News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
Melbourne guitarist, singer and songwriter Kathleen Halloran steps forward with fierce new single ‘Wolves Like You’, a powerful rock statement that marks a defining moment in her evolution as a solo artist. The release arrives […]
Gold Coast metal icons Sunk Loto return to the stage in August playing their first shows since 2023. Hitting the Crowbars and the Corner with new single Dead Shadows front and centre. Instrumental in shaping Australia’s heavier end […]
Australia… you thought they forgot! They did not. They waited. They sharpened their claws. They let the forest grow wilder, darker, hungrier. Three years is a blink in eternity, yet long enough for the trees […]
28 Days has turned into 30 years! One of Australia’s longest-running and most respected punk bands, 28 Days, will hit the road this June to celebrate three decades of doing things their own way. From their […]
Australia’s favourite country rockers, The Wolfe Brothers, are heading back out on the road on their “Australian Made National Tour,” ending an 18-month break from touring. This tour follows their marathon 2023-2024 Livin’ The Dream […]
Mellen Events & Face to Face Touring have announced The Pogues Australian / New Zealand tour will still take place with their original dates. A new show has just been added in Brisbane for Thursday […]
Their sons may have eclipsed them in the 21st Century, but for a sleazy moment, Grave Diggler left its stain on hard partying rock n’ roll with decadence, desecrations, and panty raids. The group once […]
Starr Special Events announces an all‑Australian, all‑star live music celebration Ascot Racecourse will come alive with the soundtrack of Australian summers past and present as Starr Special Events proudly presents the End of Summer Concert, […]
Timeless. Revolutionary. Chameleon. DAVID BOWIE fans, this is for you! Celebrating DAVID BOWIE is a salute to everyone’s favourite Starman! This special event, dedicated to honouring the legacy of one of music’s most visionary icons, […]
Local supergroup Australian Rock Collective (ARC) have announced a new tour, performing the Eagles’ legendary album HOTEL CALIFORNIA in full to mark the 50th anniversary of one of the most significant albums in popular music, as well as their […]
Few musicians can say they helped shape one of the most important comeback chapters in modern jazz history. Fewer still can say they did it at 22 years of age. This October, legendary saxophonist Bill […]
XMusic, Australia’s only record label championing hard rock with a handful of country rock acts as well, celebrates its 5th Anniversary in 2026. What started as an idea from former Sony Music executive Tim McLean-Smith […]
Adding some Aussie hardcore brutality to POISON THE WELL‘s headline run this September, Melbourne’s IRON MIND will join Boston chaos merchants HAYWIRE supporting POISON THE WELL nationally as the Florida heavyweights mark their first Australian […]
Following the release of their sixth studio album CONFLICT DLC last year, HEALTH are showing no signs of slowing down. Now, the band have released R-TYPE 1, the first in a series of remix EPs […]
Jack Biilmann is back with the release his smouldering new single called Outlaw. Told from the POV of a bandit influenced by watching old westerns with his Father as a boy, Biilmann doesn’t miss in delivering grit, grooves and […]
Australia and New Zealand, get ready! Two indisputable rock icons will join forces in 2026, with American chart-toppers SHINEDOWN and British alternative legends BUSH teaming up for a massive co-headline tour this September, with the tour also marking SHINEDOWN‘s first performances […]
INXS fans, get ready – Former INXS frontman JD FORTUNE is returning to Australian stages after his highly successful 2025 debut Australian tour, bringing his band back for another explosive celebration of the Best of INXS. […]
Australia, prepare for spectacular sonic annihilation this June, with Michigan juggernauts I PREVAIL set to make their return down under. In what will be their biggest ever Australian tour, I PREVAIL announce today a national headline […]
It’s a transatlantic 80s double header when British supergroup GO WEST and American Sweetheart DEBBIE GIBSON come together for a national Australian tour in August 2026. Early bird sales begin Wednesday 4 March, 9am local […]
As the curtain falls on an extraordinary career spanning more than four decades, SEPULTURA are preparing to close their final chapter at the end of this year. With over 40 years of band history, 14 gold records, and performances across more than […]
Swarming with sonic haymakers, looming melodies, sharp narratives and astonishing dexterity, today Melbourne’s The Gloom In The Corner ascend into a brand new era with the release of their hotly-anticipated new studio album Royal Discordance, out now via SharpTone […]
IRON MAIDEN today announce the highly anticipated Australian dates of their critically acclaimed RUN FOR YOUR LIVES WORLD TOUR. Since the band’s first visit to Australia in November 1982, playing to 2000 fans at the […]
Australian blues-based hard rock juggernaut Rose Carleo Band are set to ignite 2026 with the release of their long-awaited new single Son of God, landing today, Friday 20 February 2026. Originally scheduled for mid-2025, the […]
It’s the news fans have been waiting for: following the release of his acclaimed fifth studio album, Deadbeat, Tame Impala – the visionary project of Kevin Parker – is returning to Australia, today announcing four […]
UK pop icon KIM WILDE has thrilled fans across the globe with her infectious hits and exciting live performances. Kim returns in 2026 to thrill Australian fans with The KIM WILDE – CLOSER TOUR. KIM WILDE has always […]
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