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The legendary and iconic rock band TESLA have announced they are returning to House of Blues Las Vegas inside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in 2024 with their TESLA: The Las Vegas Takeover. Shows will […]
For the final time as a collective, Grammy-nominated band Sum 41 have announced their upcoming double album, Heaven :x: Hell, expected for release on March 29, 2024 via Rise Records. Heaven :x: Hell is the most ambitious album from Sum 41 […]
Off the back of what has been a touchstone 2023 for The VANNS, the South Coast favourites are seeing out the year by giving fans something to look forward to as soon as 2024 kicks […]
Worldwide Panic, the industrial metal band, has announced that they have entered the studio to start recording their next album with the renowned executive producer, Bob Marlette. Marlette, known for his work with Black Sabbath, […]
MG Live, Arena Touring & Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce seven-time Grammy award winner, singer, actress and true Empress of Soul, Gladys Knight will make her highly anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand […]
Secret Sounds is thrilled to announce that British musician and gripping performer Ben Howard will tour Australia throughout May 2024, bringing his powerful live show and storied catalogue to venues in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney […]
U.S. alt-rock favourites ANBERLIN have announced a special new show to their upcoming Australian tour in 2024, this time bringing their beloved albums Never Take Friendship Personal and Cities to life in full, in Melbourne […]
The SKIDS are Coming! For the First Time Ever, Iconic Scottish Punks, the SKIDS are coming to Australia for a Greatest Hits Tour (Into the Valley, The Saints are Coming, Working for the Yankee Dollar, […]
Contemplating the collaboration with ambassador Alu, Grunwald reflects: “I’m stoked with how this collab with Bobby Alu (vocals/drums) came together, while jamming with our mate and musical genius, Ian Peres (keyboards), on the Bill Withers […]
In the late Eighties, 1927 and Boom Crash Opera owned the airwaves with undeniably catchy songs; a legacy which continues to this day, with songs that have stood the test of time. From ARIA Awards, Platinum albums and Top […]
The Blues Train, Australia’s longest running Contemporary Blues and Roots music venue, which is based on the Bellarine Heritage Railway on Victoria’s stunning Bellarine Peninsula, has announced its newly curated Women In Blues Concert Series. The series kicks off early in 2024, and will […]
The eighth outing of Mind Warp Pavilion’s tribute to the genius that is David Bowie which is only weeks away now – they hope you can join them for more Bowie love from over 30 […]
FM are pleased to announce their special guests on their highly anticipated “Old Habits Die Hard” 40th Anniversary UK Tour 2024 in March, April, May and June. Brave Rival support FM at Nantwich Civic Hall (March […]
Dirty Money, the rising stars of the UK rock scene, are thrilled to announce the imminent release of their debut EP on December 17th, 2023. This highly anticipated EP, titled “Vice & Virtue,” promises an […]
Frontier Touring and MG Live are excited to announce Nashville-based pop-rockers The Band CAMINO will touch down in Australia and New Zealand for a series of debut headline shows next February and March. Kicking off the tour at Perth’s Rosemount Hotel on Wednesday 28 […]
GRAMMY Award-winner and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, James Taylor announces his 2024 Australian tour, An Evening with James Taylor and His All-Star Band. The tour will kick off on April 12 at Kings Park & […]
Nostalgia is everything and Silverback Touring knows this as they deliver the second instalment of Glam Fest, their hard rock, glam, classic and melodic rock mini fest which debuted in 2023. The 2024 edition stays […]
Sepultura have issued the following statement… “Sepultura has reached the end of the road and has chosen to depart via a conscious and planned death. Throughout the next 18 months we will celebrate 40 years […]
Following the announcement of nine shows as part of the Red Hot Summer Tour, today Cheap Trick announce six more Australian shows for next February/March and will be joined by signature Australian rockers The Angels. […]
Face To Face Touring has today announced that British singer-songwriter James Bay will perform a series of headline shows around Australia in addition to joining SummerSalt Festival in 2024. The headline shows will take place […]
New Swedish rock trio THE GEMS – featuring ex-Thundermother members vocalist Guernica Mancini, drummer Emlee Johansson and guitarist/bassist Mona “Demona” Lindgren – rise from the ashes with their debut album, Phoenix, set to be released […]
PALACE OF THE KING hits us with the final single from their friends in low places album and it’s a belter called “A Run For Your Money” Aussie hard rockers Palace Of The King have […]
Progressive pop metal band VOYAGER have today announced the unavoidable rescheduling of their Fearless In Love tour dates, following lead singer Danny’s Estrin’s recent cancer diagnosis. The genre-defying quintent will now kick off the tour in their […]
The legendary rock band TESLA has released a live album that includes “Time To Rock” and others, all recorded at Full Throttle Saloon in Sturgis. TESLA is a notorious band for one thing; being a […]
Frank Turner’s award-winning festival, Lost Evenings, is heading to Canada for the first time from September 19-22, 2024 for its seventh installment. Having successfully sold out events in previous years in London, Berlin, Boston and […]
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