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Australian rock band Powderfinger members pose together in dark outfits against a red backdrop filled with repeating digital numbers and letters.

12 October 2026

Powderfinger Announce 2027 Australian Tour

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English electronic music duo The Chemical Brothers posing together against a dark blue background with atmospheric lighting

13 October 2026Festivals

The Chemical Brothers, Ellie Goulding & More Headline Open'er Festival 2027

Members of rock band Story of the Year stand outdoors together framing themselves inside stone arch ruins covered in green ivy.

12 October 2026Tours

Story Of The Year & Silverstein Announce 'Camp Screamo' Australian Tour 2027

String quartet performs live at Coriole Music Festival 2026 in front of stacked wine barrels inside a winery venue with audience in foreground.

12 October 2026Festivals

Coriole Music Festival Reveals 2027 Program

Australian rock band Icehouse photo by Glenn Nicholls, featuring Iva Davies and band members sitting in front of a wood-panel wall portrait.

12 October 2026Tours

Icehouse Reveal 40th Anniversary 'Man of Colours' 2027 Australian Tour Supports

Shirtless male dancers perform choreographed routines on a stage under blue stage lighting during Magic Mike Live stage show.

12 October 2026Theatre

Channing Tatum's 'Magic Mike Live' Coming to Australia in 2027

Vibrant graphic for Neon Tides featuring two stylized palm trees framed against a sun setting over water on a bright orange background.

12 October 2026Festivals

Neon Tides Festival Returns to Glenelg in January 2027

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7PM | 16 October 2026

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Alternative

Hindley Street Music Hall

Musician Benjamin Clementine performs in a long black coat and sunglasses, holding a microphone next to a white grand piano.

8pm | 15 October 2026

Benjamin Clementine

ContemporaryJazz

Dunstan Playhouse

7pm | 12 October 2026

Scott �Stinky� Nightingale w/ guests

Acoustic

Ed Castle

Tickets TBA

6:30pm | 12 October 2026

COMA - Elder Music Lab // Alain Valodze & Michael Currie � Lachrimae

Jazz

The Wheatsheaf Hotel

8:30pm | 12 October 2026

Billy Bobs BBQ Jam

Various

Grace Emily Hotel

Tickets TBA

7pm | 12 October 2026

James Marriott

Pop

Hindley Street Music Hall

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News

Black and white promo photo of American hardcore punk band Converge members standing together with smoky, motion-blurred light streaks overlaying them.

12 October 2026Festivals

Converge Headline New Melbourne Heavy Festival Lucidity

Black and white live performance photograph of Kristin Hersh singing into a microphone and playing an electric guitar, shot by Rob Mezzatesta.

12 October 2026Tours

Kristin Hersh Reveals 2026 Australian Tour Supports

Canadian hardcore punk band Cancer Bats members posing together in front of a red brick wall, wearing casual band t-shirts and hats

12 October 2026Tours

Cancer Bats Announce 2027 Australian Tour

Country music artist Sam Barber wearing a blue denim shirt stands outdoors looking directly at the camera with a bridge in the background.

12 October 2026Tours

Sam Barber Announces 2027 Australian Tour

Close-up portrait of Zambian-born Australian singer-songwriter Sampa the Great with braided hair and silver jewellery against a light background.

9 October 2026New Music

Friday Favourites: The Best New Tracks of the Week 09/10/26

Black and white portrait of American death metal band Deicide members posing together outdoors in front of a chain-link fence structure

9 October 2026Tours

Death Metal Legends Deicide Plot Australian Tour 2027

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Features

Australian alt-rock band The Rubens stand together on open pavement in casual streetwear around a custom wooden speaker box.

12 October 2026Q&A

Sound Bites: The Rubens

Rock band Guns N' Roses performing live on stage with Axl Rose singing alongside Slash on guitar and Duff McKagan on bass.

9 October 2026Lists

12 Best Guns ‘N’ Roses Songs of All Time

Metalcore band Northlane portrait in dark attire against a gradient background, photo by Kane Hibberd.

7 October 2026Interviews

Northlane Are Redefining the Heavy Music Paradigm

Five members of the band Sister Moonshine posing outdoors with couches and a vintage floor lamp at sunset.

6 October 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Sister Moonshine

Beastie Boys' MCA (Adam Yauch) and Mike D at the beach in a photo featured in the documentary The Best Summer.

2 October 2026Lists

The Note's Top Music-Related Films To See At This Year's Adelaide Film Festival

Five members of the band Caressa posing together outdoors in retro-inspired 1970s fashion.

2 October 2026Q&A

In the Green Room: Caressa

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Culture

The Samurai and the Prisoner theatrical production scene featuring a samurai standing amidst seated characters in historical Japanese attire.

9 October 2026Film

Japanese Film Festival Returns To Adelaide This November

Still from short film Kaleidoscope that is showing at Sit Down Shut Up Festival featuring smiling people surrounded by glowing flower-shaped fairy lights.

8 October 2026Film

Sit Down, Shutup and Watch Festival Returns To the Barossa This Month

Close-up portrait of Northern Irish comedian and podcast host Shane Todd looking at the camera against a dark grey background.

8 October 2026Comedy

Shane Todd Reveals 'Hold Me Back' Australian Tour Dates

Yeti Film Tour 2026 Australia promotional poster featuring white 4WD vehicles driving along a dusty outback dirt road through mountain ranges.

7 October 2026Film

YETI Film Tour Hits the Road This October & November

Crowds walking beneath glowing paper lanterns and string lights at The Garden of Unearthly Delights festival venue in Adelaide.

7 October 2026Culture

BankSA Brings Westpac Into Adelaide Fringe Partnership

Studio portrait of Australian comedian and actress Denise Scott smiling against a solid pink background, wearing an embroidered floral dark top.

6 October 2026Comedy

Denise Scott Makes Her Adelaide Return As Part of Adelaide Fringe 2027

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