Saint Etienne’s goodbye lap will make it to Australia and New Zealand later this year.
The beloved British indie electronic-pop act will get their final Australasian tour underway with a concert Nov. 20 at Auckland’s Powerstation, followed by a show Nov. 21 in the New Zealand capital, Wellington.
Presented by Destroy All Lines, the jaunt then skips the Tasman for shows in each of Australia’s five capital cities: Adelaide (Nov. 23), Melbourne (Nov. 26), Sydney (Nov. 27), Brisbane (Nov. 29) and a tour closer Dec. 1 in Perth. The general onsale starts Friday, 9am local time at destroyalllines.com.
Across a career spanning more than 35 years, Saint Etienne earned a reputation for creating the creamiest, classiest of pop, with electronic touches and swinging ’60s flair. Saint Etienne is one for the connoisseurs.
The farewell tour follows the release of their final studio LP, International, via Heavenly Recordings, which dropped in September 2025. International has an Australian connection, a collaboration with Brisbane electronic-pop act Confidence Man on the track “Brand New Me.”
That collection peaked at No. 8 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, one of the act’s three career top 10 appearances, and 11 entries in the top 40. The group also landed 17 tracks on the top 40 of the Official U.K. Singles Chart, including a top 10 appearance with their year 2000 collaboration with Paul Van Dyk on “Tell Me Why (The Riddle)” (reaching No. 7).
Saint Etienne bandmates Bob Stanley and Pete Wiggs have known each other since childhood, and turned that friendship into a band in 1990 with their cover of Neil Young’s “Only Love Can Break Your Heart.” The first thing they ever recorded, which they completed in just two hours in a bedroom studio in Pollards Hill, north of Croydon, also gave Saint Etienne their first and only appearance on the Billboard Hot 100, topping out at No. 97 in 1992.
Singer Sarah Cracknell completed the lineup when she joined for their third single “Nothing Can Stop Us” and the 1991 album Foxbase Alpha.
Saint Etienne “aren’t splitting up as such,” reads a statement from the band. They “still remain the best of friends after 35 years recording together – but they don’t feel like they want to go on forever and wanted to go out with a bang.”
Before making the long haul, Saint Etienne will criss-cross the United Kingdom and Europe for a run of summer festival shows and headline concerts.
Saint Etienne Final Australia and New Zealand Tour:
Nov. 20 – Powerstation, Auckland
Nov. 21 — Meow NUI, Wellington
Nov. 23 — The Gov, Adelaide
Nov. 26 – Forum, Melbourne
Nov. 27 — Enmore Theatre, Sydney
Nov. 29 — The Tivoli, Brisbane
Dec. 1 — Freo Social, Perth
Barry Can’t Swim, Interplanetary Criminal and Richie Hawtin (aka Plastikman) are the top billed talent for Bizarro’s 2026 festival run of Australia, which will drop into three east coast cities across one long weekend this October.
The electric music heavyweights lead the Labour Day weekend action at Overtone, set for Friday, Oct. 2 at Musgrave Park on the Gold Coast/Kombumerri; Freeform, Saturday, Oct. 3 at Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne/Naarm (presentedin collaboration with Crown Ruler), and Mode, Sunday, Oct. 4 at Cockatoo Island/Wareamah in Sydney/Eora.
Each respective lineup is unique and “centered on the same DNA celebrating electronic music on day-to-night dancefloors, while also being individually sculpted by the cities and spaces around them,” reads a statement from Bizarro, the Sydney-based promoter.
While Australia’s festivals scene is in a state of flux, with banner events Bluesfest, Splendour in the Grass, and many others either taking a pause or folding altogether, dance music events are playing to a different beat.
Creative Australia’s Soundcheck report from 2024 mapped the nation’s festivals circuit and found that dance music was the top genre, accounting for almost one in every four fests in these parts. Money is tight, but Aussies love a party. Further proof came earlier this week, when homegrown EDM superstar Dom Dolla sold out his homecoming show at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium in record time, an historic moment for electronic music in these parts, say promoters Untitled Group and Frontier Touring.
The general on-sale for Overtone, Freeform and Mode festivals begin on Thursday, June 11, with the portal for early access opening the day before, on Wednesday, June 10.
Overtone Festival (presented by Bizarro)
Oct. 2 — Musgrave Park, Gold Coast/Kombumerri QLD
Barry Can’t Swim (DJ) / Interplanetary Criminal / Mall Grab / Richie Hawtin
(A-Z) 6 Sense / Avalon Emerson / Bella Claxton / Ben Ufo / Eva Charley / Freddy K B2B D.Dan / Liza / Memphis Lk / Mikalah Watego / Ned Bennett / Ngaaru / Shimmy / Swim / Tori Pepper / Two Shell
Freeform Festival (presented by Bizarro, in collaboration with Crown Ruler)
Oct. 3 — Sidney Myer Music Bowl, Melbourne/Naarm VIC
Barry Can’t Swim (DJ) / Interplanetary Criminal / Richie Hawtin
(A-Z) 2lubly / Ash Lauryn / Avalon Emerson / Bella Claxton / Ben Ufo / Call Super / Crÿbaby / D. Dan / Freddy K / Gigi FM / Hasvat Informant / Memphis LK / Mikalah Watego / Ned Bennett / Ogazón / Rakhi / Ron Trent / Storm Mollison / Swim / Twiena / Two Shell
Mode Festival (presented by Bizarro)
Oct. 4 — Cockatoo Island/Wareamah, Sydney/Eora NSW
Barry Can’t Swim (DJ) / Interplanetary Criminal / Richie Hawtin
(A-Z) Alilia B2B Anusha / Ash Lauryn / Avalon Emerson / Bella Claxton / Ben Ufo / Call Super / D. Dan / Freddy K / Fuchsia / Gigi FM / Harry Hayes / Hasvat Informant / Jun Wan / Ksmba / Memphis LK / Mikalah Watego / Ned Bennett / Obeido / Ogazón / Ron Trent / Storm Mollison / Swim / Twiena / Two Shell
Macy Gray is returning to Australia for her most expansive tour of the region to date, announcing 21 dates across metropolitan and regional cities this spring.
The Encore Tour — Back by Popular Demand kicks off at Melbourne’s Hamer Hall on Sept. 11 and winds through South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Tasmania, Queensland and Western Australia before closing at Ocean’s Winery in Margaret River on Oct. 24.
The run includes cities Gray has not previously visited in Australia, among them Shepparton, Albury, Thirroul, Tamworth, Erina, Shoal Bay, Rockhampton, Coffs Harbour and Port Macquarie. Pre-sale tickets are available from June 1 at 9 a.m. local time for venue and ticket outlet database members, with general sale opening June 3 at 9 a.m. local time via macygraylive.com.au.
The tour follows a sold-out Australian run in 2024. “Australia! The band and I have always had a ball down under, and we can’t wait to see you all again,” Gray said in a statement.
“This time, I’m heading to places I’ve never been before and will get to see so much more of your beautiful country. We’re going to be performing all the songs you want to hear, plus a few from my new album — The Trouble with the Truth. Australia will be the first audiences to hear tracks from the new album live so get your dancing shoes ready and come along and party with us at a show near you!”
Gray broke through internationally in 1999 with “I Try,” which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, hit No. 1 in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, and won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2001 Grammy Awards — where it was also nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Her debut album On How Life Is sold more than seven million copies worldwide. She has since released ten studio albums, won one Grammy from five nominations, and sold more than 25 million records worldwide. In addition to her music career, Gray has appeared in films including Training Day and Spider-Man.
Macy Gray — The Encore Tour: Australia 2026
Sept. 11 — Melbourne, VIC — Hamer Hall
Sept. 12 — Adelaide, SA — Hindley Street Music Hall
Sept. 13 — Shepparton, VIC — Shepparton Entertainment Centre
Sept. 14 — Albury, VIC — Albury Entertainment Centre
Sept. 16 — Thirroul, NSW — Anita’s Theatre
Sept. 18 — Hobart, TAS — Wrest Point
Sept. 19 — Newcastle, NSW — The Station
Sept. 20 — Tamworth, NSW — Tamworth Town Hall
Sept. 24 — Rooty Hill, NSW — Coliseum Theatre
Sept. 25 — Sydney, NSW — Enmore Theatre
Sept. 26 — Erina, NSW — Woodport Hotel
Sept. 27 — Shoal Bay, NSW — Shoal Bay Country Club
Sept. 30 — Canberra, ACT — Southern Cross Club
Oct. 2 — Townsville, QLD — Townsville Civic Theatre
Oct. 3 — Cairns, QLD — CPAC
Oct. 7 — Rockhampton, QLD — Pilbeam Theatre
Oct. 8 — Byron Bay, NSW — Beach Road Hotel
Oct. 9 — Brisbane, QLD — QPAC
Oct. 10 — Coffs Harbour, NSW — CX Club
Oct. 11 — Port Macquarie, NSW — Glasshouse
Oct. 24 — Margaret River, WA — Ocean’s Winery
Noah Kahan is gathering some of his favorite musical friends for the 2027 Out of the Blue Festival. The four-night concert will take place at the Moon Palace Resort in Riviera Cancun, Mexico from Jan. 7-10 and feature a headline set from Kahan, as well as music from Paramore singer and solo star Hayley Williams, Mt. Joy, The Head and the Heart and the traditional Noah Kahan and Friends set.
In addition, the weekend will include Gregory Alan Isakov, Gigi Perez, Del Water Gap, Buffalo Traffic Jam, Mon Rovia and more acts to be announced at a later date.
The event poster promises and all-inclusive festival with up-close experiences with your favorite artists, sit-ins and surprises, daily pool performances, late-night sets and a chance to get a taste of local culture and adventures. “Here we go again… year four of @outofthebluefest with an epic lineup let’s do this. We’ve got some more friends and alums coming down to join the party too,” Kahan wrote on Instagram in an announcement.
All ticket packages will go on sale on June 3 at 1 p.m. ET; click here for more ticket details.
This year’s event, which also took place in early January at the AAA-rated Moon Palace Resort, featured Kahan, Mumford & Sons, Caamp, Role Model, Flipturn, Perez, Sam Barber and more.
Kahan is gearing up to his the road with his The Great Divide tour this summer, beginning with a June 11 show at the Kia Center in Orlando, Fla.
Check out the full poster for Kahan’s 2027 Out of the Blue Festival below.
Bret Michaels won’t be performing at the Great American State Fair.
The ex-Poison singer has scratched his name from the line-up, a 16-day free festival in Washington, D.C., running June 25 through July 10 on the National Mall to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary. He becomes the sixth act to walk away since the music program was announced on Wednesday, May 27 by Freedom 250.
“Unfortunately,” he writes in a lengthy social post, “what was presented to us as a celebration of our country has evolved into something much more divisive than what I agreed to be a part of. Concerns have also been raised regarding the safety of my fans, band, crew, family and myself, including threats that are completely unfounded and unforgivable.”
Because of that, he continues, “I have made the difficult decision to step away from this performance.”
The Great American State Fair is operated by Freedom 250, a not-for-profit organization created by a task force under the Trump administration to plan and spearhead the United States’ official semiquincentennial anniversary celebrations.
“This isn’t about politics,” says Michaels of his decision. “It’s about staying true to what I’ve always believed in. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. That’s one of the freedoms our veterans fought for and something I’ve always respected. But as a father, friend and bandmate, I have to take threats and safety concerns seriously.”
As a member of Poison, Michaels landed 12 titles on the Billboard Hot 100, including a No. 1 with 1988’s “Every Rose Has Its Thorn,” which paced the chart for three weeks. The rockers also bagged 12 entries on the Billboard 200, including three top 10s. As a solo artist, Michaels has bagged three titles on the Billboard 200.
Michael’s Great American State Fair u-turn follows the exits of Morris Day & The Time, Young MC, Milli Vanilli and Martina McBride. Artists still on the bill include Vanilla Ice and C+C Music Factory, who are doubling down on their involvement. Flo Rida has yet to comment.
Poison is currently celebrating its own anniversary — 40 years since the release of the glam metal band’s 1986 studio album, Look What the Cat Dragged In. Michaels insists his Live and Amplified Tour 2026 won’t be affected by his call to pull out of the Great American State Fair.
The entertainment lineup for the 2026 Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix race in Marina Bay, Singapore is stacked. The main stage acts for the event slated to take place from Oct. 9-11 include the Goo Goo Dolls, Split Enz and an F1 Drivers’ Fan Forum where fans can catch the drivers on the Wharf Stage on the first two days.
The General Stage will host DJ Snake, Major Lazer Soundsystem, Tokimonsta, Run-DMC’s Rev Run, Mark Ronson, a DJ set from Australian electronic house duo Flight Facilities and Zhu.
In an Instagram post announcing the lineup, organizers said the lineup for the main Padang Stage and Zone 4 acts will be announced soon. “From high-octane track action with F1, F1 Sprint and Porsche Carrera Cup Asia to back-to-back international DJ sets at an all-new Barge Stage, a Zone 1 ticket unlocks the best of racing and entertainment across the Circuit Park 🙌🏼,” read another post revealing the lineup.
Limited three-day and single-day tickets are now available at singaporegp.sg.
“The F1 Sprint race sets the tone for a thrilling Formula 1 Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix 2026 weekend. Building on the excitement on track, we are raising the tempo with a multi-genre line-up featuring some of the biggest names in entertainment, including high-calibre DJs that have headlined EDM festivals around the world,” said Adam Firth, executive director of Singapore GP Pte Ltd. in a statement. “The artist line-up for the Padang Stage is progressing well and will be announced shortly, as we complete a jam-packed race weekend festival that extends well beyond the track.”
Last year’s lineup featured the Foo Fighters booking their first gig of 2025, headlining the Padang Stage alongside DJ/producer Alan Walker at the event that also featured South Korean rapper/singers CL and G-Dragon, Indonesian pop singer Putri Ariani and Singapore pop group Oakë, as well as Crowded House, Babymetal, The Lathums, U.K. singer Tom Grennan, Elton John, the Smashing Pumpkins and Wombats.
Hans Zimmer will take it to the next level in Australia later this year, for the superstar screen composer’s second arena tour of these parts in 18 months.
The German-born Oscar and Grammy Award winner will go coast-to-coast on his The Next Level production, which starts Oct. 12 at Perth’s RAC Arena, then heads east for shows in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.
Presented by Presented by Frontier Touring, Semmel Concerts and RCI Global, Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level will see Zimmer “push the boundaries of sound, staging, and scale, marking his boldest live chapter yet,” reads a statement announcing the tour.
Zimmer will travel with his 19-piece band and featuring various vocalists, including Lisa Gerrard, singer with Australia’s Dead Can Dance, and a newly designed, “striking architectural stage concept” that’s said to blend electronic sound design with powerful orchestration.
The Interstellar composer, arranger and multi-instrumentalist wants the experience to feel something like a party, at a fun park. “I want fans to feel like they’re at a rave party or riding a roller coaster,” he explains in a statement. “For me, every show is a new voyage of discovery. The greatest challenge is the status quo – you have to do everything in your power to leave it behind and find and create something new.”
Australia clearly loves Zimmer and his deep catalogue of compositions, from Gladiator to Pirates of the Caribbean, The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Mission: Impossible, F1, The Lion King, Black Hawk Down, The Last Samurai, Dune and many others. He was last in the market in April 2025, for five east coast arena shows.
Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level has been a blockbuster in his native Europe. By April 2026, reps say, the tour had completed 50 sold-out shows in 17 countries, shifting more than 600,000 tickets.
All up, Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums, which have grossed more than $28 billion combined at the global box office. His treasure chest includes two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, five Grammys, and an American Music Award.
Presales open at Tuesday, June 2, ahead of the general on sale Wednesday, June 3 via frontiertouring/hanszimmerlive and Ticketek.com.au. All shows are licensed all-ages.
Hans Zimmer Live – The Next Level 2026
Oct. 12 — RAC Arena, Perth, WA
Oct. 15 — AEC Arena, Adelaide, SA
Oct. 20 — Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane, QLD
Oct. 24 — Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, VIC
Oct. 28 — Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, NSW
Preparing for the final song of his Land of Hope and Dreams American Tour on Friday (May 22) night in Cleveland, Bruce Springsteen reminded the Rocket Arena crowd that “the E Street Band was built for hard times.”
Those times have inarguably become harder during the seven-and-a-half weeks since the 20-date trek began in Minneapolis, and it was evident on Friday that it’s only made the group, 20 strong on this outing, harder and Springsteen even more focused and resolute in his mission.
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Cleveland marked the 17th date of the tour — and the start of its final week — which is likely to culminate in an even more pointed and poignant reckoning on May 27 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. The tour wraps May 30 in Philadelphia after that date was postponed because of an NBA scheduling conflict.
The setlist remains unchanged since Springsteen and company added the Clash’s “Clampdown” to the set during the third show in Inglewood, California. Springsteen didn’t even vary the show to reference the previous night’s end of Stephen Colbert’s late-night TV reign (he sang “Streets of Minneapolis” on the penultimate episode) or the Cleveland Cavaliers’ spot in the NBA Eastern Conference Finals. The Boss did, however, reference the city’s Agora, site of revered live radio broadcasts during the ’70s, and emotionally thanked the city “for a lifetime” of devotion.
Primarily, the New Jersey rocker continued to present as ferocious and committed, pulling no punches as he slammed “reckless, racist, incompetent, treasonous” U.S. President Donald Trump’s policies and “super fools administration.” His words — delivered by Springsteen as part pulpit-pumping preacher and part podium-pounding representative of the people, with just enough Rock Star thrown in — were strong. But it was the 27 songs that really put weight behind the message, as the E Street troupe during its two-hours and 50 minutes on stage.
The repertoire is carefully considered and curated, from the opening protest of the Temptations/Edwin Starr Vietnam era hit “War” through the hymn-like closing of Bob Dylan’s “Chimes of Freedom.” In between, Springsteen offered a treatise and sermon about not just what’s wrong in America today but also what can be right. He’s certainly taking his crowds to the “Darkness on the Edge of Town,” but he wants to bring them back as well.
“We needed to come to Cleveland… to feel your strength and your hope and your faith,” Springsteen explained at the end of the night. “And we needed to bring some strength and some hope and some faith.”
That, in turn, made the optimism of “The Promised Land,” “Long Walk Home,” “City of Ruins,” “Land of Hope and Dreams” (with its snippet of the Impressions’ “People Get Ready” and “This American Land” essential and uplifting moments, as crucial to the conversation as “Death to My Hometown” and “Murder Incorporated.” There is indeed “trouble in the heartland,” but the belief in the love, faith and hope that Springsteen sings about in “Badlands” remains central, aspirational and achievable.
It was also, lest we forget, one helluva rock ’n’ roll show, with the expanded E Street Band operating at peak power — including the return of Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello as a featured guest. And Bruce Springsteen, at 76, may have adopted a well-honed economy of movement, but he remained a commanding presence — and, yes, still a force of nature onstage.
Nearly every song provided a highlight of one kind or another, but we’ll go with these as our 10 best moments from an exciting night near the banks of Lake Erie.
Post Malone is heading to stadiums in Australia and New Zealand this October, with Live Nation announcing a four-date run that marks the global superstar’s largest headline shows in the region to date.
The Big Ass World Tour touches down at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on Oct. 9, Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium on Oct. 12, Sydney’s ENGIE Stadium on Oct. 15, and closes at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium on Oct. 21. Post Malone will also headline three Strummingbird Festival appearances in Ballarat (Oct. 10), Newcastle (Oct. 17) and Sunshine Coast (Oct. 18). Don Toliver joins as special guest across all stadium dates.
Artist presale begins Tuesday, May 26, with general on sale opening Thursday, May 28. Mastercard cardholders in Australia and Westpac Mastercard holders in New Zealand have access to exclusive presale tickets from May 26. VIP packages are available via vipnation.com.
The Australian and New Zealand run follows a landmark stretch for Post Malone in both markets, including sold-out arena dates in 2023 and headline sets at Spilt Milk Festival. His latest album, F-1 Trillion — his debut country record — debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and earned eight Grammy nominations at the 2025 ceremony, including collaborations with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift.
Its lead single “I Had Some Help” with Morgan Wallen topped the Billboard Hot 100 for six consecutive weeks, posting the highest weekly sales and streams of any song since 2020. His catalogue includes nine diamond-certified singles, among them “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse),” which became the first song in RIAA history to achieve double diamond certification — the highest-certified single in RIAA history.
Toliver brings serious chart credentials of his own to the tour. The Houston-bred rapper and singer has landed all five of his studio albums in the top 10 of the Billboard 200. His most recent release, OCTANE (2026), debuted at No. 1 with 162,000 equivalent album units in its first week, generating 423 million first-week global streams. He is currently on his 31-city North American OCTANE Tour before joining Post Malone for the Australian and New Zealand leg.
Postie will deliver his biggest-ever headline shows in Australia and New Zealand when his BIG ASS World Tour swings down under this October.
Produced by Live Nation, Post Malone’s four-date stadium jaunt gets underway Oct. 9 at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, then stops at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium (Oct. 12), Sydney’s ENGIE Stadium (Oct. 15), and wraps up at Auckland’s Go Media Stadium on Oct. 21. Don Toliver will be joining Post Malone as “special guest” on those dates.
The U.S. singer and rapper’s fans in the regions won’t miss out. Malone’s lap of Australia will include spots on the Strummingbird Festival bill in Ballarat (Oct. 10), Newcastle (Oct. 17) and Queensland’s Sunshine Coast (Oct. 18).
The “Rockstar” artist is familiar with the biggest venues in these parts. He opened for Red Hot Chili Peppers’ on the rockers’ six-date Australasian stadium run in early 2023, and later that year headlined headline Spilt Milk festival, which visited Canberra, Ballarat and Perth. On that festival run, he enamored himself even further with locals when he performed a “shoey” by drinking beer out of fans’ boots while on stage.
Post Malone gets it done on the Australia charts, too. His seven albums have all impacted the ARIA top 10, including No. 1s for Beerbongs & Bentleys in 2018, Hollywood’s Bleeding in 2019. His most recent collection, the 2024 country album from F-1 Trillion, flew to No. 2.
Spreading over two years, and two legs, the Big Ass world tour marks a continuation of Malone’s recent pivot toward country and roots-influenced sounds, a direction that has broadened his audience in recent years.
As previously reported, Postie pushed back the opening of his U.S. run earlier this year with Jelly Roll, as he got down to work on completing his forthcoming album, reportedly titled The Eternal Buzz. A release date hasn’t been announced.
Tickets for Postie’s Australasian shows will be available starting with an artist presale beginning Tuesday, May 26. The general onsale then starts on Thursday, May 28.
Visit postmalone.com, livenation.com.au/register and livenation.co.nz/register for more. See here for further information on Strummingbird Festival dates.
The “Big Ass World Tour” Australia & New Zealand 2026 Dates:
Oct. 9 – Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, AUS
Oct. 10 – Strummingbird Festival, Ballarat, AUS
Oct. 12 – Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane, AUS
Oct. 15 – ENGIE Stadium, Sydney, AUS
Oct. 17 – Strummingbird Festival, Newcastle, AUS
Oct. 18 – Strummingbird Festival, Sunshine Coast, AUS
Oct. 21 – Go Media Stadium, Auckland, NZ