl material, archival recordings and a 32-page booklet, alongside the first book dedicated to the landmark album.

August 21, 2026
On The Steps 2026 Sydney Opera House Forecourt line-up featuring Rise Against, James Blake, DMA’S, Wolf Alice, Dizzee Rascal and Spacey Jane
On The Steps Announces First 2026 Sydney Opera House Forecourt Line-Up

Rise Against, James Blake, DMA'S, Wolf Alice, Dizzee Rascal, Dylan Gossett, Spacey Jane and The Amity Affliction lead the first announcement for the fifth On The Steps summer concert series.

August 21, 2026
Rare Records 35 & Still Alive Halloween 2026 at 170 Russell Melbourne
Rare Records Marks 35 Years With Halloween Reunion At 170 Russell

Rare Records will celebrate 35 years in Melbourne with Mammal, Sydonia, .hinge, Bushido and Tyson & Forbes at 170 Russell on October 31.

August 21, 2026
Armin Van Buuren announced as a Hypersonic Festival 2026 headliner
Hypersonic Festival Announces Armin Van Buuren Among 2026 Headliners

Hypersonic Festival will return to Melbourne and Sydney in November with Armin Van Buuren, W&W, Showtek, Timmy Trumpet and Hybrid Minds among the announced headliners.

August 20, 2026
Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham performing together
Felicity Urquhart And Josh Cunningham Announce 18-Date Go North Go South Tour

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham will take Everything Around You on the road with an 18-date Go North Go South Tour across NSW and Victoria.

August 20, 2026
The Dandy Warhols will return to Australia and New Zealand in November and December 2026 for the Pin Ups tour
The Dandy Warhols Announce 2026 Australian And New Zealand Tour

The Dandy Warhols will return to Australia and New Zealand in November and December 2026 for the Pin Ups tour, including a first Australian orchestral collaboration with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra and an appearance at Meredith Festival.

August 20, 2026
Melbourne International Jazz Festival 2026 artists including Rebirth Brass Band, Benjamin Clementine, BIGYUKI and Haus Party
Melbourne International Jazz Festival Unveils 2026 Program

Melbourne International Jazz Festival will bring more than 550 artists from 18 countries to the city from 16 to 25 October, with 150-plus events across 30 venues.

August 20, 2026