This Week In Entertainment News 28 August 2026
Music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates.
In the same week we lost Dolly Parton and Tim Curry, we also pay tribute to renowned voice actor Peter Cullen, best known for voicing Optimus Prime in the ‘Transformers’ cartoon and film franchise. Cullen also provided the voice for Eeyore in ‘Winnie The Pooh’.
US star Post Malone has canned his upcoming Australian tour, including his headlining spot at Strummingbird Festival. The ‘Big Ass World Tour’ was scheduled to hit our shores in October. No reason has been given for the cancellation, at this stage.
Paul Kelly today releases ‘Seventy (Deluxe Edition)’, an expanded edition of his acclaimed 2025 #1 Australian album, alongside a new video for his latest single, ‘Stardust’. Paul Kelly will play a special one-off show at Lefty’s in Brisbane on Monday August 31. The announcement comes after an unprecedented response to Kelly’s special Kings Cross show, which will take place this coming Sunday, August 30 at The Potts Point Hotel in Sydney. The intimate show sold out through an exclusive ballot, with overwhelming demand highlighting the enduring connection between Kelly and his audience.
Thirty Years of Shaping the Scene starts with a new look. From a cult club night to national touring festivals, Fuzzy has spent three decades shaping the way Australians go out and see live music, and today celebrates its 30th birthday with the unveiling of an entirely new identity. Millions of people have passed through Fuzzy events since its first night out in 1996. That history is what the new identity honours, and what it’s built to carry forward. Every festival, tour and show now carries the Fuzzy name at the front, giving three decades of work a clearer identity. Thirty years on, the work has evolved, and the identity now moves with it.
The Point welcomes a flourish of house excellence to the Fleet Steps next month, with Chicago icon Green Velvet set to perform on Saturday 26 September. Adding to an already impressive line-up of live music and curated festival experiences on its dedicated floating stage on Sydney Harbour, the arrival of Green Velvet to The Point is set to be an unmissable calendar point for many music lovers.
The impact that Will Sparks has had, as an Australian producer bringing a unique flavour of EDM to the global scene, is undeniable. The pioneer of Melbourne Bounce, Will Sparks is responsible for filling clubs and festivals with an irrepressible charisma and sound that has become a blueprint for many of his contemporaries that have followed. In 2027, Will Sparks is hitting the road in Australia to celebrate not just his legacy-status catalogue, but the sounds and sonic worlds have uplifted and inspired him: announcing a three-city run that stands to be one of his most triumphant tours to date. Performing an epic three-hour set of classics in Brisbane, Adelaide and Melbourne in 2027, fans will be able to lose themselves in the world Will Sparks has been working on conjuring.
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Ahead of their only Australian headline show of the year held against one of the country’s most iconic backdrops, The Amity Affliction have announced some special guests who will be sharing in this unique live experience on the Sydney Opera House steps. Joining the metalcore legends for this memorable night on Saturday 12 December will be metalcore trailblazers Thornhill, as well as the punk-driven euphoria of WAAX.
Fully AI-generated music will be shut out of the ARIA Charts under new rules governing the use of artificial intelligence in recordings. The Charts Code of Practice has been updated to distinguish between music created entirely by generative AI and recordings where the technology plays a supporting role. Under the new rules, AI-assisted music can still chart, provided the technology used is authorised and lawful.
Having firmly established themselves within the WA scene as creators of music that hits hard and fast with emotion and craft, four-piece rock outfit Unicorn are back with a new dose of the above in a blistering fresh track: ‘Sweet Ride’. Driven by sharp guitars and buoyed by rhythms that make way for moments of primal and euphoric release, the song marks an exciting step forward for the band, who had a solid year in 2025 with releases including ‘Wonderful Wonderful’ and ‘Spirals’.
Following a three-and-a-half-year break, Melbourne’s Loose Bricks have made their return an impactful one, serving up their first taste of a new musical chapter with fresh single ‘Another Day’. For the group of musicians and best mates, this is a stride forward into new territory, embracing maturity in both perspective and songwriting skills; pouring themselves back into the artistry that has earned them a strong following right around the country.
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