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John Fogerty photo by Ros O'Gorman

John Fogerty Blasts Australian Country Festival For Dumping Him

by Paul Cashmere

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty has blasted Country Fest Queensland for dumping him from the line-up and calling it “unforeseen circumstances”.

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Cheap Trick Juggle The Setlist For Second Australian Show For Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Cheap Trick performed a second show for Red Hot Summer on the Gold Coast on Sunday with a sizeable different setlist to the Saturday show.

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Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Newcastle Scores Two Pandemonium Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Newcastle will host Pandemonium Festival bands across two nights of sideshows in April.

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Cheap Trick photo by Ros OGorman

Series Three of Red Hot Summer with Suzi Quatro and Cheap Trick Starts This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer Series 3, featuring Suzi Quatro and Cheap Trick, is set to go this weekend with the first shows in Port Macquarie on Saturday and Southport on Sunday.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Jimmy Barnes Adds A Couple Of Extra Red Hot Sumer Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has added a few more Red Hot Summer shows for Noosa and Cairns when he returns to work in April.

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The Kooks

Groovin The Moo 2024 Festival Cancelled

by Paul Cashmere

Groovin’ The Moo has been cancelled due to poor ticket sales. The Kooks, Jet and The Beaches were some of the acts on the bill.

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Simple Minds at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2024 photo by Winston Robinson

Simple Minds Are Alive and Kicking for Red Hot Summer 2024 Series Two

by Paul Cashmere

You can’t refer to Simple Minds as a “heritage act” or “veteran performers” because this band packs more power into a show than many artists half their age. This was one impressive Red Hot Summer performance.

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Simple Minds Play Two Shows In One Night At Sydney Opera House

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds have started their Australian tour with two shows back to back at the Sydney Opera House on Thursday (8 February 2023).

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Suzi Quatro at One Electric Day Victor Harbour 5 November 2022

Suzi Quatro Wants Alice Cooper To Sing On Her Next Record

by Paul Cashmere

Suzi Quatro has 15 songs ready to record on her next album and she wants Alice Cooper to sing a duet with her on the record.

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Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Alice Cooper Has A Brand New Radio Show

by Music-News.com

Alice Cooper has returned to radio with ‘Alice’s Attic’.

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Summer Start Times For Simple Minds/Icehouse Shows Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds and Icehouse will reunite for Red Hot Summer this weekend with two shows, Saturday in Mornington and Sunday in the Yarra Valley.

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Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Pandemonium Sydney Venue Moves To Homebush

by Paul Cashmere

The Pandemonium Festival in Sydney has been moved to Cathy Freeman Park in the Sydney Olympic Park precinct, to avoid conflict with ANZAC Day ceremonies.

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Deep Purple: Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Why Deep Purple Stopped Performing ‘Child In Time’

by Paul Cashmere

Deep Purple’s current setlist goes back to 1968 and includes more than half of the classic ‘Machine Head’ album but one song they have not done in years is the epic ‘Child In Time’.

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Brendan B Brown of Wheatus from his Facebook page

Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus is a Huge Fan of Vegemite

by Paul Cashmere

With two Australian tours in the next three months, it is a good thing Brendan B. Brown of Wheatus loves Vegemite.

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Chaka Khan, Noise11, Photo

Chaka Khan To Curate Meltdown

by Music-News.com

Chaka Khan has been unveiled as the curator of the 2024 Meltdown festival.

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The Rolling Stones, Ros OGorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Foo Fighters To Play New Orleans Jazz Fest

by Paul Cashmere

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024 has an incredible line-up with The Rolling Stones, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Foo Fighters just some of the acts on the bill.

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Lana Del Rey image photo noise11

Coachella 2024 The Full Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

Coachella 2024 has been announced and No Doubt no doubt will be there.

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Alice Cooper and Blondie To Headline Australia’s Newest Music Festival Pandemonium

by Paul Cashmere

Alice Cooper will return to Australia to headline the all-new Pandemonium Festival with Blondie, Placebo and Blondie joining the all-star line-up.

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Hollie Cook photo by Jasmine Da Silva

WOMADelaide Reveals Final Four Artists for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

WOMADelaide has announced the addition of four artists –Afrobeat luminary Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 (Nigeria); tropical pop-reggae artist Hollie Cook (UK); the Mauskovic Dance Band (The Netherlands) and DJ-producer Saliah (Lebanon/UK) – expanding the line-up to an impressive 71 groups appearing at the festival in Adelaide’s Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla from 8-11 March 2024.

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Jimmy Barnes Cold Chisel perform at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne on Thursday 19 November 2015. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mahalia Barnes Says Jimmy Is Going Well and The Supergroup Is Sounding Great for Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is home and doing well recovering from his recent heart operation of in the interim Jimmy’s daughter Mahalia has taken over the family business, the band, for Red Hot Summer.

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Palais in St Kilda Melbourne on Saturday 18 July 2015 as part of the Flesh and Wood Tour 2015.

Jimmy Barnes To Perform Again For Red Hot Summer on April 6, 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will be back on stage on 6 April, 2024 performing his first show since his heart surgery for Red Hot Summer at Roche Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

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Jimmy Barnes photo by Ros OGorman

Jimmy Barnes “Supergroup” To Fill-In For Jimmy On Initial Red Hot Summer 2024 Dates

by Paul Cashmere

A Jimmy Barnes supergroup, featuring Jimmy’s whole live band fronted by Mahalia Barnes and featuring Oz Rock royalty: Jon Stevens, Chris Cheney, David Campbell (Mannum only) and his legendary Cold Chisel bandmate, Ian Moss, will fill-in for Jimmy in Kiama, Mornington and Mannum for the first three Red Hot Summer dates of 2024.

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James Bay Electric Light cover

James Bay Has Solo Dates In Australia for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

UK singer songwriter James Bay will perform sideshows in Australia in addition to his 2024 Summersalt festival shows.

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Here Comes The Sun Expands Into Victoria for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Western Australia’s Here Comes The Sun festival will also have a Victoria date for 2024.

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Jon Stevens of Noiseworks photo by Bron Robinson

By The C Adjusts Torquay Event With Jimmy Barnes Still Out of Action

by Paul Cashmere

As Jimmy Barnes is still recovering from bacterial pneumonia, A Barnes supergroup and Jon Stevens have been announced as last minute replacement.

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Morcheeba

WOMADelaide Adds 38 More Artists For 2024 Festival

by Paul Cashmere

The WOMADelaide festival has added 38 more artists for the 2024 music festival in Adelaide.

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Icehouse and Simple Minds Get It On

Icehouse and Simple Minds Cover T.Rex ‘Get It On’

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse and Simple Minds have collaborated on a brand new cover of the T.Rex classic ‘Get It On’.

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Icehouse at One Electric Day 19 November 2023 photo by Winston Robinson, Noise11

Jon Stevens and Icehouse Back To Back Deliver 24 Songs Everyone Knows At One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

One of the great things about Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day is the concentration of Classic Australian rock.

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David Draiman of Disturbed photo by Tim Cashmere, music news, noise11.com

Pantera and Disturbed To Headline Knotfest In Australia In 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Knotfest will return to Australia in 2024 with Pantera and Disturbed headlining the three events for Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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Belinda Carlisle, music news, noise11.com

Belinda Carlisle Postpones Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Belinda Carlisle has postponed her Australian tour again to have emergency surgery.

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