All the latest major tour announcements from Australia and around the world.
The Sydney Guitar Festival returns this Thursday 9 August – Sunday 19 August. Sydney’s premier guitar event, the festival celebrates the diverse instrument’s rich history and exciting future, and today announces a packed first […]
Iconoclastic purveyors of drone-laden psychedelia, The Brian Jonestown Massacre make their long-awaited Australian return in June, 2018. With their brand new album Something Else and an exclusive invitation as guests of Vivid Sydney, the […]
UNDER THE SOUTHERN CROSS, A Metal Festival dedicated to all styles of metal, returns for its 10th year running!! With 9 years of successful history, the annual event has grown into a mandatory date […]
Less than a year since the release of their latest album, the explosive Forgetting The Future, British India are thrilled to announce they’ll be returning to stages around the country in May and June […]
Bursting on to the scene in 2012, Canterbury quartet Moose Blood solidified themselves as one of the UK’s hottest exports. With an absolutely exceptional clutch of new songs under their belt, Moose Blood are thrilled […]
METALOCALYPSTICK, the Western Canadian festival that just doesn’t celebrate heavy metal, but embraces the power of women in metal, punk and rock is proud to announce their 2018 line up being hosted in Lone Butte, BC at the Lone […]
Los Angeles, CA’s modern prog rock/metal outfit Sifting have just been confirmed as support for two different upcoming U.S. tours. The band will be supporting Prong (March 29 – April 8) on the West […]
One of Australia’s biggest rock n roll festivals Rock The Boat once again hits the high seas in 2018, with an incredible local and international line-up. With a theme focused on embracing the best […]
Following its bumper first line-up announce, Blues on Broadbeach driven by Frizelle Sunshine has revealed 30 more acts to perform at the free festival, which takes place on the stunning Broadbeach, Gold Coast foreshore […]
Taking over four summer nights from June 7th – 10th in Calgary, AB at Distortion Live Venue, DECIMATE MetalFest is proud to announce their 2018 line up for their inaugural year of brutality showcasing underground metal from across Western […]
At the age of 69, it wouldn’t be a stretch to describe Dave Hole as one of this country’s elder statesmen of the Blues. Regarded as one of the all-time slide guitar greats, Hole […]
Today Melbourne five-piece, Dream On Dreamer release the first cut from their forthcoming album, It Comes and Goes. New single ‘Let It In’ is bursting with ferocity and intensity, both lyrically and musically and […]
Jet are getting the band back together & hitting the road for the 15th Anniversary of ‘Get Born‘. The band are celebrating the anniversary with a slew of tour dates across Australia including Perth which […]
Sydney’s inaugural Good Saturday Festival steps out with a stellar first line-up for its one-day, all ages block party; combining iconic rock royalty, nourishing eats and top-notch brewers, all converging on a Marrickville laneway […]
Melbourne underground noise makers YLVA released their debut album, M E T A late last year via Pelagic Records. Following on from the release, their extreme volume contrasts and stoic patience will be on […]
On the verge of releasing their long-awaited debut full-length album Americana Doom Fuzz, due to hit stores on Friday, 13 April, The Lockhearts are amped to announce their Australian tour dates, plus they’ll be […]
New York based Dance Rock Band Echo Black has released the official music video for their single, “Dawn.” Directed by Chris Newhard, “Dawn” showcases the band’s vibrant, debut album of the same name. “DAWN […]
On The Blue, one of the leading music cruise experience producers over the past 20 years, has just announced their inaugural ON THE BLUE CRUISE. Hosted by Justin Hayward of The Moody Blues, this 5-night […]
It didn’t take long for Perth cerebral metallers Nucleust to fill the vacant throne left by recently departed drummer Shay Smith. After being inundated with submissions from all over the country, the band set […]
On the back of their heaviest album to date, SEETHER are intent on blasting the roof off with equal measures of ferocity and purpose. This is a band that knows how to connect with […]
Norwegian black metal masters have postponed their Australian and Japanese tour dates until September citing personnel reasons. Frontman Satyr says that due to personnel issues and logistics they have no choice but to delay the […]
The promoters of Texas-based AUSTIN TERROR FEST have announced the full lineup of bands as well as venues for the upcoming second annual weekend of terror this June. Headliners include New Orleans groove/thrash metal pioneers Exhorder, grindcore […]
It is our pleasure to notify the public of an impending Australian tour being undertaken with the desire of advancing national recognition of the existence and resplendence of Tropical F*ck Storm’s forthcoming compendium of mellifluous compositions dubbed ‘A Laughing Death in […]
EL COLOSSO is touring Europe this Northern Summer with their debut album, “Pathways”, courtesy of Teenage Head Music. The 5-week tour takes them extensively through Western Europe, starting in Bremen, Germany, on June 13, […]
Hailing from Canberra, Australia, HighView are a power rock quintet not to be trifled with. Fusing uplifting and empowering melodies with a streamline stadium level chorus, the band are certainly becoming ones to watch in 2018. […]
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