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The Tomorrowland main stage has been destroyed by fire two days before the event was set to begin.

THE NIGHTLYEnormous fire destroys Tomorrowland stage days before event

Just two days before 400,000 people were set to attend one of the world’s biggest and most renowned electronic dance music festivals, a fire has completely destroyed the main stage.

Max Corstorphan

The Tomorrowland main stage has been destroyed by fire.

MusicCommentsEnormous fire destroys Tomorrowland stage days before event

Just two days before 400,000 people were set to attend one of the world’s biggest and most renowned electronic dance music festivals, a fire has completely destroyed the main stage.

Max Corstorphan

The About FACE Kids Choir in full voice at the 2024 concert.

kids choirAlbany’s young voices rise at annual About FACE concert

Two About FACE choirs will showcase the Great Southern’s best young voices at the conclusion of the ever-popular About FACE July holidays children’s choir camp at the Free Reformed Church on Friday night. 

Jacki Elezovich

Morceaux de Salon, with violinist Akiko Miyazawa and pianist Liam Wooding, at Lawson Flats on Monday.

Classical livePremiumSmorgasbord of chamber music fare

Bastille Day auspicious for French-style soiree, Morceaux de Salon, with violinist Akiko Miyazawa and pianist Liam Wooding at Lawson Flats.

David Cusworth

G Flip is returning to Australia on their global Dream Ride Tour.

MusicCommentsAussie music sensation coming to Perth in 2026

Joining the artist on the road is Canada four-piece The Beaches and Aussie actress and singer Ayesha Madon.

Kellie Balaam

Nicholas Dinopoulos conducts the Giovanni Consort 30th Anniversary Gala at Guildford Grammar School Chapel on Saturday.

Choral livePremiumSt Mary’s and Guildford Grammar host choral splendour

Giovanni Consort honour ecclesiastical origins of their core Renaissance repertoire with recitals to mark their 30th anniversary.

David Cusworth

Soprano Samantha Clarke sings Britten's Illuminations with WA Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Edward Gardner at Winthrop Hall on Friday.

Classical livePremiumWASO brings Schubert, Britten, Brahms to Winthrop Hall

Samantha Clarke and Edward Gardner set the seal on scintillating Schubert, Britten and Brahms with WA Symphony Orchestra at Winthrop Hall.

David Cusworth

The Preatures, from left, Jack Moffitt, Gideon Bensen, Luke Davison, Isabella Manfredi and Thomas Champion.

Is this how you feel?PremiumAll the feels as The Preatures pull off unexpected come back

After betrayal and exploitation, Sydney rockers reunite and return to celebrate 10th anniversary of hit debut album, Blue Planet Eyes

Simon Collins

Fiona Campbell, Andrew O'Connor, Katie Noonan and Louis Hurley.

WA premieresPremiumAVE debuts in Perth as PSO tells our stories

Operatic mezzo-soprano and creative director of Perth Symphony Orchestra Fiona Campbell is staging shows this month that channel Australian and WA stories.

David Cusworth

Lorde performs at Glastonbury festival 2025.

MusicCommentsOh Lorde! NZ singer to make Perth final stop of Aus tour

The Kiwi pop star is headed Down Under early next year as she rolls out her fourth studio album.

Zach Margolius

Australian musical acts such as indie rock group Dice are finding fans overseas through streaming. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

MusicPremiumAussie acts find global listeners but AI worries linger

Data from music streaming giant Spotify reveals Australian artists are more globally popular than ever, but can they compete with the all-powerful algorithm?

Tom Wark

They are one of the biggest band’s in the world but scientists suggest they are not ‘harmonically daring’.

MusicCommentsWhy the biggest band in the world are officially BORING

They are mega-popular, having sold more than 100 million albums, but scientists have found that their new songs sound a lot like their old ones. Do you agree?

Troy de Ruyter

The Stranded Wailers will perform at this week’s Albany International Folk ‘n’ Shanty Festival.

shanty soundPremiumPopular Folk and Shanty Festival returns to Albany shores

Albany’s musical community and local venues are gearing up for the much-anticipated Albany International Folk and Shanty Festival this weekend, with more than a dozen local and interstate acts in the lineup. 

Jacki Elezovich

Luke Hogan as Art Garfunkel and Israel Bloodgood as Paul Simon in The Simon and Garfunkel Story touring Australia.

Sound of silenceMusic duo reunited in stage story

Praise from an artist about their life story portrayal is no easy feat but it was bestowed on The Simon and Garfunkel Story cast when Art Garfunkel surprised them on stage in 2024 after a New York performance.

Tanya MacNaughton

Dave and Henry having a moment on stage.

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WA indie band play new songs at gig from ‘wildest dreams’

Old Mervs rocked out to hundreds of fans in Perth at the weekend at an arena they never thought they would play a headline show.

Kellie Balaam

Listen Out 2025 has been cancelled.

FestivalsCommentsFans angry after another music festival bites the dust

A music festival that was set to arrive in Perth later this year has been cancelled.

Kellie Balaam

CEO Owen Whittle at The Rosemount in North Perth.

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Live music under attack from infill NIMBYs

People who move close to live music venues should not be allowed to immediately complain about the noise and have them shut down, says that man charged with revitalising Perth’s music scene.

Kate Emery

Oasis kicked off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits.

MusicOasis sends fans ‘Supersonic’ as long-awaited tour begins

Oasis ended a 16-year hiatus on Friday with a punchy, powerful trip through one of Britpop’s greatest songbooks, kicking off a reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales to a crowd ecstatic for the band’s 1990s hits.

Jill Lawless

Usher has cancelled his Australian tour.

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Fans devastated after Usher suddenly cancels Aussie tour

Just weeks after tickets went on sale, global R&B superstar Usher has cancelled his tour of Australia.

Eloise Budimlich

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