We are delighted to announce that STING will extend his critically-acclaimed Symphonicity world tour to Australia in 2011 and will play some of Australia’s most iconic and atmospheric venues alongside the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, the Sydney Symphony & the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra – conducted by Steven Mercurio.
Continue reading Sting ‘Symphonicity’ Australian Tour – January/February 2011 [Tour News]
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Logitech and Michael Coppel are proud to present Katy Perry as she sets off on her biggest world tour yet, bringing The California Dreams Tour to Australia this autumn!
Following the huge success of her #1 album ‘Teenage Dream’, sassy pop icon Katy returns with her incredibly infectious pop for arena shows in her first Australian tour since August 2009’s Hello Katy Tour. Since her 2008 breakthrough with the massive smash hit ‘I Kissed A Girl’ which spent six weeks at the top of the ARIA chart, Katy Perry has continued to top charts around the world. Lifted from her debut album ‘One Of The Boys’, the album is also home to hit singles, ‘Ur So Gay’, ‘Hot N Cold’, ‘Thinking of You’ and ‘Waking Up In Vegas’. |
Continue reading KATY PERRY – CALIFORNIA DREAMS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2011
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A punk rock Hall of Fame band if there ever was one, the story of PENNYWISE is hardly done.
With a brash new chapter of the band’s story unfolding before our very eyes. PENNYWISE doesn’t play by the rules; it plows straight ahead and makes its own. Its relentless, in-your-face, middle finger in the air, anthem-chanting sound has never wavered one iota. |
Continue reading Pennywise and Millencolin – Melbourne Sidewave announced!
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Artists: Kasey Chambers
Venue: Frankston Arts Centre, Victoria
Date: 15 October 2010
Continue reading Kasey Chambers @ Frankston Arts Centre, Victoria 15 October 2010 – Photo Gallery
Mystery Jets have announced details of Sydney, Brisbane & Melbourne side-shows around summer Festivals.
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Mystery Jets will perform headline shows @ Factory Theatre, Sydney Monday 3rd Jan 2011 followed by The Hi Fi, Melbourne Wednesday 5th Jan 2011 and The Hi Fi, Brisbane Thursday 7th Jan 2011.
Hailing from Eel Pie Island, London, indie lads MYSTERY JETS have newly released their 3rd studio album Seratonin and it’s hot. The boys recent colab with ‘The Count and Sinden’ has taken the airwaves by storm. ‘After Dark’ is a feel good summer track that will no doubt be the Soundtrack to a many’s summer. |
Mystery Jets last toured Australia on their second album, ‘Twenty One’, which featured radio singles ‘Young Love’ with Laura Marling and huge follow up single ‘Two Doors Down’.
Mystery Jets – Seratonin CD Buy Now! |
Don’t miss your chance to catch the poptastic foursome “pop music perfected” DB MAGAZINE “glorious pop sensibilities” DRUM SYDNEY “a highly listenable pleasure” DRUM PERTH “irresistible” TIME OFF “this album will seriously get under your skin” 4 STARS ADELAIDE ADVERTISER |
Show Dates:
* SYDNEY * MONDAY 3RD JAN: FACTORY THEATRE with guests THE HOLIDAYS
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*MELBOURNE *WEDNESDAY 5TH JAN: THE HI FI with guests THE HOLIDAYS
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* BRISBANE* THURSDAY 7TH JAN: THE HI FI with guests TIN CAN RADIO
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Mystery Jets are also appearing at:
Rhythm & Vines Festival, NZ – 29th Dec,
Pyramid Rock Festival Melbourne 31st Dec,
Field Day Festival, Sydney 1st Jan,
Soundscape Festival, Hobart 8th Jan
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It’s pretty much stating the obvious that Australia loves Kaki King, and with the amount of trips the girl in question has made down here since bursting into our consciousness back in 2007, it’s also obvious the love flows both ways.
With recently announced November shows in most states, fans can once again catch up with the inimitable Kaki King as she performs songs from her latest release, the critically acclaimed Junior. “King’s playing is awe-inspiring …. It’s darn near impossible to resist her charms.” – NME “King’s voice, whether riding roughshod over her band’s new found bravura arrangements, or playing the smoky chanteuse, is still a decisive instrument of its own; fruity and brusque or lilting and cowed, she makes every word count.” – Mojo **** |
Continue reading Kaki King Australia Tour – November 2010 [Tour News]
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It is always with the great pleasure that Billions Australia announce an Australian tour when the band just happens to be one of the greatest bands in the world.
Cooler than fashion and both sweeter and harder than all their contemporaries – it is the authentic, super soul sounds of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings that gets us all foamy in the mouth and in training for some serious rump shaking come December. |
Announcing 2nd & Final Shows!
Melbourne, Rod Laver Arena – Sunday December 12, 2010
Sydney, ACER Arena – Wednesday December 15, 2010
As their new album ‘A Thousands Suns’ continues to rule the top of the ARIA Album Chart, sitting at the #1 spot for the fourth week running, Linkin Park have confirmed second shows for Melbourne and Sydney audiences.
Tickets for these 2nd and final shows go on sale at 9am next Thursday, October 21 through Ticketek. Fans can access tickets early through Ticketek’s online pre-sale, commencing 2pm Tuesday October 19.
Continue reading Linkin Park: Announcing 2nd & Final Shows!
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Future Music Festival 2011 – Hit the festival Jackpot!
Punters … lady luck is on your side! Future Entertainment’s award-winning musical spectacular, the Future Music Festival, is back in March 2011 for another dazzling roll of the electric loaded dice. Featuring a blue ribbon field flush with a selection of the world’s finest Bands and DJs, the Future Music Festival has more bright lights and neon action than Vegas. This legendary festival experience is your safest bet and odds-on favourite for party of the year. So, get ready as the Future Music Festival deals another winning hand! Forget the Jokers, cos’ its straight Aces with the Future Music Festival 2011 … let’s roll!
Continue reading FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2011 LINEUP
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Due to the sudden closure of The Troubadour, The Jezabels shows will now be one show only at The Zoo on Sun Dec 5th.
Tickets for both Troubadour shows will be valid for The Zoo. And extra tickets are now on sale as a result of the extra space. Refunds are available from point of purchase for the Saturday night tickets if they’re not able to make the Sunday Zoo show. |
The Jezabels Dark Storm Tour Sold Out Shows!
The good news is that The Jezabels have a brand spankin’ new film clip for Mace Spray. The bad news is that all of the capital city shows on their imminent Dark Storm Tour have hung up the SOLD OUT sign. The best news… now you have an excuse for a summer road trip to see them live!
This month The Jezabels delivered their new EP, Dark Storm, which hit #1 on the iTunes album charts this week. The third and final release in a trilogy of EPs that began with 2009’s The Man Is Dead, its five songs represent the band’s most confident outing to date – moody, mysterious and epic, yet buzzing with the quartet’s ever-present knack for an irresistible pop hook.
Continue reading The Jezabels “Dark Storm Tour” – November 2010 [Tour News]
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The resurrected Lilith Fair music festival, co-founded by Canadian musician Sarah McLachlan in North America made its way to Australia in the condensed version – A Taste of Lilith. In contrast to the usual male-dominated bills of most music festivals, Lilith Fair celebrates female singer-songwriters and female-fronted bands across a variety of genres with the aim of breaking the artists into new markets. From each ticket sold, $1 is donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation in Australia. |
A Taste of Lilith got off to a bumpy start amid date changes and major act Court Yard Hounds dropping off the bill. Melbourne’s line-up included Sarah McLachlan, Kate Miller-Heidke and The Verses (formerly Killing Heidi). One international act from the North American lineup (to replace Court Yard Hounds) would’ve rounded out the show, Miller-Heidke and The Verses appeared more like support acts to McLachlan’s star. The rescheduling and possibly Melbourne’s freak monsoon affected the turnout, but the dramas were all but forgotten by McLachlan’s eager fans who waited 5 years to see her perform in Australia again.
Continue reading A Taste of Lilith @ Palais Theatre, Melbourne : October 6th 2010 – Live Review
RED INK – ‘Catching A Killer’ EP Launch Double Pass Giveaway: See below for details.
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RED INK are not your average band, they are not here for a quick rise to the top, to jump on a style trend or to ride a wave of hype. These guys are musicians, good ones. And over the last four years they have proved that they are here to do the hard yards. Their hundreds of gigs across the country and thousands of hours crafting their sound have paid off in the form of a strong underground following across Australia and sinking its claws in across the world.
The groups latest killer track is 3 minutes of violence, pop and adrenaline, with a chorus that will jam through your mind for days. The slurred audacity of John Jakubenko’s vocals takes your mind straight back to your craziest house party and that teetering feeling that things could get out of control – but no matter what, you’re gonna have a blast. |
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One of the most talked about new bands in the country, Jinja Safari, are set to bring their effervescent forest-themed musical japery to venues around the country with November’s Forest Eyes Tour. The band have come a long way in a short space of time, from playing their first ever show in May to courting the national festival circuit – including sets at Splendour In The Grass, Coaster Festival and Big Sound (with more to come over summer) followed by a national tour with Art vs Science and the release of their debut EP. |
Continue reading Jinja Safari ‘Forest Eyes’ Tour – November 2010
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DESPISED ICON AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2010 with Special Guests The Red Shore and Thy Art Is Murder Australian metal better watch its collective backs as Montreal’s masters of brutality, Despised Icon, have marked Australia as the next target on their final world tour before the band ends. In a moment of bittersweet irony, November 2010 will also be the first time that the deathcore six-piece hit these shores, for a run of six shows Australia-wide. |
Continue reading DESPISED ICON AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2010 – November 2010
SYDNEY BIG DAY OUT 2011 HAS SOLD OUT IN MINUTES!!!!
SECOND SYDNEY BIG DAY OUT JUST ANNOUNCED!!!
With the Wednesday, 26 January Sydney BDO tickets snapped up in record time a second Sydney BDO will now be added.
It’s only the third time in the Festival’s 19 year history that a second show has been staged in any city.
Fans can now attend the second Festival in Sydney, comprising the same bill, on THURSDAY, 27 JANUARY 2011
We a very thankful and proud of the continued popularity and support of the event which enables us to present an additional show in Sydney for the second year in a row.
Continue reading SECOND SYDNEY BIG DAY OUT 2011 ANNOUNCED!!