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Tom Curtain Releases Here’s To You Album and Announces National Tour

Tom Curtain has built a career out of telling the stories of rural and regional Australia. A multiple Golden Guitar winner, horseman, outback entertainer, and founder of the Katherine Outback Experience, Curtain is as comfortable in the saddle as he is on the stage. With his sixth studio album Here’s To You set for release on 22 August 2025 via ABC Music, Curtain once again shines a spotlight on the people, landscapes and experiences that make the bush what it is.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, country, Tom Curtain

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Hockey Dad Announce The Clip EP With New Single ‘All Hat No Cattle’

by Noise11.com

Australian surf-rock duo Hockey Dad have unveiled their brand-new single All Hat No Cattle today, alongside the announcement of their forthcoming EP The Clip, which will be released independently on 12 September.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Hockey Dad, punk, rock, Wollongong

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Mo’Ju To Release Double J Live At The Wireless With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

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ARIA-nominated songwriter and storyteller Mo’Ju will release a landmark live album, Mo’Ju with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (Double J Live at the Wireless), on Friday September 26 via ABC Music. Recorded at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall in 2023, the project captures Mo’Ju’s songs reimagined with the grandeur of a full symphony orchestra, cementing another milestone in

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Melbourne, Mo’ju, MSO, roots, Symphonic Orchestra

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Thornhill Announce Bodies Australian Headline Tour 2026

by Noise11.com

Melbourne heavy innovators Thornhill will return to home soil in 2026 for their biggest headline tour yet, celebrating their acclaimed 2025 album Bodies with a run of national shows in February. Joining them will be rising American star Amira Elfeky, Japanese genre-breakers Paledusk, and Melbourne’s own Heavensgate.

Tagged as: 10s, Amira Elfesky, Australia, Destory All Lines, hard core, Heavengate, metail, Paledust, Thornhill

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Melbourne Youth Orchestras Launch The Big Busk at Queen Victoria Market

by Noise11.com

Melbourne Youth Orchestras will debut The Big Busk in 2025, transforming Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market into a full-day celebration of music and fundraising on Saturday 20 September.

Tagged as: Australia, education, Melbourne, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, Queen Victoria Market, The Big Busk

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Miami Horror, Sneaky Sound System and Bag Raiders to Headline Live at the Gardens 2025 in Melbourne

by Noise11.com

Melbourne’s Live at the Gardens series will hit euphoric heights this November with a triple-bill of Australian electronic heavyweights. Miami Horror, Sneaky Sound System and Bag Raiders will join forces for a one-night-only dancefloor celebration under the stars at the Royal Botanic Gardens on Saturday, 29 November 2025.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Bag Raiders, dance, electronica, Live At The Gardens, miami horror, Sneaky Sound System

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Purple Disturbance Sign With New World Artists, Lock In Major Tour Dates

by Noise11.com

Purple Disturbance, the fierce and uncompromising post-punk/alt-rock four-piece from New South Wales, have officially joined forces with New World Artists, the booking agency behind some of Australia’s most trailblazing acts. For a young band already turning heads with their volatile live shows and razor-edged songs, this deal puts them on a major platform heading into 2026.

Tagged as: Australia, Beddy Rays, Dune Rats, Frenzal Rhomb, Goons of Doom, Grinspoon, live music, New World Artists, Purple Disturbance, The Screaming Jets

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Announce Wild God 2026 Tour of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will return home to Australia in January 2026 with the official announcement today of their Wild God Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand tour. The run of shows will be the band’s first in the region since 2022 and will bring their acclaimed Wild God album to life for local audiences.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Bad Seeds, Nick Cave, punk, rock

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Sammy Hagar’s New Live Album Features Rai Thistlethwayte of Thirsty Merc

by Noise11.com

Sammy Hagar has always had a reputation for surrounding himself with powerhouse players, but his upcoming live album, Sammy Hagar & The Best Of All Worlds Band – The Residency (out October 10, 2025 via Big Machine Rock), brings a distinctly Australian twist. On keyboards, vocals and guitar is Rai Thistlethwayte, best known at home for fronting Thirsty Merc and more recently as a member of The Fabulous Caprettos. For Australian fans, the inclusion of Thistlethwayte in Hagar’s latest chapter is a striking reminder of how far the Sydney-born musician’s career has travelled.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Rai Thistlethwayte, rock, Sammy Hagar, Thirsty Merc, Van Halen

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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds Bring Wild God Tour Home to Australia in 2026

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Nick Cave has let slip what fans have been hoping to hear for months: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds will return to Australia in January 2026 for the Wild God tour. In a recent post on his Red Hand Files website, Cave revealed the news with typical candour, writing:

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Australian Tour, Nick Cave, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, rock

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Jon Stevens of Noiseworks photo by Winston Robinson

Jon Stevens Releases Fourth Song In Four Weeks ‘Paradise’

by Paul Cashmere

Jon Stevens has been quietly heading towards a new album, feeding fans a song a week. This week, he is at week four with ‘Paradise’.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Dead Daisies, INXS, Jesus Christ Superstar, Jon Stevens, New Zealand, Noiseworks, rock

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Cookin’ on 3 Burners Fire It Up With Cookin’ The Books

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Melbourne’s deep funk heavyweights Cookin’ on 3 Burners are back with a brand new double-sided 7”, the first taste of their forthcoming studio album Cookin’ The Books (out October 31 on Soul Messin’ Records).

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Cookin' On 3 Burners, Jake Mason, Lance Ferguson, soul

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The Rubens Second Album Hoops Gets a 10th Anniversary Vinyl Make-over

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Sydney five-piece The Rubens are celebrating a milestone in Australian music with the 10th anniversary reissue of their career-defining second album, Hoops. Originally released in 2015, Hoops was the record that propelled the Menangle, NSW group back to the Top 10. Now, a decade later, the album reached no 2 on the album chart, a Hottest 100 number one, and multiple platinum singles, is getting a fresh vinyl pressing with reimagined artwork.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, Hoops, rock, The Rubens

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Parcels Team With PNAU For Euphoric ‘Yougotmefeeling’ Remix Ahead of New Album ‘LOVED’

by Labelle Hayes

Australian electro-pop exports Parcels have joined forces with dance titans PNAU for a remix of their latest single ‘Yougotmefeeling’. The track, now reimagined with PNAU’s unmistakable French Touch-inspired sheen, is out via Because Music.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, electropop, Parcels, PNAU, yougotmefeeling

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Ed Kuepper and Jim White Announce First U.S. Shows With Mick Harvey

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Kuepper, twice inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame as a founding member of both The Saints and Laughing Clowns, will finally bring his acclaimed collaboration with Dirty Three drummer Jim White to the United States for the first time this November. The pair will perform in Los Angeles on November 4 and New York on November 17, with support from none other than Mick Harvey of The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Ed Kuepper, indie, Jim White, The Dirty Three, The Saints

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Beyond The Valley Unveils Monumental 10th Anniversary Line-Up With Dom Dolla, The Temper Trap, Kid Cudi & Turnstile

by Noise11.com

Beyond The Valley, Australia’s largest multi-day music festival, will mark its 10th anniversary with the biggest line-up in its history. The 2025/26 edition will return to Barunah Plains, Wadawurrung Country, from 28 December to 1 January, celebrating a decade of New Year’s festival memories with a truly global lineup.

Tagged as: Australia, Beyond The Valley, music festival, Untitled Group

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Skunkhour To Celebrate 30 Years Of ‘Up To Our Necks In It’ With National Tour

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Skunkhour will mark three decades since the release of one of Australia’s most enduring funk-rock singles with the Up To Our Necks In It national tour this October and November. The tour celebrates the 1995 breakthrough hit Up To Our Necks In It, a track that helped Skunkhour break from the Sydney underground into national recognition.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, indie, rock, skunkhour

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Electric Pandas Reform for 2025 With November Shows Alongside James Reyne

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Electric Pandas, the cult pop-rock outfit who made their mark in the mid-80s with one album and a hit song ‘Big Girls’, are officially back together. Lin Buckfield has revived the Pandas for 2025 with a refreshed line-up, and they’ll share the stage with James Reyne this November.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Electric Pandas, indie, James Reyne, Lin Buckfield, rock, Sydney

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WILSN Blooms With Second Album and New Single ‘GIRL’

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Melbourne/Naarm-based soul singer WILSN (aka Shannon Busch) has announced her second album, Bloom, set for release on 17 October 2025. Alongside the announcement comes the release of her heartfelt new single ‘GIRL’, an ode to the bonds of female friendship.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Bloom, Girl, Shannon Busch, soul, Wilson

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Dallas Crane Are On the Cusp of Album Number Six After 10 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s own Dallas Crane are back in the studio crafting their sixth studio album. In a nod to their signature blend of swagger and grit, they have already unveiled the lead single, “Trouble Knows My Name,” offering fans a raw taste of what’s to come.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Dallas Crane, indie, Trouble Knows My Name rock

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Keith Urban and Tamworth Festival Unite for Rising Talent and Charity Too

by Paul Cashmere

Four-time Grammy winner Keith Urban and the Tamworth Country Music Festival have unveiled the “Keith Urban Rising Star Scholarship,” an initiative primed to propel Australia’s next crop of country artists into the Nashville spotlight. The scholarship promises a career-changing journey, live performances, songwriting, industry meetings, and even two days recording at Urban’s own Nashville studio, The Sound (formerly the iconic Tracking Room).

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, country, Keith Urban

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The Saints To Release Chris Bailey’s Final Recordings ‘Long March Through the Jazz Age’

by Paul Cashmere

Fire Records will release Long March Through the Jazz Age, the last recordings of Chris Bailey and The Saints, on 28 November 2025. The release will arrive just days after what would have been Bailey’s 69th birthday, serving as a poignant final chapter in the story of one of Australia’s most important and influential bands.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Brisbane, Chris Bailey, Fire Records, Long March Through the Jazz Age, punk, rock, The Saints

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Camp Cope To Release Final Sydney Opera House Show On Vinyl And Bandcamp

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s beloved power-emo trio Camp Cope have announced the launch of their final live performance on vinyl and digital formats – a fitting farewell to one of Australia’s most fiercely independent bands.

Tagged as: 10s, alternative, Australia, Camp Cope, indie, rock, Sydney Opera House

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Lisa McCune and Ian Stenlake in THE 39 STEPS photo by Cameron Grant

The 39 Steps: Hitchcock, Monty Python and a Turbo-Charged Comedy Classic Returns to Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Alfred Hitchcock may not have imagined his taut 1935 espionage thriller The 39 Steps reborn as a Monty Python-flavoured stage spoof, but that is exactly what Patrick Barlow’s Olivier and Tony Award-winning adaptation delivers.

Tagged as: Alfred Hitchcock, Australia, Damien Ryan, David Collins, Ian Stenlake, Lisa McCune, Shane Dundas, The 39 Steps, theatre, Umbilical Brothers

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Wildlands Festival Returns to Brisbane and Perth in 2026

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Wildlands Festival is officially returning for Summer 2026, with organisers confirming two massive editions in Brisbane on New Year’s Day and Perth on January 3rd.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, untitled, Wildlands Festival

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Miranda Young Updates Olivia: Grace and Gratitude

by Labelle Hayes

Miranda Young’s Olivia: Grace and Gratitude has been updated for 2025. The new edition—published by Melbourne’s Wilkinson Publishing, adds fresh perspective to a story that continues to expand long after Olivia Newton-John’s passing. It also includes a brand-new chapter that reframes Olivia’s legacy through today’s lens, deepening the book’s tribute to one of the city’s most adored cultural figures.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, book, Melbourne, Miranda Young, Olivia Newton-John, Olivia: Grace and Gratitude, pop, Wilkinson Publishing

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Paul Kelly To Release ‘Seventy’ at 70

by Noise11.com

“Tell us a story” …That’s how Paul Kelly begins his forthcoming album SEVENTY, an invitation as old as childhood, whispered from the back seat of a family car or around a glowing campfire. Who better to ask than Australia’s master storyteller himself? For more than 45 years, Paul Kelly has chronicled lives, characters and contradictions with matchless insight and heart.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, folk, How To Make Gravy, Paul Kelly, Rita Wrote A Letter, rock, Seventy

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The Strokes and The War On Drugs Are Exclusive To Adelaide’s Harvest Rock

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The Strokes and The War On Drugs are coming To Australia but you’ll only see then see them in Adelaide.

Tagged as: Australia, Harvest Festival, music festival, South Australia, The Strokes, The War On Drugs

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Pickle Me Grandmother There’s New Kingswood Country

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The most memorable Ted Bullpitt Kingswood Country line is “You’re not taking the Kingswood”. “Pickle Me grandmother”. Now there is new Kingswood country.

Tagged as: 00s, Alex Laska, Australia, country, Fergus Linacre, Kingswood, Kingswood Country, Ted Bullpitt

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Bleak Squad Premiere Third Single ‘Blue Signs’

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Melbourne’s newly formed art-rock collective Bleak Squad—comprised of four luminaries from the Australian music scene—have unveiled their third single and music video, “Blue Signs”, ahead of their debut album Strange Love.

Tagged as: 20s, Adalita, alternative, Australia, Bleak Squad, Dirty Three, indie, Magic Dirt, Marty Brown, Mick Harvey, Mick Turner

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TX2 Teams With DeathbyRomy On Dark New Anthem ‘Feed’

TX2 is set to unleashed his latest single Feed, a collaboration with the equally enigmatic DeathbyRomy.

August 28, 2025

Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers Announce Second Album GLORY With New Single ‘MOTHER’

ARIA Award-winning indie-rock powerhouse Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are back with their second album GLORY, set for release on 7 November 2025 via Community Music / Mom + Pop. To mark the announcement, the band have dropped a fiery new single MOTHER, featuring guitarist Scarlett McKahey on lead vocals for the first time. Its accompanying video premieres tonight at 6pm AEST (27 August 2025) on YouTube.

August 27, 2025

Dick Move Announce New Album Dream, Believe, Achieve With Protest Anthem ‘Nurses’

Aotearoa punk agitators Dick Move have announced the release of their third studio album Dream, Believe, Achieve, due out 14 November via 1:12 Records and Flying Nun Records. The band has also unleashed the snarling single ‘Nurses’, a furious protest anthem that takes aim at neoliberal policy and the chronic underfunding of frontline healthcare.

August 27, 2025

Mechatok Locks in First Australian Headline Tour to Celebrate Debut Solo Album Wide Awake

Berlin-based producer Mechatok, born Emir Timur Tokdemir in 1998, is set to make his Australian debut with a four-city headline tour in March 2026. Kicking off in Brisbane before heading to Sydney, Melbourne, and Perth, the tour marks a new chapter in the rising star’s career. Tickets go on sale at 11 am local time on Friday, 29 August.

August 26, 2025

Arthur Hill Announces First Ever Australian Headline Tour “Stella AusTour” Set for January 2026

Britain’s brightest new pop phenomenon, Arthur Hill, has confirmed that his electric stage presence will finally reach Australian shores with the “Stella AusTour”, marking his long-awaited Aussie debut. The London-based singer-songwriter is set to ignite crowds at three headline shows: The Triffid, Brisbane (14 January), Factory Theatre, Sydney (15 January), and Max Watts, Melbourne (16 January).

August 25, 2025

Better Lovers Announce Australian Debut Tour with Support From Split Chain and Blind Girls

Better Lovers, the hardcore supergroup, featuring members of Every Time I Die, The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Fit For An Autopsy, are finally bringing their live show Down Under, with six cities locked in for January 2026.

August 25, 2025

Doja Cat photo by Jacob Webster supplied Live Nation

Doja Cat Announces Australia and New Zealand Tour

US pop star Doja Cat has announced her first-ever arena run across Australia and New Zealand as part of her “Ma Vie World Tour”. The Grammy Award-winning artist will bring her chart-topping catalogue and how to major cities in November and December 2025.

August 22, 2025