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Start saving your voices now, because Against Me! are bringing their anthemic sing-alongs back to Australia to make up for their cancelled October 2010 tour.
Joined by new drummer Jay Weinberg and supported by Epitaph’s favorite doomsayers Off With Their Heads, this is a tour not to be missed! |
Continue reading Against Me! ‘White Crosses’ Australian Tour – May 2011 [Tour News]
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The Frontier Touring Company confirm the return of indie rock dark princes White Lies to Melbourne and Sydney this April to celebrate the success of their second studio album Ritual.
The UK trio is renowned for their epic anthems, moody musings and sweeping grandeur. With remnants of Interpol and Joy Division in their veins, the band’s debut To Lost My Life hit #1 in the UK charts upon |
its 2009 release and went on to sell over 750,000 copies globally, securing the highly coveted #2 position in NME readers’ esteemed Album Of The Year poll that year.
Continue reading WHITE LIES announce Melbourne & Sydney shows – April 2011 [Tour News]
Sydney rockers Amy Meredith last week announced a new tour, and for the first week tickets are only available via fans.
Fans can go to POSSE and get a link that they can post out on Facebook, Tweet or email to friends. If friends click on the links to get tickets then they’ll be able to buy tickets a week before they go on sale to the general public. Plus the Posse member gets paid $2.50 for each ticket sold through their link!
Amy Meredith recognise that fans promoting to their friends on social networks is the most effective form of advertising they can get. They’re transferring the budget they used to allocate to poster advertising and offering it to fans instead.
Amy Meredith lead singer, Christian Lo Russo says: “There are so many ways to get a band’s profile bigger and the music to the masses. TV and Radio are two. But the best and most effective way is word of mouth. The fans are one of, if not the most important part of a band’s success. When your best friend is raving about something, you’re more likely to give it a go so in turn we always like to give something back to the fans.”
Fans sold a massive 40% of tickets to Amy Meredith’s tour in late 2010, which meant the band were able to sell out multiple nights at the same venue. This time they’re sweetening the offer by holding private sound-check parties for every fan who sells four tickets to a show.
To promote Amy Meredith’s exclusive pre-sale, Join Posse Here, then search for Amy Meredith show.
This week on Posse you can also earn $5 promoting Future Music Festival, $4 promoting Creamfields, $3 promoting Groovin’ the Moo, $5 promoting MS Fest, $8 promoting Supafest and many more!
Head to POSSE to get started.
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You are invited to Amy Meredith: Higher Education. One of Australia’s great breakthrough success stories are packing their bags once again ready to hit the road for the National ‘Higher Education’ tour. The boys will up the ante this time around, playing seventeen dates through May and June in venues across Australia.
In what will be a massive six-week party, this tour will celebrate the band’s epic achievements since the release of their debut record Restless in July last year. Over the past eighteen months, the five-piece outfit have well and truly cemented their status as one of Australia’s hottest acts. The smash hit single Lying cracked the ARIA Singles Chart top 10 and claimed Platinum status in January, the band wowed audiences at an international showcase and chalked up dual 2010 |
ARIA Awards nominations for Breakthrough Artist and Most Popular Australian Artist.
Continue reading AMY MEREDITH embark on National Headline Tour to celebrate a massive 18 months… [Tour News]
Former Tea Party frontman JEFF MARTIN forms new band with J Cortez (The Sleepy Jackson/The Armada) and Malcolm Clarke (The Sleepy Jackson/The Basement Birds).
The Jeff Martin 777 project officially came together in 2010. While Jeff spent the majority of the year touring constantly both here & abroad, inbetween shows, Jeff, J (bass) and long-time friend Malcolm (drums) would come together to knock out songs at Malcolm’s Yo-Yo Studio in Perth. The end result sees this super-tight trio come up trumps with their debut studio album, The Ground Cries Out.
Continue reading Jeff Martin 777 ‘The Ground Cries Out’ Tour – May 2011 [Tour News]
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“I think the name of the tour says it all” says Parkway Drive vocalist Winston McCall. “When we first started going to shows we we’re stoked to be able to see a bunch of bands that we liked, but also that may not sound exactly the same. These days it seems every tour has become so stream lined to one particular sound you may as well be watching the same band play four or five times in a row”. “This tour has a bit of everything for anyone who like’s their music a little faster, a little more energetic, something local, something punk, something heavy, something rock, and then us hahaha. It’s everything we love, and we couldn’t be more siked”
You Me At Six frontman Josh Franceschi commented “We’re really happy to announce that we’ll be hitting Australia with our boys in Parkway Drive. The shows are going to be HUUUGGGEEE, so if you like either of our bands head down. Ripper! |
Continue reading Parkway Drive “The Mix N’ Mash Tour” May 2011 [Tour News]
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With eleven recent sold out Australian shows under their belt, Grammy Award winning Hip Hop legends Bone Thugs N Harmony are back with an exciting line-up of shows, plus the addition of an exclusive all ages show in Sydney in conjunction with the under privileged youth organization, Against The Odds. With over 30 million albums sold worldwide, and tracks recorded with some of the most respected |
names in the business including 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G, and Mariah Carey to name but a few, Bone Thugs are one of the most popular hip hop groups of all time, and continue to have a cult following to this day.
Continue reading Bone Thugs-N-Harmony 2011 Australian Tour – April 2011 [Tour News]
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In October last year, Megan Washington performed a stunning solo set at a small club in Paris, La Boule Noire. Also on the bill that evening was an emerging American artist named Lissie. Those lucky enough to have been present witnessed the coming together of two incredible female talents at a special point in both their careers. The magic was palpable. Bonding over a rolled cigarette and a drink (or two), the girls talked around the idea of sharing a stage again whenever their crazy schedules would permit.
THE TOUR OF LAUGHTER & FORGETTING will deliver on that Parisian promise, as WASHINGTON invites Lissie to join her as a very special guest across the not-to-be-missed, Australian shows. |
Continue reading Washington – The Tour Of Laughter & Forgetting – April/May 2011 [Tour News]
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For anyone who ever thought that making good music was a lost art, Laura compels you to think again. This March, the Melbourne 5-piece returns with the release of the limited edition double a-side 7 inch ‘This Grey Earth’ | Mark The Day’.
Dark, moody and complicated, the latest release from Laura is already gaining significant critical attention with ‘Mark The Day’ being named Single Of The Week by both Beat Magazine and InPress in January 2011, InPress saying, “…(Mark The Day Is) enough to darken the sun at midday.” For those familiar with the music of Laura, the extraordinary, broody craftsmanship displayed on this latest offering will be no surprise. |
Continue reading LAURA RETURNS – New Music and Upcoming Shows – March 2011
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Liverpool trio The Wombats will soon be back on Australian shores in April/May, performing at the Groovin The Moo Festivals and their own headline shows around the country.
Their ridiculously catchy single ‘Let’s Dance To Joy Division’ (winner of the 2008 NME Award for Best Dancefloor Filler), and #12 position in Triple J’s HOTTEST 100, saw |
their debut album ‘A Guide To Love Loss And Desperation’ become an anthemic summer album.
Continue reading The Wombats announce Headline Australian Shows – May 2011 [Tour News]
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Bendigo Groovin The Moo 2011 – Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showground – 30 Apr 2011 Tickets Available Here Townsville Groovin The Moo 2011 – Murray Sports Complex – Townsville Cricket Grounds – 01 May 2011 Maitland Groovin The Moo 2011 – Maitland Showground – 07 May 2011 Canberra Groovin The Moo 2011 – The Meadows, University of Canberra – 08 May 2011 Bunbury Groovin The Moo 2011 – Hay Park – 14 May 2011 |
The much-loved GTM recipe of taking a tasty selection of the most memorable, talented and exciting national and International artists to regional Australia and the Nations capital for five value-packed shows returns in AprilMay 2011. The program features acts to satisfy all palates and is guaranteed to have everyone dancing, rocking and jumping around from gates open to lights out. Once more, music lovers from major cities, regional centres and small country towns will meet, party and fall in love at their local GTM.
The GTM path becomes more entrenched each year, forged by the wonderfully energetic and dedicated audience that make the annual return to Bendigo (30 April), Townsville (1 May), Maitland (7 May), Canberra (8 May) and Bunbury (14 May).
GTM is one of the most accessible and best value days on the calendar.
Featuring over eleven hours of exciting acts, as well as improved and expanded facilities, this licensed all ages (recommended 16+) event will feature the return of the impressive double outdoor stages as well as the mighty Moolin Rouge dance tent. The nutritional needs of all punters will be catered for with an abundance of local food and market stalls along with licensed bar facilities, slingshot rides and chill out areas.
2011 LINE UP (in alphabetical order and subject to alteration):
AC SLATER (USA)
ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI
ART VS SCIENCE
THE ASTON SHUFFLE
BIRDS OF TOKYO
BLISS N ESO
CUT COPY
DARWIN DEEZ (USA)
DATAROCK (NOR)
DRAPHT
THE DRUMS (USA)
THE GO! TEAM (UK)
GOTYE
GYROSCOPE
THE HOLIDAYS
HORRORSHOW
HOUSE OF PAIN (USA)
THE JEZABELS*
NINA LAS VEGAS (TRIPLE J)
SAMPOLOGY (AV/DJ SET)
UNKLE LIVE (UK)
WASHINGTON
THE WOMBATS (UK)
and TRIPLE J UNEARTHED
RUFFNECK DJS*
LOCAL ACTS
*EAST COAST SHOWS
GTM is a licensed all ages (16 + recommended) event. GTM recommends parents should consider whether the event appropriate for their child and recommends that any children under 16 years of age who attend the event are accompanied by parent or guardian.
Persons who are over the age of 18 years of age and wish to purchase alcohol MUST have photographic ID. No pass outs will be issued.
GATES OPEN 10:30AM | PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ALL PATRONS | NO PASS OUTS
Bendigo Groovin The Moo 2011 – Bendigo’s Prince of Wales Showground – 30 Apr 2011
Tickets Available Here
Townsville Groovin The Moo 2011 – Murray Sports Complex – Townsville Cricket Grounds – 01 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
Maitland Groovin The Moo 2011 – Maitland Showground – 07 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
Canberra Groovin The Moo 2011 – The Meadows, University of Canberra – 08 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
Bunbury Groovin The Moo 2011 – Hay Park – 14 May 2011
Tickets Available Here
For full terms & conditions please visit
http://www.gtm.net.au/
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Scarf Fundraiser at The Empress Hotel 714 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North, VIC Wednesday 23rd February 2011, 7pm – 11.30pm Featuring music from |
Continue reading Scarf Fundraiser @ The Empress Hotel, Fitzroy – 23rd February 2011 [Gig News]
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Dead Kennedys are one of the most popular and important American punk bands, and they are returning to Australia for three special shows this April.
They formed in San Francisco in 1978 when vocalist Jello Biafra answered a music paper advert placed by guitarist East Bay Ray. They were joined by bassist Klaus Flouride, drummer Ted, and a second guitarist known to posterity simply as 6025. |
The latter soon departed, while Ted was replaced in 1981 by D.H. Peligro. Lead vocals are now sung by former Wynona Riders singer Ron “Skip” Greer
Continue reading DEAD KENNEDYS – AUSTRALIA ÜBER ALLES TOUR – April 2011 [Tour News]
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In less than one week’s time, electronic music luminaries Lamb are launching their world tour here in Australia! Not only will audiences be the first to hear new tracks from their last album, but we’ll also get to see them perform them live! Known universally as being the King and Queen of breathtaking electronica, Lou Rhodes and Andy Barlow havebeen waiting a long time for this moment: |
We said we wouldn’t make another Lamb album until we had something new to say. That time has definitely come.’ Lou Rhodes Nov 2010
Continue reading LAMB (UK) : Australian Tour Supports Announced [Tour News & Tickets]