Tour Cancellation

Melbourne metal band Frankenbok have revisited a song that helped shape guitarist Aaron Butler's musical life, making the Hoodoo Gurus' 1985 classic 'Like Wow - Wipeout!' the opening statement on their new album The Arriba War Honkle. The album has debuted at number five on the ARIA Australian Artist Chart, giving the release added significance during Australian Music Month.

Full Flower Moon Band turn a song about partying hard into a deeper reflection on forgiveness, friendship and the people who keep independent music alive, as Kate Dillon and her Brisbane band prepare for career-defining support slots with Foo Fighters and Powderfinger.

Two generations of Australian hit-making will share the stage in 2027 as Eurogliders and Taxiride ft Jason Singh announce a six-date tour across Victoria, Queensland and New South Wales, bringing together some of the most recognisable Australian pop and rock songs of the past four decades.

Adam Thompson was 13 when Meat Loaf's landmark album first opened a door to a world beyond regional Australia. Now, 50 years after its release, Chocolate Starfish will take their theatrical interpretation of the rock classic back on the road in 2027.

Australian Crawl returned to the stage for the first time in 40 years and Men At Work for the first time in 25 years when the Red Hot Summer Tour opened in Toowoomba on 17 October 2026, with James Reyne, David Reyne and John Watson carrying the Crawl name and Colin Hay leading Men At Work.

COG will close out 2026 with three December shows after spending the year working on new music at Byron Bay's Key Sound Studios.

Thirty years after Spiderbait turned an unlikely blend of punk, pop, grunge and experimental rock into their biggest album, Ivy And The Big Apples remains defined by the song that changed Australian radio history. by Paul Cashmere