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Live Gallery: Courtney Barnett brings Creature of Habit home to Sydney Opera House 6.11.2026

Eight years ago, I was sitting in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall watching Courtney Barnett do what Courtney Barnett does best: turn the mundane details of everyday life into…

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News: Sydney Summertime launches with The Strokes, Beck, Courtney Barnett and Promiseland

Sydney is getting a new outdoor concert series in 2027, and it is starting with a sizeable first swing. The Strokes will headline the inaugural Sydney Summertime at Centennial Park…

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News: The Strokes are returning to Australia in 2027

The Strokes bring their Reality Awaits tour to Australia in February 2027 for four shows, kicking off at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday, February 13. They then head to Melbourne…

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News: Courtney Barnett Adds Drifting Clouds To Australian Tour

Fresh from a headline-making appearance at Newport Folk Festival, where Hayley Williams joined her on stage for a blistering rendition of ‘Pedestrian At Best’, Courtney Barnett is bringing her Creature of Habit Tour back to Australia this November,…

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News: Courtney Barnett announces Concert Hall show following release of Creature of Habit

Courtney Barnett is bringing it back to where it counts. On Friday 6 November, she returns to Sydney Opera House for her first Concert Hall show since 2018 — this time armed with Creature…

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Track: Courtney Barnett returns with ‘One Thing at a Time’ ahead of Creature of Habit

Courtney Barnett has always written like someone thinking in real time, circling a feeling until it settles or fractures. On “One Thing at a Time,” that process feels more exposed…

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Track: Courtney Barnett Finds Direction on ‘Mantis’ and ‘Sugar Plum’

Courtney Barnett has shared two new tracks, ‘Mantis’ and ‘Sugar Plum’, offering a clearer view into her forthcoming album Creature of Habit. The former captures a moment of unlikely inspiration, while the latter wrestles self doubt into something closer to optimism.

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Track: Courtney Barnett Announces New Album Creature of Habit and Shares Waxahatchee Collaboration

Courtney Barnett’s Creature of Habit is shaped by upheaval and quiet resolve, tracing relocation, loss and renewal with a steadier hand than ever. Led by the Waxahatchee-assisted “Site Unseen”, it’s a record that finds meaning not in answers, but in learning to stay present while everything else shifts.

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Track: Courtney Barnett Returns with New Single “Stay In Your Lane”

Courtney Barnett returns with “Stay In Your Lane,” a single that reintroduces her songwriting voice with guitar-forward vigour, intimate lyricism, and a displacement of comfort zones — all in service of stepping beyond the familiar.

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