News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
“It’s been a longtime between studio drinks, 20 years in fact since The Superjesus have released a full length album of new music and today they launch one of their finest. It’s no surprise that […]
TEG MJR is excited to announce that the four-time GRAMMY-nominated band The Fray, is bringing their highly anticipated “How to Save a Life” 20th Anniversary Tour to Australia this December. These shows are part of […]
The much-loved Australian Rock Collective (ARC) today announce the addition of two new shows to meet phenomenal demand for their August tour, performing Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here and Dark Side of the Moon in theatres and concert halls across […]
Perth’s Electric Eye Heavy Fest returns in 2025, reaffirming its place as one of Western Australia’s premier celebrations of heavy music. Taking over Freo.Social on Saturday October 4 2025, the festival delivers a powerhouse lineup […]
After a meteoric rise to global stardom and due to overwhelming demand, GRAMMY-nominated multi-Platinum artist Teddy Swims announces his return to Australia and New Zealand this October 2025. Proudly presented by Frontier Touring, the forthcoming […]
Winter is looking a little warmer this year, as Stone & Wood is excited to unveil this year’s lineup for Festival of the Stone 2025. Set to heat up Byron Bay on Saturday 14 June, this year’s […]
Canadian post-hardcore band SILVERSTEIN today announce their 25 Years of Noise Australian tour with special guest, Real Friends (USA). The tour will begin at Melbourne’s Northcote Theatre on August 2nd before heading to Sydney’s Roundhouse, Adelaide’s The […]
Acclaimed musician and songwriter MIDGE URE is set to bring his extensive catalogue to Australia for an unmissable national tour this October; with all the hits from his accomplished solo career, as well as his […]
Melbourne rock powerhouse Ablaze are steaming ahead into 2025 with their brand-new single ‘Next Train Out’—a high-energy, bluesy, riff-fuelled anthem with thunderous grooves and an anthemic singalong chorus. Channelling classic Aussie rock attitude with a Southern-rock twist, ‘Next Train Out’ […]
Acclaimed musical innovator and six-time Grammy nominee, Steven Wilson, will bring his highly anticipated The Overview Tour to Australia this November. His arrival in Australia will follow a massive run of UK, European and American dates and celebrates […]
WA rock’n’roll saviours The Southern River Band have released their towering new single and rally cry, “F**k You, Pay Me”, out now via Civilians. The band will take the single out on a headline tour […]
Feeder delivered two monster albums in a row 2001’s Echo Park and 2002’s Comfort In Sound establishing themselves as one of the UK’s biggest and most loved bands. But that was merely the beginning. While most of their peers faded […]
With endless charm and stirring emotion, the brand new single I Am Fire released today from revered Australian singer-songwriter Pete Murray offers a poised yet powerful ode to everyday heroes, with the single also accompanied […]
80’s rock legends Noiseworks are bringing their swag of anthemic Aussie hits back on the road for a limited run of shows taking you back to the glory days of Australian rock with a sound […]
With forty years on the road, countless untold stories and one of the most powerful voices in Australian music, Kate Ceberano is set to embark on another epic tour across regional Australia in June, July […]
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 […]
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 […]
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