News from the Australian music scene, from Perth to the East Coast and in between as well as New Zealand.
In 2025, two of the all-time punk greats will return to Australian stages, with pioneering California dynamos PENNYWISE and beloved Swedish trailblazers MILLENCOLIN set to co-headline a huge run down under next February and March. […]
After over a decade of devotion, intensity and passion, Melbourne’s VOID OF VISION announce today that it is time to bid farewell to fans and announce the What I’ll Leave Behind Australian Tour for 2025; a huge […]
Canadian hardcore luminaries Alexisonfire announce their Australian return for March 2025, alongside iconic US rockers Underoath and New Jersey punk four-piece GEL, in what will be an unmissable series of shows for local hard music […]
Melbourne vocalist, Karly Jewell has delivered her new single, In The Dark. Demonstrating more of her diverse range, both in song writing and vocal delivery, In The Dark is a brooding, melancholic haunting ballad that […]
The Wheatus Acoustic Tour next January and February is shaping up to be the most fun you can have indoors this summer. Featuring Wheatus frontman and incredibly nice guy, Brendan B. Brown along with his […]
“Shihad quite simply laid waste to what came before them. As a band, there are few that play tighter hard rock and honour the riff as diligently as Shihad; they’re a precision machine with a beating […]
Swedish rock legends OPETH are excited to announce a headline tour in Australia and New Zealand set for November 2025. After 6 long years wait, the Nov ’25 tour promises to be ground-breaking – 7 […]
The Grammy nominated, platinum certified rock band 311 have released their long awaited 14th studio album, Full Bloom, out now. Listen to Full Bloom here. Full Bloom delivers a powerful message of positivity and unity […]
After taking a 21 year leisurely stroll around Australia, Europe & America and becoming legends in the process, Melbourne’s finest, Electric Mary, have announced 2025 will see them put their blues based rock ‘n’ roll […]
Nostalgic emo/pop punk band Ellen May from Perth, Western Australia are set to release their newest single ‘Bombs Away ‘, which is dropping on November 7. ‘Bombs Away’ is themed around the story of perseverance […]
One of the most compelling and consistent soul artists the UK has produced, ROACHFORD, finally returns to Australia for the First Time Since 2004 for the Then and Now Greatest Hits Tour Andrew Roachford MBE […]
Are you ready for the madcap chaos of Australia’s largest travelling music festival aka Good Things Festival? It’s fast upon us with it’s head-spinning line-up fit for a fever dream and we’re not kiddin’ when we’re saying tickets […]
It was 2016 the last time Kim Wilde played to a Perth audience on this very stage, and you got the feeling tonight that a few of them had been counting down the days until […]
Australian indie rock preachers Midnight Alibi have released a new single. Don’t be fooled by the title because ‘Sad n Blue’ isn’t a ballad. It’s a hard hitting riffer of a song that will get […]
KNOTFEST, the destination festival brand curated by SLIPKNOT, returns to Australia in 2025. The music and counterculture experience will hit the East coast of Australia starting on Friday, February 28th at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, […]
Adelaide alt-rockers Vermantics have released a new single and video ‘Burn’. Opening with a sexy guitar riff amid scenes of lust, risk and crashing cars, ‘Burn’ has a chorus that has rolling anthemic momentum and […]
Punk rock legends The Offspring have released their high energy album SUPERCHARGED. The album, produced by the band’s long-time collaborator Bob Rock, was recorded in Maui, Vancouver and Huntington Beach and is available via Concord […]
With sparkling melodics and a stirring core, the new single My Own Time out today from Brisbane indie rockers The Urban Sea bustles with swagger, heart and sanguine charm. Equally a groove-maker and core-shaker, My […]
This year’s Telethon is once again shining a spotlight on the incredible local music scene with the WA Music Showcase, marking another milestone in Telethon’s ongoing support of the WA music industry. Broadcasting live from […]
American born, now European based musician Robben Ford is making a very welcome return to Australia in March 2025 for a string of headline appearances around the country, with shows in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Canberra, […]
Naarm rock artist Ash Acid has written a song about Indigenous athlete Cathy Freeman. Tender but fiery, sweet but absolute; this track is dedicated to the Queen of the track and is the title single […]
After several performances around Perth in 2024 both in acoustic form, and fronting his band Clay Brown & the Trouble Round Town, as well as releasing his debut single ‘Traffic Signs’ in August with supporting […]
After causing quite a stir by announcing Australian metal royalty King Parrot (Melbourne) will headline the upcoming Dark Down South Open Air Fest, Jamart Sound Lounge have now dropped the full line up. “We wanted […]
Sweden’s Power Metal gods, ️HAMMERFALL️ are on their way! The legendary band Metal Hammer dubbed the saviours of Traditional Metal will be joined by Folk Metal heroes, VALHALORE (Bris/Syd/Mel) & Power Metal legends, SILENT NIGHT (all shows). EPIC! Tickets On sale now & […]
Hard rock fans, the wait is over! Mike Tramp, the iconic voice of White Lion, is set to perform the songs of White Lion in Australia for the first time in 20 years. This marks Mike Tramp’s first tour of Australia […]
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