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Gary Clarke Jr, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Crowded House, Gary Clark Jr Amongst First 20 Bluesfest Acts For 2025 Revealed

The final 20 acts for the final Bluesfest have been announced with Crowded House, Vance Joy, Gary Clark Jr and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on the bill.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram, Crowded House, Gary Clark Jr, music festival, Vance Joy

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AC/DC Conclude ‘Power Up’ European and UK And There Are No Further Dates (So Far)

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC have concluded dates for the European and UK Power Up tour but no new regions have been added.

Tagged as: 2024, AC/DC, Australia, Dublin, Power Up, rock, setlist

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Beyond The Valley Reveals Its 2024 Line-up

by Noise11.com

The line-up for Beyond the Valley 2024 is here:

Tagged as: Australia, Beyond The Valley, music festival

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Russell Morris Covers The Wolfe Brothers ‘Hey Brother’ For Defence Forces Veterans

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris has covered The Wolfe Brothers ‘Hey Brother’ for the ‘Second Tour’ album for the Guitars for Veterans Australia project.

Tagged as: Australia, contemporary, Guitars For Vets, Hey Brother, rock, Russell Morris, Second Tour, The Wolfe Brothers

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Andrew Farriss Reveals His Support Acts

by Paul Cashmere

Andrew Farriss has added Bryce Sainty, Dana Hassal, Kyle Manning, the Davidson Brothers, Tori Forsyth and Claudia Tripp to his upcoming ‘Something Stronger’ Australian tour.

Tagged as: 80s, Andrew Farriss, Australia, Bryce Sainty, Claudia Trip, country, Dana Hassal, INXS, Kyle Manning, the Davidson Brothers, Tori Forsyth

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Missy Higgins AWITG on Sunday 19 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

The Artists Missy Higgins Skipped Over For The ARIA Hall of Fame

by Paul Cashmere

Missy Higgins released her debut album ‘The Sound of White’ in 2004 and yes it was huge. It was a number one album that year and she had two more number one albums in a row. A position in the ARIA Hall of Fame is warranted. But for FFS ARIA, how about these artists first:

Tagged as: ARIA, Australia, Hall of Fame, Missy Higgins, music industry

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Custard Preview DOUBLE ALBUM ‘Suburban Cinemas’ With ‘Molecules Dividing’ And Drop A Stack of Tour Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Custard’s eighth album ‘Respect All Lifeforms’ was released in 2020. The ninth ‘Suburban Curtains’ will be a double album with the curtains opening for the Australian spring. Find it from 11 October 2024 on ABC Music.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Custard, rock, Suburban Curtains

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The Cat Empire Postpone Three Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Shows Over MSO Gaza Knee-Jerk

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have postponed their three upcoming shows with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra after the MSO cancelled pianist Jayson Gillham over comments he made about journalist killed in Gaza.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, alternative, Australia, indie, reggae, The Cat Empire

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Peppercreek Revival Premiere New Song ‘Train I’m On’

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne collective Peppercreek Revival have released the new song ‘Train I’m On’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, blues, country, Peppercreek Revival, Train I'm On

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Russell Morris’ ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ Awarded Gold Record

by Paul Cashmere

Russell Morris has taken his new trophy “straight to the pool room”. Robert Rigby of Ambition Entertainment has presented Russell with an ARIA Gold Award for his 2014 album ‘Van Diemen’s Land’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, blues, rock, Russell Morris, Van Diemen's Land

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Ian Kenny of Birds of Tokyo photo by Winston Robinson

Live at the Chapel Is Back With Birds Of Tokyo

by Paul Cashmere

The revered music brand ‘Live At The Chapel’ is returning with a new series of live music events from the historic Chapel Off Chapel in Melbourne.

Tagged as: 00s, Always Live, Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Chapel Off Chapel, Live At The Chapel, rock

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The Wiggles Have Nearly Caught Up To Slim Dusty With Their 100th Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Wiggles have reached a milestone with the release of their 100th album ‘Wiggle and Learn’.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, children's, pop, The Wiggles, Wiggle and Learn

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King Canyon Premiere New Song ‘Run Rabbit Run’

by Paul Cashmere

King Canyon have returned with a brand new song for 2024. ‘Run Rabbit Run’ was produced and engineered by Nick DiDia, whose credits include Bruce Springsteen, Alice Cooper, Pearl Jam, Stone Temple Pilots and Rage Against The Machine.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, King Canyon, rock, Run Rabbit Run

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Meredith 2024, the Line-up is Here and Leo Sayer Is On It

by Paul Cashmere

The 2024 Meredith Festival line-up is here with Jamie xx and Genesis Owusu up front and centre but you’ll also find the real deals down below with appearances from the legend Leo Sayer and a real blast from the past with the reformation of Essendon Airport, the band that became I’m Talking.

Tagged as: Angie McMahon, Australia, Ayebatonye, Barkaa, Billiam & The Split Bills, DJ PGZ, Essendon Airport, Fat White Family, Frenzee, Genesis Owusu, Glass Beams, Good Morning, In2stellar, Jamie XX, Keanu Nelson, Leo Sayer, Mainline Magic Orchestra, Mannequin Pussy, Meredith Festival, Mike, Mk.gee, Olof Dreijer, Party Dozen, Precious Bloom, Princess Superstar, The Central Australian Aboriginal Women’s Choir, The Dare, Victoria, Waxahatchee, Yara, Zapp

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Chet Faker and Tash Sultana Add Live At The Gardens Shows

by Paul Cashmere

Two more shows have been added to the Live At The Gardens series of shows at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne. Chet Faker will perform his Built On Glass 10th anniversary show and Tash Sultana will perform two days later.

Tagged as: Australia, Chet Faker, Live At The Gardens, live music, Tash Sultana

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Jack White To Play At The Corner Hotel Melbourne One More Time #AlwaysLive

by Paul Cashmere

Jack White is returning to Australia for Always Live to perform at the Corner Hotel in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond where he wrote ‘Seven Nation Army’ in the band room while he was waiting to go on for his gig.

Tagged as: Always Live, Australia, Jack White, music festival, The Offspring

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Vegas Show Legends In Concerts Sets 2025 Melbourne Dates

by Paul Cashmere

The annual Legends in Concert show from Las Vegas will make its annual pilgrimage to Palms at Crown again in January 2025.

Tagged as: Australia, Cher, Crown Casino, Cyndi Lauper, Elvis Presley, Freddie Mercury, Las Vegas, Legends In Concert, Palms at Crown, Stevie Wonder, Tina Turner

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Bluesfest To End in 2025 After One Final Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest 36 will be the last Bluesfest ever in 2025.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, music festival

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Brad Cox Has An East Coast Tour

by Noise11.com

Brad Cox will head out for the ‘Everything I’ve Got’ East Coast tour in October.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Brad Cox, country

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Ella Hooper To Perform The Music of Linda Ronstadt at Groundwater Music Festival

by Noise11.com

Ella Hooper has signed onto the Groundwater Music Festival to present ‘The Linda Ronstadt Show featuring Ella Hooper’

Tagged as: Australia, country, Ella Hooper, Groundwater, music festival

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Femke den Hass and Warren Ellis and the Ellis Park Q&A for MIFF 2024

‘Ellis Park’ Documentary Showcases Multiple Sides To Australia’s Warren Ellis

by Paul Cashmere

‘Ellis Park’ was made as a documentary to showcase the Ellis Park animal sanctuary in Sumatra but it also platforms three sides to a remarkable Australian musician Warren Ellis (The Dirty Three, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds).

Tagged as: Australia, Dirty Three, Ellis Park, Femke, Lorinda Jane, Melbourne International Film Festival, MIFF, Nick Cave, Warren Ellis

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Victorian Opera Presents ‘La rondine (The Swallow)’

by Paul Cashmere

Puccini’s ‘La rondine’ (The Swallow)’ was first performed at the Grand Théâtre de Monte Carlo in Monte Carlo, Monaco, on 27 Match 1917. It was most recently performed at the Palais Theatre, St Kilda, Australia on 8 August 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, La Rondine, opera, Puccini, The Swallow, Victorian Opera

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TISM To Head Out For First Headline Tour In 20 Years

by Paul Cashmere

TISM are back baby. There is a new tour (their first headline tour in 20 years), a new album ‘Death To Art’ out in October and the title track out now.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative, Australia, Death To Art, rock, TISM

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Australia’s Newest Supergroup The Good Dog Band is Steve Wade, Angus Birchall, Paul Gildea and Paul Cartwright

by Paul Cashmere

Australia has a new supergroup. The Good Dog Band are Steve Wade, Angus Birchall, Paul Gildea and Paul Cartwright and the first gig is locked in.

Tagged as: Angus Birchall, Australia, Brian Cadd, Icehouse, John Farnham, Paul Cartwright, Paul Gildea, pop, rock, Steve Wade

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Jimmy Barnes Is Out Of ICU And On The Road To Recovery

by Paul Cashmere

Jane Barnes has updated us all on the health of Jimmy and so far so good. Jimmy is now out of Intensive Care.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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Spiderbait Pick Polish Club, Adalita, Private Function and Abbe May For 20th Anniversary Tour

by Noise11.com

Spiderbait have revealed the special guests for the 2024 tour. Polish Club, Adalita, Private Function and Abbe May and a whole lot more will open select dates around Australia.

Tagged as: 90s, alternative rock, Australia, Spiderbait

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Jimmy Barnes Postpones Shows After Sudden Procedure

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has been forced to postpone more of his solo shows following a sudden hospital procedure after performing in Dunedin, New Zealand on Thursday (1 August, 2024) and returning to Australia.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock

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The Dead Daisies Premiere Very AC/DC Sounding ‘I’m Gonna Ride’

by Paul Cashmere

The Dead Daisies are channelling AC/DC with their new song ‘I’m Gonna Ride’.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, David Lowy, I'm Gonna Ride, Light Em Up, metal, rock, The Dead Daisies

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Gypsy Lee Releases Her Debut EP ‘Pretty In The Dark’

by Paul Cashmere

2024 started strong for Melbourne singer songwriter Gypsy Lee. It was only back in March when Gypsy played her first show at The Espy in St Kilda.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Gypsy Lee, pop, Pretty In the Dark, soul

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Steve Balbi Releases New Solo Song ‘Marrow’

by Paul Cashmere

Steve Balbi Releases New Solo Song ‘Marrow’

Tagged as: Australia, Breakdown, Marrow, Mi-Sex, Noiseworks, rock, Steve Balni, Sydney Opera House

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