Sunday night marked the closing of the 2026 Night At The Parklands event series at Roma Street Parklands, and Brisbane was in for a treat. With an afternoon show scheduled to appease those working on Monday, audiences filed in early at 4pm to catch Missy Higgins perform a sunset show with local indie-pop acts Hazel Mei and Jem Cassar-Daley. Starting the afternoon’s festivities in style was LivewireAU favourite Hazel Mei, joined by Tiahn on keys. Their bright demeanours complimented the...

photo credits: @kjdoyle via @nightattheparkland on Instagram For two weeks in September, Brisbane’s Roma Street Parklands is host to the thriving live music event series, ‘Night At the Parkland’. Kicking off the second week of programming was the classic Australian rockers, Icehouse, returning after a highly successful performance in 2025’s inaugural series. The venue was quick to fill with excited patrons on this clear Friday night, with chatter brewing about the band’s recently announced...

I Just Wanna Dance - Alex The Astronaut Alex The Astronaut puts their own spin on a dance-pop banger with ‘I Just Wanna Dance’. An ode to the bathroom gossip and dance floor conversations that beg to distract from the music, Alex sings of the yearn to leave all critical thinking and unqualified therapizing behind and give their all to whichever song is booming over the speakers. ‘I Just Wanna Dance’ is a classic Alex The Astronaut take on the right to disconnect under strobe lights, and...