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Warm orange-lit promotional portrait of three members of the music trio TONIX standing close together facing the camera.

3 September 2026

TONIX Invited To Perform at PIN Music Conference in North Macedonia

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Studio portrait of musician James Marriott with arm tattoos, wearing a dark grey t-shirt against a vibrant yellow backdrop.

4 September 2026New Music

James Marriott Shares New Single 'Burn Down The Disco' Ahead of Australian Tour

Promotional studio portrait of musician Jake Bugg standing in a black sweater next to a vintage tweed guitar amplifier against a grey backdrop.

4 September 2026New Music

Friday Favourites: The Best New Tracks of the Week 04/09/26

Candid wide-angle shot of Australian band Gerling fooling around inside a train carriage, sitting on blue seats.

3 September 2026New Music

Gerling Celebrate 25th Anniversary of 'When Young Terrorists Chase The Sun' With Vinyl Release

Promotional photo of Australian First Nations hip-hop group 3% posing outdoors at night under bright venue stage lighting.

3 September 2026New Music

3% Share New Single 'Not Many – Ganay Biralunbar'

British extreme metal band Carcass standing in a hallway for a black-and-white promotional photo.

3 September 2026Tours

Carcass Forced To Reschedule Australian & New Zealand Tour

Promotional studio portrait of musician Jake Bugg standing in a black sweater next to a vintage tweed guitar amplifier against a grey backdrop.

3 September 2026New Music

Jake Bugg Announces Seventh Album 'Alamo', Shares New Single 'Never Can Tell'

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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

Image Christian Ripkens

6:45pm | 6 September 2026

Electric Callboy

Electronicore

Adelaide Entertainment Centre

7:30pm | 5 September 2026

The Streamliners

Blues

Semaphore Workers Club

Tickets TBA

8:30pm | 5 September 2026

Rocola Fest

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The Gov

7:30pm | 5 September 2026

Pigsy

Australiana

Korked

4pm | 5 September 2026

PAGODE DO IMIGRA

Brazil

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News

Close-up portrait of five members of indie band Fin Key standing together in front of a wall covered in gig posters.

3 September 2026Tours

Fin Key Plot 'The Days EP' Australian Tour 2026

Promotional photo of Logic1000 with Christine and the Queens posing together indoors, with Christine in a black suit and Logic1000 in denim.

2 September 2026New Music

Logic1000 & Christine and the Queens Share New Collab 'The Only One'

Promotional portrait of Australian metalcore band Polaris standing together inside a dimly lit church or cathedral setting.

2 September 2026New Music

Polaris Return With Dynamic New Single 'Without You'

Live performance shot of musician Don Glori playing a bass guitar on stage under warm red concert lighting.

2 September 2026Tours

Adelaide International Jazz Festival Brings Three World-Class Jazz Acts to Adelaide This October

Close-up portrait of singer-songwriter Eloise with bangs and an updo hairstyle, smiling in a dark fur-trimmed jacket against a light curtain.

2 September 2026Tours

London Jazz-Pop Artist Eloise Announces Australian Tour

Motion-blurred photo of Karen O from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs performing on stage in a shimmering gold outfit against a dark background.

2 September 2026New Music

Yeah Yeah Yeahs Release New Live Album and Short Film

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Features

Blurry black and white photo of electronic music duo Poltergeist 9000 posing with bicycles outdoors against a washed-out city building background.

2 September 2026Q&A

Poltergeist 9000: Making Music With Love, Energy and Mayhem

Promotional portrait of Australian rock band PASH posing outdoors at night with one member crouching in front of three bandmates.

1 September 2026Lists

27 Music's Rach Whitford Lists Her Top Three SA Artists at BIGSOUND 2026

Black and white live performance photo of Australian rock band The Mark of Cain, featuring the bassist playing a Rickenbacker.

31 August 2026Interviews

The Mark Of Cain: The 25th Anniversary Of 'This Is This' and a New Era

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

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

Musician Sam Fender performing live on stage in Adelaide at the AEC Arena, singing into a microphone while playing a green Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar.

27 August 2026Lists

Laneway Festival 2027 Lineup Predictions

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Culture

Purple puppet comedian Randy Feltface sitting at a table in a hotel room, resting his head on his hand next to a box of Randy's Feltos cereal.

31 August 2026Comedy

Randy Feltface Announces 2027 Australian & New Zealand Tour

Ballet dancers performing on stage in silver, shimmering tutus during a live production of the Cinderella ballet against a dark backdrop.

30 August 2026Theatre

The Australian Ballet’s 'Cinderella' To Premiere in Adelaide 2027

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

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