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Sydney Guitar Show To Make Landmark Debut In 2026

The Sydney Guitar Show will make its first appearance in March 2026, bringing two days of performances, workshops, exhibitors and interactive spaces to Sydney Showground.

Tagged as: Australian Music Association, Gear News, Guitar News, music industry, Sydney Guitar Show, Sydney Showground

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Dave Evans Reveals Lost Early AC/DC Recordings and Unreleased Songs

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Evans has confirmed the existence of five early AC/DC studio recordings and three unrecorded originals from the band’s formative months before Bon Scott joined.

Tagged as: AC/DC, Angus Young, Archive Recordings, Australian rock, Bon Scott, Dave Evans, Malcolm Young, Noise11 news

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Fatboy Slim and The Rolling Stones release Satisfaction Skank on 11 December 2025

Fatboy Slim And The Rolling Stones Unite For ‘Satisfaction Skank’ Release

by Paul Cashmere

Fatboy Slim and The Rolling Stones will release Satisfaction Skank on 11 December 2025, a new collaboration built from the original Satisfaction riff and revisiting a creative partnership first explored in 2003.

Tagged as: 2025 releases, ABKCO, Fatboy Slim, new music, Satisfaction, Satisfaction Skank, Southern Fried Records, The Rolling Stones

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The Hellacopters Revive Their Rare Gems With Cream Of The Crap! Volume 3

by Paul Cashmere

The Hellacopters will release Cream Of The Crap Volume 3 on 13 February 2026, featuring restored rarities from 1998 to 2005.

Tagged as: Cream Of The Crap, Overdriver, rarities, Swedish Rock, The Hellacopters

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Hammers Set January Release For Debut Album Death Wobbles

by Paul Cashmere

Hammers will release their debut album Death Wobbles on 23 January 2026, revealing the title track and confirming dates with Cog.

Tagged as: Australian rock, Cog, Death Wobbles, Hammers, Summerland Records

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Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Confirm Aldous Harding For The Wild God Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds confirm Aldous Harding as support for The Wild God Tour in Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, with Melbourne’s 31 January show sold out.

Tagged as: Aldous Harding, Australian Tours, live music, New Zealand Music, Nick Cave, The Bad Seeds

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The Head And The Heart Confirm Brisbane And Thirroul Theatre Shows For January 2026 US Indie Folk Favourites Return To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The Head And The Heart will perform two rare Australian theatre shows in January 2026, with headline dates confirmed for Brisbane and Thirroul.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, Frontier Touring, indie folk, live music, The Head and the Heart

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Control The Sun Launch Debut Single Say It’s Over Ahead Of First Adelaide Show

by Noise11.com

Adelaide progressive metal band Control The Sun release their debut single Say It’s Over and announce their first performance at Froth And Fury Festival.

Tagged as: Adelaide, Control The Sun, Froth And Fury Festival, new music, progressive metal

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Jonathan Bree And Princess Chelsea In Live To Dance Cinema Scene

Jonathan Bree And Princess Chelsea Reunite For Dark New Single Live To Dance

by Paul Cashmere

Jonathan Bree returns with Live To Dance, a dark new single with Princess Chelsea that explores desire, rhythm, and noir inspired imagery.

Tagged as: Jonathan Bree, Lil’ Chief Records, Live To Dance, New Zealand Music, Princess Chelsea, The Brunettes

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Celtic Thunder To Bring An Intimate Evening To Australia In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Celtic Thunder will tour Australia in March 2026 with An Intimate Evening With Celtic Thunder, reuniting current and former members for a celebration of their musical legacy.

Tagged as: 2026 Tours, Australian Tours, Celtic Thunder, irish music

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Pragmatico Enters New Global Phase With Perfect Havoc And New Single Cut / Paste / Copy

by Noise11.com

Pragmatico begins a new global chapter with Perfect Havoc and releases the satirical electro-pop single Cut / Paste / Copy.

Tagged as: Australian music, Cut Paste Copy, electronic music, Jacob Butler, Perfect Havoc, Pragmatico

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Jack White And Eminem Deliver Historic Thanksgiving Halftime Show And Drop Surprise Live EP

by Paul Cashmere

Eminem shocked the Detroit Lions Thanksgiving crowd with a surprise cameo during Jack White’s halftime show, delivering a high-energy mash-up that left fans calling it one of the NFL’s best halftime moments.

Tagged as: Detroit Lions, Detroit Music, Eminem, Ford Field, Halftime Show, Jack White, NFL, Packers, Thanksgiving Game, The White Stripes

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Bob ‘Bongo’ Starkie of Skyhooks Has Passed Away At Age 73

by Paul Cashmere

Skyhooks guitarist Bob “Bongo” Starkie has passed away at 73. He leaves behind a legacy that helped shape the sound and identity of Australian rock.

Tagged as: Australian music, Bob Bongo Starkie, classic rock, Melbourne music, obituary, Skyhooks

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Seekers Way Opens In St Kilda, Honouring A Local Music Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

The City of Port Phillip dedicates Seekers Way in St Kilda, celebrating The Seekers’ local roots with speeches and a live rendition of The Carnival Is Over.

Tagged as: Athol Guy, Australian music history, Bruce Woodley, Jess Hitchcock, Judith Durham, Keith Potger, Patrick Donovan, Seekers Way, St Kilda, The Seekers

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Newton Faulkner announces 2026 Australian Tour with new single Gravitational

Newton Faulkner Plots 2026 Australian Tour As Gravitational Heralds New Album Octopus

by Paul Cashmere

Newton Faulkner returns to Australia in April 2026 with a national tour and a brand new single, Gravitational, ahead of the release of his new album Octopus.

Tagged as: acoustic, Australian Tour, Folk Rock, Gravitational, new music, Newton Faulkner, Octopus

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Confidence Man Release Chris Lake Remix Of Gossip

Confidence Man Unleash Chris Lake Remix Of Gossip As Active Scenes Vol One Builds Heat

by Paul Cashmere

Confidence Man elevate their upcoming EP Active Scenes Vol One with a new Chris Lake remix of Gossip, delivering a major moment in their global rise.

Tagged as: Active Scenes Vol One, Australian music, Chris Lake, Confidence Man, Dance Music, Gossip, new releases

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The Temper Trap Unveil Solomun Remix Of Giving Up Air As Australian Return Draws Near

by Paul Cashmere

The Temper Trap have released a Solomun remix of Giving Up Air as the band prepares for major Australian shows at the end of the year.

Tagged as: Australian music, Australian Tours, Giving Up Air, Giving Up Air Remix, Noise11, Solomun, The Temper Trap

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Queen celebrate 50 years of A Night At The Opera

Queen Mark 50 Years Of A Night At The Opera

by Paul Cashmere

Queen celebrate 50 years of A Night At The Opera, the album that secured their future and delivered Bohemian Rhapsody.

Tagged as: A Night At The Opera, Bohemian Rhapsody, classic albums, Queen, Rock History

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Returns To Sidney Myer Music Bowl For 2026 Free Concerts

by Paul Cashmere

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra will return to the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in February 2026 with four free concerts featuring world premieres, major Australian artists and a celebration of ABC Classic.

Tagged as: ABC Classic, Australian composers, Australian Youth Orchestra, Find Your Voice Collective, Melbourne events, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sidney Myer Music Bowl

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning Set For Netflix Release

by Paul Cashmere

Netflix will premiere Sean Combs: The Reckoning on 2 December, a four-part documentary exploring the rise and downfall of the former hip-hop mogul.

Tagged as: 50 Cent, Bad Boy Entertainment, documentary, hip-hop, Netflix, Sean Combs

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The Darkness Celebrate 20 Years Of One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back With Surprise St Pancras Performance

by Paul Cashmere

The Darkness surprised commuters at St Pancras International with a festive acoustic performance celebrating twenty years of One Way Ticket To Hell… And Back and new 2026 tour plans.

Tagged as: Australian Tours, Christmas songs, Dan Hawkins, Justin Hawkins, London music, Rock News, St Pancras, The Darkness, UK tours

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Oasis Close Live ‘25, Liam Gallagher Dismisses New Music And Teases Europe 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Liam Gallagher has ruled out new Oasis music but continues to tease the possibility of more shows after the Live 25 reunion tour.

Tagged as: Britpop, Liam Gallagher, Live ’25 Tour, Noel Gallagher, Oasis, Reunion Tours, Rock News

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Victorian Opera Reveals Full Cast For The Pirates Of Penzance At The Palais

by Paul Cashmere

Victorian Opera has unveiled the full cast for The Pirates Of Penzance, opening at the Palais Theatre on 31 January to launch the company’s twenty-first anniversary season.

Tagged as: Australian Opera, Gilbert and Sullivan, Palais Theatre, Pirates of Penzance, theatre news, Victorian Opera

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Augie March To Celebrate Twenty Years Of Moo, You Bloody Choir With National Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Augie March will mark twenty years of Moo, You Bloody Choir with a national tour in April 2026, performing the album in full for the first time.

Tagged as: Augie March, Australian Tours, indie rock, Moo You Bloody Choir, New Announcements

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The Used To Present A Mid Summer Night’s Symphony At The Sydney Opera House In 2026

by Paul Cashmere

The Used will take their catalogue to new heights with A Mid Summer Night’s Symphony, a black tie orchestral show at the Sydney Opera House on 29 March 2026.

Tagged as: 2026 Tours, alternative rock, live music, Sydney Opera House, The Used

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Maple’s Pet Dinosaur releases new single Chorus as viral teen sensation expands festival footprint.

Maple’s Pet Dinosaur Drops Second Single Chorus As Teen Sensation Rockets From Viral Oddity To Festival Mainstages

by Paul Cashmere

Maple’s Pet Dinosaur continues her explosive ascent with the release of new single Chorus, following the viral success of Lego and ahead of her festival appearances at Good Things 2025 and Bassinthegrass 2026.

Tagged as: Australian artists, BassInTheGrass, Chorus, Good Things Festival, Lego, Maple’s Pet Dinosaur, new releases, New World Artists, Newcastle, Viral Music

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Sylosis Announce Seventh Album The New Flesh For February 2026

by Paul Cashmere

Sylosis will release their seventh album The New Flesh in February 2026, unveiling the title track and confirming formats and tracklisting.

Tagged as: album release, Metal News, Nuclear Blast Records, Sylosis, The New Flesh

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Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley unbox the Dressed To Kill 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition box set.

KISS Unbox Dressed To Kill – Gene Simmons & Paul Stanley Revisit the 1975 Breakthrough That Changed Everything

by Paul Cashmere

KISS legends Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley unbox the Dressed To Kill 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition, revealing rare tapes, live recordings, memorabilia and stories from the frantic 1975 sessions that produced one of the band’s most defining albums.

Tagged as: 1975 albums, 50th Anniversary, box set, Casablanca Records, classic rock, Dressed To Kill, Gene Simmons, Kiss, Paul Stanley, Rock History

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Fantastic Negrito performing live during his Australian tour.

Arrested Development, Fantastic Negrito And Jovanotti Lead Major WOMADelaide 2026 Expansion

by Paul Cashmere

WOMADelaide adds Arrested Development, Fantastic Negrito, Jovanotti and more to its 2026 festival program, delivering one of its most diverse lineups yet.

Tagged as: Arrested Development, festival news, Jovanotti, Oumou Sangaré, WOMADelaide 2026

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Guns N’ Roses Set For Massive 2026 World Tour, New Music To Arrive Ahead Of Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Guns N’ Roses will return to the road in 2026 with a major global tour and two new songs, Nothin’ and Atlas, arriving in December.

Tagged as: Guns n Roses, Live Dates, new music, rock, Tours

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Guns N’ Roses Revisit Their Past With New Singles ‘Nothin” And ‘Atlas’

Guns N' Roses have released two new singles, Nothin' and Atlas, marking the band's first new music since 2023 and revealing yet another chapter in the long afterlife of the Chinese Democracy recording era. Both songs originate from sessions conducted more than two decades ago, yet they arrive today with clear modern intent, foregrounding the current working unit of Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan.

December 5, 2025

Alan Niven Sues Guns N’ Roses To Free Blocked Sound N’ Fury Memoir

Alan Niven, the former manager who guided Guns N' Roses through the most explosive years of their career, has filed a lawsuit in the United States seeking to unblock the release of his memoir Sound N' Fury: Rock N' Roll Stories. The action was filed on 3 November 2025 in the District Court of Arizona, with Niven requesting a jury trial and a declaration that a 1991 confidentiality agreement cannot be used to stop his book.

November 5, 2025

Download XXIII To Reignite Donington With Guns N’ Roses, Linkin Park And Limp Bizkit Headlining 2026 Festival

Download Festival, the spiritual home of heavy music in the United Kingdom, will roar back to life in 2026 for its 23rd edition, rebranded as DLXXIII. From 10 to 14 June 2026, Donington Park in Leicestershire will once again become the global epicentre of rock, metal and alternative music with three colossal headliners, Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses and Linkin Park, performing their only UK shows of the year.

November 4, 2025

Duff McKagan Previews Lighthouse: Live From London With Fallen Ones

Guns N' Roses founding bassist Duff McKagan is ramping up to the release of his new live album and concert film Lighthouse: Live From London with the unveiling of its latest single, Fallen Ones.

September 25, 2025

Slash Set To Unleash Live Album And Concert Film ‘Live At The S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival’

Slash, the iconic guitarist whose riffs have defined generations, is paying homage to his blues roots with a brand-new live album and concert film, Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival, due worldwide on Friday, November 7.

September 18, 2025

Duff McKagan to Release Lighthouse: Live From London Album and Concert Film

Duff McKagan will revisit his long history in rock this October with the release of Lighthouse: Live From London, a 19-track live album and full-length concert film recorded last year at London’s Islington Assembly Hall during his sold-out Lighthouse Tour ’24.

September 9, 2025