British pop rock band Transvision Vamp returned to Australia for the first time in almost three decades, bringing their 80s smash hits to a packed Metropolis Fremantle and reminding everyone why this country once embraced […]
It’s a strange feeling measuring time in relation to bands but standing inside a heaving and sweaty Magnet House watching Lacuna Coil close out their Australian tour, I couldn’t help but drift back almost twenty […]
There are some shows that really take you by surprise and quickly enfold you in their arms, shows that make you smile from ear to ear and realise that on a mid-week night in Fremantle […]
The dark, intimate, low-ceilinged warmth of Lyrics Underground always feels like a secret—one of those tucked-away rooms where the acoustics are so clean and true that every breath of a note lands like it was […]
Some things in life feel as if they’re destined—moments that fall into place with a kind of cosmic inevitability you can feel in your bones. Eric Gales playing Fremantle, in the dimly lit warmth of […]
After a sold-out, all seated night at the Astor, the final show of The Animals’ Australian tour at Fremantle’s Freo Social felt different, but in all the right ways. The room was more spacious, the […]
The Astor Theatre isn’t just one of the best-sounding rooms in Australia — it might be the best venue in the country, full stop, according to Steve Kilbey. And last night The Church proved why […]
Hot off their tour of Japan and the rest of the world, the Pixies landed in Fremantle to kick off their Australian and New Zealand run with something special — the first of two nights […]
There’s something fitting about watching Rose Carleo belt out the blues-rock gospel in a place with as much history and grit as The Old Courthouse, Fremantle. The room itself is steeped in stories — it […]
Music is the very best medicine, a bad day can be turned around by a glimpse of a song, a bad week by a great live show. On another level there are nights when live […]
There was an air of celebration at Perth’s Riverside Theatre as Rob Thomas kicked off the Australian leg of his All Night Days Tour — his first solo visit since 2019, and a return to […]
It had been a long wait for Perth fans, but Zebrahead’s return to the Amplifier Bar on October 7, 2025, was pure chaos in the best possible way. The night kicked off with When Both […]
Parabelum’s debut live show at the Milk Bar in Perth on Saturday 16 August 2025 carried the weight of expectation. Billed as their single launch for From Darkness to the Light, it was the first […]
The first night of Paul Kelly’s 40th Anniversary Australia and New Zealand tour opened in Perth with a sold-out show at the RAC Areana that delivered warmth, grit and history in equal measure. With newcomers […]
If you weren’t in attendance at Metropolis Fremantle last night, you missed a show that went far beyond a reunion gig —it was a high octane, glorious and violent reminder of why The Dillinger Escape […]
The Fabulous Caprettos landed in the historic Astor Theatre in Perth, for the Westen Australian leg of their Live in 25 national tour. The venue’s intimate Art Deco ambiance set the tone for a warm, […]
If one moment could define Testament’s tour-closing show in Fremantle it came late in the set, during the explosive outro of ‘Over the Wall.’ As it shifted gears into its blistering solo, Eric Peterson stepped […]
You’ll never see a Rosemont crowd as pumped up as this one. On the verge of selling out before showtime, The Rosemount was packed to the rafters for the opening night of D.A.D.’s 2025 Australian […]
Music at it’s best elicits emotion, and there’s nothing in the world like a good live gig. Tonight Fremantle was treated to a masterclass full of joy, love and golden grooves on the first night […]
I’ve never seen so man sailor’s hats on dry land, never seen so many smiling faces in one room and never see an audience so completely and utterly caught up in the moment as tonight […]
Hundreds of damp punks in a Prison Yard watching The Sex Pistols – what could be a better or more fitting way to end a tour on a Friday evening in Fremantle? We started the […]
Welcome to the 8424 Tour… 40 years of The Cult. Sometimes it seems like forever, but when that old friend returns you always greet them with open arms. The Cult is back in Australia for […]
It’s hard to go past a more perfect double bill than Buckcherry and Rose Tattoo – I mean it has it all: one of Australia’s finest vintage Rock acts and the band that rekindled Rock […]
We all know Rock and Roll ain’t dead, but all the proof you need of its beating and diverse heart was on display tonight at Perth’s best kept secret Dive Bar – ‘Eleven’ buried deep […]
Over the years everything has conspired against me seeing Hugh Cornwall live: weddings, weather and once many years ago a breakdown on the way to Sheffield that saw me arrive ten minutes after he’d departed […]
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