Man Overboard

Japan's genre-bending heavy force BABYMETAL will return to Australia in 2026 for a full headline arena tour, storming across five major cities in March with India's globally rising metal crew Bloodywood in tow.

Scottish rock heavyweights Biffy Clyro will return to Australia in April 2026, marking their first visit in eight years. The trio, who last toured here in 2018, will bring a career-spanning set to theatres in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, performing highlights from their multi-platinum catalogue as well as material from their latest album Futique.

Jelly Roll's long-awaited debut tour of Australia and New Zealand came to a sudden halt in Auckland, with the US genre-bending star forced to cancel the final show due to illness, moments before he was due to take the stage.

Metallica continued their tradition of performing a local classic at each show on their Australian tour. For Melbourne, they paid tribute to hometown heroes The Living End with a cover of Prisoner of Society.

British singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone will arrive in Australia next week to begin her long-awaited headline tour, presented by Secret Sounds and triple j, bringing her deeply personal and atmospheric pop to local audiences. With Melbourne and Sydney already sold out and only limited tickets remaining for Brisbane and Fremantle, Humberstone has now added a brand-new date for Wollongong on Saturday 22 November at UOW Unibar.

The Church, one of Australia's most enduring and imaginative musical forces, have returned with a brand-new single, ‘Sacred Echoes (Part Two)'. Arriving just as the band prepare to embark on a national Australian tour revisiting four decades of remarkable music, the track captures The Church in full cinematic flight, bending mood, melody, and atmosphere into something both otherworldly and deeply human.

Two decades after reshaping British indie rock with their debut album Employment, Kaiser Chiefs will return to Australia in November for their first national tour in more than ten years, and they are bringing one of Australia's most electrifying live bands along for the ride, The Delta Riggs.