
The Foo Fighters will play their first Tasmanian show in more than a decade next month when they visit Launceston for the first time.

"When writing the songs on 'Retrieve,' I found myself in my favourite state... a song comes to me, and I just play," Airling explained.

It hit number one 40 years ago this week.

Aussies Stand Atlantic and Alpha Wolf have stepped in for last-minute performances at the travelling festival.

"The riff in the middle and end was actually the first thing I recorded in the 'Themata' era, on a computer at my parents’ house," said guitarist Drew Goddard.

"It hurts to be another casualty in this chapter of the Australian music scene," Parkway Drive said of what would have been the inaugural edition of their own festival.

PETA are trying to raise awareness for Betty, "the world’s most depressed elephant."

Country stars Lainey Wilson and Morgan Evans will share the stage with Dami Im, Casey Donovan, and more.

“It’s about what the world is at the moment, and trying to find an optimistic spin," Nathan Hudson says of Faker's new single. "Ultimately, we’re surviving."

Earth, Wind & Fire will perform in Australia for the first time since 2012 in April 2026, including at Bluesfest.

Foo Fighters last toured Australia and New Zealand from November 2023 to January 2024. How soon will they be back?

With a new album scheduled for February, Mumford & Sons return for their first headline tour of Australia since 2019.

Aldous Harding was last in Australia in May 2024 for Vivid LIVE in Sydney.