Australian Grammy Award winner Cassian will return home this spring for two major outdoor headline performances in Sydney and Melbourne, marking his first Australian headline dates since a sold-out national run earlier this year.

Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays, the stars of the 1980 comedy classic Airplane! (released as Flying High in Australia), are reuniting for Airplane! Live, a touring event combining a full screening of the film with an on-stage conversation and audience Q&A. The tour revisits one of cinema's most influential parody comedies, with new behind-the-scenes reflections from its principal cast members.

Victorian metalcore band Ocean Sleeper have announced their second album Peace When I'm Dead, due on 21 August, alongside the release of the album's title track and a major Australian headline tour.

Koe Wetzel will release his sixth studio album, The Night Champion, on June 12, with the Texas artist describing the record as a reflection on survival, success and the turbulent years that shaped his career.

Niall Horan will return to Australia in February 2027 for four arena shows in support of his newly released fourth solo album, Dinner Party, marking his first Australian headline tour since the global success of The Show.

English singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro has announced her first headline tour of Australia and New Zealand, with five dates confirmed for January 2027 as part of her global My House Tour. The run will see the London-born artist perform in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland following a year that has transformed her from viral online discovery into one of pop music's fastest-rising international acts.

Steve Earle will be the focus of a special all-star tribute concert launching Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2026, with proceeds supporting autism housing charity Sweetwater Spectrum.

Robert Forster will return to Australian stages in September 2026, bringing the musicians who played on his acclaimed Strawberries album for a five-date national tour.

Blur bassist Alex James will bring his Britpop Classical production to Australia this November, presenting a 90 minute celebration of the songs that defined the British guitar boom of the 1990s. The show combines a rock band, session vocalists and a full symphony orchestra, with music from Blur, Oasis, Pulp, Supergrass, Radiohead and others, reworked for a large scale live production.

Jet will return to regional Australia this October and November, adding 11 more dates to their Rumblin' Regional Revue following strong demand for the first run of shows earlier this year.

August Burns Red have released their latest album Season Of Surrender, unveiled a new visualiser for Cerebral Malfunction featuring Make Them Suffer, and are preparing to return to Australia and New Zealand for a headline tour later this year.

Electric Callboy have released ‘Let The Good Times Roll', a new collaboration with The Offspring frontman Dexter Holland, as the German band prepares for the August release of its seventh studio album TANZNEID and an extensive world tour that includes Australia.

Madonna has intensified the rollout for her forthcoming album Confessions II, debuting new music in a surprise Times Square performance and releasing the album's third preview track, ‘Love Sensation', ahead of the record's July release.

The Johnnys are preparing a retrospective release built around previously unheard Mushroom Records era recordings while also developing new material, according to founding member Graham Hood.

The Huxton Creepers have marked the 40th anniversary of their landmark debut album 12 Days To Paris with a vinyl reissue, the album's first digital release and a national tour that will see the band perform the record in full for the first time.

Evanescence will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027, bringing their first headline arena tour of the region since the release of their new album Sanctuary.

Ashley Naylor, best known as a guitarist with Paul Kelly and The Church and as the frontman of Melbourne power-pop band Even, has announced a series of live dates tied to the latest release from his solo project. The Melbourne musician will perform a rare solo show in Los Angeles on June 11 before returning to Australia for Ashley Naylor Spaceship performances in Melbourne and Sydney during July. The announcement coincides with the release of a radio edit of ‘Racing Time', a track drawn from his recent solo album Alexandria Sunset.

CORE Festival will stage its first Australian event in Melbourne this November, bringing an international electronic music lineup to Flemington Racecourse as ticket pre-sales open this week.

The City of Yarra has confirmed that Leaps And Bounds Music Festival will return to its full ten-day format in 2026, with venues across Fitzroy, Collingwood, Abbotsford and Richmond hosting a broad program of live music, record fairs, broadcasts and community events from 16 to 26 July. The annual winter festival, presented by Yarra City Council in partnership with local venues and promoters, will once again focus on supporting the live music ecosystem that has helped establish Yarra as one of Australia's most significant music precincts.

Lainey Wilson has released her new single ‘Phone, Keys, Wallet', a track featuring guest guitar work from John Mayer that premiered simultaneously across country radio stations in the United States and Canada on June 4. The song arrives during a period of sustained visibility for Wilson, who is currently performing stadium dates with Chris Stapleton while expanding her profile beyond music through film, television and documentary projects.

Amber Lawrence has marked a major career milestone with the release of her eighth studio album, Suburban Cowgirl, arriving alongside her first children's book of the same name, a project that reflects on her journey from suburban Sydney to becoming one of Australia's most successful contemporary country artists.

Alex James has offered an optimistic assessment of Blur's future, saying the band emerged from the release of The Ballad Of Darren and its subsequent live dates in a stronger position than at any previous point in its history. Speaking to Noise11, Alex James said there are currently no firm plans for the band's next move, but unlike previous album cycles, Blur finished its most recent chapter without any member declaring it was the end.

The Original Wailers will return to Australia in March 2027 for the One Love Tour, bringing one of reggae's most enduring catalogues back to local stages. Led by guitarist Al Anderson, the sole surviving member of the classic mid-1970s Bob Marley & The Wailers lineup, the seven-date run will take in Perth, Adelaide, Wollongong, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast. With Anderson now carrying the responsibility of preserving the music he helped create alongside Bob Marley, the tour is being positioned as a celebration of songs that remain among the most influential works in popular music.

The Songs Of John Farnham has become the centre of a growing debate over ticket pricing after seats for the Victorian Government-backed event surged to as much as $1,650 during the public on-sale, despite government support for reforms targeting dynamic pricing.

Brisbane community broadcaster 4ZZZ has announced the return of its major live music event Zed, with Zed 51 set to take place at Roma Street Parklands on 24 October 2026. The event follows the success of Zed50, the station's 50th anniversary celebration held in 2025, and organisers have confirmed that the same team behind last year's event will once again produce the festival.

David McCormack has unveiled a new project, David McCormack's TRS80, with the six-track EP No Context For Old Men set for release on 3 July through Valve Records.

Melbourne producer and DJ Dom Dolla has sold out his September 24, 2026 headline show at Marvel Stadium, with presale allocations exhausted within hours and all remaining tickets snapped up immediately when general public sales opened. The event, presented by Untitled Group and Frontier Touring, will also serve as the world premiere of a new stadium-scale production that will debut exclusively in Australia before a hometown audience.

Things Of Stone And Wood have unveiled the first video from Rae Street, their first studio album in 23 years, following a national tour that delivered the band's strongest chart result in more than three decades.

John Farnham's September tribute concert at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena has reignited concerns over dynamic ticket pricing after premium seats surged to as much as $1,650 during today's on-sale, despite the event being backed by the Victorian Government and raising funds for Head and Neck Cancer Australia.

Phil Jamieson has unveiled Blue As The Sunlight, the latest preview of his upcoming second solo album 10Charlie, due for release on 14 August. The new track follows the earlier single Weekends and arrives as the former Grinspoon frontman prepares for an Australian tour that will take him to more than 40 venues across the country over the coming months.