Having endured the pandemic’s lockdown era, live music is back in a big way. Whether you want sublime melodies or historic highs, here are the best on offer. | By Craig Mathieson livemusic
was a lockdown soundtrack for many with its gilded resignation and breaking dawn disco grooves. With The Wiggles already covering their track, the time is right for the band to return in celebratory mode as they share a catalogue now four acclaimed albums deep in their biggest headline shows to date.October 20, Qudos Bank Arena, Olympic Park, Homebush; October 22-23, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne; October 29, RAC Arena, Perth; tameimpala.
November 8, WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong; November 9, Aware Super Theatre, Sydney; November 12, Bimbadgen Winery, Pokolbin; November 13, Gateway Lakes, Wodonga; November 19, Mount Duneed Estate, Geelong; November 22, Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne; November 25-27, Kings Park, Perth; crowdedhouse.comis 30 years old now and more likely to be found on the NSW north coast than Los Angeles, but he remains an intuitive antenna for electronic music’s constant evolution.
November 22, HBF Park, Perth; November 29-30, Allianz Stadium, Moore Park; November 26, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne; December 3, Suncorp Stadium, Milton, Brisbane; justinbiebermusic.comThere’s no greater weight in popular music than being at the summit of hip-hop; there’s no other artist who handles it like Kendrick Lamar. Australia gets the magisterial Los Angeles rapper fresh from the May release of his fifth studio album,, a complicated record of self-evaluation and striking rhythms.