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Featured Music Event: Post Malone

POST MALONE PRESENTS THE BIG ASS WORLD TOUR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 2026

WITH SPECIAL GUEST DON TOLIVER

Sign Up for Artist Presale HERE

General Onsale Begins Thursday 28 May


Live Nation today announced the Australian and New Zealand leg of Post Malone’s The BIG ASS World Tour, marking the global superstar’s largest headline shows in the region to date.

Promoted by Live Nation, the four-date stadium run kicks off at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Friday 9 October before heading to Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Monday 12 October, Sydney’s ENGIE Stadium on Thursday 15 October, and concluding at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium on Wednesday 21 October.


The announcement follows a landmark run for Post Malone across Australia and New Zealand, including sold out arena dates in 2023 and headline performances at Spilt Milk across key regional markets. Widely regarded as one of the defining artists of his generation, Post Malone continues to push the boundaries of modern hip-hop, pop and country, underpinned by a catalogue of diamond-certified hits and one of the most commercially successful live shows in contemporary music.


Joining Post Malone as special guest across The BIG ASS World Tour in Australia and New Zealand is multi-platinum, Grammy-nominated artist Don Toliver. Since the release of his breakout debut Heaven or Hell in 2020, Toliver has emerged as one of hip-hop’s most influential new voices, with all five studio albums landing in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200. His latest release, OCTANE (2026), debuted at No. 1 and currently stands as the highest-selling hip-hop album of the year.


In addition to the headline stadium dates, Post Malone will also headline Strummingbird Festival dates in Ballarat, Newcastle and the Sunshine Coast. Tickets on sale now – see here for further information.


TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday 26 May. The general onsale will begin on Thursday 28 May. Presale start and end times vary by market, check your local listings at postmalone.com.


Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia.  Mastercard Presale starts Tuesday 26 May, 11am and ends Thursday 28 May, 11am.  Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Thursday 28 May, 12pm.  Mastercard is also bringing cardholders even closer to their passion for music by offering an incredible Priceless Experience, including first access into the Golden Circle to be one of the closest to Post Malone. Check out priceless.com/music for details.


Eligible Westpac New Zealand customers with a Westpac New Zealand Mastercard have special access to presale tickets from Tuesday 26 May, 11am until Thursday 28 May, 11am. Westpac Mastercard cardholders also have access to exclusive preferred tickets from Thursday 28 May, 12pm.  Westpac Mastercard is also bringing cardholders even closer to their passion for music by offering an incredible Priceless Experience, including first access into the Golden Circle to be one of the closest to Post Malone.  Check out priceless.com/westpacnz for details.


Westfield members get exclusive access to reserved tickets starting Wednesday 27 May 11am. Become a Westfield member by downloading the app -  Australia here and New Zealand here.

The Live Nation presale starts on Wednesday 27 May at 11am (local) running until Thursday 28 May at 11am (local), or until allocation is exhausted. To purchase presale tickets, sign up now at livenation.com.au/register and livenation.co.nz/register.


VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, collectible Post Malone concert chair, access to the pre-show VIP lounge, exclusive VIP only gift item & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit vipnation.com.


THE BIG ASS WORLD TOUR AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2026 DATES:

Fri, Oct 9 – Melbourne, AUS – Marvel Stadium

Sat, Oct 10 – Ballarat, AUS – Strummingbird Festival*

Mon, Oct 12 – Brisbane, AUS – Suncorp Stadium

Thu, Oct 15 – Sydney, AUS – ENGIE Stadium

Sat, Oct 17 – Newcastle, AUS – Strummingbird Festival*

Sun, Oct 18 – Sunshine Coast, AUS – Strummingbird Festival*

Weds, Oct 21 – Auckland, NZ – Go Media Stadium

*Festival Appearance


ABOUT POST MALONE

A 9x diamond-certified global superstar, Dallas, TX artist POST MALONE regularly rewrites history, blurs boundaries, and incites internet-breaking conversation with every move.

Most recently, Post released his debut country album, F-1 Trillion which landed at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Ahead of the album, Post released “Guy For That” featuring Luke Combs, “Pour Me A Drink” featuring Blake Shelton and mega-smash “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen. Upon release of “I Had Some Help” it landed at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, tallying “the highest weekly sales and streams since 2020” and remained at #1 for six consecutive weeks. The critically acclaimed F-1 Trillion, and collaborations with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift, earned Post 8 2025 GRAMMY® nominations. This past spring, Post headlined Coachella before hitting the road on his “Big Ass Stadium” tour, following his record-breaking F-1 Trillion Tour last fall. In 2026, he will headline Stagecoach Festival.


Post’s catalog features diamond certified hits including “rockstar” [feat. 21 Savage]”, “I Fall Apart”, “Psycho” [feat. Ty Dolla $ign], “White Iverson”, “Better Now”, “Congratulations” [feat. Quavo], “Circles” and “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse),” which became the highest-certified single in RIAA history reaching double diamond. It became the first song to ever achieve this status, netting the biggest single of his generation.  As the writer or co-writer of all of his songs, Post Malone is one of our generation's literary geniuses.


Connect with Post Malone

Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | TikTok


ABOUT DON TOLIVER

A formative voice in modern music, Houston-bred, multi-platinum, and GRAMMY-nominated artist Don Toliver has solidified his status by masterfully blending hip-hop with cinematic R&B to build all-engulfing sonic worlds. Following a string of narrative-driven landmarks including Heaven or Hell (2020), Life of a DON (2021), Love Sick (2023), and Hardstone Psycho (2024), Toliver continues his unstoppable 2026 run with his career-defining fifth studio album, OCTANE.


The project exploded onto the charts at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, moving over 162K units—his biggest opening week to date—while generating a staggering 423M first-week global streams and dominating the cultural zeitgeist with viral hits like "E85" and "Body." Beyond the studio, Toliver continues to amplify his reach as a premier collaborator for film, contributing to the GRAMMY-nominated F1 soundtrack, the Academy Award-nominated Sinners, and most recently releasing "CREEPIN," an original song for the SCREAM 7 soundtrack co-produced by Toliver himself alongside BNYX and 206DEREK.


Currently, he is bringing this high-speed, cinematic world to life on his 31-city North American OCTANE Tour, marking his largest live production to date featuring special guests SahBabii, SoFaygo, and CHASE B. As Don says, "It's not in the future, it's not in the past, it's right now," and this latest chapter serves as the definitive soundtrack to that present-moment adventure.


Connect with Don Toliver

Website | Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | TikTok | Spotify

Featured Music Event: Erin Lecount

ERIN LECOUNT ADDS SECOND MELBOURNE & SYDNEY SHOWS TO THE PAREIDOLIA TOUR THIS AUGUST

Following incredible demand during the fan presale, rising UK star Erin LeCount has added second Melbourne and Sydney shows to her anticipated debut Australian tour. The Pareidolia Shows will now take in back-to-back nights at Melbourne’s Forum II Upstairs on Monday 3 August and Tuesday 4 August, and Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory on Friday 7 August and Saturday 8 August – for a special matinee performance.


Tickets for all shows are available from 4pm on Friday 22 May. For tickets and further information, head to frontiertouring.com/erinlecount


With songs like viral hit ‘Silver Spoon’ and ‘Marble Arch’, Erin LeCount has launched into the alt-pop spotlight. Along with breakout live performances – including a sold-out night at London’s Roundhouse last week, which was her biggest headline show yet – Erin has claimed her spot as one of the UK’s most compelling emerging artists.


With the release of her PAREIDOLIA EP, Erin LeCount demonstrates why she is a remarkable talent; the entire EP was written, recorded, and produced by Erin herself, moving between art-pop and baroque-pop, with a sound that’s unmistakably her own.


Erin has received praise for her haunting live vocals, cinematic stage presence, and emotionally charged performances that blur the line between electronic pop spectacle and intimate confession. Drawing early comparisons to Florence and the Machine, Ethel Cain and Kate Bush, LeCount weaves her influences – which also include Fiona Apple, Lorde, Imogen Heap and Charli xcx – with ethereal electronic production, gothic lyricism, and raw emotional storytelling.

This August in Melbourne and Sydney will be the only opportunity to catch Erin LeCount playing her Pareidolia Shows at intimate venues, don’t miss out. ​
​

About Erin LeCount
​Erin LeCount is a 23-year-old self-taught artist and producer. A visionary sonic architect and the sole writer and producer of her music, her sound ranges from luscious baroque-pop arrangements to alluring gothic-pop. At the foreground of her music are diaristic lyrics and captivating synths which offer an enchanting interplay of vulnerability and power. The themes within her music explore everything from identity to relationships and the meaning of life.


ERIN LECOUNT
​THE PAREIDOLIA SHOWS | AUSTRALIAN TOUR
​AUGUST 2026
​Presented by Frontier Touring ​

TICKETS ON SALE ​


​Begins: Friday 22 May (4pm local) ​
​via frontiertouring.com/erinlecount

MONDAY 3 AUGUST
​Forum II Upstairs | Melbourne VIC (Lic. 14+ Accompanied)
​ticketek.com.au


TUESDAY 4 AUGUST
​Forum II Upstairs | Melbourne VIC (Lic. 14+ Accompanied)
​NEW SHOW, JUST ANNOUNCED!
​ticketek.com.au
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​FRIDAY 7 AUGUST
​Oxford Art Factory | Sydney NSW (Delic. All Ages)
​moshtix.com.au


SATURDAY 8 AUGUST
​Oxford Art Factory | Sydney NSW (Delic. All Ages) **Matinee Show**
​NEW SHOW, JUST ANNOUNCED!
​moshtix.com.au

Featured Music Event: slayyyter

SLAYYYTER (USA): POP DISRUPTOR ANNOUNCES AUSTRALIAN ‘WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR’ DATES FOR AUGUST

Fresh from two massive capacity-busting weekends at the Mojave Stage, Coachella, US cult-favourite pop disruptor sensation SLAYYYTER announces her highly anticipated Australian ‘WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR’ dates for August 2026.


“I’M SO EXCITED TO FINALLY RETURN TO AUSTRALIA AFTER THREE YEARS FOR MY HEADLINE TOUR. IT MEANS SO MUCH TO PERFORM WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA WITH ALL MY FANS DOWN UNDER.” - SLAYYYTER

Presented by MG Live, I OH YOU and Frontier Touring, the ‘WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR’ are SLAYYYTER’s first Australian shows in three years and will play the east coast with two shows at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney on Sunday 9 & Monday 10 August then Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane on Friday 14 August before two shows at the Forum, Melbourne on Monday 17 & Tuesday 18 August.


The artist presale commences Wednesday 6 May, 11am local time. Frontier Members and MG Live Members can access their presales commencing one hour later at 12pm local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday 8 May, 10am local time. Tickets and tour information via frontiertouring.com/slayyyter


Watch: SLAYYYTER - 'DANCE...' (Official Video)


From her breakthrough 2019 self-titled mixtape to her 2021 debut Troubled Paradise and 2023’s STARFUCKER, SLAYYYTER proved herself to be one of the great shape-shifters of our time, taking the past, present, and future of pop and twisting it to her will. Early successes — “Daddy AF” went from viral hit making SLAYYYTER’s name online to soundtracking a key scene in the Oscar Best Picture winner Anora — fueled accolades from publications including Billboard, Paper, Variety, Rolling Stone, Pitchfork, and more, while earning SLAYYYTER opening slots with forebears like Tove Lo and Kesha. But even with all that, SLAYYYTER decided something wasn’t quite right. She decided to become who she was all along, underneath it all: the WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA.


SLAYYYTER’s third album is the most authentically her, while also boasting her most fully realized creative direction yet. She revisited her upbringing in St. Louis, and decided to make “iPod music” — a free-for-all of feral punk, corroded pop, and raunchy rap — conjuring the “Midwest-core tweaker bar rat” characters of her youth. Early singles “BEAT UP CHANEL$,” “CANNIBALISM!,”, “CRANK” AND ‘DANCE...” steadily built hype for the project over the course of 2025, with fans fervently embracing the raw, swaggering Slayyyter that emerged from the ashes of her past selves. WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA is both revelation and evolution, killing the SLAYYYTER we thought we knew so SLAYYYTER could be born for real.


Released Fri 27 Mar, the album peaked at No.1 on the US Billboard Top Dance Albums chart! SLAYYYTER has just released her latest single ‘BROKE BITCH FREE$TYLE’.


Watch: SLAYYYTER - BROKE BITCH FREE$TYLE (Official Visualizer)


“‘WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA’ will transport you back to last week’s rave - and make you want to crank the dial all the way up to max volume” - Rolling Stone
“Slayyyter is ready for pop music’s big leagues” - VOGUE
“Slayyyter is winding up for a momentous year” - Los Angeles Times
“one of the most exciting pop figures” - V Magazine
“Slayyyter is taking it" - NYLON
“It’s Slayyyter season” - FADER

Following her highly anticipated debut at the iconic Coachella 2026 in Indio, California, SLAYYYTER is also announced as part of the The Governors Ball 2026 lineup in New York City taking place this coming June and Lollapalooza in Chicago this July.


With the ‘WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR’ North American leg sold out and upcoming shows in Brazil, Europe and the UK, these Australian dates are sure to sell out fast. ​


SLAYYYTER
​WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD TOUR
​AUSTRALIA
​AUGUST 2026


​Presented by MG Live, I OH YOU, Frontier Touring & triple j


FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE ​
​via frontiertouring.com/slayyyter
​Runs 24 hours from: Wednesday 6 May (12pm local) ​
​or until presale allocation exhausted


MG LIVE MEMBER PRESALE ​
​via mg.live/slayyyter
​Runs 24 hours from: Wednesday 6 May (12pm local) ​
​or until presale allocation exhausted


TICKETS ON SALE
​Begins: Friday 8 May (10am local time)


Sunday 9 August
​Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
​Lic. All Ages
​ticketek.com.au


Monday 10 August
​Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
​Lic. All Ages
​ticketek.com.au


Friday 14 August
​Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
​Lic. All Ages ​
​ticketmaster.com.au


Monday 17 August
​Forum | Melbourne, VIC
​18+ ​
​ticketek.com.au


Tuesday 18 August
​Forum | Melbourne, VIC
​18+ ​
​ticketek.com.au

Featured Music Event: Noah Kahan

NOAH KAHAN - THE GREAT DIVIDE WORLD TOUR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND DURING PRESALE,

FOURTH SHOWS ADDED FOR MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY

SECOND SHOW ADDED FOR AUCKLAND

HIGHLY ANTICIPATED NEW ALBUM THE GREAT DIVIDE OUT APRIL 24TH


With 2x GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-platinum superstar Noah Kahan heading to Australia and New Zealand this September and October on The Great Divide World Tour, fourth shows have been confirmed for both Melbourne and Sydney and a second show for Auckland to meet the incredible demand in the presale period. 


These new shows are: Tuesday 29 September at Rod Laver Arena, Tuesday 6 October at Qudos Bank Arena and Saturday 10 October at Spark Arena.

General sale starts tomorrow, April 17 at 1pm. All times are local.


The newly announced international run comes on the heels of overwhelming demand for the North American leg of The Great Divide World Tour, where well over one million tickets have been sold ahead of this summer’s stadium run, with additional dates added upon on sale due to incredible fan demand. The North American leg includes four record-breaking performances at Boston’s Fenway Park—making the beloved New Englander the first artist ever to play and sell out four nights at the iconic venue.


Ahead of his stadium run this US summer, Kahan will release his highly anticipated fourth studio album, The Great Divide, out April 24th on Mercury Records, poised to be one of the year’s biggest album releases, with Billboard declaring it an early 2027 GRAMMY® Album of the Year contender. The album kicked off with the release of its title track, “The Great Divide,” marking Kahan’s highest-charting single debut globally. Upon release, it peaked at #3 on the Spotify Global Chart and made career-high debuts in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. This success builds on the global impact of “Stick Season,” which became the UK’s #1 top selling single of 2024 and saw Kahan achieve a rare UK “double-double” with a #1 album and #1 single simultaneously. Not to mention, “Stick Season” peaked at #1 in the UK for 7 consecutive weeks, in Australia and Ireland for 14 non-consecutive weeks, and in the Netherlands for 7 non-consecutive weeks, while the Stick Season album peaked at #1 in the UK, in Ireland for 11 non-consecutive weeks, and in the Netherlands for 2 non-consecutive weeks.

Kahan has just released his long-awaited Netflix documentary Noah Kahan: Out of Body. 


Directed by Nick Sweeney (Santa Camp, AKA Jane Roe), the film premiered at the 2026 SXSW Film Festival, where it received the 24 Beats Per Second Audience Award and has already drawn critical acclaim, with Rolling Stone declaring, “The 94-minute documentary follows Kahan closely as he becomes a stadium-level superstar, and it doesn’t flinch from showing the challenges that went along with his astonishing rise,” Billboard noting, “Kahan is beloved for his lyrically vulnerable indie folk music, and now the artist is on the verge of sharing even more of himself with the world,” and Variety calling it “a beautiful and revealing documentary.” The film follows Kahan at a pivotal crossroads as the breakout success of Stick Season propels him into global stardom, capturing a transformative year of sold-out tours and mounting expectations as he returns to his Vermont roots to confront personal struggles and search for a sense of home and creative clarity. Watch the official trailer HERE.


NOAH KAHAN

THE GREAT DIVIDE WORLD TOUR – AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 2026

WITH SPECIAL GUEST MICHAEL MARCAGI


September 25th // Melbourne, VIC // Rod Laver Arena

September 26th // Melbourne, VIC // Rod Laver Arena

September 28th // Melbourne, VIC // Rod Laver Arena

September 29th // Melbourne, VIC // Rod Laver Arena NEW SHOW

October 2nd // Sydney, NSW // Qudos Bank Arena

October 3rd // Sydney, NSW // Qudos Bank Arena

October 5th // Sydney, NSW // Qudos Bank Arena

October 6th // Sydney, NSW // Qudos Bank Arena NEW SHOW

October 9th // Auckland, NZ // Spark Arena

October 10th // Auckland, NZ // Spark Arena NEW SHOW


General on sale starts tomorrow, April 17 at 1pm. All times are local.


ABOUT NOAH KAHAN:

Two-time GRAMMY®-nominated, multi-platinum Vermont singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has risen from his New England roots to become a globally resonant voice of his generation. Across his career, Kahan has amassed nearly 15 billion global streams, sold nearly 12 million global albums, earned 22 Platinum and Gold certifications, and sold over 2 million tickets worldwide. In addition to receiving two GRAMMY® nominations, he’s been recognized by the BRIT Awards, Billboard Music Awards, iHeart Radio Music Awards, People’s Choice Awards, Americana Honors & Awards, and more.


Kahan’s critically acclaimed breakthrough 2022 album Stick Season became a cultural phenomenon. Over the span of two years, the 4x Platinum album and its 8x Platinum title track reached number one across North America, the UK, and Europe, becoming the fourth best-selling album of 2024 and remaining in the Top 15 more than three years after its release. In 2023 following the release of Stick Season, Kahan launched his mental health non-profit, The Busyhead Project, which has raised over $6.6 million to date in support of its mission to increase awareness around the importance of mental health.


Now, Kahan enters his next artistic era with The Great Divide, his fourth studio album, due April 24th via Mercury Records. Written in the wake of his rapid rise to global fame, the album finds Kahan at his most honest, reflective, and emotionally resonant—grappling with success, identity, family, distance, and the unspoken truths that separate people from one another. 


Produced by acclaimed producer and Stick Season collaborator Gabe Simon (Dua Lipa, Lana Del Rey, Koe Wetzel) alongside GRAMMY®-winning producer Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, Bon Iver), The Great Divide builds on Kahan’s signature storytelling while pushing his sound into more expansive, anthemic, and sonically adventurous territory. In support of the new album, Kahan will kick off his biggest tour to date, The Great Divide World Tour, headlining sold-out stadiums across North America this summer and arenas across the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand this fall. At the heart of Noah Kahan’s music remains the same guiding purpose that first drew fans in: honest storytelling, shared vulnerability, and songs that help listeners feel understood.


CONNECT WITH NOAH KAHAN: 

INSTAGRAM | TIKTOK | X | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE | WEBSITE

Featured Music Event: Death Cab For Cutie

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE ANNOUNCE LONG-AWAITED RETURN TO AUSTRALIA THIS NOVEMBER

PLAYING BRAND NEW MATERIAL & ALL THE HITS!

Tickets on sale Tuesday 21 April


Secret Sounds has today announced indie rock legends DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE will tour Australia this November, showcasing all their hits alongside material from their forthcoming new album, I Built You A Tower, released on June 5. With 3 decades and 10 acclaimed studio albums under their belt, the band is revered for their distinctive sound, as in demand and influential as ever!


Death Cab for Cutie headed into 2026 with new single Riptides, released last month, and a massive run of US tour dates set to kick off in July, before embarking on these exclusive Australian tour dates - their first in more than 7 years!


The tour will commence at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Thursday 12 November followed by Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne on Friday 13 November and concluding at Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Sunday 15 November


Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets. Mastercard presale commences Friday 17 April at 1pm and ends Monday 20 April at 1pm. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Tuesday 21 April at 2pm. Check out priceless.com/music for details.


A Secret Sounds presale will run from Monday 20 April at 1pm until Tuesday 21 April at 1pm.

General public tickets go on sale Tuesday 21 April, at 2pm.


All times are local.


For complete tour & ticket information, visit: secretsounds.com


DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE
Australia 2026


Hordern Pavilion, Sydney

Thursday 12 November


Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne

Friday 13 November


Fortitude Music Hall, Brisbane

Sunday 15 November


General tickets on sale: Tue 21 Apr, 2pm local

Mastercard presale: Fri 17 Apr, 1pm - Mon 20 Apr, 1pm local

Secret Sounds presale: Mon 20 Apr, 1pm - Tue 21 Apr, 1pm local


ABOUT DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE:

As one of the defining indie-rock bands of the 21st century, Death Cab for Cutie have spent the last 30 years defying every possible expectation.


Formed in 1997 in Bellingham, Washington, Death Cab for Cutie were initially the quintessential underdog college-radio act, anchored by co-founder, frontman, and lead songwriter Ben Gibbard’s achingly earnest, erudite (yet still accessible) lyricism that drew inspiration from ‘80s alternative tastemakers The Smiths, The Cure, second-wave emo progenitors Sunny Day Real Estate, lo-fi acoustic hero Elliott Smith, Northwest contemporaries Modest Mouse, and introspective rock heads Built To Spill.


Still, given the overwhelming cultural significance of the 2000s indie-rock scene, Gibbard (and his legions of young fans) had no reason to expect that DCfC, despite their instant-classic, magnetic, pop-curious melodies, would transcend this particular moment in time, one marked by a groundswell of mainstream interest in the once-tiny indie-rock subculture.


Nearly three decades after Gibbard recorded his bare-bones debut cassette, You Can Play These Songs With Chords, and completed the DCfC lineup comprising original guitarist and producer Chris Walla (later replaced by Dave Depper on guitar and Zac Rae on keyboards), bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Jason McGerr, DCfC have grown from underground indie contenders to pillars of the modern alternative-rock landscape.


As DCfC get prepare to enter a new era, complete with a return to their indie roots by joining ANTI- Records and readying new music for 2026, Gibbard opens up about what inspires him to keep creating and evolving as an artist. “I just love the feeling of being in a room having just made something that I'm proud of. I can't imagine wanting to do anything else,” Gibbard says. “This is literally what I've wanted to do since I was 12 years old. And the fact that I've been given the opportunity to do it, I feel that I have an obligation to my 12-year-old self to continue to do this and find the joy in it, and to experience the odd wonder of what it's like to create things.”


Connect with DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE here

Featured Music Event: Laufey

LAUFEY ADDS THIRD & FINAL MELBOURNE SHOW TO A MATTER OF TIME TOUR

Following unprecedented demand for her biggest ever Australia and New Zealand tour, jazz-pop phenomenon Laufey has today added a third and final Melbourne show to her A Matter Of Time Tour this July and August. ​


The just-announced Melbourne show will take place at Rod Laver Arena on Saturday 1 August, with both previously announced Melbourne shows now sold out.


Laufey fans and Frontier Members can access presale tickets from 2pm AEST on Monday 13 April, before general sale opens at 3pm AEST on Tuesday 14 April.


Remaining tickets for all other shows are on sale now.
​Visit frontiertouring.com/laufey for tickets and more information.


The Grammy Award-winning sensation now plays an incredible nine all ages arena shows on her third Australian visit, touching down in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland, with limited tickets remaining in all cities.


Laufey has captivated a generation with virtuosic songs of love and self-discovery by manifesting her vision of jazz and classical-infused pop music. With two Grammy Awards under her belt for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album for 2023’s Bewitched and 2025’s A Matter Of Time, Laufey forges her singular version of pop music.


Following a much-anticipated appearance at Coachella this month, Laufey continues her A Matter Of Time Tour across Asia before landing down under. Don’t miss this phenomenal entertainer on tour in Australia and New Zealand this July and August! ​


Laufey’s A Matter Of Time: The Final Hour is out 10 April through AWAL. Pre-save the Deluxe album HERE.


LAUFEY
​A MATTER OF TIME TOUR
​AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
​JULY & AUGUST 2026
​Presented by Frontier Touring and triple j
​

LAUFEY PRESALE – 3RD MELBOURNE SHOW
​via laufeymusic.com ​
​From: Monday 13 April, 2pm AEST
​Closes: Tuesday 14 April, 2pm AEST
​or when presale allocation exhausted
​

FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE – 3RD MELBOURNE SHOW
​via frontiertouring.com/laufey
​From: Monday 13 April, 2pm AEST
​Closes: Tuesday 14 April, 2pm AEST
​or when presale allocation exhausted
​

TICKETS ON SALE – 3RD MELBOURNE SHOW ​
​via frontiertouring.com/laufey
​From: Tuesday 14 April, 3pm AEST ​
​

REMAINING TICKETS FOR ALL OTHER SHOWS ON SALE NOW!
​Via frontiertouring.com/laufey
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​ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES
​

SATURDAY 25 JULY
​RAC Arena | Perth WA
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​TUESDAY 28 JULY
​Adelaide Entertainment Centre | Adelaide SA
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​THURSDAY 30 JULY
​Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne VIC
​SOLD OUT
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​FRIDAY 31 JULY
​Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne VIC ​
​SOLD OUT
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​SATURDAY 1 AUGUST
​Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne VIC ​
​NEW SHOW! PRESALE TICKETS FROM MONDAY 13 APRIL
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​MONDAY 3 AUGUST
​Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane QLD
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​FRIDAY 7 AUGUST
​Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney NSW ​
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​SATURDAY 8 AUGUST
​Qudos Bank Arena | Sydney NSW
​ticketek.com.au ​
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​WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST
​Spark Arena | Auckland NZ ​
​ticketmaster.co.nz

Featured Music Event: Silversun Pickups

Silversun Pickups announce 2026 Australian and New Zealand tour

Heading down under for the first time in 14 years

New studio album Tenterhooks out now


GRAMMY® Award-nominated Los Angeles quartet Silversun Pickups are returning to Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 14 years. The acclaimed rockers will be belting out tracks from their brand new albumTenterhooks along with fan favourites from their timeless discography. 


Known for their emotionally charged alt-rock anthems, the band’s rich catalogue continues to resonate with generations of fans, from huge single “Lazy Eye” and Gold-certified “Panic Switch” to acclaimed albums including Carnavas (2006), Swoon (2009) and Neck of the Woods (2012).

Released in February, the band unveiled their seventh studio albumTenterhooks. An unapologetic 10-track collection featuring singles “The Wreckage”, “New Wave” and “Long Gone”, Tenterhooks captures Silversun Pickups at their most electrifying with Sputnik Music calling it, “undeniably cinematic".


A highly anticipated return for fans across the country, the band will be heading up Perth’s Astor Theatre, The Gov in Adelaide, The Tivoli in Brisbane, Hobart’s Odeon, Melbourne’s Forum and The Enmore in Sydney before crossing the pond to Auckland to play The Powerstation. Joining them on the tour is New Zealand indie-rock band Coast Arcade.


Thriving as one of the most consistent and quietly impactful alt-rock bands of this century, Silversun Pickups remain an absolute force. Breaking through in 2006 with Carnavas, the album reached certified Gold before stand-out single “Lazy Eye” achieved Platinum-certified success. Off the back of their 2009 release Swoon, the band earned themselves a GRAMMY® nomination for Best New Artist in 2010 before climbing the Billboard charts, reaching No. 1 for single “Panic Switch”. 


Renowned for their electrifying live shows, Silversun Pickups have performed on some of the world’s biggest festival stages including Coachella, Lollapalooza and Osheaga, while touring alongside major acts such as Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, OK Go and Wolfmother.


Don’t miss your chance to catch Silversun Pickups live in Australia and New Zealand this July


TICKETS

Presale: 

Starts 9:00AM local time on Monday 30 March

Sign up for presale access here


General On Sale:

On sale 9:00AM local time on Tuesday 31 March

Tickets available via Destroy All Lines


SILVERSUN PICKUPS 

With special guests Coast Arcade


Tuesday 21 July 

Astor Theatre 

Perth WA 


Wednesday 22 July 

The Gov 

Adelaide SA


Friday 24 July 

Tivoli 

Brisbane QLD 


Saturday 25 July 

Odeon 

Hobart TAS 


Tuesday 28 July 

Forum 

Melbourne VIC 


Wednesday 29 July 

Enmore Theatre 

Sydney NSW 


Friday 31 July 

Powerstation 

Auckland NZ


Presented by Destroy All Lines

Featured Music Event: Zara Larsson

ZARA LARSSON ADDS FINAL UPGRADES AND NEW SHOW TO HER PHENOMENAL DEBUT AUSTRALASIAN TOUR

 SYDNEY, MELBOURNE, PERTH RECEIVE VENUE UPGRADES, PLUS AUCKLAND ADDED 


After selling out every show on the Australian leg of her Midnight Sun Tour within minutes, including multiple additional dates and venue upgrades, ZARA LARSSON today announces final venue upgrades for Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, plus the addition of a show in Auckland, due to phenomenal demand and fan requests for more tickets.


The Swedish pop sensation will perform at Spark Arena in Auckland on Sunday 25 October, marking her first time performing in New Zealand.


The Perth show previously at Perth HPC on Tuesday 20 October will now take place at RAC Arena on the same date. The Melbourne show previously at Margaret Court Arena on Thursday October 22 will now take place at Rod Laver Arena on the same date. The Sydney show previously at Hordern Pavilion on Friday October 23 will now take place at Qudos Bank Arena on the same date. Existing ticket holders for all three shows will be contacted by Ticketek regarding updated tickets for the new venues. 


These shows join existing dates in Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, all of which are sold out.

Tickets for Auckland and the upgraded Australian shows all go on sale at 1pm local time on Wednesday 18 February.


For complete tour & ticket information, visit: www.livenation.com.au and www.livenation.co.nz


ZARA LARSSON

THE MIDNIGHT SUN TOUR

AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND 2026


RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE

TUESDAY 13 OCTOBER – SOLD OUT


RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE

WEDNESDAY 14 OCTOBER – SOLD OUT


HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY

THURSDAY 15 OCTOBER – SOLD OUT


MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE

SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER – SOLD OUT


ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE ARENA, ADELAIDE

SUNDAY 18 OCTOBER – SOLD OUT


RAC ARENA, PERTH^

TUESDAY 20 OCTOBER – VENUE UPGRADED


ROD LAVER ARENA – MELBOURNE^

THURSDAY 22 OCTOBER – VENUE UPGRADED


QUDOS BANK ARENA – SYDNEY^

FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER – VENUE UPGRADED


SPARK ARENA, AUCKLAND^

SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER – NEW SHOW


^ALL NEW TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 18 FEBRUARY, 1PM LOCAL TIME

For complete tour and ticket information, visit: www.livenation.com.au and www.livenation.co.nz


About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit livenationentertainment.com.

Featured Music Event: Wolf Alice

WOLF ALICE ANNOUNCE HEADLINE SHOWS THIS DECEMBER

including
LIVE AT THE GARDENS

AT ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS MELBOURNE

SATURDAY 5 DECEMBER, 2026

 

  • TICKETS ON SALE WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
  • NATIONAL TOUR DECEMBER 2026
  • ONLY VICTORIAN SHOW


Live at the Gardens, Melbourne’s much-loved outdoor concert series, will return to the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne this November and December, launching its fifth season with another unmissable program of music under the stars in one of the city’s most iconic settings. Acclaimed UK rockers Wolf Alice lead the first announcement in the series, with the GRAMMY-nominated outfit set for summer headline shows around the country, including this one-night-only performance in Melbourne on Saturday 5 December amid the stunning surrounds of the Gardens.


Currently in Auckland for 2026’s Laneway Festival, following dates in Japan and China, the North London quartet have cemented their status as one of Britain’s most razor-sharp live bands. Widely praised for their commanding stage presence, the last 12 months have marked a defining chapter for Wolf Alice, including three Brit Awards nominations for Album of the Year, Group of the Year and Alternative / Rock Act. Released in August 2025, The Clearing showcases a band at the peak of their powers, a sublime widescreen collection of songs that are bold in ambition, full of heart, and the band’s most refined work yet. Featuring singles Bloom Baby Bloom, The Sofa and White Horses, The Clearing arrived as a moment of crystallisation for one of the UK’s most inventive and emotionally charged bands.


Having made their triumphant return to the global festival circuit with historic sets at Primavera Sound, Radio 1’s Big Weekend and a sunset performance at Glastonbury, Wolf Alice’s live momentum carried into a massive run of sold-out headline dates across North America, Europe, the UK and Ireland, culminating in the biggest shows of the band’s career to date – including a headline performance at London’s O2 Arena.


Tickets for Wolf Alice Live at the Gardens go on sale Wednesday 11 February from Ticketmaster at 11.00am local time, with Live at the Gardens, MG Live and Frontier Members presales beginning Monday 9 February at 11.00am local time.


“A phenomenal band at the peak of their powers” – NME ★★★★★

“Britain’s best rock band of the last decade” – Rolling Stone ★★★★★

“The four-piece have undergone their most fun and complete reinvention yet” – The Guardian ★★★★


After a spectacular debut in 2024, Live at the Gardens has fast become one of Melbourne’s most magical live‑music experiences. A collaboration between MG Live and Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, it returns for its fourth season this March before lighting up the Observatory Precinct again in November and December. Previous seasons have featured standout international acts like Franz Ferdinand, Groove Armada, Róisín Murphy and Lake Street Dive, alongside Australian favourites including The Living End, The Presets, Chet Faker, Matt Corby, Tash Sultana, Xavier Rudd, Sarah Blasko, Vika & Linda and more.


PRAISE FOR LIVE AT THE GARDENS

“Any event that can be enjoyed under the stars is a welcome addition to the summer calendar.” – The Music

“Live at the Gardens teased what it’s like to be in Melbourne for a summer of music, nature and culture.” – Arts Hub

“The people behind the acclaimed A Day On The Green series have transformed Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens’ Observatory Precinct into a delightful new inner-city live music experience ... Incredible band, great venue, good times.” – Australian Musician Magazine

“One of the most beautiful places on earth.” – Alex Kapranos, Franz Ferdinand


Set against the breathtaking beauty of the Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne in the heart of the city, this will be an unforgettable night of live music under the stars, featuring a must-see performance from Wolf Alice, with more exciting Live at the Gardens announcements coming soon.


Wolf Alice Australian Tour

Tickets on sale Wednesday 11 February, 2026 at 11.00am local time

Presale from Monday 9 February, 2026 at 11.00am local time

For 47 hours or until presale allocation exhausted

SIGN-UP HERE


WOLF ALICE - LIVE AT THE GARDENS

Saturday 5 December, 2026 | Live at the Gardens | Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne, VIC

Lic. All Ages


TOUR DETAILS

TICKETS HERE


FRONTIER TOURING DATES

ALL DATES 18+

Wednesday 2 December, 2026 | Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
Sunday 6 December, 2026 | Hindley Street Music Hall | Adelaide, SA

Tuesday 8 December, 2026 | Ice Cream Factory | Perth, WA


OTHER DATES

Friday 4 December, 2026 | *On The Steps, Sydney Opera House Forecourt | Sydney, NSW

*Presented by Live Nation


Lic. All Ages

All ticketing and national tour information here


Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.

We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the MG Live, Live at the Gardens and Frontier Touring websites.


LIVE AT THE GARDENS TICKET PRICE

General Admission $129.90*  

*A handling fee of $5.95 applies per transaction

Sign up here and be the first to hear about Melbourne’s newest outdoor music event, Live at the Gardens and gain access to exclusive member presales.


EVENT INFORMATION

Live at the Gardens is Licensed All-Ages. Strictly no BYO alcohol or food. Broad offering of food and beverages will be available on site with every attempt to ensure all dietary requirements are catered for. Everyone requires a paid ticket excluding babies in arms 24 months and under. Patrons under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian at all times.


TRANSPORT & PARKING

For all public transport and parking information

liveatthegardens.com.au/transport


About Wolf Alice…

Wolf Alice have come a long way since the North London quartet first emerged in 2013 as a young band holding a mirror up to their own emerging generation. Today, they stand as one of the most important and consistently acclaimed British bands of the past decade. Their fourth album The Clearing finds Wolf Alice at the peak of their powers — a confident, emotionally rich record that topped the UK Albums Chart on release last summer and since earned them a spot on the shortlist for the 2025 Mercury Prize, marking an extraordinary four nominations across their four-album career. Following the Grammy-nominated My Love Is Cool, the Mercury Prize-winning Visions Of A Life and the UK Number 1, BRIT Award-winning Blue Weekend, The Clearing signals a band who have transcended the trend cycle to arrive at a collection of songs that is truly timeless.


Written in Seven Sisters and recorded in Los Angeles with Grammy-winning producer Greg Kurstin, The Clearing captures a moment of clarity, peace and hard-won self-knowledge, delivered with the ambition and melodic authority that have become synonymous with Wolf Alice. Since its release, the band have celebrated the album with their most ambitious global tour to date, playing landmark festival sets at Glastonbury and Radio 1’s Big Weekend before taking to some of the biggest stages of their career across North America, Europe, the UK and Ireland, and most recently Asia. Entering 2026, Wolf Alice have been recognised with BRIT Award nominations for Best British Group, Album of the Year and Alternative Rock, cementing their status as a generational band still growing, evolving and pushing forward together.

Featured Music Event: Electric Callboy

ELECTRIC CALLBOY TANZNEID WORLD TOUR - AUSTRALIA

Australia, get hyped! German electronicore titans ELECTRIC CALLBOY are thrilled to announce their hotly-anticipated return down under in 2026, with a massive arena headline run locked in next September.

Now in command of six studio albums, including most recently the gold-certified 2022 outing Tekkno, over 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone and a horde of smash singles like RATATATA featuring BABYMETAL, We Got the Moves and Still Waiting.
 

And after drawing a crowd that could barely be contained and had security being deployed from every corner of the site at Good Things Festival in 2022, the band levelled up to the main stage in 2024, showcasing their unwavering energy that eternally leaves you wanting more. The band performed the penultimate spot on the festival and produced one of the most electrifying sets in the festival’s history.

A cross-cultural cavalcade of theatricality, cinematic wizardry and genre-defiance, this unforgettable tour will commence on Friday 4 September in Perth before heading to Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, with the tour also marking ELECTRIC CALLBOY's largest Australian headline shows since their entirely sold out 2023 down under run.

A sonic hurricane and permanent heaving party, churning with 90s pop synths, driving alternative rock, explosive metalcore and a modern spin, ELECTRIC CALLBOY have become a bona fide global phenomenon. Between their insatiable live shows and their larger-than-life sonic output, ELECTRIC CALLBOY first emerged back in 2010, before pivoting into a dazzling new era via the release of their gold-certified 2020 single Hypa Hypa. Now in command of six studio albums, including most recently the gold-certified 2022 outing Tekkno, over 3 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone, and a horde of smash singles like RATATATA featuring BABYMETAL, We Got the Moves and Still Waiting, ELECTRIC CALLBOY have always seemed destined to exceed global domination, relentlessly reaching beyond the stratosphere with each new chapter.

In 2023, ELECTRIC CALLBOY sold out the majority of their world tour, which also included their debut headline run in Australia; an entirely sold out affair with Scenestr declaring after the Brisbane leg: "An EC live show is an intoxicating blend of barraging rock & roll, techno beats and crushing metalcore that will at worst put a smile on your dial, and at best have you dressing up, testing out your best metal screams and melodious refrains while moshing like a wild beast". And after drawing a crowd that could barely be contained on Stage 4 at Good Things Festival in 2022, the band levelled up to the main stage in 2024, showcasing their main character energy as well as their unwavering energy that eternally leaves you wanting more.

Don't miss out on one of the biggest parties on the heavy music calendar in 2026 - tickets will absolutely not last long!

Pre-sale tickets on sale: Tuesday 21 October @ 10am local time

To Gain Early Ticket Access Register Here -> https://daltours.cc/EC2026

General tickets on sale: Thursday 23 October @ 10am local timeTickets from www.destroyalllines.com

Destroy All Lines Presents

ELECTRIC CALLBOY
TANZNEID WORLD TOUR -  AUSTRALIA
TOUR DATES:

FRIDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2026 - RACA ARENA, PERTH
SUNDAY 6 SEPTEMBER 2026 - AEC ARENA, ADELAIDE
TUESDAY 8 SEPTEMBER 2026 - ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 10 SEPTEMBER 2026 - QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY
SATURDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2026 - RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE


General tickets on sale: Thursday 23 October @ 10am local time
Tickets from www.destroyalllines.com


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