Year: 2022

Balearic crooner, glamourous punk, acerbic poet—Baxter Dury’s persona is kitted out in many finely-tailored guises. A villain with a heart of gold, Dury is a hopeless romantic, wading through filthy gutters in search of the transcendent.

He’s gone from beloved hardcore band King Brown to the nightclub floor, talk-rapping debauched lyrics over breakbeats and techno. Underscoring it all, is Carlson’s experiences with epilepsy. A night with Our Carlson is a touching, wild ride.

Adelaide’s pride and joy, now international star, Tkay Maidza, plays her first Melbourne show in over two years—taking the stage at The Forum with a special show designed just for RISING. Maidza is a fountain of positivity and empowerment; a rapid-fire lyricist and rapper staking her claim.

Coming in hot off the back of his 2021 mixtape, OTTN (On to the Next), IJALE blends Afrocentric sounds with Western influences, in a reflection of his Nigerian heritage and Australian upbringing. He can go breezy or hard—either way, IJALE turns it up.

Xylouris is part of a multi-generational family of virtuoso Cretan musicians. Xylouris and White have taken their instruments, which normally play supporting roles, to new territories as melodic leads.

The Scottish icons of post-rock last toured Australia over 20 years ago as a duo, but this is the first time they’ll be bringing along a full band. A decades-long waiting game for fans is finally over.

LOVE IN BRIGHT LANDSCAPES tells the tragic and intimate life story of David McComb, Australian singer/songwriter and driving force behind one of the greatest Australian bands, The Triffids.

Journeyman, stalwart or just The Mayor of Rock ‘n’ Roll, John Corabi certainly needs no introduction.

In 2020 as most of the world pressed ‘pause’, Joan was making and releasing new music. She wrote and recorded with Damon Albarn for the Gorillaz ‘Song Machine’ album, released her second album of covers and her first live album.