Scottish rock band, Biffy Clyro, have announced that they will return to Australia in September for a national headline tour. Having just finished touring on Soundwave Festival with two SOLD OUT headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne, punters should move quick to see the band in all major cities. Biffy Clyro have firmly established themselves as one of the biggest […]

Firmly established as one of the biggest bands in the UK following the amazing success of their current album Opposites – which debuted at #1 in the UK and #22 in Australia – BiffyClyro have announced two side-shows ahead of their appearance as part of the 2014 Soundwave Festival. Biffy Clyro’s live chops are well established internationally, the band having headlined the infamous Leeds […]

Chugg Entertainment are thrilled to confirm that Pearl Jam’s notorious lead singer, Eddie Vedder, will be embarking on a long-awaited solo tour this coming February.  Following Pearl Jam’s headline slot on the Big Day Out’s national dates, Vedder will return to the stage in solo mode for a string of extraordinarily special theatre shows; live and intimate. The tour will […]

  When it comes to an all energy show with world-class production, Grammy and ARIA Award winning Keith Urban certainly delivers, and this is exactly what Australian audiences can expect when Urban tours nationally in June 2014 on the Light The Fuse Tour Australia.  The all-new show will not only feature first-time performances of new music from his #1 album […]

After wowing Australian audiences in July with a couple of acoustic solo shows, Dallas Green is back with his band City and Colour to showcase what this sold out crowd obviously has been waiting for. So, this being my first time seeing City and Colour I’m looking forward to what the fuss is all about, I mean of course love their […]

Would you like to see UK band Peace live in Australia this September, for free? Well, thanks to our friends at Chugg Entertainment we have a double passes to give away for each of the below shows for Peace’s first ever Australian tour.  So all you need to do is shoot us an email with your name, which show you want […]

Following the announcement earlier this month that Canadian musician, Dallas Green – known better as City and Colour – would be visiting Sydney and Melbourne to promote the release of his new album The Hurry and The Harm, (June 2012, Dine Alone Records) the news also spread that during his stay he’d be announcing details of a full national tour […]

From tour release: One of the UK’s most exciting new bands, rock quartet Peace, is gearing up to tour Australia for the first time, playing east coast shows throughout September. Being nominated as BBC’s Artist of 2013 and NME’s Best New Band is just a start for these four young upstarts from Birmingham. Peace released their debut album ‘In Love’ […]

Dallas Green – better known by his moniker City and Colour – will be paying his dedicated Australian fan base a visit this month, for two very special shows in Sydney and Melbourne to promote the release of his new album The Hurry and The Harm. Green has also promised to drop into the triple j studios to reveal details […]

There are few bands and few voices that have made an impact on lives than a band like Led Zeppelin. Tonight here as part of Bluesfest, we have the voice of said Zeppelin, Mr Robert Plant. Playing For Change are the openers tonight and wow, what a concept and I won’t go into it now but check it out at the […]

Here I am again at the Sydney Entertainment Centre for more Bluesfest side show love and this time for the combination of two artists who have been making music longer than that piece of string that no one knows the length to! This is sure to be s pretty special night of music. The giant Space Cowboy sheet covers the […]

In my first Bluesfest sideshow (which I’m excited about in the absence of my attendance at the actual festival) I’m once again inside the lovely Sydney Entertainment Centre to see Mr A-Z himself, Jason Mraz and for their first time in Australia, The Zac Brown Band. So this will indeed be a nice mix of rockin’ country and whatever style […]

One of the best double bills of the year is about to rock the country – the legendary Deep Purple and, for the first time in Australia, Journey. Here we have two phenomenal bands that have stood the test of time in one incredible concert; a night of all round great classic rock and roll. The five-stop national tour starts […]

Tonight, a night of old school classic rock with two bands that really are miles apart in terms of style so it will be quite interesting to see how the balance is tonight and not only with the bands but also for the fans that will be here tonight. I personally am more excited for Journey; I mean I have a ‘Dont Stop […]

Date: Friday 01 March 2013 Venue: Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia Photos by: Lens Of Rock (www.lensofrock.com)

“To write songs for the people and the people can like it, instead of writing something about drugs or chicks, that’s not Journey’s thing, it was more about beautiful ballads, great rock songs with a cool message for the people, they were a band for the people, still is.” As a band for forty years now, with some of the […]

Keith Urban has always been an amazing performer and has made a name for himself by working hard, putting in the years of effort and clawing his way to where he is as one of the most successful modern country artists out there today.  So of course on this tour of Australia it goes without saying that his fanbase has […]

It’s been 16 long years since Weezer have graced Australian shores, so tonight already has its first win as there are many eager fans who I know have been waiting since 1996 to see the band again or in some aspects for the first time, and tonight will see the band perform not only a greatest hits / B-sides set […]

ROBERT PLANT PRESENTS SENSATIONAL SPACE SHIFTERS Following the announcement of his appearances on Byron Bay’s Bluesfest and the West Coast Blues & Roots Festival in Fremantle, Chugg Entertainment are today thrilled to confirm that rock legend, Robert Plant, will also be performing a series of headline shows in Australia & New Zealand along with his band the Sensational Space Shifters. The […]

Multiple Grammy Award winner and two-time ARIA Award winner Keith Urban will kick off his sold out The Story So Far Tour this January. Chugg Entertainment and Nine Live are happy to confirm the news that US rockers, The Madden Brothers will open all shows, except the final Brisbane performance, where Australian chanteuse, Washington, will warm the stage. Coaches on […]

Already announced for festivals around the country, Chugg Entertainment are today thrilled to confirm that this coming Easter will see two of the planet’s biggest rock acts come together in a dynamic double-bill when Santana and Steve Miller Band take the stage. The co-headline shows kick off at Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Thursday 21st March, Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Friday 22nd March, Sydney Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 27th March and then Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Thursday 28th March. SANTANA One […]

Official tour press release: “Brighton-based duo Blood Red Shoes (Laura-Mary Carter and Steven Ansell) have announced they will be making their first trip to Australian shores in 2012, playing two headline shows as well as at this year’s Pyramid Rock Festival at Phillip Island in Victoria and Peat’s Ridge Festival at Glenworth Valley in NSW. Blood Red Shoes released their […]

ROCK LEGENDS DEEP PURPLE AND JOURNEY ANNOUNCE DETAILS OF THEIR AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND TOUR!  They remain the quintessential vintage rock band — playing the songs the people love … pushing the boundaries as individual instrumentalists, soloists without reservation, yet seamlessly integrated into the overall sound and texture of a unified group. This is the foundation on which Deep Purple has always thrived –VintageRock.com.au  […]

“We’re old school and keepin’ it real and every act on Long Way To The Top has come from those beginnings, where you had to actually be able to perform and play.” In what promises to be a series of truly memorable performances, some of Australia’s greatest ever rock legends are set to soon take to the stage for the […]

“There are so many great artists and that’s what’s so great about this show and why it’s so important, it will possibly be the last time a lot of us will get to perform together.” In what promises to be a series of truly memorable performances, some of Australia’s greatest ever rock legends are set to soon take to the […]

“It’s going to be great to get out in front of a few thousand people and perform, which is always nice.  The main thing about the whole thing is getting together again with colleagues and compadres that I’ve known and loved for a number of years.” In what promises to be a series of truly memorable performances, some of Australia’s […]

“The first album was kind of written by mistake, the second album was written to follow up on the recorded success of the first and then between the second and third I’ve just done a million gigs, so the focus for me was very much was leaning live, and every track was written to be played live, which made them […]

Already touring major arenas across Australia with Kelly Clarkson this September, Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to announce an exclusive show for fans of The Fray. Intent on giving their Australian fans a chance to see the band in a more personal setting, The Fray will be visiting Sydney to play one headline show only. This one off show will take […]

UK indie popsters Mystery Jets are set to return to Australia in a couple of weeks for what will be now their third visit.  Whilst they may have been here before, this will be the first time they’ve played the Fat As Butter Festival, not to mention had the opportunity to play a bunch of songs off their latest album, […]

Having made a welcome return to homes and supermarket aisles across Australia with their re-recording of their classic Down Down for Coles, Chugg Entertainment and Coles are today thrilled to confirm that British rockers, Status Quo, will be returning to our shores for a national theatre tour in March/April 2013. The tour will kick off in Sydney on Wednesday 27 March at the Hordern Pavilion, thenBrisbane on Thursday 28 March at […]