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Album Review: The Jesus and Mary Chain reveal their stunning ‘Glasgow Eyes’ – an intoxicating mix of swagger and attitude with just a hint of reflection.

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Premiere: Naarm/Melbourne Twin Sisters, Idol Minds, Enchant with ‘Needed You’ – A Mystical Odyssey Through the Intricacies of Love

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Live Review: The Sweet Success of Gumball 2023! Dashville NSW 23.04.23

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Night Lovell and Haarper playing the same show already felt like someone stacked the deck in any fan’s favour. Then I saw MUDRAT was opening, and honestly, that was the part I was most curious about. I have been trying to catch them live for ages. MUDRAT didn’t waste time. No big entrance, no drawn-out …

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Katatonia
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Katatonia return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026, performing songs from their new album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State along with highlights from their three-decade catalogue.

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Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls
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Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Bowling for Soup will join forces for the Bowling My Bones co-headline tour in May 2026, playing eight dates across Australia including the Sunshine Coast, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle.

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Judit Hill
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Judith Hill will tour Australia in May 2026, performing seven shows in support of her new album Letters from a Black Widow, a project rooted in family collaboration, reflection and renewal.

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Playlunch
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Playlunch will embark on a 29-date Sex Ed Regional Tour from December to May, following a breakout year that included ARIA chart success, viral single “Keith,” two J Award nominations and a rapidly growing national fanbase.

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Two bands, six guitarists, two bass players, two drummers and one keyboard player…..and not a vocalist (or a microphone stand) to be seen. This was the reality of Friday night’s show at Hobart’s Altar Bar, with Sydney’s post-rock maestros, We Lost The Sea teaming up with Tasmania’s up-and-coming post-rock wonderkids, follow (deliberately lowercase) for the …

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Deftones
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Deftones will return to Australia in May for their first headline arena tour in nearly ten years, bringing Interpol and Ecca Vandal along for a colossal run of shows across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland.

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Renee Rapp
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Reneé Rapp will make her long-anticipated Australian debut next year, announcing two headline shows and an Australian Open performance as she brings her acclaimed BITE ME album to fans Down Under for the very first time.

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Eora/Sydney post punk and noise rock trio oWo have announced their new EP ‘Emerger’, due out in February 2026, and we are honoured to bring you an exclusive early listen to the first single off the EP, ‘Cause Way’. ‘Cause Way’ launches with crystalline guitars that create a buzz-saw bedrock to the yearning vocals. There …

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Metallice
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Metallica’s M72 tour hits Sydney with a sense of inevitability and scale, arriving in a city already heavy with huge shows. Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies prime the room, but when Metallica step out, the stadium shifts. Their precision, history and weight turn Olympic Park into a study in what stadium rock can still feel like when a band refuses to coast.

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