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1. Is Courtney Love Hinting At A Hole Reunion Tour?

   “So, do we tell the kids about the tour?”

2. 'A Mouthpiece For The Corporate Music Industry': Revisiting Kyle & Jackie O's Feud With Frenzal Rhomb

   Somebody check on Jay and Lindsay.

3. Exclusive Linkin Park Merch To Be Sold At Melbourne & Sydney Pop-Up Stores

   The pop-up stores offer merchandise options different from what you can pick up at the band’s gigs.

4. Laufey Announces 2026 Australian Tour

   Jazz trailblazer Laufey will perform her largest Australian and New Zealand shows to date this year.

5. Pitch Music & Arts Festival Headliner Charlotte de Witte Cancels Australian Appearances

   de Witte cited the "recent escalation of conflict and drone attacks" in the Middle East, one of the most common travel corridors and stopover locations from Europe to Australia.

6. Top 10 Songs We Want To Hear On A Day To Remember & Papa Roach's 'Big Rock Tour'

   A Day To Remember and Papa Roach are joining forces this April to bring their co-headline Big Rock Tour to Australia. Here are the top ten tracks we’re hoping to hear live at the shows.

7. Venues: More Live Music Spaces, Sydney Precincts, Job Moves, Crackdown, Court Appearances & More

   The latest venues round-up has all the vital information on Australia's live scene, from new upgrades, re-openings, new roles, court updates, and more.

8. Longstanding Mushroom Group Executive Dean McLachlan Announces Retirement

   Dean McLachlan’s retirement comes after 43 years in the music industry and three decades with Mushroom.

9. Former Skid Row Vocalist Sebastian Bach To Replace Dee Snider On Twisted Sister Tour

   The announcement comes a month after Dee Snider retired from Twisted Sister, citing numerous health issues.

10. Taking It To The Limit: PinkPantheress Tests CD Capacities With Her Latest Record

    PinkPantheress' new 'Fancy Some More?' remix package appears to be great value for money as it crams 92 minutes of music onto one CD. But, how is that possible?

11. Live Review: Linkin Park @ Brisbane Entertainment Centre

    Linkin Park returns to Australia for their From Zero World Tour, 13 years after they last performed Down Under.

12. Linkin Park 'From Zero' Australian Tour Setlist Revealed

    Linkin Park are in Australia for the first time in 13 years - and there's a rotating setlist.

13. Shinedown & Bush Announce 2026 Australian Co-Headline Tour

    Bush and Shinedown will perform in huge venues across Australia and New Zealand this September.

14. APRA & CISAC To Commemorate Joint 100th Anniversaries With Sydney Event

    APRA and CISAC will unite in Sydney to confront a significant threat impacting performers, songwriters and composers worldwide: generative AI.

15. Bliss n Eso Cancel Sydney Show: 'This One Hurts'

    Bliss n Eso's Macka remains in the hospital overseas, and “isn’t cleared to fly yet.”