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Robert Forster Announces Australian Dates For The Strawberries Tour With His Swedish Band

by Paul Cashmere

Robert Forster has announced a five-date Australian tour for September 2026, bringing the Swedish musicians who recorded Strawberries to Hobart, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane.

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Zed51

Zed 51 Set For Return To Brisbane’s Roma Street Parklands In October 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Following the success of Zed50, Brisbane community broadcaster 4ZZZ has confirmed Zed 51 will take place at Roma Street Parklands on 24 October 2026.

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David McCormack

David McCormack’s TRS80 Announce Debut EP No Context For Old Men

by Paul Cashmere

David McCormack has formed a new band, TRS80, alongside Adele Pickvance and Nick Naughton. Their debut EP No Context For Old Men will be released on 3 July through Valve Records.

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Missy Higgins Photo by Emma Goodland

Night At The Parkland Expands Brisbane Run With Aloe Blacc, Missy Higgins And Icehouse

by Paul Cashmere

Night At The Parkland returns to Brisbane this September with Aloe Blacc leading an expanded nine show programme at Roma Street Parkland.

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Dan Sultan (photo supplied by MSO)

Blak Day Out 2026 Lineup Announced For Brisbane Return

by Paul Cashmere

Blak Day Out returns to Brisbane for its fifth edition with Dan Sultan leading a diverse First Nations lineup at The Princess Theatre in July 2026

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Lydia Lunch photo by Jasmine Hirst

Lydia Lunch And Tex Perkins Announce So Real It Hurts Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Lydia Lunch and Tex Perkins will unite for three Australian shows in June 2026 as part of So Real It Hurts, blending spoken word and experimental electronic performance.

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Jason Bonham Reflects On John Bonham’s Legacy Ahead Of Australian Physical Graffiti Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Bonham returns to Australia to perform Physical Graffiti, discussing John Bonham’s drumming style and the challenges of bringing the album to the live stage.

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Hot Milk

Hot Milk To Bring The Heat Back To Australia This May

by Paul Cashmere

Hot Milk are headed back to Australia this May for headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The Manchester duo return following their 2023 tour with Foo Fighters.

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David Byrne photo by Ros O'Gorman

David Byrne Kicks Off Australian Tour In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

David Byrne launched his Australian tour in Brisbane, delivering a tightly paced set that mixed Talking Heads classics with standout tracks from his new album Who Is The Sky?.

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The Chats photo Luke Henery

Metallica Tip Their Hat To The Chats With A “Smoko” Surprise In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica turned their Brisbane M72 show into a Queensland punk celebration, surprising fans with a stadium-shaking cover of The Chats’ Smoko.

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De La Soul and Peach PRC headline Palace Foreshore 2026 in St Kilda

On The Banks To Bring De La Soul, The Streets, Bernard Fanning, Peach PRC And Marlon Williams To Brisbane In March 2026

by Noise11.com

Brisbane announces new outdoor music series On The Banks for March 2026 featuring De La Soul, The Streets, Bernard Fanning, Peach PRC and Marlon Williams.

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Eddie Izzard performing one-person Hamlet live on stage

Eddie Izzard To Stage One-Person Hamlet Across Australia In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Eddie Izzard will return to Australia in June 2026 for a national tour of her acclaimed one-person staging of The Tragedy Of Hamlet, performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

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Cornel Wilczek and Megan Washington win big at the 2025 Screen Music Awards in Brisbane.

Cornel Wilczek, Megan Washington And Joff Bush Among Major Winners At 2025 Screen Music Awards In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Cornel Wilczek, Megan Washington and Joff Bush were among the major winners at the 2025 Screen Music Awards in Brisbane, celebrating the best in Australian screen music across film, television and gaming.

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The Saints 73-78

4ZZZ’s ZED50 Lineup Brings Brisbane Pioneers And New Voices Together For A Huge 50th Birthday Bash

by Paul Cashmere

4ZZZ marks five decades with ZED50 at Roma Street Parklands on 25 October 2025, a two-stage celebration headlined by The Saints 73-78 and Regurgitator, featuring a broad cross-section of Brisbane talent.

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ROYA announce first ever Australian tour for January 2026

Danish Duo ROYA To Make Australian Debut With Summer 2026 Tour

by Noise11.com

ROYA will debut in Australia in January 2026 with a three-date east coast run. The Danish duo will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

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Tommy Richman performing live on stage during his Coyote Tour.

Tommy Richman to Headline Coyote Tour Australia This November

by Noise11.com

Tommy Richman will bring his Coyote Tour to Australia this November, with Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne shows announced. Trevor Spitta joins as special guest.

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The Saints Chris Bailey photo supplied

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.

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The Saints 73-78

Brisbane’s 4ZZZFM To Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary With ZED50 Concert Featuring The Saints 73-78 and Regurgitator

by Paul Cashmere

On 8 December 1975, Brisbane community radio station 4ZZZ (Triple Zed) launched one month after the Gough Whitlam Dismissal with announcer John Woods being transmission with The Who ‘Won’t Get Fooled Again’.

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Sigur Ros at Hamer Hall Melbourne photo by Laura Manariti 2

Brisbane’s Open Season Expands Its 2025 Program

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane will be treated to a special event with Iceland’s Sigur Rōs performing tonight at QPAC.

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Icehouse at One Electric Day 19 November 2023 photo by Winston Robinson, Noise11

Sydney’s Night At The Barracks Expands To Brisbane’s Night At The Parkland

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane is the benefactor of a new music event Night In The Parklands off the back of the successful Sydney event Night at the Barracks.

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Ed Kuepper 2025

The Saints ’73-’78 To Tour UK In November

by Paul Cashmere

Ed Kuepper and Ivor Hay will take the 2024 edition of The Saints into 2025 for the UK in November for (so far) five shows.

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David Draiman Disturbed at Margaret Court Arena on Saturday 12 November 2016 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Knotfest Playing Times Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The playing times for artists on. Knotfest Australia 2024 have been revealed for the three shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

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Linkin Park. photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park To Speak At BigSound in Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park will head to Australia in September as a guest speaker for the BigSound music conference.

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Elton John in Melbourne 14 Jan 23 photo by Jonathan White

Elton John Performs His Final Ever Australian Show In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John’s Farewell Hello Brick Road tour has signed off for Australia with his final performance in Brisbane on Saturday. (21 January 2023).

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BigSound

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bigsound Cancelled Due To Covid Restrictions

by Paul Cashmere

The 2021 Bigsound music conference in Queensland has been cancelled.

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Henry Rollins

Henry Rollins To Speak At BigSound 2021

by Noise11.com

Henry Rollins has been announced as the keynote speaker for BigSound 2021.

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Drummer Queens

Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane To Debut Drummer Queens

by Paul Cashmere

Drummer Queens, a new original Australian theatre production, will premiere for performances in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in 2021.

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Singer Adam Lambert performs in Queen and Adam Lambert at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

FireFight Australia Generates Over One and a Half Million Viewers

by Paul Cashmere

The FireFight Australia bushfire benefit concert had more than one million viewers across Australia on Sunday.

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Queen and Adam Lambert

Queen + Adam Lambert Fans Drenched At First Australian Show In Brisbane

by Paul Cashmere

Queen + Adam Lambert’s first Australian show in Brisbane last night was a washout but, like the song, the show must go on.

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Brian May of Queen performs at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 2 March 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Brian May of Queen Shouts Down Channel 7 Arse-Clown

by Paul Cashmere

Queen’s Brian May shouted down an arse-clown from Channel 7 after the intrusive cameraman disrupted Brian’s personal time while posing with fans at Brisbane airport.

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