Tag: concert review

5 Seconds Of Summer delivered a seven-act arena production at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, featuring solo performances, a Katy Perry cover and a surprise finale with The Wiggles.

Colin Hay celebrated his 73rd birthday at Melbourne Recital Centre with an intimate evening of songs and storytelling that felt more like spending time with an old friend than attending a concert.

Stereolab captivated a sold-out Forum Melbourne crowd with a set balancing new material from Instant Holograms on Metal Film and beloved catalogue favourites, delivering a hypnotic performance full of motorik rhythms, lush harmonies and infectious energy.

Sparks returned to Melbourne’s Palais Theatre with a career-spanning set that proved great live music still relies on songs, musicianship and audience connection rather than spectacle.

Bowling For Soup delivered a riotous punk-pop party at Melbourne’s Forum alongside Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls and Talk Heavy, mixing humour, nostalgia and singalong anthems into one unforgettable night.

TISM turn PICA in Port Melbourne into a multi-stage live experiment, delivering a chaotic rotating performance alongside a lineup of Australian support acts in a one-off event.

Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening wrapped the Physical Graffiti anniversary tour in Melbourne with a rare live performance of Led Zeppelin’s classic album.

De La Soul returned to Melbourne after nearly a decade away, delivering a nostalgic and emotional performance at Palace Foreshore celebrating hip hop history and honouring David Jolicoeur.

Ed Sheeran opened his three-night Melbourne residency at Marvel Stadium with a marathon 30-song performance spanning every album era from + to Play.

Lorde returns to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena with The Ultrasound World Tour, delivering a bold and vulnerable performance built around her album Virgin.

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?.

Lady Gaga gave Melbourne a special moment at Marvel Stadium with only her second ever performance of Brooklyn Nights, turning The Mayhem Ball into a night fans will remember.

Lorna Shore turned 170 Russell into a battleground on 3 December 2025 with an 80-minute set that spanned Pain Remains, …And I Return To Nothingness, and their new album I Feel The Everblack Festering Within Me.

David Byrne fit more than a dozen musicians into NPR’s Tiny Desk for a high-energy set drawing from Who Is The Sky? and Talking Heads favourites.

The Black Sorrows brought four decades of music to Melbourne Recital Centre with a set that honoured their past and celebrated their new work.

Oasis tore through a storm-threatened night at Marvel Stadium, mixing old anthems, cheeky banter, and a dramatic encore to remind Melbourne why they mattered.

Teddy Swims brought soul, fire and sincerity to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, surprising fans with Tones And I for the live debut of their new duet Gone Gone Gone.