Tex Perkins and Matt Walker bring Before The Show to Brisbane's Lefty's Music Hall. Chris Searles reviews an intimate night of guitars, humour and surprises.

Courtney Barnett returns to Brisbane's Tivoli with a formidable power trio, a new album and a renewed sense of joy. Chris Searles finds an artist entirely comfortable in her own skin.

Lily Allen brings West End Girl to Sydney's TikTok Entertainment Centre. Bernard Zuel examines an ambitious show caught between theatre and pop concert.