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News: Late Stay Ultra Girls Debuts With ‘Like Washing Sieves’

After more than a decade embedded in Bristol’s ever-evolving music scene, multi-instrumentalist Tim Burden steps into the spotlight with his most exposed work yet. His new solo project, Late Stay Ultra…

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News: Post Malone leads Strummingbird 2026 as country festival expands its reach

Country’s touring circuit has never really played by neat genre rules, but Strummingbird 2026 leans into that blur with intent. Australia’s largest travelling country festival returns this October, stretching across Victoria…

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News: Jack Johnson announces SURFILMUSIC Tour with Ben Harper and John Butler

This November, Jack Johnson brings his SURFILMUSIC Tour to Australia, stretching across the country’s outdoor stages with a three-act bill. Alongside him, Ben Harper and John Butler will reshape the night into something more fluid,…

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News: Montreal’s Osheaga steps up with a lineup built for summer escape

For Australians eyeing a European summer that’s suddenly drifted out of financial reach, the map doesn’t have to fold shut. It just tilts west. While rising airfares and global tensions…

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News: Groovin The Moo 2026 set times drop ahead of Lismore debut

Groovin The Moo arrives in Lismore this Saturday 9 May. Set times and the event map have landed ahead of the festival’s regional debut, outlining a day designed to build steadily rather…

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News: BLAK DAY OUT 2026 returns with a powerful First Nations lineup at The Princess Theatre

BLAK DAY OUT returns to Open Season for its fifth edition, transforming The Princess Theatre into a living, breathing celebration of First Nations artistry on 24 July. Curated by Alethea Beetson, the night…

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Live Review : Adam Beattie ‘Home Fires Burning’ Album Launch at Stoke Newington’s Old Church 02.05.26

Adam Beattie – Home Fires Burning Album LaunchLive at Stoke Newington Old Church Featuring:Fiona Bevan – vocals, double bassZac Gvirtzmann- bass clarinet Sarah Beattie – violinFilippo Ferazzoli – electric guitarAdam Beattie – voice, guitarsDave Hamblett…

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Album Review: Modern Woman – ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’: A fully fledged, opening statement from the London art-rock dynamos.

As ‘Johnny’s Dreamworld’, the debut album by London art-rockers Modern Woman, goes to show, the slow evolution of an idea often brings the finest results. The fourpiece first cut through…

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Live Gallery: Frank Turner and Bowling for Soup turn the Roundhouse into a riot of hugs and hooks 03.05.2026

The crowd is in a buoyant mood at the Roundhouse tonight as I catch the tail-end of Talk Heavy’s set, already mid-swell, and it lands with surprising weight, a reminder that even…

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News: The Living End announce regional ‘I Only Trust Rock n Roll’ tour for July/August 2026

Legendary Australian rockers, The Living End have announced a 9-date regional tour on the back of the band’s latest album, and first in eight years, I Only Trust Rock n…

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