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Airbourne fire up the festive season with their loud and cheeky new single Christmas Bonus, a hard-rock holiday anthem packed with riffs and humour.

Rose Gray will tour Australia for the first time in February 2026 with shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney following the release of A Little Louder, Please.

Fantastic Negrito will return to Australia in March 2026 for a run of headline concerts and festival dates, bringing his powerful songs and bold storytelling back to local audiences.

Metallica wrapped their Australian tour in Sydney with a tribute to AC/DC and Rose Tattoo, closing a nationwide run packed with Australian songs and historic nods.

Born Of Osiris and Signs Of The Swarm will join forces for a crushing co-headline Australian tour in March 2026 as both bands hit new creative peaks.

Cavetown releases the new single Npc and confirms Australian headline shows for February 2026 alongside Laneway Festival.

Metallica turned their Brisbane M72 show into a Queensland punk celebration, surprising fans with a stadium-shaking cover of The Chats’ Smoko.

DEADLETTER have announced their sophomore album Existence Is Bliss, set for release on 27 February 2026 via So Recordings. The lead single To The Brim is out now, marking a new era for the UK alternative band.

Metallica turned Marvel Stadium into a hometown celebration, covering The Living End’s Prisoner of Society as part of their 2025 Australian tour — and delivering a powerhouse, fan-favourite setlist.

AC/DC have added new 2026 dates to their ongoing Power Up world tour, taking in South America, Mexico, the US and Canada, following a massive 2025 Australian leg.

Joe Camilleri recalls the DIY studio sessions, kitchen recordings, and the hard graft behind The Black Sorrows’ first four albums, from Sonola to Dear Children.

Pulp will return to Australia in February and March 2026 for their third visit and first in 15 years, performing songs from their 2025 album More.

Australian alt-pop artist Fletcher Kent unveils his new single ‘Blindspot’, a cinematic duet with fiancée Lil, ahead of joining Lewis Capaldi on his sold-out Australian arena tour this December.

Sam Fender’s 2025 People Watching Australian tour will spotlight a stellar support cast including Esha Tewari, Beddy Rays, Sycco, Day We Ran and Holly Humberstone — bridging the best of Australian and UK indie.

Teddy Swims brought soul, fire and sincerity to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, surprising fans with Tones And I for the live debut of their new duet Gone Gone Gone.

Polish death metal icons Vader will return to Australia in May 2026 to celebrate the 25th anniversaries of Reign Forever World and Litany with a brutal three-date tour.

Dog Trumpet have released Waltz Of The Wind, the haunting new single from their album Live Forever. The song captures the timeless melancholy and melodic warmth that have defined the band for more than three decades.

Men Without Hats return with On The Moon, a new seven-track album out 14 November 2025. Ivan Doroschuk discusses its creative vision and the band’s lasting connection to their 1980s roots.

Steve Norman of Spandau Ballet says he wants one last farewell tour for closure, reflecting on the band’s fractured final years and their legacy as New Romantic icons.

Tommy Emmanuel releases Living In The Light, his first solo album in ten years, featuring a heartfelt version of Sharon O’Neill’s Maxine and a US tour launching at the Ryman Auditorium.

Brantley Gilbert has signed with BBR Music Group and BMG Nashville in a deal announced on stage during The Tattoos Tour in Nashville, marking a new partnership for the country rock powerhouse.

KennyHoopla has levelled up. The Cleveland-born rocker has today dropped his new EP conditions of an orphan// via The Orchard, with production from Paramore’s Zac Farro and Mike Elizondo (Turnstile, 50 Cent).

Knotfest has confirmed it will not be staged in Australia in 2026. After three consecutive years that brought the biggest names in metal to local stages, the festival will take a pause before returning in 2027.

John Butler brought his new album Prism to life in Sydney last night, performing to a sold-out Metro Theatre with his powerhouse three-piece band. The set featured former Trio drummer Michael Barker back behind the kit, alongside Ian Peres on bass and Michael Boase on percussion.

Danish soft-rock favourites Michael Learns To Rock will finally make their Australian debut in February 2026 with the Take Us To Your Heart Tour, bringing their catalogue of classics to Melbourne, Sydney and the Gold Coast.

It’s not often that the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra gets described as “fun.” Respected? Absolutely. Grand? Always. But fun? That’s not the first word you’d reach for. Yet when the MSO shared the stage with Sydney’s Lime Cordiale, fun became the defining theme of the night.

The Whitlams Orchestral ’26 Tour will see The Whitlams partner with Australia’s leading symphony orchestras across the country in 2026.

Paul McCartney has today announced WINGS, a career-spanning ‘best of’ compilation celebrating his work with Wings. The collection will be available in multiple formats, including a McCartney and SDE-exclusive Blu-ray Audio edition featuring Dolby Atmos mixes, set for release on 7 November 2025 via Capitol/UMe.

For Jon Stevens’ new album Shimmer, he turned to members of the Rod Stewart band — producer and songwriter Kevin Savigar and guitarist Emerson Swinford — to help craft a record that is as much about live energy as studio polish.

Wolf Alice’s new single Just Two Girls is a celebration of female friendship, framed as an ode to the people who lift you up, make sense of the world, and know you sometimes better than you know yourself. It’s a warm, glowing tribute to the conversations and connections that validate, reassure, and spark laughter when life feels overwhelming.