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Australian pop superstars Sheppard have announced the release of their fourth studio album, sure to be one of the most anticipated records of 2024.  Zora will be released worldwide on June 21st on the back of their move to Nashville, a run of headline shows in the US, and the tenth anniversary of their global…

Two powerhouse bands, Trophy Eyes and Boston Manor, are gearing up for an electrifying exchange of live performances across Australia and the UK. The headline Australian tour by Trophy Eyes comes hot on the heels of their massive success with the 2023 album Suicide and Sunshine, a record that has solidified their status as giants…

Dublin-based indie rockers Inhaler are gearing up to traverse Australia with their debut headline tour in August. Described as “a bunch of lads writing their own songs, and their own script,” they are more than humbly self-portrayed, having just come off a global tour in the wake of their 2023 album Cuts & Bruises, which…

Yes, we are disappointed that we will not be heading to Byron Bay this July, but fear not, some of the stellar acts on the lineup are still making their way to Australia. Updated 19/4 – venues have all been upgraded due to MASSIVE demand – see new venues below Updated 29/4 – new show…

Acclaimed electro/rock-pop/synth artist Ladyhawke (aka Phillipa ‘Pip’ Brown) burst onto the international music scene with her self-titled debut album, released September 2008, which this year celebrates its 15th anniversary.  To honour the major milestone and calls from fans after the UK show run dates sold out in February, Ladyhawke has announced her electrifying anniversary live…

Just weeks after their successful Australia and New Zealand tour, Queens of the Stone Age are currently touring Canada, playing a mix of capital and regional cities around the country with UK group The Struts. In Ontario, The End Is Nero tour is hitting four shows around the Province, with the first in Oshawa –…

After a successful debut in 2022, three-day Gold Coast festival Promiseland is back. And not only that, but it’s dropped what may one of the most surprising and exciting line ups of the year. This comes after weeks of serious chatter in the music industry about the future of broad-spectrum music festivals such as Splendour…

You’ve probably heard of Impressed Recordings as a boutique online record label. In recent news, they’ve announced they will have a physical presence in Sydney in Woolloomooloo. The creative hub will focus on the resurgence of vinyl records.  Just in time for Record Store Day on April 20th, they will have a number of exclusive…

Montell Fish is hitting the road this May for his Intercession Before Charlotte tour in Australia, and it’s shaping up to be something special. If you’ve seen an edit on TikTok filled with nostalgia, longing or heartbreak recently, chances are you’ve encountered Montell Fish’s music. Much as is the story these days, the 26-year-old Pittsburgh-born…

Australian rising pop sensation Behani has signed to ADA/Warner Music Australia, and to mark the occasion has debuted her new single, the first under the label, the sizzling “Again & Again”. With a unique blend of pop, afro sounds, and global groove, Behani has crafted a sound entirely her own, establishing herself as one of…

If you’ve ever been to Pickathon Festival, located at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley just outside of Portland, Oregon, you’ll know just how special a festival it is. And after finally getting confirmation the much lauded event (including by me) would be returning to Pendarvis Farm, the festival has announced its 1-4 August 2024 lineup….

Australian metal titans Parkway Drive are celebrating twenty years this year, and they’re bringing the party back home with their first Aussie headline tour in over six years. Joining them will be Michigan rockers and two-time Grammy nominees I Prevail, Californian metalcore group The Ghost Inside and Melbourne’s very own Void of Vision. With seven…

Yeah, you read that right. Knotfest 2024 is just around the corner, with headlining acts Pantera, Disturbed and Lamb of God, but before the event has even kicked off a massive announcement has dropped- Slipknot themselves will be headlining next year’s Knotfest, bringing their 25th anniversary tour down under. I’ll be honest, I was surprised…

Splendour In The Grass has announced their lineup for the 2024 edition of the festival, with a stacked billing of artists, headed by the one and only Kylie Minogue. Taking place in the North Byron Parklands over the weekend of 19 – 21 July, the festival will greet us with a plethora of international superstars…

With the 22nd edition of Splendour in the Grass announced to go down from 19 – 21 July, we thought it was about time to get the crystal ball out and begin to speculate as to whom might be playing the North Byron Parklands this July. With a strong history of booking the cream of the…

One of the biggest highlights on the Sydney live music calendar is the Vivid event and with the 2024 line-up being dropped today, it’s fair to say, they’re well and truly back with an enormous line-up! From the 24th May to the 15th of June, Sydney will once again light up with events ranging from…

The annual convergence festival that takes over downtown Austin, Texas, is back for another year, and this year, it is going to be impossible not to feel the presence of Australia at South by Southwest. 32 Australian artists will be featured in showcases and pop-ups around the Texas capital. South by Southwest is a one-of-a-kind…

Scheduled for the tail-end of March, Souled Out by Whatslively will visit Sydney, Melbourne, Gold Coast and Perth with a solid line-up of on-trend R&B acts. I’ve typed similar sentences many times over the past decade, and I’ve watched sadly as R&B-flavoured festivals folded. Soulfest is the most obvious one, and slow ticket sales in…

You knew it was coming. And yes, megastar DJ and not-Taylor-Swift Fred Again didn’t just fly to Sydney to play one show. Last night Fred again.. made history at the Sydney Opera House – becoming the first-ever artist to announce, sell out, and perform at the iconic venue, all within 24 hours. Announced on Instagram…

After seven mammoth nights in Australia – three in Melbourne, followed by four in Sydney – Taylor Swift has officially ended her the down under leg of her Eras Tour. And with it, she’s debuted a whole lot of exclusive mashups that have been the envy of fans worldwide. While Aussies usually draw the short…

Taylor Swift is in Sydney right now performing a total of four concerts at Accor Stadium in Sydney Olympic Park. The Era tour’s inescapable media presence has picked apart just about everything Tay-Tay has been doing whilst in the Harbour City, including dining at Surry Hills favourite Pellegrino 2000 and visiting the zoo with partner…

On the back of releasing her stellar 2023 album, Light, Dark, Light Again, Angie McMahon has announced an Australia and New Zealand tour, hitting up eleven theatres here and abroad this May and June. Named our favourite album of 2023 (you can read our album review here), McMahon is set to showcase all the best…

It’s been teased for days, and if you were in Bondi on the weekend, there were Pearl Jam hints everywhere. The Pearl Jam tour is on! Yes, the Seattle grunge legends, Pearl Jam, will be heading to Australia, playing the Gold Coast, Melbourne and Sydney in November this year. In other massive news for the…

Both returning to Australia for the first time since before the pandemic, English legends The Vaccines and Everything Everything have teamed up to announce a co-headline tour for May 2024. With both bands releasing albums this year (Everything Everything release Mountainhead on 1 March, while The Vaccines released Pick-up Full of Pink Carnations in January),…

Good news for Australian Taylor Swift fans who still have yet to get their hands on a ticket for her upcoming Eras shows in Sydney and Melbourne, which kick off this Friday. Frontier Touring are releasing extra tickets for the anticipated shows TODAY. And this comes after the artist, arriving fresh from the Super Bowl,…

Frontier Touring has just announced a run of Groovin’ the Moo sideshows. They’ll be touring Claire Rosinkranz, GZA & The Phunky Nomads, Kenya Grace, Stephen Sanchez, and The Beaches – all set to take the stage at venues around the country this April and May (in addition to their GTM dates). Here are the dates,…

2024 is well and truly underway. The Laneway Festivals have kicked off, and there are a number of outstanding international visitors ready to hit our shores in February and March. We’ve picked a few of our favourites. Dinosaur Jr After last touring Australia in 2017 legendary US alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr return to Australia…

For the first time since 2017 British pop royalty, Take That – with three of the original line-up – return to Australia for their This Life On Tour extravaganza. Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Howard Donald will bring the act around the country in October and November 2024 playing a series of arenas and spectacular A…

“Let’s f**king get it on!” The rock-pig duo of Jack Black and ‘KG’ Kyle Gass are finally returning to Australia for their first tour of the country since 2013. The ‘Spicy Meatball Tour’ will  arrive in five Australian cities in July, before stepping over to New Zealand. They would also be in the country around…

A24 Music has announced “EVERYONE’S GETTING INVOLVED: A TRIBUTE TO TALKING HEADS’ STOP MAKING SENSE,” showcasing an impressive lineup of eclectic artists to commemorate the recent re-release of Jonathan Demme’s concert film of the same name and the 40th anniversary of its soundtrack. In a triumphant return to theatres in 4K, A24’s acquisition of Stop…