Sydney

Eddie Izzard To Stage One-Person Hamlet Across Australia In 2026

Eddie Izzard will return to Australia in June 2026 for a national tour of her acclaimed one-person staging of The Tragedy Of Hamlet, performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, Eddie Izzard, Hamlet, Melbourne, Perth, Shakespeare, Sydney, Theatre Tour

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Kirk Hammett To Bring ‘The Collection: Live’ To Sydney, Celebrating A Lifetime Of Guitars And Metal History

by Paul Cashmere

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett will bring The Collection: Live to Sydney for a special one-night conversation event celebrating his new guitar book.

Tagged as: Gibson Publishing, guitars, Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Sean Sennett, Sydney, The Collection

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Oasis Bring Their Live ‘25 Experience To Australia With Exclusive Pop-Up Fan Stores And Exhibitions

by Paul Cashmere

Oasis fans in Melbourne and Sydney can explore exclusive Live ‘25 merchandise, adidas collaborations and limited-edition vinyl at new pop-up stores and exhibitions this October and November.

Tagged as: adidas Originals, Britpop, Liam Gallagher, Live Nation, Melbourne, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Oasis Exhibition, Oasis Live 25, Sydney

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ROYA announce first ever Australian tour for January 2026

Danish Duo ROYA To Make Australian Debut With Summer 2026 Tour

by Noise11.com

ROYA will debut in Australia in January 2026 with a three-date east coast run. The Danish duo will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Brisbane, January 2026, live music, Melbourne, ROYA, Sydney

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Tommy Richman performing live on stage during his Coyote Tour.

Tommy Richman to Headline Coyote Tour Australia This November

by Noise11.com

Tommy Richman will bring his Coyote Tour to Australia this November, with Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne shows announced. Trevor Spitta joins as special guest.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Brisbane, Frontier Touring, live music, Melbourne, Sydney, Tommy Richman, Trevor Spitta

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Russell Crowe’s Indoor Garden Party To Play One-Off Sydney Show At Enmore Theatre

by Noise11.com

Russell Crowe’s Indoor Garden Party will return for a single Sydney performance in 2025 at the Enmore Theatre on 20 December, featuring Marcia Hines, Troy Cassar-Daley, BRAKE, Lorraine O’Reilly and Danielle Spencer.

Tagged as: Brake, Danielle Spencer, Enmore Theatre, Indoor Garden Party, Lorraine O’Reilly, Marcia Hines, Russell Crowe, Sydney, Troy Cassar-Daley

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Oasis Release ‘Wonderwall (Live from Dublin, 16 August ’25)’ Ahead of Australian Live ‘25 Tour

by Noise11.com

Oasis have unveiled a new live recording, “Wonderwall (Live from Dublin, 16 August ’25)”, giving fans another taste of the band’s historic Oasis Live ‘25 Tour, which has been electrifying audiences worldwide. The track was captured during the first of two sold-out nights at Dublin’s Croke Park, where over 160,000 fans celebrated the band’s first Irish performances since 2009.

Tagged as: 30th Anniversary Morning Glory, Dublin concert, Liam Gallagher, Live ’25 Tour, Melbourne, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Oasis live album, Sydney, Wonderwall

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Electric Pandas Reform for 2025 With November Shows Alongside James Reyne

by Paul Cashmere

Sydney’s Electric Pandas, the cult pop-rock outfit who made their mark in the mid-80s with one album and a hit song ‘Big Girls’, are officially back together. Lin Buckfield has revived the Pandas for 2025 with a refreshed line-up, and they’ll share the stage with James Reyne this November.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Electric Pandas, indie, James Reyne, Lin Buckfield, rock, Sydney

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

Sydney’s Night At The Barracks Expands To Brisbane’s Night At The Parkland

by Paul Cashmere

Brisbane is the benefactor of a new music event Night In The Parklands off the back of the successful Sydney event Night at the Barracks.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, live music, Night At The Barracks, Night in the Parklands, Sydney

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The Living End at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

The Living End Announce Pop-Up Shows for ‘Alfie’

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End will play two ‘pop-up’ pub gigs for Sydney and Melbourne May 15 and 16.

Tagged as: 90s, Alfie, Australia, Melbourne, rock, Sydney, The Living End

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Simple Plan photo supplied by Destroy All Lines

Simple Plan To Play Sydney Exclusive First Time Performance of Complete ‘Still Not Getting Any’

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Plan will play a one-off headline show in Sydney performing the album ‘Still Not Getting Any’ from start to finish for the very first time ever.

Tagged as: 00s, punk, Simple Plan, Still Not Getting Any, Sydney, USA

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Richard Clapton To Play 16th Annual State Theatre Concert

by Paul Cashmere

Richard Clapton has announced the date for his 16th annual State Theatre concert in Sydney.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Richard Clapton, rock, State Theatre, Sydney

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Icehouse To Return To Sydney’s Coliseum Theatre

by Paul Cashmere

Icehouse will return to Sydney’s Coliseum Theatre in August for their second performance.

Tagged as: 80s, Coliseum, Icehouse, Michael Paynter, rock, Sydney

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Killing Heidi To Play Sydney Club Show

by Paul Cashmere

Killing Heidi will play a rare club show in March.

Tagged as: 90s, Crowbar, Elly-May Barnes, Killing Heidi, pop, rock, Sonnet and the Breadboys, Sydney

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2 Double J Pioneer Arnold Frolows Dies at Age 74

by Paul Cashmere

Longtime 2 Double J music director (and later Triple J) and the man credited with creating the original character of then Sydney radio station Arnold Frolows has died at age 74.

Tagged as: 2 Double J, ABC, Arnold Frolows, Australia, music industry, radio, Sydney, triple j

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The Twilight At Taronga 2025 Series Line-up Is Here

by Noise11.com

The Cruel Sea, Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos, Spiderbait, DMA’s, Baby Animals and Boy & Bear make up just some of the line-up for the 2025 Twilight At Taronga series.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Boy & Bear, DMAs, live music, music festival, Peter Garret & The Alter Egos, Spiderbait, Sydney, The Cruel Sea, Twilight At Taronga

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The Angels Announce Trilogy of Rock One-Off Show At Selinas

by Paul Cashmere

The Angels, Dragon and Mi-Sex perform The Trilogy of Rock show at the legendary Selinas at Sydney’s Coogee Bay Hotel in 2025.

Tagged as: 70s, Australia, Coogee, Dragon, Mi-Sex, rock, Selinas, Sydney, The Angels

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David Draiman Disturbed at Margaret Court Arena on Saturday 12 November 2016 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Knotfest Playing Times Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The playing times for artists on. Knotfest Australia 2024 have been revealed for the three shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.

Tagged as: Australia, Brisbane, Disturbed, Knottiest, Melbourne, metal, music festival, Pantera, rock, Sydney

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KISS Donate 5000 Sydney Tickets To Australian Defence Force

by Paul Cashmere

KISS have donated 5000 tickets to their Sydney show to the Australian Defence Force for the Support Our Veterans appeal.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AFL, Australia, Kiss, rock, Sydney, USA

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Regurgitator and The Delta Riggs To Open For Kiss and Weezer In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

Kiss have chosen Regurgitator and The Delta Riggs to open for them and Weezer at the final Australian Kiss concert in Sydney in October.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australian Tour, Delta Riggs, Kiss, Regurgitator, rock, Sydney, USA, Weezer

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Russell Morris To Perform Sydney Opera House and Arts Centre Melbourne With Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris will perform in both Sydney and Melbourne in July with the 54-piece Southern Cross Symphony orchestra and a ten-piece band.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, blues, Melbourne, rock, Russell Morris, Southern Cross Symphony, Sydney

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Red Hot Chilli Peppers Big Day Out Showgrounds Melbourne Australia Jan 26th 2013 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Red Hot Chili Peppers Australia and New Zealand Tour – The Numbers by The Numbers

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Chili Peppers have played six of their nine Australia and New Zealand shows with three to go. Now that they are two thirds through the AUNZ dates we can now see the pattern for how a setlist is put together.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, Sydney, USA

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Red Hot Chili Peppers Play A Totally Different Show To Brisbane In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

The one thing Red Hot Chili Peppers fans can expect on the current Australian tour is the unexpected. The first show in Sydney (2 Feb) was a completely different show to Brisbane (29 Jan) which was a completely different show to Dunedin and Auckland on 26 Jan and 21 Jan.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, funk, Red Hot Chili Peppers, rock, Sydney, USA

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The Living End, Xavier Rudd and Bjorn Again Sell-Out Twilight At Taronga Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 season of Twilight At Taronga at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is off to a good start with the first show of the year for The Living End as well as dates for Xavier Rudd and Bjorn Again selling out early.

Tagged as: Australia, Busby Marou, Kasey Chambers, live music, Sydney, Taronga Zoo, The Living End, Twilight At Taronga

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Billy Joel Transforms the MCG Into The Melbourne Concert Ground #REVIEW

by Paul Cashmere

There were no crickets at the MCG this week. Just thunderous applause. Billy Joel opened his one-off Melbourne show with a message for his fans. “The bad news is I haven’t put out anything new since 1993, so basically you’re gonna hear the same shit you heard last time. The good news is I haven’t put out anything new since 1993, so basically you’re gonna hear the same shit you heard last time.”

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Always Live, Auckland, Billy Joel, Frontier Touring, MCG, Melbourne, Melbourne Cricket Ground, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Billy Joel Plays His First New Zealand Show in 14 Years

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel played his Auckland, New Zealand show on Saturday night ahead of his one-off Australian show in Melbourne this coming weekend.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Auckland, Billy Joel, Melbourne, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Billy Joel at Rod Laver Arena Melbourne 2008 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Billy Joel Slips Into Sydney This Week For A Harbour Cruise

by Paul Cashmere

Billy Joel was spotted enjoying some “me time” in Sydney on Tuesday after arriving in Australia ahead of his Auckland and Melbourne shows.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Auckland, Billy Joel, Melbourne, pop, rock, Sydney, USA

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Angus Young AC/DC Etihad Stadium, Rock Or Bust World Tour. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Sydney Church Where AC/DC Filmed ‘Let There Be Rock’ Video Sells for $6m

by Paul Cashmere

The Kirk, the former Sydney church where AC/DC filmed their ‘Let There Be Rock’ video, has sold for $6 million.

Tagged as: 70s, AC/DC, Australia, Let There Be Rock, Sydney

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Twilight At Taronga 2023 Season To Benefit Litter Free Oceans

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s top shelf talent will perform at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo for the Twilight At Taronga 2023 season with the Little Free Oceans campaign getting a financial boost from the events.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Sydney, Taronga Park Zoo, The Living End, Twilight At Taronga

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SXSW To Hold First International Event In Sydney

by Paul Cashmere

South By Southwest (SXSW), the technology, film and music conference held annually in Austin, Texas, will hold its first international event in Sydney, Australia in October.

Tagged as: Austin, conference, music industry, SXSW, Sydney, Texas, USA

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