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Scotland’s pop-rock icons Deacon Blue will return to Australia in January and February 2026, celebrating four decades together with their new studio album The Great Western Road and their first visit down under since 2023.

Irish indie-folk trio Kingfishr have confirmed their very first Australian live shows, bringing the Halcyon Tour 2026 to four major cities in March.

Multi-million streaming phenomenon PRESIDENT have dropped their long-awaited debut EP King of Terrors - a brooding, cinematic and heavy-hitting body of work that cements their place as one of the most exciting new names in global heavy music. The release coincides with the announcement that PRESIDENT will make their Australian debut this December, joining British giants Architects on their national tour.

KT Tunstall will mark the 20th anniversary of her breakthrough debut Eye To The Telescope with an Australian and New Zealand tour in May 2026, performing the platinum-selling album in full for the first time.

Los Angeles psych-folk artist Swimming Bell (the performing name of Katie Schottland) will step onto Australian stages for the very first time next month, embarking on a run of intimate east coast shows before heading across to Western Australia.

Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons have pushed their long-awaited Australian tour back to March 2026 following the sudden departure of frontman Joel Peters.

This month, five-time ARIA Award winner Katie Noonan will embark on one of the most ambitious tours of her career, paying tribute to Jeff Buckley’s seminal album Grace on its 30th anniversary. Across 24 dates from September through November, Noonan will bring her unmistakable voice to Buckley’s most revered songs, celebrating the legacy of one of the most influential records of the 1990s.