“There’s a line in ‘Ordinary Man’ where I sing, ‘I don’t want to die an ordinary man,’ which I don’t think I will,” OZZY says with a laugh. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE has set Friday February 21st as the release date for his new ORDINARY MAN album, released on Epic Records through Sony Music Entertainment Australia.  […]

With so many lives lost, countless homes destroyed, an estimated one billion animals killed and around 11 million hectares of Australia’s pristine bushland razed,  TEG Dainty and TEG Live are proud and humbled to present a spectacular line up of artists to perform at FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA on Sunday 16 February 2020 at ANZ Stadium, Sydney Olympic Park to raise money for NATIONAL BUSHFIRE RELIEF. FIRE FIGHT AUSTRALIA (#FireFightAustralia) will see ANZ Stadium play host […]

LIFE OF AGONY recently toured Europe with DOYLE (Misfits) and now they are bringing the evil one with them to Australia. “We had so much fun touring Europe with Doyle we’ve decided to pair up in Australia too. To make our schedules line up we have to move the dates to May 20th – 23rd 2020. We are so excited about our first time in Australia and […]

The NSW Bush fires of November and December 2019 have been well documented as being catastrophic and have had a disastrous effect on communities and wildlife. Silverback Touring is proud to present “Band Together”, our way of bringing together Sydney’s rock ’n’ roll community in an effort to contribute to the tireless hard work of the heroes representing both the Rural Fire Service and […]

It’s back for its second year, Good Things festival has found a new home in Sydney in that of Centennial park, so in this smoked out city let’s hope that everything is all ok today for the bands and the festival goers. Making my way in effortlessly, The Bennies are the first band up today and those who were eagerly […]

Byron Bay’s Parkway Drive have announced a mammoth Australian tour alongside US peers Hatebreed and Every Time I Die in June 2020.  Fresh from their stint headlining Good Things Festival last weekend, the Viva The Underdogs Australian Revolution 2020 tour sees Parkway Drive play their biggest shows in Sydney and Melbourne to date. It will also mark Parkway Drive’s first headlining shows on home soil […]

Halestorm were here earlier in the year at Download Festival but they’re back now for a headline run to promote their newest album ‘Vicious’. Can’t wait to see what they do tonight! Villainy who stepped in for Black Stone Cherry are opening the night and ‘Wannabe’ opened their set with some big riffs and sets the scene for their set. […]

“…it’s been a beautiful thing, just this feeling of family and unity and not that we didn’t feel that before but it’s just been elevated this time around.” From Release: Halestorm have toured extensively with a diverse variety of artists, including Eric Church, Avenged Sevenfold, Alice Cooper, Rob Zombie, ZZ Top and Evanescence – and were here last earlier in […]

Frontier Touring are delighted to welcome back one of the defining bands of American rock music: Jimmy Eat World, returning to Australia in March 2020 for their first visit in three years and in celebration of their recently released tenth studio album, Surviving, out now via Sony Music Australia. The Arizona band will perform three special headline shows only while […]

“H.E.A.T II” is the first album by Swedish hard rock sensation H.E.A.T to be produced entirely by the band – with Jona Tee and Dave Dalone as producers. This album goes back to the band’s beginnings, redefining the raw H.E.A.T sound – a sound that oozes classic rock coolness paired with the snotty confidence of one of rock and roll’s most talented bands today. […]

Grunge rock legends, L7 are set to unleash their live force when they return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2020! Unmistakable in their own unique sound, L7 pioneered the grunge movement with their furious music and feminist ideals. Following their breakthrough 1992 album Bricks Are Heavy, L7 became one of the most highly regarded grunge acts of the era with hits like “Pretend We’re Dead” and “Shitlist”, while their […]

For the first time in almost a decade, Boston-born pop punk outfit BOYS LIKE GIRLS will be returning to Australia in April 2020 to perform in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. At these incredibly special shows, BOYS LIKE GIRLS will be performing their cult classic self-titled debut album in full, along with fan favourites from their stellar discography. Their debut album was […]

The Rock world was abuzz with the news that Pepper Keenan was headed back to his old stomping grounds and recording his first album with Southern Rock legends CORRISION OF CONFORMITY in 13 years. The result was an absolute stormer of an album ‘No Cross No Crown’ and their first for Nuclear Blast, the album cracked the Billboard Charts, The UK Charts and Australia’s own ARIA Charts […]

The music world may be in a permanent state of panic and flux, but one basic principle of rock n roll remains true: the key to longevity is to always deliver the goods. No band has better encapsulated this ethos of integrity and determination over the last twenty years than SKINDRED. Widely acknowledged as one of the most devastating and enthralling […]

It’s been almost a decade since U2 have been in Australia and tonight hopefully not in the rain, they’re back and here celebrating thirty years of The Joshua Tree. They’re two years into this celebration tour and I know I and the thousands of others here tonight are looking forward to seeing it and hearing the album in full. Running […]

“We wanted it to be a step up from the last one and each record we make the plan is to make it better than the last so yeah I could say in a few different ways we tried to do that this time around.” From Release: Since their emergence in 2015, Saint Asonia quietly positioned themselves to progress and […]

Grammy® award-winning Californian rockers Tool have proved yet again just why they’re one of the most in-demand acts on the planet, with thousands of fans snapping up pre-sale allocations in mere minutes for the band’s first Australasian tour in seven years in February 2020.To meet the overwhelming demand, Frontier Touring is pleased to announce a second Melbourne concert at Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 23 February.The new […]

The Butterfly Effect have made a triumphant return.  Off the back of a sold out tour and a soaring new single, the beloved Aussie rockers have just been added to the lineup for Good Things festival, which will see them playing massive shows alongside Parkway Drive, A Day To Remember, Karnivool, Simple Plan, Violent Soho and heaps more in Melbourne, […]

Almost 6 years after signing a Cessation of Touring agreement, the contract is off the table because a whole new generation of Crüeheads are relentlessly demanding for the band to come back together. Following the huge success of their NETFLIX biopic THE DIRT, Mötley Crüe has seen a massive surge in new audience. And the band best known for breaking the rules […]

Perth progressive rock titans Karnivool have bowed to demand, announcing the reissue of their celebrated back catalogue on sweet, sweet 180 gram vinyl. Originally pressed in 2015 and released online only, vinyl editions of Themata, Sound Awake and Asymmetry sold out instantly, throwing all three albums back into the ARIA Charts. With these limited copies now fetching top dollar on auction sites, the band have decided to give fans […]

The most anticipated rock tour of 2020 is here: Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce the return of triple Grammy® award-winning Californian rockers Tool, performing in arenas across Australia and New Zealand in February 2020 – their first shows in both countries in seven years. The tour comes off the back of the band’s critically-acclaimed fifth studio album, and their […]

Promoters One World Entertainment and TEG Live today announced that the KISS Australian tour, due to commence next Tuesday, has been cancelled due to illness. KISS and both promoters are absolutely gutted by the news and sincerely apologise to fans. Earlier this week it was announced that U.S doctors had advised Paul Stanley to rest due to a bad case […]

“…it has to be the best night of their life and that is what we strive for, whether we achieve that or not is not for us to say but we really strive, these gigs are important…” From Release: DEACON BLUE are one of Scotland’s most famous and successful bands, from their million selling debut album ‘Raintown’ (with classic singles ‘Dignity’ & ‘Chocolate Girl’), […]

Sydney metalcore outfit Polaris announce the details of their highly anticipated second studio album, The Death Of Me, out February 21, 2020, via Resist Records. The Death Of Me will be available for pre-order on Friday, November 15 at 9am AEDT time HERE. It’s been two years since Polaris released their ARIA-nominated, Top 10 debut, The Mortal Coil which introduced the group to legions of fans around the country and, thanks […]

The day couldn’t be more perfect weather wise, and the ferry on the way over to Cockatoo Island was a great start to what I’m sure will be a great day, an electric one if you pardon the pun. Today we are set for some Aussie Rock greatness, with Southern Sons reforming after 25 years apart, Vanessa Amorosi, Jon Stevens, […]

Hollywood Sunset Strip Legends, L.A. Guns will head to Australia in June 2020 for four shows along the East Coast and Adelaide, with special guests The Poor. The tour kicks off on June 11 at Brisbane’s The Triffid, followed by June 12 at Factory Theatre Sydney, June 13 at Melbourne’s Corner Hotel and winding up on June 14 at The Gov, Adelaide.  Tickets are […]

Hard rock juggernauts HALESTORM will be on Australian shores in December for their Australian headline tour, presented by MJR Presents by arrangement with UTA. Unfortunately, Black Stone Cherry are today having to cancel their appearances on this tour due to a Family Emergency. The band have issued a statement: “Black Stone Cherry deeply regrets they have to cancel their performances in Australia, but due to a family […]

The kings of grunge are back, and Everclear are ready to shake things up from the east coast to the west, with 11 killer shows announced for their 2020 tour.  Great news for fans who will now get a chance to see the band perform outside of their recent announcement of their headlining act at the Hotter Than Hell Festival tour. Everclear fans will […]

IRON MAIDEN will return to Australia in May 2020 to perform 5 massive arena shows on their Legacy of the Beast World Tour with special guests Killswitch Engage. Tickets go on-sale on Thursday 14 November at 12noon from www.ticketek.com.au As always there will be an exclusive pre-sale for IRON MAIDEN FAN CLUB members,  go to www.ironmaiden.com for all ticketing details. Telstra Plus member presale starts Monday 11 November at 1pm and is […]

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