Jools Holland

Eric Clapton's fourth solo album No Reason To Cry turns 50, marking the anniversary of a record made when Clapton was one of the biggest names in rock and surrounded by members of The Band, Bob Dylan and a remarkable circle of musicians.

The 1976 album restored Manfred Mann to major international chart territory and turned Bruce Springsteen's “Blinded By The Light” into a global No. 1 hit.

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.