DREAM THEATER, twice Grammy-nominated and millions-selling progressive music titans, are thrilled to announce their April 2020 Australian leg of their most recent “Evening With” touring cycle; featuring a celebration of the band’s latest record, Distance Over Time, and their acclaimed milestone achievement, Metropolis Part 2: Scenes From A Memory. The Distance Over Time Tour – Celebrating 20 Years Of Scenes From A Memory will […]

Get set for a wild ride on the Glam, Sleaze and Street Rock rollercoaster as Silverback Touring brings together Swedish hellraisers CRASHDIET, Sunset Strip legends JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE and local glamster’s SISTERS DOLL for a night of utter chaos. “Go big or go home” is a phrase we’ve all muttered, shouted, or heard multiple times in our lives. For Swedish hard rockers CRASHDIET, it has been the […]

ALANIS MORISSETTE is bringing her 2020 World Tour celebrating 25 years of “Jagged Little Pill” to Sydney and Melbourne. Alanis will play Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney on Saturday, April 11, followed by Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on Wednesday, April 15. Tickets go on sale at 10am Friday, February 7. The exclusive Fan pre-sale commences at 2pm Tuesday, February 4, concluding at […]

Jeff Martin (The Tea Party) will step out on his 27 date Australian tour to celebrate the release of “Set in Stone” – kicking off in March, Jeff (and special guest Nathan Cavaleri) will be taking in some of his favourite live music rooms across the land, and creating some new stomping grounds along the way. Promising to be a […]

THE OFFSPRING, one of the world’s most exciting and enduring punk rock legends need little introduction. Having performed over 1100 shows across the globe, selling more than 40 million albums worldwide the band are thrilled to return to Australia for their first headline tour in 16 years in April with very special guests SUM 41. In true THE OFFSPRING style, this will be no […]

KINGSWOOD are back, baby. Following on from the release of singles ‘Say You Remember‘ and ‘You Make It So Easy‘ in 2019, the Melbourne four-piece kick off 2020 with the announcement of their long awaited third studio album Juveniles and the latest single, the intoxicating ‘Bittersweet‘. Along with the reveal of new music, Kingswood also unveil new 20+ Australian tour, kicking […]

What news! We are thrilled to welcome 90s icon, Alanis Morissette to Byron Bay this Easter to perform her seminal album, Jagged Little Pill in its entirety! With song lyrics that are in some way hallmarks to the 90s, yet with the ability to resonate within people of all ages – we are simply stoked to welcome her to Bluesfest Byron Bay. Since 1995, Alanis Morissette has […]

With so many lives lost, countless homes destroyed, an estimated one billion animals killed and around 11 million hectares of Australia’s pristine bushland razed,  TEG Dainty and TEG Live are proud and humbled to present a spectacular line up of artists to perform at FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA on Sunday 16 February 2020 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park to raise money for NATIONAL BUSHFIRE RELIEF. FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA (#FireFightAustralia) will see ANZ Stadium play host […]

LIFE OF AGONY recently toured Europe with DOYLE (Misfits) and now they are bringing the evil one with them to Australia. “We had so much fun touring Europe with Doyle we’ve decided to pair up in Australia too. To make our schedules line up we have to move the dates to May 20th – 23rd 2020. We are so excited about our first time in Australia and […]

The NSW Bush fires of November and December 2019 have been well documented as being catastrophic and have had a disastrous effect on communities and wildlife. Silverback Touring is proud to present “Band Together”, our way of bringing together Sydney’s rock ’n’ roll community in an effort to contribute to the tireless hard work of the heroes representing both the Rural Fire Service and […]

Byron Bay’s Parkway Drive have announced a mammoth Australian tour alongside US peers Hatebreed and Every Time I Die in June 2020.  Fresh from their stint headlining Good Things Festival last weekend, the Viva The Underdogs Australian Revolution 2020 tour sees Parkway Drive play their biggest shows in Sydney and Melbourne to date. It will also mark Parkway Drive’s first headlining shows on home soil […]

Frontier Touring are delighted to welcome back one of the defining bands of American rock music: Jimmy Eat World, returning to Australia in March 2020 for their first visit in three years and in celebration of their recently released tenth studio album, Surviving, out now via Sony Music Australia. The Arizona band will perform three special headline shows only while […]

Grunge rock legends, L7 are set to unleash their live force when they return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2020! Unmistakable in their own unique sound, L7 pioneered the grunge movement with their furious music and feminist ideals. Following their breakthrough 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, L7 became one of the most highly regarded grunge acts of the era with hits like “Pretend We’re Dead” and “Shitlist”, while their […]

For the first time in almost a decade, Boston-born pop punk outfit BOYS LIKE GIRLS will be returning to Australia in April 2020 to perform in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. At these incredibly special shows, BOYS LIKE GIRLS will be performing their cult classic self-titled debut album in full, along with fan favourites from their stellar discography. Their debut album was […]

The Rock world was abuzz with the news that Pepper Keenan was headed back to his old stomping grounds and recording his first album with Southern Rock legends CORRISION OF CONFORMITY in 13 years. The result was an absolute stormer of an album ‘No Cross No Crown’ and their first for Nuclear Blast, the album cracked the Billboard Charts, The UK Charts and Australia’s own ARIA Charts […]

The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but one basic principle of rock n roll remains true: the key to longevity is to always deliver the goods. No band has better encapsulated this ethos of integrity and determination over the last twenty years than SKINDRED. Widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and enthralling […]

Grammy® award-winning Californian rockers Tool have proved yet again just why they’re one of the most in-demand acts on the planet, with thousands of fans snapping up pre-sale allocations in mere minutes for the band’s first Australasian tour in seven years in February 2020.To meet the overwhelming demand, Frontier Touring is pleased to announce a second Melbourne concert at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 23 February.The new […]

The Butterfly Effect have made a triumphant return.  Off the back of a sold out tour and a soaring new single, the beloved Aussie rockers have just been added to the lineup for Good Things festival, which will see them playing massive shows alongside Parkway Drive, A Day To Remember, Karnivool, Simple Plan, Violent Soho and heaps more in Melbourne, […]

The most anticipated rock tour of 2020 is here: Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce the return of triple Grammy® award-winning Californian rockers Tool, performing in arenas across Australia and New Zealand in February 2020 – their first shows in both countries in seven years. The tour comes off the back of the band’s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, and their […]

Promoters One World Entertainment and TEG Live today announced that the KISS Australian tour, due to commence next Tuesday, has been cancelled due to illness. KISS and both promoters are absolutely gutted by the news and sincerely apologise to fans. Earlier this week it was announced that U.S doctors had advised Paul Stanley to rest due to a bad case […]

Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris announce the details of their highly anticipated second studio album, The Death Of Me, out February 21, 2020, via Resist Records. The Death Of Me will be available for pre-order on Friday, November 15 at 9am AEDT time HERE. It’s been two years since Polaris released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, The Mortal Coil which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and, thanks […]

Hollywood Sunset Strip Legends, L.A. Guns will head to Australia in June 2020 for four shows along the East Coast and Adelaide, with special guests The Poor. The tour kicks off on June 11 at Brisbane’s The Triffid, followed by June 12 at Factory Theatre Sydney, June 13 at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel and winding up on June 14 at The Gov, Adelaide.  Tickets are […]

Hard rock juggernauts HALESTORM will be on Australian shores in December for their Australian headline tour, presented by MJR Presents by arrangement with UTA. Unfortunately, Black Stone Cherry are today having to cancel their appearances on this tour due to a Family Emergency. The band have issued a statement: “Black Stone Cherry deeply regrets they have to cancel their performances in Australia, but due to a family […]

The kings of grunge are back, and Everclear are ready to shake things up from the east coast to the west, with 11 killer shows announced for their 2020 tour.  Great news for fans who will now get a chance to see the band perform outside of their recent announcement of their headlining act at the Hotter Than Hell Festival tour. Everclear fans will […]

IRON MAIDEN will return to Australia in May 2020 to perform 5 massive arena shows on their Legacy of the Beast World Tour with special guests Killswitch Engage. Tickets go on-sale on Thursday 14 November at 12noon from www.ticketek.com.au As always there will be an exclusive pre-sale for IRON MAIDEN FAN CLUB members,  go to www.ironmaiden.com for all ticketing details. Telstra Plus member presale starts Monday 11 November at 1pm and is […]

My Chemical Romance – (Only Aus Shows) Deftones || Jimmy Eat World || Clutch (Only Aus Shows)   Ministry || In Flames || Testament || Alestorm (Only Aus Shows) Carcass|| Lacuna Coil (Only Aus Shows) || Hands Like Houses In Hearts Wake|| The HU || Baroness|| Ne Obliviscaris Bodyjar || New Years Day || Clowns || Venom Prison SKYND || Thornhill ||Disentomb|| Stand Atlantic Plini || […]

One of the world’s finest punk bands, Philadelphia-based The Menzingers, are back with the release of their new album Hello Exile. The band are pleased to announce they will be touring Australia in March 2020. On Hello Exile (released October 04 via Epitaph), The Menzingers take their lyrical narrative to a whole new level and share their reflections on moments from the past and present: high-school hellraising, troubled […]

Good Things Festival, Australia’s favourite alternative east coast summer music festival is almost upon us and it continues to bring the good news. As a strong supporter of Australian music and talent, Good Things Festival is giving 3 up and coming bands the opportunity to perform at this year’s festival. You’ll have the chance to share the stage with some of Australia’s […]

Gather your heavy music mates and get ready….. Download will return to Melbourne (new home at Melbourne Showgrounds) and Sydney (back to Parramatta Park) in 2020! Melbourne Friday, March 20 || Showgrounds Sydney Saturday, March 21 || Parramatta Park 1st line-up announcement drops 8.30am Wednesday, Nov 6th Sign up to the newsletter at www.downloadfestival.com.au and follow across socials to make sure you are […]

Silverback Touring would like to welcome back THE IRON MAIDENS to Australia in April 2020. THE IRON MAIDENS are the world’s best (and only all-female) IRON MAIDEN tribute act and have proven this for a solid 19 years gaining international recognition as well as approval from Iron Maiden legends, Steve Harris and Bruce Dickinson. Following a sell-out debut Australian tour in 2018, the Maidens are back to satisfy Australia’s […]