Many feel that 2026 has already been a difficult year, with global tensions on the rise. This affected even WOMADelaide with some acts not able to attend this year due to travel disruptions and other issues. However, a feeling of hope and resilience was front and foremost for this year’s event. Celebrating cultural diversity, honouring…
The fact that women are such a big part of the WOMADelaide Festival is no accident. With women on the management team, and as decision makers, artists and presenters, made celebrating International Women’s Day such a natural and beautiful thing. The mood of the day was one of nurturing and celebrating the beauty inside whilst…
It was a glorious autumn day in Adelaide’s Botanic Park for the second day of WOMADelaide, the world’s music, arts and dance festival. Families have set up picnic rugs, whilst roving performers, Born in a Taxi pranced around as zebras and kids exercised their creativity in Studio Ruby Chew‘s pop-up wonderland. The event hosts a…
Despite some last-minute changes with artist travel plans disrupted by the sudden unrest in the Middle East, the show must go on. Inside the Botanic Gardens, it was like a sanctuary, fruit bats overhead and seven stages all playing a variety of world music. Day one of WOMADelaide 2026 kicked off in fine style. As…
British rock band Pulp performed under the iconic sails of the Sydney Opera House Forecourt playing new and old songs including the classics “Disco 2000”, “This Is Hardcore”, “Do You Remember The First Time” and their biggest hit “Common People”. Frontman Jarvis Cocker prowled the stage with wry charm and the fans enjoyed a night…
English punk rock duo Lambrini Girls consisting of Phoebe Lunny (vocals/guitar – she/they) and Selin Macieira (bass – she/they) on their first Australian tour, delivered a gloriously chaotic set of political charged songs to an equally loose crowd at a sold out Metro Theatre in Sydney. Supported perfectly by electro-pop sensation Big Wett. Pete Dovgan was…
Wendy James returned to Sydney “dressed in pink” with her band Transvision Vamp and delivered a classic set of her 1980s pop punk classics including “I Want Your Love” and “Baby I Don’t Care”. A packed Enmore Theatre reacted with enthusiasm, lead singer Wendy clearly enjoying the ride, the band was super tight and 80s…
The 2026 instalment of Laneway Festival in Melbourne had both bark and bite. In its 21st year, the premier date on the Australian festival calendar shows no signs of slowing down. It was sun-drenched, shoulder-to-shoulder and humming from gates to close. The heat lifted the whole site as Chappell Roan drew one of the day’s…
Ed Sheeran, currently on his worldwide Loop tour, opened up his run of shows in Sydney last night at Accor Stadium. It was a brilliant night- our reviewer Dylan gave it a stellar write-up – you can read more HERE. The tour continues on in Sydney, before heading to Brisbane, Melbourne ande Adelaide. For all…
American band Wisp led by singer songwriter guitarist Natalie R. Lu gave a masterclass in modern shoegaze at Sydney’s Liberty Hall. A wall of sound with dreamy guitar and lush vocals and a killer live sound. Wisp are currently on tour with Laneway Festival and showcasing songs from their latest 2025 album If Not Winter…
Wet Leg are in Australia for the Laneway Festival, and played a very special sideshow at UNSW Roundhouse tonight. It was sold out, and they brought massive energy to the crowd. They were well supported by local Sydney favourite, The Lazy Eyes. Bruce was there to bring these images. Set List catch these fists Wet…
In its 21st year, St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival hit Sydney yesterday at its latest home in Centennial Park. It might have been raining in the morning, but that didn’t dampen the spirit of punters, as there was a healthy lineup before the gates opened about 11.30 am. It was an incredible day of music, and…
Billie Marten’s show at Croxton Bandroom was quietly stunning. No theatrics, just beautifully delivered songs, opening with gorgeous “Feeling” and working her way through an expansive setlist including “Willow” and “Vanilla Baby”. With tracks, old and new, the room stayed attentive and swaying gently from start to finish. Eloise Coomber was there behind the lens.
Nick Cave’s Wild God tour stop at Alexandra Gardens last night unfolded like pure theatre, with the sun dropping over the river as the atmosphere shifted from a glowing golden hour to something electric and reverent. From fans reaching out at the edge of the stage to the almost mythic presence of Nick Cave himself, it…
Irish singer-songwriter CMAT (real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) commenced her set singing from the balcony at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre and then lit up the stage with an energetic performance of classic country heartbreak and indie pop, with a distinctly Irish sense of humour. Supported by Australia’s own Holiday Sidewinder, the former lead singer of indie…
American rock band Wheatus on their 25th Anniversary tour played Sydney’s Manning Bar. The main man of Wheatus, Brendan B. Brown with band and backup singers put on a great show, requesting songs and chatting to the audience and finally delighting everyone with the final song, the classic hit “Teenage Dirtbag” with the crowd singing…
Viagra Boys returned to Sydney to play the Hordern Pavilion on The Infinite Anxiety Tour. The Swedish post-punk rockers led by Sebastian Murphy delivered a killer set of brute-force rock and roll that pumped up the crowd and they reacted the only way that made sense, bodies colliding, crowd surfing, sweat flying, fists pumping. Supported…
The Last Dinner Party delivered an electrifying and theatrical performance in Sydney at the TikTok Entertainment Centre on a very wet Saturday night. Frontwoman Abigail Morris was magnetic, prowling the stage with preacher-like intensity, her voice swinging from operatic to punkish in the space of a verse. Around her, the band moved like a small…
Turnstile played to a sold out all ages show at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion and this gig could already go down as “gig of the year” and it’s only January. From Never Enough to the final song Birds the fans matched the full on energy of Turnstile, crowd surfing, circle pits, and going totally off! Supported…
London singer-songwriter Joy Crookes performed for the first time in Sydney in over three years at the Enmore Theatre, playing songs off her critically acclaimed 2025 album Juniper and debut album Skin. Her songs draw from smoky jazz phrasing and soul tradition with cool beats and basslines. A star on the rise. Supported perfectly by…
After more than two years since playing in their home country, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard’s orchestral set at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl on Friday felt huge, immersive and made for the space. Joined by 29 players of Orchestra Victoria and led by conductor/musical director Chad Kelly, the band stretched tracks from Phantom…
Garbage played at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on the last show of their Australian tour. The alt-rock veterans delivered a set with tension and precision. Shirley Manson was magnetic, her voice still cutting deep on “I Think I’m Paranoid” and “Stupid Girl”. Garbage’s sound was perfectly amplified around the Concert Hall with…
Sofia Isella on her YOU’LL UNDERSTAND, DICK tour performed at The Roundhouse UNSW to an ecstatic Sydney audience. Isella’s musicality is even more striking in person. She shifts between violin, keys, and guitar with the focused ease of someone who grew up treating instruments like extra limbs. She has a tender connection with her fans,…
Lewis Capaldi’s Melbourne show last night was purely him; loud, warm and a little bit unhinged in the best way. The crowd was right there with him through the jokes, the big sing-alongs and the heavier moments, with “Someone You Loved” and “Before You Go” hitting exactly as they should. You can read more about…
London indie rock outfit Bar Italia played a killer set at Sydney’s Metro Theatre performing songs off their most recent release Some Like It Hot and early releases. Made up of Jezmi Fehmi, Sam Fenton, and Italian born Nina Cristante their music blends post-punk tension with classic indie rock. Supported brilliantly by experimental genre-fluid band…
When asked how to describe the Meredith Music Festival, my camping neighbour, Phoebe, told me it could be summed up in one word: “collaboration.” Examples abound: Campers negotiating space and interacting with their neighbours. Jostling for prime couch position on the banks of the Amphitheatre Supernaturale. Improved wi-fi access at the Meredith township (making for…
American singer, songwriter, and musician Perfume Genius played tonight at the iconic Sydney Opera House in the Concert Hall. Michael Hadreas, better known by his stage name Perfume Genius performance was intimate yet powerful with his band adding synth-scapes, shimmering guitars and rhythms. Pete Dovgan was their to capture the gig
Parcels brought a full-tilt disco to Melbourne’s Thursday night at the Bowl, sliding between favourites like “Tieduprightnow” and “Withorwithout,” plus a handful of tracks from their new album LOVED that already feel right at home in the set. A tight, joyful homecoming show that kept the crowd moving start to finish. Eloise Coomber was there…
Good Things Festival Sydney unfolded under brutal, blistering heat that turned Sydney Showground into a frying pan and tested every punter’s stamina. Even so, the crowd pushed through, fuelled by cold drinks, shade and the promise of big riffs. Highlights included Shirley Manson and Garbage, Weezer, Fever 333, Bad Nerves, Tonight Alive, Wargasm, James Reyne…
GWAR at Good Things Festival Sydney, turned their mid-afternoon set into a blood-drenched carnival of metal, satire, and sheer lunacy. From the moment the band stomped onstage in full intergalactic warlord regalia, it was clear no one in the crowd or photographers were leaving clean. Jets of blood spray blasted across the pit as the…
