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Shakespeare’s Pop-up Globe Theatre in at Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl received its crown jewel this morning … the spectacular Onion Dome.

With the Stevie Nicks and The Pretenders Australian tour looming, here is a look at Nicks and The Pretenders by the hits.

Australian audiences are about to witness Shakespeare plays exactly as they were originally staged in London from 1599-1614. An exact replica of Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is to be built at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl in Melbourne.

Rapper Jay Z has reportedly resigned a lucrative touring deal with bosses at Live Nation.

Train will return to Australia for shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in July and August.

Barry Gibb has cancelled his Australian and New Zealand tour for 2017 including his Bluesfest headline performance.

Coldplay has gifted Australia a brand new Christmas song called ‘Christmas With The Kangaroos’.

Illy will upsize his usual venues for concert halls and theatres in 2017.

The Beatles were the first stadium rock band and Coldplay could possibly be the last. No other rock band since Coldplay’s 1998 debut can draw a crowd this big. Stadium shows are restricted to the pop circus of Swift and Bieber these days so witnessing a rock show the size of a Coldplay gig almost

Amy Schumer has cancelled her Australian tour due to illness.

Live Nation has taken over the Secret Sounds Group with a 51% purchase of the Australian company behind Splendour In The Grass and the Falls Festival.

Tinie Tempah is heading back to Australia for dates in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney in March.

Adele will play a second show for Melbourne and Brisbane on her first Australia tour next year.

Coldplay has issued a message to fans to submit requests for the upcoming tour in India, Australia and New Zealand.

James Taylor will return to Australia in 2017 for his first tour since 2010 when he shared the stage with Carole King.

Live Nation has announced Australian dates for Ian Anderson in April but with a more carefully worded announcement than Bluesfest.

Barry Gibb will return to Australia for shows in 2017.

Bring Me The Horizon has cancelled their two Melbourne shows for tonight and tomorrow because of Oli Sykes illness.

Bring Me The Horizon has cancelled the Adelaide show for tonight (SEPT 29) due to illness.

Crowded House will return to the steps of the Sydney Opera House in November to mark the 20th anniversary of their iconic Farewell show in 1996.

Dope Lemon, the latest project for Angus Stone, will play live dates in October and November.

The Pixies will return to Australia for their first dates since 2010 in March 2017.

The Cure give more in an encore than most bands play in a complete set. Imagine a four part 16-song encore that isn’t even half the show.

The Cure have arrived in Australia for shows in Sydney and Melbourne this week after performing a 36 song setlist in Auckland, New Zealand on July 21.

Bruce Springsteen & the E-Street Band is by far the biggest ticket seller of 2016 so far and Madonna isn’t far behind.

The Scorpions, “the Cold Chisel of Germany”, will perform in Australia in Melbourne in September for the very first time.

Falling In Reverse will tour Australia in October for Live Nation.

Melbourne’s heritage venue The Palais Theatre has been taken over by multinational concert corporation Live Nation.

A Day To Remember will return to Australia in December for dates with Of Mice & Men.

Paul Dainty, founder of one of Australia’s biggest concert touring companies Dainty Group, has sold his company to TEG creating the new corporation TEG-Dainty.