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PHOTOS: Iron Maiden Bring 50th Anniversary Celebrations to AAMI Park with Run For Your Lives Tour – Melbourne, 13 November 2026
The 50th anniversary drew a genuine mix of generations, men and women, younger fans and longtime followers. Fathers stood alongside sons, sharing a love of Iron Maiden and metal that has carried well beyond the band’s earliest audience. After the third song, ‘Killers’, Bruce Dickinson announced that this sold-out concert was Iron Maiden’s biggest Australian show to date, joking that it had only taken 50 years.
PHOTOS: Megadeth – AAMI Park, Melbourne – 13 November 2026
‘Devil’s Island’ into ‘Mechanix’ was a fine way to start Megadeth’s Melbourne appearance. Playing as special guests on Iron Maiden’s Run For Your Lives tour, they put the early catalogue up front, with a ten-song set stretching through to this year’s self-titled album. Third up, ‘Ride The Lightning’ brought another part of Mustaine’s history into the picture. He co-wrote the Metallica song, which Megadeth revisited on their final studio album this year.
PHOTOS: Killswitch Engage – Forum Melbourne, Melbourne – 9 November 2026
Killswitch Engage returned to Melbourne’s Forum on Monday night, joined by Sylosis and Heists for an evening of heavy music, crowd interaction and messages of unity that carried through to the final moments. Melbourne’s Heists opened proceedings, thanking those who arrived early and revealing plans to return in March. Their vocalist also recalled playing one of his first Melbourne shows upstairs at The Tote.
PHOTOS: Fleshwater – 170 Russell, Melbourne – 8 November 2026
Sunday night at 170 Russell began with Sydney hardcore outfit Secret World, who had a milestone worth celebrating. The band announced that this was their 100th show together, with vocalist Ryan Pond reflecting on how playing hardcore since the age of 13 had allowed him to travel the world. He encouraged everyone to meet someone new, reminding the audience that music was about more than shared culture.
PHOTOS: Courtney Barnett – Palais Theatre, Melbourne – 7 November 2026
A sunny but chilly Melbourne evening welcomed audiences to the Palais Theatre for a hometown performance from Courtney Barnett. Opening proceedings were Drifting Clouds, whose short set of beautifully crafted, electronic-driven songs provided a gentle introduction to the evening. Courtney Barnett took to the stage with little fuss, accompanied by a tightly focused band.
PHOTOS: From Ashes to New at 170 Russell, Melbourne
Melbourne’s Banks Arcade opened the night, with their vocalist telling the hometown crowd it was an honour to support the American headliners. The first stoppage during From Ashes to New’s set came after an audience member was struck in the head by a stage diver. After checking she was alright, the band invited her and a friend to watch the rest of the show from side of stage.
Gallery: Lamb of God Bring the Heavy to Melbourne’s John Cain Arena
Lamb of God closed the Melbourne stop of their 2026 Australian co-headline tour with Trivium at John Cain Arena on 6 October, after Bleed From Within opened a night that built from bouncing floors to a full-scale circle pit. Lamb of God and Trivium’s Australian co-headline tour reached Melbourne’s John Cain Arena on 6 October 2026, with Scottish metal outfit Bleed From Within opening the three-band bill.
Gallery: HEALTH Bring Controlled Mayhem To Melbourne With Perturbator and King Yosef
Opening proceedings was Portland’s King Yosef, who wasted little time turning the room over. Pulling together metal, noise and hardcore, his set brought an immediate sense of movement to the Forum, with the crowd bouncing and returning his vocals as the room began filling out. French outfit Perturbator followed with a different kind of intensity.
Bon Scott Mural Unveiled In Melbourne’s AC/DC Lane Ahead Of 80th Birthday
The mural, painted by Melbourne artist Era, is based on exclusive commemorative artwork by Reg Mombassa, the award-winning artist and Mental As Anything co-founder whose warped, unmistakably Australian visual style has become part of the country’s cultural bloodstream. The work was revealed in AC/DC Lane on Friday, ahead of what would have been Scott’s 80th birthday on 9 July.
Gallery: Poison The Well’s Melbourne Show Was Pure Catharsis
It was clear this wasn’t just another tour stop, every band on the bill contributed to an atmosphere that felt equal parts celebration and release, and for a band returning with new music after 16 years between records, Poison The Well looked anything but nostalgic. Opening the night were Melbourne’s own Ends In Tragedy, who wasted no time igniting the crowd, circle pits quickly formed in the centre of the venue, growing larger with every song as the room found its energy early.
Snap Scene: Geoff Tate, Croxton Park Hotel 8th Feb 2023 by Alexander Hallag
Geoff Tate, Croxton Park Hotel 8th Feb 2023 by Alexander Hallag Legendary vocalist Geoff Tate returns Australia after his highly successful shows performing Operation Mindcrime in its entirety back in pre-Covid 2020. Geoff Tate and band performed two classic Queensrÿche albums in their entirety, Rage for Order, and Empire.
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