All the latest major tour announcements from Australia and around the world.
Surprise, metal lovers! THY ART IS MURDER will charge furiously unto the breach once more. The globally recognised quintet have just announced their ‘Death Sentence’ Australian tour, with support from Alpha Wolf, Cursed Earth and Deadlights. Confidently attracting a potent […]
First Ever Headline Australian Tour for MINISTRY, the American Industrial Metal Juggernaut led by Al Jourgensen as they take over Australia for 5 shows this September! This will only the second time ever MINISTRY […]
The Sydney Blues & Roots Festival, Code One, and Rhythm Section are proud to announce the return of San Franciscan blues master Chris Cain who will be touring Australia this June. No stranger to our […]
After a ripper of a line-up in 2016 with the heavy hitting bill drawing crowds to the ‘gong, you would be excused if you thought that Yours & Owls couldn’t get any better…. but you […]
Rare is it for a band to have had such a long lasting effect on the musical landscape they exist within. Since their formation in Halifax, West Yorkshire, Paradise Lost have thrived in perpetual […]
This September The Getaway Plan will be embarking on a national tour performing their critically acclaimed album, ‘Other Voices, Other Rooms’. The band’s breakthrough album reached #3 ARIA Australian Album chart and #1 on the […]
ONE OK ROCK are the biggest rock band in Japan today, and are about to make their first ever headline tour trip to Australia! However, filling stadiums in Japan is not enough. ONE OK ROCK […]
Space-age progressive virtuosos present works from their masterful new album plus selections from 10 years of their groundbreaking best. Haken have become established leaders in the heavier progressive scene. Rated favourably alongside the band’s […]
Iowa hard rock outfit, STONE SOUR, has announced their long awaited Australian headline tour. Celebrating the upcoming release of their fifth album, “Hydrograd”, the band will play shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this […]
For AFI, the name of the game has always been about evolution; so it’s always a nail-biter to see where they land on each release. Enter The Blood Album. Proving they are as fired […]
Sydney’s With Confidence have announced they will be heading out on their only headline tour of Australia in 2017 this August. Joining them on home soil will be Seaway (Canada) and WSTR (UK). After a wildly successful […]
“Headstrong they’ll take you on”, American rock band TRAPT are heading down under for their first ever Tour this July. Since forming in 1997 TRAPT have released 7 studio Albums and sold over 2.5 […]
One of the most influential heavy metal bands of all time, Diamond Head, will be returning to the States for tour dates in May and in August. From May 17-27, the band – led […]
American rock duo ’68 (featuring Josh Scogin ex-The Chariot/Norma Jean) are set to release their forthcoming album Two Parts Viper on Friday 2 June via Cooking Vinyl. The 10-track record channels everything from the intensity […]
Drum Wizard MIKE PORTNOY (ex-Dream Theater, The Winery Dogs, Flying Colors) brings the SHATTERED FORTRESS to Australia and New Zealand this November! The SHATTERED FORTRESS is MIKE PORTNOY and an all-star Prog lineup (Eric […]
2 Tone legends The Selecter and The Beat are teaming up to give fans a rare treat, hitting the road together for a number of dates in 2017 and have announced 7 co-headline shows […]
TOOL tribute act, “THIRD EYE” from Melbourne, Australia have been praised for not only the musical likeness of TOOL, but also for their incredible re-creation of TOOL‘s live show. The band incorporates breathtaking lighting […]
Florida’s favourite pop-punk quintet MAYDAY PARADE have announced their anticipated return to NZ & Australia this October, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of their iconic cult classic debut album A Lesson In Romantics. […]
Stargazing Post-Progressive Rockers Anathema return to Australia this December to celebrate the release of their highly anticipated 11th album The Optimist. Following their celebrated stripped down shows of 2015, Anathema are bringing their full […]
DEAD BY APRIL blend musical extremes to an unheard and unprecedented level. DBA fuse relentless metal riffing with soaring, catching melodies that reach deep into your lungs, compelling you to sing along. There’s nothing quite […]
Superstar drummers, Virgil Donati (Alan Holdsworth/Planet X) and Thomas Lang (Paul Gilbert/stOrk) will headline the “DW TV Show” tour. Sponsored by DW Drums, the 5-city tour of Australia, will also include an appearance at […]
Guitar virtuoso, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist, Richie Kotzen will tour Australia’s east coast for the first time this August. The current Winery Dogs axeman and former member of Poison and Mr Big has just released his […]
Hit the extreme aggression button metal fans – The Gods Of Violence return to tear the top of your head off and crush you into submission. Three years after they successfully pulverized the nation, KREATOR […]
Early last year At The Drive In fans were delivered the news they had been longing for… the band had reunited, announcing plans to release new music and a tour the globe. They blew […]
It was March 1977 when Alice Cooper, the architect of shock-rock, undertook his first ever concert tour of Australia – and broke attendance records. 40 years on and this revered entertainer continues to surprise […]
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