Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Lily Allen adds Dallas Minor Sextet to ‘West End Girl’ Australian tour

Lily Allen’s biggest headline tour yet is almost here, and she has added another intriguing piece to a show that is already steering well clear of the standard arena-pop formula.…

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News: Corrella and The Elovaters team up for 2027 Australian tour

Aotearoa roots-reggae favourites Corrella are heading back across the Tasman in 2027, this time bringing Boston outfit The Elovaters along for a summer run through Australia. The co-headline tour kicks…

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News: The Angels to close out 50 years of ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again’

The Angels are bringing their 50th anniversary celebration of ‘Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again’ to a fitting conclusion, with a final show at Sydney’s iconic Selina’s on…

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News: Suede return to Australia after 28 years for three Sydney Opera House shows

It has been a very long wait. Suede are returning to Australia for the first time since 1999, and they are making up for lost time with three nights at…

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Live Gallery: The Cribs make a noisy return to Sydney after eight years away 05.10.2026

Eight years is a long time between Australian tours, but The Cribs are finally back in Sydney. Tonight the Factory Theatre belongs to Gary, Ryan and Ross Jarman, three brothers…

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Live Gallery: Nouvelle Vague turn the Metro Theatre into a French new wave playground 3.10.2026

There is a neat bit of symmetry to tonight at the Metro even before Nouvelle Vague appear. Australian singer-songwriter Nadéah opens the show, but she is hardly a stranger to…

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Live Review & Gallery: Noah Kahan takes over Sydney’s Afterpay Arena on The Great Divide World Tour 02.10.2026

A countdown ticks across the enormous screen at Afterpay Arena as insects crawl through the visuals and roadies get busy building a house onstage. It has a porch and front…

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News: LOUD WOMEN Fest Australia expands to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane for 2026

LOUD WOMEN Fest Australia is getting louder and bigger. The trans-inclusive, intersectional feminist festival returns for its third year this November, bringing 23 bands from Australia and the UK to…

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Track: Radio Free Alice recruit Rachel Brown for new single ‘Big Ideas’

Radio Free Alice are moving quickly. The Naarm/Melbourne post-punk outfit have released Big Ideas, a wiry new collaboration with Water From Your Eyes vocalist Rachel Brown and the latest cut…

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Live Review & Gallery: Conan Gray brings the ‘Wishbone’ era to Sydney’s Afterpay Arena 01.10.2026

There are sailor suits everywhere. Thousands of them. Sydney’s Afterpay Arena looks briefly as though it has been commandeered by a particularly emotional navy, while down the front one guy…

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