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, […]

One of the world’s most enduring and loved bands Stereophonics have today announced their return to Australia for the first time since 2019, with their biggest ever tour – Australia Spring Tour 2025. It 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 […]

“We are doing a lot, more than people have ever seen… especially Down Under.” From Bio: Silverstein enters its 25th year with two full-length albums set for 2025. The band that NME calls “legendary,” and Loudwire placed among the Most Prolific Rock & Metal Artists of the 21st Century, continues to innovate and inspire on forward-thinking records and at crowd-embracing live shows. We chatted […]

“Anytime something good happened to the band at home we would be playing toilets either in Europe or The States…” From Release: Iconic Australian band You Am I is gearing up to mark a significant milestone, as their critically acclaimed second album, Hi Fi Way, turned 30 on February 20. You Am I’s Hi Fi Daily Double Down Tour will […]

Canadian post-hardcore band SILVERSTEIN today announce their 25 Years of Noise Australian tour with special guest, Real Friends (USA). The tour will begin at Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on August 2nd before heading to Sydney’s Roundhouse, Adelaide’s The Gov and wrapping up at Brisbane’s The Tivoli on August 6th. Tickets go on sale Friday 21 March at 1pm local time. Vodafone customers can secure tickets during […]

Well, this’ll be fun! Green Day are back in Australia, and not only that but they’re celebrating 30 years of ‘Dookie’ and 20 years of ‘American Idiot’ and playing both albums in full! This is going to be a long night and I can not wait. AFI are back in Australia and it’s been a while… opening with ‘Girl’s Not […]

In August 2024, Frank Carter joined Paul Cook, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock of Sex Pistols for one of the most surprising and adored music events of the year. Members of one of the most influential rock bands of all time, plus life-long fan and modern-day punk icon Carter, performed the Sex Pistols’ iconic 1977 album Never Mind The Bollocks in full. Teaming […]

Live Nation & Chinatown Cinema Corp are thrilled to announce that legendary Asian rock band, Mayday, is returning to Australia with their 25th anniversary tour. Following their electrifying, sold out three show Australian tour in 2023, the band is returning for one historic show at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Saturday, 22nd February 2025, becoming the first Mandarin rock artist to […]

I remember sitting at home in Victoria in 1996 watching the Farewell To The World concert and thinking how lucky everyone who was there was getting to witness this event. I guess for me that became Crowded House’s venue, the one I had to one day see them at, and tonight after 28 years I get the chance to see […]

Everybody’s favourite Aussie rock band The Screaming Jets are kicking off the new year with a full-throttle celebration and are set to deliver the ultimate holiday soundtrack to the East Coast on their Rock ‘n’ Roll on Summer Tour 2025! The Jets are bringing their signature high-energy live shows to coastal and regional towns in Queensland from January 3 in Eagleby, followed by […]

Rock n Roll Hall of fame inductees and legends of rock, ZZ TOP announce 2025 Australian and New Zealand dates for The Elevation Tour in April-May.  The tour will see ZZ Top perform in Adelaide, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland and Wellington. Masters of American blues-rock GEORGE THOROGOOD & THE DESTROYERS top-off the billing as special guests. Tickets to all shows will go on sale Monday, December 9 at 1.00pm […]

“Touring is the life blood of bands nowadays, you can’t rely on album sales these days, you can rely on getting ripped off by Spotify *laughs* So touring getting out there on the road and playing live and having that interaction with the fans and letting them know that we’re still a driving force is kind of what it’s about…” […]

Metallica has confirmed that its record-breaking M72 World Tour will be coming to Australia and New Zealand in November of 2025. This leg of the M72 World Tour will see the band visit stadiums in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and Auckland. These dates will feature Metallica performing at the end of each stadium and will include the infamous Snake Pit extending from […]

Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have officially shared details of the Australian leg on their massive 2024/25 global stadium tour – The Saviors Tour, presented by Live Nation and Triple M. In their biggest live undertaking to date, the band has confirmed they will play Dookie and American Idiot in full, along with tracks from the new […]

Five-time ARIA and four-time GRAMMY© Award winner Keith Urban has confirmed his anticipated Australian tour dates, part of the HIGH AND ALIVE WORLD TOUR. Urban’s concerts are once in a lifetime events, that critics have referred to as, “ones not to be missed.”  The 9 arena shows for August 2025, featuring opener Chase Matthew, one of country music’s boldest emerging voices, are Urban’s first […]

This is it, folks, a brand-new Angels album is on the way, a remarkable new record that sits comfortably in the legendary band’s classic catalogue. Ninety Nine – The Angels’ first studio album in 10 years – coincides with the 50 Not Out  tour, celebrating the band’s 50th anniversary. As the book The 100 Best Australian Albums declared, “The Angels can lay claim to being Australia’s longest-lasting band.” Most bands would mark […]