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Madonna has unveiled a special expanded edition of her tenth studio album ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’ (2005), in conjunction with its 20th anniversary this week.

Listen to the 'Twenty Years Edition' + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/madonnaCOADF
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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#BobDowne #ThebartonTheatre #Adelaide #Review #HansTheGerman #Willsy #AnneWills #StefanElliott
Choose Bob! Bob Downe: 40 Ridiculous Years Live @ The Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore
There are few Australian comic creations as enduring, absurd, and joyfully unkillable as Bob Downe. For four decades, Mark Trevorrow’s polyester-clad alter ego has shone as the self-proclaimed “Prince...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Madonna released her tenth studio album ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’ (2005) 20 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/madonnaCOADF
Madonna’s ‘Confessions on a Dance Floor’ Turns 20 | Album Anniversary
Madonna’s knack for reinvention is beyond compare and on her tenth studio album, she again didn’t fail to disappoint.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Madonna released ‘The Immaculate Collection’ (1990) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/madonnaTIC
Madonna’s ‘The Immaculate Collection’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Upon its arrival in November 1990, Madonna’s first compilation captivated listeners with fifteen hits from her impressive ‘80s canon and two new tracks in “Justify My Love” and “Rescue Me.”
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November 7, 2025 at 1:24 AM
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Metallica: M72 World Tour Live @ Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore
There are concerts that feel like events, and then there are nights like this—where history, legacy, and electricity collide in front of 50,000 people packed into Adelaide Oval. Metallica’s M72 World...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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#CliffRichard #CantStopMeNowTour #TheShadows #AdelaideEntertainmentCentre #MusicReview #LiveMusic #Adelaide #BeyondTheEncore
Cliff Richard: Can’t Stop Me Now Tour 2025 Live @ The Entertainment Centre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore
It’s not every night that an artist walks onto a stage in their eighth decade and commands it as effortlessly as they did at twenty-five. Yet that’s precisely what happened when Sir Cliff Richard brou...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
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Whitney Houston released her third studio album ‘I'm Your Baby Tonight’ (1990) 35 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/WHoustonBaby
Whitney Houston’s ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Following the success of her first two LPs, Houston’s third album shifted her focus from big ballads and the occasional bop to a firm dance-pop album, albeit with a few ballads for good measure.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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Barbra Streisand released her twenty-fourth studio album ‘The Broadway Album’ (1985) 40 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/BStreisandBA @barbrastreisand.bsky.social
Barbra Streisand’s ‘The Broadway Album’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
“It was time for me to do something I truly believed in,” Streisand confided to ‘The New York Times’ in 1985. “This is the music I love, it is where I came from, it is my roots.”
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November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
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It's been fifteen years since I wrote about #SirCliffRichard and #TheShadows on their "Final Reunion Tour" in Sydney.

In just three days time I'll be witnessing him live again.

#Adelaide

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Sir Cliff Richard and The Shadows: The Final Reunion Tour Live @ The Sydney Entertainment Centre. — Beyond the Encore
When Sir Cliff Richard and The Shadows walked onto the stage of the Sydney Entertainment Centre for The Final Reunion Tour , the room was charged with that rarest of energies — reverence mixed with c...
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November 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Hiromi: The Piano Quintet feat. PUBLIQuartet Live @ The Town Hall, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore
There’s something beautifully poetic about time folding in on itself inside a venue as grand and steeped in history as the Adelaide Town Hall. Just over a year ago, I sat beneath the same ornate ceili...
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October 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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a-ha released their debut album 'Hunting High And Low' in the UK 40 years ago on October 28, 1985 | Listen to the album + read our anniversary tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/ahaHHAL
a-ha’s Debut Album ‘Hunting High And Low’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘Hunting High And Low’ showcases the band’s fearless ability to move in many musical directions, as demonstrated by their variable synth settings and usage of classical instruments.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Teddy Swims: I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy Tour Live @ The Entertainment Centre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore
There’s something beautifully disarming about Teddy Swims. Beneath the tattoos, the Southern charm, and the viral numbers, what’s left is a voice — one that cuts through artifice and ego with an almos...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:19 AM
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Album Review: Calum Scott’s ‘Avenoir’ — Beyond the Encore
There’s something profoundly rare about an artist whose voice feels less like performance and more like revelation. Calum Scott has always had that beautifully rare ability—to reach into the quietest ...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Happy 35th Anniversary to Dannii Minogue's debut album 'Dannii' originally released in her native Australia October 22, 1990 | Read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/DMDannii
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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Happy 35th Anniversary to Tina Arena's second studio album 'Strong As Steel' originally released October 22, 1990 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/TinaArenaSAS
October 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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Album Review: Mariah Carey’s ‘Here For It All’ — Beyond the Encore
Mariah Carey is not just an artist; she is an institution. Few singers embody the intersection of pop, R&B, and cultural zeitgeist as completely as Carey, whose career has been defined by reinvent...
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October 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Twelve yrs ago today I witnessed the brilliance of #RickyMartin live, something I will be repeating in exactly two weeks today.

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#RodLaverArena #Melbourne #Sydney #RickyMartinLive2025 #TEGDainty #MusicReview
Ricky Martin Live World Tour @ Allphones Arena, Sydney. — Beyond the Encore
He tells us to “shake our bon bon”—something I’m not entirely opposed to doing. He’s hot, he’s Puerto Rican, and his name is Ricky Martin. While his brand of pop has never been my ultimate go-to, I ma...
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October 18, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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This month marks 40 years since a-ha released their debut album 'Hunting High And Low' in the UK in October of 1985 | Listen to the album + read our anniversary tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/ahaHHAL
a-ha’s Debut Album ‘Hunting High And Low’ Turns 40 | Album Anniversary
‘Hunting High And Low’ showcases the band’s fearless ability to move in many musical directions, as demonstrated by their variable synth settings and usage of classical instruments.
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October 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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This month marks 35 years since Tina Arena released her second studio album 'Strong As Steel' in October of 1990 | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/TinaArenaSAS
Tina Arena’s ‘Strong As Steel’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Arena’s musicality is the stuff of legend in Australia and around the world, and ‘Strong As Steel’ has earned its place amongst the broader pop music landscape, both at home and abroad.
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October 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Kate Ceberano: Australian Made Tour Live @ The Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore
I’ve been witness to Kate Ceberano’s live brilliance for the better part of three decades now. Every show, no matter the material, the venue, or the length, has been a revelation — a window into one o...
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October 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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This month marks 35 years since Dannii Minogue released her debut album 'Dannii' in her native Australia in October of 1990 | Read our anniversary tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/DMDannii
Dannii Minogue’s Debut Album ‘Dannii’ Turns 35 | Album Anniversary
Heavy on the pop sound of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, Minogue’s debut LP also utilized the sounds of New Jack Swing that were so pervasive at the turn of the decade.
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October 12, 2025 at 3:20 AM
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Cirque du Soleil: Corteo @ The Adelaide Entertainment Centre. — Beyond the Encore
Sitting in the Adelaide Entertainment Centre tonight, there was an energy in the air that felt different. Not just the buzz of a full house, but something more elusive, as if the show itself had alrea...
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October 3, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Mariah Carey released her fifth studio album ‘Daydream’ (1995) 30 years ago this week | Listen to the album + read our tribute by @beyondtheencore.bsky.social here: album.ink/MCDaydream
Mariah Carey’s ‘Daydream’ Turns 30 | Album Anniversary
Honeyed and emotive, Carey’s fifth studio affair is yet another masterpiece from one of the greatest vocalists of our time, who was so clearly at the top of her game.
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September 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Cats: 40th Australian Anniversary Tour @ Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide. — Beyond the Encore
When Cats first leapt onto the stage in 1981, it confounded critics and captivated audiences in equal measure. A musical built from fragments of T.S. Eliot’s whimsical Old Possum’s Book of Practica...
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September 25, 2025 at 10:22 PM