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News: You Am I Frontman Tim Rogers Plots East Coast Solo Run Next March and April

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Tim Rogers has announced the Le Charme Defensif tour, a set of intimate solo shows across the east coast in March and April, promising the wit, warmth and sharp songwriting that have cemented his reputation as one of Australia’s most distinctive performers.

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Track: Jet’s Nic Cester Joins Måneskin’s Thomas Raggi and Tom Morello for High-Voltage New Single ‘Getcha!’

Nic Cester joins forces with Thomas Raggi, Tom Morello, Beck and Chad Smith on the powerhouse new single ‘Getcha!’, taken from Raggi’s debut album Masquerade. After a massive Australian tour with Lenny Kravitz, the Jet frontman steps boldly into a fresh creative chapter.

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Live Gallery: Heat, Blood and Holy Noise: Good Things 2025 Burns Sydney Alive

Good Things 2025 arrives in Sydney like a heat-stricken carnival, pushing thousands of fans through a day of blistering sets from Garbage, Refused, Wargasm, Fever 333, Weezer, and Tool. From GWAR’s blood-spray theatrics to Shirley Manson’s searing stage presence and Maynard’s shadow-lurking mystique, the festival turns Olympic Park into a furnace of sound, sweat and defiance.

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Live Review & Gallery: Lewis Capaldi Returns to Australia Bringing Tears and Triumph to Qudos Bank Arena – Eora Land/Sydney, 06.12.25

Eight years ago, Lewis Capaldi performed to a room of no more than 500 at Oxford Art Factory in Sydney’s CBD. (Funnily enough, just the night before, another young artist…

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News: Tokyo Indie Breakouts DYGL Announce First Australian Tour

Tokyo indie outfit DYGL will make their long-awaited Australian debut in January 2026, bringing their sharp hooks, global pedigree and new album Who’s In The House to East Coast stages.

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News: Faithless Confirm First Australian Tour in 15 Years

Faithless will return to Australia in 2026 for their first shows in 15 years, bringing their influential fusion of house, trip-hop and dub to Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

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News: Crowdfunded and Independent, Second Idol Release Their Debut Album Mongrel

Second Idol today release their debut album Mongrel through Gloomshift Records, a project that explores identity, culture and belonging while solidifying the band’s distinctive place in Australia’s alternative scene.

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Track: Eora’s DOWNGIRL Drop ‘CPR’, Confronting Safety and Power in Punk Spaces

DOWNGIRL’s new single ‘CPR’ transforms a frightening night into a stark, tightly-focused punk release, confronting the conditions that make live spaces unsafe for women while reclaiming power through community and queer solidarity.

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News: A Day To Remember and Papa Roach Announce 2026 Arena Tour

A Day To Remember and Papa Roach will team up for the Big Rock Tour in April 2026, a six-city arena run across Australia and New Zealand with Landmvrks joining as special guests.

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Live Gallery: Justice Transform Qudos Bank Arena With a Fierce, Elegant Visual Spectacle 3.12.2025

Before a single note was played last night, Qudos Bank Arena felt like it was slowly shifting into focus. The space filled in waves, with people finding their seats or…

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