Canadian hardcore luminaries Alexisonfire announce their Australian return for March 2025, alongside iconic US rockers Underoath and New Jersey punk four-piece GEL, in what will be an unmissable series of shows for local hard music lovers. Kicking off at Perth HPC (formerly HBF Stadium) on Thursday 6 March, the tour will continue down Australia’s East Coast, landing at Brisbane’s stunning Riverstage on Saturday 8 March, Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Tuesday 11 March and Melbourne’s Festival Hall on Friday 14 March. Frontier […]

It’s been only a few years since Hanson graced Australian shores on their String Theory tour, but after the last couple of years it feels like forever since we’ve seen them. So tonight it’s a pleasure to be stepping back into The Enmore Theatre to see Hanson, a place they have played before, and a place they own when they […]

Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring are delighted to announce that acclaimed singer-songwriter City and Colour (Canadian musician Dallas Green) will return to Australia in February 2023 for a run of headline shows. Kicking off at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday 1 February, City and Colour will traverse the East Coast, stopping at Bendigo’s Ulumbarra Theatre, Melbourne’s Forum and The Tivoli in Brisbane. City and Colour will also appear at SummerSalt across Australia through January and February. The festival will visit eight cities nationally and see City […]

Chugg Entertainment and Frontier Touring are excited to announce American pop-rock trio HANSON will return to Australia and New Zealand this November with their RED GREEN BLUE 2022 TOUR. “This tour is an exciting chance to reunite with our fans all over the world and celebrate three decades of music. We can’t wait to come together with fans across Australia and New Zealand, and share music live on stage once again,” said Taylor […]

After recently announcing the postponement of his April Australian tour due to the current COVID-19 crisis and subsequent Government directives, Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green today reveals rescheduled national dates for October and November 2020.  City and Colour will take in cities across Australia, beginning on Saturday 31 October at Fremantle Arts Centre and continuing through Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Brisbane and […]

City and Colour, acclaimed Canadian singer-songwriter Dallas Green, has today revealed that he will return to Australia in April 2020 for an extensive headline tour. Currently in the country to perform exclusively for Brisbane Festival’s Closing Night on 28 September, Dallas has announced he will visit Australia for the 18th time in 2020, to take in Adelaide’s Thebarton Theatre on Wednesday 15 April, Fremantle’s Arts Centre on Friday 17 April, […]

I couldn’t think of a more iconic venue for Hanson to bring their ‘String Theory’ show to Australia, tonight we are in the Sydney Opera House. Hanson have always delivered live so in not looking at track listings or any footage from this String Theory tour tonight I am ready to immerse myself in a journey. Looks like the sold […]

“…we’ve been doing this for a long time and we love making pop rock music or whatever it is we make and to have the chance to present the music we’ve been working on both new and old in one show in a different way than ever before…” From Release: During the past quarter-century, Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson have […]

Fresh from sell-out dates across a pair of North American tours and a slew of festival appearances, POND today reveal national dates in March.  Beginning in their hometown at Perth’s Astor Theatre on Sunday 3 March the psych rock five-piece will continue through to Brisbane’s The Triffid on Tuesday 5 March, Sydney’s Metro Theatreon Wednesday 6 March, and Melbourne’s The Croxton Bandroom on Thursday 7 March.    Their first local headline jaunt since 2017, POND will tour in support […]

“The cult of Liz Phair is a wonderful place” – SF Weekly “Phair was ahead of her time with Exile In Guyville … and she knows it. Bringing these songs back isn’t just for nostalgia’s sake. They’ve never been more relevant.” ?– Stereogum “Ms. Phair was defiant and sexual and unapologetic and vulnerable at once — a kind of girl-next-door casually swinging a […]

Date: Thursday October 18, 2018 Venue: Sydney Opera House Presented by: Chugg Entertainment Photos by:  Annette Geneva – Every Day Is Saturday Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY Check out our review of the show HERE

If it feels like the first time tonight it actually is. This is my first time seeing Foreigner, that’s crazy right?! But what better way to start than by being at the Sydney Opera House to see them with an orchestra. The lights dim and the orchestra take their place on the stage as they make that ‘let’s all play […]

The legendary Cheap Trick are back in Sydney and once again here to showcase their melodic brilliance through songs that have stood the test of time and songs that are very much part of people’s musical upbringing. Live they have always been a force so let’s see if tonight is no different! Dallas Crane have pulled the instruments back out […]

“I don’t take myself terribly seriously and I think some people find that they imagine that I probably do because I’m in a big heavy metal band and everything and I do all these things, but I do see the absurd side of life and most of life is kind of absurd when you actually get down to it.” From […]

Tickets for Grammy-nominated trio HANSON‘s String Theory Symphonic Tour Australian shows went on sale this week to huge demand, completely selling out the band’s anticipated Sydney Opera House performance. Due to overwhelming demand, a second and final Sydney Opera House show has been added, the band taking in back-to-back performances at the iconic venue on Monday 4th March and Tuesday 5th of March along with shows in Melbourne, Canberra, Gold Coast, Brisbane. All […]

“So I’m feeling very confident coming to Australia that the show is going to be really together and that you guys are going to enjoy it way more than you even think.” From Release: Legendary rock band FOREIGNER will return to Australia this October to perform a series of newly envisaged orchestral concerts. Fans will be treated to a string […]

Following a sold out 25th Anniversary World Tour and Greatest Hits release, Grammy-nominated multi-platinum pop-rock trio HANSON is beginning the next 25 years with a musical project unmatched in their history. HANSON’s String Theory Symphonic Tour will land in Australia in February-March 2019, stopping for all-ages shows in Melbourne, Canberra, Gold Coast, Brisbane and a night at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Monday 4 March. See full tour […]

“…we aren’t the kind of band that can figure out what people really want to hear, like it’s just the luck of the draw and doing something that we would like to hear and that’s all we can do.” From Release: Since exploding onto the music scene in the mid-1970’s, they’ve been blending elements of pop, punk and even metal […]

IRON MAIDEN singer, BRUCE DICKINSON, today announces a special one-man speaking tour of Australia this October to support his autobiography, What Does This Button Do? Delivering compelling excerpts from the book, slides and a Q&A, fans will finally get the chance to ask questions of the heavy metal icon in truly intimate venues. An Australian first, and a must for heavy music lovers, Dickinson […]

Lauded Australian rock outfit, DALLAS CRANE, will join CHEAP TRICK on their East Coast headline dates this October. Forming a dream double-header line-up, Dallas Crane will warm audiences for the US Rock & Roll Hall of Famers at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Monday 15th October, Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Wednesday 17th October and Brisbane’s The Tivoli on Thursday 18th October. Since their formation in 1996, Dallas Crane have become a staple of Australian rock music culture. […]

Date: Friday April 27, 2018 Venue: The Big Top, Sydney Presented by: Chugg Entertainment Supports: Stateside & Eat Your Heart Out Photos by: Gwendolyn Lee – Gwendolyn Lee Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE Check out our interview with Sébastien Lefebvre HERE    

Tonight is a celebration of Simple Plan’s album ‘No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls’. A celebration you say? Why yes I did, but what blows me away is that it’s the 15th anniversary of it. Are you kidding? Way to make everyone feel old! In saying that though and in seeing Simple Plan a number of times before I can’t […]

Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to announce legendary rock band FOREIGNER will return to Australia this October to perform a series of newly envisaged orchestral concerts. Fans will be treated to a string of shows in Canberra, Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne and a night at the iconic Sydney Opera House Concert Hall on Thursday 18th October. See full tour dates below. With ten multi-platinum albums and 16 US Billboard Top 30 hits, Foreigner are universally […]

“…I think that hopefully the fact that the songs are good has something to do with it, aside from that I think something that we’ve noticed over the years is whenever we’re very, very personal with a song that’s when people can relate to it the most.” From Release: Multi-platinum Canadian pop-punk legends SIMPLE PLAN will bring their ‘No Pads, […]

ESCAPE THE FATE are headed back to Australia to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of their highly praised ‘This War Is Ours’. With ‘This War Is Ours’ ESCAPE THE FATE came into their own exuding a spirit of chaotic mischief with each song firing like a cannon of pure rock genius. For the first time ever Australian fans will be treated to hearing the album in […]

Get a double dose of Shock Rock as WEDNESDAY 13 and DAVEY SUICIDE join forces to bring their devilish goodness and a very early Halloween to Australia. A grimly glamorous ghoul who first slithered from the cobwebbed shadows of Charlotte, North Carolina, in the early 90s, WEDNESDAY 13 has firmly established himself as the world’s premier purveyor of balls-out horror punk insanity.  With a vivid and […]

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2018 Venue: The Metro Theatre – Sydney Presented by: Destroy All Lines / Chugg Entertainment Special Guests: Cancer Bats Supported by: The Beverly Chills Photos by:  Annette Geneva – Every Day Is Saturday Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our review of the show HERE  

While Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes have been around for barely three years, the main man Frank Carter has been both musically and artistically on any true hardcore fans radar for quite a while. It has now been thirteen years since he started Gallows, which he later left and Pure Love was formed seven years ago before Carter took his own name into play and added a backing band […]

Well it’s been far too long since Alanis Morissette has been to Australia and here we are tonight for what is going to be pretty special as we get a stripped down night of her classic songs, songs that have shaped music and stuck with those here for now over twenty years. As Alanis and her two guitarists take their […]

Multi-platinum Canadian pop-punk legends SIMPLE PLAN today reveal they will bring their No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls 15th Anniversary World Tour to Australia in April for a special run of East Coast dates. Opening to rave reviews across North America, the No Pads, No Helmets… Just Balls 15thAnniversary Tour is a killer night chock-a-block full of Simple Plan’s pop-punk classics, and now Australian fans get their one and […]