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John Fogerty Blasts Australian Country Festival For Dumping Him

Creedence Clearwater Revival legend John Fogerty has blasted Country Fest Queensland for dumping him from the line-up and calling it “unforeseen circumstances”.

Tagged as: 20s, 60s, Australia, country, Country Fest Queensland, Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, live music, music festival, rock, USA

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Newcastle Scores Two Pandemonium Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Newcastle will host Pandemonium Festival bands across two nights of sideshows in April.

Tagged as: Alice Cooper, Australia, Blondie, Deep Purple, live music, music festival, Pandemonium

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Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age at LookOut Torquay photo by Winston Robinson

Queens of the Stone Age Headline Australia’s First Lookout Festival

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s newest music festival LookOut got off to a massive success in Torquay, Victoria on Sunday with headliners Queens of the Stone Age as well as Australia’s The Chats, Spiderbait, Pond, Gut Health and Lola Scott.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, festival, live music, Lookout Festival, music, Queens Of The Stone Age, rock, USA

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Red Hot Summer Tour Mornington Racecourse on Saturday 23 January 2016.

Jimmy Barnes Announces Flesh and Wood 30th Anniversary Hell of a Time Tour After Red Hot Summer Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes has revealed that his next tour will be the ‘Hell of a Time’ tour to mark the ‘Flesh and Wood’ album 30th anniversary. The tour will commence in Perth in June.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Cold Chisel, Flesh and Wood, Hell of a Time, Jimmy Barnes, live music, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Alice Cooper at Rod Laver Arena on Friday 20 October 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Alice Cooper Has A Brand New Radio Show

by Music-News.com

Alice Cooper has returned to radio with ‘Alice’s Attic’.

Tagged as: 70s, Alice Cooper, Blondie, Deep Purple, live music, music festival, Pandemonium, rock, USA

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Jim Kerr of Simple Minds photo by Ros O'Gorman

Simple Minds Are Alive and Kicking Again In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds will kick off their Australian dates for Red Hot Summer on Thursday with two shows on Thursday at the Sydney Opera House and then the double header with Icehouse on Saturday and Sunday in Victoria.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Icehouse, live music, Red Hot Summer, Simple Minds, UK

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Take That and Sophie Ellis-Bextor Are Coming To Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Take That will tour Australia in October and November 2024 with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on the This Life On Tour tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, A Day On The Green, Australia, live music, pop, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, take That, UK

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Twilight At Taronga Reveals Surely Shirley, Fanny Lumsden and Felicity Urquhart Will Open Summer Show

by Paul Cashmere

Twilight at Taronga have revealed the artists opening for the Summer Concert Series for 2024. Surely Shirley joins Meg Mac, Felicity Urquhart joins The Waifs and Fanny Lumsden will open for The Whitlams.

Tagged as: Fanny Lumsden, live music, Summer Concert Series, The Waifs, The Whitlams, Twilight At Taronga

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The Rolling Stones, Ros OGorman photographer, Rod Laver Arena

The Rolling Stones, Neil Young and Foo Fighters To Play New Orleans Jazz Fest

by Paul Cashmere

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2024 has an incredible line-up with The Rolling Stones, Neil Young & Crazy Horse and Foo Fighters just some of the acts on the bill.

Tagged as: Foo Fighters, live music, music festival, Neil Young, New Orleans Jazz Fest, rock, Rolling Stones, USA

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Mahalia Barnes Says Jimmy Is Going Well and The Supergroup Is Sounding Great for Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes is home and doing well recovering from his recent heart operation of in the interim Jimmy’s daughter Mahalia has taken over the family business, the band, for Red Hot Summer.

Tagged as: Australia, Chris Cheney, Cold Chisel, Ian Moss, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Could There Be New Boom Crash Opera Music In 2024?

by Paul Cashmere

Boom Crash Opera will start a busy 2024 with The Best Things tour started March 1 but we have to go right back to 1997 for the last Boom Crash Opera album ‘Gizmo Mantra’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Australia, Boom Crash Opera, live music, rock

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The Cat Empire Head For A Second Sell-out Twilight At Taronga for 2024

by Paul Cashmere

The Cat Empire have been one of the hit tickets for Twilight at Taronga at Taronga Zoo in Sydney for 2024.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, jazz, live music, The Cat Empire, Twilight At Taronga

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ABBA Voyage Earned $410 Million For City of London

by Paul Cashmere

The ‘ABBA Voyage’ avatar concert is said to have earned the City of London a $410 million windfall in its first year.

Tagged as: 70s, Abba, ABBA Voyage, live music, pop, Sweden, theatre

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Jimmy Barnes performs at the Palais in St Kilda Melbourne on Saturday 18 July 2015 as part of the Flesh and Wood Tour 2015.

Jimmy Barnes To Perform Again For Red Hot Summer on April 6, 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will be back on stage on 6 April, 2024 performing his first show since his heart surgery for Red Hot Summer at Roche Estate, Hunter Valley, New South Wales.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, Jimmy Barnes, live music, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock

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Live Nation Come Face To Face For A New Frontier Of Touring In Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Live music in Australia has taken an exciting new direction with Live Nation announcing an acquisition of the newly merged Face To Face Touring.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Face To Face Touring, John Zaccaria, live music, Live Nation, One Electric Day, Red Hot Summer, Regional Touring

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DMA’s, Groove Armada, Tash Sultana To Perform At Australian Open

by Paul Cashmere

The Australian Open has announced its three-day live music events for 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Australian Opens, DMAs, Groove Armada, live music, Tash Sultana, tennis

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Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Perform George Michael: Freedom

by Paul Cashmere

Saturday night in Melbourne featured a truly memorable occasion for George Michael fans with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and guests performing the music of George Michael with George Michael: Freedom.

Tagged as: 80s, Australia, George Michael, live music, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, pop, UK, Wham

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Cheap Trick and The Angels Pair Up For A Stack of Red Hot Summer Sideshows

by Paul Cashmere

Cheap Trick and The Angels will pair off for a series of sideshows as well as their Red Hot Summer dates in 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Cheap Trick, live music, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Angels, USA

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Amanda Pelman To Present George Michael: Freedom With The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

by Paul Cashmere

Producer Amanda Pelman is presenting ‘George Michael: Freedom’ with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra this Saturday night at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl.

Tagged as: Amanda Pelman, Australia, classical, George Michael, live music, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, MSO

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Melissa Etheridge, Samantha Fish and Eric Bibb To Perform for Blues on Broadbeach

by Paul Cashmere

The mystery of the missing Melissa Etheridge Queensland date has been resolved. Melissa will be performing at Blues on Broadbeach.

Tagged as: Australia, Blues On Broadbeach, Eric Bibb, live music, Melissa Etheridge, Queensland, Samantha Fish

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Mark Christowski To Take Band On The Run On The Run

by Paul Cashmere

Empire Touring’s Mark Christowski has revealed his next band on the run will be a band on the run performing ‘Band On The Run’.

Tagged as: Australia, Band On the Run, Dave Gleeson, Empire Touring, live music, Mark Christowski, rock

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Summersalt Returns For 2024 with James Bay and Matt Corby

by Paul Cashmere

Summersalt will return for March 2024 with James Bay of the UK and Matt Corby of Australia headlining the events.

Tagged as: Australia, Face To Face, James Bay, John Bulter, live music, Matt Corby, Summersalt

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Mushroom 50 Live Pays To Incredible Tribute to Historic Legacy

by Paul Cashmere

Mushroom 50 Live was an incredible tribute to the historic legacy of founder Michael Gudinski and at the same time worked as a ‘passing of the torch’ to the next generation of Mushroom by his son Matt.

Tagged as: Australia, live music, Matt Gudinski, Michael Gudinski, Mushroom 50 Live

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Icehouse at One Electric Day 19 November 2023 photo by Winston Robinson, Noise11

Jon Stevens and Icehouse Back To Back Deliver 24 Songs Everyone Knows At One Electric Day

by Paul Cashmere

One of the great things about Duane McDonald’s One Electric Day is the concentration of Classic Australian rock.

Tagged as: Australia, Duane mcDonald, Icehouse, Jon Stevens, live music, music festival, One Electric Day, rock

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Gold Coast Has The End of Year Best Night Ever

by Paul Cashmere

The Best Night Ever festival will return to the Gold Coast for an end of year bash on 30 December with 11 acts performing for the very limited 1300 capacity crowded.

Tagged as: Australia, Bad//Dreams, Best Night Ever, Dune Rats, Gold Coast, live music, metal, rock, smith street band

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Twilight At Taronga 2024 Line-up Announced

by Paul Cashmere

Twilight At Taronga, James Morrison, The Whitlams, Ball Park Music, The Cat Empire, live music, Taronga Zoo, Australia,

Tagged as: Australia, Ball Park Music, James Morrison, live music, Taronga Zoo, The Cat Empire, The Whitlams, Twilight At Taronga

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Angus Young of AC:DC at Power Trip 2023 photo with thanks to Richard Gilkerson in Indio California

AC/DC Play First Show Since 2016 For Power Trip 2023 In California

by Paul Cashmere

AC/DC have played their first show since 2016 performing in the California desert for Power Trip 2023.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, AC/DC, Australia, live music, Matt Laug, Phil Rudd, PowerTrip, rock, USA

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Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Rickie Lee Jones Added To Bluesfest

by Paul Cashmere

Bluesfest have announced Part 2 of the 2024 line-up with Ian Moss, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn and Rickie Lee Jones leading the charge.

Tagged as: Australia, bluesfest, Ian Moss, live music, Rickie Lee Jones, The Cruel Sea, Tim Finn

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Simple Minds Add Theatre Date Sideshows To Red Hot Summer Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Simple Minds will perform addition sideshow dates when they return to Australia for Red Hot Summer on 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Face To Face, live music, Regional Touring, Scotland, Simple Minds, Zaccaria

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Tom Jones To Perform Around Australian Including One A Day On the Green

by Paul Cashmere

The legendary Tom Jones has announced six more Australian shows around his Bluesfest performance including one A Day On The Green for Bowral in April.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, A Day On The Green, Germein, live music, pop, soul, Tom Jones, UK

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Watch the Extended Preview of Bob Dylan A Complete Unknown Starring Timothée Chalamet

A new eight-minute extended video of the Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ has been released.

December 12, 2024

Songwriter To The Stars Jimmy Webb To Return To Australia in 2025

Legendary songwriter Jimmy Webb will return to Australia in 2025.

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Paul McCartney Is In The Money … Quite Literally

The Royal Mint in the UK has put Paul McCartney quite literally in the money. For the first time, Sir Paul McCartney has authorised a set of official coins in his name.

December 8, 2024