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Live Review & Gallery: Freya Ridings opens as One Republic headline Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena 6.02.2026

Freya Ridings opens the night at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena with a focused, emotionally direct set, before One Republic take over as headliners and deliver a career-spanning performance built for scale.

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Premiere: Matt Malone & the Holy Spirits are filled with a delicious, burning ‘Jealousy’ as they head off on tour.

We last covered Matt Malone & the Holy Spirit in their utterly cathartic and immensely enjoyable album ‘For The Term Of His Natural Life’ back in 2023, and we are inordinately…

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Live Gallery: Deacon Blue mark 40 years with reflective Enmore Theatre performance 5.02.206

Celebrating their 40th anniversary, Deacon Blue deliver a career-spanning set at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, blending classic hits with new material and joined by a poised opening performance from Emily Barker, whose intimate songwriting provides a fitting prelude.

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News: Ryan Oakes announces long-awaited Australian debut tour

Ryan Oakes will tour Australia for the first time this June, bringing his 2025 album OPUS and his genre-blending hip-hop and alternative sound to fans across the country.

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News: Thundercat brings new album Distracted to Australian stages in May

Thundercat has announced a four-date Australian tour for May 2026, bringing his long-awaited new album Distracted to Brisbane, Hobart, Sydney and Melbourne.

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News: Record Store Day 2026 reveals first wave of Australian vinyl exclusives

Record Store Day returns on 18 April 2026 with a major slate of Australian vinyl exclusives, including releases from Empire of the Sun, Spacey Jane, Ruel and Holy Holy’s farewell vinyl edition.

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News: Belle and Sebastian announce Australian tour celebrating If You’re Feeling Sinister

Belle and Sebastian will return to Australia this September to perform their influential 1996 album If You’re Feeling Sinister in full, alongside selections from their extensive indie pop catalogue.

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Track: Lutruwita/Tasmanian’s gothic Dvrkworld unveil thundering new single ‘Stimulation’ ahead of Party in the Paddock festival outing this weekend.

Without any hint of fanfare or warning, the dark lords of southern shoegaze Dvrkworld have snuck out a new single ‘Stimulation’. An electrical crackle and slamming drums over a bed…

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News: Wolf Alice confirm Australian headline tour for late 2026

Wolf Alice will return to Australia in December 2026 for a one-night-only Live at the Gardens show in Melbourne, alongside a national headline tour taking in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

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Live Gallery: Factory Theatre hosts Blondshell on her most assured Sydney show yet 4.02.2026

Blondshell’s Factory Theatre show in Sydney delivers a tightly focused set confirming why Sabrina Mae Teitelbaum has become one of indie rock’s most closely watched voices

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