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14 August 2026News

Full BIGSOUND 2026 Program Revealed

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14 August 2026New Music

Holly Throsby Releases New Single 'Missing You'

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14 August 2026New Music

Jack Gray Drops New Single 'Safe Space'

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14 August 2026Q&A

Culture Club: Get To Know Naomi Tang

14 August 2026Q&A

Unleashing the Inner Beast: Avata’s Return to Australia

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14 August 2026Comedy

Kevin Bridges Announces Australian & New Zealand Tour 2027

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Flinders Battle of the Bands

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FUSA Battle of the Bands: Jaded Earth / The Bluff / The Watchers / Methylated / Blue Pwr Man

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Arthur

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14 August 2026New Music

Friday Favourites: The Best New Tracks of the Week 14/08/26

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14 August 2026New Music

Grace Robinson Announces Debut Album 'Choppy', Shares New Single 'is it over?'

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14 August 2026New Music

Jorja Smith Shares New Song ‘I Lied, You Lied’

Australian pop-punk band Stand Atlantic posing outdoors against an orange wall. Bonnie Fraser crouches in front, biting a leopard-print cap.

13 August 2026Tours

Stand Atlantic Reveal 'GODBREATH' Australian Tour Dates

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13 August 2026Tours

On The Flip Side Presents The Agenda

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13 August 2026Tours

ASO Celebrates Sibelius Legacy with Symphony Cycle

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10 August 2026Interviews

CAKE: Still Going the Distance

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7 August 2026Interviews

Introducing RISER Collective

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7 August 2026Q&A

Waiting for the Day, Again: Bachelor Girl Revisit a Classic

4 August 2026Editorials

SUBMIT YOUR GIG GOER CONFESSIONS

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4 August 2026Lists

Five Favourites with Maybe Hugo

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31 July 2026Q&A

Granite Island Discs: Chelsea Sinnott

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Culture

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11 August 2026Theatre

'The Shawshank Redemption' Is Coming To Her Majesty's Theatre In 2027

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11 August 2026Food & Drink

Tasting Notes: Five To Try August 2026

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10 August 2026Film

Adelaide Film Club Cinephonic Launches Music Documentary Series

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9 August 2026Culture

Submissions for the Adelaide Fringe 2027 Poster Competition Now Open

Australian comedian Nat's What I Reckon making an animated face on stage, wearing a green graphic metal band t-shirt with long hair and tattoos.

6 August 2026Comedy

Nat’s What I Reckon Announces Australian Tour 2026

Actor Anthony LaPaglia wearing a dark jacket, sitting at a table with hands clasped in a promotional portrait for Death of a Salesman.

5 August 2026Theatre

Anthony LaPaglia To Make Adelaide Stage Debut In 'Death Of A Salesman'

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