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Robert Jon & The Wreck are pleased to announce they will return to tour the UK from February 7-18, 2023. Tickets are on sale 9am GMT on Thursday 7th July 2022 from www.robertjonandthewreck.com. The February 2023 UK tour follows Robert Jon & The […]
Aussie rock legends Noiseworks reunited last night for their first performance in more than seven years for a surprise gig at the Birdsville Big Red Bash – the world’s most remote music festival in outback Queensland. Storming the stage […]
The annual Monsters of Rock Cruise, the world’s premier hard rock and heavy metal experience at sea, is returning for its eleventh year in 2023. On The Blue Cruises has announced the five-day/five-night full-ship music charter […]
The Hard-Ons kicked off their I’m Sorry Sir, That Riff’s Been Taken tour – their first tour with new singer Tim Rogers – in March, only to hit a Covid hurdle after the first three shows. After the seemingly inevitable […]
Hunters & Collectors are coming to Fremantle! Catch this unique and special concert event in the courtyard of the historic Fremantle Prison under the stars on Friday, 7th October 2022. Before headlining the sold-out Red Hot […]
Rock Solid Touring and Robot Productions proudly presents Jesse Dayton on his first ever tour down under. Jesse Dayton is the powerhouse guitar-slinger from Texas who delivers the outlaw and old-school country traditions of […]
2022 continues to be a year packed with achievement and opportunity for the UK’s genre-transcending Elles Bailey, who’s releasing her latest video (for ‘Who’s That’) and has exciting news about her live touring and appearances. Not only […]
Renowned for their rousing and mesmerizing live performances, THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND is releasing their critically acclaimed live album Down In Texas ’71 to retail on July 15 via the Allman Brothers Band Recording Company label. Recorded on September 28, 1971 at the Austin Municipal Auditorium in […]
The Superjesus’ Sarah McLeod has this week released a rocking cover of the Motown Classic ‘Keep me Hanging On’. The song was recorded at Lush Studios and features Scott Eckel on drums. ‘Keep Me Hanging […]
Tobias Sammet is back , with passion, magnificient energy and a musical monument with epical deepness. A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society marks AVANTASIA’s ninth album and will be released on October 21st, 2022 via Nuclear Blast. Pure […]
Classless Act, one of the most buzzed-about up-and-coming rock bands, are releasing their much-anticipated debut album, Welcome To The Show via Better Noise Music. Having already earned more than one million streams, the new album gained early traction with […]
Since its inception, BY THE C has continued to deliver legends of the music world to some of the most scenic locations around the country. This beachside festival event is set to be a great day out […]
Gerrard Allman Presents is pleased to announce the return of UK bred, now US based artist Matt Schofield to Australia for a run of exclusive club shows in November 2022. Schofield, who will be performing […]
Famed Chicago blues guitarist and vocalist Jim Schwall — co-founder of the influential and popular Siegel-Schwall Band — died of natural causes at his home in Tucson, Arizona on Sunday, June 19, 2022. He was […]
OZZY is back. Mark September 9 on your calendar as the release date for PATIENT NUMBER 9, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy®-winning singer and songwriter OZZY OSBOURNE’s new album and the first since his critically acclaimed, […]
The RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is heading to the iconic Rochford Wines in the Yarra Valley for the first time, with the addition of one final show on the Unfinished Business run by popular demand. […]
The rise of all-female heavy rock act THUNDERMOTHER has been impressive. Following their highly lauded, chart-breaking album Heat Wave (2020), the band is now set to release studio album, Black and Gold (AFM Records), on August 19, 2022. For […]
American psychedelic garage punk rockers JEFF the Brotherhood, consisting of brothers Jake and Jamin Orrall have dropped a brand new single & video for ‘Garbage Man’. Jake had this to say about the single and […]
Having toured relentlessly for a decade with no new music in sight, 2022 is shining a spotlight on one of Australia’s most esteemed frontmen, with the legendary Grinspoon vocalist and guitarist Phil Jamieson today sharing […]
Multi-award-winning, singer-songwriter, Elles Bailey to join Planet Rock to present a weekly show every Saturday launching July 2nd. The genre defying artist has powered her way to the forefront of the British blues and roots […]
For The 13-Track Collection, The Legendary Guitarist And Hollywood Vampires Co-Founder record a range of covers that touch on Motown, The Beach Boys, John Lennon, The Velvet Underground, Killing Joke, and more, along with two […]
Acclaimed blues guitarist/singer-songwriter Kirk Fletcher has announced his long awaited seventh studio album, “Heartache By The Pound” released on Friday, July 29. The album is available to pre-order HERE. Produced by Fletcher at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, “Heartache By The […]
‘Anything You Like’ (Live in the Studio) comes from Flickertail’s upcoming EP Afterlife (Live in the Studio) and features a massive chorus combined with muscular, melodic guitars and a pumping, popping rhythm section that swings like Tarzan. ‘Anything You Like’ (Live […]
The Dan Reed Network are ecstatic to finally be celebrating the release of their long-awaited new album Let’s Hear It For The King. The band are happy to share the official music video for the album’s title […]
‘The Star’ is the third single off South African sleaze rockers L.A. Cobra’s upcoming album, Superstition and is available now on all digital platforms. ‘The Star’ is a motivational, cross-genre anthem, encouraging the pushing of limits in order to win. […]
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