Dynamic four-piece HOT CHELLE RAE , winners of the 2011 American Music Award for Best New Artist, make a triumphant return to Australian shores this October.  The band announced themselves as a force to be reckoned with as avid audiences soaked up their special guest performances throughout Taylor Swift’s sold-out national tour earlier this year.  This time Hot Chelle Rae bring with […]

As House Vs Hurricane gear up for the release of their long awaited sophomore album Crooked Teeth and its subsequent capital cities run, the band today release a brand new iPhone app, as well as details of the album package and a massive run of regional tour dates. It has been confirmed that the first pressing of the album will include a free DVD […]

Destroy All Lines, UNFD, Vans, Blunt Magazine & Killyourstereo.com present THE AMITY AFFLICTION THE CHASING GHOSTS TOUR featuring: THE GHOST INSIDE ARCHITECTS BURIED IN VERONA THE AMITY AFFLICTION EMBARK ON BIGGEST TOUR YET FOR CHASING GHOSTS RELEASE 2012 is THE AMITY AFFLICTION‘s year. This spring THE AMITY AFFLICTION will embark on their biggest run of Australian dates yet, in support of the highly anticipated release of Roadrunner Records debut Chasing Ghosts. The tour features […]

Thanks to the overwhelming support by fans in Melbourne & Brisbane, the SOLD OUT sign is up at The Palais & The Tivoli, with the other states soon to follow suit.  For those lucky folk in Melbourne however, The Tea Party are set to rock the southern state once more with a 2nd show on Sunday July 15 at The Hi-Fi. Stuart Chatwood […]

Soundwave Touring & Cancer bats are truly sad to announce the postponement of the band’s tour scheduled for early July.  The band have explained the need to postpone the dates and we love them for their honesty and their love for the fans as they have asked to ensure we reward their fans for their patience and understanding. In good […]

MAROON 5 RETURN TO SYDNEY & MELBOURNE IN OCTOBER with special guests EVERMORE & THE CAB!  Maroon 5 are rewarding eager fans by returning to Australia for a whirlwind tour with special guests Evermore and The Cab, taking in Sydney and Melbourne for two very special and exclusive shows. Since their last Australian tour the three time Grammy Award winning band […]

High flying Melbourne artists OWL EYES and STONEFIELD are set to join forces for a national, co-headline tour this August. Under the moniker of Winter Road Trip 2012 the regional tour will promote and support the Australian Government initiative THE LINE, which  promotes  respectful relationships among Australia’s youth and raises awareness about  everything from sexting, texting, and cyber-bullying  to  inappropriate physical behaviour.  “It’s just a great campaign because it’s not preaching anything, it’s just sharing a message of respect and […]

Destroy All Lines & Blue Murder present: APOCALYPTICA, AUSTRALIAN TOUR Apocalyptica are coming. Twenty years from inception, one of the biggest names in European metal is finally touring Australia. Combining classical nuance with brutal breakdowns, this fantastic Finnish four-piece are quintessential Eurock with a difference. They are metal, with cellists. Their most recent album, 7th Symphony was produced by Joe Baressi (Queens Of The Stone Age, […]

Tickets to the massive 3 month ‘RocKwiz – Some Kind Of Genius Tour’ went on sale last Thursday and the demand for tickets has been so huge that 4 extra shows have been announced! These brand new shows will go on sale at 9am this Wednesday 20 June: Saturday 25 August – Darwin Convention Centre www.darwinentertainment.com.au, 08 8980 3333 Saturday 6 October – Hobart […]

KEITH URBAN CONFIRMS A RETURN TO AUSTRALIA FOR JANUARY 2013 TOUR Chugg Entertainment and Nine Live are thrilled to confirm today, that Grammy and ARIA Award winner Keith Urban, will kick off a world tour on his home soil this January. An undeniably electrifying live performer, the country rocker’s shows have repeatedly been called one of the biggest and best concert […]

Metropolis Touring and Tombowler Present: The Mighty Mighty Bosstones with special guests Thursday 05 July 2012 (opening 8pm) at The Metro Theatre ( venue info )  **18+** 624 George St, Sydney www.metrotheatre.com.au Click this link for tickets….https://tickets.metropolistouring.com/default.aspx?Event=27652 One Of Those Bands That Make You Feel Like Everything Is Going To Be OK – The iconic Boston-bred skacore octet have been in business for over 25 […]

Australia’s metal-core unit, Dream On Dreamer has had one of the most ridiculous touring schedules ever seen within the span of 10 months. Since the release of their debut album “Heartbound”, the band has amounted well over 100 shows worldwide – notching up two US tours, two European tours, and running through Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore. They somehow found time to […]

Pop-punk trailblazers CARTEL have been revered and praised for their refreshing take on the genre. In a storied career spanning 2 EPs and 3 full-length albums including the now classic ‘Chroma’, CARTEL has firmly cemented themselves atop of the rock world. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the Atlanta based quartet following the departure from their label and a […]

House vs Hurricane Announce Crooked Teeth Album Tour & New Track UNFD is proud to announce that Melbourne thrashers HOUSE VS HURRICANE have finished recording their second album Crooked Teeth and are gearing up for it’s release this Winter. The album is their first with new frontman Dan Casey, who joined late 2011. Behind Casey’s energy and enthusiasm, they have delivered one of the […]

After ten years, Australian heavy rock outfit HEAVEN are back and ready to kick ass once more with what’s sure to be a hell of a show at the Evelyn Hotel on Friday 22 June! Heaven found success in the US during the ‘80s, releasing three albums (Twilight of Mischief/In The Beginning, Where Angels Fear To Tread, Knockin’ On Heaven’s Door) and supporting the likes of Motley Crue, […]

The incredible upward spiral of Perth Prog Metal masters VOYAGER continues as the band will celebrate its return to Australia on June 30th, with a welcome home show here in their hometown of Perth, WA. Currently touring North America supporting Rhapsody In Fire, VOYAGER are captivating larger than expected audiences at every show, winning over a multitude of new fans. […]

It took 13 minutes for STEEL PANTHER to completely sellout their Melbourne show at The Palace. The show moved to up to Festival Hall with nearly 3 times the capacity and sold out again! Shows in Brisbane, Sydney and Adelaide (YES! Adelaide!) were not far behind in the expediency with which “ticket allocations” were “exhausted” and the flood of e-grief […]

Sydney, Australia – Thursday, 7 June, 2012:  It’s been 22 years since 1927 burst onto the scene with their debut album, …ISH, selling half a million copies in Australia and producing  the hit singles That’s When I Think Of You, If I Could, You’ll Never Know and Compulsory Hero.  … ISH remains one of the highest selling debut albums ever by an Australian band to this day. […]

Date: 31 May 2012 Venue: Corner Hotel, Melbourne, Australia Photo’s by: Inside Edge Photography www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography Click here to check out the full photo gallery…

CHILDREN COLLIDE’S anticipated MONUMENT TOUR is kicking into the next gear this week, as national supports are announced and the band release an online video for album track SPHERE OF INFLUENCE. Presented by triple j, Channel [V] and Music Feeds THE MONUMENT TOUR will take in all Australian capital cities plus a bunch of regional centres, one of Children Collide’s most lengthy tours to date and […]

Date: 26 May 2012 Venue: The Hi Fi Bar, Sydney, Australia Photo’s by: Inside Edge Photography www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography Click here to check out the full photo gallery…

The tale of a boy and a girl from the same small country town. They dated for a while but were more in love with the idea of each other. She was prettier than he was and he was more sophisticated than she. Realising that it was never going to work, the boy ended it and moved to Melbourne. Heartbroken the girl […]

The Beach Boys Historic 50th Anniversary Tour Australian Tour Dates Confirmed Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks, Touring Together For The First Time In More Than Two Decades Paul Dainty, Chairman of Dainty Group announced today that one of the worlds’ most legendary and influential bands of all time The Beach Boys, will tour Australia this year as part […]

WEDNESDAY 13 has firmly cemented himself as the undisputed leader in Horrorpunk. With an unruly live show of fun and debauchery, WEDNESDAY 13 manages to always turn any live event into a macabre party; “Everyone leaves sweaty, smiley and enthused by what they just witnessed…they are everything that is right with rock music today” – caughtinthecrossfire.com WEDNESDAY 13 will be […]

Grammy winning trio Lady Antebellum have responded to strong ticket numbers by adding a second and final show in both Melbourne (September 26) and Brisbane (September 29) in addition to a third and final night at Sydney’s Opera House (October 3) to the previously sold out Australian leg of their headlining OWN THE NIGHT 2012 WORLD TOUR. These will be Lady Antebellum’s very […]

YELLOWCARD ANNOUNCE SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW FOR UPCOMING AUSTRALIAN TOUR ! Following unprecedented demand from Yellowcard loving Melbournians, the band’s first show at The Hi-Fi is all sold out! Tickets were quickly snapped up to see the fun loving five-piece when the shows were announced earlier this month. Luckily for fans, The Frontier Touring Company is thrilled to announce a second […]

To coincide with the recent release of the brand new single ‘LET YOU GO’, ZOOPHYTE are proud to announce they will be joining Australian legends INXS on stage for selected shows and a slew of regional headline shows. Following the success of the brand new single ‘LET YOU GO’, Melbourne band ZOOPHYTE will hit the road for a slew of dates through QLD, […]

New Empire scores a slot on the US Vans Warped tour East Coast acoustic tour dates ready to roll ahead of Olympics coup! New Empire is set to embark on one of the busiest periods of their burgeoning career, with live dates that commence in May and culminate in a perf0rmance slot on the prestigious Vans Warped Tour in the […]

WE BUILT ATLANTIS – TIDAL WAVES AUSTRALIAN TOUR KICKS OFF THIS WEEK  WE BUILT ATLANTIS is firmly cementing themselves as one of the most exciting bands in heavy music scene. Forming in the summer of 2011, Newcastle’s  ‘WE BUILT ATLANTIS’ have wasted no time. A fiercely DIY work ethic has seen the band spend their early inception locked away in the […]

Wheatus’ debut single ‘Teenage Dirtbag’ cracked the Top 40 BBC Official Sales Chart for a second time in March 2011 and again this year in April – TEN YEARS after its debut at #2 on the same chart. To date their first record has sold more than five million copies worldwide. Any manager or record label would be happy to tout those […]