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William Barton sitting on stage holding a painted yidaki (didgeridoo) in a hall with wooden paneling and a pipe organ.

30 July 2026News

World-Renowned Didgeridoo Player Will Barton Joins CASM To Mentor Next Generation of Musicians

DJ performing on stage at Wildlands Festival looking out over a packed indoor venue crowd bathed in bright red lighting.

30 July 2026Festivals

Wildlands Festival Reveals 2026/27 Lineup

Musician Alex Warren posing with arms crossed in a yellow plaid button-down shirt against a rustic, distressed green wall.

30 July 2026Tours

Alex Warren Confirms Folk-Pop Phenom Alyssa Grace As Special Guest for Australian & New Zealand Tour

High-angle shot of Martin Fry from band ABC wearing a black suit on a black-and-white checkered marble floor looking up.

30 July 2026Tours

ABC Announces 'The Lexicon Of Life' Australian Tour 2027

Outdoor group photo of indie rock band Bloc Party standing together in front of a brick building, with frontman Kele Okereke in the center.

29 July 2026New Music

Bloc Party Share New Single ‘Now We Can’t Be Friends’

Comedian Jiaoying Summers wearing a black satin corset top and chain necklace, holding a microphone on stage under purple lighting.

29 July 2026Comedy

Comedian Jiaoying Summers Announces Australian & New Zealand Tour 2026

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Promotional photo of Australian rock band TISM wearing balaclavas by Sydney Harbour at sunset, with the Harbour Bridge behind them.

7PM | 16 October 2026

TISM

Alternative

Hindley Street Music Hall

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7pm | 8 August 2026

DICE

The Gov

8pm | 30 July 2026

Vespr / With one Exception / XGemmini

Heavy

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6:30pm | 30 July 2026

THE GREAT EMU WAR CASUALTIES (VIC) / MINCE FOR VINCE

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The Wheatsheaf Hotel

6pm | 30 July 2026

Stefan Hauk

Various

Marion Hotel

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6:30pm | 30 July 2026

SPOTLIGHT LIVE MUSIC

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29 July 2026News

Irish Artist Glen Hansard Killed in Crash

High-contrast film negative photo of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard featuring layered, overlapping faces with bright white stylized sunglasses.

29 July 2026New Music

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Share New Single 'Alien Metal’

Electronic music producers Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson posing together in white collared shirts in a lens-flared outdoor promotional photo.

29 July 2026New Music

Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson Unite for Long-Awaited Collab 'WannaCry'

Country music fan in cowboy hat watching stage fireworks display at night during the CMC Rocks QLD 2026 festival at Willowbank Raceway in Queensland.

29 July 2026Festivals

CMC Rocks QLD Celebrates 20 Years in 2027

Group photo of ska-punk band Fishbone posing together, featuring a man in a black top hat in the center front and another holding a guitar.

28 July 2026Tours

Fishbone Announce Australian Tour Celebrating 40 Years of 'In Your Face'

Vibrant night stage at Lost Paradise festival with green laser light show, triangular light rigging, and a dancing crowd holding glowing totems.

28 July 2026Festivals

John Summit, Skepta, Nia Archives & More Headline Lost Paradise 2026

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Pocket Rock-It

28 July 2026Interviews

In the Green Room: Pocket Rock-It

Australian art-pop artist Montaigne wearing a metallic tank top and holding a sword raised against a twilight sky.

23 July 2026Q&A

A Decade of Glorious Heights: Montaigne Reflects on the Album That Changed Everything

Prince Daddy & The Hyena Interview

20 July 2026Interviews

Prince Daddy & The Hyena: Cosmic Thrill Seeking Forever

Indie rock band The Velvet Club posing indoors in a dimly lit room with vintage decor, captured in a grainy, film-style aesthetic.

17 July 2026Q&A

The Velvet Club Turn Heartbreak Into Indie Rock Gold

14 July 2026Interviews

Wolf Alice: In the Clearing

Five members of deathcore band Lorna Shore pose against a bright yellow background, with heavily tattooed vocalist Will Ramos standing in the center.

10 July 2026Interviews

Lorna Shore Regroup Ahead Of Their Biggest Australian Tour To Date

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Culture

A giant inflatable neon green and red frog sculpture illuminated at night on a city street next to modern buildings and moving traffic.

29 July 2026Art

River Night Walk Transforms Port Adelaide Into a Cultural Hotspot This August

Close-up portrait of Alastair Campbell looking toward the camera with a thoughtful expression, wearing an unbuttoned blue shirt and navy blazer.

29 July 2026Culture

'The Rest Is Politics' Podcast Co-Host Alastair Campbell Announces Australian Tour 2026

Dramatic theatrical stage performance from Into the Woods musical with red lighting and motion blur over actor wearing a white bonnet and costume.

28 July 2026Theatre

Step 'Into the Woods' As Iconic Musical Returns to Adelaide

Host speaking on a couch during a live Trasharama A-Go-Go short film festival event on stage with screen showing Australia's nastiest film festival.

28 July 2026Film

Murder City Carnival of Cinema Film Festival Returns This August

Close-up of hands signing an open book at Our Worlds event during a book signing.

26 July 2026Culture

First Nations Poets, Writers and Creatives Come Together for OUR WORDS

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24 July 2026Food & Drink

Four Awesome Reasons To Get Out and About in Adelaide This Week

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