Colin Hay celebrated his 73rd birthday with a deeply personal solo performance at Melbourne Recital Centre, delivering two hours of songs and stories that felt less like a concert and more like an intimate gathering with old friends.

Mental As Anything are once again digging deep into their catalogue, with founding members Peter O'Doherty and Reg Mombassa steering the band back towards the guitar driven sound that shaped the group's early years.

Level 42 will make their long-awaited Australian debut in January 2027, bringing their acclaimed World Machine album and a career-spanning set of hits to local audiences for the first time.

Rodney Crowell has released Then Again, a previously shelved album recorded more than 20 years ago, featuring collaborations with Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Lyle Lovett and Benmont Tench.

Sincere Engineer returns with Probable Claws, the Chicago band's fourth studio album, recorded at Electrical Audio and released today via Hopeless Records, marking a new chapter for Deanna Belos and her long-running punk project.

Stephen Curry will make his musical theatre debut as King Arthur when Monty Python's Spamalot returns to the east coast, leading a cast that also includes Jaz Flowers, Marney McQueen and comedian Nick White.

Seattle grunge pioneers Mudhoney will return to Australia and New Zealand in October, bringing one of the founding bands of the grunge movement back to intimate venues across both countries.

The Whitlams will return to the pub circuit that helped build their reputation, announcing a nine-date East Coast run for October 2026 featuring special guest William Crighton.

Australian Crawl's first performances under the band's original name in 40 years have helped drive extraordinary demand for the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour, with the Mornington Racecourse show selling out within minutes of tickets going on sale.

You Am I will revisit their landmark album Hourly Daily with a new string-enhanced concert series across Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, marking three decades since the album first topped the ARIA chart.

James will return to Australia and New Zealand in October 2026 for their first tour of the region in eight years, performing songs from their landmark album Laid alongside a career-spanning set of hits, fan favourites and deeper catalogue selections.

Peter Garrett will return to the stage this November for a rare run of intimate east coast pub shows, backed by a new line-up featuring Midnight Oil guitarist Martin Rotsey and members of Spiderbait, The Jezebels and Raintalker.

Sir Richard Bishop will return to Australia in October 2026 for his first tour of the country in two decades, bringing his acclaimed solo guitar performances to four intimate east coast dates.

Hilltop Hoods will return to one of South Australia's biggest stages when they headline the Saturday night concert at the 2026 Adelaide Grand Prix, placing one of Adelaide's most successful music exports at the centre of one of Australia's premier sporting events.

Australian blues guitarist Ray Beadle will make his first-ever UK festival headline appearance when he closes the Saturday night programme at the Great British Rhythm & Blues Festival in Colne, Lancashire, in August 2026.

Olivia Rodrigo has announced Daisy Chain Fields, a new one-day music festival in California featuring an all-women and female-fronted line-up, with net proceeds directed to organisations supporting women and girls.

Fleshwater will return to Australia this November for a five-date national tour, bringing their acclaimed second album 2000: In Search Of The Endless Sky to local audiences alongside American hardcore outfit Ingrown and Sydney band Secret World.

Mudhoney will return to Australia in October to headline Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ's ZED51 festival, leading a line-up that spans Australian rock, hip hop, punk and alternative music.

Anthony Callea will return to stages across Australia this October and November with The Connection Tour, a new national run of intimate live performances designed to bring audiences closer to the songs, stories and experiences that have shaped his two-decade career.

Beartooth have unveiled 'Bullshit', the third preview of their forthcoming album Pure Ecstasy, as the Ohio heavy rock outfit prepares for a major world tour and an Australian return in January 2027.

August Burns Red have confirmed Melbourne acts The Gloom In The Corner and Fallweather as new additions to the Season Of Surrender Tour across Australia and New Zealand in September and October 2026 following the withdrawal of Bloom from the run.

Nashville's Let Freedom Sing! Music City 4th July event will feature performances from Nick Jonas, Boyz II Men, The All-American Rejects, Sublime, Lauren Daigle, NE-YO and more as the city expands its Independence Day celebrations for America's 250th anniversary.

Ben Lee and Georgia Maq will join forces for a national theatre tour in September and October 2026, bringing an intimate collaborative format to audiences across Australia.

Disgraceland have unveiled a new recording of the Hoodoo Gurus song ‘Wipeout' while continuing a nationwide run of dates with The Angels on the veteran rock band's 50th anniversary tour.

Port Fairy Folk Festival has revealed the first group of artists for its 50th anniversary event, confirming a mix of international and Australian performers for the 2027 gathering in regional Victoria. The festival, which will run from 5 to 8 March 2027 over the Labour Day long weekend, marks half a century since the inaugural event was staged in the coastal town of Port Fairy in 1977.

Simple Minds and Gary Numan's Australian and New Zealand tour for 2027 is now officially on sale, with arena dates confirmed across Australia and New Zealand as part of the band's 50th anniversary celebrations.

Evanescence opened the Sanctuary world tour in Florida with a career-spanning set featuring eight live debuts and the first complete performance of tracks from the band's new album Sanctuary ahead of a 2027 Australian arena tour.

Hoodoo Gurus will mark 45 years as a band with a national tour built around their singles catalogue, joined by fellow Australian acts Ratcat and The Stems.

Australian songwriter and guitarist Ed Kuepper will celebrate five decades as a recording artist with the release of a new live album, The Exploding Universe - Live, alongside reissues of his 1990 solo album Today Wonder and The Aints' 1992 release Autocannibalism. All three titles will be released on 24 July through Remote Control Records, with a national tour beginning on 30 July and a newly released live recording of Also Sprach The King Of Euro-Disco available now.

Human Nature will release their first memoir, Only Human: Harmony Through The Hits & Hard Times, on November 3, 2026, accompanied by two exclusive live events in Melbourne and Sydney that will combine music, storytelling and reflections on more than three decades together.