
Comedy News - More stars and more laughs for the 2025 comedy festival season as Live Nation & Jubilee Street Management announce more shows
Live Nation and Jubilee Street Management have added to their already impressive line-up for the 2025 comedy festival season even more outstanding comics from Australia and New Zealand.

The 1975 add Special Guest, No Rome, to 2019 Australian Tour + Melbourne sold-out!
After delivering mind-blowing performances at Coachella last month, British alt pop-rockers The 1975 have set their sights on Australia. The quartet has enlisted the help of breakout pop visionary No Rome to warm up crowds at their packed-out shows.

Devin Townsend announces 'An Evening With' Australian acoustic solo tour
Canadian progressive heavy music genius, Devin Townsend, is pleased to announce a very special Australian An Evening With solo acoustic tour. The intimate evenings will feature Devin performing tracks from across his catalogue, as well as taking part in a Q&A where fans will get to know more about what Devin is up to at this stage in his career and the newly released album, Empath. This will prove to be a unique & special experience for all in attendance.

Gordi replaces Paloma Faith as support act for Sam Smith's NZ & Australia tour
On the cusp of his sold-out Sydney Opera House performance tomorrow evening, Sam Smith will return to Australia and New Zealand on his The Thrill Of It All World Tour this November.

The Church announce NZ show
Australian rock band The Church are hitting the road later this year for An Evening with The Church.

Paloma Faith announced as Sam Smith's special guest for NZ & Australia tour
On the cusp of his sold-out Sydney Opera House performance tomorrow evening, Sam Smith will return to Australia and New Zealand on his The Thrill Of It All World Tour this November.

Adrian J Portia set for Auckland show
World renowned, Australian based drummer and percussionist Adrian J. Portia is bringing his stunning Handpan music to New Zealand for the first time.

Download Will Return to Melbourne ….. and Sydney in 2019
Nearly 30,000 heavy music fans descended on Melbourne on Saturday for Australia’s first Download Festival.

Australia promoters Secret Sounds release statement regarding gender diversity
Secret Sounds, the promoters behind Australian festivals Splendour In The Grass and Falls Festival, have released a statement concerning gender balance at festivals.

Australia's Stella Donnelly gets Kiwi Charlotte Evans and a NZ cast on board for 'Mechanical Bull' video
Rising star of the Australian folk-rock scene Stella Donnelly is in high demand, inking a deal with influential US indie label Secretly Canadian, and booking dates in America for SXSW and her first US tour next month.

City Calm Down to play two NZ shows
With their highly anticipated second album Echoes In Blue due for release on Friday 6 April, Melbourne four-piece City Calm Down have announced they’re set to undertake their first ever New Zealand shows in Auckland and Wellington this July.

Alex Cameron & Roy Molloy to support The Killers NZ shows
The Killers return to New Zealand this April for the first time since their legendary Auckland arena show in 2009.

Sam Smith adds extra shows in Auckland, Melbourne & Sydney
The love between Sam Smith and fans down under is stronger than ever, with thousands of pre-sale tickets being snapped up to the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s The Thrill Of It All Australian and New Zealand tour this November.

Sam Smith announces NZ & Australia tour
On the cusp of his sold-out Sydney Opera House performance tomorrow evening, Sam Smith will return to Australia and New Zealand on his The Thrill Of It All World Tour this November.

Mick Jenkins & The Underachievers announce NZ & Australia tour
Chicago’s finest wordsmith Mick Jenkins returns after a brilliant Laneway Festival set in January, and this time he’s crossed state lines to partner with New York duo The Underachievers for one massive hip-hop double bill.

Australia to host RNB Winery Concert Series
With the colossal RNB Fridays Live wrapping up after a second successful year of multiple sold out shows, leaving fans and critics thrilled, 2018 sees the reveal of the first ever RNB Vine Days.

Clean Bandit announce debut Australian headline shows
One of the biggest names in electronic music is heading to Australia this January, Clean Bandit.

Sydney City Limits sideshows have arrived
A bunch of side shows have been announced from Sydney City Limits.

Twilight at Taronga 2018 Summer Concert Series - Neil and Liam Finn - Third and final Sydney show announced
2018 may mark the first time that Neil and Liam Finn have played in the stunning surrounds of Twilight at Taronga, but demand for their only Sydney shows has been so high that a third and final show on Sunday February 18.

Chelsea Wolfe adds second Auckland show
Due to the first Auckland show on March 10 selling out, it's now been announced a second Chelsea Wolfe show will take place on March 11 at Whammy Bar in Auckland.