UK punk

Limp Bizkit will headline Good Things Festival 2026, with the nu metal pioneers leading a major alternative music lineup across Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this December. The festival will also feature Simple Plan, Spiritbox, Polaris, The All-American Rejects, Bad Religion, Alexisonfire, Grinspoon, Millencolin, Ministry, MxPx, Neck Deep, P.O.D., The Devil Wears Prada and a broad selection of Australian and international acts.

Bad Religion have updated their 1990 track ‘Faith Alone’ for a locked down Covid world.

Bad Religion turn 40 this year and will celebrate with the release of an autobiography entitled Do What You Want: The Story Of Bad Religion.

The Veronicas are the act of choice for the upcoming festival season with the punk orientated Good Things Festival being latest event to add the pop band.

Major new titles coming this week from: Vampire Weekend, Bad Religion, The Dream Syndicate, Little Steven, Lee Kernaghan, Kate Ceberano, Protomartyr, Kevin Johnson, Superheist and soundtracks for 'The Hustle', 'Pokemon: Detective Pikachu' and 'Tolkien'.

Christmas has come early for punk fans with Bad Religion due to release a single, ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’, from their Christmas album, 'Christmas Songs’.

The position of touring guitarist with the Cult has been a ping-pong match between Mike Dimkich and James Stevenson for two decades and recently there was another volley.