Legendary Guitar Virtuoso Yngwie Malmsteen to Embark on Highly Anticipated Australian Tour in May 2024 Australian fans of guitar virtuoso YNGWIE MALMSTEEN are in for an electrifying treat as the maestro announces his long-awaited return to Australia for a series of shows in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney. This marks Malmsteen’s first tour of Australia since 2015. Renowned for his unparalleled mastery of […]

After conquering stages across the globe and on the back of their stunning new album The Catalyst, Swedish metal virtuosos AMARANTHE are finally set to embark on their first ever tour of Australia. AMARANTHE have walked their own unique path from the start. With a sound that combines the sharpest, cutting edges of modern melodic metal, electronic rock and razor-sharp pop, their impact was […]

Start training now Australia! US punk institution The Menzingers are back and ready to ignite the stage playing a handful of special shows in Australia & New Zealand this August. As one of the last acts to set Aussie stages on fire before the world shut down in early 2020, they were rabid and keen to party. Unleashing a sonic punk-storm that […]

Canada’s biggest alt-rock export Mother Mother are thrilled to announce they will be returning to Australia in November.  Their exceeding popularity will see them play bigger venues with the tour kicking off on November 16 in Adelaide, with stops in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney & Perth. My Live Nation members can be among the first to secure tickets during the My Live Nation […]

Two decades ago, a band that would go on to pioneer and dominate the landscape of heavy music was born on the sunny shores of Byron Bay. Now in 2024, Australian metal titans PARKWAY DRIVE will triumphantly return to home soil this September to celebrate their 20th anniversary with their biggest headline tour to date, with the 20 Year Anniversary Tour set […]

Jona Tee and Nils Molin is thrilled to announce the upcoming release of their album, “Conquerors,” an epitome of power metal finesse, slated to hit the shelves on June 14th, 2024, via Frontiers Music. Fans can get a taste of the album’s epic melodies with the lead single and video “Daimyo” out today. “Conquerors” presents itself as a thematic anthology, […]

Florida’s WE THE KINGS are stoked to announce two headline shows at Stay Gold in Melbourne on Wednesday 10 April and The Brightside in Brisbane on Tuesday 16 April. This is your last chance to see WE THE KINGS if you missed out on tickets on the sold out SIMPLE PLAN tour. Tickets are on sale Friday 15 March @ 9am AEDT time and they won’t last […]

SLASH, the iconic, GRAMMY-winning guitarist and songwriter, has announced his highly anticipated sixth solo album titled Orgy of the Damned, will be released on May 17 via Gibson Records, in partnership with Sony Music Australia and is available to pre-order now. Pre-order Slash’s ‘Orgy On The Damned’ from JB Hifi (available on Vinyl or CD –  May 17) and enter the competition, for your chance to win a Slash Signed Epiphone Les […]

Since the 1980’s UK pop icon KIM WILDE has thrilled fans across the globe with her infectious hits and engaging live performances. WILDE makes her long awaited return to Australian shores with her first tour in eight years and will deliver a nostalgic and memorable Greatest Hits package. Mention KIM WILDE and people’s eyes light up. The blonde singer with the siren voice and girl-next-door appeal is one of […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival kicks off in Australia next week with a whole horde of surprises lying in wait and KNOTFEST 2024 ticketholders are in for a treat. We’re stoked to announce the return of SLIPKNOT for KNOTFEST 2025 to celebrate their 25th Anniversary, together with a huge line-up to be announced later in the year. Only KNOTFEST 2024 ticketholders will receive exclusive access to the […]

Following an overwhelming response to last week’s announcement of the Dark Matter World Tour 2024, Pearl Jam has today announced a further stadium date for Melbourne The group’s long-awaited ten-year return will now include a second night at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne on Monday November 18, and now revealing a second stadium date for Sydney on Saturday November 23. If you received a code […]

AC/DC, the legendary multi-million-selling band, played their very first show on the 31st of December 1973 at Chequers Nightclub in Sydney. Now, 50 years later, AC/DC has thrilled their millions of fans by announcing the ‘POWER UP’ European tour for Summer 2024. To honour AC/DC’s 50-year reign as the world’s greatest rock and roll band, Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment Australia are proud to announce that the band’s […]

Live Nation are excited to announce Iconic Canadian rockers The Tea Party are heading back to Australia this June for the first time since 2019, bringing their [TRIPtych] 25 tour to our shores. Tickets for all shows go on sale at 11am, Monday February 26. My Live Nation members can secure tickets during the exclusive presale beginning at 11am, Friday February 23 – 10am, Monday […]

Pearl Jam will release their twelfth studio album, Dark Matter, on Monkeywrench Records/Republic Records on April 19, 2024 and launch a 35-date worldwide tour this May. The album’s title track is available now HERE. Produced by multi-GRAMMY® award winning producer Andrew Watt, Dark Matter, marks the band’s first release since critically-acclaimed Gigaton (2020).  Dark Matter is now available for pre-order HERE. In 2023, the members of Pearl Jam—Eddie Vedder [vocals], Jeff Ament [bass], Stone […]

Are you ready?! Following massive sold out shows across Europe, UK and the USA in 2023 – which should come as no surprise for the Greatest Band That Ever Played on Planet Earth – GRAMMY®-winning dynamic duo Tenacious D, featuring Jack Black and Kyle Gass, will bring their Spicy Meatball Tour down under to Australia and New Zealand in July 2024! Performing seven huge arena shows on today’s just-announced run, these […]

Love some of that old time rock and roll? Aussie rock festival Wanstock returns in 2024 with its biggest lineup yet, with the rock’n’roll gods set to descend on the Shoppingtown Hotel in Doncaster on Saturday March 2. With headliners The Animals making their final Australian appearance as part of Wanstock this year, the event will also boast New Zealand-hailing […]

Australia, are you ready for round 2? While it’s been less than a year since beloved UK alt-rockers Nothing But Thieves were last down under for an entirely sold out run, the band are returning to Australia this April and May to finish what they started last year. Presented by XIII Touring, Untitled Group, triple j as well as Wasserman Music and War Road Management, for the second Australian leg of […]

SKILLET Announce Their First Australian Tour Since 2018! “Skillet were amazing from the beginning to the end! One of the best performances from a band I have seen in YEARS!” (Drop The Spotlight) “Skillet deliver a phenomenal performance” (Ramzine) Not every rebellion gestates in darkness. As one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, SKILLET continue to rebel against conventions, doubts, expectations, and […]

Bringing the noise and funk in incomparable Mammal fashion, the Narrm neo punk/funk warriors return today with a swaggering new single The Penny Drop. Launching with a free show at 170 Russell (Melbourne) on February 9 with support from I Built The Sky (solo) and Bushido, and accompanied by a gleefully colourful and chaotic music video, The Penny Drop also […]

KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival is returning to Australia in March 2024. We are 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. PANTERA and DISTURBED are festival exclusives in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Be sure to get your Knotfest ticket if you […]

Bruce Dickinson has released his brand new single, ‘Rain On The Graves‘, accompanied by a thrilling video introducing Bruce’s live band, comprising guitarist Roy Z, drummer Dave Moreno, bass-player Tanya O’Callaghan and keyboard maestro Mistheria. ‘Rain On The Graves’ is the second single to be taken from Bruce Dickinson’s forthcoming solo album The Mandrake Project which will be released on March 1st, via […]

Frank Turner is set to release his tenth album ‘Undefeated’ on May 3rd, which he today launches with the new single ‘Do One’. ‘Undefeated’ follows his first UK #1 album, 2022’s ‘FTHC’, and is the result of his decision to step away from the major label world to re-embrace the liberation of working as an independent artist, Frank says, “my […]

British rockers, THE STRUTS are thrilled to announce two headline shows at Crowbar in Sydney on Wednesday 21 February and Max Watts in Melbourne on Wednesday 28 February. Tickets on sale Thursday 25 January @ 12pm AEDT time. THE STRUTS will be returning to Australia next month supporting SLASH FEAT. MYLES KENNEDY & THE CONSPIRATORS as part of The River Is Rising-Rest of the World Tour ’24. […]

Los Angeles-bred and Nashville-based quartet Badflower are venturing down under in August, marking Australia’s and New Zealand’s first chance to catch these alt-rock icons live on stage. The band are set to deliver shows with just the right amount of intensity in Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Auckland. Badflower said “It’s a dream come true to finally play the stages […]

Some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll will make history at the inaugural Pandemonium festival as it sweeps across Australia’s east coast this April! Pandemonium is a rock fans dream come true, with an unparalleled lineup of rock legends including: Alice Cooper Blondie Placebo Deep Purple Wheatus The Psychedelic Furs Dead Kennedys Gang Of Four Palaye Royale plus Australian […]

Green Day have announced listening events in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane for this Saturday 13 January of their new album “Saviors“. By attending these listening events fans will hear the album before it’s released, be able to pre-order the album, and there are giveaways of t-shirts and posters on the day too. “Saviors” will be released on Friday 19 January. New South Wales UTOPIA entrance […]

It may be reaching the end of the year, but the wheels are firmly in motion for the return of beloved Aussie prog rockers Cog to the stage in 2024. Primed to tour across the east coast next March, Cog will also be joined by special guests Yomi Ship and Kodiak Empire. Heading to Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, Newcastle, Canberra and Sydney next year, Cog‘s The Vinyl Tour 2024 […]

Nostalgia is everything and Silverback Touring knows this as they deliver the second instalment of Glam Fest, their hard rock, glam, classic and melodic rock mini fest which debuted in 2023. The 2024 edition stays true to form with a healthy mix of acts from the heyday of Eighties hard rock through to modern day acts proudly wearing the influence of the era that […]

Frontier Touring and MG Live are excited to announce Nashville-based pop-rockers The Band CAMINO will touch down in Australia and New Zealand for a series of debut headline shows next February and March. Kicking off the tour at Perth’s Rosemount Hotel on Wednesday 28 February, the band will stop at Brisbane’s Princess Theatre on Friday 1 March, Melbourne’s 170 Russell on Sunday 3 March and Sydney’s Metro Theatre on Tuesday 5 March, before a final show at the Powerstation, Auckland on Thursday 7 March. Frontier Members can access presale tickets […]

GRAMMY Award-winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, James Taylor announces his 2024 Australian tour, An Evening with James Taylor and His All-Star Band. The tour will kick off on April 12 at Kings Park & Botanic Garden Perth, followed by Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on April 16, Adelaide Entertainment Centre on April 19, concluding at Sydney’s Aware Super Theatre on […]