Treasured Australian alt-folk outlier Mick Thomas and his band The Roving Commission have just announced the forthcoming Boxing Day Drive EP and his traditional string of pre-Christmas dates across the country.
Continue reading Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission Announce New EP & Christmas 2018 Dates
Although the loveable punk rockers are still recovering from their string of sold out East Coast shows and opening set at this year’s revered Groovin’ The Moo festival, Newcastle’s Split Feed are not ones to slow down anytime soon. Premiering on triple j’s Home & Hosed this week and out today is arguably their heaviest release to date, ‘Homesick’ – joined by a selection of fresh live dates to close out the year.
Continue reading SPLIT FEED release new single ‘Homesick’ + tour dates
Handsome Tours and Supersonic are excited to announce that Neko Case will make her long-awaited return to Sydney on Tuesday 12th March at Metro Theatre.
Continue reading NEKO CASE returns to Sydney in March 2019 for a performance at Metro Theatre
So Much More is the second track from Leonie Kingdom’s debut EP Night Terrors. So Much More is exactly how it sounds. It’s a song written to remind people that although times may feel unbearable and dark, you will get through it and there is so much more to keep going for. So Much More is about learning from mistakes and life experiences, learning and growing along the way.
Continue reading New Music : Leonie Kingdom – ‘So Much More’ Single
Start the countdown, SCENE & HEARD FESTIVAL struts into Wickham Park, Newcastle in just under four weeks on Sunday November 4 and the set times are here. SCENE & HEARD brings together a boom box full of talent in its first year including The Living End, Spiderbait, Something For Kate, Sneaky Sound System, Killing Heidi and more.
Continue reading Festival News : Scene & Heard Festival Set Times Announced – Newcastle – November 4th 2018
Photographer: Peter Coates
Australian Americana Music Honours at Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne – 11 October 2018
Continue reading Photo Gallery : Australian Americana Music Honours at Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne – 11 October 2018
Greta Van Fleet, one of the most buzzed-about new rock bands today, announces the “March of the Peaceful Army” World Tour and initial headline dates for 2019.
Continue reading Greta Van Fleet – Announces ‘March Of The Peaceful Army’ 2019 Australian Tour
19 Artists Added for Bluesfest’s 30th Anniversary Celebration
With 189 days to go until we swing open the gates to the beautiful Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm just outside Byron Bay, we have our second artist announcement for our 30th Anniversary Celebration, taking place over the Easter long weekend (Thursday 18th April to Monday 22nd April 2019). Bluesfest has captured the hearts of music lovers at home and abroad and we can as always, expect some of the best musical acts in the world to touch down on Australian soil for what will definitely be, one to remember!
Continue reading Bluesfest 2019 – 2nd Artist Announcement – 19 Artists Added!
Making stops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, the comprehensive run will see the wildly popular quartet reconnect with a fanbase hungry for new material nearly four years after the release of their previous ARIA #1 album Wilder Mind. With new single ‘Guiding Light’ released last month, Mumford & Sons have once again proven, they are in the form of their lives.
Continue reading Mumford & Sons Announce Delta Australian Tour 2019
EDDIE IZZARD is about to take on the universe again as he introduces us to his new International comedy tour ‘WUNDERBAR’.
Continue reading EDDIE IZZARD – ‘WUNDERBAR’ Australian Tour 2019
After having a huge year out on the road through 2017 and 2018 playing over 150 shows and releasing critically acclaimed EP ‘Ready Or Not’ Rackett have returned triumphant as ever with their new single, ‘Tried To Quit’. With snappy production and an attitude-laden delivery of lead vocals and punk harmonies, ‘Tried To Quit’ deals with all the vices and habits we can’t quite kick. As ever with this one, Rackett have brought us a relatable tale that is primed for a sweaty rock and roll environment.
Continue reading RACKETT bite down on irresistible new single ‘TRIED TO QUIT’
Following on from the critical acclaim of their debut EP ‘Playing Dead’ last year, Bristol based four-piece The Desert return with the mood-stricken single ‘Gone’, lifted from their forthcoming new EP.
Continue reading The Desert deliver icy trip-hop melodies in new single GONE
2018 saw the Australian debut of the world’s premier rock and metal festival Download! 30,000 heavy music fans descended on Flemington christening Melbourne into the Download family alongside Donington UK, (the spiritual home of rock), Paris France, Madrid Spain. In 2019, Download returns to Melbourne and will head north to serve up a mammoth line up of sonic brutality and great times to Sydneysiders for the very first time!
So, which heavyweight heroes will be powering the mosh pits in 2019… you better be sitting down…
Kicking off with a lash of bittersweetness… Ozzy Osbourne and Slayer will be joining Download for the Australian legs of their final ever world tours, we know you all will rise and give them the send-off they both deserve….
Continue reading Download 2019 1st Line Up Announcement
Organisers have confirmed that Carrie Underwood’s only full concert appearance in Australia this year will be at the Deni Ute Muster on Saturday 29 September to close the Muster’s 20th birthday celebrations.
Continue reading Deni Ute Muster confirmed for Carrie Underwood’s only Australian full show!
Double J’s BANG ON is heading to Melbourne for our first ever live show in the city!
Join co-hosts Zan Rowe & Myf Warhurst as they transform their weekly podcast for a live audience at Darebin’s Music Feast, hosted at the Thornbury Theatre on Sunday October 21. Now in its 22nd year, Darebin Music Feast encompass 120 events across 26 different venues, thoughtfully curated to showcase a diverse swathe of artists and musicians.
Zan & Myf say “Ever since we did our live show in Sydney last year as part of Yack Festival, people have been asking ‘When are you going to bring it to Melbourne?’. Now, we’ve finally been able to make it happen, and at a beautiful venue… We don’t want to spoil it, but let’s just say we have some very fun things planned.”
Watch all the action unfold from 3pm as they bang on about the week’s biggest stories in music, art, life and stuff. If it’s anything like Bang On Live in Sydney last November, it’ll bring the Bang Fam together from across the country for farshun, laughs and surprises galore. You can listen back here – http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/bangon/ep42-bonus/9260048
Special guests to be announced.
Myf and Zan will also be speaking at OzPod in Melbourne in October about all things Bang On. OzPod is the ABC’s Podcast Conference, a one-day event taking place in Melbourne on Wednesday 17 October at ACMI, Melbourne – book tickets at http://www.abc.net.au/events/ozpod/
BANG ON LIVE
Sunday, October 21
3pm
Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne
For ticket info – https://thornburytheatre.oztix.com.au/Default.aspx?Event=93185
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