Federation Square Melbourne will once again become a live music venue with free music acts throughout January.

The Living End’s Friday and Saturday night shows at The Corner Hotel in Melbourne this week both feature a special guest support band called Ivy and the Big Apples. Who are they?

Melbourne’s Oh Mercy have been announced as special guests of the very first Australian tour for The Waterboys for the Melbourne and Sydney shows.

Iceland’s Of Monsters And Men will continue around Australia to play on the Laneway Festival with Adelaide and Perth dates now confirmed.

Australian rapper 360 will be taking on America in 2013.

Ok, what can you say about The Jam that hasn’t been said, time and again, over the years. They were, and probably are, the quintessential Mod/Punk band. They were one of the greatest bands in any genre of all time.

For those of you wondering if Morrissey will turn up in Australia, well he made it to New Zealand.

The Good Life will return in 2013 with Psy, Rita Ora and Rudimental headlining the festival.

On Friday the 14th of December Regina Spektor left an adoring crowd absolutely lost for words after blowing them away with two or so hours of her beautiful folky yet classical music.

Mick Jagger has dedicated the Rolling Stones ‘Wild Horses’ to the victims of the shooting yesterday in Connecticut.

When Toto’s Steve Lukather returns to Australia with Ringo Starr in February, he is seeing it more like a summer vacation that work.

The Rolling Stones will perform their final 50 and Counting show in New Jersey tomorrow and today were in rehearsal with special guest Lady Gaga.

Noise11 hears that The Pretty Things will perform one more time and one last time for Australia at The Old Bar in Melbourne tonight. The show will be a benefit for Norton Records.

The Rolling Stones shook the setlist up for their second US show this week. Chuck Berry’s ‘Around And Around’, recorded by The Stones in 1964 even made the list.

John Mayer will be the special guest of The Rolling Stones tonight (December 13) in New Jersey.

On Tuesday the 11th of December, Jennifer Lopez put on one of the most elaborate, not to mention sparkly shows that Rod Laver Arena has seen in a while. 

The 12-12-12 benefit concert took place in New York City today.

Bruce Springsteen & The Street Band have added extra shows on the Australian tour with Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Macedon.

Jason Mraz and Status Quo will play Deniliquin.

The Waterboys have added a Canberra date on their first ever Australian tour.

Jason Mraz will head back to Australia for Bluesfest in 2013 but Madness have pulled out.

‘At Last: The Etta James Story, starring Vika Bull is gearing up to be an early success for 2013.

The Late Night With David Lettermen Top 10 with Mick Jagger aired moments ago in the United States.

John Farnham will be the first performer for Sydney’s newest venue The Star Event Centre.

Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie wrote the classic charity song ‘We Are The World’ during their downtime while recording ‘State of Independence’ for Donna Summer, Jon Anderson tells Noise11.com.

Austin’s Sleep Over will tour Australia and New Zealand for the first time in February.

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band’s Hanging Rock show will also feature Jimmy Barnes and The Rubens.

New Jersey’s own Bruce Springsteen will join The Rolling Stones for their final 50 and Counting concert in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday (December 15, 2012) and so will The Black Keys and Lady Gaga.

Legendary Australian blues icon, Wendy Saddington, returns to the Melbourne stage on Wednesday night for a rare, intimate performance that'll be enough to wake the dead.

Tony Joe White will spend March in Australia touring New South Wales and Victoria before his Bluesfest shows.