The Ladybeatles
Beatlesfest Bathurst Returns for Fourth Year With Expanded Program and Extra Tickets Released

Australia's only festival dedicated to The Beatles returns to Bathurst from 20 to 23 August with more than 50 events across four days, as organisers release additional tickets for two previously sold out headline performances.

August 6, 2026
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MaRLo Celebrates 10 Years Of Altitude With Biggest Melbourne Event Yet

MaRLo will mark the 10th anniversary of his Altitude festival brand with its largest Australian event to date, featuring a 15,000-capacity production at Flemington Racecourse and a world exclusive back-to-back performance with Will Sparks.

August 6, 2026
Shonen Knife
Shonen Knife Announce Australian Tour Around Let’s Knife: Re-Cut Release

Japanese pop-punk pioneers Shonen Knife will return to Australia this October with a national tour timed to the Australian and New Zealand release of their newly recorded album Let's Knife: Re-Cut, revisiting the record that helped establish the band internationally more than three decades ago.

August 6, 2026
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Yngwie Malmsteen Announces Hell Or High Water Album, Shares First Single ‘Now Or Never’

Swedish guitar virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen has confirmed his 23rd studio album, Hell Or High Water, will be released on 13 November, alongside the premiere of its first single, 'Now Or Never'.

August 6, 2026
Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson
Jimmy Barnes To Headline Sounds By The River 2027 In Mannum

Jimmy Barnes will lead an all Australian line-up for the 2027 edition of Sounds By The River, with Jon Stevens, Birds Of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and Sarah McLeod also confirmed for the South Australian festival.

August 6, 2026
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Six60 Announce Melbourne Return For Live At The Gardens

New Zealand band Six60 will return to Melbourne in November for a one-off performance at the Royal Botanic Gardens as part of the 2026 Live At The Gardens concert series, marking the group's first Melbourne headline appearance in several years.

August 6, 2026
Public Works
Public Works Shares New Single ‘Sunburn’ Following Hopeless Records Signing

New Jersey artist Public Works has released the new single ‘Sunburn', the first music to emerge following the project's signing to Hopeless Records. Frontman Jacob Dietrich says the song evolved from memories of summer nights in Seaside Heights into a deeply personal account of the breakdown of a relationship.

August 5, 2026
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Ann Wilson Announces First Solo Australian Tour With Tripsitter

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ann Wilson will perform four Australian shows in November as part of her Ann Wilson & Tripsitter, The Voice of Heart tour, marking her first visit to the country as a solo artist. Special guests Dragon will support the dates, which precede her appearance at Carreras & Friends in Brisbane.

August 5, 2026
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ZZ Top Cancel Hollywood Bowl Concert With Cheap Trick Over Personnel Matters

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.

August 5, 2026
Pavlovs Dog
Pavlov’s Dog Confirm 2027 Australian Tour With Full Performance Of Pampered Menial

The St Louis progressive rock band, led by David Surkamp and joined by Iain Matthews, will present their 1975 debut album in its entirety across five Australian cities in July 2027.

August 4, 2026
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Daniel Caesar Adds Australian And Latin American Dates To Son Of Spergy World Tour

Daniel Caesar has expanded his Son Of Spergy Tour with Australian and Latin American dates, bringing his first headline arena tour to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in November 2026 following the release of his fourth studio album.

August 4, 2026
Noel Coward Private Lives
Private Lives Brings Hugh Bonneville And Lisa McCune To Melbourne In 2027

A new Australian production of Noël Coward's classic comedy Private Lives, starring Hugh Bonneville and Lisa McCune, has added a Melbourne season following record first-day ticket demand for its Sydney premiere.

August 4, 2026
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DOMi & JD BECK Confirm WHO ASKED? Australian Tour Dates For November

Grammy-nominated instrumental duo DOMi & JD BECK will return to Australia in November for three East Coast theatre shows supporting their second album WHO ASKED?.

August 4, 2026
Massive Attack
Massive Attack Preview Australian Tour With South Korea Setlist Featuring Mezzanine Classics And Rare Covers

Massive Attack's first Australian headline tour in 16 years is set to begin this week after the Bristol collective revealed the setlist performed at their South Korea show on August 1, offering a preview of a career-spanning performance built around Mezzanine favourites, Blue Lines essentials, Heligoland material and unexpected cover versions.

August 3, 2026
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Propagandhi Announce Australia And Aotearoa Tour For 2027

Canadian punk band Propagandhi will return to Australia and Aotearoa in January and February 2027 for their first regional tour in almost eight years, with dates across Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Barwon Heads, Melbourne, Wellington and Auckland supporting their latest album At Peace.

August 3, 2026
Love Actually in Concert
Love Actually In Concert Brings Holiday Film Favourite to Australian Stages

The 2003 Christmas film will be screened with a live symphony orchestra in four Australian cities this December, with performances featuring the score by Craig Armstrong alongside the film's soundtrack.

August 3, 2026
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Paul Kelly To Return To Kings Cross For Special Potts Point Hotel Performance

Paul Kelly will return to Sydney's Kings Cross for a one-off performance at the Potts Point Hotel on 30 August, coinciding with the release of the expanded edition of his 2025 album Seventy and marking another chapter in his long association with the neighbourhood that helped shape his songwriting.

August 3, 2026
Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson
One Electric Day 2026 Brings Jimmy Barnes, The Living End And Ian Moss To Werribee

Jimmy Barnes will headline the 2026 One Electric Day festival at Werribee Park, joined by The Living End, Ian Moss, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and Bachelor Girl when the event returns to Victoria this November.

August 2, 2026
Things of Stone and Wood
Things of Stone and Wood Release ‘Fade Away’ As Second 2026 Album Looms

Things of Stone and Wood have released "Fade Away", the latest single from their comeback album Rae Street, while confirming more Australian performances and signalling that a second new studio album will follow later in 2026.

July 31, 2026
One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest
Jason Donovan Leads Cast Of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest For Melbourne Season

Jason Donovan will be joined by Nadine Garner and Jeremy Proulx when the full cast is unveiled for the new Melbourne production of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, opening at the Athenaeum Theatre in November.

July 31, 2026
Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel Releases New ‘One By One’ As O\I Full Moon Rollout Continues

Peter Gabriel has unveiled 'One By One', the latest preview of his forthcoming album O\I, continuing the lunar release strategy that first defined I/O and offering further insight into the conceptual themes behind his next studio project.

July 30, 2026
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Menopause The Musical Unveils Cast For 2026 Australian Tour

Australian musical theatre performers Catherine Alcorn, Sally Bourne, Lena Cruz and Chelsea Gibb will lead the cast of the 2026 Australian production of Menopause The Musical, with the long running international hit returning to Australian stages from August.

July 30, 2026
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Chiodos Bring 20th Anniversary Tour Of All’s Well That Ends Well To Australia

Michigan post-hardcore band Chiodos will return to Australia for the first time in more than a decade this November, performing their landmark 2005 debut album All's Well That Ends Well in full across five headline shows with Rain City Drive and The Beautiful Monument.

July 30, 2026
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Wildlands Festival Reveals 2026/27 Lineup With John Summit, Skepta, WORSHIP And More

Wildlands Festival has announced its 2026/27 lineup, bringing together major international electronic artists including John Summit, Skepta, WORSHIP, KI/KI and Disco Lines for New Year's Eve in Brisbane and a January 2027 event in Perth.

July 30, 2026
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SIX The Musical Returns To Melbourne With A New Generation Of Queens

SIX The Musical has opened in Melbourne for its third season, bringing the Tudor wives of Henry VIII back to the Comedy Theatre in a pop concert-style production that has developed a dedicated following since its Australian debut in 2022.

July 30, 2026
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ABC Announces The Lexicon Of Life Tour 2027

ABC will return to Australia in March 2027 for their first full national tour in more than a decade, with Martin Fry leading a six-date celebration of The Lexicon of Love and the band's catalogue of classic pop songs.

July 30, 2026
Interstellar Live
Interstellar Live In Concert To Tour Australia With Full Orchestra In 2027

Christopher Nolan's acclaimed science fiction film Interstellar will be presented in concert across Australia in March 2027, with Hans Zimmer's celebrated score performed live by a 65-piece orchestra while the complete film is screened in full.

July 30, 2026
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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Unleash ‘Alien Metal’ Ahead Of New Album And Australian Tour

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have shared the title track from their forthcoming album Alien Metal, offering a second preview of a record built around modular synthesis while confirming a series of Australian shows for October.

July 29, 2026
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Ninajirachi And Porter Robinson Release Long Awaited Collaboration ‘WannaCry’

Australian electronic producer Ninajirachi has teamed with Porter Robinson for their first official collaboration, 'WannaCry', following months of live previews and more than a decade after Robinson inspired her first concert experience.

July 29, 2026
Sheri Moon Zombie
Sheri Moon Zombie Releases Debut Solo Single ‘I Love My Robot’

Sheri Moon Zombie has stepped into music as a solo recording artist with the release of her debut single, I Love My Robot, accompanied by a music video directed by her husband, Rob Zombie, and an exclusive limited edition vinyl release through Nuclear Blast.

July 28, 2026