GRAMMY® Award-nominated progressive metal quintet Periphery are headed back to Australia next March, bringing their new album A Pale White Dot to life on stages across the country for a six-date headline tour. Supporting them on all dates will be Sydney modern metalcore outfit Inertia – tickets go on sale Thursday 10 September at 9am local time via Destroy All Lines. The upcoming tour marks the band’s return down under following their […]

Hardline Media proudly presents GEOFF TATE performing OPERATION MINDCRIME in its entirety for the last time, and also for the first time, the QUEEN OF THE REICH debut EP in full as well as a best of set. The legendary frontman returns to Australia with his band to perform one of the greatest concept albums ever produced: the timeless, multimillion-selling “Operation Mindcrime”, played in its entirety, and […]

LOOKOUT returns in 2027 with one of its biggest line-ups yet!  Co-headlined by global concert juggernauts +LIVE+, Grammy Award-winning rock heavyweights STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, and chart-topping alt-rock trailblazers 4 NON BLONDES, this unforgettable event brings together some of the most influential names in alternative rock. Celebrating an era of music that defined a generation, LOOKOUT delivers a powerful day of iconic songs, electrifying performances and pure rock […]

CRASH TEST DUMMIES are heading back to Australia in April 2027 — and they’re not coming quietly. After a sold out 2025 run that reminded audiences exactly why they became one of the most unmistakable bands of the ’90s, the Dummies return with a full throttle, career spanning Greatest Hits Tour. Their comeback was met with glowing praise, celebrating the […]

Thirty five years is a long time to keep anything alive in the music business. A record store? That’s bordering on miraculous. Long before streaming, social media and algorithms decided what music you should listen to, record stores were where music fans went looking for something new. The really good ones became something more than just a place full of […]

Multi-million streaming, UK-based collective PRESIDENT have today announced their first Australian headline tour. The announcement follows the recent reveal of the band’s debut full-length album, BLOOD OF YOUR EMPIRE, arriving September 4. Launching in 2025 and operating under the cloak of minimalism and anonymity, PRESIDENT have been cultivating intrigue with each single and live performance. They exists at the intersection of heavy music, electronic experimentation, […]

Memphis modern heavy breakouts Sleep Theory are finally heading to Australia with special guests RIVALS! Due to overwhelming demand, the band have added a second Sydney show at Enmore Theatre after selling out their Metro Theatre date. Tickets on sale now via Destroy All Lines. Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane venues have also been upgraded. Perth has been upgraded from Magnet House to Metropolis Fremantle and moved forward to Saturday 6 February. Melbourne has been […]

Big riffs. Bigger hooks. Four decades of rock ‘n’ roll swagger. Danish rock icons D-A-D return to Australia for The Very Best Of Tour. This show celebrates their career with the songs that cemented their place among Denmark’s rock greats. Fans can expect a set packed with Classic Hits including the anthems ‘Sleeping My Day Away’, ‘Laugh ‘n’ a 1/2′ as well as favourites […]

In a time of digital chaos and concrete sprawl, the frequencies have locked in and a citadel for heavy and alternative music will emerge once again in 2026. Welcome to the next evolution of Australia’s largest travelling music celebration, with Good Things Festival returning this year for another monumental cycle, armed with a colossal lineup from every sector, spanning culture-shaping legends through […]

FACE TO FACE TOURING is thrilled to announce that celebrated trailblazer, SUZI QUATRO, the undisputed queen of rock ‘n’ roll, will be returning to Australia later this year.  The rock icon has defined a place in music history and her status remains unmatched.  SUZI QUATRO will be playing at both seated venues & spectacular outdoor shows across the country.  These […]

The first ever Tasmanian Devils team list combines two great Tassie traditions: football and convicts. Although chock-full with talent, the team is not without controversy. We explain some of our decisions below: B:        Sam Fisher (crime), Brian Lake (crime), Bjelke-Petersen (not convicted, but bent as hell) HB:     Geelong F.C (every handball is a throw), Jim Krakouer (crime), David Dench (crime) […]

Memphis modern heavy breakouts Sleep Theory are finally heading to Australia with special guests RIVALS! Following an overwhelming response to last week’s tour announcement, Perth, Melbourne and Brisbane venues have been upgraded, while Sydney has now sold out. Perth has been upgraded from Magnet House to Metropolis Fremantle and moved forward to Saturday 6 February. Melbourne has been upgraded from 170 Russell to Festival Hall and Brisbane has been upgraded from Princess Theatre to The Tivoli, with the […]

Rock powerhouse Ann Wilson has today announced she is bringing her Ann Wilson & Tripsitter, The Voice of Heart tour to Australia as sideshows to her appearance at the exclusive one-night only Carreras & Friends performance on December 5 at The Gabba. With over 20 shows across the U.S., Canada, and Japan, the tour will head down under  from November […]

A glowing new era for beloved Australian singer-songwriter Ella Hooper will unfurl in 2026, set to release her third studio album Overnight Success on October 2. Weaving Americana charm with authenticity and poise, the announcement of Ella’s new upcoming album also arrives today with a warm and disarming new single When The Shit Went Down, along with a national album launch tour set […]

Australian heavy music trailblazers Northlane have revealed their visceral new single “CUT_it”, lifted from their forthcoming album, Anemoia, out October 30 (Independent / Immortal Music Group). To celebrate the release of their seventh record, Northlane will embark on their biggest Australian headline tour of their career this November. Anemoia‘s second suffocating track “CUT_it” encapsulates the bone-weariness of total burnout. Driven by […]

All Nereids (and Australians) Beware, this November Michigan post-hardcore icons CHIODOS are set to return to Australian stages for the first time in over a decade, bringing their All’s Well That Ends Well 20th Anniversary Tour down under, joined by special guests RAIN CITY DRIVE (USA) and THE BEAUTIFUL MONUMENT. Commencing on Saturday 21 November in Brisbane, CHIODOS will celebrate their seminal debut album All’s Well That Ends Well, playing […]

Memphis modern heavy breakouts Sleep Theory are finally heading to Australia! Today, the fast rising four piece announce their first ever Australian headline tour, joined by special guests RIVALS (US). Tickets go on sale Friday 31 July at 9am local time via Destroy All Lines. The five date run will kick off on Sunday 7 February at Magnet House in Perth, before heading to The Gov in Adelaide, 170 Russell in Melbourne, Metro Theatre in […]

Following the massive sell-out success of their recent EU/UK Summer Stadium Tour (with back to back sell outs in Paris, London, and Warsaw), GRAMMY Award-winning rock icons SYSTEM OF A DOWN will return to Australia for their first headline tour in over a decade. Bringing with them FAITH NO MORE, these events will celebrate two of the most influential and […]

This October, American rock chameleons FROM ASHES TO NEW will take Australian audiences by storm for their first ever headline tour, joined by special guests BANKS ARCADE. Returning down under following their acclaimed performances at Good Things Festival in 2024, FROM ASHES TO NEW will kick off their headline run on Friday 9 October in Sydney, before heading to Melbourne and Adelaide, and closing out […]

Original Hunters & Collectors members reunite as The Engine Room for a one-night-only Melbourne show — with a lineup of special guest vocalists kept under wraps until the night. The Engine Room – John Archer (bass), Jack Howard (trumpet), Doug Falconer (drums) and Barry Palmer (guitar), the instrumental core members of Hunters & Collectors’ unmistakable sound– will reunite for a […]

US riff factory Clutch return to Australia in early 2027 for their first headline tour in a decade, bringing with them fellow riff lords Corrosion Of Conformity for what will be one of the year’s biggest concentrations of groove and pure power. For more than thirty years, Clutch have stood apart from everyone else and carved out a sound entirely their own. Throwing hard […]

Having just celebrated the two-year anniversary of their debut album, Lustre, The Buoys are back to do it all again with the announcement of their sophomore album, Concrete Cowboy. Out on Friday October 23 via Sony Music Australia, the band celebrate with the announcement of The Concrete Cowboy Tour throughout October and their brand new single ‘Welcome To My Brain’, out now.  Crafted from years of demos, lyrical […]

In February 2027, DEL AMITRI return to Australia and New Zealand with Past to Present: Four Decades of Their Greatest Hits a celebratory tour showcasing the songs that defined their remarkable career, from early indie beginnings to international chart success. Formed in Glasgow in 1982 by Justin Currie, Del Amitri found their long?term creative backbone in guitarist Iain Harvie, whose presence has been central to the […]

Live Nation has today announced an extensive Australia and New Zealand tour from revered US rock band Queens of the Stone Age, set to take place across December this year. The band, comprised of Josh Homme, Troy Van Leeuwen, Michael Shuman, Dean Fertita and Jon Theodore, will play 7 outdoor and arena shows, their first shows in the region since […]

For more than 50 years, Rose Tattoo have been one of Australia’s most uncompromising and influential rock bands. From the pubs of Sydney to stages across Europe, the UK and two tours as Special Guests for ZZ Top and Aerosmith just to name a few, Rose Tattoo’s blistering fusion of blues, boogie and streetwise rock ‘n’ roll has earned them […]

Frontier Touring is pleased to announce the triumphant return of Bryan Adams, bringing his electrifying Roll With The Punches world tour to Australia and New Zealand in February and March 2027. One of the most enduring and unmistakable voices in rock, Adams is a true powerhouse performer whose concerts have become a rite of passage for generations of fans and is returning in support of his 16th studio album, Roll With […]

Undeniably one of the most emotionally resonant and stylistically agile bands in heavy music today, 2027 will see the welcomed return of DAYSEEKER back to Australian shores, set to tick of a national headline run joined by a stalwart lineup of special guests including JUTES (USA) for his first ever Australian visit, SILENT PLANET (USA) and SACE6 (USA). Commencing on Sunday 7 February in Perth, DAYSEEKER will bring their […]

TEG Live announced today that Arizona rock icons Jimmy Eat World will tour Australia celebrating the 25th anniversary of their seminal album Bleed American. The tour will visit Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane this December, marking the band’s first Australian headline tour since 2017 and the final performances anywhere in the world celebrating the landmark album’s 25th anniversary. Australian fans […]

Bringing music back to one of the country’s best waterfront settings, THE POINT is set to be an exciting new addition to the Australian music calendar. Presented by Fuzzy, the live music series will welcome some of the country’s most beloved acts to a floating stage at The Fleet Steps, located at Mrs Macquaries Point this September, October and November. “We have been hosting shows at Fleet Steps since […]

In 1986, VSPY VSPY did something almost no band manages: they released two albums in a single year on different labels and charted with both. Harry’s Reasons arrived on Midnight Oil‘s Powderworks label in February – raw, political and rooted in the inner-city Sydney squat scene which the band called home. A.O. Mod. TV. Vers. featuring the single ‘Don’t Tear It Down’ followed in December on WEA spawning a […]