Byron Bay’s Parkway Drive have announced a mammoth Australian tour alongside US peers Hatebreed and Every Time I Die in June 2020.  Fresh from their stint headlining Good Things Festival last weekend, the Viva The Underdogs Australian Revolution 2020 tour sees Parkway Drive play their biggest shows in Sydney and Melbourne to date. It will also mark Parkway Drive’s first headlining shows on home soil […]

Frontier Touring are delighted to welcome back one of the defining bands of American rock music: Jimmy Eat World, returning to Australia in March 2020 for their first visit in three years and in celebration of their recently released tenth studio album, Surviving, out now via Sony Music Australia. The Arizona band will perform three special headline shows only while […]

Grunge rock legends, L7 are set to unleash their live force when they return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2020! Unmistakable in their own unique sound, L7 pioneered the grunge movement with their furious music and feminist ideals. Following their breakthrough 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, L7 became one of the most highly regarded grunge acts of the era with hits like “Pretend We’re Dead” and “Shitlist”, while their […]

For the first time in almost a decade, Boston-born pop punk outfit BOYS LIKE GIRLS will be returning to Australia in April 2020 to perform in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. At these incredibly special shows, BOYS LIKE GIRLS will be performing their cult classic self-titled debut album in full, along with fan favourites from their stellar discography. Their debut album was […]

The Rock world was abuzz with the news that Pepper Keenan was headed back to his old stomping grounds and recording his first album with Southern Rock legends CORRISION OF CONFORMITY in 13 years. The result was an absolute stormer of an album ‘No Cross No Crown’ and their first for Nuclear Blast, the album cracked the Billboard Charts, The UK Charts and Australia’s own ARIA Charts […]

The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but one basic principle of rock n roll remains true: the key to longevity is to always deliver the goods. No band has better encapsulated this ethos of integrity and determination over the last twenty years than SKINDRED. Widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and enthralling […]

Grammy® award-winning Californian rockers Tool have proved yet again just why they’re one of the most in-demand acts on the planet, with thousands of fans snapping up pre-sale allocations in mere minutes for the band’s first Australasian tour in seven years in February 2020.To meet the overwhelming demand, Frontier Touring is pleased to announce a second Melbourne concert at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 23 February.The new […]

The Butterfly Effect have made a triumphant return.  Off the back of a sold out tour and a soaring new single, the beloved Aussie rockers have just been added to the lineup for Good Things festival, which will see them playing massive shows alongside Parkway Drive, A Day To Remember, Karnivool, Simple Plan, Violent Soho and heaps more in Melbourne, […]

The most anticipated rock tour of 2020 is here: Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce the return of triple Grammy® award-winning Californian rockers Tool, performing in arenas across Australia and New Zealand in February 2020 – their first shows in both countries in seven years. The tour comes off the back of the band’s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, and their […]

Promoters One World Entertainment and TEG Live today announced that the KISS Australian tour, due to commence next Tuesday, has been cancelled due to illness. KISS and both promoters are absolutely gutted by the news and sincerely apologise to fans. Earlier this week it was announced that U.S doctors had advised Paul Stanley to rest due to a bad case […]

Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris announce the details of their highly anticipated second studio album, The Death Of Me, out February 21, 2020, via Resist Records. The Death Of Me will be available for pre-order on Friday, November 15 at 9am AEDT time HERE. It’s been two years since Polaris released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, The Mortal Coil which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and, thanks […]

Hollywood Sunset Strip Legends, L.A. Guns will head to Australia in June 2020 for four shows along the East Coast and Adelaide, with special guests The Poor. The tour kicks off on June 11 at Brisbane’s The Triffid, followed by June 12 at Factory Theatre Sydney, June 13 at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel and winding up on June 14 at The Gov, Adelaide.  Tickets are […]

Hard rock juggernauts HALESTORM will be on Australian shores in December for their Australian headline tour, presented by MJR Presents by arrangement with UTA. Unfortunately, Black Stone Cherry are today having to cancel their appearances on this tour due to a Family Emergency. The band have issued a statement: “Black Stone Cherry deeply regrets they have to cancel their performances in Australia, but due to a family […]

The kings of grunge are back, and Everclear are ready to shake things up from the east coast to the west, with 11 killer shows announced for their 2020 tour.  Great news for fans who will now get a chance to see the band perform outside of their recent announcement of their headlining act at the Hotter Than Hell Festival tour. Everclear fans will […]

IRON MAIDEN will return to Australia in May 2020 to perform 5 massive arena shows on their Legacy of the Beast World Tour with special guests Killswitch Engage. Tickets go on-sale on Thursday 14 November at 12noon from www.ticketek.com.au As always there will be an exclusive pre-sale for IRON MAIDEN FAN CLUB members,  go to www.ironmaiden.com for all ticketing details. Telstra Plus member presale starts Monday 11 November at 1pm and is […]

My Chemical Romance – (Only Aus Shows) Deftones || Jimmy Eat World || Clutch (Only Aus Shows)   Ministry || In Flames || Testament || Alestorm (Only Aus Shows) Carcass|| Lacuna Coil (Only Aus Shows) || Hands Like Houses In Hearts Wake|| The HU || Baroness|| Ne Obliviscaris Bodyjar || New Years Day || Clowns || Venom Prison SKYND || Thornhill ||Disentomb|| Stand Atlantic Plini || […]

One of the world’s finest punk bands, Philadelphia-based The Menzingers, are back with the release of their new album Hello Exile. The band are pleased to announce they will be touring Australia in March 2020. On Hello Exile (released October 04 via Epitaph), The Menzingers take their lyrical narrative to a whole new level and share their reflections on moments from the past and present: high-school hellraising, troubled […]

Good Things Festival, Australia’s favourite alternative east coast summer music festival is almost upon us and it continues to bring the good news. As a strong supporter of Australian music and talent, Good Things Festival is giving 3 up and coming bands the opportunity to perform at this year’s festival. You’ll have the chance to share the stage with some of Australia’s […]

Gather your heavy music mates and get ready….. Download will return to Melbourne (new home at Melbourne Showgrounds) and Sydney (back to Parramatta Park) in 2020! Melbourne Friday, March 20 || Showgrounds Sydney Saturday, March 21 || Parramatta Park 1st line-up announcement drops 8.30am Wednesday, Nov 6th Sign up to the newsletter at www.downloadfestival.com.au and follow across socials to make sure you are […]

Silverback Touring would like to welcome back THE IRON MAIDENS to Australia in April 2020. THE IRON MAIDENS are the world’s best (and only all-female) IRON MAIDEN tribute act and have proven this for a solid 19 years gaining international recognition as well as approval from Iron Maiden legends, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson. Following a sell-out debut Australian tour in 2018, the Maidens are back to satisfy Australia’s […]

Get ready for the biggest hard rock tour of the year! German icons SCORPIONS return to Australia in 2020 with WHITESNAKE, the legendary rock’n’roll band founded and formed by former Deep Purple singer and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Coverdale, for a double headline east coast arena tour starting at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Wednesday, February 19 before heading to […]

Good Things come to those who wait and Good Things Festival are thrilled to announce headline sideshows from some of the artists on the huge festival line up. TICKETS FOR ALL SHOWS ARE ON SALE WEDNESDAY 30 OCTOBER @ 9AM LOCAL TIME TICKETS.DESTROYALLLINES.COM     Destroy All Lines Presents SIMPLE PLAN WITH SPECIAL GUESTS  TUESDAY 10 DECEMBER – CBD LIVE, GOLD COAST THURSDAY […]

HAY MATE – A BUSH CHRISTMAS APPEAL FOR OUR AUSSIE FARMERS FEATURING JOHN FARNHAM WITH ALL MY EXES LIVE IN TEXAS, VANESSA AMOROSI, DARYL BRAITHWAITE, THE BLACK SORROWS WITH VIKA & LINDA, RUSSELL MORRIS, JON STEVENS, JOHN WILLIAMSON, TIM WHEATLEY AND LITTLE GEORGIA TICKETS ON SALE 9AM ON FRIDAY 1ST NOVEMBER 2019 Banding together this festive season, John Farnham will lead a […]

The wait is over! Following our best first announcement ever including Dave Matthews Band, Crowded House, Patti Smith and Her Band and so many more, we are exhilarated to now reveal more incredible artists to join us for the 31st chapter of Bluesfest Byron Bay this Easter. Just added: LENNY KRAVITZ JIMMIE VAUGHAN (exclusive) THE WATERBOYS (exclusive) EAGLES OF DEATH METAL ANI DIFRANCO […]

One of the most successful and best-selling artists of his generation, Lenny Kravitz has today announced he will return to Australia in April 2020 as part of his “Here to Love” World Tour. The tour, presented by TEG Live, will be Kravitz’s first time back to Australia in over eight years and will commence at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on […]

The excitement level of KISS fans is starting to rise, with the rock n roll legends touching down in only four weeks to begin the Australian leg of their farewell world tour. The spectacular ‘End Of The Road’ tour is undoubtedly the biggest and best KISS show ever, receiving amazing reviews from diehard KISS fans and the media.  After sell-out […]

There’s nothing more Australian than hot sun, warm waves and Cold Chisel. The band’s classic songs like Khe Sanh, Flame Trees, Bow River, My Baby, Cheap Wine, Saturday Night and You Got Nothing I Want have become the soundtrack to our summers. Since their legendary Last Stand way back in 1983, Cold Chisel has reformed for just four national tours, but they almost always played indoors and those […]

Following on from their sold out shows across the UK, 10cc have just announced they are returning to our shores.  They will play all the hits that have singled them out as one of the most inventive and influential bands in popular music. 10cc are one of the very few acts to have achieved commercial, critical and creative success in equal measure.  Testament to […]

Having SOLD OUT their first two shows in both Sydney and Melbourne, GEORGE THOROGOOD AND THE DESTROYERS have today announced a second and final Sydney date on the GOOD TO BE BAD TOUR / 45 YEARS OF ROCK TOUR for Thursday, January 23. Tickets for the second and final Sydney show go on sale at 10am Monday, October 14. My Live Nation members can […]

Rumour has it that upon enrolment into Australian university students receive a copy of the Violent Femmes eponymous debut. Ten tracks and 36 minutes long, the album features the universal themes of alienation, isolation, sexual frustration and angst – perfect early adult fodder – via songs such as Gone Daddy Gone, Kiss Off, Add it Up, Please Do Not Go and of course, Blister in the Sun. We […]