Category: Current Tours

FOREIGNER Return To Play National Orchestral Dates This October/November

FOREIGNER Return To Play National Orchestral Dates This October/November

Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to announce legendary rock band FOREIGNER will return to Australia this October to perform a series of newly envisaged orchestral concerts. Fans will be treated to a string of shows in Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and a night at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Thursday 18th October. See full tour dates below. With ten multi-platinum albums and 16 US Billboard Top 30 hits, Foreigner are universally […]

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THEORY (Of A Deadman) Announce Australian Tour

THEORY (Of A Deadman) Announce Australian Tour

“Complacency is such a disease when you’re in a band,” says Tyler Connolly, singer and guitarist for Vancouver, Canada’s THEORY (Of A Deadman). “People are so afraid to progress, but you have to change—you can’t just write the same song over and over. So when I saw where this record was going, I said to the other guys, ‘We’re in a car and it’s going […]

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Former GUNS N’ ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER brings ADLER’S APPETITE to Australia in May!

Former GUNS N’ ROSES Drummer STEVEN ADLER brings ADLER’S APPETITE to Australia in May!

Former GUNS N’ ROSES drummer & co-writer STEVEN ADLER ignites his ADLER’S APPETITE band and has today announced that he is to embark on a tour of AUSTRALIA this May. Steven and his esteemed guests will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Guns N’ Roses’ classic debut album by performing “APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION” in its entirety! This unique experience will feature a Q & A, with Steven and the one and […]

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ESCAPE THE FATE Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour

ESCAPE THE FATE Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour

ESCAPE THE FATE are headed back to Australia to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their highly praised ‘This War Is Ours’. With ‘This War Is Ours’ ESCAPE THE FATE came into their own exuding a spirit of chaotic mischief with each song firing like a cannon of pure rock genius. For the first time ever Australian fans will be treated to hearing the album in […]

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STEREOPHONICS – Announce Second & Final Sydney Show

STEREOPHONICS – Announce Second & Final Sydney Show

STEREOPHONICS have added a second and final Sydney date to their much-anticipated run of shows, touring in support of their latest album, Scream Above The Sounds. Marking their first Australian tour since 2013, Stereophonics will play a second night at the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Wednesday, April 25; the April 26 show having sold out ultra-quickly. Tickets for this show […]

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SEETHER Announce ‘Poison The Parish’ Australian Tour Dates

SEETHER Announce ‘Poison The Parish’ Australian Tour Dates

On the back of their heaviest album to date, SEETHER are intent on blasting the roof off with equal measures of ferocity and purpose. This is a band that knows how to connect with an audience, whilst delivering all the blood, sweat and sheer musical brutality that transports fans to a state of nirvanic rhapsody. SEETHER’s existence itself is an act of […]

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SATYRICON: Postpone Their ‘Deep Calleth Upon Deep’ Australian Tour To September

Norwegian black metal masters have postponed their Australian and Japanese tour dates until September citing personnel reasons. Frontman Satyr says that due to personnel issues and logistics they have no choice but to delay the tour. Satyr states “We had on and off-stage personnel dropping out on us at the last minute for this tour. We would have had to really compromise on the quality of our […]

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THE SCREAMING JETS & BOOM CRASH OPERA Announce ‘ROCK RADIO RIOT’ National Tour in August / September 2018

THE SCREAMING JETS & BOOM CRASH OPERA Announce ‘ROCK RADIO RIOT’ National Tour in August / September 2018

The Screaming Jets proudly announce a national tour, ROCK RADIO RIOT, with rock contemporaries and special guests, Boom Crash Opera. These two Australian radio favourites team up to deliver a powerhouse of high rotation hits in what is sure to be one of the rock events of the year! The tour commences in Sydney on August 3 and travels around Australia concluding on September […]

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MASTIN Delivers With New Sound On Single ‘Not The Man For You’ + Announces Ep ‘Suitcase Of Stories’  + Australian Tour

MASTIN Delivers With New Sound On Single ‘Not The Man For You’ + Announces Ep ‘Suitcase Of Stories’ + Australian Tour

The teenage bad-boy Reece Mastin, who stole hearts across the country back in 2011, is no longer.  In his place stands Mastin, a full-grown man; someone contemplative, and earnest – a man who has already lived a lifetime of peaks and pitfalls, caused in part by the ruthless nature of a career in the commercial music industry.  Now 23 years old, […]

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STEREOPHONICS make their long-awaited return to Australia

STEREOPHONICS make their long-awaited return to Australia

Cymru’s rock ambassadors, STEREOPHONICS, will make a welcome return to Australia for a run of much anticipated shows this April, marking their first Australian tour since 2013. Stereophonics are heading out in support of their latest album, Scream Above The Sounds, launching with a show at the Sydney Opera House on April 26, then onto Brisbane’s Tivoli on April 28, Melbourne’s Forum […]

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Second Melbourne show added for STEEL PANTHER tour

Second Melbourne show added for STEEL PANTHER tour

Steel Panther’s Wednesday 16th May show at Melbourne’s The Forum has SOLD OUT – a second show has been added to the tour on Tuesday 15th May at the same venue. Tickets are on sale today from 2pm AEDT for the additional show, and all other shows on the tour are selling VERY quickly. Grab tickets today for Steel Panther’s […]

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EXTREME and MR BIG announce Australian tour! IT’S GONNA BE EXTREME. IT’S GONNA BE BIG.

EXTREME and MR BIG announce Australian tour! IT’S GONNA BE EXTREME. IT’S GONNA BE BIG.

A stellar double header that has two legendary guitar virtuosos between them, is heading to our shores in June 2018.   Grammy-nominated Extreme, one of the most successful rock acts of the late 80s & 90s, and hard rock’s original supergroup Mr. Big will be touring capital cities mid-year to showcase their exceptional musical prowess. Extreme became one of the most prosperous bands of the early […]

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WEDNESDAY 13 and DAVEY SUICIDE Announce Australian and NZ Tour

WEDNESDAY 13 and DAVEY SUICIDE Announce Australian and NZ Tour

Get a double dose of Shock Rock as WEDNESDAY 13 and DAVEY SUICIDE join forces to bring their devilish goodness and a very early Halloween to Australia. A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered from the cobwebbed shadows of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the early 90s, WEDNESDAY 13 has firmly established himself as the world’s premier purveyor of balls-out horror punk insanity.  With a vivid and […]

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STEEL PANTHER ‘Sunset Strip Live’ – Australian tour

STEEL PANTHER ‘Sunset Strip Live’ – Australian tour

The Sunset Strip’s favourite sons, Steel Panther, are returning to Australia in May 2018 for a WORLD FIRST run of shows! They are returning to Australian shores with their Sunset Strip Live!Tour, which is ALL PANTHER, ALL NIGHT. Two sets – One set of Steel Panther originals, and One set of Classic Covers! Presented by MJR Presents by Arrangement with United Talent Agency, […]

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HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: You Can’t Kill My Rock ’N’ Roll – Australian Tour June 2018

HARDCORE SUPERSTAR: You Can’t Kill My Rock ’N’ Roll – Australian Tour June 2018

Sweden’s premiere purveyors of thrash metal meets sleaze rock, Hardcore Superstar will be touring Australia this June! Having last toured Australia waaay back in 2008, HCSS are ready to make it up to their fans for a decade of lost time in a big way! Fusing a base of hard, aggressive heavy metal with the catchy, melodic and decadent hard rock of […]

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MACHINE HEAD Announce Catharsis 2018 Australian Tour

MACHINE HEAD Announce Catharsis 2018 Australian Tour

  After a completely SOLD OUT Australian Tour of epic proportions in 2015, Heavy Metal Icons MACHINE HEAD are set to make their triumphant return in 2018 and this time around they will be armed with their new album ‘Catharsis’ which entered the Australian ARIA Charts at Number 10. MACHINE HEAD have flown the flag for truth, integrity and creative desire in metal, starting with the earth-shattering […]

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BULLETBOYS: Australian Tour May 2018 with special guests: Dellacoma + more

BULLETBOYS: Australian Tour May 2018 with special guests: Dellacoma + more

Los Angeles rock and rollers the Bulletboys will tour Australia for the very first time this May! Emerging from the LA glam rock scene at its zenith with more blues licks than lipstick, Bulletboys have been a mainstay of the rock scene for the past 30 years. Formed by frontman Marq Torien after stints in King Kobra and a then unsigned Ratt, Bulletboys hit the […]

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TONIGHT ALIVE – Tour Australia This May With New Album Underworld

TONIGHT ALIVE – Tour Australia This May With New Album Underworld

TONIGHT ALIVE have announced their return to Australia armed with their brand new album, Underworld! Tickets go on sale at midday next Thursday, February 15. My Live Nation members can be among the first to secure tickets during the pre-sale beginning 10am Tuesday, February 13. For complete tour and ticketing, visit: livenation.com.au. After bursting onto charts around the world, Tonight Alive’s newest album […]

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(hed) p.e. Worldwide Unity Tour Australia March 2018

(hed) p.e. Worldwide Unity Tour Australia March 2018

Genre melding masters, (hed) p.e. will be making their long overdue return to Australia this March as they embark on their Worldwide Unity Tour! Fusing rock, punk, rasta, gansta rap and soul into something truly unique (and affectionately known as G-Punk), (hed) p.e. have been a mainstay in the rock and metal community since forming in 1994. Over the course of their ten albums […]

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IMAGINE DRAGONS Evolve World Tour Touring Australia & New Zealand In May 2018 With Special Guests The Temper Trap

IMAGINE DRAGONS Evolve World Tour Touring Australia & New Zealand In May 2018 With Special Guests The Temper Trap

They last stormed Australia and New Zealand two years ago in support of their chart-topping second album, Smoke + Mirrors. In 2017 they smashed radio worldwide with huge singles ‘Thunder’, ‘Believer’ and ‘Whatever It Takes’. Las Vegas rockers Imagine Dragonswill bring their Evolve World Tour to Australia and New Zealand for Frontier Touring in May 2018 for a blazing six-date run, including their first ever show in Wellington! […]

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EVANESCENCE to embark on Synthesis Live Australian tour next month, limited Sydney Opera House tickets released & Brisbane venue and date change

EVANESCENCE to embark on Synthesis Live Australian tour next month, limited Sydney Opera House tickets released & Brisbane venue and date change

Two-time GRAMMY award-winners Evanescence will next month embark on their epic Australian east coast tour, Synthesis Live With Orchestras, to celebrate their triumphant fourth studio album, Synthesis.  The hotly anticipated tour will kick off in Brisbane, however due to scheduling requirements, this show with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra will now be held at the Brisbane Convention And Exhibition Centre (BCEC) on February 10.  All ticket holders […]

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Tour Reschedule – GENE SIMMONS Announces 40th Anniversary Solo Album Australian Tour

Tour Reschedule – GENE SIMMONS Announces 40th Anniversary Solo Album Australian Tour

Legendary rocker Gene Simmons has today announced he will be moving his forthcoming Australian concert dates with the Gene Simmons Band to August and September 2018, celebrating the milestone 40th anniversary of the release of his self-titled solo album. Gene’s new tour dates will kick off in Adelaide on August 28th at the Entertainment Centre Theatre, followed by Margaret Court Arena in Melbourne on […]

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DIZZY REED announces Australian album launch and digital worldwide release of album

DIZZY REED announces Australian album launch and digital worldwide release of album

Launching his album in Sydney with one Australian show only, Dizzy Reed will be performing at Frankie’s Pizza on Sunday, 18 February, with support from local artists including The Kids, who will launch their debut single, School, that night. Due to popular demand globally, Guns N’ Roses keyboardist, Dizzy Reed, has also announced that the release of his 2018 debut solo album, Rock ‘n Roll Ain’t Easy, will now be made […]

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MASTODON – Headline Shows With Special Guest Gojira

MASTODON – Headline Shows With Special Guest Gojira

Since forming back in 2000, the mighty MASTODON have certainly made the most of their time. Performing everywhere from Coachella and Bonnaroo to Download and Sonisphere and nearly every major festival in between, they’ve headlined legendary venues such as Red Rocks and sold out shows around the globe. Their epic sets of cerebral metal casting dark shadows over pop culture, bridging the gap between hard rock and mainstream, thanks to […]

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LIMP BIZKIT Announce Adelaide Headline Show

LIMP BIZKIT Announce Adelaide Headline Show

LIMP BIZKIT, what can we say, still one of the most fun and entertaining live bands from America. After 22 years and going stronger than ever, Limp Bizkit will carry their rap-rock torch loud and proud all the way to Australia 2018. Songs like Rollin, My Generation, and Break Stuff will have everyone going full throttle. You are not going […]

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SIMPLE PLAN Bring ‘NO PADS, NO HELMETS… JUST BALLS’ 15th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR To Australia In April

SIMPLE PLAN Bring ‘NO PADS, NO HELMETS… JUST BALLS’ 15th ANNIVERSARY WORLD TOUR To Australia In April

Multi-platinum Canadian pop-punk legends SIMPLE PLAN today reveal they will bring their No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls 15th Anniversary World Tour to Australia in April for a special run of East Coast dates. Opening to rave reviews across North America, the No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls 15thAnniversary Tour is a killer night chock-a-block full of Simple Plan’s pop-punk classics, and now Australian fans get their one and […]

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GWAR Announce April 2018 Australian Tour

GWAR Announce April 2018 Australian Tour

Attention Human Scum!!!! Earth’s favourite interplanetary warriors, GWAR, are returning to conquer and destroy Australia in APRIL 2018! “The Blood of Gods Tour” continues on into Australia, as your masters and supreme overlords take their one of a kind carnival of blood-drenched death and destruction Down Under. The last time GWAR visited Australia in 2014, they upset the Australian public with the controversial and media-hyped beheading of […]

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CIRCA SURVIVE Announce 2018 Australian Tour

CIRCA SURVIVE Announce 2018 Australian Tour

CIRCA SURVIVE will be returning to Australian shores in May 2018 in support of their latest album The Amulet. After a successful run of shows in 2015 the Philadelphia alt-rock outfit are here to prove once again why they’re one of the most exhilarating live bands that alternative music has to offer. “The greatest chemistry with the crowd all night” – The Lantern “the […]

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SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Announce 2018 Australian Tour

SUICIDAL TENDENCIES Announce 2018 Australian Tour

Southern California crossover thrash/hardcore punk/skate punk legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES announce much anticipated DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL sideshows. Judging from their name, SUICIDAL TENDENCIES were never afraid of a little controversy. Formed in Venice, California, during the early ’80s, the group’s leader from the beginning was outspoken vocalist Mike Muir. The outfit specialized in vicious hardcore early on — building a huge following among skateboarders, lending a major hand in […]

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LIMP BIZKIT Announce Australian Headline Shows

LIMP BIZKIT Announce Australian Headline Shows

LIMP BIZKIT, what can we say, still one of the most fun and entertaining live bands from America. After 22 years and going stronger than ever, Limp Bizkit will carry their rap-rock torch loud and proud all the way to Australia 2018. Songs like Rollin, My Generation, and Break Stuff will have everyone going full throttle. You are not going […]

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