Legendary rock pioneer, IAN ANDERSON – best known as the flute and voice behind the genre-defying Jethro Tull – will breath new life into the best of his epic catalogue in Australia this December. When Jethro Tull released their iconic album Thick As A Brick in 1972, front man Ian Anderson led the way in revolutionizing the rock concept album. […]

ARCHITECTS have unveiled the brand new video for the single ‘Gravedigger’, taken from the new album, Lost Forever // Lost Together, out now via UNFD. Click below to watch. The band have just been announced on The Amity Affliction ‘Let The Ocean Take Me’ national tour this August/September with Issues, Stray From The Path and Deez Nuts. PRESENTED BY TRIPLE J, BLUNT MAGAZINE AND CONVERSE IN ASSOCIATION WITH UNIFIED […]

Rejoice! Saviours of truly excellent pop punk/rock, Philly sextet THE WONDER YEARSare winging their way back down under this Spring to deliver noisy, fist-pumpable tunes and all-round good guy funtimes. Riding the tsunami of success generated by their most recent third full-length record ‘The Greatest Generation’, The Wonder Years are famous for thrilling live shows and their unwavering dedication to always going the extra mile […]

Live Nation by arrangement with Artist Voice are thrilled to present bohemian rock’n’roll outfit, HOWLING BELLS in Australia this September. In support of their recently released fourth album, Heartstrings, the band will return for their first set of national headline shows since 2011. Tickets for all shows go on sale at midday Thursday June 19. My Live Nation members can be among the first […]

JOHN GARCIA (Kyuss & Slo-Burn) Australian Tour: September 2014 – with Waxy (USA) and Mammoth Mammoth (Melb) John Garcia is instantly recognisable as the voice of a genre. Single handedly bringing the California Desert Rock sound to the world via his works with Kyuss, Slo Burn, Unida, Hermano and Vista Chino and spawning a million copycats in the process His […]

The Amity Affliction have announced their biggest headline tour to date, in support of their recently released smash hit album “Let The Ocean Take Me”, which was released last Friday June 6. The tour will take in some of Australia’s most iconic venues and will include support from some of the hottest heavy music acts in the world. “Let The […]

Rock N Roll is truly a small world and THE STRUMS (Brisbane/Australia) and CAFEINE (Montreal/Canada) are heading your way in July to prove it. If you like your music energized and delivered by true believers, THE STRUMS and CAFEINE will be up your alley. It’s time to save Rock N Roll … again. THIS IS A FUCKIN ROCK N ROLL […]

Australian music royalty unite as, Rick Price opens for Rick Springfield on his Australian Tour in October 2014. These two iconic musicians have paved the way for many Aussie artists overseas over the years, and are a shining example to young singer/songwriters, that you can make your dreams come true with a guitar in hand! Rick Springfield, is a Grammy […]

Iva Davies has plenty to celebrate today starting with ICEHOUSE‘s WHITE HEAT: 30 HITS compilation officially being awarded Platinum sales status. Davies took receipt of the Platinum discs at an intimate ceremony at Universal Music Australia who distribute the ICEHOUSE catalogue for Davies’ Diva Records imprint*. “I can’t thank George, Liam, Shaun, Darren, Nadya and the UMA team enough for their support and encouragement,” says Iva. […]

You Know My Name – Courtney Love Lennard Promotions and Max TV present Courtney Love on her very first ever solo tour of Australia. Courtney Love has left an indelible lipstick-smeared mark on her generation, once described by Rolling Stone as the most controversial woman in the history of rock, Love’s artistic career has weathered deep human tragedy, fluctuating public opinion […]

Whatever gives Aussie music its heart, Adam Brand breathes plenty of life into its soul. For more than fifteen years, Brand has been one of the country’s best-loved and most successful recording artists. On August 8, 2014, Adam Brand will release his 10th studio album, the soulful ‘My Side Of The Street’. The guitar-heavy, soaring rock-tinged lead single ‘What Your Love Looks Like’ captures Brand in […]

Following on from this morning’s appearance on triple j’s Like A Version, Dead Letter Circus have announced three intimate shows in which the band will perform as a full band acoustic / unplugged version of themselves. This morning on triple j’s Breakfast Program, Dead Letter Circus covered ‘Killing In The Name’ by Rage Against The Machine in their first appearance on the Like A […]

It’s too good not to be shared! You’ve all just been Rick Rock ‘n’ Rolled! Lennard Promotions and Max TV present the return of the incomparable Rick Astley on his Together Forever Australian 2014 Tour. After thrilling Australian crowds in 2012 Rick Astley is back with his amazing band to deliver another run of shows across the country featuring all […]

DUE TO HUGE DEMAND DURING THE PRE-SALE SECOND SHOWS HAVE BEEN ADDED IN MELBOURNE & SYDNEY TICKETS ON SALE 10AM TODAY! Tickets to the QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Australian tour go on sale to the public at 10am today.  To meet the demand in the presale period extra shows have been added in Melbourne and Sydney where there are now 2 shows going on […]

Witchgrinder has announced a handful of live shows over the coming months before they head back into the studio to write and record album number two. The first of the gigs is an All Ages show on Friday, 13 June at Beaconsfield Community Complex in Melbourne.  On Saturday, 12 July the band will be performing at The Evelyn in Melbourne where […]

STORY OF THE YEAR are returning to Australia in June to celebrate the Tenth anniversary of ‘Page Avenue’. One of the most revered and beloved rock albums in recent memory will be performed in its entirety, with hits such as Until The Day I Die, Anthem Of Our Dying Day and Sidewalks. In addition, a slew of fan favourites and a few surprises will be […]

ANBERLIN SELL OUT THE FORUM – ANNOUNCE SPECIAL SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW Anberlin fans who dared hesitate for a mere moment in purchasing tickets to the band’s farewell tour have been caught off guard with the five piece’s Melbourne show at The Forum selling out in just days. Luckily, those still eager to bid adieu to one of the most charismatic and influential […]

Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce the return of one of music’s most iconic groups to our shores.  Renowned for their hit laden sell-out concerts, the Eagles are bringing their critically acclaimed History of the Eagles World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in February/March 2015.  Notably, it will be the band’s first visit to New Zealand in twenty years. […]

Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that rock’n’roll royalty Buzz Osborne, King Buzzo is headed to Australia with a ten-date solo acoustic tour of Australia this August! With a career spanning 31 years, 30 albums, and over 2,000 live performances, this tour marks the first time that the monarch of metal has performed acoustically in such a unique and intimate […]

On the back of their highly acclaimed ?2012 debut album The Time Traveller  (‘one of the best debuts in Australian history’ – LifeMusicMedia), Sydney progressive/alternative rockers Breaking Orbit are ready to release the first track? from their forthcoming sophomore album?, Become The Light and hit the road with post-rockers sleepmakeswaves this July/August. Become The Light is a stratospheric foray into the versatility of sound. Breaking Orbit‘s hallmark manipulation of melody guides you through a sonic […]

On the eve of their new, yet untitled album, the towering gods of death metal, CANNIBAL CORPSE, smash their way back to Australia for what will be a grisly, hostile start to their world tour in support of this album. With all their trademark blistering riffs, turbulent drums, ruthless and razored vocals, the bludgeoning force of CANNIBAL CORPSE will strike […]

Legendary superstar band QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT have just announced they will visit Australia.  “Let’s ROCK those beautiful arenas JUST ONE MORE TIME!” said Brian May. The QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT Australian Tour will kick off in Perth on Friday 22 August at Perth Arena, then travel to Sydney on Tuesday 26 August at Allphones Arena, Melbourne on Friday 29 August at Rod Laver Arena with the grand […]

2014 has been a big year for Buried in Verona. Album number four,Faceless, debuted at #15 on the ARIA charts and was followed by a national tour in April, with Brisbane and Perth shows selling out. The band is currently treating European crowds to their brand of relentless riffage and in your face lyrics. Hot on the heels of their Euro jaunt […]

Joe Bonamassa has just announced his 2014 Australian tour dates. Kicking off in Sydney on September 14, the tour finishes up a week later in Perth on September 21, after performances in Adelaide and Melbourne. Tickets to all shows are on sale now. The new live show will offer two stellar band line-ups with Joe Bonamassa dividing the show in half, […]

MELBOURNE SOLD OUT WITH SECOND SHOW ADDED! It only took just over an hour for rabid Taking Back Sunday and The Used fans to snap up tickets to the Monday 25 August show in Melbourne.  We are bloody stoked to announce that both artists have agreed to perform a second and definitely final Melbourne show! Tickets for the newly announced […]

Live Nation is thrilled to announce one of the biggest bands in the world today – COLDPLAY– will play one very special show at Sydney’s iconic Enmore Theatre in Newton on Thursday June 19. Today Coldplay deliver their latest album Ghost Stories on Parlophone Records (through Warner Music Australia), featuring singles ‘Magic’ and the newly released second single ‘A Sky Full of Stars’. […]

IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOVE – ROXETTE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA IN 2015 with special guests Boom Crash Opera Live Nation is excited to announce that legendary Swedish pop-rockers ROXETTE are returning to Australia for a national tour in summer 2015. After the 2011-2012 World Tour that took them around the globe twice over, playing to more than 1.5 million people in 46 countries including our […]

Following on from their successful national album tour in March, The Holidays have today announced an east coast run of new show dates.  The dates coincide with the release of ‘Tongue Talk’ – the third single from the band’s popular sophomore LP, Real Feel. Real Feel has received solid radio support and media attention since its release in late Feb. It was triple J’s […]

It was the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil that launched the ascent of their native sons in SEPULTURA (Portuguese for “grave”) in 1983 with a trajectory unsuspectingly aimed at the worldwide metal music scene.  A band with humble economic beginnings whose musical identity was forged in the context of living through Brazil’s authoritarian military dictatorship, SEPULTURA would go on to become Brazilian ambassadors to the metal […]

Hey let’s go, let’s go! For the first time in over 25 years, The Cockroaches return to Sydney’s live circuit to play with their original chart-topping line-up for two very special shows this June; Dee Why RSL on Saturday June 14th and Rooty Hill RSL on Friday June 27th. ‘Hey Let’s Go!’ a collection of The Cockroaches’ best-loved hits spanning 1984 – 1994 will be released […]