Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have announced the release of their fourth live album, ‘Live From KCRW’, due for release on November 29.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, one of the world’s greatest ever voices, will tour Australia in 2014 to mark her 70th birthday.

The Foals will release their first ever live DVD shot during their sold-out show at London’s Royal Albert Hall in March.

Sydney’s Homebake Music Festival has been cancelled.

At the age of 72, Bill Medley is heading to Australia for his first ever headline tour to mark the 50th anniversary of his duo The Righteous Brothers.

John Grant will perform at the Sydney Festival, the Adelaide Festival Centre and Hobart’s Mona Foma as well his already announced Melbourne show in January.

Brisbane hard rock act Like Thieves, to play East Coast tour throughout November.

The line-up for Golden Plains 2014 has been revealed with Neko Case and Cut Copy just two of the acts added to the bill with Public Enemy and You Am I already announced.

Reg and Pete’s Dog Trumpet will hit the road for more shows later this month and through November.

Peter Murphy will return to Australia to perform a complete set of Bauhaus material.

Christmas has come early for punk fans with Bad Religion due to release a single, ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’, from their Christmas album, 'Christmas Songs’.

Blink-182 released their now classic ‘Untitled’ album in 2003 and will perform the album from start to finish to mark the 10th anniversary of the release.

Icehouse will continue to perform live with some intimate shows on the way for Sydney and Melbourne in December then a run of shows at Crown Casino in January.

Jack Johnson, Elvis Costello & The Attractions and Kasey Chambers have been added to Bluesfest 2013.

Tickets for the second Deni Blues & Roots Festival went on sale today.

The Hoodoo Gurus and The Visitors will perform for a show to honour the late Ron Asheton in Sydney in December.

Paul Dainty will tour Eminem back in Australia in February.

Dolly Parton will return to Australia in 2014 and we wonder if her tour bus is coming with her again.

America’s Beth Orton, New Zealand’s Tim Finn and Australia’s Matt Corby lead the first artist announcement for Woodford Folk Festival over the New Years holidays.

Another round of acts have been announced for the Van Warped Tour Australia including Millencolin, Amity Affliction and Reel Big Fish.

Eli “Paperboy” Reed will curate and perform at Brooklyn’s Union Pool for ‘Nights Like This’ in November.

ARIA nominee, Mama Kin, will perform a special show created exclusively for the Mullum Music Festival.

Held at both the Palais and the Prince Bandroom, Melbourne's Sold Out Release The Bats event has just announced its playing times.

Simple Plan will play Perth's Challenge Stadium in December with special guest Tonight Alive!

James Blunt and Busby Marou will tour Australia and New Zealand in 2014.

Bluesfest has announced the first of its sideshows for including dates for the not yet announced KC & The Sunshine Band.

Iggy Azalea is off three of the four Beyoncé Sydney and Stan Walker is in.

John Mayer will perform shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide as well as his festival dates for Bluesfest, the Deni Blues & Roots Festival and West Coast Blues & Roots in April, 2014.

John Fogerty gave Los Angeles fans a complete working of the classic Creedence Clearwater Revival Cosmos Factory album on Saturday plus his greatest hits.

Bluesfest boss Peter Noble given an additional response to the withdrawal of Jamaican reggae star Ernest Ranglin from the festival following a statement Ranglin made Noise11 on the weekend.