Live Nation has today announced that American rock band A Perfect Circle, formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan, will tour Australia and New Zealand in December. It will mark their first visit to Australian shores since 2013, and a return to New Zealand following a 22-year absence! A Perfect Circle fans have been waiting in […]

It’s been thirteen years since I last saw Linkin Park, and crazily twenty three years since I first saw them in Australia. Now here we are all those years later with the new era of the band and Emily Armstrong out front wearing a different pair of shoes as trying to fill those of the late Chester is impossible. I’m […]

Live Nation has today announced that powerhouse rock icons Guns N’ Roses, will return to Australia and New Zealand for a massive run of stadium shows this November and December. This follows their extensive 2025 tour across Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America, and continues an exciting new chapter with the release of two brand new singles— “Nothin’” […]

“People have always asked about you know how the bands influence each other and all that, so it’s always been in the back of our mind that at some point we want to find a way to merge them…” From Release: Born more than two decades ago as the creative and experimental offshoot of LA punk heavyweights The Bronx, Mariachi […]

I always enjoy an album tour, I feel like it’s something to keep a band on their toes when they have to go back and play an album in full that’s 25 years old. So I always appreciate it when they take the time to relearn a lot of these songs and play them in order for us. That band […]

Live Nation has today announced that Mariachi El Bronx and The Bronx will return to Australia with the Super Show! Band on Band Action! Tour in March 2026, marking a long-awaited comeback for fans across the country. Born more than two decades ago as the creative and experimental offshoot of LA punk heavyweights The Bronx, Mariachi El Bronx has since […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

“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, […]

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 […]

This is a bit different. Last time I saw Crowded House was on the steps of the Sydney Opera House last December. Tonight here we are at these intimate pop up shows and I can’t wait hear these classic songs in this environment. The band take the stage as Neil raises his guitar and “the opening act” now called ‘Strangely […]

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. Counting Crows kick off The […]

Everything has a beginning, a middle and an end after some fashion or other; and to THAT end, all things must pass. And so it came to be that Australian Crawl, after its fashion, in February 1986, came to an end. It was a wrap. It was time. A wind-up. A sign-off. A relief. A joy. Funny. Sometimes slightly sad […]

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 album ‘The Man Who’ in full and other fan favourites from throughout their storied career. ‘The Man Who’ was a stellar success in Australia, reaching platinum status and selling in excess of 110,000 copies. The tour will […]

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, their first visit since 2013.  Now comes an exciting update for Australian fans, with 3 new shows added in response to extraordinary demand in the pre-sale period. These dates are: Brisbane Entertainment […]

LINKIN PARK – Mike Shinoda, Dave “Phoenix” Farrell, Joe Hahn, Emily Armstrong, and Colin Brittain – today announce their highly anticipated return to Australia in 2026 on the From Zero World Tour – their first visit since 2013.  Following last year’s monumental return and record-breaking milestones, Australian fans will have an opportunity to experience LINKIN PARK’s raw, high-octane performances, as the band celebrates […]

Platinum-selling band Pierce The Veil will bring their highly anticipated I Can’t Hear You Tour World Tour to Australia next year, with special guests Movements and Jack Kays. Due to massive demand for tickets in the presale period, a second show has been added for Sydney, on Saturday April 11 at Hordern Pavilion. The Australian leg will kick off with a huge outdoor show […]

Platinum-selling band Pierce The Veil will bring their highly anticipated I Can’t Hear You Tour World Tour to Australia in 2026, today announcing a national tour across April with special guests Movements and Jack Kays. The World Tour has been a massive undertaking, covering more than 60 dates across North America, Europe, UK and Latin America as it rolls out […]

Following a massive sold out Australian tour last year to mark the release of Gravity Stairs, multi-platinum, global-Award winning melodic luminaries Crowded House will embark on Australia Tour 2025 – Pop Up Shows, a rare and intimate tour this October and November. Trading arenas for small, atmospheric venues across the country, the band will bring their timeless catalogue to life in cozy settings, where fans can […]

“We were kind of relentless in our pursuit of doing what we wanted to do the way we wanted to do it…” From Release: With 13 ARIA Award nominations to their name; over half a million records sold; countless Platinum accolades and a live reputation that is untouchable, Grinspoon’s impact is one that contemporary Australian rock bands can still find […]

They say life begins at 40 – and that may just be true for Boom Crash Opera. To celebrate their 40th anniversary, the beloved Australian band is embarking on a massive national tour: Hands Up In The Air – The Singles Tour 2025, presented by Triple M. The tour will hit every state, kicking off in Queensland on October 3, and running until […]

“You know, you’ve gotta ask yourself too, it’s a fairly solid commitment and if you’re ready to sort of back it up. You know put your money where your mouth is sort of thing…” From Release: Beloved Adelaide rockers The Superjesus return with their new self-titled record, their first full album in 20 years. It’s packed with killer singles from […]

UK indie icons Kaiser Chiefs have today announced their return to Australia this November, celebrating the 20th Anniversary of their seminal record, Employment, one of the best-selling UK debut albums of all time. It will be their first visit to these shores since 2012, when they packed out venues across the country – they also played an exhilarating set at Splendour in the Grass along with […]

Rock legends Mötley Crüe have announced the release of From The Beginning, a brand-new singles collection arriving on September 12, 2025 via BMG, the same day that the legendary rockers will kick off their highly anticipated 10-show residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas, NV.  From The Beginning is Mötley Crüe’s definitive compilation and traces the band’s storied career from their […]

As their national tour continues to expand, revered rockers Stereophonics have added a second and final show for Melbourne to meet demand, on their first Australian tour since 2019! Australia Spring Tour 2025 promises to be a journey through the band’s incredible career, with no hit left behind, alongside cuts from their latest album. This extensive global tour will see Stereophonics play to over 600,000 people, […]