The Whitlams' orchestral tour has become one of the most anticipated live events on the 2026 Australian concert calendar, with more than 80% of tickets already sold and additional performances now announced for Sydney and Newcastle.

American synthwave duo The Midnight will return to Australia in early 2026 for their Time Machines headline tour, celebrating the release of their latest album Syndicate - their boldest and most cinematic record to date.

Australia's most diverse and globally celebrated music and arts festival, WOMADelaide, has revealed the first 49 artists for its 2026 edition, promising a journey across continents, cultures and sounds. Returning to Adelaide's Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from 6 to 9 March 2026, the festival's 29th year will once again transform the city into a melting pot of rhythm, art and discovery.

The Horrors will make a long-awaited return to Australia in April 2026 for their first national headline tour in more than a decade, marking the band's most extensive run of shows in the country since 2012.

Phoenix's Commoner have announced they've signed to Pure Noise Records and have returned with a bruising new single, “Breach”, a track the band say crystallises their sound. Written around a chorus penned in 2024, the song finds the band balancing mosh-ready aggression with widescreen, singalong choruses, a blend that nods to both early metalcore and the more reflective edges of modern emo.

Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall will return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2026 for the 20th anniversary of her landmark debut album Eye To The Telescope. The multi-platinum artist will perform the record in full, joined by her powerhouse live band and special guests Germein Sisters on all Australian dates.

Following the explosive success of their 2025 ZED50 celebrations, Brisbane's genre-bending mavericks Regurgitator are back in full throttle with their JUKEBOXXIN' 2026 Retrospective Singles Tour, extending deep into next year with a fistful of fizzers, full throttle nostalgia, and more of the anarchic energy that has fuelled their three-decade career.

Jelly Roll brought his Southern soul to Melbourne for the first time last night (28 October 2025) and made sure to salute Australian rock royalty in the process. The Tennessee country rapper fired up the crowd at Rod Laver Arena with a surprise performance of The Angels' classic Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again - and yes, the audience answered with the infamous chant: “No way, get fucked, fuck off.”

The Stray Cats have cancelled their 2025 North American tour after frontman Brian Setzer was forced to withdraw due to a “serious illness.” Setzer, 66, revealed the decision in a heartfelt message to fans, saying his current health has made it impossible to perform.

After more than a decade away, alternative rock trailblazers Throwing Muses will return to Australia this December for their first national tour since 2009. The American trio, Kristin Hersh, David Narcizo and Bernard Georges, will perform in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, joined by a lineup of acclaimed Australian artists for what promises to be one of the year's most captivating concert events.

The 2025 Screen Music Awards celebrated the best in Australian screen composition at a glittering ceremony at Brisbane's Fortitude Music Hall last night, recognising a powerful year in music for film, TV and games.

PepperCreek Revival return with their deeply moving second single Remember, out today (28 October), taken from their forthcoming sophomore album due in February 2026. The song, written by Kelly Auty, Nicholas Carrafa, Max McIntosh and Warwick Thomas, captures the bittersweet essence of memory - the way love and loss intertwine and linger long after time has passed.

American country star Jelly Roll has discovered a new obsession while on tour in Australia - AFL football and he's turning to Aussie fans to help him pick which team to support.

A monumental new book will bring the full story of Australia's most loved music television program, Countdown, to life. COUNTDOWN - A Complete Episode Guide, a lavish 460-page hardcover coffee table book, will be released in the first week of December 2025, paying tribute to the show that shaped a generation and forever changed Australian pop culture.

Australia's own Ocean Alley will hit the road again in March 2026 for AUS Coastal 2026, a new SummerSalt series presented by Face To Face Touring and Live Nation. The run of outdoor shows promises to bring the band's sun-drenched sound to some of the country's most picturesque coastal locations, joined by a stacked bill featuring Skegss, Babe Rainbow, Allah-Las, The Grogans, Mid Drift, Le Shiv and Seaside.

Angus and Julia Stone, Vika and Linda Bull, Mark and Nick Seymour, Donna Simpson and Vikki Thorn, and Elroy and Liam Finn made for a very family affair at Berry's biggest Red Hot Summer ever.

Suzanne Vega, one of the most distinctive and influential voices of modern folk music, will return to Australia in September 2026 for her first national tour in nine years. The tour will celebrate a remarkable 40-year career, revisiting beloved songs including Tom's Diner, Luka and Marlene On The Wall, along with material from her acclaimed new album Flying With Angels, released in May 2025.

Two of modern folk's most compelling voices have finally collided on record. Mumford & Sons and Hozier have released their first official collaboration, Rubber Band Man, an anthemic single that blends the spiritual grit of Marcus Mumford's trio with the brooding soulfulness of Hozier. Produced by The National's Aaron Dessner at Long Pond Studios in New York, the track captures the electrifying chemistry that has long simmered between the two acts.

When Money To Burn premiered in 2000, it was his first major visual statement since the end of The Verve. Following the breakup of one of Britain's most revered bands, Ashcroft stepped out on his own with a song and video that captured both his ambition and his confidence as a solo artist ready to forge a new identity.

Hayley Williams has unveiled her latest single Good Ol' Days, an R&B-inflected slow-burner that gives fans one final glimpse into her solo album Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party before it arrives physically on 7 November. The track, premiered live last night in New York alongside Bleachers, marks a reflective close to one of Williams' most adventurous creative chapters yet.

Oglio Records will release Brian Wilson: Live At The Roxy Theatre (25th Anniversary Edition) on 7 November 2025, marking the first posthumous release from the late Beach Boys co-founder following his death on 11 June 2025.

When Elton John and Bernie Taupin released Captain Fantastic And The Brown Dirt Cowboy in 1975, they weren't just delivering another album - they were telling their story. Now, fifty years later, the duo's most autobiographical work is being revisited in a lavish 50th anniversary reissue, restoring one of rock's most introspective and musically adventurous masterpieces to the spotlight.

The All-American Rejects have unveiled a new song, “Eggshell Tap-Dancer,” continuing their resurgence with a sound that blends indie sensibility with their trademark pop-rock punch. It's the latest glimpse into their next chapter, with a new album scheduled for February 2026.

After half a century of myth and missed opportunities, Pavlov's Dog finally took to the stage in Melbourne, and the payoff was magnificent. The Corner Hotel was full to capacity, every inch of floor space heaving with long-time fans, and a few young'uns curious to see why this band has inspired such lasting devotion. The headline read “50th Anniversary Tour”, and the sense in the room was that history had finally arrived.

One of the fresh discoveries from The Beatles' Anthology 4 has arrived. I've Just Seen A Face (Take 3), an unreleased studio take of one of Paul McCartney's most enduring acoustic gems, has surfaced as the first preview from Anthology 4, the long-awaited continuation of The Beatles' Anthology series due 21 November 2025.

Ontario sibling duo Softcult, the modern grunge outfit of Mercedes and Phoenix Arn-Horn, have released their potent new single She Said, He Said, ahead of their long-awaited debut album When A Flower Doesn't Grow, due 30 January 2026 via Easy Life Records.

Swedish melodic death metal titans The Halo Effect have unveiled their latest single, a blistering reimagining of Phenomena's 1985 classic Dance With The Devil, as they gear up for the release of their upcoming EP We Are Shadows on 21 November 2025.

When Roxy Music released Siren in October 1975, the British art-rock pioneers were already known for fusing avant-garde experimentation with sleek pop sophistication. Fifty years on, Siren remains one of their most enduring works, a record that captured the glamour, chaos and creative electricity of mid-70s rock while propelling the band into the mainstream with Love Is The Drug.

Stellar Circuits are ready to rise from the flames. The North Carolina progressive alt-metal quartet have unveiled Bury The Ashes, the third and final single from their forthcoming album Phantom :: Phoenix, set for release on November 14 through Nuclear Blast Records.

Brisbane's people powered radio station 4ZZZ turns 50 this year, and the party is shaping up to be a city-sized celebration of the weird, the wild and the wonderfully loud. ZED50 will take over Roma Street Parklands on Saturday, 25 October 2025, with two stages, no crossovers, and a line up that reads like a who's who of Queensland music history, plus a few sharp newcomers.