Rivers Cuomo and Scott Shriver Weezer at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday 30 January 2018. Photo by Ros O'Gorman
Weezer Announce The Gathering Australia And New Zealand Tour For 2027

Weezer will return to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027 for The Gathering Tour, joined by Third Eye Blind and Fountains Of Wayne. The six-show run brings together three bands whose catalogues helped define alternative rock and power-pop across the 1990s and 2000s.

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The Kinks’ Face To Face Turns 60: The Album That Changed Ray Davies’ Songwriting

Released in October 1966, The Kinks’ ‘Face To Face’ marked a decisive shift from the band's early guitar-driven hits towards Ray Davies' sharply observed portraits of English life. Featuring 'Sunny Afternoon', 'Dandy' and 'Session Man', the fourth studio album established a new direction that would shape the band's most celebrated creative period.

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The Pittsburgh rock favourite gave his final performance in September before retiring because of health concerns. Iris was also a key songwriter behind the Jaggerz' 1970 Billboard No. 2 hit 'The Rapper'.

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Disturbed Announce First Australia And New Zealand Headline Tour In Over A Decade

The Chicago metal band will perform their five-times platinum debut album *The Sickness* in full before a second set of career-spanning hits across seven arena shows in April and May 2027.

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The Flaming Lips Announce The Teardrop Throbs, First New Album In Six Years

Wayne Coyne draws on fatherhood, childhood fears and the uncertainty of life for The Flaming Lips' 17th studio album, marking the band's debut for Third Man Records, with intimate two-night shows planned across the US and London.

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Chocolate Starfish Revive Bat Out Of Hell For 50th Anniversary Australian Tour

Adam Thompson was 13 when Meat Loaf's landmark album first opened a door to a world beyond regional Australia. Now, 50 years after its release, Chocolate Starfish will take their theatrical interpretation of the rock classic back on the road in 2027.

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Amy Winehouse’s Back To Black Turns 20

Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi celebrated two decades of Amy Winehouse's landmark album at London's Roundhouse, as a new anniversary edition adds unreleased demos, rare B-sides and a complete 2007 Amsterdam concert.

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XTC’s Skylarking Turns 40: The Todd Rundgren Album That Tested The Band

Released on 27 October 1986, XTC's eighth studio album brought together Andy Partridge's songwriting, Todd Rundgren's production and a carefully constructed cycle of songs about love, nature, belief and mortality. A difficult studio relationship and the unexpected American success of "Dear God" helped shape the story of one of the band's most enduring records.

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The Stranglers' Dreamtime album cover, released by Epic Records in October 1986.
The Stranglers’ Dreamtime Turns 40 With Always The Sun

The Stranglers' ninth studio album reached No. 16 in the UK, below the chart peaks of its predecessors, but produced one of the band's most enduring songs. Released in October 1986, Dreamtime also carried a title drawn from Indigenous Australian cultural traditions.

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Aretha Franklin’s 1986 Album Aretha Marks Its 40th Anniversary

The Arista release that delivered her final US number one single with George Michael and featured Andy Warhol's last album artwork reaches four decades.

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Kate Ceberano Brings Australian Made Home To Hamer Hall

Kate Ceberano revisited four decades of Australian music history in Melbourne, drawing on Divinyls, The Saints, INXS and her own catalogue, with special appearances by Fanny Lumsden and daughter Gypsy Lee adding personal connections to a show that closed with a tribute to lost Australian music greats.

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Matty T Wall Fires Up New Album With Tornado Of Love

The Perth blues-rock guitarist returns with a hard-driving new single, his first studio album of original material in years and a December performance at Fremantle's Duke of George.

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Hans Zimmer performs with Lisa Gerrard during Hans Zimmer Live - The Next Level at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on 24 October 2026.
Hans Zimmer Live Melbourne Reunites Lisa Gerrard With The Gladiator Music

Melbourne-born Lisa Gerrard's creative partnership with Hans Zimmer was central to the emotional power of Gladiator, and her return to that music at Rod Laver Arena connected the composer's arena production to its Australian roots. Three Melbourne musicians also featured in the 19-piece touring ensemble.

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Mahalia Barnes + The Soul Mates Confirm 25-Date Australian Tour For 2027

Mahalia Barnes and The Soul Mates will play 25 shows across five states from March to May 2027, marking an extensive national headline run for the soul singer since the release of their 2018 album Hard Expectations.

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