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Liam and Noel Gallagher are set to perform together for the first time since Oasis split in 2009. (AP PHOTO)

MusicPremiumOasis to reissue second album for 30th anniversary

Britpop legends Oasis will release a deluxe 30th-anniversary reissue of their seminal second album (What's The Story) Morning Glory? in October.

Staff Writers

Kanye West, who has changed his name to Ye, has be barred from Australia.

Federal PoliticsKanye West barred from Australia over anti-Semitic song

Kanye West was officially banned from Australia after the recent release of an anti-Semitic song, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has revealed.

Katina Curtis

Central Cee is playing in Perth on Wednesday night.

EntertainmentCommentsHeavy traffic warning ahead of UK rapper’s concert tonight

The heavily-tattooed British rapper is due to take the stage at RAC Arena on Wednesday night.

Kellie Balaam

Just Fiddling. The 45th Albany Eisteddfod took place at the Albany Entertainment Centre from June 9-12.

Show stoppersPremiumAlbany’s 45th Eisteddfod attracts 300 talented performers

The 45th Albany Eisteddfod attracted more than 300 entries over four days of competition and concerts which took place at the Albany Entertainment Centre

Claire Middleton

Lucinda and Stephanie Nicholls, Hayley Scheffer and Elena Wittkuhn at Grove Library for Mirabilis Collective on Sunday.

Classical livePremiumHistorical tribute to women and song

Hildegard von Bingen’s medieval paean to wisdom, O Virtus Sapientiae, infuses Grove Library with a cathedral ambience for a winter season finale.

David Cusworth

Samantha Jade will star as Vivian in the upcoming Pretty Woman: The Musical.

CelebrityVideoCommentsPerth pop singer to bring iconic movie to life on stage

The lead actress for the upcoming musical Pretty Woman has being announced with show playing in Australia later this year.

Kellie Balaam

Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers performs at the Gobi stage at the 2025 Coachella Valley music and arts festival on April 13, 2025 in Indio, California.

MusicCommentsAussie punk outfit could take crown as biggest rock band

Embarking on their first tour of Australia in a decade, AC/DC tapped Amyl and the Sniffers as the support act for the five-city run of shows in the Power Up tour at the end of this year. 

Dylan Caporn

A terrifying health scare almost ended it all for Australian rock icon Jimmy Barnes.

THE NIGHTLYJimmy Barnes opens up on staring death in face & winning

If a near-death experience re-defines a person’s life, rock music legend Jimmy Barnes has had multiple re-definitions.

Chris Reason

Sara Macliver sings for Danceworks with Otto Tausk and WA Symphony Orchestra at Studio Underground.

Underground musicPremiumWASO bends genres with Musical Mavericks

Conductor Otto Tausk brings a Dutch treat to WA Symphony Orchestra’s new Underground Series with Danceworks at State Theatre Centre.

David Cusworth

AC/DC have smashed ticket sales records, with more than 320,000 fans scoring seats for the legendary rock band’s upcoming Australian tour.

MusicCommentsAC/DC smash ticket sales record for upcoming Aussie tour

AC/DC have smashed ticket sales records, with hundreds of thousands of fans snatching seats for the legendary rock band’s upcoming Australian tour.

Amy Lee

Legendary Australian rockers AC/DC

EntertainmentCommentsTickets for second Perth AC/DC show on sale this morning

The legendary band have announced a second Perth show, with tickets going on sale from 11am.

Joseph Cassidy

‘Glastonbury, I'm a free man,’ Kneecap frontman Mo Chara told the audience while wearing a keffiyeh. (AP PHOTO)

THE NIGHTLYOutrage as BBC livestreams ‘death to IDF’ Glastonbury chant

Footage has emerged of Glastonbury performances as the BBC aired anti-semitic chants live, while one group yelled ‘f*** Keir Starmer’, the UK Prime Minister.

Kimberley Braddish

Footage has emerged of Glastonbury performances as the BBC is accused or airing anti-semitic chants live.

World NewsCommentsOutrage as BBC livestreams ‘death to IDF’ Glastonbury chant

Footage has emerged of Glastonbury performances as the BBC aired anti-semitic chants live, while one group yelled ‘f*** Keir Starmer’, the UK Prime Minister.

Kimberley Braddish

A-list guests are in for a treat as stars are set to perform at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s grand wedding finale in Venice, with the couple planning ‘a full-on dance’ party.

CultureCommentsStars revealed to perform at Bezos’ big wedding after-party

A-list guests are in for a treat as stars are set to perform at Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s grand wedding finale in Venice, with the couple planning ‘a full-on dance’ party.

Kimberley Braddish

Addison Rae in New York, May 7, 2025. The one-time social media superstar has re-emerged as the most surprising rookie pop star of the year. (Caroline Tompkins/The New York Times)

NYT feature TikTok made Addison Rae famous. Pop made her cool

The social media star has been on a year-plus mission to refine her image, forged in the relentless algorithmic fires of TikTok. As she releases her debut album, it’s seen her remade as a savvy pop ingenue.

Jon Caramanica

Principal violinist and director Satu Vanska on tour with ACO.

Australian premierePremiumACO unleashes Bach, Ravel, Beethoven, Schubert, Kuusisto

Australian Chamber Orchestra celebrates 50 years with homegrown talents and Cello Concerto premiere from Finnish composer Jaakko Kuusisto.

David Cusworth

Young composer Domenic Lamattina at the WASO Composition Project showcase at Studio Underground.

World premieresPremiumComposing with a difference from WASO

New music is fun with James Ledger, doyen composer and artistic director of the WA Symphony Orchestra’s Composition Project.

David Cusworth

The City of Albany Band, conducted by Cynthia Van Dongen, will be playing at the Beryl Grant Centre on June 28.

Polished brassPremiumCity of Albany Band trumpets first cushion concert for kids

Never mind 76 trombones, the City of Albany Band are bringing out all their brass as they prepare to stage their first cushion concert for kids on Saturday

Claire Middleton

A beloved figure who captured hearts as a teen idol before dedicating decades to helping others has passed away peacefully at age 81.

CultureCommentsLegendary teen idol, singer from 60s and 70s dies at 81

A beloved figure who captured hearts as a teen idol before dedicating decades to helping others has passed away peacefully at age 81.

Kimberley Braddish

Darren Lewsen is the new chair of WA Opera, with effect from June 30.

Arts leadershipPremiumChanging of the guard at WA Opera

Ernst and Young executive Darren Lewsen new chair of the State opera company, replacing Andrew Pascoe next week.

David Cusworth

Perth will kick-start summer with a bumper list of events, including the Ashes opener and AC/DC’s first local concert in a decade, with hospitality bosses preparing for a pre-Christmas windfall. 

PerthCommentsPremiumPerth’s mega kick start to summer with cricket, AC/DC combo

Perth will kick-start summer with a bumper list of events, including the Ashes opener and AC/DC’s first local concert in a decade, with hospitality bosses preparing for a pre-Christmas windfall. 

Dylan Caporn

Orlando Bloom & Daughter Daisy seen walking around the Perth CBD.

SEE THE PICCommentsOrlando Bloom in Perth with Katy Perry amid split rumours

Orlando Bloom has joined his fiancée Katy Perry and their daughter in Perth as Perry prepares to perform a second concert on Monday night.

Kellie Balaam

Otto Tausk conducts WA Symphony Orchestra at Winthrop Hall at the weekend.

World PremierePremiumAustralian symphony summons joy and wonder

Joy and wonder suffuse world premiere of Australian Andrew Schultz’s Symphony No.4, with WA Symphony Orchestra and Otto Tausk at Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth

Adrian Dzvuke at Ode to Sirens in Fremantle. Styling: Samson Makumbe.

New musicAdrian Dzvuke is making heartache feel good

The Perth-based artist reflects on his journey from bedroom beat-maker to global stages and studio sessions with idols in the lead up to releasing his most honest EP yet.

Jade Jurewicz