From the moment Wisconsin Death Trip was released to an unsuspecting world, Static-X stood above. Their industrial alt-rock hybrid “Evil Disco” shook metal from its stagnant state and redefined what can be done with heavy music. Each subsequent album enhanced and cemented the band’s well earned reputation. In 2019, founding members Tony Campos, Koichi Fukuda and Ken Jay recruited an unidentified mask wearing enigma on vocals known as Xer0 and hit the […]

Ahead of their forthcoming Australian tour, The Butter Miracle Tour 2023, Counting Crows have today announced legendary punk/rock artist Frank Turner as special guest on all headline shows. Turner released his ninth studio album FTHC early last year, a record of reckonings, realisations and redemption which debuted at No.1 on the UK Albums chart. Returning to his punk rock roots, the album is harder than previous solo material, […]

“We are more than excited to finally be back in Australia! Can’t wait to see you all there! Are you ready for the best night of your life?!?!?” – Bert McCracken, The Used Australian rockers strap yourself in as we have a mind blowing double headed monster treat for you! Influential rock icons THE USED and PAPA ROACH are thrilled to announce the Cut My […]

What do you get when five bad ass babes, born and bred on “Appetite for Destruction” come together? You get, PARADISE KITTY, one of the world’s leading tributes to the mighty Guns N’ Roses. With serious metal honed chops and raucous reverence for the Sunset Strip warriors that took Hollywood and the world by storm, they are a sexy, smouldering, dead serious […]

Good news all you lovers of Melbourne-via-New Zealand heavy hitters Banks Arcade out there: 2023 is set to bring all of the neon-soaked rock and metalcore goodness with the band today announcing their Future Lovers Australian Tour in February 2023, as well as special guests Belle Haven and liveconformdie joining the fun across seven special nights. Fresh off releasing their debut album Future Lovers in late July, Banks Arcade have […]

Iconic indie-pop singer-songwriter, Andrew McMahon will be in Australia this February for a 3 date east coast solo tour. Andrew McMahon has been at the forefront of the indie-pop scene for over two decades. As the former frontman for influential alt-pop rockers, Something Corporate, Andrew McMahon’s unmistakable vocals, songwriting skills, and incorporation of the piano earned the band a place as legends […]

Irish Celtic infused pop icons, The Corrs will return to Australia in October and November 2023 for a seven date national tour. Joining them will be Aussie pop royalty Natalie Imbruglia the legendary Toni Childs and Adelaide trio, Germein. After stunning the 13 000 strong crowd at the Hunter Valley’s Hope Estate Winery with their incredible and enchanting live show in late November, The Corrs are thrilled to return in 2023 and […]

One of Australia’s most enduring bands, Boom Crash Opera, return with a national tour – Bettadaze – in June 2023. After a long hiatus Dale Ryder, Peter Farnan, Peter ‘Maz’  Maslen and John Favaro are back and ready to celebrate with a select run of shows in NSW, QLD and Victoria, from June 2 – June 17, 2023.  The band will unleash Onion Skin, Dancing […]

When it comes to groundbreaking bands in the Christian hard-rock genre, STRYPER is renowned for its distinctive brand of “heavenly metal,” extraordinary crossover success, with both Grammy nominations and Dove Awards to their name, and their venerable endurance. In 2023, the band celebrate their 40th anniversary and do so on the back of both consistent touring and consistent album releases with their latest release The Final Battle receiving rave reviews the world over. Sirius XM radio host Eddie Trunk says, “Stryper is more active than any other band from the ‘80s”, and they […]

Over the course of their career, which commenced in 1997, genre bending punk, rasta, soul gangsta rockers, HED PE have remained constant with relentless touring and a genuinely unifying live show bringing together fans of the multiple genres which they so effortlessly fuse. The band returns to Australia for the first time since 2019, and for their third tour since 2018, much […]

Honouring the patience of devoted fans all over the country, Helmet have confirmed their long-waited return to deliver the very best of their celebrated catalogue. In April 2023 Helmet will storm Australian stages delivering career defining songs and all-time fan favourites, a complete evening of essential music from one of heavy music’s most essential bands. For over three decades, Page […]

Australia’s internationally acclaimed acoustic guitar icon Tommy Emmanuel CGP will return to Australia in 2023 for a major national tour – his first here in four years!  He will undertake a packed three week national tour, including headlining the renowned Blues On Broadbeach festival on the Gold Coast.  Tickets go on sale to the general public from Friday 25 Nov via tommyemmanuel.com  Sun […]

Back by popular demand, Aussie rock favourites The Screaming Jets have announced ‘The Rock Vault’ tour for 2023.  The shows will kick off on February 24, visiting capital cities and regional centres in NSW, QLD, VIC, SA, across to three shows in WA then wrapping up the tour on April 25 . These performances are the sequel to their hugely successful national tour […]

Sir Rod Stewart has today announced he will hit the road in 2023 on a massive Australian Tour with support from very special guest Cyndi Lauper. Continuing his iconic reign, Sir Rod Stewart will perform a string of headline shows, kicking off in Perth on March 11, 2023 with additional stops in Melbourne, Geelong, Adelaide, Mount Cotton, Sydney, Hunter Valley and concluding […]

Canadian hardcore five-piece Alexisonfire today reveal they will return to Australia in February 2023, playing their first Antipodean headline dates since their 2017 tour. This summer, the band will bring their powerful on-stage energy to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall on Friday 17 February, followed by stops in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Local heroes Luca Brasi will open for Alexisonfire on all dates, warming audiences with their dynamic live set. One of the country’s most roadworthy […]

Australia’s biggest alternative travelling music festival, aka Good Things Festival is almost upon us and it’s the biggest one yet! Good Things come to those who wait and Good Things Festival is thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on the huge festival line up. This is the first and only sideshow announcement and there will be no more sideshows announced. Set your alarm clocks as these tickets […]

Much loved rock band Counting Crows announce their return to Australia in 2023 on The Butter Miracle Tour, following the release of the band’s latest record Butter Miracle Suite One, a four-track, nineteen-minute suite available now. The band has long had a strong relationship with Australian audiences, making a huge impression with “Mr. Jones,” harking back to 1993. The Butter Miracle Tour will take in Adelaide […]

KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, is continuing its ever-expanding global domination with the announcement of its next location – KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA in 2023. The music and counterculture experience created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT, will hit the East coast of Australia starting on Friday, March 24th at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, before making its way to Sydney on Saturday, March […]

Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring are delighted to announce that acclaimed singer-songwriter City and Colour (Canadian musician Dallas Green) will return to Australia in February 2023 for a run of headline shows. Kicking off at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday 1 February, City and Colour will traverse the East Coast, stopping at Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre, Melbourne’s Forum and The Tivoli in Brisbane. City and Colour will also appear at SummerSalt across Australia through January and February. The festival will visit eight cities nationally and see City […]

Multi-platinum, award winning group blink-182 have announced their biggest tour ever, a colossal global outing with Mark Hoppus, Tom DeLonge and Travis Barker reuniting for the first time in nearly 10 years. Produced by Live Nation, the worldwide trek includes their first ever performances in Latin America along with stops in North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand starting March 2023 through […]

Beloved pop rock three-piece HOT CHELLE RAE (HCR) finally return Down Under for the 10th Anniversary Tonight Tonight Celebration Tour in March / April 2023. Having grown up in musically inclined households, the three came of age among the song-writing community in Nashville. Hence the foundation upon which HCR was built all boils down to really good music. HOT CHELLE RAE – lead vocalist and guitarist Ryan […]

Seminal Seattle four-piece Mudhoney return to Australia in 2023, marking nine years since their last local shows in 2014. A mammoth odyssey spanning April and May will see them playing headline shows across six states, with a handful of festival dates among them. Mudhoney have an enviable career spanning over three decades, thirteen studio albums, five live records, and endless headline shows around […]

ARCH ENEMY are bigger and better than ever. Delivering a maelstrom of diamond-hard riffing wrapped around cinematic melodies, thunderous drumming and towering vocals, ARCH ENEMY are unstoppable and sound incredibly energized and they are headed back to Australia and New Zealand in February 2023. Here’s how Kerrang hailed the band’s new album Deceiver s– “Deceivers slays from start to finish and is essential listening for metalheads yearning for […]

Brash, unashamed, loud and in your face, GLAM FEST is here Australia. Catering to fans of throwback glam metal (think ‘80s era Sunset strip), sleaze, shock rock, hard rock and everything in between, GLAM FEST offers fans of the genre a platter of sleazy goodness. The first instalment in January 2023 serves diversity in both sound and style and is headed by the poster […]

Sting returns to Australia in February 2023, for the first time in nearly 7 years, on his critically acclaimed My Songs tour.   Sting’s concert at Sydney’s Aware Super Theatre on Wednesday, February 15 has sold out and due to overwhelming demand, a second and final concert is confirmed for Thursday, February 16. This follows last week’s announcement of a second show in Perth. Tickets go on […]

Frontier Touring and Arena Touring are delighted to announce Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer and best-selling author Richard Marx as he brings his 12-date The Songwriter Tour to New Zealand for the very first time and returning to Australia in February and March 2023. Having last toured Australia in 2018 and playing New Zealand for the first time, The Songwriter Tour will play Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland before Brisbane, Tweed Heads, Newcastle, Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney, Wollongong, Penrith and Perth. Frontier Members pre-sale kicks off Tuesday […]

HARDLINE MEDIA are proud to present, direct from Canada, the mighty, the legendary, the Metal pioneers… ANVIL!!! Touring their latest release “Impact Is Imminent”, out now on AFM Records. ANVIL are heading down under for 5 shows in 5 days in 5 states!!! CANBERRA, ADELAIDE, MELBOURNE, BRISBANE and SYDNEY, Impact is definitely Imminent!!!! Having released 19 Studio albums in their career, including influential classic titles like “Metal On Metal”, […]

My Chemical Romance (aka MCR/My Chem) has announced Arizona’s finest Jimmy Eat World as support for their 2023 Australian arena tour. Celebrating nearly three decades and ten albums, lead vocalist and lead guitarist Jim Adkins, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Tom Linton, bassist Rick Burch, and drummer Zach Lind, will return to Australian shores for the first time in six […]

Legendary vocalist GEOFF TATE is coming back to Australia after his highly successful shows performing OPERATION MINDCRIME in its entirety back in pre-Covid 2020. This time, Aussie fans are in for a real treat, GEOFF TATE and band will perform two classic QUEENSRŸCHE albums in their entirety, RAGE FOR ORDER, and EMPIRE!!! RAGE FOR ORDER was more progressive than the band’s previous releases, with a layered and complex musical structure that […]

Sting will return to Australia in February 2023 for the first time in nearly 7 years, on his critically acclaimed My Songs tour.  Sting’s My Songs concert is an exuberant and dynamic show featuring his most beloved songs, written throughout the 17-time Grammy Award winner’s illustrious career both with The Police and as a solo artist. Fans can expect to hear ‘Englishman In New York,’ ‘Every […]