Fresh Finds: Class Of 2025 – Aussie Acts To Add To Your Playlist

Sam Mead, Journalist

Sam Mead
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Tate McRae
Live Review: Tate McRae @ Red Hill Auditorium, Perth
This is the legacy of Tate McRae: hard-hitting dark pop bangers that give her space to put her footwork into play.
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Hozier
Live Review: Hozier, Joy Oladokun @ RAC Arena, Perth
Hozier is in a league of his own when it comes to creating lush, angelic soundscapes that move the crowd.
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Take That
Live Review: Take That, Sophie Ellis-Bextor @ RAC Arena, Perth
They’ve still got the vocals, the moves, and enough swagger to pull off numerous bedazzled outfits.
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LANY @ HBF Stadium
Live Review: LANY @ HBF Stadium, Perth
“Welcome to therapy on a Tuesday night, everybody.”
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Middle Kids
Middle Kids @ Astor Theatre, Perth
The highlights from Middle Kids’ headline performance at the Astor Theatre in Perth.
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Declan McKenna
Declan McKenna @ Astor Theatre, Perth
The highlights from Declan McKenna's first-ever headline performance in Perth.
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50 Cent @ RAC Arena, Perth
Live Review: 50 Cent's 'The Final Lap' Tour @ RAC Arena, Perth
A 50 Cent show is more than just a rapper at a concert - it’s an all-out multimedia art extravaganza beaming out into the cosmos. 
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Live Review: Foo Fighters @ HBF Park
This is Foo Fighters, quite literally, at their best. Read on for reviewer Sam Mead's thoughts about their show at HBF Park and the setlist.
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Live Review: Post Malone @ Brisbane Showgrounds
Post Malone left his mark by breaking the world record of the most shoeys and showed what almost ten years in the business gets you when you make hit after hit.
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Coldplay @ Optus Stadium
Live Review: Coldplay - 'Music Of The Spheres' Tour @ Optus Stadium, Perth
Truly an unforgettable experience Perth was so lucky to get, not once, but twice as the final concert commences this evening. 
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Golden Features @ Metro City, Perth
Highlights from Golden Features' thrilling stop at Perth's Metro City.
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Live Review: Sam Fender @ HBF Stadium, Perth
"Everyone is screaming, chanting, and crying," for Sam Fender in Perth ahead of Splendour In The Grass.
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