All the latest major tour announcements from Australia and around the world.
Sydney progressive rock trio Cog are set to release their second single this year. Following the release of The Middle, they’re back with a track that will blow you away, Altered States. Recently, whilst […]
Tex Perkins highly anticipated The Man In Black show at Twin Towns in May has sold-out! By popular demand, a second and final show has been announced for Sunday 27th May. A massive five […]
The Darkness Stays for Burden Man…. Sydney’s most morose artist, Burden Man has announced a stack of new tour dates to make the long winter nights even longer. Following last years release of his […]
Stellar superstars RACKETT have released their new single Space Cadet; a rocketing psych-jam introducing their new extraterrestrial friend Steve the alien. To celebrate the release of Space Cadet; RACKETT and Steve will be hitting […]
We sail through endless skies, stars shine like eyes… as we travel the universe. The Sword know no boundaries. JD Cronise [vocals, guitar], Kyle Shutt[guitar], Bryan Richie [bass], and Santiago Vela III [drums] take […]
HEAVY SCOTLAND is returning with a bang in 2018 to Edinburgh’s Corn Exchange. Running from Friday 31 August to Sunday 02 September, the festival has announced four new bands: DECAPITATED, EXHUMED, CORRUPT MORAL ALTAR, and DEFACER […]
The Nations capital as yet again coughed up some quality metal. Five piece death metal beast Hostel have come slithering out of the political wastelands of Canberra and will deliver their debut album Malevolent […]
Metropolis Touring are thrilled to announce that one of the most widely-loved British bands, THE CHARLATANS are returning to Australia this August. Tim Burgess “We love playing in Australia” The group found initial success […]
Craft Recordings is pleased to announce a special reissue of Social Distortion’s Live at the Roxy. Due out on June 29th – almost 20 years to the day of the album’s original release date – […]
Rock icons, DEF LEPPARD, have extended their 70-plus US and UK tour to run riot Down Under, finally playing their landmark, longest recording in full – 1987’s seminal Hysteria LIVE! German rock legends, special […]
Queens Of The Stone Age will return to Australia and New Zealand on their Villains World Tour, performing nine huge headline shows for Frontier Touring throughout August and September. They will be joined at […]
Michigan metalcore quartet It Lies Within has announced a headline tour and has also premiered a resonating cover of Charlie Puth hit “Attention“. The single is available to pre-order HERE. Since the release of […]
Melbourne’s modern metal juggernauts The Ascended have announce the first leg of their extensive Australian tour in support of their upcoming record ‘Awaken Within’ out May 4th. The Ascended will be bringing their high-octane, […]
Legends will collide late this summer when Deep Purple and Judas Priest embark on a co-headlining North American tour. Produced by Live Nation, the outing will kick off August 21 in Cincinnati, Ohio and […]
First time they will share a stage together in Australia in 17 years! Gene Simmons welcomes former KISS bandmate Ace Frehley as very special guest star on his forthcoming Australian tour, celebrating the milestone of […]
Brisbane’s premier pirate party machine Lagerstein have announced a killer set of supports across their extensive Australian tour in June. Along for the ride across multiple shows are Melbourne’s 80’s-influenced heavy metal maniacs Sudden […]
Bad Wolves and From Ashes to New have announced the What’s In Your Head Tour, a co-headline tour featuring support from special guest and label-mate Diamante. Beginning on June 4th in Madison Wisconsin, this […]
German Psychedelic Progressive Rock Gurus, Samsara Blues Experiment travel down under for their debut tour of Australia and New Zealand in September 2018. The trio will commence their tour over in the West, Perth […]
Western Canada’s decibel breaking heavy metal festival LOUD AS HELL announce their 2018 line up featuring headliners New Jersey’s deathcore titans FIT FOR AN AUTOPSY, Vancouver tech death giants ARCHSPIRE, Regina’s progressive melo-death masters INTO ETERNITY […]
The much-anticipated music lineup for Monster Energy Aftershock has been announced, as California’s biggest rock festival returns to Discovery Park near downtown Sacramento, CA, Saturday, October 13 and Sunday, October 14. System Of A […]
“LIVE AND DANGEROUS” 40th ANNIVERSARY SEPT/OCT 2018 UK TOUR TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 13th APRIL 2018 FROM 9 AM DIRECT FROM THE VENUES Due to popular demand Brian Downey’s ALIVE AND DANGEROUS will tour the […]
Chugg Entertainment is thrilled to announce legendary rock band FOREIGNER will return to Australia this October to perform a series of newly envisaged orchestral concerts. Fans will be treated to a string of shows in Canberra, […]
OVERDRIVE TOURING have jumped on board to support Hardline Media in bringing Destruction to Australia next week! The legendary trio are considered to be one of the “Big Teutonic 4,” and have been ravaging […]
Glasgow rockers HEAVY PETTIN‘ have announced UK tour dates in October 2018 with Punky Meadows & Frank Dimino of ANGEL – on their first ever UK tour. Heavy Pettin‘ will also be doing extra Headline […]
“Complacency is such a disease when you’re in a band,” says Tyler Connolly, singer and guitarist for Vancouver, Canada’s THEORY (Of A Deadman). “People are so afraid to progress, but you have to change—you […]
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