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29 July 2026Art

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

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29 July 2026New Music

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

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29 July 2026Culture

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

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29 July 2026New Music

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

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29 July 2026Festivals

CMC Rocks QLD Celebrates 20 Years in 2027

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29 July 2026Live

Live Review: Laufey @ AEC Arena 28/07/26

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TBC

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9pm | 29 July 2026

Stefan Hauk

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Memphis Slim's

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Some Where House

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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

German progressive technical death metal band Obscura line-up portrait in black and white featuring long-haired members with ghostly motion blur.

28 July 2026Festivals

Shred Fest Offering $60 Tickets for 60 Hours

Crowd cheering as streamer cannons burst over stage reading Happy New Year during Midnight at Beyond The Valley music festival in Victoria Australia.

28 July 2026Festivals

John Summit, Black Eyed Peas, Skepta & More Headline Beyond the Valley

American singer-songwriter Don McLean pointing at camera with acoustic guitar strapped on, wearing glasses and blue shirt in portrait photo.

28 July 2026Tours

Don McLean Reveals Gaudion As Australian Tour Support

American rock band Sleep Theory four members in casual dark streetwear posing together for an official promotional band portrait against a grey studio backdrop.

28 July 2026Tours

Sleep Theory Announce Debut Australian Tour 2027

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28 July 2026Interviews

In the Green Room: Pocket Rock-It

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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

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28 July 2026Theatre

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

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28 July 2026Film

Murder City Carnival of Cinema Film Festival Returns This August

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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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23 July 2026Art

Adelaide Fringe opens 2027 Fringe Fund Grant Applications

21 July 2026Theatre

The 'Sound Inside' To Make Its South Australian Premiere in August

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