Milk Carton Kids To Tour Australia In June

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.

Phil Campbell co-wrote nearly every Motörhead classic from Orgasmatron (1986) through to Bad Magic (2015). In this exclusive Noise11 interview with Paul Cashmere, Phil looks back on three decades with Lemmy, Motörhead’s legendary legacy, and his new life fronting Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons.

Diamond-certified and GRAMMY Award-nominated artist Halsey will celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut album Badlands with the massive Back To Badlands 2025–2026 International Tour, bringing her back to Australia for the first time since 2020.

Grammy-nominated star Jelly Roll has announced a brand-new show in Townsville as part of his Down Under 2025 Tour for Face To Face Touring. The addition comes after overwhelming demand, making Townsville the northernmost stop on his first ever visit to Australia and New Zealand. The show will take place on 6 November 2025 at Queensland Country Bank Stadium, with a festival-style stage setup on the field and an all-ages audience.

Jimmy O. Yang, the Hong Kong-born, Los Angeles-raised comedian who broke through on HBO’s Silicon Valley before finding global fame in Crazy Rich Asians, will return to Australia in late 2025 with his most ambitious stand-up shows yet.

Berlin-based producer Mechatok, born Emir Timur Tokdemir in 1998, is set to make his Australian debut with a four-city headline tour in March 2026. Kicking off in Brisbane before heading to Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, the tour marks a new chapter in the rising star’s career. Tickets go on sale at 11 am local time on Friday, 29 August.