Last Friday, revolutionary musicians Prophets of Rage: Tom Morello, Tim Commerford, Brad Wilk, Chuck D, B-Real and DJ Lord dropped their first new music since the release of their self-titled debut album released in September 2017. The band released the previously unannounced single, Heart Afire on July 6. The Brendan O’Brien produced track is a hint of more to come from the radical band. The group performed the […]

Under the Southern Stars – the Summer Festival is excited to announce this year’s return with a huge line up of the best of Australian rock.  Off the back of last year’s inaugural success, the festival is expanding into 5 new coastal locations as it continues to deliver music lovers the ultimate outdoor live music festival in a quintessential Aussie summer […]

Hot on the heels of the announcement of Series One of the RED HOT SUMMER TOUR, the festival promoters are excited to announce Series Two featuring the Ultimate Rock N Roll Line-Up. Kicking off in February 2019, Series Two of the coveted touring festival will see the return of the Queen of Rock Suzi Quatro, with special guests The Angels, […]

JOHN FARNHAM’s iconic Whispering Jack may be one of the most successful Australian albums of all time, but it’s so much more than that. It’s a record that is indelibly marked in Australia’s collective consciousness, an album that means so much to so many people. In news that will thrill fans across the country, it’s time to relive all that this summer whenJOHN […]

This is the story of a Jewish kid from Queens who started a heavy metal band… Thrash Metal inventor, metal/rap cross over initiator, non fiction & comic book author, horror movie expert, TV star, son-in-law to Meat Loaf… shall we go on? One of the metal worlds most recognisable, praised and iconic figures, Scott Ian, will be in Australia for a […]

As Gene Simmons’ Australian tour with Ace Frehley looms ever closer, fans are advised that the Melbourne venue has changed. GENE SIMMONS and Ace Frehley will now perform live at Melbourne’s Festival Hall on 30 August. GENE SIMMONS, with Very Special Guest Ace Frehley 30 August Festival Hall – 300 Dudley St, West Melbourne, VIC 3003 Please note that existing ticket holders […]

Thanks to our very good friends at RPM and TEG Live, we have an awesome opportunity for one lucky winner to meet Kenny Wayne Shepherd and his Band when they return to Australia this October! You and a friend will get to meet blues legend, Kenny and his band, as well as attend the show in your selected city being Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne! Yes, that’s right we have a […]

Coheed and Cambria have shared their new single Unheavenly Creatures, the title track from their widely anticipated new LP, The Unheavenly Creatures, set for release on October 5 and available to pre-order now. Unheavenly Creatures is accompanied by the P.R. Brown directed official video and an exclusive interview with frontman Claudio Sanchez, both available to view at Marvel.com. Fans can also tune in today for Marvel’s weekly podcast, This Week […]

Lauded Australian rock outfit, DALLAS CRANE, will join CHEAP TRICK on their East Coast headline dates this October. Forming a dream double-header line-up, Dallas Crane will warm audiences for the US Rock & Roll Hall of Famers at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Monday 15th October, Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday 17th October and Brisbane’s The Tivoli on Thursday 18th October. Since their formation in 1996, Dallas Crane have become a staple of Australian rock music culture. […]

ALICE IN CHAINS (vocalist/guitarist Jerry Cantrell, drummer Sean Kinney, bassist Mike Inez and vocalist/guitarist William DuVall) have announced an August 24 release for the long awaited RAINIER FOG (BMG), their first album in five years. They’re giving fans another sneak preview of the album with today’s release of second track “So Far Under” Listen to it here! So Far Under follows the recent release of The One You Know and […]

Thanks to our very good friends at TEG Live, we have an awesome Ace Frehley prize pack to give away ahead of his return to Australia with Gene Simmons this August! The pack as pictured contains an Ace Frehley lithograph poster, T-shirt (XL), hat, and can cooler! For your chance to win the pack, simply head on over to our facebook […]

Following their most successful US & UK tours EVER, FOZZY is bringing the Judas Rising Tour to Australia for their first headline run since 2010 & their first Aussie appearance since 2013! Armed with two top 10 US Active Rock hits off their monster record ‘Judas’, the band is ready to turn the country into Fozztralia once again this November and for the first time ever New Zealand! The band […]

The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is back in 2019 and the Series One announcement is nothing short of massive! Featuring Australia’s favourite son Jimmy Barnes, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Living End, Diesel, Richard Clapton and Chocolate Starfish, the run of eight dates takes in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland. With such a […]

“The Living End are a wild force of nature. They’ve been so consistently good over such a long time period that it’s almost a given.” Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil One of Australia’s most loved and pioneering bands, The Living End are back with a brand new single. Released today, ‘Don’t Lose It’ is a clarion call to the breadth of fire and intensity still […]

Paul McCartney invites you on a musical journey to Egypt Station, estimated time of arrival September 7, 2018 by way of EMI Music Australia. Sharing a title with one of Paul’s own paintings, Egypt Station is the first full album of all-new McCartney music since 2013’s international chart-topping NEW. Preceded by two of its tracks just released as double A-sides – plaintive ballad “I Don’t Know” […]

Marilyn Manson follows up his “career defining” (Consequence of Sound) 2017 album ‘Heaven Upside Down’ with the release of “Cry Little Sister.” The cover of the theme song from the 1987 film, The Lost Boys, was produced by Manson’s longtime collaborator Tyler Bates. Ahead of their ‘Twins of Evil’ US tour this July, Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie created an interview series of teasers for the tour […]

‘Rock N’ Roll Outlaw’, was recorded at the famed rock ‘n’ roll Alberts studios, produced by the legendary team, Vanda & Young and, released through Albert, Repertoire Records in late 1978.  The bands debut album, reviewed as  “A dangerous, unpredictable, monster of a record whose power has hardly diminished an ounce in the decades since”.  Spawning anthemic songs like ‘Nice Boys’(Don’t Play Rock ‘n’ Roll), ‘Rock […]

Slash Ft. Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators have announced they’ll release their new album titled ‘Living The Dream’ on September 21 via Slash’s own label Snakepit Records in partnership with Sony Music Australia. Living The Dream marks Slash’s fourth solo album and third with his band featuring Myles Kennedy (Vocals), Brent Fitz (Drums), Todd Kerns (Bass & Vocals) and Frank Sidoris (Guitar & Vocals). Pre-orders for the new album will begin on July 25. The group have announced […]

Global rock icons and newly announced Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 inductees Bon Jovi have announced the Australian leg of their This House Is Not for Sale Tour, presented by TEG DAINTY. With one night only in each city, the tour will kick off in Melbourne at the iconic MCG on Saturday 1stDecember, followed by Adelaide’s Botanic Park on Tuesday 4th December, QSAC in Brisbane on Thursday 6th December and […]

Making their return to Australia this October for Frontier Touring and performing arena shows off the back of their most ambitious release to date, two-time Grammy nominees Panic! At The Disco are back! Led by frontman Brendon Urie, their long-awaited sixth album Pray For The Wicked drops next week, and now they’re headed down under. ‘Panic! At The Disco wowed… Brendon Urie rocked through a medley of […]

As they approach their 30th anniversary, one of Australia’s most loved and respected rock bands, The Screaming Jets, is gearing up for the release of a very special record – GOTCHA COVERED. Pre-order HERE Available from July 27, GOTCHA COVERED , the eighth full-length album from The Jets, was largely inspired by the band’s favourite radio hits of the last 50+ years, and songs that evoke […]

Trophy Eyes have announced an Australian headline tour. Kicking off on October 11 in Brisbane, Trophy Eyes will embark on their biggest national headline run to date in support of their new album, The American Dream, set for release on August 3 via Hopeless Records/UNIFIED. Last week, Trophy Eyes announced a low-key club show at the Workers Club in Melbourne to farewell some of their older material and tickets […]

GRAMMY® Award-winning, acclaimed alternative rock pioneers, The Smashing Pumpkins have released “Solara”, the first recording in over 18 years to feature founding members Billy Corgan, James Iha, and Jimmy Chamberlin. Recorded in Malibu, CA at Shangri La Studios with producer Rick Rubin and longtime Smashing Pumpkins guitarist Jeff Schroeder, “Solara” is available now to stream and download on all digital music platforms […]

Victoria Bitter has proudly confirmed the return of VB HARD YARDS for 2018. Staunchly backing live Aussie rock, Hard Yards will head on tour this year, inviting bands to earn a spot in the tour van for four massive gigs throughout October.  Bands from Queensland, ACT, New South Wales and Victoria are offered the opportunity to be paired with massive local […]

It’s safe to say, nobody has partied harder, longer or more fervently than the undisputed King of Partying himself, ANDREW W.K. ANDREW W.K. is a one-man music machine possessed of a single-minded, monomaniacal focus to spread a singular message: That to party is to exist. And to exist is to party. Fans in Sydney and Melbourne will get to experience this life-affirming […]

Following Radio Birdman’s immensely successful double headline tour with Died Pretty in  June/July of 2017, the band will be playing a limited number of Australian East Coast shows over two weekends this September/October before heading off for a 22 date tour of Europe. The Gov will host Adelaide’s only show on Sunday September 30th. Last year’s tour was surrounded by […]

Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce that David Byrne – Talking Heads bandleader, solo artist, visual artist and author – will bring his American Utopia World Tour to Australia and New Zealand in November 2018. Tickets go on sale on Monday 18 June, via frontiertouring.com/davidbyrne. The NYC-based artist will perform songs from his acclaimed new album American Utopiaas well as classics from his solo career and his days with Talking […]

Bobby Kimball, owner of the iconic voice of one of the highest selling rock acts of all time, TOTO, will be returning to Australia for the first time in a decade to perform all the band’s big hits and more.  Joining him as Special Guest will be one of Australia’s favourite sons of rock, Mark Gable from the legendary Choirboys. Fans can look forward to […]

Following the release of their crushing fourth LP ‘Dear Desolation’ which spurred a SOLD OUT Australian tour in February this year, Thy Art Is Murder will bring their relentless aggression to a regional venue near you this August. Melbourne’s Alpha Wolf (with new vocalist Lochie Keogh) will come along for the ride, as well as two acts from across the ditch; metalcore stalwarts Antagonist A.D and kiwi/euro hardcore inspired Xile. ‘Dear Desolation’ debuted […]

Jeff Martin, lead singer and guitarist of the iconic Canadian band, The Tea Party, has announced that he will hit the road this June for an extensive 19 Date solo acoustic tour across Southern and Eastern Australia that will see Jeff return to some of his much loved venues as well as playing some towns never visited before. The ‘Stars […]