So Frenchy So Chic in the Park is returning to Australia in 2015, bringing the magic of France and the manner of Paris to an impeccable summer’s day in Melbourne and Sydney, presented in association with Sydney Festival. Pencil this event in your diaries for an impressive soundtrack with a great picnic to match… Indeed,…
DMA’s are coming for you New York. Are you ready? Yes, it’s that time already. The annual CMJ Music Marathon is coming to New York City in less than two months – and that means it’s time for us to get a first taste of the bands who’ll be gracing the event come October 21st….
Based out of Brooklyn, New York, New Zealanders Streets of Laredo – who we first met in New York last year – have finally announced their debut album, Volume I & II set for release on October 3rd via Dine Alone Records. Today on the AU we’re excited to announce the album, delivering you this…
With the 2012 and 2013 events selling out months in advance, OutsideIn Festival has proven to be one of Sydney’s favourite boutique music festivals, with a unique lineup and great atmosphere. Their third installment – announced today for 29th November 2014 – looks to be no different, bringing together the best music of now, some…
Lollapalooza kicked off its 10th anniversary at Chicago’s Grant Park in great form today, with thousands upon thousands of music fans streaming into the festival before the bands started at 11am. Its status as a premier festival is no doubt strong, but the calibre of Lollapalooza was loud and proud as well, with the beautiful…
In an interview with Gigwise published yesterday, Bastille’s frontman Dan Smith was quoted as saying “I reckon The 1975 will be headlining festivals in a year or so”. In our interview with The 1975 today in Sydney, we asked Matthew Healy he they thought about the opinion. Calling the bands “mates” and humbled by the…
Following his turns in 22 Jump Street and Ride Along this year, you might be forgiven in forgetting that Ice Cube is still actively making music. But sure enough, the legend has announced his tenth solo album Everythangs Corrupt – his first since 2010’s I Am The West – set for release on October 21st….
After their 14 track set at The Star for MAX Sessions and performing in the streets of Newtown, tonight Coldplay performed their anticipated concert in front of a capacity 2,400 crowd at the Enmore Theatre not far from where the video was filmed earlier in the week. And just when we thought they couldn’t give…
Headliners brought the house or more likely, the park, down on Day Two of Governor’s Ball Music Festival on Randall’s Island. Day One’s trend of almost perfect weather and relatively smooth logistics continued, aside from some struggling queues at the water filling station, thanks to intense sunshine and a policy of demanding pre-purchased water be…
After the 2013 festival is most remembered for the rivers of mud, the 2014 Governor’s Ball launched with the perfect weather for New York’s premier summer festival. With an eclectic lineup on Friday including indie and electronic favorites combined with headlining draws from years gone by, the crowds thronged on Randall’s Island and frolicked in…
As the band release their anticipated new album Ghost Stories, UK group Coldplay are set to return to Australia for a one-off promotional performance at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on June 19th. Tickets go on sale at 10am on Tuesday, May 20th with a pre-sale at 2pm on Monday May 19th. Much like past promotional trips…
In one of the more anticipated sideshow announcements for Splendour this year, this morning Lily Allen has announced massive headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne. It’s her first time down under since she appeared on the main stage at Big Day Out in 2010. The shows will be in support of her new album Sheezus,…
Are we really talking about 2015 already? Well, legendary Swedish pop-rockers Roxette are making sure that’s happening with this morning’s announcement that the group will be returning to Australia for a national tour next February, supported by Australia’s Boom Crash Opera. This is the first time since Roxette – Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle –…
As they release their catchy, brand new single “Questions” (watch the premiere of the music video HERE), Geelong quintet The Evening Cast are set to hit the road with a run of six shows along the East Coast and into Adelaide through June and July. The single follows on from the success of their EP…
One of our favourite US Festivals without question is Austin City Limits – a festival put on by C3 Events (the guys behind Lollapalooza in Chicago, and also co-presenters of Big Day Out here in Australia) over two weekends in Austin every October. It’s hard to believe we’re talking about it already, but today marked…
As Splendour in the Grass’ permanent home in Byron Bay introduces thousands more to its capacity – along with some expected changes to the layout to accommodate (hopefully similar to what we saw at Falls) – 2014 is bringing with it a mammoth lineup to justify the upgrade. We already knew about headliners OutKast, who…
We’re headed back over to Toronto for the annual Canadian Music Week, which is happening in May for the first time this year (in the past it’s been held straight after SXSW in March). There’s always an amazing contingency of Australian bands who play the event – and in spite of the date change, as…
Former Taxiride vocalist Jason Singh is finding success with his new single “Speakers”, which is receiving radio play around the country. It’s only natural, therefore, that he’s hitting the road! Having already played Geelong, Melbourne and Albury, new dates have been announced seeing the singer take in three more regional centres. Dates below! Remaining Tour…
Who wants to go to Chicago? Well, with today’s massive Lollapalooza announcement, we certainly do. Headlining the three day event – now in its 10th year and already sold out by the time we write this article – are Eminem, Outkast and Kings of Leon alongside names like Arctic Monkeys, Skrillex, Calvin Harris and Foster…
After helping bring some of the world’s biggest artists to Austin during SXSW – from Coldplay to Soundgarden – alongside the hottest talents of moment – from London Grammar to ScHoolboy Q – the iTunes festival ended its inaugural five night run during the event with Australia’s biggest country star Keith Urban sharing the stage…
Celebrating its 21st year, triple j spent Australia Day counting down the best songs of 2013 in another massive Hottest 100. A huge 1,492,619 votes were cast by 173,658 music fans, and over 5,700 Hottest 100 parties were held around the world, making triple j’s Hottest 100 the world’s biggest musical democracy. And now you…
We have just days to go until Liverpool artist Mikhael Paskalev arrives in Australia for his debut tour: three intimate live dates in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne – plus shows at Perth Festival and at WOMADelaide! The dates were announced after Paskalev released his I Spy EP to critical acclaim last year – with the…
Australia’s longest running all-ages festival, Push Over, has announced that it has cancelled its 2014 event, scheduled for Monday March 10th at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl. The event was scheduled to include Pez, Chance Waters, Deez Nuts, The Smith Street Band, All Day, Remi and many more… Over its 21 years, it has provided…
The Dead Daisies – a new five piece super-group put together by Jon Stevens and David Lowy – launched their eagerly awaited Australian tour last night with a performance at The Governor Hindmarsh (The Gov) in Adelaide. The gig came as the band’s self-titled debut album was released today, February 7th, nationally. It is available…
The latest two bands to announce massive Soundwave Sidewaves for 2014 are Avenged Sevenfold with Five Finger Death Punch in support. Having played massive Entertainment Centre shows back in 2011, these Sidewaves for Sevenfold will be an intimate chance for Sydney and Melbourne based fans to see one of the world’s most in demand live…
The lineup for this year’s Governor’s Ball Festival has been announced, and boy is it something else. The New York City festival held on Randall’s island includes a slew of mouth-watering names for the June event. A freshly reunited Outkast headline the event alongside Jack White, Vampire Weekend and New York City’s very own darlings,…
Earlier today on Twitter and Facebook, the internationally renowned EDM event Ultra Music Festival opened up accounts that indicated they’ll be heading to Australia very soon. For those not in the know, Ultra occurs every March, just after SXSW, in Miami, Florida. In 2013 alone, 330,000 people headed to Bayfront Park for the mammoth event….
Ever since they were announced on the Big Day Out lineup, fans have been waiting for announcements on their sideshows. And now that time has arrived. Playing Sydney are the Deftones, Melbourne will get a The Hives sideshow while Ghost will play both Sydney and Melbourne. Check out the dates and details here: DEFTONES +…
We’ve been asked to be a part of the exciting tag project #youin this Summer by XXXX Summerbright Lager (@xxxxsummerbright), and we’re passing on the invitation to you as well, for the chance to win a prize pack worth over $200! Summer is all about making the most about every day; it’s the feeling that…
It’s been almost four years since the John Butler Trio‘s record April Uprising was released. It went on to go platinum in Australia while the band toured the world. Now, it’s finally time for a new JBT record to see the light of day, with the band finishing up Flesh & Blood set to be…
