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Travis
Travis Announce Their First Australian Tour In 24 Years
storied career. The band’s second album, The Man Who , reached Platinum status in Australia, having sold more than 100,000 copies upon its release in 1999. The tour begins ... album, The Invisible Band (2001). Throughout the years, Travis have changed up their sound and continued experiencing commercial success with the albums that came after the early success of their
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Ocean Alley
Up Up & Away: Behind Ocean Alley’s Biggest World Tour Yet
Austin City Limits , Lollapalooza , Sziget , and Boardmasters . The trek winds up in Australia through January and February. It was a different story when Caldara first saw Baden Donegal (vocals), Angus ... well.  They cheered on the surf-rock-summer reggae Sydney North Beach sound and set stand-outs as Corduroy , the post-hangover song The Comedown with its singalong line
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The Whitlams
‘The Ultimate Revenge Is Continued Success’: The Whitlams Reflect On A Career Well-Lived
Terapai Richmond and bass player Matt Fell – follow Gough with the live favourite You Sound Like Louis Burdett .  Many fans didn’t get to see the real Louis Burdett ... reach. “After a while, I realised I could satisfy my ambitions in Australia,” Tim says. “And I think I came to the conclusion we were a bit too parochial
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DJ Small FRY
‘Wonky But Well-Rounded Music Selections’: DJ Small FRY Readies A Celebration Of Asian Culture For Sydney Observatory's Moon Festival
producers remixing and sampling these songs. Playing these contemporary reworks of traditional sounds on Mooncake and hearing them in clubs has solidified it in my musical history ... electronic and left-field pop music is unwavering. When asked how she thinks the Australia music industry could be better supporting artists of the Asian-Australian diaspora, she urges listeners
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Volume Foundation's Albert Kruger, Milly Petriella OAM, Jesse Forge, and Rachel Kelly.
'Backing Artists For The Long Term, Not Just The Next Gig': Volume Foundation Launches To Support Aussie Acts Making Waves Overseas
term, not just the next gig." " Revive and all the funding came through Creative Australia and Create NSW , and we've seen a bit of a shift in the support ... though it's still nowhere near enough," Petriella says. "I don't want to sound greedy, but it is nowhere near enough, and it is difficult to access that funding
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Momma
Momma On How Their Musical Journey 'Feels Like A New Incarnation Of The Band Every Single Time'
dictates of creating content (“TikTok is really freaky to me,” Friedman winces; “I hate sounding like a Boomer talking about it, but in the age of TikTok, everything ... grown, I’m so happy that I’m not there anymore’.” Momma will tour Australia for the first time in January 2026. You can find tickets on the Frontier Touring
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Ashnikko
Ashnikko Plots 2026 Australian Tour
forthcoming album, SMOOCHIES , set for release on Friday, 17 October, via Warner Music Australia . SMOOCHIES is dubbed Ashnikko’s most personal body of work to date. The follow ... debut album WEEDKILLER , the album sonically expands from the singer’s hybrid pop sound and incorporates a more autobiographical approach to the lyrics. An album made with radical
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City And Colour At Adelaide's Thebarton Theatre
Venues: Launches, Destructive Loud Sounds, Live Music Proposals & Small Venues Flatline
system. WILD apologised saying it did not intend to cause disrespect or harm. “During sound check on Friday, the bass from our system did knock out some already loose bricks ... stadium operator ASM Global is now official, now using the name Legends Global in Australia and internationally. It now operates 450 venues worldwide, hosting 20,000 events with over
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Mötley Crüe @ Suncorp Stadium
Mötley Crüe Singer Vince Neil Reveals He Suffered A Stroke, Had To Learn To Walk Again
stage in August, when he played a solo show in Boston. As Consequence Of Sound notes, he told the audience of his return, “They said I wouldn’t be back ... said of performing with the band once more. Mötley Crüe returned to Australia in November 2023, when they shared the stage with Def Leppard on a massive national tour
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Limp Bizkit @ Hordern Pavilion
Limp Bizkit Drop Their First New Song In Four Years, 'Making Love To Morgan Wallen'
shoutout to another departed artist: David Bowie . The song calls back to the sound of Limp Bizkit’s earlier material, with raps from Durst, sparse instrumentation in the verses ... music since the release of their 2021 album, Still Sucks . The band returned to Australia in December 2023 when they co-headlined Good Things Festival alongside Fall
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We Want Protest Songs
Marching To The Wrong Beat: How Your Protest Playlist Can Get You Sued
across the city streets—the rallies marched to the beats of some of Australia’s most iconic songs. Icehouse ’s Great Southern Land , Cold Chisel ’s Flame Trees , and tracks ... both the musical work as well as the sound recording - a legal double whammy. Who provides permission? In Australia, artists aren’t usually the ones directly dealing with performance rights
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The Presets
Slipping And Sliding And Out Of Control: The Presets’ ‘Beams’ Turns 20
good year to learn how to do it on stage,” he said. But he sounded more confident on the band’s second EP, Girl And The Sea , released 12 months ... album’s release, Hamilton’s voice and the band he leads are woven into Australia’s pop cultural fabric. The legacy of Beams was never assured. In a scathing