Melbourne

A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical has opened its Australian season in Melbourne, with Neil Diamond’s wife Katie McNeil Diamond attending the premiere and Broadway creatives Sonny Paladino and Yasmine Lee involved in preparing the Australian production.

Seattle garage rock band The Darts (US) will support The Damned at the Brisbane and Melbourne dates of the British punk legends’ September 2026 Australian tour.

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.

Perth’s Benny J Ward returns with the new single ‘Fear Of Going Out’ and confirms October Melbourne performances with his all-star live band Benny J & The Psych Ward.

MaRLo celebrates the 10th anniversary of Altitude with the biggest event in the festival’s history, including a world exclusive performance with Will Sparks at Flemington Racecourse.

Six60 will return to Melbourne this November for a headline performance at Live At The Gardens, with South Summit joining the bill at the Royal Botanic Gardens.

Following their sold-out 2025 Australian debut, Pavlov’s Dog return in July 2027 to perform their classic 1975 album Pampered Menial in full across five cities, joined by Iain Matthews. Tickets go on sale 6 August.

The new Australian production of Noël Coward’s Private Lives starring Hugh Bonneville and Lisa McCune will play Melbourne’s Princess Theatre from March 2027 following record-breaking demand for the Sydney season.

DOMi & JD BECK confirm three East Coast Australian dates in November for the WHO ASKED? Tour, their first visit since 2024.

Australian entertainment and sports manager Ralph Carr has been publicly identified after a suppression order was lifted following his conviction on two counts of rape and one count of sexual assault.

Marcel Borrack and The TD Band have released ‘Mullumbimby Nights’, the second single from the Melbourne instrumental outfit ahead of their forthcoming debut album.

Jason Donovan, Nadine Garner and Jeremy Proulx lead the newly announced cast for the Melbourne season of One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest at the Athenaeum Theatre from November 13.

SIX The Musical has returned to Melbourne for its third season, bringing a new cast of Queens and its pop concert retelling of Henry VIII’s six wives to the Comedy Theatre.

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.

Australia’s beloved film The Castle is heading to the stage with the original Working Dog writers reuniting for a new theatrical production premiering in Melbourne in March 2027.

Lisa McCune, Belinda Giblin and an exceptional Australian cast deliver a faithful, emotional and often hilarious revival of Robert Harling’s Steel Magnolias at Melbourne’s Athenaeum Theatre.

Former Home And Away actor Jake Speer has landed the lead role of Daniel Hillard and Mrs. Doubtfire in the Australian production of the hit musical opening in Melbourne this November.

Esther Perel will return to Australia this December with her new live experience Strangers, Friends, and Lovers, featuring performances in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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.

The Huxton Creepers have released their first new music in more than 35 years with Opposites Attract and Midnight TV ahead of their Australian anniversary tour celebrating 12 Days To Paris.

Melbourne electro-soul artist Tanya George has released new single The Devil ahead of her debut album Contrast, due on 29 July, with an album launch performance set for Melbourne’s Wax Music Lounge.

The Push will celebrate its 40th anniversary with the return of Push Over, featuring Bodyjar, Frenzal Rhomb, Killing Heidi, Magic Dirt and Regurgitator in Melbourne this November.

Three musicians who performed on Hunters & Collectors’ landmark Human Frailty album reunite with former guitarist Barry Palmer as The Engine Room for a special one night performance celebrating the album’s 40th anniversary.

TSIM have added Melbourne and Adelaide dates to their first national tour in more than three decades, expanding the No Mistakes Tour after strong demand.

Melbourne progressive instrumental project I Built The Sky will perform Promise Me You’ll Thrive and The Zenith Rise in full during an exclusive hometown concert at Howler this October.

The creative team behind A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical explains how Neil Diamond’s greatest songs have been woven into a stage production centred on the artist’s life ahead of the Australian premiere.

Gabriel Iglesias will return to Australia this December with The 1976 Tour: A Fluffy Celebration. The five city arena tour follows the success of his Netflix special Legend Of Fluffy and includes Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne.

MAMAMOO will perform in Australia for the first time with Melbourne and Sydney concerts announced for September as part of the reunited group’s 2026 World Tour <4WARD>.

Engelbert Humperdinck proved why he remains one of music’s enduring live performers with a sold out Celebration Tour concert at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall, featuring classic hits, new music and an unforgettable performance at age 90.

Dizzee Rascal has added a Melbourne Live at the Gardens performance to his 2026 Australian and New Zealand We Want Bass tour, with Example, Arrdee and Swaglord Savannah joining the line-up.