Rock icons The Living End have announced details of their first album in eight years ‘I Only Trust Rock n Roll’ (September 26, BMG) – eleven new songs that make up their leanest, fiercest, most locked-and-loaded statement to date, highlighted with today’s release of the title track. To ring in this momentous occasion, the punk rock trio are going do what they do […]

It’s Friday night in Sydney and it’s time to watch one of the best bands Australia has to offer. The night Living End!! As they come on stage to the sold out crowd it’s time to get it going. Straight into ‘Roll On’ with the crowd immediately singing along to kick it off. Now that’s how you start a show. […]

After packing out the legendary Punters Club with a last minute gig on Wednesday night, The Living End storm back onto the scene with a new single ‘Alfie’. To celebrate the band will play two intimate, pop-up shows in Sydney and Melbourne to keep the good times rolling! New song ‘Alfie’ – OUT MAY 15 Pre-save it here: HERE Melbourne and Sydney shows – […]

You may have seen our “Good Things at Good Things” video but they all came from these full interviews below. We had a great opportunity to chat to a number of artists on the Good Things bill this year in Sydney and had a ball doing it. Sure if you watch them all you may hear some of the same […]

December 7th in Sydney at the Good Things Festival we were lucky enough to interview ten artists, and in each interview (they’ll be up in full soon) we thought we’d take the name of the festival and ask them just about that… so we asked each artist about a Good Thing that happened to them this year. Here are their […]

RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is thrilled to announce next season’s line up with classic rock titans, ZZ TOP, headlining along with the masters of American blues-rock, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, as special guests.   They will also be joined by local Aussie rockers, The Living End, Baby Animals, Rose Tattoo & Dallas Frasca. These iconic outdoor shows will take place centre stage in April / May next […]

Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival? Good Things season returns with a head-spinning lineup fit for a fever dream. Across three East Coast dates, this year’s Good Things Festival will deliver a trip down the rabbit hole with a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, and Aussie staples. And in a boon […]

The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR celebrates 10 years of Red Hot Rock in 2020 and shows have been selling out like hot cakes! In true style, organisers have put together an incredible all Australian line-up featuring ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Hunters & Collectors who are reuniting to headline the 2020 tour, with special guests James Reyne, The Living End, […]

The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR celebrates 10 years of Red Hot Rock in 2020 and in true style, organisers have put together an incredible all Australian line-up for a massive four-month series of dates. In an incredible coup for music-fans, ARIA Hall of Fame inductees Hunters & Collectors are reuniting to headline the 2020 tour, bringing with them special guests […]

They say good things come in threes. Well today The Living End fans have been rewarded with a massive triple announcement. Hot on the heels of electric new single ‘Don’t Lose It‘, the band are now ready to announce the name and release date for their new album, plus details of a national headline tour for November. Recorded over a six week […]

The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is back in 2019 and the Series One announcement is nothing short of massive! Featuring Australia’s favourite son Jimmy Barnes, Joan Jett and The Blackhearts, The Living End, Diesel, Richard Clapton and Chocolate Starfish, the run of eight dates takes in South Australia, Western Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and Queensland. With such a […]

“The Living End are a wild force of nature. They’ve been so consistently good over such a long time period that it’s almost a given.” Jim Moginie, Midnight Oil One of Australia’s most loved and pioneering bands, The Living End are back with a brand new single. Released today, ‘Don’t Lose It’ is a clarion call to the breadth of fire and intensity still […]

Frontier Touring are thrilled to confirm that alt-rock legends Veruca Salt will perform two special indoor shows in Sydney and Melbourne in March, as well as appearing nationally for the first time ever at a day on the green outdoor shows. Veruca Salt’s signature hit ‘Seether’ remains one of the most-loved rock tunes of the ’90s. Not surprisingly, the band experienced a meteoric rise, doing everything […]

Following a wildly enthusiastic response to Issue 1 of his VERSUS ZINE, Australia’s pre-eminent music photographer KANE HIBBERD is proud to launch Issue 2, following Australian rock royalty THE LIVING END on tour, thanks to Melbourne Bitter. Barely stopping to draw breath following the debut of his high-quality photographic print zine, Kane packed his gear and hit the pavement again. A […]

This is new for me, I haven’t had the opportunity to check out a show at Taronga Zoo during their Twilight at Taronga series, but boy howdy, this setting of the stage with the entire Sydney city behind it in the distance, I’m worried I’ll spend more time looking at the city than the stage… but The Living End are […]

Twilight at Taronga presented by ANZ and Melbourne Zoo Twilights are thrilled to today announce their summer 2017 music program. A calendar staple and the ultimate destination for music lovers each year, both concert series will run from Friday 27 January to Saturday 11 March, set amongst the unique environments of Melbourne Zoo and Taronga Zoo, in two of the […]

Tonight, ahead of State Of Origin 1, and in front of an audience of 80,000 live spectators, more than 2.5 million TV viewers and many millions more online, the legendary Cold Chisel announced their One Night Stand tour of Australia.  It will be a tour unlike any the band has previously undertaken and will include a number of unique performances and ‘firsts’ for an […]

Venue: The Metro Theatre, Sydney Presented By: Crucial Music and Village Sounds Support: Palms Photos by: Annette Geneva Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographer and MTRBWY   Check out our recent interview with Scott Owen of The Living End HERE        

“…we’ve all got plenty of ideas of our own, but we haven’t even really shared them with each other, we’ve just booked all time and said let’s just get into a studio for the next couple of months, we’ll come out and do these Barnesy gigs and just keep going back to the studio and keep working on new shit […]

Presented by Crucial Music, Village Sounds and Music Feeds After dropping hints here and there, THE LIVING END are stoked to announce they are performing 3 very special shows in the general NSW area this October and November because, well, they bloody feel like it. TLE fans in Canberra,Wollongong and Sydney will be treated to very intimate, loud live shows featuring all of their biggest hits. These are THE LIVING […]

It’s the album of his career – literally. To celebrate 30 years as a solo artist, Jimmy Barnes is revisiting some of his biggest hits, collaborating with some of his favourite artists; Keith Urban, The Living End, John Farnham, Bernard Fanning, Shihad, Tina Arena, Baby Animals and Jon Stevens plus more. “I wanted to do something special for the 30th anniversary,” […]

Date: Sunday February 23, 2014 Venue: Olympic Park, Sydney Photos by: Annette Geneva & Peter Coates – Inside Edge Photography Images should not be reproduced without consent of photographers and MTRBWY Check out our review of Soundwave Sydney, HERE!      

The recording of the new album has now gone beyond schedule and sadly the availability of the recording studio, engineers and the producer or lack thereof dictates that the band have had to cancel their upcoming engagements. In line with our commitment to bring you great replacements, we are pleased to announce that Australia’s finest live rock band, THE LIVING […]

“Woke up to the sound of pouring rain…” Literally. It is terrible outside this morning, of all days… This could make for a very interesting day… As the mentioned rain delayed my arrival at the inaugural Stone Music Festival at ANZ Stadium, this is a festival that really hasn’t been accepted as much as it should’ve, I mean and who […]

“Where many bands are ashamed of their old work and back catalogue, I commend The Living End for having the balls to come out and do what they’ve done and are doing on this Retrospective tour.” The packed crowd in the Hi Fi tonight are here for one reason as they have been for the last five nights to see […]

It’s just over a month until THE LIVING END kick off their massive 39 DATE RETROSPECTIVE TOUR and the band are now ready to reveal the huge list of special guest bands and DJs who be joining them on the road. In all, 18 BANDS & 7 SPECIAL GUEST DJs ranging from Australian Rock Royalty, iconic 90s punk legends and the next crop of Australian music […]

As a massive thank you to their loyal and dedicated Melbourne fan base THE LIVING END are stoked to announce the addition of TWO EXTRA MELBOURNE SHOW DATES to their upcoming RETROSPECTIVE TOUR in November and December this year.Due to the unprecedented demand to see the band perform live in their hometown, THE LIVING END will now play a special encore performance of their second album ROLL ON. The show […]

The city of Melbourne has well and truly shown its love and loyalty for hometown heroesTHE LIVING END. Tickets to the band’s RETROSPECTIVE TOUR shows at The Corner Hotel in December have now all completely SOLD OUT smashing the venue’s previous record of five sold out shows, which was held by both Megan Washington and Matt Corby. THE LIVING END will now play a record of NINE […]

It’s all systems GO here at TLE HQ, tickets for The Retrospective Tour are ON SALE NOW and what a morning it has been so far! Here is your warning, get in super quick as tickets are selling EXTREMELY FAST! Die hard TLE fans have already had their chance to snap up tickets and now is your turn to secure yourself a seat in the […]

THE LIVING END are thrilled to announce that they will embark on an unique and ambitious tour this year. THE RETROSPECTIVE TOUR will see Australia’s legendary rock’n’roll sons play each of their six albums IN FULL, back-to-back, start to finish, across 35 shows in five capital cities. This will be the very FIRST TIME each album has been performed live from start to finish, and […]