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11 September 2026Galleries

Photo Gallery: Bury Tomorrow @ The Gov 10/09/26

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11 September 2026New Music

Kings of Leon Announce 10th Studio Album, 'O My Beloved', Share First Single 'My Whole World'

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11 September 2026Art

Feast Festival Announces 2026 Program

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11 September 2026New Music

Friday Favourites: The Best New Tracks of the Week 11/09/26

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11 September 2026New Music

Jack Gray's Debut Album 'Swimming In Jeans' Out Now

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11 September 2026New Music

Grace Woodroofe Shares Guitar Rocker 'Circling the Drain'

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News

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10 September 2026New Music

Sampa The Great Announces Third Album 'Nu Zamrock', Shares New Single 'Simon Says'

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10 September 2026Tours

iOTA Announces New Album 'Hours Disappear' & Australian Tour

Promo photo of folk band The Longest Johns standing outdoors in tall grass in front of a rustic wooden fence structure.

10 September 2026Tours

The Longest Johns Announce 2027 Australian & New Zealand Tour

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9 September 2026News

Second Wave of Speakers Revealed for 2026 Regional and Remote Music Summit

9 September 2026Tours

Isaiah Rashad Plots Australian Tour 2027

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9 September 2026Tours

Fatboy Slim Announces 2027 Australian Tour

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Features

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11 September 2026Q&A

TEEKS Enters His Villain Era

Australian singer-songwriter Kita Alexander wearing a blue tank top and jeans, standing against a white paneled wall inside a home.

10 September 2026Interviews

Kita Alexander: Standing Up In the Face of RAGE

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10 September 2026Q&A

The Tambourine Girls on Life, Loss and the Space Between

Australian blues musician Nathan Cavaleri smiling in a fedora, dark jacket, purple shirt, and patterned neck scarf against a plain backdrop.

9 September 2026Q&A

Nathan Cavaleri: From Demons to Miracles

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7 September 2026Interviews

Jebediah: Still Writing Their Own Story

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2 September 2026Q&A

Poltergeist 9000: Making Music With Love, Energy and Mayhem

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Culture

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10 September 2026Theatre

State Opera South Australia Presents Georges Bizet's 'Carmen'

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8 September 2026Art

Adelaide Fringe Opens 2027 Event Registrations

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31 August 2026Comedy

Randy Feltface Announces 2027 Australian & New Zealand Tour

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30 August 2026Theatre

The Australian Ballet’s 'Cinderella' To Premiere in Adelaide 2027

27 August 2026Culture

Christopher Lambert Headlines This Year's Supanova Adelaide

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25 August 2026Film

St. Ali Italian Film Festival Shares Full 2026 Program

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