News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, is currently in full swing down under, with two hugely successful days last weekend in Melbourne and Brisbane, a horde of headline sideshows currently in motion this […]
Following a hugely successful tour across the Summer, legendary Australian rock act The Screaming Jets have revealed three forthcoming headline shows for late March and early April. Kicking off with Rock The Lock in Mildura on Saturday 29 March […]
Guitarist Nat Allison has announced an exciting show coming up in less than two weeks with her band, ROCK CHICK. 🎸🔥 Check out the details below! If you’re free and keen for a great night […]
After an 8-year hiatus from Australian stages, ILL NIÑO, the trailblazing Latin-influenced metal band that redefined heavy music, is set to return for a blistering run of shows across Australia. This long-awaited tour will feature […]
What do you want!….. More blaring sirens, deafening chants, bar climbing and megaphones, well the date is fast approaching when Electric State unleash their next single question is ‘What do you want’! ‘What do you want’ is a track that talks about how there […]
Frontier Touring and MG Live are thrilled to announce Australia’s heart of rock n roll, Jimmy Barnes, with his 6-date DEFIANT TOUR for June 2025. Touring in celebration of his 21st studio album DEFIANT (out […]
Burton C. Bell, the iconic voice that defined futuristic anxiety, existential desperation, and steadfast resistance across the industrial metal world, is set to captivate Australian audiences this June 2025 with a special run of intimate […]
Volume Dealer is a brand new online show designed to showcase and promote the best live bands in Melbourne Australia. The show consists of around 5 tracks recorded live in the studio, plus an interview […]
Gold Coast alt-rockers Chavez Cartel have dropped a brand new single ‘Different Underneath’. To celebrate the release of the track the band have undertaken a countrywide tour which will see them visit venues across the […]
In 2025 Australia will play home once again to the freshest up-and-coming artists in the scene with the return of NEW BLOOM FEST, a curated touring festival showcasing all things alt rock, post-hardcore, grunge, punk, and […]
Melbourne vocalist, Karly Jewell has delivered her new single, Burn. A must for any Valentine’s Day playlist, Burn features Karly at her must yearning and vulnerable. Karly says that “Burn is a song about knowing […]
Revered Adelaide rockers The Superjesus return in 2025 with a series of exciting announcements – new music, an album release and a full national tour! Kicking off today with stunning ballad Diamonds, the band’s new self-titled […]
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. […]
April 11th will see Australia’s Symphonic Folk Metal powerhouse VALHALORE release their long-awaited, sophomore studio album BEYOND THE STARS via ROAR! In addition, the band will reissue their notable debut, VOYAGE TO ETERNITY (self-released in […]
Following the announcement of George Thorogood & The Destroyers’ forthcoming tour dates with ZZ Top on the Elevation tour, and a set at Bluesfest, Byron Bay on April 18, comes exciting news for fans in Melbourne […]
There’s not long to go before West Australian garage rock icons The Stems make their much-anticipated return to the AUS East Coast for a string of shows, including a festival appearance at The Gum Ball, […]
Ladies & Gentlemen…beloved Budgewoi trio SHORT STACK are thrilled to today unveil the support acts for their 15 Years Of Stack Is The New Black tour set to sway across the country this June. Celebrating their debut 2009 […]
Following the prolific release of their self-titled album and their biggest headline shows to date in 2024, today MAKE THEM SUFFER today announce a massive 2025 regional Australian tour, set to bring their insatiable live show on […]
Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – announce Australian punk band Private Function as local support on the Australian leg on their massive 2024/25 global stadium tour – The Saviors […]
SummerSalt is thrilled to announce chart-topping, platinum-selling indie darlings, The Wombats, to light up the next series of concerts in September! This spectacularly sunny line-up will also feature DMA’S, Ball Park Music, Del Water Gap, Bea […]
Get those dancing shoes and capes ready for action… Sweden’s answer to Sherbet and all good things AOR & Yacht Rocky, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA are coming back for a second landing with their latest […]
Legendary Melbourne 5-piece Behind Crimson Eyes have today announced their final body of work and subsequent farewell tour, following the band’s decision to hang up their instruments after 20+ years in the game. The band’s […]
Iconic UK dance-rockers EMF are set to electrify Australian audiences with a series of headline shows in July and August 2025. These dates are their first in Australia since 1991, making it 34 years between drinks […]
Look at the Guinness Book of Hit Singles and you could be forgiven for thinking SMOKIE’s success story was a 1970s phenomenon. After all, they had 7 Top 20 Australian Top 20 Hits in that […]
Legendary hard rock band WINGER is set to electrify Australia for the final time, bringing their farewell tour to rock fans across the country thanks to Silverback Touring and Loud Lemon. For one unmissable tour, […]
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