sydney live music Archives

Live Gallery: The Cribs make a noisy return to Sydney after eight years away 05.10.2026

Eight years is a long time between Australian tours, but The Cribs are finally back in Sydney. Tonight the Factory Theatre belongs to Gary, Ryan and Ross Jarman, three brothers…

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Live Gallery: Nouvelle Vague turn the Metro Theatre into a French new wave playground 3.10.2026

There is a neat bit of symmetry to tonight at the Metro even before Nouvelle Vague appear. Australian singer-songwriter Nadéah opens the show, but she is hardly a stranger to…

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Ben Folds under the stars at North Head 26.09.2026

There is something quite incongruous about a grand piano sitting beneath the open sky at Manly’s North Head Sanctuary. Tonight, Ben Folds arrives at Night at The Barracks with little…

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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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Live Gallery: Jason Derulo brings ‘The Last Dance’ to a packed Sydney Afterpay Arena 19.09.2026

The lights drop inside Sydney’s Afterpay Arena, but Jason Derulo doesn’t appear immediately. His DJ is already working the packed room, whipping up the crowd before a countdown begins on…

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News: She’s All Brat brings Sydney’s femme-fronted underground to Dead Set

Sydney’s underground rock scene gets a femme-fronted takeover later this month as She’s All Brat brings six local bands together at Dead Set in Darlinghurst on Sunday, September 27. Private…

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Live Gallery: Kodaline bring their final Australian tour to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre 03.09.2026

Kodaline are back in Sydney tonight, but this time everyone in the room knows there will not be another tour waiting somewhere down the road. After more than a decade…

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News: Rise Against, Wolf Alice, James Blake and more announced for Sydney Opera House On The Steps 2026

Sydney Opera House is throwing open the Forecourt again this December, with the first wave of On The Steps 2026 revealing a lineup that jumps gleefully between punk, indie, electronic…

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Live Gallery: Ocean Grove Take Over Sydney’s Factory Theatre With Cane Hill, Deficit and Blinder

The Factory Theatre feels built for a night like this. Bodies packed towards the front and four bands approaching heavy music from very different angles. Ocean Grove’s Oddworld Underground Tour…

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Live Gallery: Gang of Youths Come Home For Their Sydney Opera House Debut 8.08.2026

There is something fitting about Gang of Youths arriving at the Sydney Opera House by way of Thirroul. Two nights ago, the Sydney-born band performed in the relative intimacy of…

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