Tag: Australian rock

Australian Crawl and Men At Work returned to Australian stages for the first time in 40 and 25 years respectively when the Red Hot Summer Tour opened in Toowoomba, with James Reyne, David Reyne and John Watson carrying the Crawl name.

After a year of touring and studio work in Byron Bay, COG will return for three December shows with Kodiak Empire, plus Elko Fields in Queensland and Jackrabbit in Byron Bay.

Thirty years after its release, Spiderbait’s Ivy And The Big Apples remains the album that turned an unlikely alternative band into Australian hitmakers, led by the history-making “Buy Me A Pony”.

Seventeen years after their final show, Powderfinger confirm a national big-top tour for September and October 2027. The five members explain why the timing finally felt right.

Forty years after their original release, V.Spy V.Spy’s first two albums both enter the ARIA Top 10 while a new line-up featuring Bob Spencer plays its opening show in Perth.

Rose Carleo Band have released a radio edit of Dirt Bound featuring Bonafide frontman Pontus Snibb, who wrote the original and recorded his parts remotely from Stockholm.

Powderfinger have joined the cryptic comeback campaign, using a coded video and the date of their final show to hint that something is changing.

The Church release “Sky And Hill” and “Forever” as a double single ahead of Lacuna, with Steve Kilbey revealing the stories behind two very different songs.

Cryptic Powderfinger clues are appearing across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with references to the band’s songs, five members and 2010 farewell.

Richard ‘Rockpile’ Jones, the founding Ol’ 55 guitarist and vocalist whose voice defined Looking For An Echo, has died aged 74.

Daryl Braithwaite has revealed he is back in the studio with Garth Porter recording a new Sherbet single, almost 20 years after the band’s last new recordings.

The Angels will mark 50 years of Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again with Boom Crash Opera and Eurogliders at Sydney’s Selina’s in February 2027.

Jimmy Barnes will headline the 2027 Red Hot Summer Tour with Jon Stevens, Birds Of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and Sarah McLeod.

Rose Carleo explains how the songs from 42 Days evolve on stage as the Rose Carleo Band prepares for its October 9 Melbourne show at The Workers Club.

Jimmy Barnes has released the Rose Tattoo song he recorded for his friend Angry Anderson but never got to play for him, donating all proceeds to Support Act.

Jet’s Shine On turns 20, revisiting the personal story behind its title track, the album’s Australian success and its controversial critical reception.

Chrissy Amphlett and Tim Finn’s previously unreleased collaboration Some Times brings together three songs recorded more than 30 years ago.

Full Flower Moon Band return with ‘Endless Summer’, a dark new single inspired by a manic episode and the first taste of their fourth album After Dark.

Rose Tattoo frontman Gary “Angry” Anderson has died aged 79, ending a five-decade career that made him one of Australian rock’s defining voices.

Ian Moss and Charley Drayton have revealed plans for a new band, with three musicians still needed and Nashville providing the only major clue.

AC/DC’s Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap turns 50, revisiting the 1976 Bon Scott album, its different international editions and lasting catalogue significance.

ICEHOUSE will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Man of Colours with six Australian indoor concerts in June and July 2027.

Peter de Jong, frontman of Newcastle rock band Heroes, has died. His career included Heroes, the Star Hotel riot and a lasting contribution to Newcastle music.

Australian rock veteran Paul Norton provides sound for the Australian Shakespeare Company’s new Melbourne production of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming.

Australian Crawl and Men At Work will headline two new Red Hot Summer Tour shows in Brisbane and Melbourne in November 2026.

Airbourne have released their sixth studio album, Airbourne, accompanied by a new video for Kid In A Candy Store.

Perth rock band Electric State have released Head In Hands, the latest single from their forthcoming album Standing On The Edge, due January 8, 2027.

Joeys Coop, featuring Brett Myers of Died Pretty, have released their third album Sawdust Memories and continue their Australian tour through November.

Headsend have announced their second EP A Delicate Balance for November 6, alongside new single Biopsy Of An Unknown Growth and Australian headline shows.

Jimmy Barnes will headline a major Australian rock concert at Perth’s Kings Park & Botanic Garden on December 4, joined by Jon Stevens, Eskimo Joe and Sarah McLeod and Mick Skelton.