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Kylie Minogue Tension tour Melbourne 2025 photo by Winston Robinson

Kylie Puts On Her Biggest Hometown Show Ever #KylieMelbourne

Kylie was fun, Kylie was thrilling, Kylie was a great night out. Kylie Minogue shows have always been great but this hometown show for Melbourne was special. The first Melbourne night of the Tension tour as spectacular. The ‘Tension’ tour is so fast paced across a few hours that it feels like its over moments after it starts.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Kylie Minogue, Melbourne, pop, Rod Laver Arena

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Dan Andrews Unveils Michael Gudinski Statue In Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Victorian State Premier Dan Andrews has unveiled a statue to the late Michael Gudinski outside Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

Tagged as: Australia, Dan Andrews, Melbourne, Michael Gudinski, music industry, Rod Laver Arena, statue, Victoria

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Robbie Williams To Perform One Off Australian Show While Filming Biopic

by Paul Cashmere

Robbie Williams will perform a 60 minute Greatest Hits set at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne in April as part of the filming of his biopic.

Tagged as: 90s, Better Man, biopic, Michael Gracey, pop, Robbie Williams, Rod Laver Arena, UK

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Sooshi Mango Become First Australian Comedy Act To Sell Two Rod Laver Arena Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne comedy act Sooshi Mango have become the first ever Australian comedy act to sell two shows at Melbourne’s iconic Rod Laver Arena.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Andrew Manfre, Australia, Carlo Salanitri, comedy, Joe Salanitri, Rod Laver Arena, Sooshi Mango, TEG Dainty

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Melbourne Gives Jimmy Barnes The Biggest Crowd of the Shutting Down Your Town Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes headlined Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Saturday night, a rare feat these days for an Australian act.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Cold Chisel, Jet, Jimmy Barnes, rock, Rod Laver Arena

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Muse Put On One Of The Biggest Rock Shows Melbourne Has Seen In 2017

by Paul Cashmere

When Muse played their first ever show in Melbourne at the 400 capacity The Evelyn in 2000 they didn’t go anywhere near filling the room. 17 years on there wasn’t a spare seat to be found at the 14,000 capacity Rod Laver Arena.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Muse, Rod Laver Arena, UK

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Robert Smith, The Cure Melbourne, Thursday 28 July 2016. Photo by Ros O'Gorman https://www.noise11.com

The Cure Melbourne 29 July 2016 #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

The Cure give more in an encore than most bands play in a complete set. Imagine a four part 16-song encore that isn’t even half the show.

Tagged as: Live Nation, music news, Rod Laver Arena, The Cure

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Madonna Gives Melbourne A Dose Of Precision Pop Perfection

by Paul Cashmere

When you are the person setting the benchmark then everyone has to rise to your standards. At 57 years old, Madonna is the greatest pop star on the planet. The ‘Rebel Heart’ show in Melbourne was precision pop perfection.

Tagged as: Live Nation, Madonna, Melbourne, music news, Rebel Heart, Rod Laver Arena

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Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena To Be Given A Facelift

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s premium live music concert arena, Rod Laver Arena, is about to undergo a bold new makeover.

Tagged as: Melbourne, music news, Rod Laver Arena

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Nickelback Open Australian Tour In Melbourne REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

Knocking Nickelback has become a sport for some critics. For a band that sits comfortably musically between Bryan Adams to the right and Metallica to the left and is fairly aligned soundwise with Bon Jovi and Foo Fighters Nickelback knockers invariably have no valid back-up to their argument.

Tagged as: Chad Kroeger, Live Nation, music news, Nickelback, Rod Laver Arena

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Alicia Keys, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

REVIEW: Alicia Keys, Melbourne, December 8, 2013

by Anthony Barton

Alicia Keys graced a packed Rod Laver Arena with her amazing voice, supported by John Legend.

Tagged as: Alicia Keys, John Legend, Rod Laver Arena

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REVIEW: John Legend, Melbourne, December 8, 2013

by Anthony Barton

John Legend was technically the support act for Alicia Keys’ Australian tour, but his talent warrants its own review.

Tagged as: Alicia Keys, John Legend, Rod Laver Arena

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Rod Laver Arena Wins Billboard Touring Award

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena has won a Billboard Touring Award for the recent Pink tour.

Tagged as: Billboard Touring Award, Pink, Rod Laver Arena

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Sydney and Melbourne Get Second Leonard Cohen Shows

by Anthony Barton

After three sell-out tours in five years, you would think Australia would be sick of Leonard Cohen, but following the announcement of extra Sydney and Melbourne shows it seems we just can’t get enough of him.

Tagged as: Frontier Touring, Leonard Cohen, Rod Laver Arena, Sydney Entertainment Centre

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Review: One Direction’s First Melbourne Concert

by Anthony Barton

One of the world’s biggest bands are in town and Noise 11 sent a reluctant Anthony Barton along for the ride.

Tagged as: Melbourne, One Direction, review, Rod Laver Arena

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Tony Iommi, Black Sabbath, Noise11, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

Black Sabbath To Release Live DVD From Melbourne Shows

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The upcoming Black Sabbath live CD and DVD ‘Gathered In Their Masses’ was done at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena during the band’s recent Australian tour.

Tagged as: Black Sabbath, CD, DVD, Gathered In The Masses, live, Melbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Rod Laver Arena

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Muse And Birds Of Tokyo Announce Australian Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Muse will return to Australia and start a nation tour in Perth with Birds of Tokyo on November 30.

Tagged as: Birds Of Tokyo, Frontier Touring, March Fires, Muse, Rod Laver Arena

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Bruce Springsteen, Rod Laver Arena, 2013, Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Bruce Springsteen Australian Tour Sees Better Days SETLIST Melb 3

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen has premiered ‘Better Days’ at his third Melbourne concert.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, classic rock, Melbourne, New Jersey, rock, Rod Laver Arena, setlist, The E Street Band, USA

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Bruce Springsteen Plays Melbourne And Rosie Comes Out Tonight

by Paul Cashmere

‘Rosalita’ (Come Out Tonight), the one time centrepiece of a Bruce Springsteen live performance, has made its second appearance on the E Street Band Australian tour.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, classic rock, Melbourne, rock, Rod Laver Arena, Rosilita, setlist, The E Street Band, USA

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Bruce Springsteen Plays First Melbourne Show SETLIST

by Paul Cashmere

Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played the first of five Victorian shows at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday night.

Tagged as: 70s, Bruce Springsteen, classic rock, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena, The E Street Band, USA

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Nickelback At Rod Laver Arena Melbourne November 27 2012 REVIEW

by Sarah Occhino

A very enthused crowd packed out Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Tuesday the 27th of November when Nickelback performed an alcohol fuelled set, supported by hard rock duo Jackson Firebird.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Chad Kroeger, Nickelback, Rod Laver Arena

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Radiohead Play Melbourne

by Paul Cashmere

Radiohead played Melbourne tonight for the first time in a decade with one brand new song and a mix of the albums (1997) Ok Computer to the current album The King of Limbs (2011).

Tagged as: Melbourne, Radiohead, Rod Laver Arena, Thom Yorke

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Maroon 5, Adam Levine: Photo Ros O'Gorman

REVIEW: Maroon 5 and Evermore At Rod Laver Arena

by Sarah Occhino

An absolutely thunderous crowd shouted at the top of their lungs on Friday (12th of October) at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena for one of the biggest pop bands in the world, Maroon 5. There was definitely no questioning whom this audience had come to see.

Tagged as: Evermore, Maroon 5, Rod Laver Arena

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REVIEW: Pitbull, Taio Cruz, Havana Brown, Timomatic Landing On Planet Pit

by Sarah Occhino

A restless crowd gathered at Rod Laver Arena on Monday night (August 27, 2012) to catch a glimpse of Mr Worldwide and the star studded line up that joined him on his world tour “Planet Pit 2012” which included Taio Cruz and Australia’s own, Timomatic and Havana Brown.

Tagged as: Havana Brown, Pitbull, Rod Laver Arena, Taio Cruz, Timomatic

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REVIEW: Florence and the Machine, Melbourne 20 May 2012

by Zak Hepburn

Fire-haired Florence Welch and her machine deliver an excitable 90 minutes of anthemic power pop.

Tagged as: Florence + The Machine, Florence and the Machine, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena, Zac Hepburn

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REVIEW: Prince At Rod Laver Arena May 14 2012

by Paul Cashmere

Prince is equal parts Elvis Presley and James Brown. He is part Michael Jackson but Jackson needed a producer and didn’t play an instrument. Prince is also Jimi Hendrix. He is all of the above.

Tagged as: Prince, Rod Laver Arena, Welcome2Australia

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REVIEW: Rod Stewart, Melbourne, February 17, 2012

by Paul Cashmere

The title of Rod Stewart’s 1972 classic ‘Never A Dull Moment’ summarizes his 2012 show. I first saw Rod Stewart at his 1978 Sydney show and nearly every Aussie tour since and he has been never a dull moment every time.

Tagged as: Melbourne, Paul McCartney, review, Rod Laver Arena, Rod Stewart, Ronnie Lane, The Faces

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Elton John Releases More Tickets For Melbourne Sold Out Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Following the stage setup for Elton John’s show in Melbourne tomorrow night (December 6) extra tickets have just been released for the general public.

Tagged as: 2Cellos, Chugg Entertainment, Elton John, Eran James, Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena

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REVIEW: Steely Dan, Melbourne, October 27, 2011

by Paul Cashmere

When Steely Dan last toured Australia in 2007 the show was technically perfect but musical dull. They played like high paid session musicians, a great sound but no passion. Last night when they played Melbourne again on their second Australia tour they were brilliant.

Tagged as: 70s, AC, jazz, Melbourne, rock, Rod Laver Arena, Steely Dan, Steve Winwood, USA

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Lil Wayne Announces Australian Sideshows

by Andrew Tijs

Hip-hop icon Lil Wayne announces mammoth sideshows off his Australian tour with Eminem.

Tagged as: Adelaide Entertainment Centre, Australian, Burswood Dome, Eminem, hip-hop, Lil Wayne, rap, Rod Laver Arena, sideshows, stadium, tour, Young Money

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Swapmeet 2026 South Australian Music Awards nominations lead

Swapmeet Leads 2026 South Australian Music Awards Nominations

Adelaide rockers Swapmeet top the 2026 SA Music Awards with six nominations as more than 100 acts, managers and industry figures are recognised ahead of the 10 November ceremony at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre.

October 19, 2026

Linkin Park Add Adelaide With From Zero World Tour In 2026

Linkin Park will return to Australia in March 2026, with Adelaide receiving its first headline show from the band in 12 years. The group, featuring Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong, and Colin Brittain, will perform at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Thursday 12 March. The show expands their Australian run to seven major arena dates across Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Sydney.

December 5, 2025