Wang Chung's fourth studio album, Mosaic, turns 40 this month, marking four decades since the English new wave band combined electronic production, pop songwriting and an unusually expansive cast of musicians for an album that produced three US Top 40 singles.

Thirty years after Spiderbait turned an unlikely blend of punk, pop, grunge and experimental rock into their biggest album, Ivy And The Big Apples remains defined by the song that changed Australian radio history. by Paul Cashmere

The Irish songwriter carried a major diagnosis through his longest Australian run in 2024, underwent open heart surgery months later, and now returns in 2027 with The Second Wind Tour after releasing his 25th album.

The Harlem rapper confirms four arena shows in December following a record-breaking European run and the release of his first album in eight years.

A chance meeting with a fan who had lyrics tattooed in memory of his late wife prompted Mick Thomas to revisit the last single from Weddings Parties Anything's final album nearly three decades later.

Melbourne rock band Amyl and The Sniffers will play a run of outdoor shows across Brisbane, Fremantle, Sydney and Melbourne in February and March 2027, with $5 from every ticket directed to a group of Australian charities .

New all-ages Melbourne Park concert series opens with 2charm, Blusher and Robert Baxter before Larissa Lambert headlines an R&B-focused edition in April .

Polish-born composer Cezary Skubiszewski, whose scores shaped Red Dog, Two Hands and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, receives the top industry recognition at the 2026 Screen Music Awards in Brisbane.

Howard Jones' third studio album marked a shift towards a more expansive adult pop sound, while its CD edition preserved one of the era's most notable collaborations with Phil Collins.

Berlin's fourth album gave the world "Take My Breath Away", but the record's history is more complicated than its biggest hit suggests. Behind the Oscar-winning song was a band pulling in different creative directions.

Roger Waters has stepped aside from performing to let his son Harry steer a major new production of Pink Floyd's 1970s catalogue across more than 100 shows in 2027.

Massachusetts metalcore pioneers Converge will perform their 2001 album Jane Doe in full at the inaugural Lucidity Festival in Melbourne on 13 March 2027, marking the record's 25th anniversary and the band's first Australian appearance since 2019.

London alternative rock four-piece unpeople have released their debut full-length we are unpeople on SharpTone Records, accompanied by a new track and fan lyric video for haunted.

Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist Marlon Funaki will play his first Australian headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane next February after a breakout year of major festival appearances and his Warner Records debut EP.

Extra dates in Hobart, Melbourne and Sydney confirmed as demand surges for the full-album celebration, with Suze DeMarchi and Michael Paynter joining as featured artists across the tour.