KillRockStar Entertainment presents the 2014 Australian return of New Jersey stoner lords Monster Magnet! Administered by high priest and founder Dave Wyndorf, Monster Magnet have spent the last quarter of a century free-pouring a righteous mix of mind-bending 60’s sound, heavy drug ‘n’ fuzz 70’s riffage and lashings of infinite psychedelic space rock.  Across nine albums including the classics Superjudge, […]

Emerging out of the mid-’90s scene, JIMMY EAT WORLD crossed over to a larger audience by embracing a blend of alternative rock and pop that targeted the heart as well as the head. The band’s influence widened considerably with 1999’s Clarity – an album that has since emerged as a landmark of the time but it was the band’s follow-up that crowned them as […]

“Megadeth still play with the brutality of an exploding planet!” – The Guardian Get ready for the monstrous roar of multi-platinum, heavy metal legends MEGADETH as they hit the stage up close and personal in Sydney and Melbourne! The nasty snarl is back, Dave is back and he is bringing 2 of Metal’s finest exponents with him for two blistering Sidewaves. Long […]

SOUNDWAVE TOURING IS PROUD TO ANNOUCE A FURTHER 8 ARTSITS TO THE MONSTER 2014 LINEUP! Joining the already existing line-up will be legendary Bon Jovi guitarist , RICHIE SAMBORA, known for his raw vocals, indelible song writing and world-class guitar playing will be  be no doubt joined by an all-star band featuring Alice Cooper/Michael Jackson guitarist Orianthi Panagaris. Get your […]

Hot off the back of his national tour support with the Baby Animals, virtuoso musician, songwriter and performer Steve Balbi, will play two up & close and very personal headline shows in Sydney, on Friday February 14th at The Brass Monkey, Cronulla and on Saturday February 15th at iconic Sydney venue, The Basement. Steve Balbi has walked the line, experience […]

“There’s a synergy between these four men that’s characteristic of all legendary rock ‘n’ roll” – ArtistDirect.com “I’ve loved STP since I was 13 years old and they’ve had a huge influence on me, when the opportunity came up to do something creative with them, I jumped at the chance” – Chester Bennington Having sold nearly 40 million records worldwide, STONE […]

In a night guaranteed to make fans salivate, ROB ZOMBIE and KORN will take to the stage in Sydney and Melbourne with a feral, fiery and live ferocity that will be unmatchable! A rock icon and auteur filmmaker with insight and unlimited vision, ROB ZOMBIE has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of music, film, and publishing. As […]

Rock juggernaut’s ALTER BRIDGE will be strutting the stages in Sydney and Melbourne and joined by none other than funk-metal royalty LIVING COLOUR for a series of incredibly special Sidewave shows!! ALTER BRIDGE have firmly placed themselves as one of the most routinely acclaimed and adored hard rock bands on the planet. With 3 brilliant albums already under their belt […]

For nearly 30 years, Germanys biggest export in thrash metal, KREATOR, have proven to be persistent, innovative and an unstoppable force. Their legendary status has influenced many current bands and they are part of the “Teutonic Big 4’’ alongside Destruction, Sodom & Tankard. Since their inception in 1982 they have released 13 raw, powerful and explosive studio albums. KREATOR successfully blended influences from US Thrash contemporaries Metallica, […]

THE DEAD DAISIES BACK HOME TO ROCK AUSTRALIA! Announce Tour Dates & Release anticipated self-titled Debut Album. Album: “The Dead Daisies” – Release date: 7th February, 2014 SYDNEY, Australia (January 13, 2014) – Australia will have the chance to welcome back one of their hottest musical exports in years when The Dead Daisies kick off a series of shows supporting […]

Big Day Out presents BEADY EYE Big Day Out 2014 Sideshows We are proud to announce that BEADY EYE will be playing one very special headline show while they are in Australia for Big Day Out 2014. Featuring Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Andy Bell and Chris Sharrock from the legendary OASISand Jay Mehler from Kasabian, BEADY EYE have picked up where Oasis left off, releasing […]

Big Day Out and Soundwave Touring present DEFTONES Big Day Out 2014 Sideshows The DEFTONES live show isn’t one that’s easily forgotten. After selling out their last Australian tour in support of their latest album Koi No Yokan, crowds of thousands were left desperate for more. “a gritty, grinding showstopper of metal and unapologetic energy.”  – Consequence of Sound As one of the […]

KillRockStar Entertainment and Tombowler present post-punk instigators Gang Of Four in Australia to celebrate the 35th anniversary of their classic album Entertainment! and all the hits that followed! Entertainment! was a rare bird for its time,  an enthralling amalgam of punk, funk and angular rock that signalled a changing-of-the-guard ushering in of the post- punk era. Released in 1979, this […]

Respected Aussie rock outfit The Superjesus is hitting the road for the Australia Day long weekend, celebrating in fine style with three live shows.  They’ll kick off on 24th January at Waves Wollongong, then head to Bateau Bay Hotel on the 25th, with a massive Australia Day gig on 26th January at Garrison Point, Bankstown. Following their successful ‘Reformation’ tour […]

Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to confirm that Pearl Jam’s notorious lead singer, Eddie Vedder, will be embarking on a long-awaited solo tour this coming February.  Following Pearl Jam’s headline slot on the Big Day Out’s national dates, Vedder will return to the stage in solo mode for a string of extraordinarily special theatre shows; live and intimate. The tour will […]

“We’ve never done as much as we did this year,” says Wil Wagner of a year that saw The Smith Street Band play shows in Europe, the UK and America, appear on the Big Day Out, Falls Festival and Meredith line ups and release a 10” inch EP, Don’t Fuck With Our Dreams.  As their profile has catapulted, it has […]

On Sunday December 1st KARNIVOOL won their first ever ARIA Award taking out the gong for Best Hard Rock / Heavy Metal Album for their current release and third album ‘Asymmetry’ which was also their first ever number one debut on the ARIA album charts. As announced in October KARNIVOOL and good mates Dead Letter Circus will hit the road on […]

SKID ROW/ UGLY KID JOE add AUSTRALIAN dates to co-headline tour SKID ROW and UGLY KID JOE bring their co-headline tour to Australia in April 2014. The bands are currently touring Europe together having completed a hugely successful run of dates across the UK. With combined sales of millions of albums, each band will play a full set of the […]

In a late blast and flurry Big Day Out is excited to announce three new artists to the 2014 lineup. So without any further ado… We have replaced our departing Brit pop band with other members of English rock ’n’ roll royalty BEADY EYE, who are heading to Australia for the first time ever. Founded in 2009 by Oasis members Liam Gallagher, Gem […]

After erupting back onto the scene with bold soul-rock shot ‘Under Your Skin’ — his first release in over four years, which was promptly added to high rotation on triple j — Dan Sultan and his band are thrilled to announce a capital city tour for February and March 2014. Dan’s upcoming tour will give fans an opportunity to hear […]

Hot on the heels of the news that The Rolling Stones will open Adelaide Oval, comes confirmation of another six spectacular Rolling Stones shows for Australia and New Zealand.  Frontier Touring & AEG Live today unveil a string of very special ONE NIGHT ONLY shows in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland and Victoria’s iconic Hanging Rock as part of the […]

“One of the pillars of British indie rock.” – The Guardian “To say that Edwyn is fêted by the UK indie community would be an understatement. The former Orange Juice man can barely walk down the street without a member of Franz or The Cribs bursting out of a café door and laying down their cape in front of him.” […]

With news just in that the necessary permits have been approved, Frontier Touring are happy to announce that a final release of Rear GA Standing tickets for both Melbourne AAMI Park Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band concerts. Close to 60,000 tickets have already sold across the two Melbourne dates alone and this new release will see just an […]

  When it comes to an all energy show with world-class production, Grammy and ARIA Award winning Keith Urban certainly delivers, and this is exactly what Australian audiences can expect when Urban tours nationally in June 2014 on the Light The Fuse Tour Australia.  The all-new show will not only feature first-time performances of new music from his #1 album […]

Frontier Touring is thrilled to confirm that Sheffield’s Arctic Monkeys will be landing in Australia and New Zealand next May to embark on their biggest tour of our shores to date! Arctic Monkeys first burst onto the music scene in 2006 with their award-winning debut album Whatever People Say I Am, That’s What I’m Not.  The album became the fastest-selling […]

When talking about larger-than-life, trailblazing personalities they don’t get much bigger than Chris Jericho (WWE Champion) and Rich Ward (Stuck Mojo mastermind). FOZZY continue their love affair with Australia and are stoked to announce two intimate sideshows in Melbourne and Sydney. “We love Australia so much that we decided five shows with Steel Panther & Buckcherry weren’t enough for us […]

For the last few months I Am Giant have been calling Biarrtz, France their home while recording their sophomore album, the highly anticipated follow up to their critically acclaimed debut ‘The Horrifying Truth’. Co-produced by Forrester Saville (Karnivool, Dead Letter Circus, Helmut), bassist Paul Matthews and drummer Shelton Woolright, the first single ‘Razor Wire Reality’ will be released on December 6th via Sony […]

Joining Pearl Jam, Arcade Fire, Blur, Snoop Dogg aka Snoop Lion, Flume, Tame Impala and Northlane… We are so excited to welcome back the one and only PRIMUS, whose appearance at the 3rd ever BDO still makes highlight lists of the festival’s best ever performances. Armed with what can only be described as a unique breed of spiral drum crazy, […]

Rockstar Productions, AndrewHaug.Com & Metal Obsession present CHILDREN OF BODOM – HALO OF BLOOD OVER AUSTRALIA TOUR 2014 Children of Bodom, a name that redefined a genre and made it their own and a name that continues to galvanise all walks of life and all Heavy Metal sub-genres within that culture, it’s a name that crosses genres and moulds them […]

Still buzzing from their sold out city shows to unveil their new vocalist Paul Galagher, The Butterfly Effect have bowed to pressure from fans and extended the tour to include visits to Newcastle, Wollongong and Mona Vale to welcome in the New Year. Delivering nearly an hour and a half of classic Butterfly Effect tracks as well as new material […]