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Hoodoo Gurus give their dark maritime tale a dramatic orchestral treatment for Halloween, with a passage from Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman adding another dimension to the live recording from their forthcoming Silk Purse album.

Hoodoo Gurus turn near technical disaster into a double live album with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, due 4 December, after technology developed for Peter Jackson's Beatles film helped salvage the Sidney Myer Music Bowl tapes.

Hoodoo Gurus will mark 45 years as a band with a national tour built around their singles catalogue, joined by fellow Australian acts Ratcat and The Stems.

For the first time in their more than 40-year career, Australian rock legends Hoodoo Gurus will perform with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in a one-night-only event at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Thursday 29 January 2026.

The Hoodoo Gurus are gearing up to celebrate one of the defining moments of their career. This October, the band will mark the 40th anniversary of their landmark second album Mars Needs Guitars! with a deluxe double-vinyl reissue that captures the essence of 1985 while opening the vaults on long-lost demos and a previously unheard outtake.

Michael McMartin, Hoodoo Gurus manager for 41 years, has died.

Perth Punk band The Victims, Dave Faulkner’s band before Hoodoo Gurus, will reform for two final shows in December.