All the latest major tour announcements from Australia and around the world.
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 […]
Don’t cry because THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN are calling it a day; smile because they’ve somehow managed to stay alive this long and that you’ll get one last chance to witness them live. After […]
Sydney’s own instrumental guitar prodigy James Norbert Ivanyi will release his eagerly anticipated 4th EP DENALAVIS on June 1 via bandcamp, iTunes and all major online digital outlets. James and his band of astonishing players […]
One of the UK’s most important musical exports, The Stranglers announce their return to Australia in 2018 with their biggest tour in 30 years, ‘The Classic Collection’. Taking twenty of their most popular tracks from their […]
Perth’s Saviour have announced they will be crossing the Nullarbor and heading east this May to show off their brand new album Let Me Leave. Joining Saviour on this tour will be Hindsight and the Comfort. […]
Handsome tours are thrilled to announce that ever-engaging Lemonheads frontman EVAN DANDO will perform a run of intimate shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth this May. Tickets are on sale now via handsometours.com The scruffy, haphazard […]
In Hearts Wake have announced their first and only Australian tour for 2017, which will see the band play their biggest headlining shows to date. Kicking off in Perth on July 10, the tour […]
Hailing from New Jersey/New York, ILL NIÑO are a not just a meteorological event, they are a musical force to be reckoned with. Their revered album ‘Revolution Revolución’ marked what was the beginning for […]
The wait is finally over, as ICE-T’s BODY COUNT is back and more vicious than ever. Their highly-anticipated new, full-length album, Bloodlust, is out today via Century Media Records/Sony Music Australia. Bloodlust features guest […]
With ‘Kentucky’ just a year old Black Stone Cherry is already looking to record new material for their next album. We caught up with singer/guitarist Chris Robertson to find out what they have in store […]
In only a couple of short years, Psychedelic Porn Crumpets have already been through a well-storied existence. Coming off the blocks in 2015, the band immediately made big waves in their hometown of Perth, going […]
One of the nations finest metal bands, Melbourne’s Desecrator released their debut studio album To The Gallows last Friday via Melbourne based rock label Dinner For Wolves The band have just released a new youtube […]
Of all Rock’s great guitarists there are few that have had a career as ‘colorful’ as Michael Schenker and few that have been in the hot seat for two hugely influential bands before embarking on […]
Madness are one of the top 20 selling UK groups of all time, with seven top ten albums, 22 top 20 hits and over six million album sales to their name. Now the nutty […]
Steve Hackett, as the powerhouse guitarist for inarguably one of the most important progressive rock bands ever, has been a guiding influence for musicians and guitarists for over 40 years. Genesis, only ever made […]
Australian hardcore legends Toe To Toe will release their new album, Rise Up on April 28 via Golden Robot Records. The band have just announced an east coast tour in support of the release. Beginning with an […]
The Music Of Cream lives again through this special tour featuring the bloodline of those incredible musicians. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Cream is Malcolm BRUCE (son of Jack), Kofi BAKER (son of Ginger), […]
After re-uniting for the 20th anniversary of the Queenscliff Music Festival in November 2016, Killing Heidi will tour nationally for the first time in more than a decade. The rock-pop darlings of the early […]
Finnish Melodic Death Metal masters INSOMNIUM are heading to Australian for their first ever headline tour. After an unforgettable run of shows in 2015 supporting The Haunted, fans and critics were united in their praise of […]
Metropolis Touring Presents An Evening with Peter Hook & The Light performing the legendary Factory Record’s albums ‘Substance’ by Joy Division & New Order. Both albums will be performed sequentially and in their entirety […]
ULTIMATE EAGLES, the world’s greatest EAGLES show is touring Australia for the very first time. The legendary sounds of The Eagles are faithfully and brilliantly recreated by six world class musicians. 1st & 2nd June […]
Explaining the relevance and influence of Entombed is probably as superfluous as pointing out why Slayerrule, Lemmy is bigger than God and the passing of Dio was the greatest loss in metal history. A […]
Now this is what you call a run of national dates – Perth melodic metallers Tempest Rising will be taking in all six mainland states plus ACT through March/April for their Trippin’ Across Australia Tour…and […]
Australian pop sensibilities combined with modern progressive heaviness – the cult force that is VOYAGER are back with their 6th album, entitled ‘GHOST MILE’. They are kicking off the new album cycle with amazing new […]
DEF FX, Australia’s own electronic surf rock band of the 90s is returning to Australia in 2017 for a national tour! Fronted by the enigmatic Fiona Horne and joined by the original line-up, including […]
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