FOZZY JOIN THE S.T.D PARTY! “After playing Soundwave 2013, one of the best tours of our career, in front of the best Fozzy fans in the world, we had one mission on our minds- to come back to Australia on the Sin And Bones tour ONE MORE TIME! Now we have accomplished that mission and are stoked to be coming […]

Adelaide, get ready to rock… On Friday Rocktober 11th at The Promethean, this is a one time, killer line up that is sure to be talked about for times to come, so fasten your seat belts, be sure to turn up for this night of nights… Performing on the night is Melbourne’s KillShott , Sydney’s Sunset Riot and Aiz Lynch […]

‘Obsession’ is the brand new single from the upcoming debut album from Brisbanite four-piece, The Cairos, due out in early 2014. Recorded at Studios 301 in the paradise that is Byron Bay, the single and album were produced and mixed by Nick DiDia, who has worked with such greats as Powderfinger, Rage Against The Machine and Karnivool. ‘Obsession’ gives a […]

A message from Ken West of The Big Day Out… Hi all, Perhaps we were a bit ambitious expanding to two dates in Sydney for this year’s Big Day Out… The Sydney Big Day Out show scheduled for Monday, January 27 will now be merged into one show on Sunday, January 26, Australia Day. Fans who purchased tickets for the […]

Following the release of the bands fourth studio album, Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action in August, and the daring, defiant and unmistakable FRANZ FRANZ FERDINANDwill be hitting Australia for east coast shows this November. The follow-up to Tonight (2009), Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action is an exuberant, unencumbered record that sees the Glasgow band rediscovering the imagination, vitality […]

Canada’s Half Moon Run are returning to Australia, twelve months after appearances at Woodford and Peats Ridge last Summer gained them an instant and solid following. Turning into a successful national tour as news of their stunning show ignited social media, the spreading reputation ultimately led to the play listing of their debut single “Full Circle” on triple j. Fast […]

Returning to Australia for the first time since 2010, BRMC will be bringing their unique blend of rock and roll to the stag showcasing songs from their latest release SPECTRE AT THE FEAST. Their sixth studio album, Specter at the Feast, ventures into diverse sonic territory, delivering their most ambitious offering yet. It’s an album of impossible dichotomies; opposing sounds […]

“The reputation of the band – its iconic status, so to speak – was built up over constant touring, just this relentless approach to getting out there and playing for years and years and years. It was very much about being in a pub and having thousands of people jammed into a room, with this big, incredible sound. There was […]

Fans of acclaimed singer-songwriter and enduring solo artist, ED KOWALCZYK, are invited to be a part of a national tour of special performances celebrating 20 years since the release of Live’s seminal album ‘Throwing Copper’. Travel through the career of American rock royalty, ED KOWALCZYK, as he pays tribute to the hits of his past – as the driving force […]

DARREN MIDDLETON is best known from his previous life as guitarist and songwriter for POWDERFINGER.  The much loved POWDERFINGER played their last ever show in late 2010 and unsurprisingly Darren spent a bit of the time in a creative and emotional wilderness.  For the last 20 years, this band was as much who he was as what he did. As […]

Melbourne’s High Tension will tour the East Coast of Australia in support of new album Death Beat this November. The four piece – consisting of members of The Nation Blue and Young & Restless – will smash out a set in some of the country’s best rock venues; Brisbane’s Crowbar, Sydney’s Spectrum and Melbourne’s home of rock, The Tote. High […]

Mi-Sex – Computer Games, Blue Day, Castaway, But You Don’t Care, Graffiti Crimes, People, Falling In & Out, Space Race, It Only Hurts When I’m Laughing…………….. The guys are planning to once again Honour the pact they made with each other a couple of years ago: “We will get together and perform at least a few times each year.” Newcastle […]

Due to popular demand, Birds of Tokyo have announced an additional run of live shows for fans in November and December. As they make their way around Australia performing shows with Muse in capital cities, the band will also return to Coolangatta, Fremantle, Newcastle and Wollongong, with the full list of dates and venues listed below. Tickets for all new […]

Ladies and Gents …. Homebake – A Special Birthday Edition It’s 2013 and Homebake has come of age!  Eighteen years can virtually be regarded as a lifetime in any event lifecycle – and it’s especially true when the focus is entirely based on local artistic talent alone. Throughout the course of those 18 years, Homebake has witnessed many up and […]

TIME TO STOCK UP ON PROTECTION!!!  The Sunset Strip’s hottest exports, STEEL PANTHER, are infecting Australia this Summer on their Spreading The Disease (S.T.D.) Tour. “WALKABOUT? Don’t you mean ROCKABOUT! December is a time of giving…..and taking. This December, we in Steel Panther are planning on giving Australians the gift of our super bitchin songs in our super bitchin new […]

The name James Reyne conjures up images of one of Australia’s most accomplished and revered performers – co-founder and front man of legendary Australian rock band Australian Crawl, one-time “super group” member with Company of Strangers circa 1992, and enormously successful solo artist with a string of hits under his belt. James’s output in recent years has been prolific, his […]

With over 35 million album sales, LIMP BIZKIT are the undisputed champions of Rap Rock, and they will finally be bringing their ground shaking live show to Arenas around Australia this October! “Limp Bizkit are pure, unabashed, shameless, ludicrous fun. Their appeal is big, fat, fuck-off riffs and songs that earn word-for-word singalongs at every single gig. And that’s why […]

WEDNESDAY 13 is the undisputed leader in Horrorpunk. A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered from the cobwebbed shadows of Charlotte, North Carolina, WEDNESDAY 13 has established himself as the world’s premier purveyor of balls-out horror punk insanity. With a vivid and vile imagination that has endeared him to countless fans of riff-driven macabre over the last two decades, he […]

After 36 years in music, that icon of English folk rock BILLY BRAGG is still a work in progress. With an acclaimed new album, a fresh outlook and renewed inspiration, BRAGG returns to Australia for his first full band tour in five years an artist revitalised. And this time, it’s personal. “Most people, when they hear my name, think of […]

Seminal Aussie fuzz rock giants Tumbleweed are back with their eagerly awaited new album Sounds From The Other Side – set for release via Shock Records on Friday September 27, 2013. Twelve long days at Sydney’s Rancom Studio resulted in 13 songs oozing with heavy grooves, gigantic riffs and juicy analogue flavours – and Sounds From The Other Side was […]

To coincide with the premiere of the bands’ new video to accompany the single ‘GOT WHAT YOU NEED’, ESKIMO JOE is proud to announce a string of dates for the WASTELANDS NATIONAL TOUR. Fully electric and fully eclectic, the shows will premiere songs from the new album and feature some of the well- known and much loved hits. The bands […]

**The Snowdroppers kick off their ‘Moving Out’ our in Brisbane next week** “Full of catchy upbeat tracks and a few to tug a worn out heart string, the 10 track LP [Moving Out of Eden] will leave you feeling dirty, sleazy with a good kick in the face… in the best way possible.” – The AU Review  “The release [Moving […]

Adalita recently revealed the release date for her second solo album, All Day Venus – this coming September 20.  Now, further good news is at hand for fans of the Melbourne artist.  Following the album’s release, Adalita will hit the road for a headline tour. The tour will take Adalita to major metro and regional locations along Australia’s east coast.  […]

Perth’s adored post-hardcore quintet Eleventh He Reaches London will reveal their third album, Banhus via Hobbledehoy Records on October 4 2013. The next moody volume from the triple guitar wielding Goliath will be accompanied by some very welcome, long-awaited tour dates. Banhus is an Old English word meaning ‘body’, literally translating as ‘bone-house’. The album’s title and lyrical themes of existence, misery and […]

GREEN DAY AVENGED SEVENFOLD STONE TEMPLE PILOTS (W/ CHESTER BENNINGTON) | ALICE IN CHAINS / ROB ZOMBIE / MEGADETH / PLACEBO / AFI / KORN / ALTERBRIDGE / TRIVIUM / DOWN / DEVILDRIVER / NEWSTED / BIFFY CLYRO / ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT / ASKING ALEXANDRIA / CLUTCH / ALKALINE TRIO / BARONESS / FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH / AUGUST […]

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THE E STREET BAND – ANNOUNCE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2014 AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND DATES. (INC. FIRST EVER SHOWS IN ADELAIDE & PERTH!) WITH SOME VERY SPECIAL GUESTS: HUNTERS & COLLECTORS REFORM FOR SPECIAL MELBOURNE ONLY SHOW, JIMMY BARNES – AUCKLAND ONLY, DAN SULTAN – MELBOURNE & HUNTER VALLEY ONLY After delivering in March 2013 what many critics and […]

There may be contenders and pretenders, but the Bach and Paganini inspired Yngwie J. Malmsteen remains the undisputed king of neoclassical shred guitar. The legendary guitar virtuoso and composer’s influence on the guitar world is undeniable. Yngwie has become the most revolutionary, copied and talked-about guitar hero since Eddie Van Halen. He is also one of the most spontaneous. What […]

Anberlin have revealed that an Australian act will tour nationally with them on their upcoming run with The Maine and William Beckett. Opening for the triple international bill will be Masketta Fall. The Melbourne pop rockers have spent the last year and a half trekking around Australia spreading the infectious hooks of their debut 7 track EP ‘Something Beautiful’. The […]

TWELVE FOOT NINJA’s Shiruken tour kicks off on August 30 and smashes through all major capital cities as well as a couple of lucky regional cities. Today they announce which carefully selected Australian acts will accompany them on each performance – see below for the full list! This will be Australia’s last chance to catch the ‘Ninja’s critically acclaimed live […]

Over the course of his career so far, Paul Dempsey has penned a multitude of songs (both as front man for Something for Kate and a solo artist) that have become part of the Australian musical landscape: ‘Captain’,‘Déjà Vu’, ‘Monsters ,‘Survival Expert’ and ‘Out The Airlock’ have become a part of people’s lives. As anyone who saw SFK’s recent set […]