Category: Music News

Good Things Festival 2024 Line-Up Announcement

Good Things Festival 2024 Line-Up Announcement

Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival? Good Things season returns with a head-spinning lineup fit for a fever dream. Across three East Coast dates, this year’s Good Things Festival will deliver a trip down the rabbit hole with a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, and Aussie staples. And in a boon […]

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TINA ARENA & RICHARD MARX Announce Australian Shows

TINA ARENA & RICHARD MARX Announce Australian Shows

Face to Face Touring are thrilled to announce additional shows with Australian music icon Tina Arena live in concert alongside co-headline Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, producer and cultural touchstone, Richard Marx.  They will be performing with special guests including Oz music legends Daryl Braithwaite, Kate Ceberano, Southern Sons, and 1927. This live music experience will be dazzling, with a star-studded line-up and stacks of beloved hits performed live […]

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BYRON BAY BLUESFEST 36th And Final Festival Easter 2025 April 17 – 20 April 2025 First Artist Announcement Of Many

BYRON BAY BLUESFEST 36th And Final Festival Easter 2025 April 17 – 20 April 2025 First Artist Announcement Of Many

20 Artists Announced, with Much More to Come Soon Australian Artists Plus Our Favourite Antipodean Band Lead The List Crowded House Vance Joy  •  Ocean Alley  •  Tones and I Gary Clark Jr  •  Rag’n’Bone Man RY X  •  Allison Russell  •  Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram Brad Cox  •  Here Come The Mummies EXCLUSIVE The California Honeydrops EXCLUSIVE  •  Marc Broussard  •  Pierce […]

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CRASH TEST DUMMIES Announce March and April 2025 Australian Tour

CRASH TEST DUMMIES Announce March and April 2025 Australian Tour

Canadian alternative folk-rockers, CRASH TEST DUMMIES, make their long-awaited return to Australia for the First Time since 1992 as part of their God Shuffled His Feet 30th Anniversary World Tour. Lead single ‘Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm’ reached #1 on the ARIA Charts and the Album holds a special place in the hearts of many. They’ll play the album alongside other fan favourites like ‘Superman’s Song’ and ‘The Ballad […]

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The End of an Era: The Final Bluesfest Byron Bay in 2025

The End of an Era: The Final Bluesfest Byron Bay in 2025

Bluesfest Byron Bay, Australia’s premier and most awarded music festival in Australia ever, proudly announces that the 2025 edition will be its final curtain call. After 35 years of celebrating the very best in Blues, Roots music, and Beyond, the legendary institution that has brought the world’s greatest artists to Australia, plus a whole bunch of our own, will host […]

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ALIEN ANT FARM and CKY Announce Australian Co-Headline Tour

ALIEN ANT FARM and CKY Announce Australian Co-Headline Tour

Two decades after ALIEN ANT FARM topped the charts worldwide with their singles Movies and Smooth Criminal(#3 and #1 on Australian Charts, respectively), you still cannot visit a rock club or turn on rock radio without hearing those songs blasted; evoking joyful memories of a better time when rock music ruled the world and auto-tuned garbage was far off in […]

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SEETHER Announces Ninth Studio Album – The Surface Seems So Far – Releases Blistering New Single ‘Judas Mind’

SEETHER Announces Ninth Studio Album – The Surface Seems So Far – Releases Blistering New Single ‘Judas Mind’

Rock music stalwarts Seether are set to unleash their ninth studio album, The Surface Seems So Far, this fall, continuing their legacy as champions of raw emotion in a landscape dominated by fleeting trends and manufactured sounds. The first single off the unapologetically aggressive 11-track collection, due out September 20th via Fantasy Records, is the blistering album opener ‘Judas Mind’ – to listen click here: https://found.ee/TheSurfaceSeemsSoFar Watch the official lyric video here: […]

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Monolith announces 2024 lineup inc. Coheed And Cambria, Periphery, Leprous

Monolith announces 2024 lineup inc. Coheed And Cambria, Periphery, Leprous

Monolith launched on to the Australian festival circuit in 2022 to incredible success. Scenestr remarked “If I’m asked if the festival was good – that’d be a big hell yes! Monolith’s Brisbane leg was a crushing success” whilst Wall of Sound commented that “Leaving Monolith on that high, felt like leaving a church service, where you were praising at the altar of prog-rock/metal“. Monolith is thrilled […]

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ECLIPSE announce new studio album “Megalomanium II” set for release on September 20th

ECLIPSE announce new studio album “Megalomanium II” set for release on September 20th

Swedish rockers Eclipse are thrilled to announce the release of their highly anticipated new studio album “Megalomanium II” on September 20th, 2024, via Frontiers Music Srl. The new single and accompanying video, “The Spark”, are also out today. Pre-order “Megalomanium II” HERE The band shared their excitement for the new single, with lead singer Erik Mårtensson commenting: “Our new single The Spark […]

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SUZI QUATRO announces 40th Australian tour

SUZI QUATRO announces 40th Australian tour

SUZI QUATRO IS “ROCKING ON” IN 2025! THE QUEEN OF ROCK AND ROLL ANNOUNCES HER 40TH AUSTRALIAN TOUR. Tickets on sale from Tuesday 16 July via usual outlets and www.duetgroup.com “Get ready to ROCK… cuz I take no prisoners!” says Suzi Heading to Australia in January 2025, Suzi will perform her full theatre show, “Rockin On” where there are no limits as […]

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Keith Urban announces new album ‘High’

Keith Urban announces new album ‘High’

On September 20th, Keith Urban’s new album HIGH will be released, his first album in nearly four years – a musical journey, intentionally sequenced through themes of what it is to be alive, human connection, cutting loose, huge hook chorus’, hope, nostalgia, shredding solos, straight-up fun and some personal life revelations. “I’ve always been drawn toward the subject of living in the moment, because […]

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YOURS TRULY Share New Single ‘California Sober’ & Sophomore Album ‘TOXIC’ Due Out August 16

YOURS TRULY Share New Single ‘California Sober’ & Sophomore Album ‘TOXIC’ Due Out August 16

A soul-baring ode to being present in the moment, the brand new single California Sober out today from Sydney alternative trio Yours Truly is an empowered and engaging step closer to the group’s upcoming sophomore album, with TOXIC set for release on August 16 via UNFD. Raw yet polished and loaded with forward-thinking pop punk hooks, California Sober finds Yours Truly‘s Mikaila Delgado taking another star turn with power-laced confessional lyricism amplified […]

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THE CULT ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

THE CULT ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

THE CULT, one of the most influential bands of all time, has announced their “8424” Australian tour celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary.  The shows will see the band perform songs spanning their 11-album discography and commemorate four decades of a ground-breaking catalogue of songs. THE CULT’s “8424” Tour kicks off at Melbourne’s The Forum, Melbourne on 23rd November then heads to Brisbane’s Fortitude Music Hall […]

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STEEL PANTHER Announce Australia ‘On The Prowl’ Tour

STEEL PANTHER Announce Australia ‘On The Prowl’ Tour

Heavy metal legends set to thrill Aussie ‘Fanthers’ with tongue-in-cheek musical anthems and signature humour when they hit the shores later this year. “Panther Panther Panther, Oi Oi Oi!!!  It’s that time once again, Steel Panther have stolen their mom’s credit cards and bought flights to Australia. On this tour Down Under, we are planning on rocking you so hard […]

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Save The Date! GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL Announces Its Return In December 2024.

Save The Date! GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL Announces Its Return In December 2024.

It’s the news you’ve all been waiting for! In December 2024, prepare for the return of Australia’s largest and favourite travelling music festival – yes, Good Things Festival is set to make its way up the East Coast once again later this year. Returning to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in December 2024, this year’s edition is guaranteed to be one for the […]

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MYLES KENNEDY New Solo Album Out Oct 11. First Single, “Say What You Will”, Out Now

MYLES KENNEDY New Solo Album Out Oct 11. First Single, “Say What You Will”, Out Now

Keeping the tradition of releasing new music every three years alive, vocalist/guitarist/songwriter MYLES KENNEDY – known for his work with rockers Alter Bridge and Slash and the Conspirators – is back with his third solo album, The Art Of Letting Go. The album marks the return of Myles, backed by his band comprised of Zia Uddin on drums and Tim Tournier on bass. The album is scheduled for […]

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THE ANGELS 50th Birthday Celebrations Continue With The Announcement Of New Album, Ninety Nine

THE ANGELS 50th Birthday Celebrations Continue With The Announcement Of New Album, Ninety Nine

This is it, folks, a brand-new Angels album is on the way, a remarkable new record that sits comfortably in the legendary band’s classic catalogue. Ninety Nine – The Angels’ first studio album in 10 years – coincides with the 50 Not Out  tour, celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. As the book The 100 Best Australian Albums declared, “The Angels can lay claim to being Australia’s longest-lasting band.” Most bands would mark […]

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Cold Chisel announce 50th Anniversary Tour – The Big Five-0

Cold Chisel announce 50th Anniversary Tour – The Big Five-0

Cold Chisel revealed today that they will celebrate 50 years together with a truly unique tour … “The Big Five-0” In a surprising – but apt – move, this golden anniversary party will kick off on Saturday, 5 October in Armidale, where Cold Chisel based themselves back in 1974-1975 while Don Walker completed his university studies. The tour will then lap around major Australian cities for 7 weeks […]

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Mr. Big announce new studio album ‘Ten’ set for release on July 12th. First single “Good Luck Trying” out now

Mr. Big announce new studio album ‘Ten’ set for release on July 12th. First single “Good Luck Trying” out now

MR. BIG will release its tenth studio album, ‘Ten’, on Friday, July 12 featuring 11 new original tracks! In a tribute to their late drummer Pat Torpey, Martin, Gilbert, and bassist Billy Sheehan have enlisted the exceptional talents of Nick D’Virgilio on drums for ‘Ten’, which was produced by Jay Ruston and MR. BIG. In the midst of their final […]

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CROWDED HOUSE Announces Australia and New Zealand ‘Gravity Stairs’ Tour Dates

CROWDED HOUSE Announces Australia and New Zealand ‘Gravity Stairs’ Tour Dates

Multi-platinum selling rock band Crowded House have announced their 2024 Australia and New Zealand – Gravity Stairs Tour – in support of the new album which will be released Friday, May 31 globally. The highly anticipated Gravity Stairs Tour kicks off Saturday, November 9 in Wellington and wraps December 14, 2024 in Brisbane. Fanclub Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, May 27, 11am local […]

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THE SCRIPT Announce New Album ‘Satellites’ Coming August 16 And Drop New Single ‘Both Ways’ Out Now!

THE SCRIPT Announce New Album ‘Satellites’ Coming August 16 And Drop New Single ‘Both Ways’ Out Now!

After 10 billion streams, 12 million album sales, six UK #1 albums, five Top 10 ARIA Charting Albums and two Platinum-certified US singles, The Script return with the release of their new album ‘Satellites’ on 16th August 2024. The first single lifted from the highly anticipated new album ‘Both Ways’ is out now – Listen HERE. ‘Both Ways’ sees The Script strike out with swaggering new energy, with boisterous hip-hop and funk rhythms […]

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The Church announce The ‘ALREADY YESTERDAY’ Tour will celebrate their first four albums and more!

The Church announce The ‘ALREADY YESTERDAY’ Tour will celebrate their first four albums and more!

Seminal Australian favourites, The Church, will be hitting the road for their ‘The ALREADY YESTERDAY Tour’ which will see them perform in theatres across the country.  Music lovers have been under their spell since they released their debut album in 1981. The Church will treat fans with a selection of songs from the band’s first four albums – ‘Of Skins […]

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D-A-D Return with New Album & 3 New Singles!

D-A-D Return with New Album & 3 New Singles!

Danish hard rock act D-A-D has announced their brand new, thirteenth album, entitled ‘Speed Of Darkness‘, slated for release on October 4, 2024 via AFM Records! Not only can we expect an unusually strong collection of songs, but today the band is already premiering two(!) singles, the songs ‘The Ghost‘ and’1st, 2nd & 3rd‘! Teaming up with producer Nick Foss once again, Jacob Binzer reveals: “He says that this is the […]

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THE MAINE announce their Australian Sweet Sixteen Tour this September!

THE MAINE announce their Australian Sweet Sixteen Tour this September!

Celebrating 16 years and nine albums, quintessential Arizona rockers The Maine have announced their return to Australia this September for the Sweet Sixteen Tour! Tickets on sale this Friday May 17 at 10am local time via Destroy All Lines. Beginning on September 15, the band will play Magnet House in Perth, The Gov in Adelaide, The Tivoli in Brisbane, Liberty Hall in Sydney and wrap up at The Forum in Melbourne on September 22. The Maine have […]

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YOU ME AT SIX Announce Last Ever Australian Shows With Special Guests HOLDING ABSCENCE

YOU ME AT SIX Announce Last Ever Australian Shows With Special Guests HOLDING ABSCENCE

YOU ME AT SIX are one of the most beloved British rock bands of all time, having delivered multiple number 1 albums, dominating charts, racking up hundreds of millions of streams, selling out arenas and headlining festivals; and along the way crafting some of the catchiest pop-rock anthems of their generation. ‘Bite My Tongue’, Take on the World’, ‘Underdog’, ‘Beautiful Way’, ‘Room to […]

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Coverphoto "SÄLLSKAPSSJUK" artist Per Gessle ft Lena Philipsson, photo by Fredrik Etoall

ROXETTE IN CONCERT 2025

In 2016 Roxette did what we believed was to be the last ever concerts. Now, the duo’s frontman, songwriter, and founder Per Gessle picks up the torch and takes this bundle of worldwide hits on the road again. It’s almost five years ago since Roxette lost Marie Fredriksson to cancer. A devastating loss that left family, friends, and fans in […]

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The Southern River Band sign with Cooking Vinyl Australia & release new single ‘Vice City III’

The Southern River Band sign with Cooking Vinyl Australia & release new single ‘Vice City III’

Exploding into view all over the world at the end of 2023 after being featured on every music lover’s favourite YouTube series ‘Justin Hawkins Rides Again’, the rest of the world is starting to see what Australia has known for quite some time – The Southern River Band are the real deal. Hailing from Thornlie in Western Australia (Where? Exactly), […]

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Lenny Kravitz Is Back With High Energy New Single “Human” Forthcoming Album Blue Electric Light Out May 24

Lenny Kravitz Is Back With High Energy New Single “Human” Forthcoming Album Blue Electric Light Out May 24

Lenny Kravitz season is in full swing. Following a surge of viral activity, and his immortalization on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this month, the iconic artist and consummate creative returns with a brand new single entitled “Human.”  “Human” practically overflows with upbeat and undeniable energy catalyzed by Kravitz‘s inimitable fusion of fiery rock ‘n’ roll, slick funk, and cosmic pop. Wild cowbell, loose riffing, […]

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GLENN HUGHES Announces 50th Anniversary of the album BURN Australian Tour

GLENN HUGHES Announces 50th Anniversary of the album BURN Australian Tour

Hardline Media are thrilled to present ‘Glenn Hughes Performs Classic Deep Purple Live – Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the album BURN’, set for a run of shows in Australia in October 2024. Glenn Hughes, the former bassist, and singer of Deep Purple, known to millions as the ‘Voice of Rock’, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee will perform songs from Deep Purple’s legendary rock album “BURN” along with Deep Purple MKIII and MKIV songs. ‘It was 50 years ago, in the summer of 1973, that the BURN album by Deep Purple was written at Clearwell castle in The Forrest of Dean, Gloucestershire,” reminisces Glenn. “It was recorded in October in Montreux, Switzerland.” Continues Hughes, “We all became one in this centuries old castle in the UK countryside, it […]

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CANCER BATS Announce Australian Tour

CANCER BATS Announce Australian Tour

Canadian hardcore punk legends Cancer Bats have just announced their return to Australian shores for the first time since 2019 with an eight-date national tour. The tour will include stops in Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Canberra and Adelaide, and is in support of their latest LP and seventh studio album, 2022‘s ‘Psychic Jailbreak‘. The beloved metal stalwarts once again stepped into new territory with […]

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