The Meredith Music Festival Ballot is now open. It’s simple to enter, and it’s the easiest way to get tickets. Just head over to mmf.com.au before 10:34pm AEST, Monday 10 August. Meredith 34 will be held over three days and two nights at the one and only Meredith Supernatural Amphitheatre, from December 11, 12 & 13, 2026. Camping,…
After returning to the spotlight in spectacular fashion this year, Delta Goodrem is set to hit the road once again, announcing the Australian leg of her PURE World Tour for April 2027. The eight-date arena run will see the multi-platinum, ARIA Award-winning singer perform in Newcastle, Sydney, Wollongong, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Hobart, celebrating…
It’s finally confirmed: Jimmy Eat World are returning to Australia in December on a headline tour celebrating their classic album Bleed American’s 25th anniversary. They will visit Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane on their first Australian headline tour since 2017 and the final shows anywhere in the world to wrap up their current tour celebrating…
Following her appearance representing Australia at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest, Delta Goodrem has announced a one-night-only Sydney performance, Pure: Prelude, set to take place at Liberty Hall on Tuesday, 14 July. Designed as an intimate live show, Pure: Prelude will see Goodrem return home after recently completing a sold-out UK and European tour, giving…
After a four-year absence from these beautiful shores, hometown heroes Gang of Youths have announced their return. And what a return! The now London-based Sydneysiders are taking over the world-famous Sydney Opera House, Concert Hall for two nights this August. Far from resting on their laurels during this time, the band have been busy selling…
Before Seattle gave us Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, there was Mudhoney. Their sound was new – embracing punk rock and heavy metal and infusing it with emotive, relatable lyrics. Their impact was undeniable, as they kicked started a genre and cultural movement that artistically influenced and emotionally supported a generation, including some of the…
Iconic ‘Madchester’ band James return to Australia this October. Formed in 1982, they’ve released an impressive 18 albums, their latest, Yummy, hitting #1 in the UK. Known for Tim Booth’s introspective lyrics and enigmatic vocals, the band broke through with classics like “Sit Down”, “Laid” and “Getting Away with It (All Messed Up)”. With over…
BIGSOUND, the largest music industry event in the Southern Hemisphere, is preparing for another incredible showcase and presentation for its 25th anniversary from 1-4 September. Running for four days and three nights in Brisbane’s Fortitude Valley, it creates a welcome space for connections and conversations between the artists and the business where many dreams are…
Yours & Owls has unwrapped its 2026 lineup, and it’s the properly eclectic haul that keeps this one near the top of our list every year. Gong Christmas, as the festival likes to call it, lands on October 3 and 4 — and this time it hits even bigger. This festival is never afraid to…
It’s time to warm up those vocal chords and get ready to hit the high notes because Live Nation has announced the return down under of ethereal powerhouse rockers, Evanescence in March 2027. The Australian leg of the tour, presented by Triple M, sees Evanescence playing hits from their new album, Sanctuary, including “Afterlife” and…
Global superstar Niall Horan has just announced that he will be touring Australia in February, bringing his highly anticipated Dinner Party Tour to arenas Down Under. Having just released the Dinner Party album, this will be the first chance for fans to see him perform it live. Horan is hitting arenas in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney…
Massive Attack for the first time in 16 years return to Australia to headline three exclusive shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. For more than three decades, Massive Attack have remained one of the most influential and innovative acts in contemporary music. Fusing trip-hop, electronica, dub, soul and hip-hop into a sound entirely their own,…
Punk rock legends Rise Against are returning to our shores at the end of 2026 and bringing their mates and fellow punk legends Dropkick Murphys along for the ride. In support of their 2025 album Ricochet, the Chicago legends are bringing more than 25 years worth of hits as they roll around the country this…
This is your friendly reminder that if you don’t already have your July Adelaide Beer and BBQ Festival tickets, then now’s the time to get on it. The organisers have sent us an updated list of music, food and beer offerings that will make your mouth water. In their new home at The Drive, right…
Astral People have announced Move My Way, a brand new twin-city festival set to arrive this October, taking over Carriageworks in Eora/Sydney on Saturday 3 October and PICA in Naarm/Melbourne on Sunday 4 October. Headlined by Ezra Collective, Freddie Gibbs, Kokoroko and Sampa the Great, the inaugural festival is a community-focused gathering grounded in comfort,…
If you’ve been holding off buying tickets to the Mundi Mundi Bash, Australia’s biggest outback music festival, then don’t spend too long thinking about it. The event has almost sold out, with 95% of tickets already sold. This year’s sister event, The Big Red Bash had to cancel due to the extraordinary floods in central…
Delta Goodrem has never really fit into a single lane. Across more than two decades, she has moved seamlessly between chart-topping pop star, songwriter, actress, author, television personality, and entrepreneur, building one of the most enduring careers in Australian entertainment along the way. Now, with a new label partnership, a major international spotlight, and a…
Frenzal Rhomb are bringing back their Australian punk anthems for a huge Australian tour to celebrate 23 years since the release of their album Sans Souci. The sixth album from Frenzal Rhomb brought iconic tracks like “Bucket Bong”, “Looking Good”, and “Punisher” to the ears of punk lovers all over Australia and the world…
Iconic legendary former lead singer of the Sex Pistols, John Lydon, returns to Australia with Public Image Ltd (PIL) on their “This Is Not The Last Tour” across Australia in January 2027 for a long-awaited run of headline shows. It will be the band’s first Australian visit in over a decade. Formed in 1978 following…
The lineup for the 25th anniversary of Austin City Limits Music Festival has been unveiled, and while the headliners are as stacked as ever, it’s the strength of the Australian contingent that stands out for 2026. Set to take over Zilker Park across two weekends (October 2–4 and October 9–11), this year’s festival is led…
There are pop songs, and then there are cultural timestamps. For Natalia Imbruglia, that moment arrived with “Torn” – a track that didn’t just define the late ’90s, it quietly reshaped the emotional language of pop itself. Decades later, that same voice – unmistakable, vulnerable, and quietly defiant – is stepping into a new era….
Ariana Grande has officially entered a new era, unveiling her eighth studio album Petal, set for release on 31st July via Republic Records and Universal Music in Australia. The announcement, shared via Instagram, arrived alongside the album’s artwork and pre-order details. Fans can secure Petal across multiple formats, including LP, CD, cassette, and a limited…
Sydney’s indie kings DMA’S have announced an exclusive tour kicking off this spring in Brisbane before rolling through Melbourne and Sydney, the tour promises a setlist that spans the band’s anthemic catalogue including an anniversary set of their classic album Hills End. Announcing DMA’S new self-titled album set for release on August 7 plus new…
Fresh off a sold-out run that lit up Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney, and riding the momentum of his acclaimed debut record SOULSTAR, BOY SODA isn’t slowing down. The ARIA-winning artist has announced SOULSTAR Deluxe, landing June 19, with five brand new tracks set to expand the world he’s been building. First taste? The hypnotic new…
Kehlani marks her birthday with the release of her fifth studio album, KEHLANI, a project that feels deliberately stripped back to the essence of who she is as an artist. Self-titled albums often carry that weight of identity, and here it comes through in the emotional clarity of the songwriting – intimate, reflective, and unafraid…
Violent Soho announced their return to music this week, with a tour to commemorate 10 years of their hit album WACO. The announcement comes weeks after members James Tidswell and Luke Boerdam reunited to join Blink 182’s Mark Hoppus for a cover of “Dammit” on his An Evening Of Storytelling tour in Sydney. After the…
After a seven-year hiatus, the band who brought us songs like “Crooked Teeth, I Will Follow You into the Dark” and dark, indie, angsty “Transatlanticism”, are headed back to Aus. So, if like The O.C’s Seth Cohen, Death Cab for Cutie are your number one, it’s time to get excited! Kicking off their US tour in…
Madonna has announced that her long-awaited new album Confessions II will arrive on July 3rd via Warner Records – and it already feels like a deeply personal continuation of a story she began years ago. A follow-up to her seminal Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005), the new record returns to the pulse of the…
Charlie Puth is heading back down under – and this time, he’s bringing his most ambitious live show yet. The multi-platinum hitmaker has announced a run of Australian and New Zealand dates as part of his Whatever’s Clever! 2026 World Tour, with stops locked in for Auckland, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. Produced by…
Vermont-born singer-songwriter Noah Kahan is heading back to Australia later this year, locking in four arena shows as part of his upcoming The Great Divide Tour and fans are already gearing up to win the Ticketek war. The announcement comes just over two weeks before his highly-anticipated fourth studio album, The Great Divide– out April…
