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'I travelled all the way from Australia to watch Oasis - I wouldn't have missed it for the world'
Manchester Evening News
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July 4, 2025
As Oasis' major reunion tour gets underway today, fans have said they have been “waiting for this day” all their lives and “wouldn’t miss it for the world”. Oasis will kickstart their long-awaited worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff tonight, which...
Dion Brant appointed President and CEO of AEG Presents Asia Pacific
Music Business Worldwide
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July 8, 2025
Dion Brant, the CEO of AEG Presents’ Australian concert promoter Frontier Touring, has been appointed President and CEO of AEG Presents Asia Pacific, effective immediately. Brant will continue in his role as chief executive at Frontier Touring,...
Briggs Farm Blues Festival begins Thursday with more than 20 acts
Standard Speaker - Pennsylvania
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July 9, 2025
The 28th annual Briggs Farm Blues Festival will bring national acts, performers with youthful appeal and a regional favorite to Nescopeck from Thursday through Saturday for Pennsylvania’s largest blues festival. With two stages and more than 20...
Bianca Censori to get a fresh start after husband Kanye West’s Australian visa cancellation? Ye is in BIG trouble as…
Bollywood Life
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July 4, 2025
Why was Kanye West's Australian visa cancelled? Kanye West has been embroiled in controversies for years now. The rapper has been called out for his relationships, anti-Semitic statements, provocative tracks, weird fashion choices, and other...
Oasis fans travel from Australia for band’s first gig in 16 years
Express & Star
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July 4, 2025
Fans waiting to see Oasis perform their first live show in 16 years have said they have been “waiting for this day” all their lives and “wouldn’t miss it for the world”. Oasis will kickstart their long-awaited worldwide reunion tour in Cardiff on...
Lorde Scores Fourth ARIA No. 1 Album With ‘Virgin’
Billboard
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July 4, 2025
Lorde has extended her perfect streak on the ARIA Albums Chart, as Virgin debuts at No. 1 this week (chart dated July 4). The Auckland-born singer-songwriter now boasts four chart-topping albums in Australia, following her breakout 2013 debut Pure...
Bad//Dreems Australia 2025 Tour
Scenestr
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Has it really been a decade since Bad//Dreems released their debut album, 'Dogs At Bay', a record fused with simmering alt rock, biting lyricism and the blue-collar spirit of hard work. The Adelaide locals, who have always lent in strong to their...
Fancy all-Australian ham on your toastie? Good luck with that
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 3, 2025
When Suzy Lloyd's craving for a ham, cheese and tomato toastie sent her down the supermarket deli aisle, she was shocked by how hard it was to buy local. "The range was fairly small in Australian products," she said. "I would normally go for...
British public backs defence and security partnership with Australia
The Strategist
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July 4, 2025
Australia was high on the list for Britain’s revamp of its alliances after Brexit, and the stormy geopolitical climate that followed has only reinforced the need for a more ambitious partnership. Looking ahead, public demonstrations of the...
The Voice Australia finalist returns home for first-ever concert
Te Ao Maori News
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Jaedyn Randell (Tainui), who gained national headlines following her runner-up placing in last year’s The Voice Australia, has returned to Hamilton for her first concert, Kāinga Hokia. The former Hamilton Girls High School head girl stole hearts...
Music legend John Farnham ‘over the moon’ after becoming a grandfather for the first time
Starts at 60
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July 1, 2025
After a legendary career spanning decades and cementing his place as one of Australia’s most beloved performers, John Farnham is celebrating a beautiful new milestone — becoming a grandfather for the first time. The music icon’s son, James and his...
Taste Port Douglas 2025
Concrete Playground
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July 9, 2025
Overview Port Douglas is well known for its tropical climate and picturesque beauty. Yet don't overlook its burgeoning culinary scene, especially when annual events like Taste Port Douglas take over the calendar. Running from Thursday, August...
Triple M Returns With 'No Talk Day' For Australians' Mental Health
The Music.com.au
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July 4, 2025
More Triple M Triple M will sound very different on Monday (7 July) as it will observe its seventh annual No Talk Day in support of Australians’ mental health. No Talk Day will be observed on all of Triple M’s 49 stations nationwide and on the...
Teen Charged With Assault After Alleged Fight At Perth Central Cee Concert
The Music.com.au
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July 4, 2025
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with assault after allegedly throwing punches at UK Grime star Central Cee’s concert on Wednesday (2 July). 7 News and Perth Now report that approximately 40 minutes after Central Cee took to the stage at 9 pm,...
Usher Cancels 2025 Australian Tour
The Music.com.au
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July 4, 2025
More Usher Usher has cancelled his forthcoming Australian tour, according to a notice on Ticketek that was also emailed to ticketholders. The OMG hitmaker was set to tour Australia this November and December for the first time in over a decade –...
The Simpsons gag that inspired Merpire's emotive new album
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 4, 2025
Merpire is charming us with a very accurate, impression of a crow. The occasion? The independent singer-songwriter's second album, Milk Pool. The impetus, however, is the lush flora and fauna surrounding her at the Pioneer Women's Memorial Garden,...
Anastasia
Concrete Playground
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July 9, 2025
Overview Frozen has done it. Beauty and the Beast and Shrek, too. The Lion King is set to again in 2026. We're talking about animated movies making the leap from the screen to the stage Down Under, as another childhood favourite is, too. With...
When music festivals become a stage for hate
The Australian Jewish News
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July 4, 2025
Get The AJN Newsletter by email and never miss our top stories Free Sign Up Over the weekend, Glastonbury — once a symbol of peace, unity, and creative expression — descended into something far darker. British rapper Bob Vylan led festival-goers...
Connect by Live Nation latest study reveals mass mainstream influence of country music in Australia
Australian Leisure
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Leading sponsorship, creative and experiential agency in music - Connect by Live Nation - has released its latest study ‘Step Into Country’ unveiling the mass mainstream influence of country music in Australia - now the third largest country music...
Warragul Municipal Band concert
Warragul and Drouin Gazette
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July 4, 2025
Arts and Culture Warragul Municipal Band concert Jul 04 2025 Updated 3 minutes ago Tickets for the Warragul Municipal Band 140th Anniversary Year Celebrations Concert are now on sale. Held at the West Gippsland Arts Centre on Saturday November 15,...