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…
Since first revealing in April of 2022 that she was forging ahead with a long-teased venture into music – she captioned a photo of her on Instagram in front of a microphone “Finally realized it’s time to say f#%! it and saaaannngg!!!!!” – Academy Award-nominated actress Kate Hudson has made good on her word, announcing…
More than two dozen South Australian acts will play at multiple venues across Port Adelaide on the evening of Saturday, 17th of February. With free entry at nine venues, New Found Sound promises to be an exciting night of adventure and discovery. Some of the acts playing on the night include DJ Troy Been, Alana…
Another year, another bonkers Coachella lineup. And for 2024, the USA’s most famous music festival is most certainly bringing the goods. The headline is that legendary ska-pop band No Doubt will be the special guests across Coachella’s two weekends in April, boosting a lineup that already includes headliners Lana Del Rey, Tyler, the Creator and…
Across eight days in April and May, the historic New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival will pull off what is perhaps one of the greatest line-ups I’ve seen in…ever. The 2024 leg of the massive music festival, which turns New Orleans into an even bigger party than it already is, will be headlined by The…
Following on from last year’s announcement of the “This Is Me…Now” musical experience, which encapsulates both her forthcoming album and the visual film inspired by the music, Jennifer Lopez has released the This Is Me…Now full length trailer ahead of its anticipated February 16th global release on Prime Video. This Is Me…Now: A Love Story…
2023 started with a bang when it came to big international acts touring Australia. Arctic Monkeys, Elton John, Fred Again…, Sting. It was wild. And 2024 is only getting better, with the next few weeks set to bring some big internationals down to our shores. Every few months, we’re going to be taking stock of…
The Breeders return to Australia in January 2024 for an East Coast tour, their first tour of Australia in five years. The Breeders, originally conceived by Kim Deal and Tanya Donelly, emerged as a creative outlet, became one of the biggest bands of the early 90s, and influenced many bands that followed. Their second album,…
Rising to fame with his 2022 album, Stick Season, American singer-songwriter Noah Kahan is quickly becoming a household name. Hitting Aussie shores in January 2024, he’s playing significantly larger venues than his previous tour in 2018, selling out all six shows including Melbourne’s Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion twice. If you missed…
Indie-folk troubadours Lord Huron are coming Down Under for the first time in five years, playing four headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane, as well as Vintage Vibes Festival in Adelaide. Performing a selection of tracks from their entire catalogue, fans are sure to be in for a treat! Their sophomore album, Strange Trails…
A year after their surprise reunion at Good Things festival in 2022, Australia’s favourite seven piece anonymous alternative rock group, TISM are back. In November, they released their first new track in almost twenty years, “I’ve Gone Hillsong”, and the lyrics are profound: I like to pee on people from my balcony I poo jog…
If you live in Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth, you probably already have Wildlands Festival in your diary. The set times for these three events have just been released to help you plan your day. Brisbane is hosting the event on New years Eve at the Brisbane Showgrounds and it’s a massive line-up. RÜFÜS DU SOL will…
Despite having a deep love for hip hop and R&B, I hate most “urban music” festivals that come to Australia. The only one that has really won me in the past decade was Soulfest 2014, which was co-headlined by Maxwell and D’Angelo with the likes of Angie Stone, Anthony Hamilton, and Common in tow. It…
We see a lot of new release news, but this one really captured our eye. Just this week, Impressed Recordings have released a limited edition coloured vinyl pressing of the classic Wiggles album, Yummy Yummy. The original line up of Murray, Jeff, Anthony and Greg, went on to become household names with hits such as…
Like fitting the final piece to a jigsaw puzzle, the announcement of Ball Park Music as headliners for next year’s Vintage Vibes Festival is great news for music lovers. After last years debut in the Adelaide Hills, this year is set to be a must attend on your calendar. Joining Ball Park Music are UK’s…
UK’s Royal Blood are on their way back to Australian waters, as they kick off their Australia/New Zealand tour tonight in Auckland, ahead of their Australian dates this weekend. The tour has been a long time coming, with the duo – Mike Kerr & Ben Thatcher – having last played shows out here in 2018….
WOMADelaide has been a part of Adelaide’s DNA for over thirty years. Founded by Peter Gabriel in 1992, it draws people together to celebrate world music and the joy of life. It’s recent home has been among the trees in the glorious Botanic Park/Tainmuntilla adjacent to the Adelaide Zoo. Over the years it has grown…
Jennifer Lopez’s long awaited musical experience THIS IS ME…NOW begins with the release of a new full length album and film inspired by the music, set for release on February 16th, 2024. The release of “This Is Me…Now”, Lopez’s first studio album in nearly a decade, celebrates the anniversary of its sister album, “This is Me…Then”,…
Brace yourselves, Australia, for a whirlwind fusion of metal, punk, and reggae arriving in 2024, as SiM announce their inaugural headline tour down under for next year. As part of their PLAYDEAD world tour, SiM will storm into Australia armed with their explosive new album of the same name, released late September this year. Commencing…
Lainey Wilson is set to headline her debut Australian tour this March, 2024. Due to popular demand the tour has been extended, with additional shows in Sydney and Melbourne The award-winning country music artist will headline four shows in Australia (Melbourne and Sydney) in addition to her slot at the CMC Rocks 2024 festival (QLD)….
New wave London icons THE THE are returning to Australia as part of their Ensouled world tour. After four decades of making music and selling out Sydney and Melbourne during their last visit in 2018. They will also play their first Perth, Brisbane, and Adelaide shows in over 30 years. They broke through to the…
Knotfest, the ultimate fusion of music and counterculture, is set to make waves along the East coast of Australia for the second time, commencing its fiery journey on Thursday, March 21st at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne, before storming into Sydney on Saturday, March 23rd at Centennial Park, and culminating in Brisbane on Sunday, March 24th…
With The Butterfly Effect and Suicidal Tendencies heading up an extravaganza of 36 heavy, alternative and underground acts over three stages at Pirate Life Brewery, you’ll be kicking yourself if you miss the last of the ticket allocation. Froth and Fury is a specially handcrafted brew of Rock, Punk, Metal, Hardcore, Stoner, Sludge and Doom…
