World Is Almost At Peace

A chance meeting with a fan who had lyrics tattooed in memory of his late wife prompted Mick Thomas to revisit the last single from Weddings Parties Anything's final album nearly three decades later.

New all-ages Melbourne Park concert series opens with 2charm, Blusher and Robert Baxter before Larissa Lambert headlines an R&B-focused edition in April .

Extra dates in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney confirmed as demand surges for the full-album celebration, with Suze DeMarchi and Michael Paynter joining as featured artists across the tour.

The Melbourne band follow their Top 10 ARIA return Rae Street with a 70s piano-led studio album, new single and video, and a national tour that now includes Tasmania.

The longtime drummer, whose powerful playing helped define the band's classic albums, has died following a prolonged fight with lung cancer. His passing comes three years after the death of frontman Ron Peno.

Felix Riebl and the band reconnect with Jan Skubiszewski nearly two decades after the album that took them global, delivering a percussive new track while their orchestral tour continues.

Powderfinger have broken their silence on the reunion speculation, using a coded video, a refreshed website and one very specific date to turn the mystery campaign into their clearest signal yet.