Music

Velvet Underground co-founder, 10-minute dance parties, drones: it’s all in for Illuminate Adelaide
Illuminate Adelaide has announced its 2025 program, including nine world premieres and plenty of winter immersive experiences.

Music and live performance sectors still in pain: what do they want from the next four years of government?
Music and live performance artists and businesses are facing persistent threats to their existence. What do they want from Australia's…

Not so final – Bluesfest to return in 2026
Bluesfest's director has admitted that his announcement of the festival's imminent closure was a marketing ploy. And it paid off.

The inaugural Music and Data insight summit: April 2025
A new music and data summit is aiming to deliver insights to the music industry.

Lady Gaga, Albanese and dynamic ticket pricing: Aussies want answers
With tickets starting at $300, Australian Lady Gaga fans are the latest to ask the Government for intervention in regulating…

Ticket chaos as Australian fans pay big for Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga is returning to Australia for the first time in 11 years, and fans are paying hundreds of dollars…

Simply the best: ‘TINA – A Tropical Love Story’ celebrates the late, great Tina Turner
Everyone has their own Tina story, says First Nations performer Ben Graetz, who’s sharing his – and sharing the spotlight…

Theatre review: A Girl's Guide to World War, Cremorne Theatre, QPAC
A remarkable story of the bravery of female medical pioneers, exploring the strictures of the early 20th century within a…

Music review: Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp: Songs of the Southern Skies Volume 2, Melbourne Recital Centre
Katie Noonan and Karin Schaupp’s musical mastery, focusing on Australian women composers in arguably our best chamber concert venue.

Darwin Symphony Orchestra prepares for its first regional NT tour in a decade
This month, DSO is travelling across the NT to perform in three different locations, including a festival concert under the…