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First lineup announcement for last ever Bluesfest Byron Bay

The final countdown is on. The first lineup announcement has dropped for the final ever Byron Bay Bluesfest, and it’s a belter. We were hoping for Crowded House, and they have delivered. Neil Finn is without doubt in the upper echelon of living songwriters. Their past performances at the festival have been absolute highlights, and…

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Jack White to perform two exclusive shows in Victoria this December

The lineup for Always Live is here, with the brainchild of Australian music icon Michael Gudinski continuing to be a game-changer for Victoria’s live music scene. This year’s roster is no exception, with the addition of American rock icon Jack White, who is set to deliver two unforgettable shows in December. White, who surprised fans…

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The Weeknd is coming to Australia in October

After his Until Dawn tour was cancelled last year, The Weeknd has finally set a set of new dates for his Australian tour. And it’s looking like you’re in for a bit of travel if you don’t live in Sydney or Melbourne. Australia’s two major cities will get two shows each, with The Weeknd leaving…

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Meredith 2024 lineup includes Jamie xx, Waxahatchee and Genesis Owusu

News has just landed about the Meredith 2024 lineup and it’s massive. The event runs on December 6, 7 and 8 at the Meredith Supernatural Ampitheatre in Victoria. The second round of the ballot is now open until 10.32 on Tuesday 20th August. The ticket price includes all parking, camping, booking fees, car passes, BYO convenience, and spins on The Eye. Meredith is an…

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The Offspring to play a one off intimate show in Melbourne this November

Always Live is perhaps one of the greatest things to happen to Melbourne’s current live music scene. This epic 17-day statewide celebration of music is responsible for bringing some of the greatest international acts to Victoria for exclusive appearances. This year, they’ve unveiled yet another incredible lineup of events, and among the highlights is a…

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FANGZ drop new single “Same Old Story” and announce 24 hour East Coast tour

FANGZ have never been a band to do things by halves. From launching their own hot sauce, to curating festival FANGZstock, to living out frontman Josh Cottreau‘s dream of playing in (*checks notes*) Orange, to holding the Guinness World Record for most number of hard-boiled eggs eaten in one sitting, the FANGZ brand has always…

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Byron Bay Bluesfest to call it a day after 2025

In major news today, Peter Noble OAM, Festival Director of Bluesfest Byron Bay, announced that the 2025 edition of Bluesfest will be its last outing. Easter on the East coast of Australia will never be the same again. Perhaps the writing was on the wall when it was cut down from five days to four…

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Froth and Fury Festival announce final intense lineup

Port Adelaide’s Pirate Life Brewery are hosting Froth and Fury Festival again in 2024 and the promoters have certainly dialled up the energy levels to eleven. With 32 bands across 3 stages, it’s truly an electrifying line up. With an eclectic lineup that includes Northlane, Thy Art is Murder, Fear Factory and a Testeagles reunion…

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This is Serious – TISM are really back!

What are ya? Yob or Wanker? Well, either way, it’s time to roll your mind back 30 years and dust off your old Australian ’90s CDs in preparation for one of the most crazy, exciting and inappropriate bands in Australia’s history. For the first time in 20 years, TISM are embarking on a (short) headline…

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San Cisco announce national Under The Light tour in October and November

Aussie indie-rock darlings San Cisco are about to kick off the second part of their massive regional tour, and in what is great news, today they have announced that those of us in the big smoke are also getting the chance to catch them live later this year. Yes, they’ve announced a tour hitting Adelaide,…

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Fatboy Slim in Cyprus: BEONIX 2024 Highlights

Slowly but surely, Cyprus is becoming a cradle of modern techno music for aficionados from all over the world. No wonder the world’s best DJs add this paradise island to their itinerary to enjoy gigs and chill under the starry Mediterranean sky. In September 2024, a three-day festival called BEONIX will rock Limassol, with Fatboy…

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Hinterland

How an Iowa music festival keeps finding the next big thing

Deep in the heartland of the United States rests a valley, north of sprawling cornfields but south of the intersections that connect the country’s four quadrants. For 11 months and 3 weeks, it is just a grassy hilly field. But for three days in August, it transforms into Hinterland. Hinterland began in 2015 as a…

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Troye Sivan adds new shows to upcoming Australian tour in November

After massive hype hinged on Troye Sivan’s recent sets in Europe, it comes as no surprise that a second Sydney show has already been announced for his upcoming Australian tour. The new album Something To Give Each Other has also just been released to rave reviews. The tour kicks off on Tuesday 19th November at…

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Yard Act

Yard Act in our backyard: 2024 Australian tour announced

“It’s now my great pleasure to introduce to you // The greatest voice of the entire century” This cheeky quote is how the second album from Leeds’ exports, Yard Act, opens. Where’s My Utopia? further cements the credentials of a band that was shortlisted for the Mercury Music Prize for their debut, The Overload and played…

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Country sensation Dylan Gossett is heading Down Under this December

  With the release of his single “Coal” in 2023, 25-year-old Texas native Dylan Gossett propelled his career forward, quickly becoming a beloved figure in the country music scene. Now, a little under a year later, things are definitely not slowing down. Releasing his second EP, Songs In The Gravel, in March this year, Gossett…

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Independent Australian artist IVANA ignites dance scene with debut single Ooh La La La

A dynamic force emerging from the spotlight of reaching Top 4 on this year’s season of Australian Idol, IVANA is poised to ignite stages in Australia and around the world, firmly establishing her as an artist destined for international stardom, with the release of her debut single, “Ooh La La La.” With the release, the 20-year-old…

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JPEGMAFIA

JPEGMAFIA set to return to Australia in 2025

For many years now JPEGMAFIA has been expanding his hold across the infinitely deep underground rap scene. Primary to his growth has been his incredible consistency through every release of his. If you ask fans of JPEGMAFIA – or ‘Peggy’ as he is known to them – what their favourite album of his is, you’ll…

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Just announced seminal British rock band The Cult tour Australia in November 2024

Legendary British rock band The Cult have just announced their November Australian tour 8424 tour playing the iconic Sydney Opera House plus Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth and will be celebrating the band’s 40th anniversary Led by original members vocalist Ian Astbury, lead guitarist Billy Duffy with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Charlie Jones (Goldfrapp,…

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Tokyo’s all girl group Hanabie announce Australian Headline Tour this November

After impressing fans at Good Things Festival 2023 Hanabie return to Australia to embark on their first headlining Australian tour in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. Formed in 2015, the Tokyo based all girl Harajuku-metalcore band consists of Yukina (lead vocals), Matsuri (guitar), Hettsu (bass) and Chika (drums) have released two studio albums Girl’s Reform…

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Updated: Glass Animals announce 2024 Australia tour

Surprise! After a sold-out, and by all accounts insane, pop-up show at Sydney’s Liberty Hall last month Glass Animals are heading back our way much sooner than expected – this November! We’ve got all the ticket details below. Updated: 6/7 – additional Sydney Opera House Forecourt show – 27th November The UK favourites took out…

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*Updated*: Viagra Boys announce Australian East Coast Tour 2024

Swedish punk outfit Viagra Boys return to Australia on The Australia Shrimp Grand Prix tour, with three headline shows in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Sebastian Murphy (lead singer) and the boys last played in Australia in 2019 and we can expect mayhem from one of Europe’s great live bands, with their high powered punk rock…

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Six unmissable gigs this July and August

Despite the winter chill, we are looking ahead to July and August to warm up with an incredible lineup of live music. This year has already delivered some unforgettable acts, but it seems the best is yet to come. Australian and New Zealand are about to get a fantastic delivery of shows for you to…

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Sabrina Carpenter announces release of new album Short n’ Sweet

Riding high off the success of single “Espresso’”(which, among other things, has at least corrected people who referred to the beverage as an “Expresso”) Sabrina Carpenter has announced the release of her new LP, Short n’ Sweet, with an August 23rd street date. The pint-sized popstar has put all her nights of working late (‘Cause…

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Thom Yorke

Thom Yorke is coming to Australia

Thom Yorke has chosen some iconic venues for his inaugural solo tour. The frontman for Radiohead will be heading down to Australia in October and November to play shows at the Sydney Opera House and Sidney Myer Music Bowl. He is best known of course for the nine albums of Radiohead, multiple Grammy awards, as a…

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Aussie rock royalty Cold Chisel celebrate “The Big Five-0” with 50th anniversary tour announcement

Cold Chisel announced this week a massive 50 year anniversary celebration with The Big Five-0 tour. The undeniable impact “Chisel” have had on the Aussie rock scene in their half century really goes without saying. So what better way to kick of the celebration of the bands legacy than to take it all the way back…

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Dirty Three share new single from forthcoming album, Love Changes Everything

Dirty Three, who are on the cusp of a national tour next month, have dropped “Love changes everything II”, the latest single from their forthcoming album Love Changes Everything. “Love changes everything II” is the second single from the album, and follows on from last month’s “Love Changes Everything I”. In this latest track, Warren…

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Pop punk legends Four Year Strong drop new single “uncooked” and announce upcoming album analysis paralysis

Four Year Strong vocalists/guitarists Dan O’Connor and Alan Day walked into a studio without a single finished song. Just one month later, they’d pinned down 80% of forthcoming album analysis paralysis. Tapping into what had worked for the pop punk stalwarts so far – big energy, big riffs, and those distinctive O’Connor/Day vocals – the…

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Make Them Suffer reveal huge supports on their Suffer Forever Australian Tour

When Perth metalcore legends Make Them Suffer do something, they go all out – and their recently announced Suffer Forever Australian Tour is no different. The band will be stopping at Brisbane, Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Fremantle this August and September, their first headline tour since the Neverbloom 10th anniversary tour in June last…

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Crowded House

Crowded House heading to Australia in November and December

Crowded House have announced that they will be touring Australia in November and December. Off the back of their upcoming album, Gravity Stairs, they will be performing in Perth, Sydney, Melbourne, Newcastle and Brisbane. In Sydney, they will be re-visiting the site of their famous ‘farewell’ concert of 1996, where an estimated 150,000 people came…

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The Zoo announces one last hurrah with farewell celebration ZOOLOVE

Save the date, besties – Brisbane’s iconic The Zoo is having a monster send-off on Friday June 7th. With the legendary venue set to close its doors in early July, we’ve been waiting for word of the official goodbye party, and, while we don’t know much about ZOOLOVE at this stage, we’re certain it’s going…

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