Jolie Holland

Robbie Williams returned to Marvel Stadium on Wednesday night for his first performance at the Melbourne venue in 20 years, delivering a career-spanning set of hits, new material from Britpop and candid reflections on family, survival and life at 52.

Thirty years after K went straight to Number One, the original line-up has re-recorded the entire album live to tape, restored lost tracks and announced UK and European dates for early 2027.

Suede's third album, Coming Up, celebrates its 30th anniversary on September 3, marking the record that reset the band's direction and became its biggest commercial success of the 1990s.

Glenn Tilbrook will bring Squeeze back to Australia in April 2027 for their first local headline tour in several years, with five theatre dates celebrating more than five decades of the band's music and showcasing material from their latest album, Trixies.

Alex James says Britpop was less a genre than a moment in time, one shaped by British songwriting traditions and a reaction to changing rock culture. Speaking to Noise11 ahead of the 2026 Australian Britpop Classical tour, the Blur bassist reflected on how the movement emerged and why its music continues to resonate decades later.

Ash return to Australia to perform their landmark debut album 1977 in full, marking 30 years since the record that defined their early career and left a lasting imprint on the Britpop era.

Blur bassist Alex James is spotlighting key songs from Blur's catalogue in his Britpop Classical shows, reframing them alongside era-defining anthems as the production heads to Australia.