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Country music is far from a niche interest in Brisbane.

All this country music is giving me the honky-tonk blues

A little more than a year ago, there were exactly zero honky-tonks in Fortitude Valley. Now, there are two.

  • Cameron Atfield

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The Sex Pistols have reunited for the first time in two decades.

The Sex Pistols return to Melbourne in a tour Johnny Rotten describes as ‘karaoke’

The band is (somewhat) back together for the first time in two decades – but what is a Sex Pistols gig like without John Lyndon, aka Johnny Rotten?

  • Will Cox, Jessica Nicholas and Andrew Fuhrmann
Brisbane Arena, a new 17,000 seat indoor stadium in the CBD, was pitched to retire Boondall’s entertainment centre for large-scale shows, and attract artists such as Dua Lipa (pictured) who have notably skipped the city during recent tours.

The hidden cost of a privately funded Brisbane Arena

The problem isn’t that our new indoor stadium will be privately funded, it’s who might stump up the cash to own it.

  • Courtney Kruk
Dua Lipa performs at Rod Laver Arena, March 19.

Dua Lipa designs a fan’s next tattoo at Melbourne concert

Performing at Rod Laver Arena, the singer got up close and personal with fans – and performed a new cover of Torn.

  • Gabriela Sumampow, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Vyshnavee Wijekumar
The cast of the Beatles biopics Paul Mescal, from left, Joseph Quinn, Barry Keoghan, and Harris Dickinson in Las Vegas on Monday.

The Beatles biopics: Your five big questions answered

Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn and Barry Keoghan have been cast as the Fab Four across four movies. But how is this epic going to work?

  • Neil McCormick
A year ago, NewJeans was one of K-pop’s top-selling acts. Now, their future is in doubt.

These Australian teens stood up to a giant record label. Now they’re feeling the pain

NewJeans were one of the top-selling acts in K-pop. But thanks to a legal stoush with their parent company, their future is in limbo.

  • Nell Geraets
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East Brisbane State School has welcomed new plans for Woolloongabba’s future, while another stakeholder has expressed concern for the state government’s recommendations.

Joy for some, but bold vision for Woolloongabba’s future sparks debate

The decision to demolish the Gabba – but not a heritage-listed school – has set the scene for a vast urban renewal project in Brisbane’s inner-south.

  • Courtney Kruk
Abel Selaocoe with the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Get 20% off Abel Selaocoe with the Australian Chamber Orchestra*

The international cello sensation brings a kaleidoscope of rhythm and sound to his highly anticipated Australian debut.

Celtic rock bagpiper Scott Wood, of Glasgow, at full tilt with his treasured pipes at the Port Fairy Folk Festival.

Thieves find Scottish rock band’s bagpipes too loud to handle

The saga of a rock band’s treasured bagpipes, stolen from a Melbourne car park, has a happy ending.

  • Tony Wright
Fatboy Slim at St Kilda’s Northern Soul Chip Shop. 

One deep-fried rave, to go: How Fatboy Slim ended up playing in a chip shop

At 5pm, the news went out. At five past, the footpath was full of people wanting to see one of the world’s most famous DJs in a tiny St Kilda chippery.

  • Karl Quinn

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