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Australian Crawl and Men At Work on Red Hot Summer Tour 2026 stage

Australian Crawl and Men At Work Play First Australian Shows in Decades on Red Hot Summer Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Crawl and Men At Work returned to Australian stages for the first time in 40 and 25 years respectively when the Red Hot Summer Tour opened in Toowoomba, with James Reyne, David Reyne and John Watson carrying the Crawl name.

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Australian Crawl and Men At Work announce Brisbane and Melbourne Red Hot Summer Tour shows

Australian Crawl And Men At Work Add Brisbane And Melbourne Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Crawl and Men At Work will headline two new Red Hot Summer Tour shows in Brisbane and Melbourne in November 2026.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Men At Work Started At The Cricketers Arms. Why Has The Pub Forgotten Its Place In Australian Music History?

by Paul Cashmere

Men At Work built their early following at Richmond’s Cricketers Arms Hotel before becoming an international chart phenomenon. More than 40 years later, the pub has no visible plaque acknowledging the band’s historic beginnings.

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Colin Hay performing with Men At Work during their 2026 Australian tour

Men At Work To Play Red Hot Summer Sideshows In Australia 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Men At Work will return to Australia in 2026 with Colin Hay leading the current line-up for four concerts celebrating 45 years of Business As Usual.

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Red Hot Summer Tour Hunter Valley Show Sells Out As Demand Continues Across 2026 Run

by Paul Cashmere

The Hunter Valley stop of the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour at Roche Estate has sold out, becoming the fourth capacity event ahead of Australian Crawl’s long-awaited reunion and Men At Work’s return to the same bill.

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Red Hot Summer Tour Adds Two More Sold Out Shows As Demand Continues

by Paul Cashmere

Berry Showground and Sandalford Wines in Swan Valley have sold out for the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour, following the earlier sell-out of Mornington as demand continues for Australian Crawl’s historic reunion and Men At Work.

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Colin Hay at Melbourne Recital Centre 29 June 2026 photo by Winston Robinson

Colin Hay Turns A Melbourne Recital Centre Show Into An Evening Of Stories, Songs And Memories

by Paul Cashmere

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.

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Australian Crawl The Boys Light Up

Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Sells Out Within Minutes As Demand Surges For Australian Crawl Reunion

by Paul Cashmere

The Mornington Racecourse date of the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour has sold out within minutes, driven by demand for Australian Crawl’s first performances under their original name in 40 years and a historic reunion with Men At Work.

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Australian Crawl The Boys Light Up

Australian Crawl And Men At Work Reunite For Historic Red Hot Summer Tour 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Australian Crawl will perform under their original name for the first time in 40 years when they join Men At Work on the 2026 Red Hot Summer Tour, marking the first time the two iconic bands have shared a stage since 1983.

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Mark Kennedy

Mark Kennedy, Legendary Australian Drummer For Spectrum, Ayers Rock And Leo Sayer, Dies Aged 74

by Paul Cashmere

Mark Kennedy, the legendary drummer who powered Spectrum, Ayers Rock, and Leo Sayer’s band for two decades, has died in Victoria following a terminal illness.

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Hoodoo Gurus photo by Ros O'Gorman

Hoodoo Gurus Order One Nation To Stop Using Their Music

by Paul Cashmere

Hoodoo Gurus have issued a blistering condemnation of One Nation after discovering their music was used at a political event, reinforcing that their songs stand for values far removed from exclusionary politics.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay Condemns Use Of Down Under At Anti-Immigration Rallies

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay has spoken out against the use of Men At Work’s Down Under at anti-immigration rallies, saying the song was written for unity, not division.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay Postpones Australian Shows Due To Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay has postponed his December Australian shows due to serious respiratory complications from the flu and Covid. Affected shows include Melbourne Recital Centre, Enmore Theatre and Meredith Festival. All dates are rescheduled for June 2026.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay Revisits His Past and Brings It Home with Man @ Work Vol. 2 and Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

In this sit-down with Noise11.com (July 2025), Colin Hay reflects on his longstanding connection with Australia. He shares that after wrapping up a tour with Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band, he’s gearing up for performances back home in Australia this December—including shows at the Melbourne Recital Centre (December 3–4) and Sydney’s Enmore Theatre (December 11).

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay To Release Man @ Work Volume 2

by Paul Cashmere

Men at Work’s Colin Hay has made a sequel to his 2003 solo album ‘Man @ Work’ where he re-recorded his Men At Work and solo songs.

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Men At Work Producer Peter McIan Has Died

by Paul Cashmere

Peter McIan, the producer for Men At Work’s two classic albums ‘Business As Usual’ (1981) and ‘Cargo’ (1983), has passed away.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay Puts Up Dates For Mid 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay is getting in early with an Australian tour set for the middle of 2024.

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Metallica by Ros O'Gorman

Metallica and Men At Work Morph Into Mentallica

by Music-News.com

Master mixer Bill McClintock has done it again, morphing Men At Work’s ‘Down Under’ with Metallica’s ‘One’ and a bit of Judas Priest ‘Painkiller’ thrown in.

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Ringo Starr photo by Ros O'Gorman

Ringo Starr Tour Sidelined As Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather Catch Covid

by Paul Cashmere

Ringo Starr has been forced to postpone his current Ringo Starr and the All-Starr Band tour after band members Steve Lukather and Edgar Winter caught Covid.

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Men At Work Business As Usual

Men At Work Business As Usual Turns 40

by Paul Cashmere

One of Australia’s most iconic albums, Men At Work ‘Business As Usual’ has turned 40.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay To Release Covers Album ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay has a covers album on the way. ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’ features 10 songs special to Colin before Men At Work took off and one after.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay Has Written Ringo Starr’s New ‘Whats My Name’

by Paul Cashmere

Sir Richard Starkey wants you to know his name is ‘Ringo’ and we know that with thanks to Men At Work’s Colin Hay. Colin has written the title tracks for Ringo’s new album ‘What’s My Name’.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay to return to Men At Work in 2019

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will tour again as Men At Work in 2019.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay Of Men At Work Joins Melbourne Theatre Company For Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night

by Paul Cashmere

Men At Work’s Colin Hay will morph from Classic Rock to Classical when he makes his Melbourne Theatre Company debut in Shakespeare’s ‘The Twelfth Night’.

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Colin Hay performs at the Recital Centre in Melbourne on 11 February 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Colin Hay To Play Another Round of Australian Dates In April

by Paul Cashmere

Colin Hay will return to live performance duty in Australia in April around his Bluesfest appearance.

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Dirty Rascal

Jerry Speiser Is The Man At Work For Dirty Rascal

by Paul Cashmere

Former Men At Work drummer Jerry Speiser has been the man at work on the new Dirty Rascal album ‘You Be The King’.

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Screaming Jets

The Screaming Jets Cover Australian Rock Classics For Gotcha Covered

by Paul Cashmere

The Screaming Jets have curated a tasty list of Australian rock classics for the album ‘Gotcha Covered’.

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The Killers, Photo, Noise11

The Killers Are Covering Different Aussie To Each Hometown

by Paul Cashmere

The Killers have been adding a local flavour to each of their Australian shows by covering Australian artists from the city they come from at each gig.

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