SILVERBACK TOURING knows the importance of live music, the effect it has on us all and the fact it’s something we have been sadly missing due to a Global Event that none of us would ever had predicted. Now it’s time to get the live industry back and firing. ‘’The local scene has always been high on our agenda. Our bands […]

Frontier Touring wishes to advise that it is necessary to reschedule the SIMPLE MINDS Australian and New Zealand tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Federal and State Government directives. The 40 Years of Hits Tour, originally scheduled for November and December 2020, will now take place in December 2021. Jim Kerr of Simple Minds said: “The frustration of seeing yet more live shows being […]

In what will be regarded as an incredible act of bravery Bluesfest has announced Early Bird tickets to its 2021 festival will go on sale today. This announcement comes one week ahead of what is said to be an historical First Artist Announcement next week on July 8th. “Right now the only constant is change, and we are ready for […]

Legendary singer-songwriter-guitarist-bandleader Bob Mould has announced the release of an explosive new album. BLUE HEARTS arrives via Merge Records on Friday, September 25th; pre-orders are available now on LP, CD, and tri-color Peak Vinyl in the Merge store, or your favourite independent record shop. PRE-ORDER BLUE HEARTS Mould’s 14th solo LP, BLUE HEARTS – which follows last year’s critically acclaimed SUNSHINE ROCK – is heralded by […]

What are you planning to do once restrictions ease? Silverback Touring will tell you their plan. They are throwing one hell of a loud, loose and rowdy rock ’n’ roll party. The Eighties. When music was fun, loud, not so serious and encouraged massive sing-along’s. The Sunset Strip. The epicentre of debauchery and good times and the birthplace to the last bastion of […]

Parkway Drive have rescheduled their upcoming Australian Tour. The Viva The Underdogs Australian Revolution Tour, originally scheduled for June 2020, will now take place in July 2021 with special guests Hatebreed and Every Time I Die. Message from Parkway Drive To all our Aussie fans,  It may come as no surprise to you that the Viva The Underdogs Australian Revolution Tour […]

Evanescence will release their first album of new original music in nine years, The Bitter Truth (Sony Music Australia) over the course of this year, beginning with the first song and video, Wasted on You today. The video for Wasted on You was shot by each band member – lead singer-songwriter and pianist Amy Lee, bassist Tim McCord, drummer Will Hunt, lead guitarist Troy McLawhorn, and guitarist […]

The wildest, wettest, dirtiest, hardest, heaviest most rocking heavy metal tour to hit Australia and New Zealand shores ever in the history of anything ever is coming….a little later than originally planned. For obvious reasons, the ‘HEAVY METAL RULES TOUR’ re-scheduled dates are as follows with Sevendust only playing the Australian dates: Sunday 14th February at Powerstation in Auckland Tuesday 16th […]

Off the back of a sold out tour, a towering new single, and killer sets at Good Things festival, Australia’s favourite rockers The Butterfly Effect have today served up the video for their first new musical offering in over a decade, Unbroken – giving viewers a AAA pass to life on stage and backstage.  Featuring behind the scenes footage and on-stage rampaging from their performances at Good […]

Due to the current and ongoing global health crisis Helmet’s touring schedule has been updated and sees their Australian tour now scheduled for November, 2020. All currently held tickets are valid for the new dates. Page Hamilton and Helmet have spent three decades juxtaposing the rich complexity of jazz with a singular brutal sonic assault, providing the well-thumbed blueprint for heavy music […]

Karnivool have rescheduled their upcoming Australian tour. The Decade of Sound Awake Tour originally slated for April 2020 will now take place in September 2020. Tickets on sale now at Karnivool.comAll tickets for the April 2020 tour dates are valid for the new rescheduled shows. For those who can no longer attend, refunds are available from point of purchase until April 30.Karnivool […]

In great news for Under The Southern Stars fans and patrons, the rescheduled dates of +LIVE+, Bush and Stone Temple Pilots tour are announced today! Despite the unprecedented fall-out from COVID-19, all three bands were resolute in their decision to postpone rather than cancel the tour, determined not to disappoint fans and determined to support the Australian live music scene. Promoter One World Entertainment has been working hard behind […]

Friends… Due to the spread of the COVID-19 we have no choice but to postpone the FNM concerts we had planned in New Zealand and Australia in May.   The circumstances that have forced this decision are well beyond our control but not being able to play for you all stings like a motherf*^ker. We wanted to figure out how to […]

After recently announcing the postponement of his April Australian tour due to the current COVID-19 crisis and subsequent Government directives, Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green today reveals rescheduled national dates for October and November 2020.  City and Colour will take in cities across Australia, beginning on Saturday 31 October at Fremantle Arts Centre and continuing through Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane and […]

Due to the Australian government regulations surrounding COVID-19, the MAC SABBATH tour scheduled for May has been postponed to December. All tickets purchased for the May shows remain valid. You do not need to do anything, please hold on to your ticket. We encourage you to not seek a refund as this will greatly assist the artists, promoters, venues and everyone involved […]

In light of the Australian Government COVID-19 directives, including the compulsory 14 day quarantine of all international travellers, and the closing of all live venues, together with the uncertainty of the time frames surrounding these directives, we have decided to postpone the The Iron Maidens tour scheduled for April.. More importantly, we are also mindful of the safety and well-being of ticket holders, artists, our staff and venue staff. We encourage ticket holders to retain their […]

In light of the Australian Government COVID-19 directives, including the compulsory 14 day quarantine of all international travellers, and the closing of all live venues, together with the uncertainty of the time frames surrounding these directives, we have decided to postpone the Crashdiet & Jizzy Pearl’s Love/Hate tour scheduled for May. More importantly, we are also mindful of the safety and well-being of ticket holders, artists, our staff and venue staff. We encourage ticket holders […]

In light of the Australian Government COVID-19 directives, including the compulsory 14 day quarantine of all international travellers, the restriction on indoor gatherings of over 100 people, together with the uncertainty of the time frames surrounding these directives, we have decided to postpone the Life of Agony and Doyle, Beast Coast Monsters tour scheduled for May until September More importantly, we are also mindful […]

**Due to the current situation with the COVID-19 pandemic and for the safety of the fans, bands and contractors, Destroy All Lines wishes to advise that the Boys Like Girls show with The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus will be rescheduled from April to September. ** NEW TOUR DATES Friday, Sept 4: The Metro Theatre, Sydney  Saturday, Sept 5: The Brightside Outdoors, Brisbane Sunday, Sept 6: The Gov, Adelaide   Wednesday, Sept 9: 170 Russell, Melbourne *SOLD OUT* Thursday, Sept 10: 170 Russell, Melbourne […]

In light of the Australian Government COVID-19 directives, including the compulsory 14 day quarantine of all international travellers, the restriction on gatherings of over 500 people, together with the uncertainty of the time frames surrounding these directives, we have decided to postpone the John 5 and Jared James Nichols Australian tour, scheduled for April. More importantly, we are also mindful of the safety and […]

UNDER THE SOUTHERN STARS +LIVE+, BUSH & STONE TEMPLE PILOTS POSTPONED TO EARLY 2021 The Under the Southern Stars spectacular Rock Carnival Festival Series has been postponed. UTSS features +LIVE+, BUSH and STONE TEMPLE PILOTS who were set to play together for the first time in Australia this April. However, with the current global health crisis gripping the world, UTSS will need to move its scheduled dates to early 2021. Under The Southern […]

It is with intense disappointment that we announce that My Chemical Romance will not be coming to Australia to play Download. MCR have released the following statement today: “To our dearest friends – It is with heavy hearts that we have decided to postpone our performances in Australia and New Zealand. We felt this was the right decision for our fans, our […]

We regret to announce that PIXIES will be postponing their remaining Australian tour dates. Please see the below statement from the band: “Out of caution for current public health concerns, Pixies are postponing the remaining Australian shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Perth. This was an extremely difficult decision, but the well-being of our fans is always our top priority. Rescheduled dates for […]

Danish rockers, D-A-D 35th Anniversary World Tour comes to Australia this September! For this special occasion and D-A-D’s first Australian Tour since 1990 they will perform all their Greatest Hits including Sleeping My Day Away, Girl Nation, Jihad, Laugh And 1/2, Bad Craziness, It’s After Dark, I Want What She’s Got and More D-A-D were one of the most unique bands to come out of the 1980’s European […]

May 2020 will see the wildest, wettest, dirtiest, hardest, heaviest most rocking heavy metal tour to hit Australian shores ever in the history of anything ever. MJR Presents are bringing Steel Panther to Australia once again for a Heavy Metal Party the likes of which have never been seen by human eyes and they are bringing none other than their US mates Sevendust along for the […]

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Bon Jovi released a new single today, ‘Limitless,’ from their forthcoming album Bon Jovi 2020, set for release May 15 from Island Records. Bon Jovi 2020 makes a wry reference to an election year with the title, and album art featuring an American flag in the reflection of a pensive Jon Bon Jovi’s sunglasses.  The first […]

Lovers of fine rock are in for a rare treat, TWO amazing, hard rocking shows for an unbeatable price…. UK band QUIREBOYS land at The Gov on 20 February after being at the forefront of rock music for nearly four decades – a journey that has seen them play to 72,000 at 1990’s Monsters of Rock at Donington with the likes of Whitesnake, Aerosmith and Poison – supporting The Rolling […]

I Prevail are the biggest heavy music success story in recent history – and Australia is one of their biggest fanbases in the world. Today, they announce their return to Australian shores in a July 2020 tour presented by Destroy All Lines, and with mates Motionless in White and Windwaker along for the ride! With I Prevail’s previous Australian tour COMPLETELY selling out in a matter […]

After months of anticipation and teasing with fans, The Used have of?cially announced they will be releasing their 8th full length studio album, ‘Heartwork’, on April 24th via Big Noise. In addition to today’s announcement, The Used have released the second single from the forthcoming album, “Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton.” The song and accompanying video are larger than life and carry […]

Joe Satriani’s new studio album, SHAPESHIFTING, is set for release on April 10, 2020 via Sony Music/Legacy Recordings/ Sony Music Entertainment Australia. Pre-order is available HERE SHAPESHIFTING was co-produced by Satriani and Jim Scott (Foo Fighters, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers) with longtime associate John Cuniberti on board handling the mastering duties.  Satriani enlisted a wide range of collaborators, both old and new, to help him bring the songs to life. […]