Author: Lars Brandle

Green Day is heading down under next year for a multi-date stadium tour. The Rock Hall-inducted rock trio’s The Saviors Tour will swing into Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on March 1, followed by Engie Stadium in Sydney on March 3, and wrap March 5 at CBUS Super Stadium, on the Gold Coast. Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike […]

Elon Musk, one of the most powerful individuals to ever walk this earth, is no match for Taylor Swift. His words. As the presidential debate reached its conclusion Tuesday night, Sept. 10, Swift reached for her device and shared a 300-word missive on social media. It was a manna from heaven for the Democrats, as […]

SYDNEY, Australia — Playbill Group, the venue management business that operates the Hordern Pavilion, a Sydney landmark, has struck a partnership with AEG Presents and Frontier Touring, part of the Mushroom Group. Going forward, Michael Nebenzahl continues as managing director of Playbill, in a “business as usual” arrangement, reads a joint statement. Playbill and Frontier, […]

Playing a second show in the same city is usually a guarantee for special moments from Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. And that was certainly the case on Sunday night as the New Jersey rock icon and his heart-stoppin’, house-rockin’, booty-shakin’ – you know the drill – ensemble played the second night of […]

Five days and a few thousand miles between gigs — and the formal release of his new album, No Name — gave Jack White a good excuse to show one of his homes where his heart is. Just two days after playing the Pentaport Rock Festival in South Korea, White and his quartet were on […]

Slim Shady’s not dead on Australia’s charts. Eminem’s The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) (via Interscope/Universal) enters a second week at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, published Friday, July 26. As previously reported, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) is the Rap God’s 11th No. 1 in Australia, a […]

It’s a whole new ballgame for Katy Perry, as the “Roar” singer is confirmed as the headline performer for the AFL Grand Final. The U.S. pop star will perform this September at the imposing Melbourne Cricket Ground, the venue for the Australian Football League’s showpiece event. On Thursday, July 25 the league announced her appearance […]

MELBOURNE, Australia — In a restructuring that’s touted as one of the most significant changes to Mushroom Group in more than two decades, the independent music powerhouse unveils Mushroom Music — a new division that incorporates its recording, publishing and neighboring rights activities. Unveiled Thursday, July 25 with a new website and social presence, Mushroom Music is said to […]

Tones And I is the latest addition to the lineup of speakers for Bigsound 2024, Australia’s music industry summit and showcase event. A one-time busker who was discovered performing in Byron Bay and landed a global smash with “Dance Monkey,” Tones will discuss her vibrant musical journey for an in-conversation with Australian TV personality Myf […]

Sabrina Carpenter’s summer isn’t coming to an end just yet. Based on midweek U.K. sales and streaming data captured by the Official Charts Company, Carpenter’s hit “Please Please Please” (via Island) should return to the summit for a seventh-non-consecutive week. “Please Please Please” is the followup to “Espresso,” which has reigned over the national singles […]