Jimmy Barnes headlines the Red Hot Summer Tour 2027 with Australian rock acts
Jimmy Barnes Leads Red Hot Summer Tour 2027 With Jon Stevens, Birds Of Tokyo And More

Jimmy Barnes will headline the 2027 Red Hot Summer Tour with Jon Stevens, Birds Of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and Sarah McLeod joining the national outdoor run.

October 5, 2026
Rose Carleo performing with the Rose Carleo Band
Rose Carleo Brings 42 Days To Melbourne With A Live Show Built Around The Album

Rose Carleo says the Rose Carleo Band's live shows are about more than reproducing the recordings, with the stories behind the songs becoming part of the performance when the band plays The Workers Club in Fitzroy on October 9.

October 5, 2026
Mark Vincent performing at Carreras & Friends with José Carreras at The Gabba
Mark Vincent On The Very Different Voices He Will Bring To José Carreras And Friends

Mark Vincent grew up watching José Carreras perform with the Three Tenors. On 5 December, the Australian tenor will share the stage with Carreras at The Gabba for a concert that also brings together Robbie Williams, The Corrs, Ronan Keating and more.

October 5, 2026
MJ The Michael Jackson Musical Singapore 2027 Sands Theatre
MJ The Michael Jackson Musical Heads To Taipei In 2027

Michael Jackson's Dangerous era musical will bring its Tony Award-winning production to Taipei Music Center for a limited season from April 2027.

October 5, 2026
Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Foo Fighters Swap Stadium For 1,250-Capacity Melbourne Show

Two nights after playing Marvel Stadium, Foo Fighters will step into Crown LIVE for a one-night performance limited to just 1,250 people, giving Melbourne fans a radically different way to see the band.

October 5, 2026
Jason Dean performs Elton John songs with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall in Melbourne.
The Music Of Elton Puts Jason Dean Front And Centre, But Leaves The MSO Underused

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra revisits its historic 1986 Elton John collaboration at Hamer Hall, but the most striking element of the new production is also the question it raises: how much orchestra do you need for an orchestral Elton John show?

October 2, 2026
Steve Miller with the Steve Miller Band and jazz musicians at Jazz at Lincoln Center
Steve Miller Brings Rock And Jazz Masters Together At Lincoln Center

Steve Miller will mark his 10th year at Jazz at Lincoln Center with an unusually assembled band that places veteran Steve Miller Band musicians alongside some of New York's most accomplished jazz players.

October 2, 2026
Murray and the Movers photo bu Jo Forster
Murray And The Movers Bring Memphis Soul To Norman Lindsay Gallery

Murray Cook and Lizzie Mack will take their soul, R&B and 1960s and 1970s repertoire into the gardens of Norman Lindsay Gallery for a special spring performance.

October 1, 2026
Ed Kowalczyk of Live Melbourne 2015 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Live And Stone Temple Pilots Bring Lookout To Perth With The Living End And Magic Dirt

Live and Stone Temple Pilots will co-headline Lookout at Kings Park in March 2027, with The Living End and Magic Dirt completing a four-band alternative rock bill.

October 1, 2026
Andy White performing live and promoting Written To Be Read Quickly in Melbourne
Andy White Returns To Melbourne With New Poetry Book And 2027 Album Preview

Forty years after his debut album, the Northern Irish songwriter will return to Melbourne's Merri Creek Tavern to launch his third poetry collection and preview songs from a new album due in 2027.

October 1, 2026
Robby Hoffman performing stand-up comedy during her 2027 Australia and New Zealand tour
Robby Hoffman Brings Her Stand-Up Tour To Australia In 2027

The comedian's international profile has expanded rapidly through Netflix, Hacks and Rooster, and she will now bring her stand-up show to four Australian and New Zealand cities.

September 30, 2026
Bachman-Turner Overdrive's Randy Bachman performing live
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Is A Bachman Family Band Now

Randy Bachman's current BTO lineup includes his son Tal Bachman, whose 1999 Australian hit "She's So High" is now part of his father's set, and Tal's wife Coco on drums.

September 30, 2026
Gary Numan photo by Ros O'Gorman
Gary Numan’s Next Album Could Be His Most AI-Focused Record Yet

More than five years after *Intruder*, Gary Numan is preparing to return to the studio with artificial intelligence on his mind, and he admits the pressure of making his next album has never been greater.

September 30, 2026
Hayley Williams performing live during her solo career
Laneway Festival 2027 Lineup Brings Fontaines D.C. And Hayley Williams To Australia

Fontaines D.C. return after four years while Hayley Williams makes her Australian solo debut, with Slayyyter, Kim Petras, MUNA, Rico Nasty and more joining the 22nd Laneway Festival.

September 30, 2026
Fishbone performing live at 170 Russell in Melbourne during their 2026 In Your Face anniversary tour
Fishbone Turn 170 Russell Into A Frenzy With Four Decades Of Funk, Punk And Ska

Fishbone brought four decades of genre-defying energy to Melbourne, with Angelo Moore leading a 22-song set that moved from ska and funk to punk and thrash metal.

September 29, 2026
Black Market Clash performing The Story Of The Clash in Melbourne
Black Market Clash Expands The Clash Story To Two Sets At The Curtin

Melbourne's Black Market Clash will devote a full two-hour performance to The Clash this Friday, with a three-piece horn section and a vinyl collection spanning 10 LPs adding new depth to the live presentation.

September 29, 2026
The Avalanches release Far Away featuring John Glacier and Khadija Al Hanafi
The Avalanches Return To Melbourne With New Album And HAAi

The Avalanches are back with a new album, a new live chapter and HAAi joining them for six shows.

September 29, 2026
Olivia Rodrigo photo Universal Music
Olivia Rodrigo Opens Unraveled Tour With Deep Cuts And A Surprise Birthday Song

Olivia Rodrigo opened The Unraveled Tour in Hartford with a set built around the four seasons, 12 songs from her new album and several catalogue choices that leave some of her biggest hits on the bench.

September 28, 2026
Eric Church performing live during his Australian tour announcement for March 2027
Eric Church Sets First Australian Headline Shows After Nearly 20 Years On CMC Rocks Wishlist

Eric Church will make his first Australian headline appearances in March 2027, bringing Parker McCollum with him for Melbourne and Sydney shows before heading to CMC Rocks Queensland for the festival's 20th birthday.

September 28, 2026
Shinedown perform at John Cain Arena Melbourne during their first Melbourne show in 16 years
Shinedown Make 16-Year Melbourne Wait Count With A Set Built For The Fans

Shinedown finally returned to Melbourne after 16 years, using their first John Cain Arena show to revisit the songs Australian fans had been waiting to hear rather than turning the night into a showcase for the new album.

September 27, 2026
Soundgarden perform Outshined and Spoonman at Lumen Field with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready
Soundgarden Release Official Footage Of Seattle Return With Taylor Momsen And Mike McCready

Soundgarden have released the official footage of their September Seattle performance, giving fans their first full look at the band's return to the stage with Taylor Momsen and Mike McCready.

September 27, 2026
Kylie Minogue performs at the 2026 AFL Grand Final with William Barton at the MCG
Kylie Minogue Turns The MCG Into A Melbourne Homecoming With William Barton

Kylie Minogue brought three decades of hits, a striking collaboration with William Barton and an airborne finale to the AFL Grand Final at the MCG.

September 27, 2026
From Ashes To New photo by Alex Bemis
From Ashes To New Turn Reflections Into A Deluxe Edition With “Love Me”

From Ashes To New have released "Love Me" as the first new song from a deluxe edition of Reflections, adding three tracks to the album ahead of the band's first Australian headline tour.

September 25, 2026
Lizzy McAlpine performing during The Older Tour
Lizzy McAlpine Takes Angel To Australia With 2027 Tour

Lizzy McAlpine will bring The Over Country Tour to Australia and New Zealand in February 2027, with new album Angel providing the centrepiece for her first Australian shows since the Older era.

September 25, 2026
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath perform at Villa Park during Back To The Beginning
Ozzy & Black Sabbath: Back To The Beginning Trailer Reveals Final Performance

The new concert film captures Ozzy Osbourne's final performance, the last appearance of Black Sabbath's original lineup and a remarkable gathering of rock musicians at Birmingham's Villa Park.

September 25, 2026
Among The Restless Melbourne alternative rock band
Among The Restless Reveal The Personal Story Behind 6 Years Of Madness

Melbourne alternative rock band Among The Restless have chosen one of the most personal songs on their debut album Seasons as its final single, with 6 Years Of Madness drawing directly on guitarist and vocalist Lachie Dunn's experiences.

September 25, 2026
Jacobs Run perform live with their expanded lineup for “How Does It Feel (One More Time)”
Jacobs Run Turn A New Song Into A Street Parade

The Melbourne trio's new single expands from melodic indie rock into a 32-piece orchestral arrangement before ending with the sound of a crowd joining the procession.

September 25, 2026
Inspiral Carpets perform live during their Madchester era revival
Inspiral Carpets Set To Revisit Madchester Hits On 2027 Australia And NZ Tour

The Manchester band will bring The Singles Tour to Australia and New Zealand in April and May, revisiting a catalogue that helped define the Madchester era.

September 24, 2026
Leon Bridges performing live during The Happiness Anytime Tour
Leon Bridges Adds Second Melbourne Show After Presale Demand

Leon Bridges will now play two nights at Melbourne's Royal Botanic Gardens, with 54 Ultra and Surprise Chef joining the Australian dates as his new album Happiness Anytime reaches its final chapter.

September 24, 2026
Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church and Ashley McBryde headline CMC Rocks QLD 2027
Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church And Ashley McBryde Headline CMC Rocks QLD’s 20th Anniversary

Brooks & Dunn will make their CMC Rocks QLD debut nearly 20 years after first touring Australia, while Eric Church will perform in Australia for the first time and Ashley McBryde returns for her third appearance.

September 24, 2026