More WA music icons join X-Press Magazine’s 40th anniversary celebrations

More Western Australian music legends have joined the lineup for X-Press Magazine’s 40th anniversary book launch at Astor Theatre on Wednesday, March 18.

Little Birdy’s Katy Steele, original ‘suburban boy’ Dave Warner, WAM Award-winning singer-songwriter Carla Geneve and electropop artist Boox Kid are exciting new additions for the special event.

They will join an already stacked lineup featuring Kav Temperley of Eskimo Joe, Perth rockers Gyroscope, Donna Simpson from The Waifs, Cal Kramer (Southern River Band), blues virtuoso Dave Hole and Dom Mariani of The Stems and DM3, all coming together to celebrate the milestone year.

Titled Rewind – 40 Years of X-Press Celebration, the event marks the release of a special coffee-table book written by former X-Press editor Bob Gordon, chronicling the magazine’s history alongside the story of Perth’s music, arts and culture from 1985 to today.

Featuring live music and special guests, the night will toast the past, celebrate the present and rock into the future, with performances, stories, interviews and archival photos spanning four decades.

Rewind – 40 Years of X-Press Celebration hits Astor Theatre on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. Tickets are on sale now via ticketek.com.au. Rewind: 40 Years of X-Press Magazine is available to preorder now as both a $50 Soft Cover or $75 Hard Cover edition. For more information and updates, head to X-Press Mag’s Rewind page, or join the Facebook group.