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9 September 2026

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12 September 2026Galleries

Photo Gallery: Ocean Sleeper @ Hindley Street Music Hall 11/09/26

Ocean Sleeper vocalist performing live with arms wide open holding a microphone, with a backlit screen and drummer in the background.

12 September 2026Live

Live Review: Ocean Sleeper @ Hindley Street Music Hall 11/09/26

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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

Promo photo of Adam Granduciel from The War on Drugs wearing sunglasses and a yellow shirt outdoors in sunlight.

11 September 2026New Music

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

Promo photo of musician Jack Gray sitting between colourful washing machines in a pink laundromat.

11 September 2026New Music

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

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1:30pm | 13 September 2026

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The Reserve Social

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8pm | 13 September 2026

Tim Sheehan with Kerry Forward

Blues

Memphis Slim's

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6pm | 13 September 2026

Supernova � The Ultimate Tribute Band � Play Totally Toto

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The Gov

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7pm | 13 September 2026

Southern Byways

Folk

Ern Malley Est. 1943

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Portrait of singer-songwriter Grace Woodroofe looking over her shoulder with wavy dark hair against a dark background.

11 September 2026New Music

Grace Woodroofe Shares Guitar Rocker 'Circling the Drain'

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10 September 2026New Music

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

Dramatic portrait of musician and performer iOTA bathed in intense red light, looking upward in a black shirt and tie.

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

Wide overhead view of a speaker at the podium during the Remote and Regional Summit 2025 presentation in a theater.

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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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

Promo photo of Simon Finch from Australian band The Tambourine Girls crouching outdoors in a white t-shirt surrounded by trees.

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

Members of Australian alt-rock band Jebediah laughing and signing autographs during a fan meet-and-greet event.

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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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

Purple puppet comedian Randy Feltface sitting at a table in a hotel room, resting his head on his hand next to a box of Randy's Feltos cereal.

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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Photo Gallery: Ocean Sleeper @ Hindley Street Music Hall 11/09/26

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Feast Festival Announces 2026 Program

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