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Singer Hayley Williams smiling with blond hair and bangs, framing her face with hands open against a textured blue cinder block wall.

7 October 2026Festivals

Hayley Williams, Keshi, Slowdive & More Headline Clockenflap 2026 First Lineup Announcement

Australian indie band TOWNHOUSE members posing together indoors on a vintage green velvet couch against a blue distressed wall.

7 October 2026New Music

TOWNHOUSE Drop New Single 'I've Seen This One Before'

Yeti Film Tour 2026 Australia promotional poster featuring white 4WD vehicles driving along a dusty outback dirt road through mountain ranges.

7 October 2026Film

YETI Film Tour Hits the Road This October & November

Metalcore band Northlane portrait in dark attire against a gradient background, photo by Kane Hibberd.

7 October 2026Interviews

Northlane Are Redefining the Heavy Music Paradigm

Effie Isobel Libra Rising EP artwork, showing the singer wearing white angel wings and a black corset against a draped pink backdrop.

7 October 2026Singles

Noteworthy New Releases October 2026

Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive posing in black suits in front of the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge

6 October 2026New Music

Parkway Drive Announce New Album 'Home - Live At The Sydney Opera House'

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7:30pm | 9 October 2026

The Cat Empire

FunkSoul

Thebarton Theatre

Musician Benjamin Clementine performs in a long black coat and sunglasses, holding a microphone next to a white grand piano.

8pm | 15 October 2026

Benjamin Clementine

ContemporaryJazz

Dunstan Playhouse

6pm | 7 October 2026

Zara Chantelle

Various

Arkaba Hotel

Tickets TBA

9pm | 7 October 2026

Yeast Wizard / Baark / Misnomer

Rock

Ed Castle

Tickets TBA

4pm | 7 October 2026

The Sundials / Ammonite / The Dainty Morsels

RockPop

Jive

5:15pm | 7 October 2026

Mosstermind 3 with Jules Schiller & Dr Andrew Thornhill

Trivia

The Gov

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News

Sick Visor band members posing playfully on top of a white car outdoors under a bright blue sky with solar panels in the background

6 October 2026Tours

Sick Visor Plot 2026 National Tour

Scottish Celtic rock band Skerryvore posing together in a moody studio setting with instruments including a guitar and fiddle

6 October 2026Tours

Scotland's Skerryvore Plot 'Here Come the Scots (Again)' Australian Tour 2027

Post-punk band Fontaines D.C. standing together in dark streetwear and jackets against a yellow wall, photo by Ewen Spencer.

6 October 2026New Music

Fontaines D.C. Share New Single 'Tongue'

Happy festival-goers posing beneath the Birdsville Big Red Bash welcome sign in the desert outback.

6 October 2026Festivals

Birdsville Big Red Bash Announces The Last Hurrah 2027

6 October 2026Festivals

Port Noarlunga Music Festival Cancels All Ticketed Events

Comedians Melanie Bracewell in a red outfit holding an ARIA Award and Tim McDonald in a brown suit posing backstage amid studio cables

6 October 2026News

Melanie Bracewell & Tim McDonald Tapped To Host the 2026 ARIA Awards

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Features

Five members of the band Sister Moonshine posing outdoors with couches and a vintage floor lamp at sunset.

6 October 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Sister Moonshine

Five members of the band Caressa posing together outdoors in retro-inspired 1970s fashion.

2 October 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Caressa

Australian singer Ella Hooper holding a small flower, wearing a neckerchief and plaid shirt outdoors.

29 September 2026Q&A

Ella Hooper is Older, Wiser and Still Having Fun

Band members of Banks Arcade pose in dark jackets against a split white and light blue background, two wearing sunglasses and one wearing a hood.

28 September 2026Interviews

Banks Arcade: Finding Their Own Frequency

Indie band Destinezia posing together in a dimly lit, vintage room illuminated by moody blue and warm ambient lighting.

28 September 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Don't Be A Stranger

Portrait of Shannon Mowling wearing glasses and a cap, smiling in front of framed music memorabilia and a red Adelaide Anchors scarf.

25 September 2026Q&A

Granite Island Discs: Shannon Mowling

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Culture

Crowds walking beneath glowing paper lanterns and string lights at The Garden of Unearthly Delights festival venue in Adelaide.

6 October 2026Culture

BankSA Brings Westpac Into Adelaide Fringe Partnership

Studio portrait of Australian comedian and actress Denise Scott smiling against a solid pink background, wearing an embroidered floral dark top.

5 October 2026Comedy

Denise Scott Makes Her Adelaide Return As Part of Adelaide Fringe 2027

Comedian Drew Lynch smiling on stage into a microphone in front of a colorful pop-art background.

29 September 2026Comedy

Drew Lynch Announces 2027 Australian Tour

27 September 2026Culture

Karl Urban Joins Supanova Adelaide 2026 Lineup

Aboriginal rock band Mulga Bore Hard Rock pose in black-and-white face paint and themed outfits inspired by KISS.

25 September 2026Art

Mulga Bore Hard Rock Headline BIGGEST MOB Family Day This Weekend

Stage performer holding a black top hat in a musical production inspired by The Greatest Showman, with performers on stage in background.

24 September 2026Theatre

‘Come Alive!’ The Greatest Showman Circus Spectacular Is Coming To Adelaide

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