CBGB Festival has confirmed Morrissey, Patti Smith and Interpol will lead the 2026 return of the iconic New York event, reinforcing CBGB's enduring influence on punk and alternative music culture.

James Valentine, former Models and Jo Jo Zep saxophonist who later became a leading ABC presenter, has died aged 64 after a two-year cancer battle

Beck has unveiled a new video for Ride Lonesome while preparing to bring his orchestral live experience to Australia in May 2026, with performances in Sydney and Melbourne.

ZZ Top will take The Big One! Tour deeper into the United States with an additional seven weeks of shows, extending a global run that already spans North America, Europe and South America.

Spiderbait expand their Ivy & The Big Apples 30th Anniversary Tour with a final Melbourne date after immediate demand exhausts the first show

Ronnie Wood And His Band featuring Imelda May have expanded their 2025 European run following immediate sell-outs in Amsterdam, adding London and Cologne dates as demand escalates for the rare solo performances from the Rolling Stones guitarist.

Violent Soho have confirmed their return to the live stage after a four-year hiatus, announcing a September 2026 Australian headline tour alongside a 10th anniversary Waco vinyl reissue.

Legendary Melbourne DJ and Producer Mark Pellegrini will mark four decades of dance floor influence with a career spanning performance at Trak.

Dutch quartet YĪN YĪN will make their Australian debut this November, bringing new album Yatta! to Sydney, Mullumbimby and Brisbane

These Are The Waves, celebrating Conway Savage, will bring a one-night Sydney performance and two Melbourne shows this July, uniting key collaborators and artists from across his career.

Blur’s Alex James will lead a full orchestral celebration of Britpop across Australia this November, reworking era-defining songs with symphonic scale and guest collaborators.

British pioneers The Damned will return to Australia in September 2026, marking five decades of influence with a career-spanning farewell run

Neil Diamond previews his upcoming album Wild At Heart with the release of You're My Favorite Song, the second track revealed from his long-awaited collaboration with Rick Rubin

Electric Callboy will release their new album Tanzneid on 7 August through Century Media Records and Sony Music Australia, while simultaneously unveiling their new single Hypercharged, a collaboration with global mobile gaming phenomenon Brawl Stars.

Groove metal veterans DevilDriver return with their eleventh studio album Strike And Kill, led by Dez Fafara, arriving July 10, 2026

Scottish musician Midge Ure has unveiled the new single The Man Who Stole Your Soul as the first major preview of his forthcoming album A Man Of Two Worlds, his first collection of new material in more than a decade.

The acclaimed film La La Land will return to the big screen with a live orchestra when La La Land In Concert tours Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne in 2026, marking ten years since the Damien Chazelle film first captured global audiences.

August Burns Red will return to Australia and New Zealand in September and October for their Season Of Surrender Tour, marking their first headline run in Australia in seven years and their first New Zealand shows in more than a decade.

Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale says the band is rebuilding its live set around the new album I Beat Loneliness as they prepare to return to Australia and New Zealand with Shinedown.

Sparks co-founder Ron Mael spoke to Noise11 about the band's Gorillaz collaboration, a career of unexpected partnerships, and their upcoming return to Australia, with Sparks promising a more regular touring cycle ahead.

Saxophone Legend Bill Evans Discusses His Upcoming Australian Tour, Turning Down The Rolling Stones And His Years With Miles Davis.

Florida metalcore pioneers Poison The Well have confirmed the Australian support acts for their long-awaited June 2026 headline tour, their first performances in Australia since 2009.

Death Cab For Cutie will return to Australia this November with new music from upcoming album I Built You A Tower alongside their catalogue of alternative rock classics.

Mortiis and Nytt Land will bring the Southern Ritual Tour to Australia in November 2026, with Mortiis and Nytt Land confirmed as dual headliners alongside special guest TiR, presented by Hardline Media.

Lydia Lunch and Tex Perkins will unite for exclusive spoken word and experimental electronic performances in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney under the So Real It Hurts banner.

Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr will return to Australia in June 2026 for their first shows in eight years, bringing their atmospheric catalogue back to local stages with performances in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Hobart.

Melbourne band The Temper Trap will celebrate the release of their long-awaited album Sungazer with a national Australian tour this September and October.

After more than a decade away from full touring, The Drones will return in 2026 for a one-off Australian tour, with Gareth Liddiard and Fiona Kitschin stepping aside from Tropical F Storm to revisit the band's influential catalogue.

Charlie Puth has confirmed Australia and New Zealand arena shows as part of the expanded Whatever's Clever! 2026 World Tour, bringing the global pop star back to major cities with his most ambitious live production to date.

Avenged Sevenfold will return to Australia and New Zealand in October 2026 for their first shows in 12 years, joined by Coheed And Cambria and Thornhill across arena dates in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland.