The 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour has added two more sold out events, with Berry Showground in New South Wales and Sandalford Wines in Western Australia's Swan Valley now reaching capacity ahead of the national tour.

Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger has revealed that advice from John Lennon after The Beatles met Elvis Presley convinced him never to meet the King of Rock and Roll, a decision he now says he regrets.

Bryan Adams will return to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027 for a new arena tour supporting his latest studio album Roll With The Punches, with Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia joining every date as special guest.

After five decades as one of Australia's defining hard rock bands, Rose Tattoo will spend 2026 on the road for the final time, bringing an end to a touring career that has taken them from Sydney pubs to international stages.

Gabriel Iglesias will return to Australia later this year with The 1976 Tour: A Fluffy Celebration, marking his first local performances since the release of his latest Netflix special, Gabriel Iglesias: Legend Of Fluffy. The tour includes arena shows in Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne, with the Sydney performance also forming part of the Just For Laughs Sydney Comedy Festival.

Swedish rock band The Hellacopters will return to Australia in March 2027 for their first local tour in more than a decade, joined by Norwegian rock veterans Gluecifer, who will make their Australian debut as part of a four-date co-headline run.

Mike Browning, one of the pioneering figures of American death metal and the founder of the influential sci-fi death metal band Nocturnus, has died aged 62.

Forty years after its release, Bob Dylan's Knocked Out Loaded remains one of the most debated records in his extensive catalogue, remembered as a commercial disappointment that nevertheless produced the enduring epic Brownsville Girl.

L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, forcing her to withdraw from the band's upcoming farewell tour while she undergoes treatment. Friends, family and bandmates have launched a fundraising campaign to help cover the costs of her ongoing medical care and rehabilitation.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has offered a revealing assessment of some of rock's most celebrated drummers, praising Charlie Watts and Ringo Starr for their musical intelligence while arguing that the explosive styles of Keith Moon and John Bonham were not always suited to every musical situation.

The Rolling Stones have revisited Amy Winehouse's landmark song You Know I'm No Good, connecting one of the most influential bands in rock history with one of the defining voices of 21st century soul.

Howard Jones has released the new single Stand Up, his first new studio recording from the forthcoming album Global Citizen, while preparing to launch his extensive North American Things Can Only Get Better Tour.

Mastodon have announced their first studio album in five years, *Marrow Deep*, alongside the release of the new single *Snakes For Dinner*, which reunites the band with Queens Of The Stone Age frontman Josh Homme twenty years after their first collaboration.

New Zealand actor Sam Neill, whose career spanned five decades across cinema, television and Australian productions, has died in Sydney at the age of 78, leaving behind one of the most respected acting legacies in the Southern Hemisphere and beyond.

Bring Me The Horizon have released Count Your Blessings | Repented, a 20th anniversary re-recording of their 2006 debut album that revisits the band's early deathcore era with a new recording approach and the addition of the new track Dehumanized.

Alabama metallic hardcore band No Cure have released their first full length album, It Is Going To Get Dark, alongside a new video for the track 'Brain Matter Displacement', marking a significant step for one of the fastest growing names in the American hardcore underground.

Melinda Schneider will celebrate the music of Barbra Streisand with a new album, The Way We Were, Melinda Schneider Sings the Songs of Barbra Streisand, released ahead of her Australian concert tour in August.

British author, comedian and former doctor Adam Kay will return to Australia this summer with his live stage production Twas The Nightshift Before Christmas Live, bringing his bestselling medical memoirs and festive stories to audiences across seven cities.

Kip Moore has announced Australian rock band Kingswood will join his Reason To Believe: Up Close Australian tour, with the Nashville artist set to perform theatre shows across Australia and New Zealand in October and November 2026.

Benson Boone will return to Australia in November 2026 with a major arena tour after expanding his global Wanted Man Tour to include nine Australian performances across Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Tickets go on sale from 21 July following a series of presales beginning 15 July.

Andy Bickers, the New Zealand born saxophonist whose powerful performances became an integral part of Cold Chisel's live sound and countless Australian recordings, has died aged 56 after a battle with cancer. His passing brings to a close a career that shaped Australian rock music on stage and in the studio for more than three decades.

Harry Wayne Casey has revisited an unreleased song from the 1986 film Knights Of The City, teaming with longtime collaborator NYNE to finally give "Love Goes Up And Down" an official release four decades after it was first recorded.

The Rolling Stones have spent more than six decades rewriting the rules of rock music. With Foreign Tongues, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have delivered another reminder that longevity means little without creativity, and creativity is something this band still possesses in abundance.

Boston Manor have released a new acoustic version of Drowned In Gold as the latest preview of the expanded 10th anniversary edition of their debut album Be Nothing., which arrives on 14 August via Pure Noise Records.

Japanese experimental metal project Knosis has released its first new music since the 2025 debut album Genknosis, with frontman Ryo Kinoshita describing the standalone single "Kushizashi" as a personal declaration of intent.

Miss May I have announced their eighth studio album, No Place For Me, due on 2 October through Solid State Records, alongside the release of the new single and video for Sanctuary, the first major preview of the band's next chapter.

California post hardcore band Movements have unveiled the final track from their forthcoming fourth album, *Happier Now*, with the release of *Separate* ahead of the record's September 4 arrival.

Black Sabbath founding drummer Bill Ward has told fans he is increasingly using a wheelchair in public settings, explaining that the mobility aid has not changed his commitment to music or his plans to continue creating and performing.

Derryn Hinch, the outspoken broadcaster, journalist and former Victorian senator whose six decade career made him one of Australia's most recognisable media figures, has died aged 82 after a lifetime spent challenging authority, testing the limits of the law and campaigning for criminal justice reform.

Tributes have continued to pour in for Bonnie Tyler, with fellow musicians, actors and public figures celebrating the Welsh singer whose unmistakable voice made songs such as Total Eclipse Of The Heart, It's A Heartache and Holding Out For A Hero enduring international classics.