Celtic Thunder announce 2026 Australian tour
Celtic Thunder Return To Australia With An Intimate 2027 Show

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.

September 22, 2026
Alice Cooper performing during the Constrictor era in 1986
Alice Cooper Constrictor Turns 40

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".

September 22, 2026
Ian Moss at Red Hot Summer 2024 photo by Winston Robinson
Ian Moss And Charley Drayton Hint At A New Band In Cryptic Nashville Announcement

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.

September 21, 2026
Aerosmith in Melbourne Australia 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman
Steven Tyler Sexual Abuse Case Faces Another Delay As Judge Steps Down Before Trial

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.

September 21, 2026
Ed Sheeran performing at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia during his Loop Tour
Ed Sheeran Breaks Silence On Macklemore Fallout In Philadelphia

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.

September 21, 2026
John Farnham Celebration Concert cast performing at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne
John Farnham Celebration Becomes A Once-In-A-Lifetime Night

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.

September 21, 2026
Chad Gilbert of New Found Glory performing on guitar
Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory Guitarist And Founding Member, Dies At 45

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.

September 21, 2026
Charlie Puth announces 2026 Whatever’s Clever! Australia and New Zealand tour dates
Charlie Puth Cancels Australian And New Zealand Tour With No Reason Given

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.

September 21, 2026
Monty Python’s Spamalot at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre
Monty Python’s Spamalot Turns Melbourne Into A Laughing Camelot

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.

September 20, 2026
The Homecoming Melbourne: Pinter’s Dark Power Game
The Homecoming Unravels Into A Dark Power Game In Melbourne

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.

September 20, 2026
Clean Bandit Chlöe and Omah Lay in Company video
Clean Bandit’s Company Connects Chlöe And Omah Lay For New Album Era

Clean Bandit have brought Chlöe and Omah Lay together for "Company", a new single that also opens the door to the group's next studio album and a new chapter through their independent label, CB X.

September 20, 2026
Colin Moulding releases Want It Bad EP
XTC’s Colin Moulding Releases Want It Bad EP

Colin Moulding marks 47 years since XTC's "Making Plans for Nigel" with a three-track EP that documents both the finished song and the creative process behind it.

September 20, 2026
Stephen Stills and Neil Young performing during the Stills Young Band era in 1976
Stills Young Band’s Long May You Run Turns 50

Stephen Stills and Neil Young's only studio album as a duo reaches its 50th anniversary in 2026, marking a turbulent chapter in the history of two of rock's most distinctive guitarists.

September 20, 2026
Throwing Muses 1986 debut album cover
Throwing Muses: 40 Years Of A Landmark Debut

Throwing Muses marked the 40th anniversary of their influential debut album in 2026, a record that established Kristin Hersh, Tanya Donelly and the band as distinctive voices in the emerging alternative rock landscape.

September 20, 2026
AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap 50th anniversary Bon Scott Angus Young Malcolm Young
AC/DC Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Turns 50

AC/DC's Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap turns 50 this month, marking half a century since the Australian band issued one of the defining albums of its Bon Scott era.

September 20, 2026
John Farnham celebration concert performers at Rod Laver Arena for The Songs Of John Farnham: A Living Legend
John Farnham Health Update Issued Ahead Of Rod Laver Arena Celebration Concert

John Farnham's family has confirmed that the singer's health has deteriorated in recent months, with the Australian music icon now requiring continuous oxygen, a wheelchair and 24-hour nursing care at home.

September 19, 2026
Duncan Sheik performing with guitar during his career as a singer-songwriter and composer
Singer Songwriter Broadway Composer Duncan Sheik Dies At 56

Duncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind "Barely Breathing" and Tony Award-winning composer of Spring Awakening, has died at the age of 56.

September 19, 2026
Ben Kweller performing on stage during the 2006 era of his self-titled album
Ben Kweller Celebrates 20 Years Of His Self-Titled Album

Ben Kweller's third album marked a major shift in the singer-songwriter's recording process, with Kweller performing every instrument himself under the direction of producer Gil Norton.

September 19, 2026
Neil Young Second Song
Neil Young Re-Records 1964 Song “I’ll Love You Forever” For Second Song

Neil Young has revisited a love song he wrote and recorded as a teenager with The Squires, cutting a new version with the Chrome Hearts more than six decades after the original session.

September 18, 2026
Mark Holden recording Tom Traubert's Blues as a tribute to Matilda Bee Britvan
Mark Holden Receives Tom Waits Approval For Bondi Tribute Version Of Tom Traubert’s Blues

Mark Holden has received approval from Tom Waits to release his reworked version of Tom Traubert's Blues, transforming the song's existing Waltzing Matilda connection into a tribute to 10-year-old Matilda Bee Britvan and those killed in the December 2025 Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

September 18, 2026
The Rolling Stones, Ros OGorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena
Keith Richards Revisits Jimmy Reed Classic Bright Lights, Big City For GTA VI

Keith Richards has recorded a new version of Jimmy Reed's "Bright Lights, Big City" for Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, revisiting a blues song The Rolling Stones themselves recorded more than six decades ago.

September 18, 2026
The Datsuns photographed by Jesse de Their-Hunt
The Datsuns Release “Run From The Sun”

The New Zealand hard rock band has released the second single from its forthcoming album Moonstruck Man, due November 13, 2026 via Hellsquad Records.

September 18, 2026
WOMADelaide 2027 announces Leon Bridges Madness and Tinariwen
Tinariwen Announce 2027 Australian Tour

Tinariwen will return to Australia in February and March 2027 for seven Australian performances, including two shows at WOMADelaide, following the release of their tenth album, Hoggar.

September 18, 2026
Tash Sultana performing live with guitar during the new Something In The Water era
Tash Sultana Releases Something In The Water After Signing BMG Deal

Tash Sultana has released new single and video Something In The Water, marking their first new music since signing a global recording agreement with BMG earlier this year.

September 18, 2026
Hayley Williams performing live during her solo career
Hayley Williams Announces First Australian Solo Shows For February 2027

Hayley Williams will bring "The Hayley Williams Show" to Sydney and Melbourne in February 2027 for her first Australian solo performances, with ticket registration opening Friday, September 18.

September 18, 2026
Ronan Keating announces the Just Getting Started World Tour
Ronan Keating Announces Just Getting Started World Tour

Ronan Keating will celebrate 30 years in music with the Just Getting Started World Tour, opening in Australia in March 2027 before continuing through New Zealand, the UK and Europe.

September 18, 2026
Elton John performing at piano for The Captain & The Kid era
Elton John The Captain & The Kid Turns 20

Elton John and Bernie Taupin's second autobiographical album followed three decades of extraordinary success, personal change and musical history.

September 18, 2026
The Monkees 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition LP and CD collection
The Monkees To Celebrate Debut Album With 60th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

The Monkees will mark 60 years of their landmark debut album with a 1LP/3CD edition featuring stereo and mono mixes, television versions, alternate takes, demos, backing tracks and archival recordings.

September 17, 2026
Sheryl Crow performs at Margaret Court Arena on Friday 6 April 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Sheryl Crow Releases New Song Freight Train From Pick You Up

Sheryl Crow has released "Freight Train", the second song from her forthcoming album Pick You Up, due October 9, 2026.

September 17, 2026
The Beatles Rubber Soul box set
The Beatles’ John Lennon Little Girl Demo Is Causing Debate Amongst Fans

John Lennon's previously unknown 1965 home demo "Little Girl" will be released for the first time on October 2 as part of the expanded Rubber Soul Special Edition.

September 17, 2026