Port Fairy Folk Festival Drops a Huge Third Line-Up for 2026 Featuring Fantastic Negrito, Hannah Cohen, Asmâa Hamzaoui & More

One of Australia’s most beloved music pilgrimages is levelling up again. The Port Fairy Folk Festival has revealed its huge…

Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and Bowling For Soup team up for massive ‘Bowl My Bones’ Australian tour in 2026

Australia, you’re about to be well and truly bowled over. UK folk-punk powerhouse Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls and…

Meg Washington announces massive 23-date ‘Natural Beauty’ Australian tour for 2026

Fresh off the back of her critically acclaimed, ARIA-nominated album GEM, four-time ARIA Award-winner Meg Washington is hitting the road…

PASH Announce Free Barwon Club Show This November — with Bigfoot Sighting Joining the Chaos

Geelong, consider this your official heads-up: the Barwon Club is throwing a free gig, and it’s shaping up to be…

The Beatles are back (again): New Anthologies, new music, and a fresh chapter for the Fab Four

The world’s most beloved band is set to release a brand-new Anthology collection this November, complete with restored classics, unheard…

Palace Foreshore drops a stacked 2026 lineup with De La Soul, Oddisee, Miss Kaninna and Peach PRC

The Palace Foreshore 2026 program has landed — and it’s packing serious star power, spanning legendary hip hop, rising icons,…

Castlemaine’s going for a world record — and it’s all about Aussie band tees

Castlemaine is at it again with another delightfully weird and wonderful community idea — this time, a world record attempt…

Bluesfest reveal first lineup with 20-year return performance

You would never have thought that just a few years again, Bryon Bay’s Bluesfest had announced it’s departure. Today the…

BABYMETAL announce headline Australian shows

Known for their commitment to high-octane choreography, soaring vocal work and brutal breakdowns, BABYMETAL are one of the heavy music…

RÜFÜS DU SOL to play an exclusive DJ Set at iconic Melbourne venue this month

Melbourne get ready for a night of total music immersion as Australian EDM royalty, RÜFÜS DU SOL take over the…

Wolfmother to play intimate pub show in Torquay

Get your skinny neckties, bell bottoms and tailored suede jackets out – Wolfmother are back and cruising down to the…

WOMAdelaide drop tantalising first lineup featuring Yothu Yindi, Marlon Williams, and Obongjayar

Celebrating it’s 29th edition, WOMADelaide has today revealed the first 49 artists set to delight audiences across the long weekend…

Strap in for a spooky start to the weekend with The Bar Colac

Ever heard of Scary-oke? It’s not when the singing is so horrible it sounds like a screeching scene from a…

Beloved festival unexpectedly slams back into Barwon Club this summer

The team at Priority Bookings put a pin in ever putting on another Summer Slam – a festival that saw…

SummerSalt bring out confident coastal rockers, Ocean Alley, for five sun-soaked shows

Sand-side spots across Australia’s coastline will be lively with the cruisy and cool tunes from Ocean Alley. Under the SummerSalt…

Diesel revs up for outrageous By Request tour, adding another 21 dates

Off the back of the extraordinary success of his current 15 date regional BY REQUEST tour of Australia, beloved singer-songwriter…

King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard to play homecoming free event this Friday

Adding to a mammoth run of free outdoor shows across the past twelve months, Fed Square has announced its next…

Eccentric Tasmanian troubadour, Jesse McCormack makes tour debut in Geelong

Sassafras, Heidelberg and Fyansford will be threaded over the next week as nomadic newcomer, Jesse McCormack, trails Victoria’s most unique…

Golden Plains unleashes massive lineup for eighteenth year

Golden Plains has revealed its exceptional lineup for 2026 featuring a genre-hopping pool of talent. Returning to the Meredith Supernatural…

Garbage Good Things sideshows are here for four major cities

Frontier Touring have announced the return of alt-rock staples Garbage to Australia and New Zealand this December. In addition to…

Brutal metal gods Behemoth to play their biggest Australian shows

Extreme metal destroyers and genre definers, Behemoth are heading back to Australia in 2026, playing their biggest headline shows to…

Turnstile tour Never Enough down under

Australia get ready to turn up to 11 with Turnstile making their return to the country this summer. Hitting up…

YUNGBLUD brings world tour to Australia

Frontier Touring have announced the return of genre-defying artist YUNGBLUD, to Australian shores for his IDOLS world tour. In his…

Good Charlotte are heading to Bendigo with massive supports

Get ready Girls & Boys – Good Charlotte are back down under ready to unleash their anthems on our audiences,…

 

Subscribe to the
Forte newsletter

Stay up to date with everything going on around your region.