After crushing audiences with their main stage performances at Soundwave 2012, July brings the welcome return of Florida’s pop-mosh lords, A DAY TO REMEMBER, armed with their brand new album, Common Courtesy. With 5 albums under their belt, each one further cementing the band’s reign as true leaders of the genre, ADTR effortlessly blend brutal breakdowns and melodic choruses, “A […]

Live Nation is proud to announce the return of virtuoso guitarist and visionary composer STEVE VAI when he embarks on a national headline theatre tour this July. A sculptor of musical sound, with infinite creativity and technical mastery, with a career spanning three decades, more than 15 million album sales and three Grammy Awards, Steve Vai embodies the seamless, symbiotic […]

The Frontier Touring Company has confirmed that Thirty Seconds To Mars will be unleashed into Australian arenas for blockbuster performances in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane! Lead singer Jared Leto revealed the bands intention to return to Australian shores whilst here earlier this month to promote hugely anticipated fourth offering, Love Lust Faith + Dreams (out May 17 through Universal). […]

Have you got ‘Plans’ for next week Melbourne and Sydney? Would you like to see Birds Of Tokyo live, for free? Well, thanks to our amazing friends at EMI Music Australia we have a double passes to give away for each of the below shows next week.  So all you need to do is shoot us an email with your name, […]

Canadian singer-songwriter Tim Chaisson is once again set to bring his warm, soulful voice, beautiful guitar melodies and renowned violin performances to Australia. On his second visit in 2013, Chaisson will be tackling the national touring circuit with legendary ARIA award winning artist Diesel, as well as being joined by Hein and Little May for several Sydney dates. Chaisson will […]

FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME IN AUSTRALIA – KID ROCK ADDED AS SPECIAL GUEST ON BON JOVI’S “BECAUSE WE CAN – THE TOUR” Paul Dainty, Chairman of Dainty Group announced today that Detroit rocker Kid Rock will join Bon Jovi as special guest on the “Because We Can” Australian tour.  This will be Kid Rock’s first ever tour of Australia. […]

Tour dates announced for July 2013 New album Black Dog Barking available May 17, 2013 Airbourne are finally returning home to give us a firsthand serving of their crazy, high energy and speaker blowing album Black Dog Barking available Friday 17 May. The band will kick off the tour in their home town of Warrnambool, before heading to Melbourne, Canberra […]

Amorphis tour Australia for the very first time in their illustrious career. Never before has this iconic and distinguished act graced Australian shores; now in October 2013, this is all set to change. Amorphis has been at the forefront of the scene for well over two decades. Encompassing a large and loyal fan base they have been able, and continue, to win over […]

Three years on from their last album ‘Engineering The Soul’, Central Coast rockers Something With Numbers stage a return with long-awaited album ‘Eleven Eleven’, and a national tour to support the hotly anticipated release! Kicking off on June 14 at the Mona Vale Hotel, Something With Numbers are set to take Australia by storm once again with the signature rock […]

BON JOVI – BECAUSE WE CAN – THE TOUR: AUSTRALIAN DATES ANNOUNCED Tickets from $35* On Sale Monday 20th May at 12noon Paul Dainty, Chairman of Dainty Group has announced dates for the Australian leg of the “BON JOVI Because We Can – The Tour”.   The tour will kick off in Melbourne on Saturday 7th December at Etihad Stadium followed […]

MOVING PICTURES REUNITE! – Bustin’ Loose 2013 – With Special Guests: Mental as Anything After reuniting for a sold out tour in 2011, the original Moving Pictures line up is back for a limited number run of shows this August with special guests, Mental as Anything (ex. Melbourne). Forming in Sydney in 1980, it didn’t take long for Moving Pictures […]

Metropolis Touring and Tombowler present for The First Time Headlining In Australia “…the sweet-yet-tortured tones of Evanescence with the angry wails of Lacuna Coil” – Rag Magazine Flyleaf are set for their long-awaited first headline tour of Australia this August. Flyleaf’s style of hard rock is reminiscent of Deftones, Evanescence and Chevelle. Heavy riffs, thrilling arrangements, memorable melodies and mammoth […]

Following an exceptional run of shows with Rodriguez on his recent national tour, including a star turn at Bluesfest, those fine surf rock gentlemen of The Break are donning their special issue tour space suits in readiness for a series of live dates.  The band’s first headline shows to celebrate the release of their second album SPACE FARM will take […]

You heard right, the Baby Animals are back with their third studio album, the first in twenty years. This Is Not The End will be released on Friday 31st May via Social Family Records.  To celebrate the release of the album the band have announced today that they will tour the East Coast of Australia this June, with tickets going […]

O.K., this guy GILBY CLARKE was in GUNS N’ ROSES, he also played guitar for the MC5, NANCY SINATRA, HEART, and ROCKSTAR SUPERNOVA, as well as production duties for THE BRONX, L.A. GUNS and ALICE COOPER. More importantly, he’s been a prolific solo artist, a mash-up of Keef, Johnny Thunders and B.B. King. The Cleveland native hit the L.A. scene […]

BORIS ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN RETURN TO PLAY SEMINAL ALBUM “FLOOD” Ladies and gentlemen, Boris are back. Following an outstanding response to their 2012 Australian tour, Japanese three-piece Boris will return to Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Hobart to play their classic cult album, FLOOD plus other popular tracks from their decorated career. Flood, the band’s third album, is essentially one single piece, […]

UNFD and NEW WORLD ARTISTS have teamed up to bring fans one of the strongest tour packages of 2013 in the EAST COAST RAMPAGE TOUR.  Kicking off in June, the tour will feature I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN, HOUSE VS HURRICANE, BURIED IN VERONA and SAVIOUR. and will hit towns all along the East Coast of Australia.  East Coast Rampage is the first […]

Metropolis Touring and Tombowler present – MDC – SEMINAL HARDCORE PUNK LEGENDS AUSTRALIAN TOUR MDC, aka Millions Of Dead Cops, Multi Death Corporation are credited as one of the most politically vocal American Hardcore Punk bands to come out of the early 1980’s and will make their way to Australian shores for the first time ever this August. Forming in […]

Lennard Promotions present legendary songwriter Don McLean In Concert across Australia in August 2013. Don McLean galvanised a generation with his timeless hit American Pie, as each generation since its release has discovered, the poignant lyricism and unforgettable melody stirs deep emotion and empathy from all who encounter it, once it has visited it never leaves the heart of the […]

NEON TREES – LIGHTING UP MELBOURNE & SYDNEY STAGES The Frontier Touring Company has announced that Utah rockers Neon Trees will be tearing up Melbourne and Sydney with a special one off performance in each city this May! The band is set to perform their infectious brand of pop rock at Ding Dong Lounge in Melbourne and The Standard in […]

Lennard Promotions present a musical evening spanning four decades of hits with legendary musician, songwriter, producer and musical visionary Todd Rundgren. A Wizard, A True Star. The title of Todd Rundgren’s 1973 solo album aptly sums up the contributions of this multi-faceted artist to state-of-the-art music. As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and, most […]

Enslaved ‘Australian Winter Rite Tour 2013’ With special guests Rise of Avernus Thursday 13th  June: Rosemount Hotel – Perth WA Friday 14th  June: The Hi-Fi – Melbourne VIC Saturday 15th  June: The Manning Bar – Sydney NSW Sunday 16th  June: The Hi-Fi – Brisbane QLD After spending over two decades amassing a striking collection of releases, Norwegian progressive black metal […]

Having never visited our shores before, the announcement of a KAMELOT Australian tour is bound to excite hordes of melodic metal fans across the country! KAMELOT’s style has been described as a blend of melodic, progressive and gothic metal interwoven with classical elements that defines a genre all their own.  With a new album ‘Silverthorn’ released late last year and […]

Principal Entertainment presents the return of Texas psychobilly legends The Reverend Horton Heat, live in Australia in 2013. The Reverend returns with his white hot band to deliver the good word from the bible of high-octane rock ‘n’ roll for his Australian disciples this May. Long held as the last true masters of country punk laden rockabilly, The Reverend Horton […]

Hot on the heels of his one-off performance at the Stone Festival as part of super group ‘Kings of Chaos’, legendary voice of rock Glenn Hughes will be performing 3 special solo shows up and down the East Coast in late April. Melbourne, Sydney & Brisbane audiences will have the fortune of seeing Glenn perform a spectacular 2 set career […]

Slave New World Group & Fetch Agency present HEROES FOR HIRE With Guests Nine Sons Of Dan & Forever Ends Here Sydney’s Heroes For Hire are hitting the road this May for a series of all ages shows with good friends Nine Sons Of Dan and Forever Ends Here along the east coast. These shows will be among the first […]

THY ART IS MURDER AND CATTLE DECAPITATION AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED! Hot on the heels of their nomination in the Best New Band category at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards in the UK, Western Sydney’s Thy Art Is Murder are proud to bring the hate home for their much anticipated headline tour in support of last year’s boundary smashing full […]

Emerging from Sing Sing Studios, with ARIA-nominated producer Forrester Savell at the helm to record their new album, INSIDE/OUT, Sleep Parade are back with their new track Dancing With The Enemy.  After the success of their 2008 debut, Things Can Always Change, their extensive tours throughout Australia in support of the likes of Karnivool, Cog, Dead Letter Circus, The Butterfly […]

The USA, Canada, Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium, England and Scotland are amongst a list of first-world countries that can expect a visit this year from the kings of totalitarian beard-rock: The Beards.  ‘The First World Tour’ will take in a series of relatively well-off countries, including a run of shows in the group’s homeland, Australia. “People living in developed countries […]

Celebrating the 10th anniversary of one of the longest running large scale Led Zeppelin homage concerts and the 40th anniversary of the ground breaking album Houses of the Holy, CCEntertainment brings you the WHOLE LOTTA LOVE Led Zeppelin Celebration. Rocking Australia this April and May, WHOLE LOTTA LOVE is set to deliver an epic musical event, recreating the magic and […]