Upside Adelaide

09/10/2026

Fontaines D.C. Adelaide Laneway sideshow announced

Fontaines D.C. have announced a headline performance in Adelaide on 17 February next year at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena....

Fontaines D.C. have announced a headline performance in Adelaide on 17 February next year at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre Arena.

21/09/2026

The future of art in South Australia is in very safe hands judging by this astonishing piece by second year students from Adelaide College of the Arts. It was an immense privilege to witness a tight, intelligent and technically flawless show delivered by confident performers.

The future of art in South Australia is in very safe hands judging by this astonishing piece by second year students from Adelaide College of the Arts. It was an immense privilege to witness a tigh…

16/09/2026

In fabulous news for Adelaide Fringe and its audiences, Australia’s own national, living treasure, stage and screen royalty Ernie Dingo will make his Fringe debut in 2027 with a new show and art exhibition, Ernie Dingo: Chasing Horizons and Ernie Dingo: Chasing Horizons the Exhibition.

In fabulous news for Adelaide Fringe and its audiences, Australia’s own national, living treasure, stage and screen royalty Ernie Dingo will make his Fringe debut in 2027 with a new show and art ex…

16/09/2026

Tandanya welcomes audiences to experience a collection of artistic expressions spanning music, artwork and food through Silent Country, a two-event Nature Festival collaboration at its Grenfell Street home on Friday 25 September and Sunday 27 September 2026.

Tandanya welcomes audiences to experience a collection of artistic expressions spanning music, artwork and food through Silent Country, a two-event Nature Festival collaboration at its Grenfell Str…

05/09/2026

🎷 THE IS ON PAUSE, BUT THE MUSIC PLAYS ON. 🎶

While the Adelaide International Jazz Festival takes a fallow year in 2026 to return bigger and better in 2027, the music isn’t stopping!

✨ AIJF Presents is bringing THREE world-class jazz acts to Adelaide this October:

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📅 Friday 16 October
📍 Nexus Arts

🎵 RESONANCE: , , Keller and Barnes
📅 Saturday 17 October
📍 Nexus Arts

🎵 JAPAN JAZZ NIGHTS:
📅 Sunday 18 October
📍 Oddio

Three nights. Three incredible acts. One brilliant weekend of jazz in Adelaide. 🎷🔥

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05/09/2026

Adelaide Jazz Festival on Pause, but in 2026 the music plays on.

Following an announcement of a fallow year for 2026 the Adelaide International Jazz Festival is bringing three world-class acts for October 2026. The Jazz festival has announced AIJF Presents, a special series bringing three world-class jazz acts to Adelaide for three unforgettable nights in October, offering audiences a taste of what’s to come when the Adelaide International Jazz Festival returns bigger and stronger in 2027....

Following an announcement of a fallow year for 2026 the Adelaide International Jazz Festival is bringing three world-class acts for October 2026. The Jazz festival has announced AIJF Presents, a sp…

05/09/2026

Opening night performances are not meant to be flawless. Performers should be ironing out their characters, finding their voice and hoping the lighting and sound technicians respond to the secret language of the actors brave enough to shed their skin before a fresh audience.

Opening night performances are not meant to be flawless. Performers should be ironing out their characters, finding their voice and hoping the lighting and sound technicians respond to the secret l…

20/07/2026

State Theatre Review: Uncle Vanya – but there’s ASMR soap cutting videos playing in the bottom right corner

This production isn't interested in preserving Chekhov in amber. Instead, it gleefully pulls apart the classic, layering absurdity, internet culture, humour and theatrical self-awareness over the familiar text....

This production isn’t interested in preserving Chekhov in amber. Instead, it gleefully pulls apart the classic, layering absurdity, internet culture, humour and theatrical self-awareness over…

20/07/2026

Illuminate Festival: Supersonic, built on atmosphere, connection and local vision

The strength of all Illuminate Festival, their music program attracts those who truly love music, and it's why we keep coming back for more....

The strength of all Illuminate Festival, their music program attracts those who truly love music, and it’s why we keep coming back for more.

03/07/2026

Theatre Review: Hamlet the Loneliest – Slingsby, 2026

Watching a No Strings show is always a journey, and a pact between audience and company where we are asked to peel away our layers, accept discomfort and emerge with a sense of connection and question seeking.

Hamlet the Loneliest will long be etched into the collective memories of the sold-out audience, marking another success for this essential company.

Read more at our website https://theupsidenews.com/2026/06/28/theatre-review-hamlet-the-loneliest-slingsby-2026/