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Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Red Hot Chili Peppers Australia and New Zealand Tour – The Numbers by The Numbers

Red Hot Chili Peppers have played six of their nine Australia and New Zealand shows with three to go. Now that they are two thirds through the AUNZ dates we can now see the pattern for how a setlist is put together.

February 5, 2023
Sam Smith plays the Town Hall in Melbourne at an intimate show put on by iHeart Radio, KiisFM and Optus Yes. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Australian Album Chart: Sam Smith ‘Gloria’ Lands At Number One

Sam Smith sees their fourth studio album Gloria land first week at #1, also becoming the first 2023 issued album to hit the top.

February 5, 2023
Bruce Springsteen and Max Weinberg at AAMI Park on Thursday 2 February 2017. Photo Ros O'Gorman
Brice Springsteen Fanzine Backstreets Shuts After 43 Years

The Bruce Springsteen fanzine Backstreets will shut down after 43 years.

February 5, 2023
Del Amitri photo from Live Nation Copyright ©Kevin Westenberg. ALL Rights Reserved
Justin Currie Says He Is Enjoying Del Amitri As A Classic Rock Band

Justin Currie says he was surprised when Del Amitri reformed in 2014 and it was a lot easier than he thought.

February 3, 2023
Baz Warne of The Stranglers Say The Band Will End When Jean-Jacques Burnel Leaves

The Stranglers will be no more when J.J. Burnel, the last founding member still with band, decides to leave.

February 3, 2023
Peter O'Doherty of Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman
A New Dog Trumpet Video Has Arrived ‘No More Travelling’

In the new Dog Trumpet ‘No More Travelling’ Peter O’Doherty does all the travelling for us.

February 3, 2023
Ross Knight Little Roo
Ross Knight Of Cosmic Psychos Is A Children’s Book Author

Ross Knight of 80s Australian punk rock band Cosmic Psychos has a new job. He is a children’s book author.

February 3, 2023
Bachelor Girl photo by MATTIAS LINDBLOM
Bachelor Girl Have New Music, Check Out ‘Calling Out Your Name’

Bachelor Girl’s breakthrough hit ‘Buses and Trains’ will reach its 25th anniversary milestone in June this year.

February 3, 2023
Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Red Hot Chili Peppers Play A Totally Different Show To Brisbane In Sydney

The one thing Red Hot Chili Peppers fans can expect on the current Australian tour is the unexpected. The first show in Sydney (2 Feb) was a completely different show to Brisbane (29 Jan) which was a completely different show to Dunedin and Auckland on 26 Jan and 21 Jan.

February 3, 2023
Bruce Springsteen photo by Ros O'Gorman
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band Play First Show Since New Zealand 2017

Bruce Springsteen & The Street Band kicked off their first world tour since 2017 this week in Tampa, Florida.

February 3, 2023
Elton John Honky Château 50th Anniversary Reissue
Elton John’s ‘Honky Chateau’ Gets 50th Anniversary Make-Over

Elton John’s next anniversary edition will be the ‘Honky Chateau’ expanded edition.

February 2, 2023
Gary Numan photo by Ros O'Gorman
Gary Numan To Play Three Nights In London

Gary Numan will perform three shows at the London Electric Ballroom in April.

February 2, 2023
Olivia Newton-John - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Olivia Newton-John State Memorial To Be Held On February 26 At Hamer Hall

The Victorian Government will hold the State Memorial for Dame Olivia Newton-John at Hamer Hall in Melbourne.

February 2, 2023
Sheryl Crow performs at Margaret Court Arena on Friday 6 April 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
The Rock Hall of Fame Reveals 2023 Nominees

Every year when the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces its nominees for the next induction it gets criticised … and so it should.

February 2, 2023
Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath photo by Ros OGorman
Ozzy Osbourne’s “Touring Days Are Over”

Ozzy Osbourne has announced he can no longer tour due to injures he sustained four years again. All dates on his upcoming European tour have been cancelled and Ozzy says he never thought his “touring days would have ended this way.”

February 2, 2023
Beyonce photo by Ros OGorman
Beyonce Renaissance World Tour To Start In Stockholm

Beyonce´ has announced the 'Renaissance' world tour. Beyonce has not hit the road since 'The Formation World Tour' in 2016 but will be back on stage with a run of 40 shows across the globe to celebrate the success of her comeback album 'Renaissance', which soared to the top of the charts when it was released in July 2022.

February 2, 2023
Kylie Minogue photo by Ros OGorman
Kylie Minogue To Release Collaboration With Jake Shears Of Scissor Sisters

Kylie Minogue has collaborated with Jake Shears on a new track. Kylie has teamed up with the Scissor Sisters frontman on his upcoming solo album 'Last Man Dancing' - which is due to be released on June 2 - for a song called 'Voices', which is listed as the third track on the new record and is said to have been inspired by "all the house parties" Shearshas thrown over the years.

February 2, 2023
Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman
Bluesfest Adds Dog Trumpet, Steve Poltz, Frank Turner and 15 More

Bluesfest has added another 18 acts for 2023 with Dog Trumpet, Steve Poltz and Frank Turner now on the list with another 15 acts.

February 2, 2023
The Smashing Pumpkins photo supplied from OneWorld Entertainment
The Smashing Pumpkins To Headline The World is A Vampire Festival

The Smashing Pumpkins have been revealed as the headline act for an all-new Australian music festival The World Is A Vampire.

February 1, 2023
Dog Trumpet photo by Ros O'Gorman
Dog Trumpet To Kick Shadowland Tour Friday

Dog Trumpet’s long overdue Shadowland tour will begin on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland on Friday night followed by an already sold-out show in Brisbane on Saturday.

February 1, 2023
The Who With Orchestra Live At Wembley
The Who To Release Live Album With Orchestra

The Who will release a live album with a 50-piece orchestra recorded in 2019.

February 1, 2023
ZZ Top, Melbourne, Australia, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo
New Zealand’s Whitianga Concert With ZZ Top, Stone Temple Pilots, Pat Benatar Cancelled

New Zealand’s Whitianga Summer Concert featuring ZZ Top, Pat Benatar, Stone Temple Pilots and The Angels has been cancelled due to the flooding in the North Island.

February 1, 2023
Rick Astley photo by Ros O'Gorman
Rick Astley’s Favourite Band Is Crowded House And He Learned To Drum To AC/DC

Rick Astley dropped a few fun facts about himself on a recent edition of ‘What’s In My Bag’ for Amoeba Records in Los Angeles.

February 1, 2023
Billy Ocean
Billy Ocean Will Return To Australia In June

Billy Ocean is coming back to Australia with dates set for June. He was last in the country in 2019.

February 1, 2023
George Harrison, photo by Paul Cashmere
Louise Harrison, Sister of George Harrison, Dies At Age 91

Louise Harrison, the older sister of George Harrison, has died in Florida at age 91.

February 1, 2023
Darlene Love Live 82
Historic Darlene Love 1982 Concert Is Coming To DVD

Darlene Love, the voice of Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, will release a historic performance ‘Darlene Love – Live 1982 (Liberation Hall) on DVD and CD in April.

February 1, 2023
Chuck Sneed third right top row
Three Dog Night Drummer Floyd Sneed Dies At 80

Floyd Sneed, the original drummer for Three Dog Night, has died at age 80.

January 31, 2023
Laverne and Shirley
Cindy Williams, Star of Laverne & Shirley, Dies At Age 75

Cindy Williams, best known for her starring role as Shirley in the Happy Days spin-off Laverne & Shirley, has died at the age of 75.

January 31, 2023
SXSW 2023
More Australian Acts Announced For SXSW 2023

Another 13 Australian acts have been invited to showcase at SXSW in March.

January 31, 2023
Brian Cadd Live at the Sundowner Geelong 1982
ARCA To Release 1982 Brian Cadd Live Recording

‘Brian Cadd Band Live at the Sundowner, Geelong 1982’ will be the next release in the Australian Road Crew Association’s (ARCA) Desk Tape Series.

January 31, 2023