Hot off the heels of their sold-out performance with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, The Angels have announced two special dates of their highly acclaimed show Symphony Of Angels for Sydney and Melbourne in 2019. Under the musical direction of conductor and composer Rob John, the legendary band – featuring brothers Rick and John Brewster, Nick Norton, Sam Brewster and charismatic frontman Dave […]

A message to our Sydney Under 18 ticket holders, Good Things Festival has some bad news for you. Patrons under the age of 18 will no longer be able to attend the Sydney event. Good Things Festival believes that live music and festivals are for everyone but unfortunately the NSW state government does not share the same view. Even though it is not […]

“…the piano is kind of like a home base for me, it all started with the piano and that’s like the instrument I feel so comfortable with so it’s a great way for me to express myself and as a musician take people on this journey.” From Bio: Jordan Rudess is best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy- […]

Toyah Cordingley a beautiful, highly popular 24 year old animal and music loving young lady. Ms Cordingley’s body was discovered in the dunes at Wangetti Beach, north of Cairns, on October 22, a day after she was reported missing. Toyah was taken from us way too early. A young lady just walking her dog on a beach was murdered, in a […]

United by their appearance on Download 2019, two of thrash metal’s Big Four SLAYER and ANTHRAX are joined by the Polish dark lords BEHEMOTH for two nights of absolute mayhem as they hit the unsuspecting folk of Brisbane at The Riverstage, and Adelaide’s AEC Arena this March. Tickets for the just announced Brisbane and Adelaide shows go on sale at 11am Wednesday, November 21. My Live […]

Get ready. Twelve Foot Ninja are coming for their first headline tour of Australia in two years. The hard rock outfit have cemented a cult following off the back of their brand of genre–fusing heavy music. One of Australia‘s most innovative, and experimental rock bands, #1 on the AIRalbum chart, ARIA nomination for Best Hard Rock/Metal album, Winner of Best New Talent at the US Golden God Awards, and 16 million views of their clips on YouTube they have toured all over the USA, Canada, Europe and Australia. Joining Twelve Foot Ninja on this tour is Perth band Voyager who have more than earned their place on a rare national tour of Australia‘s best prog metal. Saturday 2nd March will see Twelve Foot Ninja and Voyager kick off the tour at The Rosemount in Perth, then on to the ANU bar in Canberra on Friday 8th March, Saturday 9th March is Download Festival Sydney and Sunday 11th March Download Festival Melbourne, then kick on to Queensland on Friday 15th March at Miami Shark Bar, Gold Coast and Saturday 16th March in Brisbane at The […]

Grammy Award-winning, American rock guitarist SLASH and his band Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators are thrilled to announce New Zealand rock royalty Devilskin as the support act for their January/February 2019 tour, playing Baypark Arena in Tauranga and Spark Arena, Auckland in New Zealand, and arenas throughout Australia in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Perth. “Devilskin have conquered their home territory New Zealand. Now it’s the rest of the world’s turn to surrender” – METAL HAMMER One of New […]

Essential Information Venue: The Big Top – Sydney Date: November 15, 2018 Photos by:  Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Presented by: Metropolis Touring Supported by: RedHook and Red Gazelle Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the night HERE

It’s been seven long years since Skillet graced Australian shores and tonight with a growing catalogue in tow, they’re here for their faithful and seeing how long the line was for people waiting to get in, those faithful are ready to rock. RedHook are bang on time and first up tonight and for a newish band on the scene it’s […]

Live Nation is thrilled to announce that RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS will make a long-overdue and highly-anticipated return Down Under in 2019. Playing their first Australian headline tour in twelve long years, Red Hot Chili Peppers will bring their unique funk-rock sound and high-energy performances to Australia and New Zealand for arena and outdoor shows this coming February – March. Ticket pre-sales […]

Dublin’s anthemic indie-rockers, KODALINE return for the first time since their Sold Out 2014 Tour Best described as a sonic hybrid of mainstream American rock fused with British pop, KODALINE possess an inherently lush catalogue of songs, which spans three albums and mix pure energy and emotional meaning together into a romantic blend of power and relatability. KODALINE specialize in soaring, radio-ready guitar rock. Kodaline released […]

As the anticipation arises and the count down begins, Australia’s Good Things Festival is thrilled to announce the addition of local support acts added to the incredibly huge line up, reveal the timetables for the event and the launch of the Good Things Festival app for you to start preparing your day. Hailing from Melbourne, Stuck Out are the local support act for the Melbourne leg of the festival. After putting […]

Sydney Saturday March 9 || Parramatta Park Melbourne Monday March 11 || Flemington Racecourse SUM 41 (Only Aus Shows) PENNYWISE (Only Aus Shows) THY ART IS MURDER || POLARIS TWELVE FOOT NINJA || SLAVES || VOYAGER Are set to join OZZY OSBOURNE (Only Aus Shows) SLAYER (Final World Tour) | JUDAS PRIEST (Only Aus Shows) | ALICE IN CHAINS   GHOST | RISE AGAINST  (Only Aus Shows) | THE AMITY AFFLICTION (Only Aus Shows) | ANTHRAX  HALESTORM (Only Aus Shows)| […]

GRETA VAN FLEET, one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands today, will play Australia for the first time early next year on their “March of the Peaceful Army” World Tour Fans in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland have been quick to secure their seats, and the shows at both Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on January 29 and Melbourne’s The Forum […]

Following a limited run of regional shows in January, Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce the return of Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams to Australia next March for his Shine A Light Tour! The Grammy-winning singer-songwriter will perform for Melbourne audiences on Thursday 21 March at Rod Laver Arena before heading up the coast to perform at Wollongong’s WIN Entertainment Centre on Friday 22 […]

“…I do think Bullet is as strong as ever now live and I think that’s very important because that’s where it is in my eyes, playing live where as a band we enjoy it and it’s where the fans enjoy it and we connect with the fans. It’s all about the live performance.” From Release: Bullet For My Valentine are […]

Def Leppard‘s ‘Hysteria’ is an album that means a lot to me, in 1987 when I was eleven years old my dad brought home a cassette for me and said “I hear these guys are sort of like that Bon Jovi band you like so I thought you might like this” and handed me the cassette. It was a life […]

“…the commitment of everyone has been really strong of a three piece, me, Mark and Rick like we started jamming together when we were fifteen and we still get the same buzz whenever we’re working on new stuff…” From release: Inspired by Nirvana, Sonic Youth, Pixies they are known worldwide for their energetic and incredibly fun live shows that continue to delight […]

“2018 for Smash Mouth is really like 1999. Our passion & energy for these songs haven’t changed, they are our babies. We carry them in our back pocket so when we’re playing live we can pull them out whenever we need.” From Release: Smash Mouth were regular chart toppers of the 90’s alternative music scene, selling in excess of 10 […]

“…we always have some surprises like a song people didn’t expect us to play and we do something differently live, I don’t know, I like the live experience to be different from just listening to the record if possible.” From Release: SKILLET lets their music speak the loudest. That’s how the quartet has cemented its place as one of the […]

SLIPKNOT has returned with a brand new track, All Out Life.  The unrelenting new track is joined by an official music video – directed by the band’s own M. Shawn Crahan – which is streaming now on Slipknot’s official YouTube channel – watch here.  All Out Life is available now at all DSPs. SLIPKNOT’s Corey Taylor explained “All Out Life is a song that is trying to […]

Global rock icons and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2018 inductees Bon Jovicommence their massive stadium tour of Australia in just five weeks! It was confirmed today that ARIA Award winning band Birds of Tokyo have been confirmed as special guests on the tour which kicks off in Melbourne at the iconic MCG on Saturday 1st December, followed by Adelaide’s Botanic Park on Tuesday 4th December, Suncorp Stadium […]

“Most of my songs are about real people that I’ve met along my way; they should stop and listen because I may have written a verse about them.” From Bio: Amanda does not claim a particular genre of music, and in doing so enjoys variety in her music and audiences. As a solo artist, a member of a women’s contemporary […]

Karnivool are happy to announce an intimate run of shows in the lead up to Unify Gathering, to help dust off the guitars, make sure all the pedals are working, and to kick out the jams as only Karnivool can! It’s been a murky few years in the world of Karnivool, with the band hunkered down with various projects whilst […]

After an epic and storied 45-year career that launched an era of rock n roll legends, KISS announced that they will launch their final tour ever in 2019, appropriately named END OF THE ROAD. The initial tour announcement was made a month ago on the US America’s Got Talent, which sent the internet into overdrive with fans hoping their city would get […]

Rock icons Queensrÿche have just announced their newest album The Verdict out March 1st via Century Media Records. The band’s forthcoming release was produced, mixed, and mastered by Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Iced Earth, Hatebreed) at Uberbeatz in Lynwood, WA, Planet-Z in Wilbraham, MA and Watershed Studio in Seattle, WA. Pre-orders and formats will be announced soon. In the meantime, the band has a Pledge pre-order campaign currently running HERE. […]

It’s a morning of surprises for AFI fans, beginning with the release of new track “Get Dark”. The second surprise is that “Get Dark” is the first track from a special EP titled The Missing Man (Ex Noctem Nacimur), which was produced and mixed by AFI guitarist Jade Puget and is slated for a Friday December 7th release. “Get Dark” is available as an instant download […]

After their 2018 debut single ‘Minute On Fire‘ exploded on YouTube with 1.8 million streams (largely thanks to fan-generated content) Sydney-based screaming rap-rock-electro-pop mutants RedHook have returned with their new single, ‘Turn Up The Stereotype‘. “I might be a fuck up, but at least my fuck ups are original,” roars vocalist Emmy Mack in the song’s psychotic two-step glitch breakdown, in a loud and furious […]

“We’ve had gigs, we’re human beings, the band took a hiatus or broke up for a while and done gigs where we’re sick of each other but we recently felt in the last few years and reconnected as to how special it is to even be alive, how special it is to share these moments…” From Release: The ground-breaking American […]

When Andrew McMahon went “into the wilderness” he started a transformative journey that was both introspective and imaginative. That journey comes full circle with the release of his third full length album Upside Down Flowers available worldwide on November 16th, 2018 via Fantasy Records / Caroline Australia and available for pre-order now. Upside Down Flowers’ 11 songs are slice-of-life vignettes animated by McMahon’s vivid lyrics and […]