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 […]

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! […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Aussie legend Shannon Noll has announced details of his long awaited new album, Unbroken, which will be released on February 2nd, his first since signing with Warner Music Australia. Unbroken will be Shannon’s first new album in seven years and will feature lead singles Who I Am and Southern Sky, a fan favourite cover version of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Fortunate Son, with all three tracks available now via the album pre-order. A fourth track, Land Of […]

The world’s biggest acts already announced for Melbourne’s DOWNLOAD FESTIVAL will showcase what they do best in a headline setting this March! Stay tuned for more acts to be announced… PROPHETS OF RAGE Announce Headline Australian Dates Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine, Chuck D and DJ Lord of Public Enemy and B-Real of Cypress Hill […]

Boom! Here comes the Boom! With over 12 Million Records sold Worldwide American hard rockers P.O.D. make their triumphant return to Australia for their first headline tour since 2002 to perform highlights from their hugely successful album Satellite – “Alive”, “Youth Of The Nation”, “Boom”, “Satellite” and plus other Hits After forming in 1992 in San Diego, California, high school friends Vocalist Sonny Sandoval, Drummer Wuv Benardo and Guitarist Marcos Curiel began Jamming sessions. […]

Legendary singer-songwriter, JACKSON BROWNE returns to Australia in March 2018 for a massive headline national tour. Jackson Browne has written some of the most literate and moving songs in popular music including Running on Empty, Take It Easy, Somebody’s Baby, These Days, Lawyers in Love, For a Rocker, Doctor My Eyes and The Pretender and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004 and the […]

Beloved US alt-rockers THE LEMONHEADS will bring their cult live show back to our shores in February and March 2018, thanks to Handsome Tours. Having graced us with his ‘Baby I’m Bored’ LP reissue tour earlier this year, there’s no denying that Evan Dando has achieved music-lover legend status down here in Australia. The Lemonheads, a vehicle since the mid-eighties for […]

L.A. GUNS was formed in 1982 by guitar player Tracii Guns and, then unknown singer, Axl Rose on lead vocals. The “classic lineup” of Guns, former Girl singer Phil Lewis, drummer Steve Riley, guitar player Mick Cripps and bassist Kelly Nickels have sold 6.5 million records, including 1988’s L.A. Guns and 1990’s Cocked and Loaded, both of which were certified Gold. Cocked and Loaded contained the hit single “Ballad of Jayne” that went to #33 on Billboard’s Hot […]

The gritty underground scene of Northside Dublin in the 1980s, the social unrest of the time…THE COMMITMENTS was a film which captured many a phenomena, though none more resounding than the talents of ANDREW STRONG. In 1991, Strong was introduced to the world through his portrayal of Declan “Deco” Cuffe, lead vocalist of fictional Irish soul band THE COMMITMENTS from the film of the same […]

Due to overwhelming demand from fans down south, Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce The Killers are heading to Adelaide to play at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 8 May as part of their epic Australian and New Zealand tour. Additionally, with two Melbourne shows already sold out, a third and final concert will take place on Sunday 6 May at […]

Bid farewell to 2017 and say hello to 2018 at an event like no other! A night full of special music performances with the incomparable Jeff Martin, lead singer of the iconic Canadian rock band, The Tea Party, and his good friends Lepers & Crooks, and Matt Boylan Smith. The show will feature individual performances, and collaborations, as well as […]

The Sepulnation is alive and well! Following their crushingly successful 2014 Australian Tour, Brazilian Metal Icons SEPULTURA unleash a heavy metal hurricane upon the Sepulnation in May 2018. “one of my absolute favourite shows; one that I only wish I could relive time and time again” – Metal Obsession (Melbourne Review 2014) Armed with their finest album in decades ‘Machine Messiah’, SEPULTURA emerge into a troubled world with […]

Venom Inc. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA! The formidable Abaddon, Mantas and Demolition Man descend on Aussie shores for their Avé Australis Tour in February 2018. Formed as Venom in 1979 in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. And coming to prominence towards the end of the new wave of British heavy metal, Venom’sfirst two albums—Welcome to Hell (1981) and Black Metal (1982)—are considered a major influence on thrash metal and extreme metal […]

Prophets of the rampant 90’s Modern Rock movement SALIVA will be bringing their show to Australian stages for the first time ever.  Fans can expect a crushing cross-section of the bands entire catalogue guaranteed to get your blood pumping! “heavy riffs, powerful choruses, and frenetic live performances.” – NationalRockReview.com After acquiring front man Bobby Amaru in 2011 (replacing original frontman Josey Scott), Saliva became infused with […]

Richie Sambora and Orianthi are joining forces for a new, genre-spanning musical project under the name RSO that sees these two platinum-selling singer-songwriters and world-class guitarists teaming up as a duo and will be touring Australia’s east coast in January 2018. American rock icon and Songwriters Hall of Famer Sambora (who has sold over 130 million albums worldwide and has co-written […]

2018 is set to kick off in the most sensational way. Brand new summer festival, Under the Southern Stars is bringing together the best of Aussie Rock with an international touch. Headlined by the Working Class Man himself Jimmy Barnes, Under the Southern Stars will be coming to two stunning coastal locations in NSW and VIC this January. Jimmy Barnes is the heart and soul of Aussie […]

Melbourne Saturday March 24, 2018  Flemington Racecourse Optus Perks Presale: 9am (AEDT), Monday 13 November – 9am (AEDT), Tuesday 14 November GP On Sale: 9am (AEDT), Thursday 16 November www.downloadfestival.com.au  Download is an 18+ fully licensed event Korn (Only Australian Show)  Prophets of Rage | Limp Bizkit Mastodon | Good Charlotte | NOFX Suicidal Tendencies | Gojira | Amon Amarth Arch Enemy | Falling In Reverse | Neck Deep | Sabaton Hot […]

Handsome Tours proudly presents enigmatic post-rock outfit Godspeed You! Black Emperor, returning to Sydney in January 2018, to perform at The Metro Theatre. The tour follows the release of their sixth album ‘Luciferian Towers’. Godspeed You! Black Emperor began with Efrim Menuck, Mauro Pezzente and Mike Moya in Montréal in the early 90s, playing a handful of shows and recording a self-released cassette as a trio before beginning […]

International rock superstars PARAMORE are making their highly anticipated return to Australia for their first headline shows in four years, bringing Tour Four to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena, Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena and Brisbane’s The Riverstage this February. Paramore are touring in support of their ARIA #3 charting album After Laughter with special guests to be announced. Tickets for all shows on sale at midday (local […]

The self-proclaimed “Wrecking Crew” OVERKILL are set to destroy Australia in 2018. If you thought after 4-decades and 18 studio albums,OVERKILL would be losing steam, you don’t know OVERKILL. Throughout their existence, the New Jersey Thrash Metal forefathers shapeshifted, and evolved, keeping fans on their feet the whole time. Today, the band announced they will be bringing ‘The Grinding Wheel’tour to our shores, allowing us sufficient […]