Our weekly update brings you a round up of new and exciting tour news and announcements for this week. Featuring who’s heading to Melbourne and where to grab your tickets.
International Artists
After
Los Angeles duo After have announced their debut Australian headline tour. Following their festival appearance at Beyond The Valley on 30 December, After will then head out to perform three exclusive headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, giving Australian audiences the chance to experience one of pop’s most exciting emerging acts.
Made up of Graham Epstein and Justine Dorsey, After formed in Los Angeles in 2023 after the pair met online and realised they would probably make a better band than a couple. Drawing inspiration from artists spanning Michelle Branch, Portishead, Fountains of Wayne and Enigma, the duo have crafted a sound that pairs Dorsey’s ethereal vocals with Epstein’s immersive production, creating a unique meeting point between early-2000s pop songwriting and cinematic trip-hop.
Australian Tour Dates 2026/2027
Wednesday 30 December 2026 Beyond The Valley (Festival)
Saturday 2 January 2027 The Night Cat Melbourne
Sunday 3 January 2027 Oxford Art Factory Sydney
Tuesday 5 January 2027 The Brightside Brisbane
Get your tickets HERE
Jungle
Brit award winning trio Jungle have announced dates for the Australian leg of their upcoming extensive world tour. The band have long been regular visitors to Australian shores, building a devoted following with each visit via headline shows and festival appearances. Their 2024 tour saw the band play sold out shows in their biggest Australian venues yet, a testament to the connection they’ve built with fans on this side of the world..
Jungle were formed in London in 2013 by Tom McFarland and J Lloyd, before their regular collaborator Lydia Kitto became an official member of the group in 2024. With a euphoric concoction of modern disco, soul and hip-hop with exemplary visual content defined by world-class choreography, they shot to attention with their self-titled debut album in 2014.
Australian Tour Dates 2027
Tuesday 2 March Entertainment Centre Brisbane
Thursday 4 March Afterpay Arena (formerly Qudos) Sydney
Saturday 6 March Rod Laver Arena Melbourne
Wednesday 10 March RAC Arena Perth
Get your tickets HERE
Australian Acts
Bootleg Rascal
As part of their ‘Asleep In The Machine’ 10th Anniversary Tour, Yugambeh/Gold Coast-based duo Bootleg Rascal have announced a five-date New Zealand run of shows, along with a further four Australian shows due to high demand, bringing the whole run to 19 performances across both countries.
Stopping off in metropolitan and regional centres, the band will perform tracks from ‘Asleep In The Machine’, plus their most recent and fourth self-titled studio album, and all the classics from their extended discography.
Since forming in late 2012, Bootleg Rascal (Carlos Lara and Jimmy Young) have carved out a global footprint with their genre-bending music, and with four studio albums under their belt the group has spent over a decade selling out headline shows across Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the USA, cementing their reputation as one of the country’s most consistent and essential independent live acts.
Australia and NZ Tour Dates
Friday 11 September Arts Factory Byron Bay
Friday 25 September Freo Social Fremantle
Saturday 26 September The River Margaret River
Sunday 27 September Prince Of Wales Bunbury
Saturday 3 October Burdekin Bandroom Sydney
Sunday 4 October Yours And Owls Wollongong
Friday 9 October The Brightside Brisbane
Saturday 10 October Mayberry Darwin
Friday 23 October Altar Hobart
Saturday 24 October Leadbeater Hotel Melbourne
Friday 30 October Miami Marketta Gold Coast
Saturday 31 October Kings Beach Tavern Sunshine Coast
Friday 6 November Soul Social Club Aldinga
Saturday 7 November Ed Castle Adelaide
Thursday 10 December Valhalla Wellington
Friday 11 December Whammy Bar Auckland
Saturday 12 December A Rolling Stone Christchurch MATINEE
Saturday 12 December A Rolling Stone Christchurch
Sunday 13 December Yonder Queenstown
Get your tickets HERE
Simona Castricum
Naarm/Melbourne artist Simona Castricum launches her fifth studio album Villain, out 4 September 2026 via her own imprint Trans-Brunswick Express (T-BE), with a national Australian tour across October and November.
Castricum describes Villain as a response to political and relational projection: songs about relationships, personal and political, intimate and ideological, and the stories people construct about one another.
Performing live as a duo with Anetta Nevin on drums, Castricum will bring Villain to stages around Australia following appearances at Golden Plains, Dark Mofo and Melbourne Music Week, and performances alongside Lydia Lunch, Drab Majesty, Peaches and !!!.
Australian Tour Dates
Friday 2 October Northcote Social Club Melbourne
Friday 9 October The Vanguard Sydney
Friday 16 October Ancient World Adelaide
Saturday 17 October Season Three Brisbane
Friday 23 October Buffalo Club Fremantle
Saturday 21 November Railway Club Darwin
Sunday 22 November ScrtLctn Alice Springs
Get your tickets HERE
Events and Festivals
She Makes Noise
She Makes Noise is an annual one-night music festival celebrating the spectrum of music created by women and femme-presenting artists in Victoria. Following the inaugural festival in 2025, She Makes Noise 2026 will showcase Girls Night In, harminia, Kaylah Thomas, LÂLKA, and Sadie Mustoe, representing a cross-section of Australian culture and a variety of musical genres including jazz, alternative rock, indie, folk and electronic pop.
She Makes Noise cultivates a safe, supportive space where emerging artists can be vulnerable in their performances, and curious audiences can discover connection by expanding their musical horizons. Make sure to secure your ticket to support women in music and have a fun night.
Festival Date
Saturday 19 September Bergy Bandroom Brunswick
Get your tickets HERE
Gigs Coming Soon
Seeing Violet
In support of their debut EP, Sleepwalking, Seeing Violet are set to shake Melbourne to its core, with a live show that will take you on an explosive journey of catchy hooks, emotional musings, and searing breakdowns, empowering everyone in their aether to take a journey into their deepest emotions. Supported by hometown heroes One More Weekend and HZED, this is not a show to miss for any fans of Paramore, MCR, & RATM.
Seeing Violet are a femme-fronted, furious and provocative powerhouse of alternative rock. Tackling the tumultuous political landscape, ripping heartbreak, power struggles, and pertinent social issues in their music, they are a truly unique driving force pushing alternative rock into the future.
Gig Date
Saturday 22 August Nighthawks Bar Collingwood
Get your tickets HERE