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News: Missed Out? Sydney Opera House Adds More Seats for Cameron Winter’s One-Night Show
The Sydney Opera House has released more tickets for Cameron Winter’s Heavy Metal show, giving fans a second chance to see the Geese frontman’s debut solo performance — a night of surreal storytelling and genre-bending rock in one of the world’s most iconic venues.
Live Review & Gallery: Connan Mockasin Visits The Sydney Opera House – 16.10.25, Eora Land/Sydney
Before Connan Mockasin took the stage, the crowd was greeted with a bizarre opening: a homemade parody of a disturbing after-school special, starring the musician himself. It was the first of many pranks to come. A blonde-haired figure appeared on stage and settled behind the drum kit, making themselves comfortable. Another layer of misdirection in …
Live Gallery: Bear’s Den Bring Islands Home at Sydney’s Vanguard 19.10.2025
At Sydney’s Vanguard, Bear’s Den revisit Islands in its purest form. Alone with a guitar, Andrew Davie delivers a night of quiet intensity — an intimate, decade-spanning reflection on love, loss, and the craft of song.
News: Sydney Rose to Make Her Australian Live Debut in 2026
Rising indie artist Sydney Rose will make her Australian live debut in March 2026, performing in Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. The Georgia-born songwriter, who first won hearts with intimate YouTube covers, brings her debut album One Sided to the stage for the first time down under.
Track: Gordi Teams Up With Peter Katis for Her Captivating New Single “Instant Life”
Following the success of her ARIA-nominated album Like Plasticine, Australian singer-songwriter Gordi releases Instant Life — a shimmering, restrained exploration of escapism and emotional distance, created with producers Ryan Linvill, slimdan, and Peter Katis.
Live Review & Gallery: More Music at SXSW Sydney Day 4 – 16.10.25, Eora/Sydney
By day four, we’ve stopped checking schedules. You just followed the noise and hoped you ended up somewhere good (it’s all fantastic). I caught locals Sweetie at the Heaps Normal pop-up as the sun was going down, walking from Redfern Station into Chippendale. You could hear them before you saw them, echoing down the city …
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.
Live Review & Gallery: All Night at SXSW Sydney Day 3! 15.10.25, Eora/Sydney
By afternoon Day 3 at SXSW Sydney the schedule didn’t matter anymore, it was just venue to venue, whoever was playing next, whatever was happening and where is that sound coming from? I spent the whole night running. Chippo basement, then The Commons, back to Lansdowne, Lord Gladstone, up and down stairs and through alleys. …
News: Garbage Announce December 2025 Australia and New Zealand Tour
Garbage will return to Australia and New Zealand this December for their first headline shows since 2016, performing in Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The tour celebrates their 2025 album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light — a reflective, human record that marks another chapter in the band’s enduring evolution.
News: YUNGBLUD Will Bring His IDOLS World Tour to Australia in 2026
YUNGBLUD will bring his IDOLS world tour to Australia in January 2026, following a year of global acclaim, a chart-topping album, and sold-out arenas across North America. Expect a blistering live experience from one of modern rock’s most dynamic performers.