Brooks & Dunn will make their CMC Rocks QLD debut nearly 20 years after first touring Australia, while Eric Church will perform in Australia for the first time and Ashley McBryde returns for her third appearance.

The Strokes will return to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in February 2027, with their Centennial Park performance launching a new concert series featuring Beck, Courtney Barnett and Promiseland.

Melbourne's Icecream Hands will close out 2026 with their annual Christmas show, following a year that has included a new EP and the chart success of their 2025 album, Giant Fox Pineapple Tree.

Sheryl Crow's second album, released on September 24, 1996, marked a decisive shift from the collaborative approach of Tuesday Night Music Club and produced the enduring hits "If It Makes You Happy" and "Everyday Is A Winding Road".

Weezer's second album, Pinkerton, turns 30 on September 24, 2026, marking three decades since the record that initially divided listeners became one of the band's most influential and reassessed releases.

Boston's Third Stage turns 40 on September 24, 2026, marking four decades since Tom Scholz and Brad Delp returned with the band's long-awaited third album and its only US number one single, "Amanda".

The Rose Tattoo frontman had been at the centre of the Australian rock band for 50 years, surviving every member of its original lineup and becoming one of the country's most recognisable rock voices.

Oversize have opened a new chapter with "Separate", their first single featuring new vocalist Nick Nowak and a song the British alternative band finished only a week before entering the studio.

The original Divinyls guitarist and keyboardist is returning to full-time composition after a career spanning rock, theatre, education and songwriting.

Joan Wasser has revisited her 2006 debut with a new version of "Save Me" featuring Iggy Pop, recorded during a day off in New Zealand while she was touring as part of his band.

More than 23,000 Australians watched The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend - The Celebration Concert live from Rod Laver Arena in cinemas. Now the concert is returning in a re-edited version made specifically for the big screen.

Andrew Farriss, Melanie Dyer, Allan Caswell, Dan Davidson, Tori Forsyth and The Pigs are among more than 30 artists added to the 2026 Groundwater Country Music Festival programme.

Tash Sultana will bring a new live show and recently released single "Something In The Water" back to Australia and New Zealand for seven dates in April and May 2027.

Moby's radical move from electronic music into punk and alternative rock reaches its 30th anniversary on September 23, marking one of the most divisive and consequential detours of his career.

Jackass and Viva La Bam star Bam Margera will revisit the people, skate culture, music and behind-the-scenes chaos of his career with filmmaker Joe Frantz, including footage that has never been publicly seen.

Cyndi Lauper has gone back to an unfinished song from the True Colors sessions, completing The River Cried for the album's 40th anniversary edition after Patty Smyth recorded the song in 1987.

Midge Ure will revisit the music of his 1980s career with a new collection featuring fresh mixes, new studio recordings of two defining songs from his past and remixes from musicians who helped shape that era.

Ben Ottewell and Ian Ball will return to Australia and New Zealand in March 2027, marking 25 years of Gomez's In Our Gun with a set spanning the album and the band's best-known songs.

CrewCare is asking Tasmanian venues, production companies and suppliers to help turn live music training into paid work for the next generation of crew.

Gary Marks has released two new singles, "Where We Started" and "Nobody's Following", extending a five-decade songwriting catalogue into the political and social tensions of 2026.

Celtic Thunder will tour Australia again in 2027, taking a more intimate approach to the group's catalogue across 15 performances from Canberra to Caloundra.

Alice Cooper's 1986 comeback album Constrictor turns 40, marking the point where the shock-rock pioneer returned from a three-year recording hiatus with Kane Roberts, a harder-edged sound and two songs that became closely linked to horror cinema, "He's Back (The Man Behind The Mask)" and "Teenage Frankenstein".

Ian Moss and Charley Drayton have revealed they are forming a new band, but exactly what they are planning remains under wraps as they search for a bass player, keyboard player and lead singer.

The Aerosmith frontman's civil case was due to begin this month, but the judge overseeing the proceedings has recused herself after disclosing a potential conflict, leaving the next trial date uncertain.

Ed Sheeran has described the week following Macklemore's removal from his Loop Tour as one of the worst of his life, telling 50,000 Philadelphia fans why he chose to continue the tour despite pressure to stop.

More than 120 musicians and performers gathered at Rod Laver Arena for a one-night celebration that went deeper than John Farnham's biggest hits, uncovering the songs and connections that have made his catalogue so enduring.

New Found Glory's founding guitarist died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family, with the band remembering the musician who helped shape the group for almost three decades.

Charlie Puth has cancelled all six Australian and New Zealand concerts scheduled for November, with fans told their tickets will be automatically refunded. The reason for the cancellation remains unknown.

Stephen Curry leads a relentlessly silly production packed with classic Python lines, Eric Idle as God, a Black Knight who loses all four limbs and a cast that commits completely to the madness.

Harold Pinter's 1964 play remains confronting more than 60 years after its creation, with an experienced Australian cast bringing its uneasy examination of power, misogyny, manipulation and family rivalry to Athenaeum Theatre 2.