The Cherry Farm, the lead song from Angus & Julia Stone's new album Karaoke Bar, traces a personal connection to a Tasmanian property Julia Stone once planned to make her home.

Against The Current have released the new video for 'Protégé' ahead of their third studio album, Till Death & Back, due October 30, with the New York trio also set to return to Australia in January 2027.

Japan Jazz Nights will bring four contemporary Japanese jazz acts to Australia in October 2026, with performances scheduled across seven cities as Australia and Japan mark 50 years since their Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation.

Stevie Wonder will perform Songs In The Key Of Life in full across 18 dates in the UK, Europe and the United States to mark 50 years of one of his defining albums.

Tove Lo will return to Australia in March 2027 for four concerts supporting her sixth album, ESTRUS.

RY X has released "Holy Water", the first single from his fourth studio album DUSK, ahead of the orchestral headline performances in Melbourne and Sydney for July 2027.

Hockey Dad frontman Zach Stephenson will release his first solo album, I Needed To Hear Me Say It, on October 30 through newly launched Australian label radius.

Fatboy Slim will return to Australia in March 2027 for seven shows across Fremantle, Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, with the tour built around four distinctly different venues including Melbourne's new The Underpass.

MJ The Michael Jackson Musical will play a limited season at Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands from August 2027, bringing the Tony Award-winning production to a city Michael Jackson visited during his 1993 Dangerous World Tour.

Recent H Natural performances show Steve Hogarth drawing deeply from Marillion's catalogue, from the UK Top 10 "You're Gone" to album favourites including "Afraid of Sunlight", "Easter" and "Fantastic Place".

One Victorian act will win the opportunity to perform alongside Bodyjar, Frenzal Rhomb, Killing Heidi, Magic Dirt and Regurgitator at Push Over's 40th anniversary celebration in Melbourne.

The Damned have begun their final Australian and New Zealand dates with a 20-song Auckland set spanning their punk beginnings, gothic period, later recordings and their 2026 album Not Like Everybody Else.

Soul Asylum will return to Australia for the first time since the mid 1990s, joining Ugly Kid Joe for a five-date co-headline tour in March 2027.

Australian rock veteran Paul Norton brings decades of performance and songwriting experience to the sound design of the Australian Shakespeare Company's new Melbourne production of Harold Pinter's The Homecoming.

Sixpence None The Richer will make their Australian debut in March with Ella Hooper joining the American band for the national tour.

Steve Hogarth will make his Australian solo debut in December with four H Natural performances in Sydney and Melbourne, with recent European setlists revealing a wide-ranging mix of Marillion favourites, solo and collaborative material and songs by David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Pink Floyd and others.

Luka Šulić will bring his LIFE live show and a nine piece orchestra to Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in December 2026.

RY X will return to Australia with orchestral headline performances in Melbourne and Sydney in July 2027, ahead of the release of his fourth studio album, DUSK.

Bruce Springsteen will stream a new concert film documenting the Philadelphia finale of his 2026 Land Of Hope And Dreams American Tour on September 9.

When Happy Mondays released their critically acclaimed breakthrough album Pills N Thrills and Bellyaches through Factory Records in 1990, many younger fans in today's audience had not yet been born. One benefit of music-streaming platforms, such as Spotify, is that they introduce new generations to the innovative music that older fans grew up with. This comes despite the controversy surrounding Spotify co-founder Daniel Ek's investment of millions in military technology and AI-powered defence capabilities and the ensuing boycott of said platform by a number of musicians.

Angus & Julia Stone will return to Australia in February and March 2027 to begin their world tour behind their new album, Karaoke Bar.

Australian Crawl and Men At Work will share the stage for the first time in more than four decades, with Brisbane and Melbourne added to the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour.

Byron Wellness Festival will combine live music, yoga, ceremony, sound healing and wellness programming at Red Devils Park from November 27 to 29.

Japanese pop group f5ve and South Korean electronic-pop artist THE DEEP will make their Australian live debuts with all-ages shows in Melbourne and Sydney this October.

Holly Throsby has released Normal Magic, her first studio album in nine years, alongside the new single 'Wouldn't It Be Good' and an East Coast Australian tour scheduled for October and November.

Joeys Coop, featuring Died Pretty guitarist Brett Myers alongside Decline of the Reptiles, Glide and Perry Keyes alumni, have released their third album, Sawdust Memories, and will continue their Australian tour through November.

Brisbane indie veterans Ups and Downs return with the new EP Radio Is Dead, while preparing to perform their 1986 mini-album Sleepless in full for the first time.

Simple Minds will release their 18th studio album Sacrosanct in January 2027 and have confirmed five Australian arena dates with special guest Gary Numan.

Jimmy Barnes will headline a major outdoor concert at Kings Park & Botanic Garden in December, joined by Jon Stevens, Eskimo Joe and Sarah McLeod and Mick Skelton.

Eric Hutchinson's fascination with tennis became personal when his wife's obsession with Roger Federer inspired one of his most unusual songs. Now, 16 years after performing at Rod Laver Arena, Hutchinson is returning to Australia for three shows in November 2026.