English singer-songwriter Chris Jagger, younger brother of Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, will perform at the 2027 Agnes Blues, Roots & Rock Festival in Seventeen Seventy. He will play the Marquee Stage on Saturday 20 February, the start of his Australian tour, and return on Sunday 21 February for a session about his career and memoir. The three-day festival runs from 19 to 21 February at the SES Grounds on Captain Cook Drive. Discounted passes cost $179 until 1 November 2026, down from $249.
AFL Gather Round will return to Adelaide from Thursday, April 8 to Sunday, April 11, 2027. Nine games will be played at Adelaide Oval, Norwood Oval and Barossa Park. Tickets and prices have not yet been confirmed. Fans can book flights with Qantas, Virgin Australia and Jetstar, and accommodation through All Accor, the AFL's official accommodation partner. A parade through the Adelaide CBD, with 10 players from each club, is a new attraction.
Tickets are now on sale for the seventh annual Wollongong Steam Trains weekend, set for 7 and 8 November. For the first time, the Victorian steam locomotive R766 will carry passengers between Wollongong and Scarborough. Single first-class seats cost $55, while groups can book an entire eight-person heritage carriage for $195. Each return trip takes about an hour. Organisers say the trips give passengers a chance to travel as trains once did, slower and with a scenic view of the northern suburbs.
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Keeping children entertained need not be expensive. Five family days out in and around Sydney are suggested, including Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park at Doonside and Sydney Zoo at Bungarribee. Taronga Zoo can be combined with a harbour ferry ride, and Luna Park entry is free with only rides paid for. Booking attractions in advance through Klook, bundling attractions and watching for sales can help the budget go further.
Grapes of Mirth will hold its comedy and wine festival at Cauldron Distillery on Tamborine Mountain on November 10. Six comedians, including Tommy Little, Mel Buttle, Rhys Nicholson, Pete Helliar and Urvi Majumdar, will perform, with founder Merrick Watts as MC. It is the festival's first visit to South-East Queensland. Festival director Rowan Smith said the event will also feature Queensland wineries and a closing dance set by DJ Pedro Moshman. The event is 60 per cent sold out, and organisers expect it to sell out six weeks before the date.
Sydney Festival has released its 2027 program, which runs from 7 to 25 January. Highlights include a free late-night dance party at The Cutaway in Barangaroo, cars converted into hot tubs and plunge pools, and a new show from comedian Hannah Gadsby. The festival will also stage the world premiere of THE LINE by LBIJERRI Theatre Company. Up to 10,000 tickets across the ticketed program will cost $49 or less. Festival Director Kris Nelson said the aim is to make great seats accessible to everyone.
North Sydney Council is proposing a New Year's Eve pool party at North Sydney Pool. The pool would stay open for swimming until 12:30am, letting guests watch Sydney's fireworks from the water. Tickets would cost $250 per adult and $125 per child aged 3 to 15, with capacity capped at 1,000 guests. Council modelling projects a $173,584 profit, part of an annual event revenue target of $500,000. The event would be alcohol-free and food and drink brought from outside would not be permitted. Council will consider the proposal at a meeting on Monday 26 October.
Music students from Marsden State High School will perform at Kingston Butter Factory on Thursday 29 October. The Certificate III Music Showcase begins at 6pm, with doors opening at 5.30pm. The performance runs for about two hours and 15 minutes at the Kingston venue. Residents can hear local students perform as part of their music studies. Tickets cost $15, plus a $5 transaction fee, and are sold through Logan Arts.
Powderfinger has expanded their 2027 tour schedule, adding extra shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Perth following overwhelming pre-sale demand. The Australian rock band, which disbanded in 2010, will perform 24 concerts across six cities, including Cairns. Fans faced long queues during the initial ticket pre-sale, prompting the addition of more dates. The tour, organised by Live Nation, will feature performances at major venues like the Brisbane Showgrounds and Melbourne Park Oval. General ticket sales begin next week, with additional pre-sale opportunities available.
Vogue's Forces of Fashion summit will return to Sydney in February 2027, with Anna Wintour announced as headline speaker. The half-day event will be held at the Sydney Opera House and will focus on fashion, beauty, film and music. Vogue Australia editor-in-chief Christine Centenera and editorial director and publisher Edwina McCann will also take part. Further local and international speakers will be announced in coming months. Tickets start at $129 plus a booking fee and go on sale at 9.00am on Thursday, 15 October 2026.
Powderfinger have announced a national tour from September 2027, their first in 16 years. The shows begin in Brisbane on 3 September and also cover Cairns, Perth, Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne, ending on 30 October in Melbourne. Ticket sales open through a Telstra presale on 14 October, a Live Nation presale on 16 October and general sale on 19 October. The five members announced the tour in a video on social media. The band's last tour was their Sunsets Farewell run in 2010.
