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6 August 2026News

Carclew Announces First Recipients of Expanded Grants Program

Australian comedian Nat's What I Reckon making an animated face on stage, wearing a green graphic metal band t-shirt with long hair and tattoos.

6 August 2026Comedy

Nat’s What I Reckon Announces Australian Tour 2026

Australian rock band The Pretty Littles posing outdoors in casual street wear, leaning against cars on a city street at night.

6 August 2026Festivals

Queenscliff Music Festival 2026 Reveals Third Wave Of Artists

Australian rock group The Smith Street Band posing together outdoors in front of trees, shot by photographer Ian Laidlaw.

6 August 2026Tours

The Smith Street Band Plot 'The Still Wild' National Tour

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5 August 2026Theatre

Anthony LaPaglia To Make Adelaide Stage Debut In 'Death Of A Salesman'

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5 August 2026Festivals

2026 Regional and Remote Music Summit Announces First 25 Speakers

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7pm | 8 August 2026

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7PM | 16 October 2026

TISM

Alternative

Hindley Street Music Hall

7pm | 6 August 2026

WHEATGRASS - BLUEGRASS JAM

Bluegrass

The Wheatsheaf Hotel

8pm | 6 August 2026

The T-Bones + Open Jams (The Gumbo Room Blues Jam)

Blues

The Gov

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the naked now

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Grace Emily

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The Exploding Universe Of Ed Kuepper

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Singer-songwriter Mark Wilkinson playing acoustic guitar inside a recording studio sitting in front of a vintage mixing console.

5 August 2026Tours

Mark Wilkinson Announces 'Love and Loss' Australian Tour 2026

American pop duo MKTO, Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller, posing in front of a chain-link fence on an urban rooftop portrait.

5 August 2026Tours

MKTO Reveal harrykirby as Australian Tour Support

Welcome to Indie-Con Australia 2026 presentation on stage at Mercury Cinema in Adelaide with an audience seated below.

5 August 2026News

AIR’s Indie-Con Australia and A2IM’s Indie-Week Australian Edition Conference Prove a Huge Success

Adelaide band Jaded Earth performing live on stage with electric guitars, vocals, tambourine, and drums at a venue.

5 August 2026Tours

Flinders University Student Association (FUSA) Presents Battle of the Bands at Nexus Arts

Australian post-hardcore band Ocean Sleeper posing together in black clothing in front of a roller door.

5 August 2026Tours

Ocean Sleeper Announce 'Peace When I'm Dead' Pre-Release Parties

Australian singer-songwriter Ella Hooper leaning on a guitar headstock in a floral top against a leopard print backdrop.

5 August 2026New Music

Ella Hooper Announces New Album 'Overnight Success', Shares Single 'When The Shit Went Down'

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31 July 2026Q&A

Granite Island Discs: Chelsea Sinnott

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31 July 2026Interviews

Bury Tomorrow: A New Era with DEA†H Records

Pocket Rock-It

28 July 2026Interviews

In the Green Room: Pocket Rock-It

Black and white photo of rock band Culture Wars standing in a graffiti-covered hallway, with one member holding an electric guitar.

27 July 2026Interviews

Culture Wars: A Debut Album Crafted In Stadiums

Australian art-pop artist Montaigne wearing a metallic tank top and holding a sword raised against a twilight sky.

23 July 2026Q&A

A Decade of Glorious Heights: Montaigne Reflects on the Album That Changed Everything

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Culture

Actor in the play Commentary being interviewed with a smartphone in a studio setting with lighting equipment and a blue background.

4 August 2026Theatre

Ash Flanders’ 'Commentary' To Premiere At Dunstan Playhouse This Month

Comedian Jiaoying Summers wearing a black satin corset top and chain necklace, holding a microphone on stage under purple lighting.

29 July 2026Comedy

Comedian Jiaoying Summers Announces Australian & New Zealand Tour 2026

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29 July 2026Art

River Night Walk Transforms Port Adelaide Into a Cultural Hotspot This August

Close-up portrait of Alastair Campbell looking toward the camera with a thoughtful expression, wearing an unbuttoned blue shirt and navy blazer.

29 July 2026Culture

'The Rest Is Politics' Podcast Co-Host Alastair Campbell Announces Australian Tour 2026

Dramatic theatrical stage performance from Into the Woods musical with red lighting and motion blur over actor wearing a white bonnet and costume.

28 July 2026Theatre

Step 'Into the Woods' As Iconic Musical Returns to Adelaide

Host speaking on a couch during a live Trasharama A-Go-Go short film festival event on stage with screen showing Australia's nastiest film festival.

28 July 2026Film

Murder City Carnival of Cinema Film Festival Returns This August

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