Green Day slipped Guns N’ Roses’ classic ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’ and AC/DC’s ‘Highway To Hell’ into their Austin setlist on Friday night.

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed their second Brisbane show last night with a totally revamped setlist to the opening night Australian show on Thursday.

ZZ Top performed their first of two shows at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne on Saturday (March 16, 2013).

Axl Rose brought Rose Tattoo’s Angry Anderson on stage in Melbourne last night to help Guns N’ Roses out with ‘Nice Boys’.

Neil Young and Crazy Horse finished the Australian leg of the ‘Alchemy’ tour in Geelong, Victoria with ‘Rockin’ In The Free World’ making the final setlist.

Sir Elton John cancelled his Friday night concert in Alabama due to unspecified medical reasons.

Skyhooks’ Greg Macainsh, Bob Starkie and Bob Spencer performed a complete set of Skyhooks songs on Saturday night (March 16, 2013) at Phillip Island in a band you cannot call Skyhooks.

Depeche Mode powered up with a showcase for their upcoming album ‘Delta Machine’ at SXSW in Austin on Friday night.

Day 4 and slight delirium sets in. The SXSW schedule that you adhered to on Day 1 has gone out the window and openness to suggestion has taken its place. Feet ache from walking from one venue to the next and egos are both bruised and massaged by the ballot system.

Led Zeppelin legend Robert Plant slipped quietly into Australia this week for a holiday before he plays Bluesfest and his Australian tour.

Justin Timberlake’s secret show at SXSW has become a little less secret with the announcement that he will perform at SXSW on Saturday night.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse shuffled the deck for their second Melbourne concert Friday night at Rod Laver Arena.

Four times ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan will get up close and personal with fans at the Hamer Hall in Melbourne on Saturday.

The Reverend Horton Heat will head to Australia in May for a national tour.

Iggy & The Stooges showcased their new album 'Ready To Die' at the tiny Mohawks venue in Austin, Texas for SXSW on Wednesday night.

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds played a SXSW showcase on Wednesday for SXSW at Stubbs BBQ.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band are back in Australia for the first time since 2002 and last night treated Brisbane to a cover of hometown heroes The Saints 1986 hit ‘Just Like Fire Would’.

Gary Clark Jr was the big winner at the Austin Music Awards this year taking home all of the top prizes.

With a capacity of 5000, tonight’s Neil Young & Crazy Horse at Melbourne’s Plenary Hall was the smallest room Young has ever played in Australia. Every other show to date has been arenas. The Plenary show was billed as a special show and indeed it was because Neil was making a movie.

Nothing prepares you for the overwhelming assault on the senses that is SXSW. It’s a gargantuan mix of creative energy, with a multitude of bands playing at every conceivable location such as garages and purpose built pop up stages, along with the more traditional established venues.

Willie Nelson has announced the line-up for Willie’s Fourth of July Picnic in Fort Worth, Texas.

Rihanna will bring her ‘Diamonds World Tour’ to Australia and New Zealand in September.

Jerry Hall carries her ex’s around on her iPod.

Depeche Mode will tour North America and Europe in support of their new album, Delta Machine.

The Darkness and Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Australian tour has been cancelled due to illness of one of The Darkness members.

Jewel will reunite with her former songwriter and guitar player Steve Poltz for shows in the USA in May and June.

Prince will perform this week at SXSW.

Motley Crue singer Vince Neil back online following an operation overnight in a Sydney hospital to remove kidney stones.

Motley Crue singer Vince Neil was rushed to hospital in Sydney overnight with kidney stone issues.

Vince Neil from Motley Crue has been rushed to hospital in Sydney and the band has cut short its second Sydney set.