Kalush Orchestra, the Ukrainian Eurovision 2022 winners have been releasing new music. The band have been busy in recent times working on new material ahead of their upcoming appearance at the 2023 song contest. The fan favourites have dropped two new songs, including a collaboration and their first song in English. Changes Following their winning […]
All new rock and metal festival PowerTrip debuts this October in Indio, California. Held at the Empire Polo Club, best known for hosting the Coachella festival, this looks like it’s shaping up to be a weekend to remember across 6th – 8th October. PowerTrip Festival Lineup Each night features full sets from two of the […]
Coachella 2023 will livestream every stage on YouTube across six separate feeds for the double weekend extravaganza. The content will be double of what was shown last year, ensuring that music fans around the world can turn on and tune in to the 2023 event. As previously reported by TheatreArtLife, the lineup this year is […]
The iconic Madama Butterfly on Sydney Harbour opens on 24th March, running through to 23rd April. The spectacular outdoor production by Handa Opera first premiered in 2014, and included conductor Brian Castles-Onion AM and Principal Baritone Michael Honeyman, who both return for this latest series. We spoke to both stars about Puccini’s well-loved opera, and […]
Opera Australia’s highly acclaimed Chorus will step into the spotlight of the Joan Sutherland Theatre this summer as the stars of a new work aptly named Chorus! This brand-new staged concert will showcase the Chorus’ 48 powerful voices through some of the most recognised choral pieces in the opera canon. The Opera Australia Chorus are the […]
Coachella Festival 2023 has announced the musical acts for both weekends, with tickets on sale. The California music festival will be taking place across 14 – 16 and 21 – 23 April, at the Empire Polo Club in the desert. Featuring a broad range of global artists old and new, the exciting lineup includes the […]
Opera For All is an exciting free event produced by Opera Australia and BMW. The two groups recently announced a multi-year partnership to bring the luxury car manufacturer’s free global Opera for All event to Australia for the first time, following successful stagings in Europe. About BMW Opera for All BMW Opera for All has previously been […]
Daniel Sumegi is returning to Australia for the OA production of Carmen on Cockatoo Island, running from 25thNovember – 18th December 2022. The internationally acclaimed bass singer performs the role of Escamillo in this hugely ambitious outdoor production. In the thirty-second year of his career, Daniel Sumegi has sung over one hundred operatic roles on […]
Rock legends Foreigner have announced their farewell tour. The group, who have been together since the mid 1970s, have decided that the dates set for 2023-24 will be their last, and they plan to retire from the road – although not from the band itself. The announcement In an exclusive interview with Billboard, the news […]
Musical folk legend Joni Mitchell is set to perform her first gig in over 20 years. The singer-songwriter is scheduled to be the support act to Brandi Carlile in 2023 at the Gorge Ampitheatre. The announcement Appearing on American television staple The Daily Show, Brandi Carlile shared the exciting news that Joni Mitchell would be […]
The Nightmare Before Christmas is coming to London this December, in two productions that will star Danny Elfman and Phoebe Bridgers. World-renowned composer Elfman starred in the original 1993 film, and will be reprising his role of Jack Skellington for the live concerts. The Nightmare Before Christmas Live In Concert Jack is Back! Multiple award-winning […]
Taylor Hawkins, the late drummer of Foo Fighters, has been remembered in the first of two shows which took place in London. Wembley Stadium played host to the memorial gig, welcoming fans and a full line-up of A-list musicians who gathered to pay tribute. Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert at Wembley Stadium The Foo Fighters website […]
Women in dance music still face barriers to the industry, as shown in a new report by The Jaguar Foundation, which has researched the current situation in the UK. Outlining that women only make less than 1% of radio play, the data looks at a timeline between 2020 – 2021 and looked at both ‘live’ […]
The BBC is leading talks with numerous locations in the UK offering to host Eurovision 2023. The song contest, which was won in a landslide by Ukraine earlier in 2022, is traditionally hosted the following year in the winner’s country. Due to the ongoing Russian invasion in Ukraine, runners up the UK are offering to […]
Opera Australia stars Andrea Battistoni and Diego Torre are set to star in the Melbourne production of Mefistofele on 25 & 27 May 2022. Ahead of this rarely performed opera, we talk to the world-renowned conductor and tenor about the production, their ties to the music, and what we can look forward to from Opera […]
In celebration of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, an all-star lineup will perform live from Buckingham Palace to mark the festivities. In an event that looks like it will be one to remember, an A-list group have all confirmed their attendance, spanning some of the biggest names in music and the arts.
Ukraine have won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in a landslide victory on the public vote. The hip-hop folk band Kalush Orchestra took the title as predicted, with the support of Europe and the wider global audience willing them to victory. The winners Kalush Orchestra topped the leader board with a staggering 631 points, with […]
The week of the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest kicks off this week in Turin, Italy. With the first semi-final being held on Tuesday 10th May, followed by the second semi-final on Thursday 12th May, the excitement is on ahead of the grand final this coming weekend which will take place in a glitzy event on […]
Here For The Music is a sexual violence prevention pledge by Calling All Crows. The campaign is supported by the creation of practical implementation of new policies, codes of conduct, and language to share in solidarity, as well as training resources. Here For The Music Pledge In the USA April is #SexualAssaultAwarenessMonth. Calling All Crows […]
The side project of Radiohead, The Smile, have debuted new songs that will feature in the final episode of British period gangster series Peaky Blinders. The television show which concludes on 3rd April in the UK is well-known for its use of juxtaposition between modern-day punk, rock and abstract music. The Smile consists of Radiohead […]
Opera Australia has secured three of the world’s finest singers to make their Australian debuts in Sir David McVicar’s celebrated production of Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro at the Sydney Opera House this summer. A regular on the stage of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala and opera houses around Europe, impressive Italian baritone Mario Cassi will […]
Coachella 2022 has been announced following the festival’s long hiatus since the 2019 event due to the pandemic. The USA’s most high-profile music event is planning to go ahead on the to consecutive weekends of 15th – 17th April and 22nd – 24th April, with the full lineup being announced for the California festival. The […]
David Bowie’s estate has sold the rights to the song catalogue to the Warner Chappell group, which is part of Warner Music Group.
Tenacious D have announced the exciting news that they will reunite for a US West Coast run of shows in the summer of 2022. Following the musical comedy duos impressive 20th anniversary of their first album release (has it really been that long?), audiences in North America will be happy to know that tickets are […]
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