Category: Music News

AFI Return For Their First Australian Headline Dates In Over 10 Years! + Basement + Introvert Support Nationally

AFI Return For Their First Australian Headline Dates In Over 10 Years! + Basement + Introvert Support Nationally

For AFI, the name of the game has always been about evolution; so it’s always a nail-biter to see where they land on each release. Enter The Blood Album. Proving they are as fired up now as when they began, so “you better get ready to start your Best Albums of 2017 list–a serious contender has arrived.” – Kerrang The […]

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METALLICA ‘Now That We’re Live’ rehearsal event streamed on Facebook live from 11:00am AEST today

METALLICA ‘Now That We’re Live’ rehearsal event streamed on Facebook live from 11:00am AEST today

METALLICA ‘NOW THAT WE’RE LIVE’ REHEARSAL SPECIAL EVENT STREAMED LIVE FROM BALTIMORE EXCLUSIVELY ON FACEBOOK LIVE FROM 11:00 AM AEST TODAY – MAY 10th ACCESS HERE Metallica’s “Now That We’re Live,” a live rehearsal special from M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, will stream exclusively on Facebook Live TODAY FROM 11.00AM AEST, the eve of their inaugural show for the North […]

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TRAPT Announce First Ever Australian Tour!

TRAPT Announce First Ever Australian Tour!

‘Headstrong’, ‘Bring It’, ‘Who’s Going Home With You tonight?’, ‘Echo’s’, ‘These Walls’, ’Still Frame’ plus More! “Headstrong they’ll take you on”, American rock band TRAPT are heading down under for their first ever Tour this July. Since forming in 1997 TRAPT have released 7 studio Albums and sold over 2.5 million records worldwide including platinum selling single ‘Headstrong’. With a […]

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THE DESPERATION release debut single

THE DESPERATION release debut single

One man punk rock band THE DESPERATION will release its debut single “EIGHTFIVENINETYSEVEN” on 8th May 2017. The song tackles the heartbreak of the day singer/songwriter Daniel Topp lost his Dad to a heart attack. To commemorate this tragic event, the single will be released on the 20th anniversary of his Father’s death, 08/05/2017. Taken from the forthcoming album entitled […]

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Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress Announces Australian And New Zealand Tour

Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress Announces Australian And New Zealand Tour

Drum Wizard MIKE PORTNOY (ex-Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors) brings the SHATTERED FORTRESS to Australia and New Zealand this November! The SHATTERED FORTRESS is MIKE PORTNOY and an all-star Prog lineup (Eric Gillette, Richard Henshall & Charlie Griffiths on Guitar,Connor Green on Bass & Diego Tejeida on Keyboards) performing Mike Portnoy’s 12 Step Suite live in its entirety! […]

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BODY COUNT announce A.B. ORIGINAL and VOID OF VISION as support acts on the Bloodlust tour. VIP packages now available!

BODY COUNT announce A.B. ORIGINAL and VOID OF VISION as support acts on the Bloodlust tour. VIP packages now available!

Strap yourself in as ICE-T’S BODY COUNT announce some very special guests for their first Australian tour in 22 years. They’ll be performing in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne with A.B. ORIGINAL and VOID OF VISION. A.B. ORIGINAL write songs in the spirit of N.W.A and West Side Connection, while lyrically bringing attention to issues closer to home. Respectively coming from the Yorta Yorta and Ngarrindjeri tribes, […]

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NICKELBACK debut new international radio track ‘Song On Fire’

NICKELBACK debut new international radio track ‘Song On Fire’

Diamond-certified, global award winning rock band, Nickelback, today premiere their new track, “Song On Fire”, taken from their ninth studio album “Feed The Machine” which will be released on June 16th and will be a radio single in all international territories. The track will then later released as a radio single in North America this summer. Chad Kroeger has said […]

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STONE SOUR return with new album ‘Hydrograd’ out June 30

STONE SOUR return with new album ‘Hydrograd’ out June 30

Stone Sour has announced details of their highly anticipated new album HYDROGRAD, which will be released Friday, June 30. HYDROGRAD is available to pre-order now. Recorded at Sphere Studios in North Hollywood, CA with producer Jay Ruston, HYDROGRAD features the track Fabuless and Song #3, both available now at all DSPs and streaming services. Fabuless is joined by an official music video directed […]

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IN HEARTS WAKE Announce New Album Ark + Reveal New Single “Passage”

IN HEARTS WAKE Announce New Album Ark + Reveal New Single “Passage”

Byron Bay’s In Hearts Wake have been changing minds and lives since 2012 and with fourth albumArk they are looking to inspire change like never before. Set for release on May 26 via UNFD, Ark pays homage to the past as much as it signals a bright new future for conscious heavy music with the band partnering up with Tangaroa Blue for We […]

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An Acoustic Evening With GAVIN DEGRAW

An Acoustic Evening With GAVIN DEGRAW

Multi-platinum selling and Grammy nominated recording artist GAVIN DEGRAW has announced Australian dates for his 2017 An Acoustic Evening with Gavin DeGraw World Tour. Following a multi-city trek across Europe, Gavin DeGraw heads to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for club shows this July to perform songs spanning his entire career. The intimate set will give fans the chance to see […]

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RISE AGAINST’s new album,  WOLVES, set for June 9 release – First Single “The Violence” Out Now

RISE AGAINST’s new album, WOLVES, set for June 9 release – First Single “The Violence” Out Now

WOLVES, the new album from Rise Against, will be released on June 9 via EMI Australia. Today, the band unveiled the first single, “The Violence”, which can be purchased HERE. Los Angeles-based alternative radio station KROQ gave the song its U.S. broadcast premiere this morning. The pre-order for WOLVES begins today – PRE-ORDER HERE. Fans who pre-order the digital album will instantly receive “The […]

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RICHIE KOTZEN ‘Salting Earth’ – Australian Tour – August 2017

RICHIE KOTZEN ‘Salting Earth’ – Australian Tour – August 2017

Guitar virtuoso, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Richie Kotzen will tour Australia’s east coast for the first time this August. The current Winery Dogs axeman and former member of Poison and Mr Big has just released his 22nd solo album, Salting Earth via his own label, Headroom-Inc. From deep bluesy grooves to balls-out hard rock; burning sky harmonic glory to funk-jazz and […]

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NICKELBACK debut new video and confirm album release date – MTRBWY Video of the week!

NICKELBACK debut new video and confirm album release date – MTRBWY Video of the week!

Diamond-certified, global award winning rock band, Nickelback, have unleashed the brand new video for their  US Top 10 radio single “Feed The Machine”. Directed by Simian Design, the video premiere comes as the band continues to prepare for the release of their ninth studio album Feed The Machine now confirmed for worldwide release on JUNE 16th and the colossal headlining […]

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KREATOR With Special Guests VADER Announce Australian & New Zealand Tour

KREATOR With Special Guests VADER Announce Australian & New Zealand Tour

Hit the extreme aggression button metal fans – The Gods Of Violence return to tear the top of your head off and crush you into submission.   “The encore was filled to the brim with really old-school material with songs like “Flag of Hate”, “Under the Guillotine” and “Pleasure to Kill”. Needless to say, the crowd went crazy.” Metal Wani   Three years after […]

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PARAMORE announce new album ‘After Laughter’ out May 12 featuring new single ‘Hard Times’ out now!

PARAMORE announce new album ‘After Laughter’ out May 12 featuring new single ‘Hard Times’ out now!

Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore have announced the eagerly awaited release of their fifth studio album, After Laughter, which will arrive everywhere on May 12.  The GRAMMY Award-winning band’s first new album in more than four years is available to pre-order now and is accompanied by an instant grat download of the just unveiled new single, Hard Times, joined […]

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ALICE COOPER returns to Australia celebrating the 40th Anniversary of his first Australian tour with special guest ACE FREHLEY!

ALICE COOPER returns to Australia celebrating the 40th Anniversary of his first Australian tour with special guest ACE FREHLEY!

It was March 1977 when Alice Cooper, the architect of shock-rock, undertook his first ever concert tour of Australia – and broke attendance records.  40 years on and this revered entertainer continues to surprise and exude danger at every turn, thrilling audiences globally! Fans will be delighted to hear that Alice Cooper will return to our shores this October for […]

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN announce final ever Australian tour in October 2017

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN announce final ever Australian tour in October 2017

Don’t cry because THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are calling it a day; smile because they’ve somehow managed to stay alive this long and that you’ll get one last chance to witness them live. After twenty years of defying expectation, pushing the boundaries of their compositions, and performances beyond what might seem possible or even reasonable, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLANannounced that […]

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TRAIN’s Play That Song Tour Heads to Australia

TRAIN’s Play That Song Tour Heads to Australia

Multi-Grammy and Billboard award winning band, TRAIN, make a welcome return to our shores when they bring their ‘Play That Song’ tour to Australia this winter. Kicking off the tour in Brisbane at The Tivoli on July 31, Train will then head to Sydney’s State Theatre on August 1 and finish at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Friday August 4, all […]

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THE STRANGLERS Announce Classic Collection Tour

THE STRANGLERS Announce Classic Collection Tour

One of the UK’s most important musical exports, The Stranglers announce their return to Australia in 2018 with their biggest tour in 30 years, ‘The Classic Collection’ Taking twenty of their most popular tracks from their revered album classics, chart successes and fan favourites from across their 40-year history, The Stranglers prove their longevity and impact with tracks including Golden Brown, Always […]

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GRENADIERS Fire Back Up With New Single, Tour & Video

GRENADIERS Fire Back Up With New Single, Tour & Video

Everybody knows that GRENADIERS are the real deal. The Adelaide rock warriors have returned, with acerbic new single and video ‘Suburban Life’, and a high volume east coast tour. Premiered on radio by triple j’s Home & Hosed last week, ‘Suburban Life’ is a driving justification of why Australian rock music is firmly back on the up and up. Taken from new recordings for […]

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HOOBASTANK, WHEATUS, ALIEN ANT FARM, LIT & CKY ANNOUNCED FOR SING IT LOUD! TOUR 2017

HOOBASTANK, WHEATUS, ALIEN ANT FARM, LIT & CKY ANNOUNCED FOR SING IT LOUD! TOUR 2017

Take yourself back to a time when Wheatus and Alien Ant Farm were smashing their way to the top of the Hottest 100. To a time where the epic stadium rock of Hoobastankreigned supreme. And to a time when the ‘jackass’ skate punk of Lit and CKY were as common as mohawks and wallet chains. With collective worldwide record sales […]

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BODY COUNT return to Australia for the first time in 22 years for the ‘Bloodlust Tour’ Tickets on sale now!

BODY COUNT return to Australia for the first time in 22 years for the ‘Bloodlust Tour’ Tickets on sale now!

The wait is finally over, TEG LIVE & SONY Music are proud to announceBODY COUNT’S eagerly-awaited return to Australia in June seeing the band perform in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne for the first time in 22 years to celebrate the release of their highly anticipated album Bloodlust. The Australian Bloodlust Tour will be the first BODY COUNT shows in the world to support the release […]

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EVAN DANDO Announces Intimate Shows in Perth, Sydney & Melbourne

EVAN DANDO Announces Intimate Shows in Perth, Sydney & Melbourne

Handsome tours are thrilled to announce that ever-engaging Lemonheads frontman EVAN DANDO will perform a run of intimate shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this May. Tickets are on sale now via handsometours.com The scruffy, haphazard Peter Pan-like presence that is Evan Dando has achieved music-lover legend status down here in Australia. Possessing just the perfect knack for irony, barefaced talent and undeniable […]

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Ill Niño with Special Guests Terror Universal Announce Australian Tour

Ill Niño with Special Guests Terror Universal Announce Australian Tour

Hailing from New Jersey/New York, ILL NIÑO are a not just a meteorological event, they are a musical force to be reckoned with. Their revered album ‘Revolution Revolución’ marked what was the beginning for these founding fathers of Latin metal. ILL NIÑO offered something different, they brought a flair and ethnicity to the metal scene. With their jaw dropping percussive […]

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ICE-T’S BODY COUNT ‘Bloodlust’ is out today!! Confirmed return to Australia

ICE-T’S BODY COUNT ‘Bloodlust’ is out today!! Confirmed return to Australia

BODY COUNT CONFIRMED TO RETURN TO AUSTRALIA FOR THEIR FIRST SHOWS IN 22 YEARS THIS JUNE PRESENTED BY TEG LIVE & SONY MUSIC – ON SALE DETAILS TO BE REVEALED NEXT WEEK. JOIN THE WAITLIST HERE The wait is finally over, as ICE-T’s BODY COUNT is back and more vicious than ever. Their highly-anticipated new, full-length album, Bloodlust, is out […]

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WIN tickets to see THE TEA PARTY live in Sydney with a 48 piece Orchestra (CLOSED)

WIN tickets to see THE TEA PARTY live in Sydney with a 48 piece Orchestra (CLOSED)

Would you like to see THE TEA PARTY live in Sydney on us? Well, thanks to our friends at TEG Live and RPM we have 2 x double passes to give away for what will be an amazing show as the band play with the Sydney Orchestra at the Star Events Centre on Friday April 21. So to be one of our two […]

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I PREVAIL’s Brisbane Show CANCELLED, RE-SCHEDULED FOR Monday April 3

I PREVAIL’s Brisbane Show CANCELLED, RE-SCHEDULED FOR Monday April 3

Due to Cyclone Debbie and the high risk of flooding in the Brisbane area and after consultation between the Band, Promoter, venue and relevant authorities, the decision has been made to re-schedule tonight’s show Thursday 30 March at The Triffid Brisbane. In a silver lining for Brisbane fans I Prevail have re-scheduled their show from tonight in Brisbane to Monday […]

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ANGRY ANDERSON BAND announce Sydney & Newcastle shows as part of ‘TATTS: Live In Brunswick’ album tour

ANGRY ANDERSON BAND announce Sydney & Newcastle shows as part of ‘TATTS: Live In Brunswick’ album tour

Tatts: Live in Brunswick is a 14-track album recorded in the early ‘80s at Melbourne’s Bombay Bicycle Club in Brunswick and mastered for loyal fans in 2017. This album captures the sweaty, alcohol soaked, intense assault on the senses and the rock scene back in the fabulous ‘80s. Tracks like Bad Boy for Love, We Can’t Be Beaten and Rock […]

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WOLFMOTHER Present Their Long Awaited National Gypsy Caravan Tour

WOLFMOTHER Present Their Long Awaited National Gypsy Caravan Tour

Having spent the majority of 2016 touring & selling out theatres, stadiums & festivals throughout the world including North & South America, Europe, the UK & Scandinavia, Wolfmother finally return to Australia for the home leg of their Gypsy Caravan Tour (& their first full national album tour since the release of 2009’s ‘Cosmic Egg’). With an extensive history & […]

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Original Kiss Drummer Peter Criss Heading to Australia for ”One Last Time” + Kiss Konvention 2017 Announcement

Original Kiss Drummer Peter Criss Heading to Australia for ”One Last Time” + Kiss Konvention 2017 Announcement

Shout Out Loud Events are proud to announce the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame Member, Legendary Founding member and Catman of KISS Peter Criss One Last Time Dinner Performance Show at The Sofitel on Melbourne 12th May 2017 as well as Peter’s Signing & Photo sessions with fans at The Australian KISS Konvention at Wick Studios 13th & 14th […]

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