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News: Groovin The Moo Returns With One-Off 2026 Lismore Show

Groovin The Moo will return in 2026 with a one-off show in Lismore on 9 May, marking the first step in a long-term sustainable rebuild for Australia’s most loved regional touring festival. Presented by Great Southern Nights with support from the NSW Government and ARIA, the single-stage event signals a deliberate reset while staying true to the festival’s regional foundations.

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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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Track: Indie Dog’s ‘Vacillate’ — To Stay or Go?

Indie Dog’s “Vacillate” pairs a bass-led groove with lyrics that circle doubt and longing. Seb’s raw vocal sits against Yak’s elastic low end and Dylan’s steady pulse, turning uncertainty into something rhythm-forward and immediate. It’s a track about wanting closeness while sensing hesitation, capturing that uneasy space between staying and going.

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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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Premiere: ‘Men Are a Luxury Item’ – the arch, wry world of The Petrov Affair sparkles in the title track to their new album.

We are honoured to premiere the new video/single for the title track to The Petrov Affair‘s new album ‘Men Are A Luxury Item’ due out in March. ‘Men Are a…

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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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Live Review + Photo Galleries: Cosmic Psychos smash out boozy finale to their extensive ‘I Really Like Beer’ national tour at Altar Bar, Hobart 14.02.2026

On a warm evening at Altar Bar in Hobart, Australian punk-rock stalwarts, Cosmic Psychos brought their beer-soaked punk rock to a dedicated, beer-fuelled crowd to further promote their latest. and…

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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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