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PHIL CAMPBELL & THE BASTARD SONS Announce September 2025 Australian Tour

PHIL CAMPBELL & THE BASTARD SONS Announce September 2025 Australian Tour

For 32 years PHIL CAMPBELL tore up stages around the world and rocked millions of devoted fans as guitarist and one third of Motörhead, perhaps the single most iconic and fabled band in rock music history. He now returns with his own much lauded band, PHIL CAMPBELL & THE BASTARD SONS, which appropriately features his 3 sons – Todd, Tyla and Dane – who […]

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letlive. Return To The Stage And Announce Australian Tour

letlive. Return To The Stage And Announce Australian Tour

Renowned for their genre-defying sound and electrifying high-energy live performances, letlive. is set to triumphantly return to stages one more time, reuniting with fans and reigniting the fire that defined a generation of alternative music. The trailblazing progressive soul punk band from Los Angeles will bring their chaotic yet cathartic stage presence to Europe, Australia, and the United States. The “sincerely yours” tour will […]

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Alien Ant Farm / Drowning Pool – The Metro Theatre, Sydney – February 8, 2025

Alien Ant Farm / Drowning Pool – The Metro Theatre, Sydney – February 8, 2025

It’s been far far far too long since Drowning Pool and Alien Ant Farm have been in Australia. So tonight will be nostalgia overload and I can’t wait. Frankenbox open the show to a room that is starting to fill up very quickly and that’s a great sign for what’s to come. These guys are heavy, and with a new […]

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THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announce August 2025 Australian Tour

THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announce August 2025 Australian Tour

When REVOLVER, which is by every metric the world’s top heavy rock magazine, ran a comprehensive survey of music fans and critics, in search of the 5 Greatest Live Band Of All Time, the results were decisive, clear and overwhelming. Beating the likes of: Metallica, Iron Maiden, Tool and Pantera to the summit was THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN at Number One! ‘’1. THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN: When it comes to irreverent, no-holds-barred […]

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THE JULIANA THEORY + THE SPILL CANVAS Announce Australian Tour

THE JULIANA THEORY + THE SPILL CANVAS Announce Australian Tour

THE JULIANA THEORY will forever hold a spot in the rarefied ranks of emo’s most influential artists. Like their peers Sunny Day Real Estate and Rival Schools who also helped create and define the genre, they never went on to play stadiums; yet are revered and name checked by all the bands that followed in their footsteps and did go on […]

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Terry Corso of Alien Ant Farm (Video Interview)

Terry Corso of Alien Ant Farm (Video Interview)

“We’ve tried our best to kind of adapt and move with it instead of chase it too much or work against it…” From Release: Two decades after ALIEN ANT FARM topped the charts worldwide with their singles Movies and Smooth Criminal (#3 and #1 on Australian Charts, respectively), you still cannot visit a rock club or turn on rock radio […]

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You Me At Six – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney – January 26, 2025

You Me At Six – The Enmore Theatre, Sydney – January 26, 2025

It’s weird to think that this will be the last time I see You Me At Six. After many years seeing them live and interviewing the guys numerous times, this is their last Sydney show as they prepare after twenty years as a band to say goodbye. I know that tonight will be something special so I for one can’t […]

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D-A-D Announce May 2025 Greatest Hits Australian Tour

D-A-D Announce May 2025 Greatest Hits Australian Tour

Denmark’s most celebrated rock band D-A-D return to Australia by popular demand in 2025 for a Greatest Hits Tour Welcome to the wildest R‘n’R amusement park! Known for their lunatic personas and stage antics backed by solid musical skills and songwriting chops, D-A-D made their international breakthrough in 1989 with the album No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims which spawned the hits ‘Girl Nation’, ‘Jihad,’ ‘Point Of View’ and […]

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ATREYU Announce THE CURSE 20th Anniversary Australia Tour In A Coheadline With MEMPHIS MAY FIRE!

ATREYU Announce THE CURSE 20th Anniversary Australia Tour In A Coheadline With MEMPHIS MAY FIRE!

Bands of renown all boast a number of great albums to their name. But within that body of work there is always that one album. That magnum opus. That genre defining, gravity defying masterpiece that sets a standard by which not only their peers, but the band themselves are measured by forevermore. For ATREYU, THE CURSE is that album. With their legacy as […]

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DROWNING POOL Replace CKY On ALIEN ANT FARM Australian Tour

DROWNING POOL Replace CKY On ALIEN ANT FARM Australian Tour

Due to recent events CKY will no longer be appearing on the ALIEN ANT FARM tour but we are delighted to announce the DROWNING POOL will appearing in their place. We are immensely grateful to DROWNING POOL for altering personal and professional schedules to join this tour as a co-headliner, helping us to not only maintain, but improve the value of the tickets for fans attending the shows. […]

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TESTAMENT Announce June 2025 Australian Tour

TESTAMENT Announce June 2025 Australian Tour

Bay Area legends TESTAMENT are set to lay waste to Australia in June 2025; their first headline tour since 2010. Since emerging from the San Francsico Bay Area TESTAMENT have delivered some of the greatest metal anthems of all time.  ‘Over The Wall’, ‘Practice What You Preach’, ‘Rise Up’, ‘Into The Pit’, ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’, ‘Low’, ‘The New Order’, ‘First Strike Is Deadly’… […]

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ALIEN ANT FARM and CKY Announce Australian Co-Headline Tour

ALIEN ANT FARM and CKY Announce Australian Co-Headline Tour

Two decades after ALIEN ANT FARM topped the charts worldwide with their singles Movies and Smooth Criminal(#3 and #1 on Australian Charts, respectively), you still cannot visit a rock club or turn on rock radio without hearing those songs blasted; evoking joyful memories of a better time when rock music ruled the world and auto-tuned garbage was far off in […]

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YOU ME AT SIX Announce Last Ever Australian Shows With Special Guests HOLDING ABSCENCE

YOU ME AT SIX Announce Last Ever Australian Shows With Special Guests HOLDING ABSCENCE

YOU ME AT SIX are one of the most beloved British rock bands of all time, having delivered multiple number 1 albums, dominating charts, racking up hundreds of millions of streams, selling out arenas and headlining festivals; and along the way crafting some of the catchiest pop-rock anthems of their generation. ‘Bite My Tongue’, Take on the World’, ‘Underdog’, ‘Beautiful Way’, ‘Room to […]

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Ville Valo – The Metro Threatre, Sydney – March 16, 2024

Ville Valo – The Metro Threatre, Sydney – March 16, 2024

It’s been far too long since we saw Ville Valo in Sydney and tonight he’s back but as a solo artist and with his band VV. The stage and the updated VV Heartagram is lit pink as the crowd cheers for the return of Ville Valo and haunting music plays setting the scene for what’s to come. The band arrive […]

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John Cooper of Skillet (Video Interview)

John Cooper of Skillet (Video Interview)

“Energy, passion, positivity…” From release: Not every rebellion gestates in darkness. As one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, SKILLET continue to rebel against conventions, doubts, expectations, and rules with the intent to uplift in light. SKILLET have never compromised their integrity or their faith. Instead, they have travelled their own path to unprecedented heights with an […]

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Ville Valo of VV (Video Interview)

Ville Valo of VV (Video Interview)

“It’s a bit different but it’s familiar…” From release: Brimming with charisma and gothic melodrama, Ville Valo commands your full attention both on and off the stage. Perfectly fusing the melodic and the melancholic, Valo is the embodiment of Johnny Cash, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Elvis with the lyrical elegance of Lovecraft, Poe, and Bukowski. He is truly one […]

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OF MICE & MEN with Special Guests Dream On Dreamer + Sienna Skies, Australian Tour February 2024

OF MICE & MEN with Special Guests Dream On Dreamer + Sienna Skies, Australian Tour February 2024

OF MICE & MEN do not do things by halves. Whether writing immense songs, recording them to perfection or performing them with the intensity of a thousand suns in a live setting, every member of the band pours his heart and soul into every second of everything that they do. It is that relentless quality combined with incredible talent that has seen […]

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Mudvayne + Coal Chamber – Australian Tour February 2024

Mudvayne + Coal Chamber – Australian Tour February 2024

Mudvayne have sold more than six million albums worldwide with 3 Platinum albums in Australia alone. They were honoured with the first ever MTV2 Award and were heavily featured in the pages of Rolling Stone, Revolver, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Blender, Maxim, Spin, Guitar World, USA Today, and countless others media outlets where metal bands fear to tread. They were even written into a pivotal episode of […]

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