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News: CMC Rocks QLD goes big for its 20th anniversary with Brooks & Dunn and Eric Church

CMC Rocks QLD is going big for its 20th anniversary, with Brooks & Dunn, Eric Church and Ashley McBryde heading up a mammoth 2027 lineup at Willowbank. Running from March…

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Track: Tilly Fenton looks back to move forward on new single ‘Rearview’

Tilly Fenton is stepping into the next chapter of her rapidly growing indie-pop career, announcing sophomore EP Serendipity for November 27 alongside new single ‘Rearview’. Where some of Fenton’s recent…

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News: Inspiral Carpets lock in seven-date Australia and New Zealand tour

Inspiral Carpets are heading back Down Under, with the Manchester favourites bringing The Singles Tour to Australia and New Zealand in April and May 2027. Part of the Madchester explosion…

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News: Polish death metal veterans Vader return to Australia for three brutal nights

Polish death metal veterans Vader are heading back to Australia this November, bringing more than four decades of extremity with them for shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. Formed in…

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Track: CHVRCHES return after five years with fierce new single ‘Roses’

Five years is a long time in pop, but CHVRCHES are finally back. The Glasgow trio of Lauren Mayberry, Martin Doherty and Iain Cook return today with ‘Roses’, their first…

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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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Live Gallery: Bush and Shinedown bring three decades of rock to Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion 23.09.2026

The Hordern Pavilion has hosted plenty of rock history, and tonight is another big night that arrives in the shape of a bill spanning three countries and several generations of…

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Meet: Where did that come from? Midge Ure (Ultravox, Visage and Live Aid) talks to us about his unfinished business and his treasured legacy.

Ahead of his rescheduled Australian tour on the Catalogue: The Hits tour, the Ultravox frontman talks with me about Joe Dolce, Scottish tenacity, and why he refuses to sulk through…

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News: Pond bring the Terrestrials Tour home to Australia this December

Pond are bringing Terrestrials home. Fresh from a US headline run that included dates with Djo, the Fremantle psych-rock mainstays have announced an Australian tour for December, taking their new…

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