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ABC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Ethel Cain announces 2026 Australian shows as part of her Willoughby Tucker Forever world tour
Ethel Cain is coming to Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Fremantle, as part of her Willoughby Tucker Forever world tour. The Floridian — real name Hayden Anhedönia — will bring her Southern Gothic alter-ego to Australia in February 2026, with a set of five shows, kicking off with two nights in Naarm's Palais Theatre before heading to Eora's Hordern Pavilion, Meanjin's Fortitude Music Hall and Walyalup's Fremantle Arts Centre. She's here off the back of acclaimed second album Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You . It marks her first time here since 2023, when Ethel spellbound audiences at Vivid Sydney, Dark Mofo and Melbourne's Rising playing through hits from her debut album Preacher's Daughter , widely celebrated as one of 2022's best releases. Since then, she's catapulted to mainstream attention, with her dreamy alt-pop anthems like 'American Teenager' and far more experimental work captivating audiences drawn to her dark, cinematic world. In 2025, she dropped Perverts , an experimental drone-based work, before dropping Willoughby Tucker on August 8, a conceptual prequel to her debut album about doomed lovers. Led by reverb-soaked 'Janie' and featuring plenty of tender folk moments ('Nettles', 'Tempest'), it's a moody, deeply felt listen. Find the full dates below, with tickets on sale Monday 18 August 11am local time via Ticketmaster, with presale information available here, too. Ethel Cain's Willoughby Tucker Forever tour. Ethel Cain's The Willoughby Tucker Forever Tour - Australia 2026 Saturday 16 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Saturday 16 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Monday 17 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Monday 17 February - Palais Theatre, Melbourne, Boonworrung Country, VIC Saturday 21 February - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW Saturday 21 February - Hordern Pavilion, Sydney, Gadigal Country, NSW Wednesday 25 February - The Fortitude Music Hall, Yuggera Country, QLD Wednesday 25 February - The Fortitude Music Hall, Yuggera Country, QLD Saturday 28 February - Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Noongar Country, WA
Buzz Feed
29-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Kacey Musgraves Announces 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Everyone's fave yeehaw queen Kacey Musgraves has finally announced her return to Australia, marking her first Aussie shows in six years! She literally hasn't played here since the before times. Fresh off the release of her 2024 album Deeper Well, Kacey will be playing four shows around Australia this November, including two (!) at the iconic Sydney Opera House. An iconic musician at an iconic venue? Feels correct. She'll be kicking off the tour at the Sydney Opera House, playing on November 19 and 20. She'll then head to Brisbane's Fortitude Musical Hall on November 22 before wrapping it all up on November 26 at Melbourne's Palais Theatre. Have you ever seen a prettier stage? Kacey actually gave us the tea that she'd be touring this year when we spoke to her at the Anime Awards in Tokyo back in May. "I'm playing a show here (Tokyo)", and also I'll be going to Australia before that," she told us."I'll be coming to Australia in November, and then I'll pop over to Asia and do some more shows." Frontier Touring's presale begins on July 30, with general sale for all shows beginning on July 31. You can find more ticketing info here!
The Age
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
Sydney Morning Herald
15-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
An undiminished Jimmy Barnes had fans on their feet for this classic
MUSIC Jimmy Barnes ★★★ Palais Theatre, June 13 When I was a child, I got a Jimmy Barnes CD out of a packet of muesli bars. I didn't have a CD player, so I just had to imagine what it might sound like. I already had enough Barnesy in my blood to have a good guess. His songs are part of the Australian collective unconscious. They play in our dreams. They give them away in muesli bar packets. Barnes is now touring his 21st studio album, Defiant. A few hours before he took to the stage, it went to No. 1 in the album charts. It's his 15th No.1 album (19th if you count Cold Chisel). He plays virtually all of that record tonight. His gruff yarl is undiminished by age and recent heart surgery. However, the new songs – gruff pub rock beasts about struggle and defiance – struggle themselves. The essence is all here, but the lyrics are a bit live-laugh-love ('It's a new day / I can feel the sun shining down on me'). It all buckles under the weight of a nine-piece band. Songs like The Long Road and Dig Deep are rote, mid-tempo, middle-of-the-road Barnesy. They could have come out any time since 1991. Album opener That's What You Do For Love gives it all a lift (possibly because it reminds me of Born To Run). Taken all at once, it's a slog. The audience waits (mostly) patiently, as the new material is scattered with familiar stuff like Choirgirl and I'd Die To Be Alone With You Tonight. It's when the opening piano of Flame Trees kicks in that everything changes. 'A real one,' my friend says. The crowd stand up en masse. People join in on the second line. By the chorus, it's a choir. 'But oh,' he sings, 'who needs that sentimental bullshit, anyway?' It's a beautiful song about the past escaping from us.
ABC News
13-05-2025
- Business
- ABC News
Live Nation
Four Corners: On August 14, 2024 Four Corners reported music promotor, Live Nation operates and owns Anita's Theatre in Wollongong. Live Nation operates but does not own Anita's Theatre. The program also presented a case study of $65+ tickets at the Palais Theatre and listed fees totalling around $30 to $40. Because the insurance fee cannot apply to resale tickets, the fees listed total to around $30, not around $30 to $40 as reported. However, the variable reseller fee (part of the transaction fee for resale tickets) can be higher than was used in the case study, which can push the total fees above $30.
