Following a massively popular run of shows through Western Australia in April, heavy music monoliths KARNIVOOL will embark on a run of East Coast headline dates through June and July. These will be the band’s only headlining shows until their their much anticipated fourth LP is completed. This tour marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for the ARIA Award winning, chart topping titans. It […]

ENTER SHIKARI will return to Australia this September to sweep your mind and assault your senses on a five-date tour around the country with support from fellow UK bandHacktivist and Sydney’s Stories. Tickets for all shows go on sale at 11am this Thursday, May 5. Pre-sale tickets will be available through entershikari.com from 10am tomorrow, May 4. My Live Nation […]

Five years since their last Australian appearance THE CURE will make a very welcome return to our shores for an arena tour. Renowned for their sublime two-hour-plus performances, The Cure will play headline arena shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth this July marking the band’s first Australian tour since August 2007. Tickets for the Melbourne and Sydney shows will go […]

“If anger is an energy, Shihad’s fury is such that it could power a city for years.” Rolling Stone “Toogood is clearly pissed off with certain states of affairs, and he’s not afraid to say so; fittingly, his bandmates have outdone themselves to match his fury.” The Australian Shihad return to Australian stages this June and July for the first […]

In an era rife with downloads, fly by night one hit wonders and singles it’s the passionate fans that truly appreciate the album in its purest form. There is something cathartic about putting on an album from start to finish and being at one with the artist. There’s something innately satisfying about an album’s running order. The way the songs […]

Visionary musician, Steven Wilson, who has changed the direction of rock music is set to tour Australia and New Zealand in October 2016. In 2013 Steven Wilson toured Australia with one of the most elaborate productions witnessed in rock venues. Those lucky music fans who attended the shows were immersed in an audio-visual sensory experience simultaneously overwhelming and uplifting. ‘I […]

BRING ME THE HORIZON have announced that special guests ARCHITECTS and ’68 will be added to their upcoming Australian Tour in September. Following the sell-out of their first Melbourne show on September 22, to meet overwhelming demand a second and FINAL Melbourne show has been added to the tour. Tickets for this extra Melbourne date – at Margaret Court Arena […]

Rick Price presents a dynamic and emotionally powerful one man show.  His soaring voice and soulful story telling songs, take you on a journey from the heights of laughter to the depth of tears. Rick combines his greatest hits, works from his latest release ‘Tennessee Sky’ and songs from the ‘Great Singers’ that have inspired and helped to create Ricks’ […]

American Progressive Metal Legends, QUEENSRŸCHE return to Australia for their first tour in nearly a decade thanks to Tombowler www.tombowler.com.au + Metropolis Touring www.metropolistouring.com + David Roy Williams Having sold over 30 million albums around the world over the course of their storied 30-plus-year career, QUEENSRŸCHE e’s triumphant legacy of progressive metal classics is one of the most celebrated in […]

Great news people!  With an enormous response to his nine-date ‘Pieces Of Americana’ Tour earlier this year, Diesel – known as one of the hardest working men in rock n roll – has just announced 21 regional shows in support of his new album. The new album, Americana, is set for release on Friday 1 July (through Liberation Music). From […]

Destroy All Lines and Chugg Entertainment in association with UTA Present LACUNA COIL Australian Tour, October 2016 There is an old sanatorium up in the hills of Northern Italy. An old, abandoned, and decayed fortress whose corridors are filled with the ghosts of a thousand tortured minds and souls.   A place where every wall still bares the scars of countless […]

In one of the most righteous tour combos ever to touch down on our shores, behemoth heavy acts BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE, ATREYU and CANE HILL will team up this October for an unforgettable national headline tour. As revealed exclusively last night on triple j’s The Racket, BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE will bring their world renowned slam dunk  live show to Australia […]

Parkway Drive gave fans the chance to name their Australian East Coast Regional tour, so why the fans? Winston says, “Honestly, we we’re just kind of stuck for names. We could have called it anything, but we figured if that was the case we may as well let our fans throw some names at us.” After sifting through hundreds of entries […]

“When will you two play together again?” is the question both James Reyne and Mark Seymour have fielded many a time in the past nine years.  For fans of these iconic singer songwriters, the wait is nearly over, with a national tour “And The Rest Is History”, confirmed for the third quarter of this year. The live relationship between James […]

With 2017 marking 30 years since their debut release, Boom Crash Opera announce Winter dates as a prelude to a big year ahead Boom Crash Opera have always had a reputation for exciting live shows that blend boisterous, angular rock with soulful singing and a sense surging of joy and camaraderie.  They have a classic repertoire of hit songs – Onionskin, […]

Multi-Grammy and ARIA Award winning artist Keith Urban, who will release his eighth studio album RIPCORD on May 6th, has announced that he will be bringing his “ripCORD World Tour 2016”, home to Australia this December. The tour, which will feature the 7-time Grammy-award winning, multi-platinum superstar Carrie Underwood, will no doubt send Keith’s legion of fans here into a […]

Massachusetts rifflords A WILHELM SCREAM are primed to destroy small venues on their May Australian tour, and stoked to add popular Perth punkers THE DECLINE as main tour support, with the cream of local punk talent to open all shows. Beloved by Australian punters for their can-do attitude and no-rubbish approach to consistently delivering relentless, thrilling rock shows, AWS are […]

Black Stone Cherry has some sweet (as cherry pie) news – their tour dates in June 2016 have been rescheduled. While that doesn’t SOUND like awesome news… it most definitely is, as they have been shifted to main support slot on the Steel Panther tour. Double your dose of US rock in one night! In a statement from the band, […]

Pop punk phenomenon MAYDAY PARADE are heading Down Under in October on their most extensive Australian headline tour to date to support their fifth album, ‘Black Lines’. ‘Black Lines’ is a melodically diverse collection of striking tracks, blending driving rock riffs with the band’s signature heartfelt lyrics, without losing what is quintessentially MAYDAY PARADE. Vocalist Derek Sanders enthused about their […]

“For many musicians, So There could have played like an indulgent diversion, frustrating those hungry for another rock album. For Folds, who constantly hones his craft by taking unexpected paths, it extends a career-long flirtation with modern orchestral composition to its logical next step.” –NPR “21st century thinking man’s chamber pop.” -MOJO “A consummate musician reaches new heights.” -UNCUT Multi-platinum […]

Metropolis Touring and Tombowler are proud to present Texan powerhouse quartet, Drowning Pool this July. After a Fourteen year absence Drowning Pool have now set their sights on Australian soil for their first ever headline tour plus a special one off New Zealand show. “As soon as they played the opening licks, heads started banging, and the tide came in. […]

Frontier Touring are thrilled to be touring Disturbed for a string of arena dates this November in Australia and New Zealand. Joining the legendary 4-piece from Chicago at all Australian shows will be Melbourne hard rockers Twelve Foot Ninja. After announcing a hiatus in 2011, multiplatinum, hard rock legends Disturbed unleashed their sixth LP and first release in five years, […]

Following the success of their recent four month, 32 date National tour as ‘special guests’ of James Reyne, Moving Pictures return this May to celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the classic Australian album ‘Days Of Innocence’. Often referenced within ‘Classic Australian Album’ countdowns, ‘Days Of Innocence’ spent seven weeks at the top of Australian Music charts and spawned the iconic […]

As one of the country’s most rockin’ album bands, The Screaming Jets are back after eight years with a new studio release – Chrome. To say the band are f**king excited would be an understatement, their seventh studio album has been a labour of love and by all accounts, sits up there with their best. Supporting the highly anticipated release, […]

Brisbane punk rockers, The Strums announce national tour and new single, hard hitter Bare Hands. Off the back of touring with Sydney stalwarts The Snowdroppers and Adelaide purveyors of punk poetry The Hard Aches, The Strums are hitting the road to share the love with mates. With a recent line-up change, bringing bassist, long time best mate and avid supporter […]

Dynamic, assertive, powerful and poised, San Francisco’s DEAFHEAVEN have announced a run of anticipated Australian club shows for June, complementing a coveted slot on Sydney’s 2016 VividLIVE program. Deafheaven occupy a curious and oft-divisive space between being an ambitious outfit and playing proudly complex, niche music. They are evidence that these qualities need not be mutually exclusive. In five years […]

Closure in Moscow have been added as the support to the COHEED AND CAMBRIA Australian Tour! Also Newcastle show has been added and is on sale MONDAY MAY 9th – The Cambridge Hotel , Newcastle 18+ Based in Melbourne, Australia, but having already travelled much of the globe, Closure in Moscow are a progressive rock powerhouse with a penchant for […]

Legion Music Fest organisers have announced that the heavy music festival that has been in the works since December, is now fully funded and confirmed to go ahead as planned in 2017. Having originally planned to crowd fund the festival through a Pozible campaign, organisers have now stated that they will no longer accept pledges and that the campaign will […]

Hard and fast Adelaide punk rock’n’rollers GRENADIERS have been announced as main support in Millencolin’s fast approaching April/May national tour. Grenadiers are relentless in pursuing their live domination of this nation, currently in the midst of an epic national headline tour. New single ‘Live Fast, Diabetes’ (complete with outrageous video) is an energetic, riffy joyride, ridiculously sing-alongable. Having toured with the likes of […]

Much adored metal monoliths TRIVIUM have predictably sold out their forthcoming Melbourne date weeks in advance. To satisfy dedicated local fans the US act have announced a second and final Melbourne date on Tuesday April 12 at 170 Russell.  All shows are on sale now, and moving fast. Widely tipped for greatness (some prophecies come true!) after their successful sophomore release, ‘Ascendancy’ […]