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’ […]

Lock up your Sisters, your Mothers and probably your Grandmothers! The United States’ most balls-out, pedal to the metal rock act, Steel Panther, are today announcing their June 2016 Australian Tour. They are cumming coming to Australia to see how things are progressing… down under. Presented by MJR Presents, the tour takes in Australian capitals Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and […]

One of the most anticipated acts that were announced for Soundwave 2016, Venues across Australia are NOW about to get the roof blown off when L7 take to the stage for an ass-kicking live experience this October presented by Metropolis and Select Touring. It’s been a long hiatus, but the female punk heroes are FINALLY BACK, giving Australians a down […]

The Artists Entertainment Group presents The Two Headed MonsTour featuring Hawthorne Heights & Mest After much anticipation and rave reviews, The Two Headed MonsTour will be hitting Australian shores this April! Featuring mid 00’s Emo/power pop icons Hawthorne Heights and Chicago’s original pop punk poster boys Mest this tour is destined to bring back memories for old fans and deliver an educational insight to new […]

Touring Festival  Set To Hit Melbourne’s Corner Hotel With Headline Sets from Electric Mary and Dallas Frasca. WALLAPALOOZA IS BACK! And it’s more fiery, exciting and poignant than ever. One of Australia’s longest running independent festivals remains an annual rockin’ good time for dedicated fans of live music. Taking inspiration from the recent furore raised in opposition to idiotic lock-out laws in the northern […]

The FEAR FACTORY machine is at its most confident and passionate than ever before and they will be bringing every sonic weapon in its arsenal to the fore when they stampede across Australia this June. With nine critically acclaimed albums under their belt Fear Factory will be reaching deep into their storied history to bring an unparalleled experience to Australian […]

Touring Australia for the very first time in their distinguished and illustrious career, Primal Fear have one single goal and mission on hand: perform in Australia for the first time ever; perform the best ever show we can ever perform for Australia; and absolutely smash out a set that will destroy and completely rule the memories of the people that […]

Due to overwhelming demand, BRING ME THE HORIZON have announced a second Sydney show. With most tickets snapped up when they went on sale yesterday morning, to meet the massive demand Bring Me The Horizon have confirmed they will be performing a second and final show at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney on Sunday 18 September. Tickets to this new […]

Grammy Award winning artist, Richard Marx, is returning to Australia in June to perform live with his band and will see his national Greatest Hits Tour kick off in Melbourne.  The international superstar last graced our shores in 2006, after playing to packed houses and sold out shows across the country. Richard Marx is a prolific singer, songwriter and producer […]

LIVE NATION, UNIFY and TRIPLE J present BRING ME THE HORIZON TOURING AUSTRALIA IN 2016. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. PLEASE TRY TO REMAIN CALM. BRING ME THE HORIZON have announced their eagerly awaited return to Australian shores for this coming September. The British rock band will perform arenas around Australia on their first tour Down Under since 2013. Since the release of their […]

As they prepare to thrill Australian audiences alongside BLACK SABBATH in April, American heavy metal giants FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH announce two exclusive all-ages shows in Melbourne and Sydney. Tickets go on sale at 9am Friday, February 26. Telstra Thanks is bringing an exciting 48-hour pre-sale just for Telstra customers from 2pm Monday, February 22 until 2pm Wednesday, February 24. […]

Massachusetts natives A WILHELM SCREAM will return to Australian shores this May for an epic Australian tour.   Recognised internationally for their relentless, energetic and downright exhausting live shows, this band is an riff-heavy, overwhelming assault on the senses. They never fail to disappoint. AWS, as they are affectionately known to their multitude of fans worldwide have been hauled “…one of […]

After traversing the outer limits of science fiction over seven acclaimed concept albums, COHEED AND CAMBRIA’slatest offering ‘The Color Before The Sun’ marks the bands first non – conceptual album and the first to be recorded live in the studio. Founder and songwriter Claudio Sanchez explores his emotions nakedly, plainly and unabashedly. Listen to tracks from the album: ”ATLAS” + ”ERASER” + ”GHOST” + ”PEACE TO THE MOUNTAIN” “This is the band’s […]

This month ROB THOMAS will make a very welcome return to Australia when he embarks on the Australian leg of The Great Unknown World Tour.  Touring in support of his first solo album in more than six years, the long-awaited The Great Unknown, Thomas’ summer tour will include a special night under the stars, ‘On The Steps’ at the Sydney Opera House, three winery […]

Lennard Promotions presents the long-awaited return of legendary vocalist and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member Eric Burdon and his band The Animals for their first Australian shows in nearly a decade. This year fans will have a chance to relive songs that became part of the foundation of rock & roll as Eric Burdon & The Animals play […]

With a swag of awards and sold out stadium tours across the globe left in their wake, we are thrilled to announce that US metal monoliths TRIVIUM will be shredding across Australia this April.  Widely tipped for greatness (some prophecies come true!) after their successful sophomore release, ‘Ascendancy’ in 2005, Kerrang! Declared it “the most skull-peeling collection of pulverizing metal grooves […]

With eight timeless punk rock albums and over 20 years of high intensity touring under their belt, Millencolin has come to help shape the skate punk sound that inspired them from the start. Millencolin fans are always waging wars, pitting so many of their brilliant records against each other to see which comes out the victor. It’s a war that […]

It’s about to get rowdy down under – Black Stone Cherry, Kentucky’s wild boys of hard rock done souther are hitting Australian shores in June 2016. The five dates in June see them hitting some of Australia’s biggest and best rock venues. Tickets go on sale January 20th. The tour will see them hit The Factory Theatre in Sydney, Max Watts […]

Get ready for the Best 80s Night Ever! TOTALLY 80’s! TOTALLY 80’s Stars 7 International 80’s Superstars – MARTIKA, BERLIN, LIMAHL of KAJAGOOGOO, PAUL LEKAKIS, KATRINA (ex KATRINA & THE WAVES), MEN WITHOUT HATS & STACEY Q will be together – live in concert – to perform all of their classic hits. Sharing the stage with them will be 2 of Australia’s own […]

Monsters of the Universe Australian Tour 2016 WEDNESDAY 13 has firmly cemented himself as the undisputed leader in Horrorpunk. With a vivid and vile imagination that has endeared him to countless fans of riff-driven macabre over the last two decades, WEDNESDAY 13 has been one of rock’s most prolific protagonists, spreading his credo of grave-robbing rock ‘n’ roll and Hallowe’en debauchery […]

KILLROCKSTAR & SOUNDWORKS PRESENTS BUCKCHERRY Australian & New Zealand Tour 2016 One of rock’s great bands, Buckcherry will return to Australia and New Zealand this March. Led by Josh Todd, a man who personifies rock n roll and anchored by guitarists Keith Nelson and Stevie D, drummer Xavier Muriel and bassist Kelly Lemieux, Buckcherry will deliver a night of straight up good time rock and […]

BABY ANIMALS REFORM ORIGINAL LINE UP FOR 2 SHOWS ONLY AND RELEASE 25TH ANNIVERSARY DELUXE PACKAGE OF DEBUT ALBUM 2016 CELEBRATES 25 YEARS SINCE THE RELEASE OF AN ALBUM THAT BROKE AUSTRALIAN MUSIC HISTORY RECORDS, SIMPLY TITLED BABY ANIMALS. Celebrating 25 years since the release of their iconic self-titled debut album, Baby Animals are set to play two huge shows […]

British metal band ASKING ALEXANDRIA are set to return with new frontman, Denis Stoff, touring Australia for the first time since Soundwave 2014. “We couldn’t be more excited about this tour,” says guitarist Ben Bruce on the announcement of world tour. “We are back and we truly are better than ever. This tour is going to be absolutely insane and we can’t wait to see […]

ROB THOMAS has had an ongoing, 20-year long, love affair with Australian audiences – both as the frontman, lead vocalist and key songwriter for Matchbox Twenty and also as a major solo artist. In February 2016, that romance will continue as Thomas makes a very welcome return down-under for a national headline tour. Touring in support of his first solo album […]