contemporary music
Ed Sheeran announces 2026 Australian tour
Sheeran, who recently surpassed 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, returns to Australia in January-February after a record-breaking 2023 tour.
Eddy Current Suppression Ring returns after nine year hiatus for free headline gig
The underground favourites, renowned as a blistering live act, have reformed to play Melbourne’s Fed Square in September.
AC/DC announces first Australian tour in a decade
Founded in Sydney in 1973, the legendary hard rock band returns to Australia for what may be their last tour.
Mogwai’s new album 'The Bad Fire' transforms trauma into art
Stuart Braithwaite, co-founder of post-rock titans Mogwai, reflects on the personal pain that helped shape the Scottish band’s 11th studio…
AC/DC's childhood home in Sydney mistakenly demolished by developers
The accidental destruction of the childhood home of AC/DC has spawned questions about protecting cultural sites against development.
Music review: Billie Marten, Corner Hotel
Billie Marten, the British folk singer-songwriter, shone bright despite a heckling crowd.
Most popular reviews in 2024
Which reviews of live performances, exhibitions and books attracted the most attention from ArtsHub's readers this year?
Fontaines DC, PJ Harvey and Hania Rani announced as first acts for Perth Festival 2025
Contemporary music will play a significant role in the 2025 Perth Festival, judging by the first three acts announced for…
Vale Ollie Olsen, an innovative electronic artist who painted with sound
The endlessly curious musical pioneer Ollie Olsen died this week aged 66.
AI doesn’t mean human-made music is doomed. Here’s why
Human music-making isn’t going anywhere, argues the University of Melbourne's Alexander Crooke.