All the latest major tour announcements from Australia and around the world.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Southern Californian punk band Unwritten Law will be postponing the Australian leg of their album tour. Their 17-date tour for ‘The Hum’ was their largest AU tour organised to date, and will unfortunately be rescheduled to later in the […]
GRAMMY® Award-winning guitar virtuosos Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced their landmark new album, In Between Thoughts…A New World, arriving via ATO Records on Friday, April 21. Pre-orders are available now. Rodrigo y Gabriela’s eagerly awaited follow-up to 2019’s […]
Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman CBE is pleased to announce that he will be returning to the USA in March and April 2023, with his latest tour, AN EVENING WITH RICK WAKEMAN: HIS MUSIC AND STORIES, […]
21 February 2023 Bluesfest Statement As is well known, I am and always have been the Director of Bluesfest. Over the years, Bluesfest has been the promoter of music festivals which allowed diverse artists to […]
Following the release of their sixth studio album This is Why, beloved band Paramore have dropped a music video for their latest single “Running Out Of Time.” Directed by Ivanna Borin, the video follows the band through a trippy and colorful dreamscape and […]
The three-time GRAMMY-nominated guitarist and 25x Billboard chart-topper Joe Bonamassa has released a mind-blowing live rendition of “Mind’s Eye,” a standout track from his most recent studio album ‘Time Clocks.’ Featured on ‘Tales Of Time,’ his sprawling and expansive live concert film and […]
Following from a busy and highly successful 2022, the Austin-based rock band Fire From The Gods is thrilled to announce the launch of a brand new version of their recently released single Thousand Lifetimes, now […]
KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023. Brisbane has now hung up its sold out sign alongside Melbourne. Tickets for […]
Five Finger Death Punch, the multi-platinum hardrock powerhouse, add to their already impressive run of European tour dates in 2023. The band have been added to Download Festival 2023 as third on the bill behind […]
Chris Shiflett returns to the solo spotlight with new single / video, ‘Black Top White Lines’, out now via Snakefarm in the UK. Produced by Jaren Johnston from The Cadillac Three, and co-penned with Johnston (a writer with multiple No. 1 country hits to his […]
Swedish Power Metal legends HAMMERFALL recently announced their return to Nuclear Blast and celebrated a career milestone when it was announced that their albums Renegade, Crimson Thunder, No Sacrifice, No Victory and Chapter V: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken had all achieved gold status in Sweden. […]
THE SISTERS OF MERCY have announced their first US tour in over 14 years: 19 dates, commencing on May 10, 2023. For over four decades, The Sisters of Mercy (TSOM) have been an iconic force in […]
Melbourne rock trio Sisters Doll, are having the times of their lives right now! At the tail end of 2022 they played five shows on the legendary Kiss Kruise in the US. They also shared the stage with […]
With the incredible demand for tickets continuing, three-time Grammy Award-winning singer, performer, and international pop icon P!NK has added a further new stadium show on her massive Australian tour in February and March, 2024. This new date is confirmed […]
Red-hot, powerhouse, New York Blues Rock singer/songwriter Sari Schorr announces her exciting new UK Freedom Tour, which features 7 dates during April 2023. Sari has recently been nominated for the International Artist of the Year Award in the UK Blues Awards 2023 and deservedly so: […]
Sir Rod Stewart has announced a second Melbourne show due to overwhelming demand, as he prepares for his massive Australian tour, kicking off next month. Following the incredible success and rave reviews for their U.S. […]
The law are on tour! Unwritten Law are embarking on a huge 17-date Australian tour with primary support from Mickey Avalon. A rapper from the mean streets of Hollywood who screamed to fame with signature sausage song ‘My Dick’, Avalon uses […]
After releasing their latest record, Deceivers, last year to critical acclaim, extreme metal masters Arch Enemy have returned today with a new video for the album track, “Poisoned Arrow”. Produced by Mirko Witzki (Witzki Visions). Michael Amott comments […]
As one of the most consistent ‘80s hard rock/heavy metal bands, Stryper continues to release new music and tour the world. Their show is simply incredible. VERY LIMITED TICKETS REMAINING. SECURE YOURS NOW. Comprising three […]
He may have had a heart attack in December but Wattie and The Exploited made a promise to Aussie and Kiwi fans, and they intend to deliver! The Exploited said they will be back to play the best punk rock shows […]
“C’EST LA VIE,” the new single from seminal psych-guitar masters THE CHURCH, continues the retro futuristic narrative that began with the release of the title track from their upcoming album THE HYPNOGOGUE (release date: February 24, 2023 via Communicating […]
Berkeley alternative rock quartet Mom Jeans announced their return to Australian shores last year for the 2023 Sweet Tooth Australian Tour, joined by fellow alt rockers, Microwave (US). Today the band reveal the local supports that will join them on their voyage! […]
Following the successful launch of the Weapons Of The Modern Age EP on September 30, 2022, SABATON are excited to announce that Heroes Of The Great War, their second EP of the Echoes Of The Great War EP trilogy, is now available and […]
This morning just got a bit less cloudy, thanks to Beck’s bittersweet new standalone single, ‘Thinking About You.’ The first new original Beck song to be released since his universally acclaimed, GRAMMY-winning Hyperspace album, ‘Thinking […]
Days out from their European tour, Aussie rockers The Poor have dropped their long- awaited new album ‘High Price Deed’ through Reckless Records. As Lead singer Anthony (“Skenie”) Skene explains, the band’s music on this long player is “Heavy, honest, tight […]
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