Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Foo Fighters Confirm Australia and New Zealand Comeback

Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand for a run of stadium shows across Brisbane, Townsville, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne and Adelaide this November 2026, before heading to Christchurch, Auckland and Perth in January 2027. Fresh from a record-breaking performance in Tasmania, Dave Grohl and co. promise another chapter in their long-standing connection with audiences down under.

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News: ‘Time to Take Some Time’: Marlon Williams Steps Back From the Road

Marlon Williams will take an extended break from touring following a final run of Australian shows this March with The Yarra Benders. After two intense years making Te Whare Tīwekaweka and filming the documentary Ngā Ao E Rua – Two Worlds, Williams has invoked the concept of rāhui — a temporary period of restriction and recovery — as he steps back from live performance, at least for now.

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Live Gallery: From Putney to Newtown: Transvision Vamp Reignite an Australian Love Affair 17.02.2026

At Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, Transvision Vamp don’t simply revisit the late 80s, they detonate it. Wendy James returns to Australia armed with “Baby I Don’t Care”, “I Want Your Love” and a life story that threads through Mick Jones, Lenny Kaye and the New York underground. The result is less nostalgia trip, more living pop history played at full volume.

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News: HEALTH Announce September 2026 Australian Tour With PERTURBATOR and KING YOSEF

L.A. industrial trio HEALTH return to Australia this September for a national headline tour, joined by French darksynth producer PERTURBATOR and American industrial experimentalist KING YOSEF. Spanning Brisbane to Fremantle, the run follows HEALTH’s recent albums ‘RAT WARS’ and ‘CONFLICT DLC’ and builds on their growing presence on Australian stages.

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Track: Miss May I Share New Single ‘Die on the Vine’ for 2026

Miss May I have released ‘Die on the Vine’, their first new music of 2026, pairing galloping riffs and breakdowns with lyrics that examine trauma, self-awareness and the choice between stagnation and growth.

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Track: Girl Monstar Return With Protest Single ‘HATE TRAIN’

More than 30 years after their final show at Melbourne’s first Big Day Out, Girl Monstar have reunited, bringing together careers that have spanned Nashville songwriting, international touring and Melbourne’s garage underground.

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News: IVE Announce ‘SHOW WHAT I AM’ Arena Dates for Australia and New Zealand

IVE will return to Australia and New Zealand this June with their IVE WORLD TOUR , bringing arena shows to Sydney, Melbourne and Auckland as the group continues its steady global expansion.

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News: Skindred Announce Biggest Ever Australian Headline Tour

Skindred will return to Australia this September for their biggest headline tour to date, arriving alongside ninth studio album You Got This and promising a live show that blends reggae pulse with metal force.

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Live Gallery: Dream Theater Celebrate Four Decades at Sydney’s ICC Theatre 14.02.2026

On Valentine’s Day at Sydney’s ICC Theatre, Dream Theater’s 40th Anniversary Tour lands with Mike Portnoy back behind the kit, celebrating four decades of progressive metal milestones in a show that replaces candlelight with precision riffs and grand, cathartic scale.

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Track: Lykke Li Enters Her ‘Existential Era’ With New Single ‘Lucky Again’

Lykke Li has shared ‘Lucky Again’, the first track from her forthcoming album The Afterparty, an orchestral pop record that shifts her focus from romantic obsession to existential reckoning.

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