The Hollies' October 1966 American album brought together the Graham Gouldman-penned hit "Bus Stop", early recordings and a bass performance by John Paul Jones, two years before he joined Led Zeppelin. It also captures the end of Eric Haydock's tenure with the original lineup.

Joan Wasser will revisit every song from her 2006 debut, Real Life, on the March 2027 Australian tour, with Real Life Evolution featuring a version of "Save Me" recorded with Iggy Pop in a New Zealand hotel room.

John Butler and Danielle Caruana's artist-led program continues its work supporting emerging managers and self-managed artists, with the next cohort set to begin after applications close in November.

Underworld will play exclusive headline shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in March 2027, with two sets planned for each night. The Australian dates sit alongside appearances at Electric Avenue in New Zealand, WOMADelaide and Golden Plains, extending the electronic duo's latest run of live activity.

Released on 21 October 1996, Phil Collins' sixth solo album marked a change in direction after his departure from Genesis, trading much of the introspection of Both Sides for live drums, guitar-led arrangements and a broader rhythmic palette.

Two decades on from its release, Sarah Blasko's second album remains a pivotal chapter in her catalogue: a darker, more searching record that delivered her first ARIA Award and platinum status in Australia.

The experimental folk collective will stage their immersive rituals across seven dates in March, supported by Lilith Max at most shows, while work continues on a fourth studio album after a period of hiatus.

Taylor Momsen recruited the Foo Fighters musicians for a new take on one of her favourite songs from The Pretty Reckless' fifth album, Dear God.

After selling out capital city shows in 2026, Tania Doko and James Roche will take Bachelor Girl's reimagined debut album into regional Australia, with 30 dates across six states and territories planned for February to May 2027.

Released on 20 October 1986, John Farnham's Whispering Jack remains the highest-selling album by an Australian artist and the third biggest of all time in this country. Its story of near-collapse, a mortgaged house, a suburban garage and one unstoppable song still resonates four decades later.

Bon Jovi will play Melbourne's Marvel Stadium and Sydney's Accor Stadium in March 2027, marking the band's first Australian dates in more than eight years as the Forever Tour expands globally.

Released in the UK on 20 October 1986, Get Close delivered the Pretenders' two biggest Mainstream Rock hits and marked a turbulent turning point that left Chrissie Hynde as the sole remaining original member.

Released on 20 October 1986, Paul Young's third solo album shifted the balance toward original material and delivered three singles while earning platinum status in the UK.

Forty years after its release, the second and final Frankie Goes To Hollywood album still divides opinion and remains the record that effectively ended the band.

Four decades on from its October 1986 release, Billy Idol's third studio album remains a sharp snapshot of mid-80s rock ambition, commercial muscle and the guitar-driven sound that defined his peak years.

Two decades after its release, the last album in the Bat Out of Hell trilogy still carries the scars of a bitter legal fight, a fractured partnership and a deliberate shift toward heavier rock.

The full Kerrigan family has been revealed for the Melbourne world premiere, with the season already extended through mid-May 2027 on the back of strong demand.

The final wave of acts for Just For Laughs Sydney lands with the return of last year's sell-out Women Aren't Funny, a stacked All-Star Gala featuring Tom Cardy, and fresh showcases spanning First Nations, Asian and LGBTQIA+ comedy voices.

The late Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter's complete lyric catalogue and songwriting insights arrive on 27 October, as his iconic drum kit is celebrated at Hamer Hall.

Australian Crawl returned to the stage for the first time in 40 years and Men At Work for the first time in 25 years when the Red Hot Summer Tour opened in Toowoomba on 17 October 2026, with James Reyne, David Reyne and John Watson carrying the Crawl name and Colin Hay leading Men At Work.

All 26 shows on Powderfinger's 2027 Australian reunion tour have sold out after the general public onsale, with more than 300,000 tickets gone in six days. Extra shows are being locked in for fans who missed out.

Kings of Leon will return to Australia in February and March 2027 for outdoor shows in four cities, bringing special guests Ocean Alley and supporting their tenth studio album O My Beloved.

Adelaide rockers Swapmeet top the 2026 SA Music Awards with six nominations as more than 100 acts, managers and industry figures are recognised ahead of the 10 November ceremony at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

NZ-Persian artist CHAII drops VIP today via BMG, led by the self-directed video for So What, a track about falling, failing and getting back up that draws direct inspiration from D12's Purple Pills.

SUPAGLOO is a new Melbourne live music initiative from Frontier Touring and Melbourne Park designed to remove barriers for younger audiences, give Australian artists access to arena-level production and create new connections between emerging talent and the wider music industry.

Ian Shaw's play about the strained making of Jaws, co-written with Joseph Nixon, is now running in Melbourne with a strong local cast capturing the friction between Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss and Roy Scheider.

Steve Miller reworked his own catalogue and classic blues into a two-night jazz conversation at Jazz at Lincoln Center, with Joseph Wooten and a full horn and rhythm section sharing the Rose Theater stage.

Bette Midler received the 2026 Woody Guthrie Prize at Cain's Ballroom, delivering a surprise performance of a Guthrie protest song and speaking on art, activism and resistance.

Sydney Festival returns from 7-25 January 2027 with a program stretching across Greater Sydney, headlined by Hannah Gadsby's new show, a major ONEFOUR collaboration with the Penrith Chamber Orchestra, cars converted into plunge pools and saunas at Barangaroo, and more than 10,000 tickets at $49 or less.

The 1986 debut that delivered the million-selling "Two of Hearts" reaches its anniversary this week, still carrying the Hi-NRG pulse that made Stacey Q a brief but bright pop star.