All hail the new poster child for pop punk, with Nashville-based powerhouse TAYLOR ACORN primed to make her Australian return in 2026. Fresh off the recent release of her acclaimed album Poster Child that dropped earlier this month, TAYLOR ACORN will bring her electrifying live performance down under next March, joined by special guests ARROWS IN ACTION. Commencing on Sunday 1 March in Melbourne, TAYLOR will then weave her […]

This will be a heap of fun!! Punk Rock Factory are back in Australia to give us a night of punked up tunes we all know, love, grew up with, and can now relive in a very different way. I’ve never seen them before so I’m looking forward to it. Oh man, the Vengabus is coming and a room full […]

UK alt-rock shapeshifters DON BROCO continue their 2025 streak with Euphoria, an electrifying new single and their fourth release this year on Fearless Records. Equal parts seductive and explosive, Euphoria opens with an electronic, vocal-driven tease before dropping into heavy guitars, driving drums, and a deliciously funky bassline. Its energy twists through dance-floor grooves and an anthemic, shout-along chorus (“Gonna live forever!”), capturing the bold, unpredictable […]

LINKIN PARK – Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong, and Colin Brittain – will return to Australia in 2026 on the their highly anticipated From Zero World Tour for 6 massive arena shows – marking their first visit since 2013. Joining them as special guest across the tour is Sydney based rock band POLARIS. With three studio, multiple ARIA Award […]

Live Nation has announced Multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band Deftones will bring their immersive, genre-defying live performance down under for a run of explosive headline arena shows for the first time in nearly 10 years, with special guests Interpol and Ecca Vandal. Deftones have built one of alternative rock music’s most devoted followings, blending raw power with cinematic intensity. The tour will commence in Sydney with […]

“It’s so hard to have an identity and for some reason Garbage has a very strong identity and now we look at that as an incredibly powerful asset.” From Release: Returning to Australia for the first time in nearly a decade, GARBAGE aren’t ones to rest on their laurels. Led by vocalist, guitarist and bonafide ’90s icon, Shirley Manson, the […]

The countdown to the release of MEGADETH‘s final studio album continues with “I Don’t Care” their latest single and video out today (November 14). Watch the video HERE and listen to the song HERE from the group’s self-titled album out January 23, 2026.  The uncompromising metal titans teamed with director Keith J Leman for the video which mashes scenes of skate culture with dynamic band performance footage. MEGADETH leader DAVE […]

Australia, get set to be bowled over in 2026, with beloved UK folk punk act FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS joining forces with Texan pop punk mainstays BOWLING FOR SOUP for a monumental co-headline Australian tour next May. Commencing the Bowling My Bones tour festivities on Friday 1 May on the Sunshine Coast, FRANK TURNER & THE SLEEPING SOULS and BOWLING FOR SOUP will roll through Brisbane, […]

The last time I saw Metallica was at Soundwave in 2013… so now here we are back at Olympic Park to see them again, and after twelve years to see if they are still that good. I’m going to go with yes, more than likely a resounding yes. Before we get to the main event we have a couple of […]

This is going to be fun. While here in Australia supporting Metallica, Evanescence are doing a few intimate shows and tonight it’s our turn as this sold out in minutes, Metro Theatre is about to see something special. Here we go. It’s 8pm… No support, just Evanescence and as the band take the stage the cheers roar and that unmistakable […]

Two decades after the release of one of Australia’s most defining rock records, Eskimo Joe are hitting the road once again to celebrate Black Fingernails Red Wine, the album that shaped a generation, topped charts, and became a cornerstone of Australian music history with its themes of identity, politics, and human connection that still feel as powerful and relevant as ever. The multi-ARIA […]

“We like to think that our show is kind of 60% music and 40% us just talking shit and making people laugh…” From Release: PUNK ROCK FACTORY bring everything you love about 1990s/2000s punk rock and deliver the classics and hit songs we all know the words to; like you’ve never heard them before. The band has redefined pop-culture and […]

“I tell people all the time, we’re your favourite band you just don’t know it…” From Release: Wednesday 13 returns on the back of a sold out Australian tour in 2023 celebrating his former band Murderdolls. The pairing of Kim Dracula and Wednesday 13 is a stroke of evil genius. Fast and dirty, raw, chaotic and macabre. It’s tongue-in-cheek horror […]

Biffy Clyro have announced they’re returning to Australia for the first time in 8 years. Headed to Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in April 2026, the Scottish trio will be playing gems from their triple-platinum discography including their new album Futique. Known for songs like “Many Of Horror” and “Bubbles”, Biffy Clyro have secured their spot as one of the UK’s most successful rock bands. Their […]

Live Nation has today announced that Split Enz – featuring Tim Finn, Eddie Rayner, Neil Finn, and Noel Crombie – will reunite for their first tour in nearly 20 years on the Forever Enz Tour, confirmed for May 2026. Forming in New Zealand in 1972 before relocating to Australia in 1975, Split Enz is widely regarded as one of the most important antipodean groups of the […]

Bringing the spirit of Bluesfest to stages across Australia. Bluesfest Tours is proud to present seven of this year’s most anticipated Bluesfest artists – Sublime, The Black Crowes, Buddy Guy, The Pogues, Marcus King Band, Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band, and Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew “Remain in Light” w/ special guest Robert Randolph – will perform exclusive headline sideshows nationwide. Together, these […]

BYRON BAY BLUESFEST 37TH FESTIVAL EASTER 2026 APRIL 2 – 5 APRIL 2026 BLUESFEST IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE FIRST WAVE OF ARTISTS PERFORMING THIS EASTER – 35 ARTISTS ANNOUNCED – MORE TO COME SPLIT ENZ FIRST PERFORMANCE IN AUSTRALIA IN 20 YEARS THE FIRST ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT SPLIT ENZ   EARTH, WIND & FIRE • SUBLIME THE BLACK CROWES • BUDDY GUY COUNTING CROWS • […]

A dazzling global force to be reckoned with, in 2026 Metal sensations BABYMETAL are set to tour Australian arenas next March joined by Indian metal behemoths BLOODYWOOD. Opening on Thursday 12 March in Perth, BABYMETAL will blaze their way through Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney, before concluding their headline run on Sunday 22 March in Brisbane. Hailing from Tokyo, BABYMETAL‘s origin story stems back to 2010, with […]

Pop-rock powerhouse LØLØ has debuted her new single, me with no shirt on. Known for her clever songwriting and bite, the artist strips things down – both lyrically and sonically – to deliver one of her most vulnerable tracks yet. Produced by Andrew Goldstein (blink-182, Tate McRae), the song lands like a punch in the gut, capturing the all-too-familiar spiral of craving validation as affection […]

“No matter where we play it always feels like we’re doing it not for the first time but I treat it like it’s the first and last show all the time…” From Release: For the first time since their sellout 2001 Australian tour, multi-platinum and BRIT award winning, Scottish alternative rock band Travis is coming to Australia, to perform classic […]

Join Kirk Hammett, legendary guitarist of the multi-platinum selling and nine times Grammy Award winning band METALLICA, for an intimate, live discussion that will take a deep dive into Kirk’s storied music career, and celebrate the launch of his new coffee table book, “The Collection: Kirk Hammett”. Tickets for the “Kirk Hammett The Collection: Live” book events are limited. The event will be held at Sydney’s […]

‘The Accidental’ by Francis Rossi, released by earMUSIC on 30th January 2026 on CD, LP and Digital formats, comes as something of a surprise… It was a surprise certainly to Francis, who had no plans to record an album. “This truly came out of nowhere”, says Rossi. “I spend my life in and out of the studio, rehearsing, tinkering, but something happened […]

Time to dig up the old studded belt and dust off the eyeliner – Destroy All Lines is proud to announce An Emo Extravaganza, landing in Australia in February 2026. Tickets will be available Thursday 13 November at 9am local time via Destroy All Lines. The inaugural An Emo Extravaganza unites a stacked international lineup headlined by Florida alt-rock icons Anberlin, alongside Atlanta pop-punk outfit Cartel, American […]

I dig Rob Thomas. I’ll never forget the first time I saw Matchbox 20. It was 1997, and from then I was hooked. I’ve seen them and Rob solo many times since and it’s so good to be back tonight at The Enmore to see him again. This is the third night of three just proving that he still has […]

Fresh off the announcement of their highly anticipated new album Listen Up!, New Found Glory is excited to share their new single Treat Yourself. The third track to be released from Listen Up!, Treat Yourself is a fast-paced song about being kinder to yourself in the face of hard times. Stream Treat Yourself here and watch the new visualizer here. “This is a fast more west coast punk style song,” shares guitarist Chad […]

“Some of them were a bit daunting just thinking about playing them, and then when you get into it you get the muscle memory back, and you just realise how screwy the songs were…” From Release: PIXIES have announced a 2025 Australian tour which will see the alt-rock legends perform two consecutive nights in each city. On the first night, […]

“Of Mice & Men delivered a premier performance that will be remembered as one of the top shows of 2024. Their sound is monstrously tight, awesome riff after awesome riff throughout the night.  The vocals are pitch-perfect, shifting from brutal screams and growls to hook-riddled clean vocals. OM&M have transcended beyond the underground act they were originally known. One of […]

For more than three decades, Grammy and Academy Award-nominated rock band Counting Crows have enchanted listeners worldwide with their intensely soulful and intricate take on timeless rock and roll. In 2026 they return to Australia and New Zealand with The Complete Sweets! Tour – bringing decades of sing?along moments, deep cuts, and fresh energy to iconic theatres across both countries. With the initial Melbourne […]

“It’s great because we have an opportunity to be able to play in front of a lot of people that normally would not see us, and some maybe never heard of us or for whatever reason never saw us…” From Release: Exactly two years since their last visit, Suicidal Tendencies return in late 2025 with a series of firsts, which […]

“It was cool because we were not under any pressure from the label or anywhere to do anything quick or fast, so we kind of took our time with this one…” From Release: SOULFLY has been spearheading the movement of groove metal for decades now, reaching into limitless directions while seamlessly retaining the expert quality and perfection that bears the […]