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The Offspring guitarist Noodles performing live on stage.

The Offspring’s Noodles Steps Away From Live Shows Due To Health Issue

by Paul Cashmere

The Offspring guitarist Noodles has stepped away from live performances after announcing a sudden and fairly serious health issue. The band plans to continue its upcoming shows without him.

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Bonnie Dalton, Supergloo general manager, discussing the new Australian artist showcase from Frontier Touring and Melbourne Park.

SUPAGLOO Aims To Connect Australian Artists With New Audiences And Industry Opportunities

by Paul Cashmere

Can a new live music series help solve two challenges at once: getting emerging Australian artists in front of new audiences and making concerts more accessible to younger fans? SUPAGLOO general manager Bonnie Dalton explains the industry thinking behind the partnership between Frontier Touring and Melbourne Park

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SUPAGLOO at Melbourne Park features 2charm, Blusher, Robert Baxter and emerging Australian artists in a new all-ages concert series.

Frontier Touring Launches SUPAGLOO To Put Emerging Australian Artists In The Spotlight

by Paul Cashmere

Frontier Touring and Melbourne Park have launched SUPAGLOO, a new all-ages concert series featuring emerging Australian artists. The first events take place in December 2026 and April 2027, with line-ups spanning alternative pop, electronic music and R&B.

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Elton John at A Day On The Green at Rochford Winery on Sunday 1 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Elton John Returns To The Stage For Three Final Shows In Five Days

by Paul Cashmere

Elton John returned to the stage for three special concerts in five days, opening Apple’s new London venue before finally saying farewell to his Mexican fans.

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Steve Miller with the Steve Miller Band and jazz musicians at Jazz at Lincoln Center

Steve Miller Brings Rock And Jazz Masters Together At Lincoln Center

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Miller will bring members of the Steve Miller Band together with an exceptional group of jazz musicians for two rare performances at Jazz at Lincoln Center.

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Murray and the Movers photo bu Jo Forster

Murray And The Movers Bring Memphis Soul To Norman Lindsay Gallery

by Paul Cashmere

Murray Cook and Lizzie Mack will bring Murray and the Movers to Norman Lindsay Gallery for Spring Groove in the Garden, featuring soul, R&B and vintage grooves.

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Steve Hogarth photo by Anne-Marie Forker

Classic Album Review’s Barry Robinson Finds Steve Hogarth’s Voice In ‘Tip-Top Condition’

by Paul Cashmere

Classic Album Review’s Barry Robinson has praised Steve Hogarth’s live voice and stagecraft after seeing Marillion in Cambridge, ahead of the band’s Australian shows.

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Bush perform live at John Cain Arena Melbourne with Gavin Rossdale

Bush Melbourne Review: Gavin Rossdale Looks Beyond The Nostalgia

by Paul Cashmere

Bush’s Melbourne setlist looked beyond nostalgia, with eight of 14 songs drawn from albums released since 2020 and Glycerine given a striking solo treatment.

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Live music production crew training in Tasmania through CrewCare's WES Pathways program

CrewCare Takes Live Music Jobs Program To Tasmania With Industry Placements

by Paul Cashmere

CrewCare is taking its WES Pathways to Jobs in Live Music program to Tasmania, with 20 emerging crew set for practical training and paid industry placements.

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Yours and Owls 2026

Yours & Owls Introduces Next Gen Ticket For 2026 Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Yours & Owls has introduced a Next Gen ticket for its 2026 festival following findings that ticket prices remain a major barrier for young Australian music audiences.

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Ash performing at the Northcote Theatre in Melbourne on 11th September

Review: Ash, Northcote Theatre, 11th September

by Anna-Maria Megalogenis

Ash celebrate 30 years of 1977 with an energetic Northcote Theatre performance featuring the album in full and a surprise “Petrol”.

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Jakob Dylan performing with The Wallflowers during the Bringing Down The Horse 30th Anniversary Tour

The Wallflowers Bringing Down The Horse 30th Anniversary Tour Heads To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Wallflowers will perform Bringing Down the Horse and Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ Long After Dark in full during their first Australian shows.

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Mick Thomas supplied

Mick Thomas Sets The Backbone For GoChristmasComeBack

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas takes GoChristmasComeBack across Australia, with The Roving Commission built around the essential songs that have anchored his live shows for four decades.

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Stevie Wonder photo by Ros O'Gorman

Stevie Wonder Announces Songs In The Key Of Life 50th Anniversary Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Stevie Wonder will perform Songs In The Key Of Life in full on an 18-date 50th anniversary tour across the UK, Europe and United States.

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Dave Grohl Foo Fighters at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Foo Fighters Premiere “Child Actor” Vevo Performance Ahead Of Australia And New Zealand Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Foo Fighters have premiered a special performance of “Child Actor” for Vevo’s new Extended Play series ahead of their 2026 and 2027 Australia and New Zealand stadium tour.

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Steve Hogarth photo by Anne-Marie Forker

Steve Hogarth Setlist Reveals The Marillion Songs Australian Fans Could Hear

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Hogarth’s recent H Natural performances reveal a rich selection of Marillion songs that could feature when he makes his Australian solo debut in December.

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Steve Hogarth photo by Anne-Marie Forker

Steve Hogarth H Natural Australia Tour: What To Expect

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Hogarth will make his Australian solo debut in December with four H Natural performances in Sydney and Melbourne, drawing on Marillion favourites, solo material and covers.

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Boy & Bear performing live on stage at sunset

Boy & Bear, YAIMA And Kim Churchill Lead Byron Wellness Festival 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Boy & Bear, YAIMA and Kim Churchill will headline Byron Wellness Festival 2026, combining live music with wellness programming in Byron Bay from November 27 to 29.

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Ben Folds performing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Ben Folds To Reunite With Melbourne Symphony Orchestra For 2027 Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Folds will perform two concerts with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra at Hamer Hall in January 2027 as part of a five-city Australian orchestral tour.

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Cameron Winter performing solo at Carnegie Hall for Live At Carnegie Hall

Cameron Winter Announces First Live Album, Live At Carnegie Hall

by Paul Cashmere

Cameron Winter will release his first live album, Live At Carnegie Hall, on October 9, 2026, documenting his December 2025 solo performance at the New York concert hall.

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The New Christs

The New Christs Join The Damned For Melbourne Show On Final Damnation Tour

by Paul Cashmere

The New Christs have been announced as the support act for The Damned’s Melbourne concert on the Final Damnation Tour at The Forum in September 2026.

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DMAs photo credit Roman Jody

DMA’S Add Automatic, Floodlights And Sleepazoid To Australian Tour 2026

by Paul Cashmere

DMA’S have announced Automatic, Floodlights and Sleepazoid as special guests for their Australian Tour 2026, with each concert featuring two headline sets including a celebration of the 10th anniversary of Hills End.

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Massive Attack

Massive Attack Preview Australian Tour With South Korea Setlist Featuring Mezzanine Classics And Rare Covers

by Paul Cashmere

Massive Attack have previewed their Australian tour with a South Korea set featuring Mezzanine classics, Blue Lines favourites, rare covers and performances with Elizabeth Fraser and Horace Andy.

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Bendigo April 27 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

One Electric Day 2026 Brings Jimmy Barnes, The Living End And Ian Moss To Werribee

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes heads an all Australian line-up for One Electric Day 2026 at Werribee Park, joined by The Living End, Ian Moss, Baby Animals, Chocolate Starfish and Bachelor Girl.

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Chiodos photo by Alicia Hauff

Chiodos Bring 20th Anniversary Tour Of All’s Well That Ends Well To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Chiodos will return to Australia for the first time since 2015 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of All’s Well That Ends Well, performing the landmark debut album in full across five national dates.

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Don McLean photo supplied

Don McLean Adds Geelong Show And Confirms Australian Support Acts For October Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Don McLean has added Geelong to his Australian tour celebrating the 55th anniversary of American Pie and confirmed Gaudion and 1927 as support acts for selected October dates.

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The Blues Train

19-Twenty To Headline Blues Train’s First Off-Track Blues Sessions

by Paul Cashmere

The Blues Train launches its first Off-Track Blues Sessions this August with 19-Twenty heading a bill that also includes Phil Coyne & The Wayward Aces and Anna Scionti.

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Anthea Palmer photo by Michelle Morrison

Atomic: The Songs Of Blondie Brings Vinyl Ticket Bundles To Melbourne Show

by Paul Cashmere

Pop Preservation Society is pairing collector Blondie vinyl with tickets for its Atomic: The Songs Of Blondie performance at Thornbury Bowls Club on 1 August.

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Dirty Fences

Dirty Fences Announce First Australian Headline Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Dirty Fences will tour Australia for the first time this November, bringing the Brooklyn punk rock band’s acclaimed live show to six intimate East Coast venues.

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The Band Squeeze in 2025 photographed by Dean Chalkley

Squeeze Announce 2027 Australian Tried, Tested and Trixies Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Squeeze will return to Australia in April 2027 for a five date national tour celebrating more than 50 years of music and featuring songs from their latest album Trixies.

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