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17 August 2026Tours

Smokie Announce 'Greatest Hits’ Australian Tour 2027

Black and white band promo photo of Australian indie rock group Dear Seattle posing together against a plain dark backdrop.

17 August 2026Tours

Dear Seattle Announce Local Supports for Regional Australian Tour

Indie pop duo Heaps Good Friends pose against a plain background, with a woman in a cardigan resting her hands on a man's shoulders as both look up.

17 August 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Heaps Good Friends

Countess Luann de Lesseps performing cabaret, singing into a vintage microphone in a black sequined dress suit and fedora hat for a promo portrait.

17 August 2026Tours

Countess Luann Plots Australian Tour 2027

Australian indie surf-rock band Surf Trash posing in streetwear, hats, and sunglasses against a plain studio background for a promo photo shoot.

17 August 2026Tours

Surf Trash Embark on 'No Chaser' Australian & New Zealand Tour 2026

Australian rock band Tropical Fuck Storm lounging on lawn chairs outdoors by a riverbank with a dog. Photo taken by Jamie Wdziekonski.

16 August 2026New Music

Tropical Fuck Storm Announce New Live Album ‘Inflatable Graveyard Vol. 2’

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9pm | 21 August 2026

Club Angel

Electronic

The Gov

Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl members Tania Doko and James Roche sitting together against a white studio background in promo portrait.

7:30pm | 28 August 2026

Bachelor Girl

Pop

The Gov

7pm | 17 August 2026

Meg Carlin w/ Rob Carlin

Acoustic

Ed Castle

Tickets TBA

6:30pm | 17 August 2026

COMA - Rakali // Leitmotiv Limbo

Various

The Wheatsheaf Hotel

8pm | 17 August 2026

BILLY BOB'S BBQ JAM

Blues

Grace Emily

Tickets TBA

7pm | 18 August 2026

Katie Noonan and the Australian Vocal Ensemble

Polyphony

Nexus Arts

Tickets TBA

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News

Portrait of musician Ricky Albeck with curly brown hair wearing a brown jacket and blue button-up shirt outdoors in front of green foliage.

16 August 2026New Music

Ricky Albeck Shares New Single 'Playing Pool and Drinking All Night', Announces National Tour

Australian musician Paul Kelly playing acoustic guitar while sitting on a couch in a minimalist black-and-white portrait. Photo by Dean Podmore.

14 August 2026News

Full BIGSOUND 2026 Program Revealed

Musician Holly Throsby crouching barefoot on coastal rocks, shielding her eyes from the sun wearing red shorts and a denim jacket.

14 August 2026New Music

Holly Throsby Releases New Single 'Missing You'

Musician Jack Gray in a blue ombre sweater leaning on a vintage blue payphone in a studio photo shoot. Photo by Grace Wethor.

14 August 2026New Music

Jack Gray Drops New Single 'Safe Space'

Singer Jorja Smith leaning against a BBQ setup at a backyard party wearing a yellow top and green skirt

14 August 2026New Music

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

Singer Grace Robinson looks over a retro-decorated birthday cake topped with cherries and a single lit candle, set against wallpaper.

14 August 2026New Music

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

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Features

Artist Naomi Tang with pink-highlighted hair sitting in her studio holding a tufting gun, in front of an in-progress tufted textile artwork.

14 August 2026Q&A

Culture Club: Get To Know Naomi Tang

14 August 2026Q&A

Unleashing the Inner Beast: Avatar’s Return to Australia

Alt-rock band CAKE standing in a rustic barn with a horse, guitar, and farm equipment.

10 August 2026Interviews

CAKE: Still Going the Distance

Members of the RISER collective posing together inside a music recording studio with wall-mounted studio monitors in the background.

7 August 2026Interviews

Introducing RISER Collective

Australian pop duo Bachelor Girl posing together, with Tania Doko making hand signs toward the camera alongside James Roche in sunglasses.

7 August 2026Q&A

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

4 August 2026Editorials

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Culture

Close-up promo portrait of Scottish stand-up comedian Kevin Bridges wearing a black shirt against a dark studio background looking forward.

14 August 2026Comedy

Kevin Bridges Announces Australian & New Zealand Tour 2027

Actors play chess in prison uniforms during a stage production of The Shawshank Redemption as other inmates watch intensely in dim light.

11 August 2026Theatre

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

A colorful Mexican bowl with shredded beef, cheese, chips, and small dip cups on a wooden table alongside other dishes at Rosa Mexicano.

11 August 2026Food & Drink

Tasting Notes: Five To Try August 2026

Illustrated poster for God Said Give 'Em Drum Machines: red-toned faces look over a lightning bolt striking a classic drum machine synthesizer.

10 August 2026Film

Adelaide Film Club Cinephonic Launches Music Documentary Series

Pink graphic: "2027 POSTER COMPETITION IS NOW OPEN!" Subtext: "Entries close Sunday 30 August at 11:59pm ACST." Surrounded by black and white doodles.

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

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