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Transvision Vamp by Mary Boukouvalas
Transvision Vamp, The Northcote Theatre, 18.02.26 #REVIEW

Wendy James Leads Transvision Vamp Back To Melbourne For Their First Headline Show In Decades At The Sold Out Northcote Theatre

February 22, 2026
Mark Kennedy
Mark Kennedy, Legendary Australian Drummer For Spectrum, Ayers Rock And Leo Sayer, Dies Aged 74

Australian music icon Mark Kennedy, the rhythmic powerhouse behind Spectrum, Marcia Hines, and Leo Sayer, has passed away in Victoria following a long illness.

February 22, 2026
Richard Marx Melbourne 2024 photo by Winston Robinson
Richard Marx To Return To Australia For The Voice And After Hours Tour

GRAMMY Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Richard Marx is heading back Down Under to join the coaching panel of The Voice Australia before embarking on a national run of orchestral dates.

February 20, 2026
Hilltop Hoods
Hilltop Hoods To Auction Rare Personal Archives For Children’s Cancer Charity

Australian Hip Hop Royalty Hilltop Hoods Have Opened Their Private Stash Of Memorabilia For An Online Auction Supporting Lion Hearts Learning As Their Sold Out National Tour Hits Adelaide

February 20, 2026
Linda Perry Let It Die Here
Linda Perry: Let It Die Here Sets Global Theatrical Release For May

Mercury Studios will roll out Linda Perry: Let It Die Here worldwide from May, with Linda Perry appearing at special New York and Los Angeles screenings featuring live Q&As and performances

February 20, 2026
Mack and Cook
Mack & Cook Release A Sign Of The Times With Quiet Political Resolve

Mack & Cook return with A Sign Of The Times, a deeply personal and political statement from Murray Cook and partner Mack addressing Australia's unfinished business with its First Nations people.

February 20, 2026
Things of Stone and Wood
Things Of Stone And Wood Release New Double A-Side And Announce Rae Street Album And Tour

ARIA and APRA Award winners Things Of Stone And Wood return with new single You'd Gone Before You Went/The Windmills Turn, confirm first album in 23 years Rae Street and expand their national launch tour.

February 20, 2026
Rose Carleo Band
Rose Carleo Band Release Son Of God And Announce 42 Days Album

Rose Carleo Band return with the blistering new single Son Of God and confirm their next album 42 Days for May 2026, launching a national and international touring run.

February 20, 2026
Nick Cave Murder Ballads
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Murder Ballads Turns 30

Three decades after its release, Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds' Murder Ballads remains one of the most confronting and commercially successful albums of Nick Cave's career, a record that fused literary brutality with unexpected mainstream impact.

February 20, 2026
Elvis Costello King of America
Elvis Costello Celebrates 40 Years Of King Of America

British Songwriter Elvis Costello Reaches A Milestone For His Landmark Americana Transformation

February 20, 2026
Vika & Linda Credit Brian Purnell
Vika & Linda Announce Ninth Studio Album Where Do You Come From and Massive National Tour

Beloved Vocal Duo Vika & Linda Reveal Their Most Personal Original Work To Date With New Album Where Do You Come From Supported By An Extensive 46 Date Australian Tour

February 20, 2026
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Foo Fighters Announce Your Favorite Toy Album Ahead of Australian Tour

Foo Fighters return with new music and a massive stadium tour across Australia and New Zealand.

February 20, 2026
Yoko Ono in 2011 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Yoko Ono Turns 93, The Life And Legacy Of A Relentless Avant Garde Visionary

At 93, Yoko Ono stands as one of the most influential and debated figures in modern art and music, Yoko Ono's career spanning conceptual art, experimental sound, activism and pop history.

February 19, 2026
Bon Scott with AC/DC 1979 photo by George Chin supplied
Bon Scott 80th Birthday Celebrations Announced For 2026

The Bon Scott Estate has unveiled a global program of events, limited-edition releases and tributes to mark what would have been Bon Scott's 80th birthday on July 9, 2026, reaffirming the enduring legacy of the AC/DC frontman.

February 19, 2026
Arankai
Arankai Ignites New Era With Ferocious Single Choke

Arankai returns with Choke, a heavy and emotionally charged statement that signals the next chapter following his debut album A Portrait Of Red.

February 19, 2026
U2 Days of Ash EP
U2 Release Days Of Ash EP As Bono Targets ICE, Putin And Netanyahu

U2 return with their first collection of new songs since 2017, with Bono leading a politically charged statement on global conflict, protest and truth ahead of a separate new album later in 2026.

February 19, 2026
Rai Thistlethwayte The Fabulous Caprettos by Mary Boukouvalas
Rai Thistlethwayte Joins Toto As New Keyboard Player

Thirsty Merc frontman Rai Thistlethwayte steps into Toto on keys and backing vocals as Rai Thistlethwayte continues a remarkable international run

February 18, 2026
Amyl & the Sniffers by Mary Boukouvalas
Amy Taylor And Amyl & The Sniffers Face New Copyright Counterclaims From Photographer Jamie Nelson

Photographer Jamie Nelson takes legal action against Amy Taylor and Amyl & The Sniffers, challenging alleged misuse of her work

February 18, 2026
Will Swenson as Neil Diamond in A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical
Neil Diamond Musical A Beautiful Noise Unveils Australian Cast

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical brings Broadway star Will Swenson to Melbourne alongside an exceptional new Australian ensemble

February 18, 2026
Ability Fest - Kelsey Zafiridis
Dylan Alcott’s Ability Fest Returns To Melbourne With Electronic Lineup At The Timber Yard

Ability Fest, founded by Dylan Alcott, embraces a new warehouse venue and fully electronic lineup for 2026

February 18, 2026
Amanda Pelman Four Wedddings and an Encore
Amanda Pelman Reflects On An Evolving Music Industry In Four Weddings And An Encore

Amanda Pelman explores family, four marriages and a front-row view of the music industry from the 1980s to today

February 18, 2026
Glen Hansard photo by Kalpesh Lathiga
Glen Hansard Announces Don’t Settle Transmissions East & West

Glen Hansard Returns With A 22 Song Career Retrospective Captured Live At Berlin's Historic Funkhaus Across Two Volumes, Beginning With Transmissions East (Vol. 1) This April

February 18, 2026
Amélie Farren
Amélie Farren Announces Airheaded Launch Shows

Brisbane artist Amélie Farren will take her debut album Airheaded to stages in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney this April, marking a milestone moment for one of Australia's fastest rising alt-folk voices.

February 18, 2026
Bad Dreems
Bad//Dreems Launch Gather Sounds Festival Ahead Of Ultra Dundee Release

Adelaide's Bad//Dreems unveil Gather Sounds, a two-day hometown festival timed with AFL Gather Round, as they prepare to release their fifth album Ultra Dundee and embark on a national tour.

February 18, 2026
Ryan Bingham
Ryan Bingham Returns With They Call Us The Lucky Ones

Ryan Bingham reunites with The Texas Gentlemen for his first full-length album in more than seven years, They Call Us The Lucky Ones, with new single Ballad Of The Texas Gentlemen out now

February 18, 2026
Howard Jones
Howard Jones To Join Rod Stewart For US Dates As Live At The Marquee Captures 1983 Breakthrough

Howard Jones will return to the United States in April, joining Rod Stewart for select arena shows while also performing his own headline concerts, as his newly released Live At The Marquee revisits the moment Howard Jones first ignited the 1980s synth-pop era.

February 18, 2026
Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons
Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons Cancel Australian And European Tour On Medical Advice

Phil Campbell And The Bastard Sons have called off all March to May dates in Australia and Europe following medical advice received by Phil Campbell.

February 18, 2026
Moodring
Moodring Share Visualiser For Anywhere But Here Ahead Of Death Fetish Album

US act Moodring unveil new music from their upcoming album Death Fetish as Hunter Young steers the project through transformation and recovery

February 18, 2026
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Foo Fighters Announce 2026, 2027 Australia And New Zealand Stadium Tour

Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Inductees Foo Fighters Return With Nine Massive Shows Across Australia And New Zealand, Expanding Their Long-Running Bond With Local Audiences

February 18, 2026
Billy Steinberg Facebook profile
Billy Steinberg Dies At 75, Songwriter Behind Like A Virgin, Eternal Flame And I Touch Myself

Billy Steinberg, the American songwriter whose words defined some of the most enduring pop hits of the past four decades including Divinyls’ I Touch Myself, has died aged 75.

February 17, 2026