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APRA And CISAC Mark 100 Years As Global Copyright Leaders Convene In Sydney

Apra and Cisac gather in Sydney to celebrate 100 years of protecting creators’ rights, with Generative AI dominating the global copyright agenda.

Tagged as: APRA, APRA AMCOS, Cisac, copyright law, creators rights, Dean Ormston, Gadi Oron, Generative AI, music business, Sydney

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Jason Bonham Reflects On John Bonham’s Legacy Ahead Of Australian Physical Graffiti Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Jason Bonham returns to Australia to perform Physical Graffiti, discussing John Bonham’s drumming style and the challenges of bringing the album to the live stage.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Australian Tour, Brisbane, classic rock, Jason Bonham, John Bonham, Led Zeppelin, live performance, Melbourne, Physical Graffiti, Sydney

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Hot Milk To Bring The Heat Back To Australia This May

by Paul Cashmere

Hot Milk are headed back to Australia this May for headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. The Manchester duo return following their 2023 tour with Foo Fighters.

Tagged as: alt-rock, Bad/Love, Brisbane, Frontier Touring, Hot Milk, live music, Manchester, Melbourne, new music, Sydney

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Waitress Announces Star-Studded Cast For Australian Premiere

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian premiere of Broadway’s hit musical WAITRESS features Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Rob Mills, John Waters, Gabriyel Thomas, and Mackenzie Dunn, coming to Melbourne and Sydney in 2026.

Tagged as: Gabriyel Thomas, John Waters, Mackenzie Dunn, Melbourne, musical, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Rob Mills, Sydney, theatre, Waitress

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Dom Dolla Confirms Kettama, Fcukers And Anna Lunoe For Allianz Stadium Debut

by Paul Cashmere

Dom Dolla has confirmed Kettama, Fcukers and Anna Lunoe as special guests for his first Australian stadium show at Allianz Stadium Sydney on 20 December 2025.

Tagged as: Allianz Stadium, Anna Lunoe, Australian Tour, Dom Dolla, electronic music, Fcukers, Kettama, Sydney

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Metallica Close Australian Tour In Sydney With AC/DC And Rose Tattoo Tribute A Final Salute To Sydney Rock Royalty

by Paul Cashmere

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.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Australian Tour, live music, Metallica, Noise11, Rose Tattoo, Sydney

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Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 photo by Ros O'Gorman

Mark Hoppus To Share Blink-182 Memories And Life Stories In Exclusive Australian Shows March 2026

by Noise11.com

Mark Hoppus will bring An Evening Of Storytelling to Melbourne and Sydney in March 2026, diving into his life, Blink-182 history, and memoir Fahrenheit-182.

Tagged as: Australia tour, Blink-182, Book Tour, Live Nation, Mark Hoppus, Melbourne, Punk rock, Sydney

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

by Paul Cashmere

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 Cure’s The Head on the Door: 40 Years of Post-Punk Perfection

Released on August 26, 1985, The Head on the Door marked a pivotal moment in The Cure's evolution. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, the album stands as a testament to the band's ability to blend post-punk sensibilities with accessible pop melodies, propelling them into the mainstream while retaining their distinctive edge.

August 30, 2025

The Korgis Join Forces With Australian Guitarist Joe Matera For ‘Coffee In New York’ Album

English pop-rock survivors The Korgis are back in 2025 with a brand-new collaborative album, teaming up with Australian singer, songwriter and guitarist Joe Matera. The project, titled Coffee In New York, will be released on October 24, 2025, via Renaissance Records in the USA on both vinyl and CD.

August 28, 2025

Bon Jovi Call On Friends For Forever (Legendary Edition)

Bon Jovi will return this October with a brand-new collaboration record, Forever (Legendary Edition), set for release on October 24, 2025. The 14-track album finds Jon Bon Jovi and the band reimagining the spirit of their 2024 record Forever with the help of an all-star guest list. The project arrives after Jon Bon Jovi’s vocal cord surgery, a setback that forced him to step away from touring while still creatively hungry to share music.

August 28, 2025

Slayer Announce One-Night-Only Headline Show at Hersheypark Stadium

Slayer will return to the stage this September for a rare headline show on the U.S. east coast, confirming a massive one-night-only concert at Hersheypark Stadium, Pennsylvania, on September 20, 2025.

August 27, 2025

Mike Joyce Turns the Tables in The Drums: A Candid Beat from The Smiths’ Backseat

Manchester’s unsung pulse, drummer Mike Joyce, finally steps out from behind The Smiths’ jangly guitar riffs with his much-anticipated memoir, The Drums, due for release in November 2025.

August 26, 2025

UB40 Featuring Ali Campbell Announce Perth Show For Big Love World Tour

UB40 featuring Ali Campbell have added a Perth date to their Big Love World Tour after strong demand across Australia, bringing one of reggae’s most distinctive voices back to the West Coast. The show will take place at Kings Park & Botanic Garden on Sunday, 18 January 2026.

August 25, 2025

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Announce Wild God 2026 Tour of Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds will return home to Australia in January 2026 with the official announcement today of their Wild God Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand tour. The run of shows will be the band’s first in the region since 2022 and will bring their acclaimed Wild God album to life for local audiences.

August 25, 2025