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Rick Astley Announces 2014 Australian Tour

Rick Astley Announces 2014 Australian Tour

It’s too good not to be shared! You’ve all just been Rick Rock ‘n’ Rolled! Lennard Promotions and Max TV present the return of the incomparable Rick Astley on his Together Forever Australian 2014 Tour. After thrilling Australian crowds in 2012 Rick Astley is back with his amazing band to deliver another run of shows across the country featuring all […]

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Robot Child

Robot Child

“If it’s beards, banjos and ill-fitting jeans you’re after then I’m not going to waste your time but if you’re looking for a balls out rock and a well-crafted, theatrical album with something to say, let’s talk.” It’s difficult to fault the company Robot Child keep – with the ghosts of Queen, Pink Floyd, Faith No More, and Muse haunting […]

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Robot Child Release Clip for Ignition

Robot Child Release Clip for Ignition

Waleed Aly’s band, Robot Child, unveil brand new film clip Off the back of their East coast rampage, Melbourne 5-piece Robot Child are one short month from the release of their debut album, One More War.    It’s difficult to fault the company Robot Child keep – with the ghosts of Queen, Pink Floyd, Faith No More, and Muse haunting their sound, Waleed Aly […]

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Skid Row / Ugly Kid Joe – The Hi Fi, Sydney – April 27, 2014

Skid Row / Ugly Kid Joe – The Hi Fi, Sydney – April 27, 2014

Date: Sunday April 27, 2014 Venue: The Hi Fi, Sydney Bands: Skid Row, Ugly Kid Joe, Dead City Ruins Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the night HERE        

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Skid Row / Ugly Kid Joe – The Hi Fi, Sydney – April 27, 2014

Skid Row / Ugly Kid Joe – The Hi Fi, Sydney – April 27, 2014

Sunday night in Sydney and it’s time to rock! Two of the ‘oh wow I remember them’ bands from the late 80’s / early 90’s in Skid Row and Ugly Kid Joe are in Australia and judging by not only the crowd here tonight but from what I’ve seen at the other cities, people are still interested and that makes […]

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Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe

Whitfield Crane of Ugly Kid Joe

“…we survived the first tier of it in our early twenties when we blew the fuck up around that world and that was a lot to survive and to negotiate from a lot of different angles, so now for me personally I know what to celebrate and I know what to let go of…” From tour release: UGLY KID JOE’s […]

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WIN tickets to see Skid Row and Ugly Kid Joe in Australia! (CLOSED)

WIN tickets to see Skid Row and Ugly Kid Joe in Australia! (CLOSED)

Would you like to see Skid Row and Ugly Kid Joe at one of their shows in Australia? Well, thanks to our amazing friends at Riothouse PR we have a double passes (tickets to the show only) to give away for each of the below shows for their upcoming Australian tour.  So all you need to do is shoot us an […]

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Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet

Dave Wyndorf of Monster Magnet

“It just felt good to me, and not only the style of music that I was going for but I’m good at making that music by myself without too much help from engineers and I didn’t want to rush it, I wanted a homemade sounding record that was true to the roots of the band, which is not hard for […]

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2CELLOS Announce May 2014 Australian Tour

2CELLOS Announce May 2014 Australian Tour

Soundworks Touring & KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment present the genre-breaking instrumental pyrotechnics of the incredible 2CELLOS live in Australia. Young Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser, together known as 2CELLOS, have achieved sensational success by taking the cello to a new level. Their playing style has broken down the boundaries between different genres of music, from classical and film […]

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Monster Magnet Name Australian Tour Supports

Monster Magnet Name Australian Tour Supports

Ahead of their upcoming Australian tour Monster Magnet have just named the full line up of local acts who will joining the space rock legends to blow minds across the country this April. Main support in each city will come from two-piece hell raisers King Of The North.  Since exploding onto the Melbourne music scene in early 2012 this guitar/drum […]

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Monster Magnet Announce 2014 Australian Tour

Monster Magnet Announce 2014 Australian Tour

KillRockStar Entertainment presents the 2014 Australian return of New Jersey stoner lords Monster Magnet! Administered by high priest and founder Dave Wyndorf, Monster Magnet have spent the last quarter of a century free-pouring a righteous mix of mind-bending 60’s sound, heavy drug ‘n’ fuzz 70’s riffage and lashings of infinite psychedelic space rock.  Across nine albums including the classics Superjudge, […]

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GANG OF FOUR – Australian Tour 2014

GANG OF FOUR – Australian Tour 2014

KillRockStar Entertainment and Tombowler present post-punk instigators Gang Of Four in Australia to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their classic album Entertainment! and all the hits that followed! Entertainment! was a rare bird for its time,  an enthralling amalgam of punk, funk and angular rock that signalled a changing-of-the-guard ushering in of the post- punk era. Released in 1979, this […]

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Skid Row & Ugly Kid Joe Australian Tour 2014

Skid Row & Ugly Kid Joe Australian Tour 2014

SKID ROW/ UGLY KID JOE add AUSTRALIAN dates to co-headline tour SKID ROW and UGLY KID JOE bring their co-headline tour to Australia in April 2014. The bands are currently touring Europe together having completed a hugely successful run of dates across the UK. With combined sales of millions of albums, each band will play a full set of the […]

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Massimo Morante of Goblin

Massimo Morante of Goblin

“You never stop to doing new things, we still have a lot to say musically…….. exams never end!!!!!” From tour release: Across the course of a career that has spanned three decades Goblin have been providing the spine tingling soundtrack to the celluloid nightmares of a generation of horror movie lovers. The Italian ensemble have become masters of a musical […]

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Don McLean announces Australian Tour

Don McLean announces Australian Tour

Lennard Promotions present legendary songwriter Don McLean In Concert across Australia in August 2013. Don McLean galvanised a generation with his timeless hit American Pie, as each generation since its release has discovered, the poignant lyricism and unforgettable melody stirs deep emotion and empathy from all who encounter it, once it has visited it never leaves the heart of the […]

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An Evening With Todd Rundgren – Australian tour announced

An Evening With Todd Rundgren – Australian tour announced

Lennard Promotions present a musical evening spanning four decades of hits with legendary musician, songwriter, producer and musical visionary Todd Rundgren. A Wizard, A True Star. The title of Todd Rundgren’s 1973 solo album aptly sums up the contributions of this multi-faceted artist to state-of-the-art music. As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and, most […]

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Reverend Horton Heat Australian Tour 2013

Reverend Horton Heat Australian Tour 2013

Principal Entertainment presents the return of Texas psychobilly legends The Reverend Horton Heat, live in Australia in 2013. The Reverend returns with his white hot band to deliver the good word from the bible of high-octane rock ‘n’ roll for his Australian disciples this May. Long held as the last true masters of country punk laden rockabilly, The Reverend Horton […]

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Andrew McKeag of The Presidents Of The United States Of America

Andrew McKeag of The Presidents Of The United States Of America

“I didn’t know that it was just a rock and roll band with some clever, silly lyrics too, but just a rock and roll band and then I started playing with them and they’re just so tight without ever really discussing being tight. It’s not like we practise all the time, it’s just that everybody’s ears are open and you’re […]

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The Happy Mondays Australian tour announced with the definitive original line-up!

The Happy Mondays Australian tour announced with the definitive original line-up!

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment  present: THE HAPPY MONDAYS Bez | Gary Whelan | Mark Day | Paul Ryder | Rowetta | Shaun Ryder KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment are thrilled to present Happy Mondays for the first time in Australia- the definitive original line-up! Fusing the euphoric elements of acid house and rave with joyous indie guitar pop, Manchester’s Happy Mondays […]

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OTEP- Sounds Like Armageddon – Australia 2013

OTEP- Sounds Like Armageddon – Australia 2013

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment are proud to present LA alternative metal activists Otep live in Australia in 2013. Lead by artist, activist & intellectual loudmouth Otep Shamaya, Otep have been producing their own brand of uncompromising alternative metal since the later half of 2000.  Showcasing a fearless passion for justice & the preservation of the arts, Otep create uncompromising soundscapes […]

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WIN a SRH Prizepack and Double Passes To Suicidal Tendencies, Unwritten Law and The Dudesons (CLOSED)

WIN a SRH Prizepack and Double Passes To Suicidal Tendencies, Unwritten Law and The Dudesons (CLOSED)

This amazing summer tour will include SRH FEST in Melbourne at Billboard The Venue. The venue will play host to Suicidal Tendencies, Unwritten Law and The Dudesons and an extended lineup of quality local acts and DJ’s which will be announced shortly. To celebrate, the crew at SRH and Riothouse have given us a couple of prize packs to give […]

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Extreme with special guest Richie Kotzen, Australian Tour 2013

Extreme with special guest Richie Kotzen, Australian Tour 2013

Extreme  – With Special Guest Richie Kotzen Australian Tour 2013 Lennard Promotions are thrilled to present 90’s rock giants Extreme along with very special guest guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen live in Australia in 2013. Extreme won a legion of fans during the 80’s and 90’s selling over 10 million records including their global smash hit More Than Words. Known for […]

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Extreme with special guest Richie Kotzen Australian Tour 2013

Extreme with special guest Richie Kotzen Australian Tour 2013

Extreme  – With Special Guest Richie Kotzen Australian Tour 2013 Lennard Promotions are thrilled to present 90’s rock giants Extreme along with very special guest guitar virtuoso Richie Kotzen live in Australia in 2013. Extreme won a legion of fans during the 80’s and 90’s selling over 10 million records including their global smash hit More Than Words. Known for […]

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Presidents Of The United States Of America – 2013 Australian Tour

Presidents Of The United States Of America – 2013 Australian Tour

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment Present: Presidents Of The United States Of America Australia 2013 KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment are excited to present 90’s pop rock legends The Presidents Of The United States of America live in Australia in 2013 playing their classic, 5 x platinum, self-titled debut album in its entirety along with all their greatest hits. In 1995 Seattle […]

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Suicidal Tendencies, Unwritten Law & The Dudesons Australian tour 2012

Suicidal Tendencies, Unwritten Law & The Dudesons Australian tour 2012

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment, SRH, Channel V and Blunt Magazine Present: Suicidal Tendencies, Unwritten Law & The Dudesons Australia 2012 Summer 2012 gets kicked in the face with a massive national tour featuring the legendary Suicidal Tendencies, Unwritten Law and Finnish pranksters The Dudesons. Taking the punk rock party right across Australia the tour will be the perfect way to […]

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Everclear – The Hi Fi, Sydney – 12 October 2012

Everclear – The Hi Fi, Sydney – 12 October 2012

“So as much as it’s been fourteen years away from Australia for the band, it’s been fourteen years of waiting by a lot of this eager crowd who loved every second of tonight’s show and I can tell you one thing it won’t be another fourteen before they’re back.” Sydney band ‘Ashes’ who won their place opening the night tonight […]

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Gin Blossoms Australian Tour 2013 (Tour Cancelled)

Gin Blossoms Australian Tour 2013 (Tour Cancelled)

KillRockStar Big Dog Entertainment are proud to present platinum selling, US pop rockers Gin Blossoms on their first ever Australian tour. Fuelled by mega-hits including Hey Jealousy, Found Out About You and from the Empire Records movie soundtrack Til I Hear It From You, Tempe Arizona quintet Gin Blossoms completed the classic crossover from college-circuit heroes to multi-platinum album sellers […]

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Art Alexakis of Everclear

Art Alexakis of Everclear

“It’s a perfect time to come back now, I’ve got a killer band, most of us have been together for nine years, this is the right time, this is the right record and we’re coming back to a pretty much sold out tour, it’s gonna be great, it’s gonna be awesome.” Everclear are back, even though they never went away. […]

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Hanson – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia – September 16 2012

Hanson – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney, Australia – September 16 2012

In summary: Say what you will about Hanson, but if you’re prepared to dismiss them simply for being Hanson then that’s fine, but you have just missed out on an amazing night of great songs, musicianship and harmonies. Standing outside The Enmore Theatre in Sydney tonight and watching the crowd enter was fun for me, as the predominantly female audience […]

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Taylor Hanson of Hanson

Taylor Hanson of Hanson

“To me Rock and Roll is where it starts, and it’s being able to think what is good and not sitting around asking what everyone else approves of, so I guess hopefully more people that don’t necessarily get what Hanson’s about get a chance to dig in a little.” Twenty years as a band and fifteen years since the song […]

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