Jimmy Page Did Not Play On Kinks Classic Says Dave Davies

Smokie will return to Australia in February and March 2027 for a national Greatest Hits Tour spanning 11 dates and revisiting the songs that established the Bradford band as one of the defining British pop-rock acts of the 1970s.

Colin Hay will lead the current Men At Work line-up with four additional Australian tour dates in October and November, marking 45 years since the release of the band's landmark debut album, Business As Usual.

Heart have completed recording their first studio album in a decade, with Nancy Wilson confirming the new material is scheduled to be delivered to the band's record label by the end of August. The development comes as Ann Wilson prepares for her first Australian solo shows in November with Tripsitter.

Suzi Quatro will return to Australia in November and December 2026 for six headline shows with Baby Animals, followed by four Red Hot Summer appearances alongside an Australian rock line-up.

The release offers an unprecedented look at the period between 1976 and 1978 when Costello transitioned from a data entry clerk writing songs on the side into a defining figure of the new wave movement. By unpacking master reels, bedroom cassette recordings, and early studio sessions, the box set documents the meticulous construction of an album that fundamentally reshaped modern rock songwriting.

ZZ Top have cancelled their scheduled Hollywood Bowl concert with Cheap Trick due to what management has described as "unforeseen personnel matters", with automatic refunds to be issued for all ticket holders.

A previously unheard John Lennon home demo titled Little Girl has become the biggest revelation of The Beatles' forthcoming Rubber Soul Special Edition, marking the discovery of an unknown Lennon composition that remained hidden for more than 60 years.