Canadian rockers SIMPLE PLAN are set to return to Australia in April 2024, with a national run with special guests and fellow pop punk royals BOYS LIKE GIRLS and WE THE KINGS. “We’re so happy to announce that we’re finally coming back to Australia in April 2024! The last time we played down under was way back in 2019 for the « Good Things » festival […]

Released everywhere now, THE HARMONY CODEX isn’t like other records you’ll hear this year. Endlessly fascinating, endlessly revealing, endlessly beautiful, THE HARMONY CODEX is the seventh album from one of the country’s most singular talents. Listening to THE HARMONY CODEX is akin to losing oneself in an Escher drawing made purely with sound. Over the album’s ten tracks, Steven Wilson navigates a tangle of memories […]

“I think Fleetwood Mac were one of those bands that were always kind of floating around in the background. That you were always aware of…” From Release: Fleetwood Mac fans are in for a rare treat, with the announcement today of ‘Yesterday’s Gone – The Fleetwood Mac Legacy’ – two very special shows bringing together four outstanding Australian artists to celebrate the […]

Legendary Punk Band Black Flag Announces First Australian Tour in 10 years. Get ready to unleash the fury as the iconic punk rock pioneers, BLACK FLAG, are set to storm Australia for their first tour since 2013 presented by Silverback Touring. With a blistering lineup and an unparalleled live performance, Black Flag promises an unforgettable experience for punk rock enthusiasts and music lovers alike. Known […]

FACE TO FACE TOURING is thrilled to announce +LIVE+ and INCUBUS, two of the US powerhouses of rock, will be co-headlining the inaugural LOOKOUT Festival, plus co-headline tour. These global concert juggernauts are coming together for a series of gigantic shows in 2024.  This brand-new festival event will see +LIVE+ and INCUBUS joined by some Aussie favourites including Birds of Tokyo, Eskimo Joe, and The Superjesus. LOOKOUT is a live music concert event that […]

This is going to be something! Extreme were last here in 2018 with Mr Big, and Living Colour also in 2018, so this five year break from our shores, and this time teaming up is truly going to be a masterclass. Two technically, amazing, funky bands. I for one can’t wait. Bang on time as Living Colour take to the […]

Get ready and prepare to rock! Multi-platinum UK rock royalty The Darkness are returning to Australia in February 2024 to perform three very special “Let There Be Rock” events in Sydney, Brisbane, and Melbourne celebrating the band’s 20th anniversary of Permission to Land. The classic debut album which delivered iconic songs such as “I Believe in A Thing Called Love” and “Love Is Only A Feeling” will be performed live, in its entirety, for fans […]

Platinum-selling alternative-industrial rockers FILTER announces their first headline shows in Australia and New Zealand since 2000 as part of The Algorithm World Tour. The Australian tour, starting in April 2024, follows a 6-month-long trek that crisscrossed the United States and Canada, and then is scheduled to go across the pond in March 2024 and hit such countries as The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, the […]

Mudvayne have sold more than six million albums worldwide with 3 Platinum albums in Australia alone. They were honoured with the first ever MTV2 Award and were heavily featured in the pages of Rolling Stone, Revolver, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Blender, Maxim, Spin, Guitar World, USA Today, and countless others media outlets where metal bands fear to tread. They were even written into a pivotal episode of […]

“It’s a very energetic show, and you know the music sort of propels whatever it is that’s going on. Plus if you listen close enough you might hear something that might make you think…” From Release: LIVING COLOUR emerged onto the scene and made the people stop and take notice. Formed in 1984 and spearheaded by guitarist Vernon Reid, their […]

“If somebody asked me about something about the band, like what a strength would be of the band, I always say a live show whether you like the band or not…” From Release: Multi-platinum hard-rock heroes, EXTREME, are touring Australia in 2023 with their friends, LIVING COLOUR. With the force of a Boston wrecking ball, EXTREME swings between unapologetic fits […]

Today, Måneskin have shared their electrifying new single ‘Honey (are u coming?)’. Erupting with new offerings shortly after the release of the latest, chart-topping album RUSH!, ‘Honey (are u coming?)’ is tight with musical vibrancy, showcasing a mighty guitar riff and roaringly persuasive chorus. Listen HERE. The band held a livestreamed event at Gazometro, Rome, where they performed three tracks […]

Rev your engines! Frontier Touring are pleased to announce the debut Australian headline shows by Manchester emo power-pop duo Hot Milk, performing in Sydney and Melbourne this December 2023. The rising duo – comprised of members Hannah Mee and Jim Shaw – will head down under at last following a slew of sold-out shows across the UK and Europe. From a pair of headliners at London’s iconic Koko, to […]

Swedish ethereal post-metal heavyweights KATATONIA return to Australia for their first headline tour in nearly a decade, solemnly set the stage for a nocturne both crushing and exhilarating. Led by founding members Jonas Renkse and Anders Nyström have always been and will forevermore be one thing—a vessel of deep emotion; shrouded in Scandinavian despair and a universal longing for salvation. Over the course of an unbelievable thirty years and eleven studio albums, Katatonia have never shied away from evolution. They have embraced the concept of growing through rejuvenation to soothe their blackened hearts and scarred souls. At the very core of this entity, there […]

One of my favourite things is when a band is touring Australia for the first time. There’s a sense of awe, of the unknown, and of excitement. That’s the vibe tonight in here. I for one can’t wait. Pyrefly stepped up tonight as last minute support and they were good. Heavy, catchy tunes. Not afraid to put on a show, […]

“This record for me is like a cathartic scream at the world, I mean it’s my one opportunity to say something…” From Release: Platinum-selling, post-industrial/alternative rock pioneers, Filter are set to release their much-anticipated new album, ‘The Algorithm’, on August 25th via Golden Robot Records. The album, their first in seven years, is a tight conceptual statement heralding career-best songwriting […]

“…we are pushing a few boundaries with this album that we felt we have not in the past, and that is what you really must do as a musician first, and that is to keep creative, because once you decide you’re not doing this or that and stop growing and creating, you lose the spark.” From Release: The Superjesus return […]

Progressive pop metal force VOYAGER today announce their highly anticipated Fearless In Love tour for February 2024. The genre-defying quintent will kick off the tour in their hometown at Perth’s Metro City, before heading to Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Sydney and wrapping up at Adelaide’s UniBar. Tickets go on sale Wednesday 23 August at 10am.     My Live Nation members can secure tickets during the […]

“The essence of what we do is that it is theatrical as opposed to theatre…” From Release: It has taken well over a decade, 9 albums, multiple fan petitions and even a support group for Australian fans upset at not having a tour, to finally get one of the greatest live bands in the history of heavy music to Australia. Renowned for legendary […]

Get ready to rock and roll at LAGERFEST 2023, the ultimate fusion of heavy metal and Oktoberfest revelry! Presented by Kegstand Productions, Music Management Inc., and Wall of Sound, this extraordinary music festival is set to take Australia by storm. Prepare yourself for a mind-blowing experience as we bring you world-class bands, delicious beers, and an electrifying community atmosphere like never […]

We interrupt your regular viewing to announce that Good Things season is upon us – and if you thought 2022 was huge, that’s not all folks! Australia’s largest and favourite travelling music festival, Good Things Festival, returns this December with a bumper line-up set to descend on the east coast, bringing a horde of new and iconic faves from Australia and […]

The charismatic quartet of Brit rockers known as The Struts have announced their fourth studio album and first full-length release with Big Machine/John Varvatos Records today. Now available for pre-order, the 11-track record, Pretty Vicious, is out everywhere on 11/3. The Platinum-selling rock juggernauts, who have collaborated with the likes of Kesha and Tom Morello and opened for The Rolling Stones and Foo Fighters (the latter of which dubbed them “the best opening band we’ve ever had“), seem […]

The Screaming Jets, headed up by legendary rock front man Dave Gleeson, have shared a further taste of their long awaited tenth studio album, Professional Misconduct, via the anthemic new single Second Chance. Already touted as one of the finest ballads of the bands near 35-year career, Dave Gleeson explains, “This one’s very introspective. I came up with the lyric during Covid. It’s about those sliding-door […]

“We try to give the Nirvana experience but we try to add something extra on top as well.” From Release: The band, which has been hailed as one of the best Nirvana tribute acts in the world, and is the only world touring tribute to the Seattle trio, has mesmerised audiences across the globe with their powerful performances, capturing the […]

Brimming with charisma and gothic melodrama, Ville Valo commands your full attention both on and off the stage. Perfectly fusing the melodic and the melancholic, Valo is the embodiment of Johnny Cash, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Elvis with the lyrical elegance of Lovecraft, Poe, and Bukowski. He is truly one of a kind. Being original does not come easy and creating an entire genre […]

Paul McCartney will bring his acclaimed Got Back Tour to Australia this October/November! Got Back starts with an intimate arena show in Adelaide, the city where The Beatles made history in 1964 on their first visit to Australia. An estimated 350,000 people lined the streets between the airport and Town Hall to catch a glimpse of the band. Paul will then travel to Melbourne, Newcastle, Sydney, Brisbane, and the Gold […]

“We don’t take ourselves too seriously, but we take the music seriously. I think those things are all identifiably Voyager traits.” From Release: Australian electronic rock outfit Voyager, who thrilled global audiences with their Eurovision performance of Promise complete with the iconic, retro Toyota MR2, are back with their long-awaited eighth studio album, Fearless in Love. On Fearless in Love, […]

Prepare to have your mind Institutionalized Australia. The one and only Suicidal Tendencies will be bringing their ‘Still Cyco Punk After All These Years’ tour to our shores for the 40th Anniversary of their landmark, self titled debut. 1983’s Suicidal Tendencies! Hailing from the sun-soaked streets of Venice, California, ST was the brainchild of the unstoppable force known as Mike Muir, younger […]

The Gaslight Anthem have shared a new song “History Books,” available now at all DSPs and streaming services on their own Rich Mahogany Recordings label via Thirty Tigers. The heavy-hearted track – which sees frontman Brian Fallon trading duet vocals with longtime band champion and fellow New Jerseyan Bruce Springsteen – is accompanied by an official music video (directed by Kelsey Ayres) streaming now on […]

WEDNESDAY 13 and his current band – which features former MURDERDOLLS alumni Roman Surman and Jack Tankersley – will be performing a full set of MURDERDOLLS songs, taken from the band’s celebrated 2002 debut album, ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ and their triumphant 2010 return, ‘Women And Children Last’, which won them the Revolver Golden Gods Comeback Of The Year Award. ***** Amid a 2002 musical landscape full of […]