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If you spent the noughties losing your nut to indie rock at various festivals, you’d probably like to know that The Strokes are coming back to Australia early next year.

Suki Waterhouse is bringing the Loveland Tour to Australia this December, with shows across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. 

Clear the February calendar: Calvin Harris is bringing a full headline tour to Australia for the very first time, with four huge open-air shows locked in for 2027.

The kicker? Tickets start at less than the price of two coffees. 

The Fray is bringing their Summer of Light tour to Australia in 2027, and if you missed your chance to see their totally sold-out 2025 tour, you’d better register for pre-sale ASAP.

Empire of the Sun is back with the bigger, better, and bonkers Aussie tour you’ve been waiting for. 

Stop crying your heart out friends, the brothers are on their way (we think). 

The NFL is hosting its first-ever regular-season game in Australia on Friday 11 September, and it's set to be huge. Though if we're being honest, we might be a little more invested in the halftime show: The Jonas Brothers have been announced as the official headliners, and the supporting lineup of Aussie acts is burnin’ up, too. 

It's official, and it's looking like a 16-show mega tour across the country.

Sombr season is officially making its return Down Under, with the breakout pop star announcing a run of arena shows across Australia and New Zealand in April 2027.

Her first Australian shows since 2024 will hit Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne next November.

Skip the south side/north side arguments this weekend, because Melbourne's city centre is a brunch destination of its own right. Here are the best (neutral ground) spots for brunch in Melbourne CBD. 

Be nice to each other, because hot new extra Olivia Dean tickets just dropped across all her Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland shows this spring. 

Whether you're a seasoned BTV camper or a first-timer ready to enter your festival era, here’s everything you need to know before packing the car and hitting the road.

Bendigo has seriously diversified its portfolio since its opulent gold rush era. Now with an impressive food scene, buzzing creative community and regional charm aplenty, it's the weekend getwaway from the city you need to take. 

Lover girls, assemble. Laufey is landing in Melbourne for three whimsical shows this July and August. And we have double passes up for grabs, thanks to Visa. 

If your idea of a great night out involves big vocals, bigger dance numbers and a soundtrack you probably know by heart, this one’s for you.

Strummingbird is ramping things up for its second year of bootscooting, and will be rolling into three regional locations this October.

Get ready, Australia—Hans Zimmer Live is back in October 2026 with a stadium-sized reimagining of his iconic movie scores. From The Lion King to Inception, this tour promises epic sound, dazzling staging, and tickets you’ll want to snap up fast.

Harry Styles is officially heading back to Australia next year, and yep, Melbourne and Sydney are on the list. 

Dust off your parkas and prep your vocal cords because Robbie Williams is heading back to Australia and New Zealand for a stadium-sized victory lap this November. 

After selling out in just minutes in 2024, this tour is your chance to see the siren once more and see why we're all swooning.

So, whether you’re a die-hard fan or just dipping a toe into all things Eurovision, here’s everything you need to know about Eurovision 2026.

Attention, Melbourne ARMY: it's finally your time. That's right, BTS is coming to Melbourne. Mark your calendars for February 2027 because the iconic seven-member South Korean boyband have added Aussie dates to their 79-show world tour. Here's everything you need to know. 

The hip-hop pioneers are headed to Australia for the last time this month, with three cities on the bill across three massive nights.

Your guide to Melbourne's best concerts and live gigs this year. 

Have your say in our cultural index championing the people, places, experiences and stays defining Australia right now. 

The world would be a far better place if there were more festivals like Ability Fest, but for now, we can relish in the fact that the country’s most inclusive event is making a triumphant return this October, taking over not just Melbourne but making an exciting debut in Brisbane.

After their "one night only" Tasmania show earlier this year, the Foo Fighters are heading to stadiums across Australia and New Zealand with local support acts on each stop.

Australia’s wildest daytime dance party is going national. What started as a Gold Coast favourite has officially expanded into an Australia-wide tour for 2026. With headliner FISHER leading a stacked lineup across four major cities, Out 2 Lunch is shaping up as the festival everyone will be talking about this Autumn.

After dropping his seventh studio album The Fall-Off earlier in February 2026, J. Cole has announced a globe-spanning tour hitting more than 15 countries and over 50 cities, including major Australian and New Zealand shows.

Swedish pop powerhouse Zara Larsson is hitting Australia this October,

The musician shares the inspiration behind the new album's romantic ballads and synthy dance bops—and why he handed over the record release schedule to his fans. 

Pulp are heading Down Under for the first time in over a decade. Hitting Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, and two nights at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt, here's everything you need to know.

Melbourne is getting one of the most unique stops on Chet Faker’s A Love For Strangers tour—a sun-soaked session at Riviera Beach Club.

Your go-to guide on the best headphones and earbuds to buy in 2025.

Melbourne, your pop prayers have been answered: Lady Gaga is bringing her MAYHEM Ball Tour to Marvel Stadium this December.

Get ready to rock, Melbourne: Amyl and The Sniffers are back for a surprise hometown show this Friday. And it’s entirely free. For one night, they’ll bring their infamous and unapologetic raw rock spirit to the heart of Melbourne to electrify the stage at Fed Square. 

From secret supper clubs to underground raves, the message is clear: it’s time to put down your phone and dive headfirst into real-life connection, flavour, and vibes.

From multi-sensory art installations to a music festival in a quarry, there’s a whole world of wonderful experiences just waiting to be discovered beyond the city.

Be still, our emo beating hearts. Good Things Festival has released the full playing times for its 2025 tour.

The creative couple and long-time collaborators have always been drawn to movies and music that hold a mirror up to who we are as Australians—the good, the bad, the fraught, the collective.

Broadway’s hit MJ The Michael Jackson Musical lands in Melbourne. From electrifying dance numbers to emotional storytelling, here’s why it feels like being front row at a Michael Jackson concert.

Laneway Festival 2026 lineup brings Chappell Roan, Wolf Alice, PinkPantheress, BENEE & more to stages across Australia and New Zealand.

CMC Rocks QLD’s back for 2026, and boy, are we geared up for this one.

What’s the go with Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange? And how can you use it to score tickets for a sold-out event, or offload tickets that you can no longer use? Here’s everything you need to know.

The queen of pop-rap herself, Doja Cat, is coming to Australia and New Zealand later this year with the Ma Vie World Tour.

Off the back of their performance at HoMie's new Tiny Desk-inspired Store Sessions, Bad//Dreems chat to music writer Ben Madden about playing stripped-back music, writing a new record and finding rapport with a certain ilk of Aussie male.

This spring, Harvest Rock will make its much-anticipated return to Rymill & King Rodney Parks / Murlawirrapurka & Ityamai-Itpina, and the two-day music, food and wine festival has just unleashed a monster lineup that’ll have you booking annual leave before you get to the end of this article. 

Meredith Music Festival is back for 2025, and they’ve just dropped a banging line-up to follow the events of last year. 

Get ready to ditch your summer holiday plans, Tomorrowland spin-0ff CORE is officially coming to Melbourne. 

After selling out in record time, today, it was announced that the Pulitzer Prize-winning rapper will be adding extra Sydney and Melbourne shows to his December tour. 

Kiwi pop icon Lorde has finally dropped dates for the Australian and New Zealand leg of her tour. 

There's nothing quite like the music scene in Melbourne. Any night of the week in pretty much any stretch of the town, you can catch live tunes—be it howling, foot-stomping rock 'n roll in sticky-floored pubs, sultry jazz in booth-seated lounges, or dirty techno at one of the many dens and d-floors in town.

FISHER's Out 2 Lunch Festival with Vodafone is back, and we have the insider scoop on how to grab up presale tickets. 

To help you start mapping out your next New South Wales adventure, we’ve rounded up a bunch of the most exciting events to mark in your diaries.

Dipping into the decade of nostalgia, Yellowjackets on Paramount+ is back for another nail-biting season.

For artists like Isaac who are drawn to creating, music is undeniably in their blood, so we've teamed up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to dive a little deeper and uncover the passion for collaboration, live performance and a drive to contribute to the world around him that pump an unmistakable rhythm through his veins. 

We’ve linked up with Australian Red Cross Lifeblood to take you on a deep dive into Australian artists with music in their blood, and there’s no better place to start than with LK (her dad is Paul Kelly, and if that doesn’t suggest she was born with music flowing through her veins, we don’t know what does.)

Summer in Sydney is looking the goods. After a successful traffic-stopping inaugural festival in January of this year, it's just been announced ELEVATE Sydney will be returning next month to celebrate summer and the new year. 

From grass-stomping day festivals and one-off intimate gigs to globally-revered performances and three-day camp-outs, you’re spoilt for choice; no matter where you are in Australia, we guarantee these music events are well worth the flight, train or road trip convoy with your crew. 

Nestled in the beating heart of Surfers Paradise, we’ve found the perfect place for the ultimate fun day out. Think: epic games, live sport and a total foodie nirvana. So where can you find this awesome spot? Perched on the corner of Surfers Paradise Boulevard and Cavill Mall, boasting a 100-metre frontage opposite the world-famous Surfers Paradise Beach, is Paradise Centre. Home to over 90 stores, an alfresco dining precinct and a buzzing entertainment hub, gather your crew and make tracks here stat.

Vivid LIVE is the perfect opportunity to discover your new favourite emerging artist amongst the much anticipated 2022 live music line up. 

Needless to say, the food in Melbourne is some world class grub, in fact we’ve built a bit of a rep for having one of the richest and most diverse culinary scenes on the planet. The question on our lips though is—does the carpet match the plates?

It’s been a couple of spins around the sun since we’ve been able to crack into the timeless tradition of the summer music festival. With restrictions at an ease, there’s enough day boogies, warehouse soirees and out-of-town celebrations to swing a cat at. 

If you’ve fallen into a bit of a playlist funk recently, we hear you. Often it can feel like the ol’ algorithm is starting to hit a snag, serving you up the same beats on repeat. So, to help prevent a playlist flatliner and bring on those summer vibes, we asked a few of the Urban List team to share what they’re spinning.

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In 2017, Kiama four-piece indie rock band Pacific Avenue was born, but their history goes way back.

We caught up with CIVIC and spoke to Jim over a couple of Sailor Jerry bevs about good vegan dinners, getting tattooed by Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s Danny Young, and how they’re planning to go ‘all in’ and finally celebrate their album release.

At just 23 years of age, Naarm singer and artist Kaiit (she/they/he) is one of the most exciting talents to grace the Australian music scene and bless our ears with her sweet and honeyed vocals. 

Isol-Aid Homegrown is a collaboration providing creative and financial support to emerging acts across Australia and New Zealand.

We sit down with Australian singer-songwriter Thandi Phoenix to uncover what makes a luxe long lunch.

We sit down with Touch Sensitive to chat about the perfect movie night set-up.

Brunswick Music Festival is back with an impressive line-up of local talent spanning over ten huge days. From Friday 5 March to Monday 16 March, beloved Brunswick venues will play host to a plethora of live music, with all tickets $10 or free. That’s right, ten bucks or free.

It’s true, our love for hip hop runs deep. We’re big fans of the genre’s boundary-breaking, rebellious attitude (perhaps a love that’s been magnified after living through the insanity that was 2020) and it’s the leading part in the revival of '90s streetwear fashion.