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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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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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Live Gallery: Katy Steele brings ‘undressed’ intimacy to Northcote Social Club with Queenie 2.05.2026

At Northcote Social Club, Queenie set the tone early, easing the room into an atmospheric hush before Katy Steele stepped in with her ‘undressed’ tour, delivered in a pared-back format that favoured intimacy over…

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Live Review & Gallery: Deftones lead a towering Sydney return with Interpol and Ecca Vandal in support 02.05.2026

The walk into Qudos Bank Arena is carried by a clear sense of excitement tonight, the Deftones have returned to Australia after nearly a decade away. Ecca Vandal opens with a set that…

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Album Review: Dave Graney and Clare Moore do a delicate pirouette with rock and an arched brow in their new album ‘Laburnam of the Mind’

There’s always been something gloriously unbothered about Dave Graney and Clare Moore — a sense that the rules of engagement (hits, trends, relevance) are for other people. ‘Laburnum Of The…

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Live Gallery: Bad//Dreems Bow Out in Sydney with Raw, Unvarnished Final Show at Marrickville Bowlo 01.05.2026

There’s a particular weight to a “last show,” even when nobody quite wants to say the word out loud. At the Marrickville Bowling Club, that weight hung low and steady as Bad//Dreems stepped…

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News: Tex Perkins unveils ambient, experimental new album ‘Basic’

Tex Perkins has just released a new album that is unlike anything he has done before. Tex Perkins Basic moves away from the structures and expectations that have defined much of his four-decade…

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