MasterplanThe TimesNoel is far better off than Liam but both have endured expensive financial hits along the way. While the Gallagher brothers will clear $97m from their comeback tour a far bigger payday is in the offing.
ROBERT WATTS
Reunion tourWorldMillions of Oasis fans have queued online for the British legends’ eagerly awaited reunion tour next year, but booking websites appeared overwhelmed.
AFP
exclusiveMusicVeteran Harry Moffitt celebrates 60 years of the SAS his way – with a rock album.
REVIEWReviewFrom the STC to the MSO, Australia’s arts community is deeply divided over the Israel-Gaza conflict. Knighted composer Johnathan Mills says it’s time to stop beating around the bush on the Middle East and identity politics.
brisbane festivalArtsThe first Torres Strait Islander musical recalls an incredible, world’s-best feat performed while building WA’s Mount Newman railway.
Cameron Pegg
Oasis reunionMusicHere’s hoping the brothers can let the great, collective love for their songs override the dramas that have kept them apart.
‘she gets upset about it’The TimesThe biggest British band of the Nineties is back, but what led to a truce between rock’s most famous warring siblings? Their 81-year-old mother — and their own children.
Will Hodgkinson
ARTSMusicMelbourne Symphony Orchestra managing director Sophie Galaise has abruptly left the post 48 hours after The Weekend Australian revealed she had jetted to Singapore for a five-star visit.
Lily McCaffrey and John Ferguson August 27ArtsFifteen years after the Britpop superstars played their last gig, rumours are swirling that brothers and arch rivals Noel and Liam Gallagher may share the stage once more.
musicMusicDJ superstar, Glastonbury headliner and political influencer? Charli XCX on her upcoming Australian tour, partnering with Troye Sivan and her ‘exhausting’ experience with US politics.
HANNAH YEE
EXCLUSIVENationThe Melbourne Symphony Orchestra board has split over chief Sophie Galaise’s decision to leave Australia amid a crisis over the bungled handling of a pianist’s support for Palestine.
John Ferguson and LILY McCAFFREY AUSTRALIAN MUSICMusic‘If someone told me back in 1974 that we’d be having a number one album in 50 years, I would never have believed it,’ said guitarist and singer Ian Moss on Friday.
ALBUM REVIEWSReviewAfter a 12-year break from the studio, this Lismore-born rock band has gone above and beyond the anomaly of a ‘return’ album by instead serving up stone-cold classics.
COVER STORYReviewJazz is the secret to a better world and AI is overwhelmingly positive if used correctly, says the self-confessed technology geek, Nichiren Buddhist, Oscar winner and bona fide music legend.
JANE CORNWELL
musicMusicAustralian funk band The Cat Empire will work towards new dates to perform with the MSO, after it postponed shows over the orchestra’s cancellation of Jayson Gillham’s performance.
Lily McCaffrey
MUSIC FESTIVALSMusicA week after shocking festivalgoers and the music industry alike by revealing that Bluesfest would conclude in 2025, organisers have on Wednesday announced the first artist line-up.
REVELATIONMusicA rave review from a first-time orchestra concertgoer posted on social media has ignited interest among a new audience, and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra has responded with gratitude and a discounted ticket offer.
EXCLUSIVEMusicSome of the nation’s most popular artists are banding together to take a stand against a new perceived enemy: artificial intelligence tools.
AUSTRALIAN MUSICMusicThe roll-call of Australian festivals either cancelled or postponed so far this year makes for depressing reading among music fans. Can the industry be saved?
ReviewAustralian performers flock to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and this year’s crop are worthy successors to Tim Minchin and Hannah Gadsby.
Ariela Bard