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Exterior view of the historic Grace Emily Hotel in Adelaide, featuring a double-storey verandah and people gathered outside the pub entrance.

28 August 2026News

New Owners Take Over Historic Grace Emily Hotel

Musician Josh Morphett wearing sunglasses plays an electric guitar outdoors under a sunny blue sky with palm trees in the background.

28 August 2026Q&A

Granite Island Discs: Josh Morphett

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28 August 2026New Music

Friday Favourites: The Best New Tracks of the Week 28/08/26

Rock band A Perfect Circle members Maynard James Keenan and Billy Howerdel wearing dark suits inside a classic car in a garage portrait.

28 August 2026Interviews

Billy Howerdel Talks Returning To Australia With A Perfect Circle

27 August 2026Tours

Newport Plots 2026 Australian Tour

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27 August 2026Festivals

Queenscliff Music Festival 2026 Unveils Comedy Program

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Indie rock band Any Young Mechanic standing along an urban rooftop railing with high-rise city buildings in the background.

7pm | 11 September 2026

Any Young Mechanic

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Grace Emily

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6:45pm | 6 September 2026

Electric Callboy

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Adelaide Entertainment Centre

3:30pm | 30 August 2026

The Confessors

Blues

Semaphore Workers Club

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2pm | 30 August 2026

Stefan Hauk

Various

Marion Hotel

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12:30pm | 30 August 2026

Nate Franco

Various

Pretoria Hotel

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3pm | 30 August 2026

Izzy

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Kensington Hotel

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News

Close-up portrait of musician Becca Hatch with curly hair framed by bright pink native Australian flowers against a warm yellow background.

27 August 2026New Music

Becca Hatch Announces 'Black Flower' EP, Shares Title Track

Black and white close-up portrait of musician Post Malone wearing a cowboy hat, displaying his facial tattoos and beard looking off-camera.

27 August 2026Tours

Post Malone Postpones Australian Tour

Black and white studio portrait of musician Bruno Mars wearing a headband and an embroidered 1970s-style suit coat.

27 August 2026Tours

Bruno Mars Brings 'The Romantic Tour' To Australia & New Zealand

Close-up portrait of singer-songwriter Julia Jacklin in a red turtleneck sweater, wearing silver eyeshadow and looking upward against a stone wall.

27 August 2026New Music

Julia Jacklin Releases New Single 'The Hardest Thing'

Portrait of Tom Iansek of #1 Dads wearing a blue argyle sweater, posing outdoors in front of vibrant pink camellia flowers in bloom.

27 August 2026New Music

#1 Dads Shares Second Single ‘Nothing Less' From Forthcoming Album 'Every Little Fire'

Rock band Queens of the Stone Age performing live on stage under dramatic blue and moody spotlights, featuring frontman Josh Homme.

27 August 2026New Music

Queens of the Stone Age Reveal New Album 'Perfecth'

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Features

Black and white photo of rock band Ledfly performing live on stage, featuring a drummer and two guitarists captured in high-contrast motion.

24 August 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Ledfly

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

21 August 2026Interviews

Dear Seattle: Hellbent On Authenticity

Australian singer-songwriter Vera Blue posing for a close-up portrait with long straight strawberry blonde hair against a bright background.

21 August 2026Interviews

Vera Blue On Nine Inch Nails, Horror Movies and Eight Modern Rituals

Musician Romanie with short blonde hair and a swan sweater stands on a bridge overlooking a river with a city skyline under a cloudy sky.

20 August 2026Q&A

Romanie: Learning to Feel While Finding Hope

Indie rock band Swapmeet four members pose in an industrial stairwell next to large grid windows, featuring a woman in a white dress on the handrail.

18 August 2026Interviews

'Halfway' To Fame: Swapmeet's Soaring Success

Australian psych-rock band The Lazy Eyes posing together by a metal fence outdoors in front of a teal building for a promo portrait photo.

18 August 2026Q&A

The Lazy Eyes: Finding Beauty in Simplicity

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Culture

27 August 2026Culture

Christopher Lambert Headlines This Year's Supanova Adelaide

Movie still from Holy Cannoli showing a man in a suit and a woman with folded arms looking up thoughtfully on a European stone street.

25 August 2026Film

St. Ali Italian Film Festival Shares Full 2026 Program

Outdoor live stage performance at night during Adelaide Fringe, photographed by Jordan Gollan.

25 August 2026Culture

Venue Registrations for Adelaide Fringe 2027 Now Open

Waiter serving food to a couple in plush green velvet seats inside The Piccadilly cinema auditorium in North Adelaide.

24 August 2026Film

Spend September at the Movies with Wallis Entertainment

Actors Robert Cusenza and Robin Schmaelzkopf posing in character for Neil Simon’s comedy play 'The Sunshine Boys'.

23 August 2026Theatre

Peter Goers To Direct 'The Sunshine Boys'

Adelaide Independent Film Festival promo featuring 3D graphic artwork of a full moon rising over a mountain landscape and water.

20 August 2026Film

Adelaide Independent Film Festival 2026 Program Revealed

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