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KATY PERRY – CALIFORNIA DREAMS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2011


Katy Perry – Katy Perry		   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’.

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Kaki King Australia Tour – November 2010 [Tour News]


Kaki – Kaki King 		  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 ****

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Cloud Control, Seekae and Deep Sea Arcade @ The Metro, Sydney 15 October 2010 – Live Review & Photos

Review: Natalie Salvo
This was a farewell gig of sorts for Cloud Control as the Blue Mountains-via-Sydney band are temporarily relocating to the UK ahead of the overseas release of their debut album. Starting off with more of a fizzle than a bang, 7:00pm had been listed as the start time yet the punters (mainly young teenage girls in florals and itsy bitsy shorts vying for the “ indie cred” tag) were left whiling away the time listening to Blondie’ s greatest hits. It wasn’t all bad though; because we were treated to watching some rather animated bartenders dancing along to Ms Harry and Co.
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Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings ‘I Learned the Hard Way’ Australian Tour – December 2010 [Tour News]

  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.

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Matt Corby @ Melt Bar, Sydney w/ Daniel Lee Kendall : 14th October 2010 – Live Review and Photos

by: Elize Strydom

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[Photos: Elize Strydom] 		  I heard Daniel Lee Kendal on the radio a few weeks ago. At the time, I didn’t know it was him nor did I know the tune was called ‘Lost In The Moment’. It was a song that stopped my conversation and drew me in. I was careful to listen to the presenter back announce the song and I jotted down the guy’s name. It was a name I saw on a gig poster soon after, next to Matt Corby’s name.

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Linkin Park: Announcing 2nd & Final Shows!

Linkin Park: A Thousand Suns World Tour

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.
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FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 2011 LINEUP

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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!
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The Jezabels “Dark Storm Tour” – November 2010 [Tour News]


The Jezabels – The Jezabels		   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.
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Jinja Safari ‘Forest Eyes’ Tour – November 2010

  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.

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DESPISED ICON AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2010 – November 2010

Mistake Clothing, Skull and Bones Records, Killyourstereo.com, BLUNT Magazine and Strike Hard Bookings Presents

  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.

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ARIA and PPCA appoint new Chief Executive

5 October 2010 (SYDNEY) – ARIA and PPCA are very pleased to announce the appointment of Dan Rosen as their new Chief Executive Officer.

Dan will commence in his new role on Monday 18th October at the ARIA and PPCA Sydney offices in Pyrmont.

Current CEO Stephen Peach will continue as a consultant through to December 31st to provide a full hand over and assist with a number of important items such as the ARIA Awards and PPCA court cases.

Dan Rosen has a deep understanding of the music industry from a decade working as a digital media executive, lawyer, policy adviser and recording artist. His passion for music saw he and his band Second Dan win the Triple J Unearthed competition in 2003, and he has since independently released two albums.
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SECOND SYDNEY BIG DAY OUT 2011 ANNOUNCED!!

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.
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SYDNEY BIG DAY OUT 2011 SOLD OUT!

Only last week we presented you with over 40 exceptional acts from home and abroad for the first round alone.

The stellar line up for BIG DAY OUT 2011 features some of the hottest and heaviest artists in the world today including: Tool, Rammstein, Iggy and The Stooges, M.I.A. and Grinderman who will be playing alongside some of Australia’s best live acts including John Butler Trio, Wolfmother, Bliss n Eso and Angus & Julia Stone to name but a few.

This morning the SYDNEY BIG DAY OUT 2011 went on sale and has officially SOLD OUT in minutes!!

If you missed out this time, please stay tuned for a special announcement regarding additional Sydney tickets.
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Exodus @ Manning Bar, Sydney – 2nd October 2010 with Switchblade & Subtract (NZ) – Photo Gallery

Photographer: Ben Hosking
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[Photos: Ben Hosking]
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HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH 2010 @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 30 October 2010

  HALLOWEEN MONSTER MASH 2010
@ Metro Theatre, Sydney
30 October 2010

Feat. DAPPLED CITIES & SPOD
Supported by Last Dinosaurs, The Laurels, Guinea Fowl, Magnetic Heads, Fishing + whothehell DJ’s

Dress in your best ghoulish costume and get into the ‘spirit’ because Sydney’s premiere Halloween event, Halloween Monster Mash is back this October This is not a trick, it’s a treat

Following on from the successfully sold-out event last year, this exciting live music event will bring Sydney’s ghosts & goblins together for one night inside the make-shift bat cave (and Sydney’s most iconic local venue), The Metro, on Saturday 30th October.
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