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Bluesfest Byron Bay 2015 – More Great Artists Announced

bluesfestBluesfest, held over the 5 Day Easter Long Weekend from Thursday 2nd to Monday 6th of April 2015 continues to build the buzz surrounding the festival by announcing the long awaited artist playing schedule with performance times and stages, yes: the whole enchilada!

Festival goers attending the 26th Annual Bluesfest, to be held at its custom built event site at Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm (just outside Byron Bay) will now be able to get out their highlighters and get busy planning their Bluesfest 2015 experience.

Five major undercover stages (and one busking stage) will be bringing world class artists and their favourite songs to the Bluesfest audience from day to night.
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Hot Dub Time Machine 2015 Australian Tour

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On the back of yet another marquee festival announcement with the regional Groovin The Moo in April/May, the unstoppable time-traveling maestro – Hot Dub Time Machine – announces the ONE AND ONLY Australian tour for 2015.
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The Smashing Pumpkins – Soundwave Sidewaves – Supports Announced

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THE SMASHING PUMPKINS have landed and with them, the great news that their Australian set will feature the band’s most star studded incarnation yet featuring Brad Wilk of Rage Against The Machine on drums and The Killers’ Mark Stoermer on bass guitar.

The group have been wowing audiences around the world and have noted that for their Australian shows they will be playing all their top hits as well as songs from their best received album in over 10 years, “Monuments to an Elegy”.

In further great news, as if any more was needed, we can now confirm that GERARD WAY (of My Chemical Romance) and one of Japan’s biggest rock exports ONE OK ROCK will be providing support at the band’s headline shows.

*Please note that Sydney venue has changed to Big Top Luna Park due to production share with Soundgarden at the same venue. ALL TICKETS REMAIN VALID.

Read our Live Review: The Smashing Pumpkins @ Hisense Arena, Melbourne – 2nd August 2012

SHOW DATES:

MONDAY 23 FEBRUARY: MELBOURNE, FESTIVAL HALL – Licensed and Unlicensed areas available.
www.ticketmaster.com.au

WEDNESDAY 25 FEBRUARY: SYDNEY, BIG TOP LUNA PARK – Licensed All Ages.

www.oztix.com.au www.ticketek.com.au www.eventopia.co/ www.bigtopsydney.com

For tickets and more information head to
soundwavefestival.com / facebook.com/soundwavefestival / twitter.com/soundwavefest

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ANIMALS AS LEADERS + NE OBLIVISCARIS Announce Sidewaves Show

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When ANIMALS AS LEADERS burst onto the scene in 2009, few would have predicted the band’s meteoric rise to the pinnacle of the progressive rock/metal world. ANIMALS AS LEADERS is revered worldwide as a trailblazing pioneer of modern heavy music and the group’s genre-defying compositions have earned extensive praise as true innovators. This hard hitting, face melting band is not to be missed!
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BENDIGO GROOVIN THE MOO SELLS OUT FOR 2015

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BENDIGO GROOVIN THE MOO SELLS OUT FOR 2015
Produced nationally by Cattleyard Promotions and with Sunset Events in Oakbank and Bunbury
Presented nationally by triple j and Channel [V]

Bendigo is the first of Groovin the Moo’s six show national tour to sell out in 2015!
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Tkay Maidza – new single ‘M.O.B.’ + Tour Dates

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Armed with fast flow, bossy beats and hella high shoes Adelaide emcee Tkay Maidza continues to stomp her way to the top of the rap-game today premiering her new single ‘M.O.B.’ from her highly-anticipated debut album dropping in 2015 via Dew Process/Universal Music Australia.
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Soundwave announces a Sidewaves Extravaganza

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FORGET SLEEP PEOPLE!

In what promises to be a MASSIVE week, Soundwave announce a series of shows kicking off on MONDAY FEBRUARY 23 and continuing right through to FRIDAY FEBRUARY 27 with a kick arse band playing in Melbourne EVERY SINGLE NIGHT OF THE WEEK!
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FAITH NO MORE return with their first new album since 1997 | North American tour sold out

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Sol Invictus, Faith No More’s highly anticipated follow-up to Album of the Year, arrives on May 15 via Reclamation Recordings/Ipecac Recordings/ [PIAS].

“What I can say is that I think through our experience as musicians over the years, I think what we’re doing reflects where we’ve gone since we made our last record as Faith No More. I think this kicks things up a notch,” explained Bill Gould in a recent Rolling Stone interview. “And I think there’s parts that are very powerful and there’s parts that have a lot of “space.” Everything we do, with our chemistry, the way we play; it’s always going to sound like us. It’s just what we do, that makes us feel good. “
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Of Mice & Men + Atreyu + The Devil Wears Prada announce Soundwave Sidewaves – February 2015

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Enduring line-up shifts and a constant uphill battle to be heard, OF MICE & MEN are a band who embody the meaning of ‘unbreakable spirit’ and have emerged stronger than ever. Nowhere is this more evident than on their new album ‘Restoring Force’, which stands as a pivotal piece of work in what will be the band’s musical legacy.
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HOZIER announces Bluesfest Sideshows – March 2015

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“Each song rang with noted emotion and technical perfection” – Music Times
Grammy nominated for Song of the Year

Irish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Andrew Hozier is set to delight audiences when he makes his Australian touring debut in 2015.
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Fall Out Boy w/ Twin Atlantic & Emily’s Army announce Soundwave Sidewaves – February 2015

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Consistently striking a chord with their fans there’s no denying FALL OUT BOY’s status as one of the most recognised and loved rock acts of recent years. The new album American Beauty/American Psycho was released this month and stormed in at #1 on the Billboard Album Charts with Rolling Stone dubbing it “the group’s biggest, broadest, most unabashed pop smorgasbord yet.”
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New Found Glory + Bayside + The Wonder Years announce Soundwave Sidewaves

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NEW FOUND GLORY continue their dominance in a genre they pioneered almost 20 years ago, providing a breath of fresh air and boasting a catalogue that contains some of the most memorable pop punk songs in history. NEW FOUND GLORY has never sounded more incredible, and as their legion of Australian fans can attest to, they have taken the genre by the throat and defined it with their sound. Paying homage to the bands that inspired them to pick up their instruments, NEW FOUND GLORY’s 8th studio album ‘Resurrection’ showcases a band at the top of their game and “is a powerhouse of a record, the brave onward steps of New Found Glory proving that hope–like pop-punk–is not dead.” – Kerrang!
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GodSmack + Papa Roach & Nonpoint announce Soundwave Sidewaves

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Not many alternative acts can claim to have a day officially named after them in their honour – GODSMACK can. In honour of their 20 million album sales and two decades of killer tunes, to mark the release of their new record 1000hp, the Mayor of Boston declared August 6 ‘Godsmack Day’.
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Falling In Reverse w/ Escape The Fate & The Color Morale announce Soundwave Sidewaves

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Australia, be prepared as it’s a rare occurrence when two heavyweights of any genre agree to tour together.

FALLING IN REVERSE and ESCAPE THE FATE join forces to bring two kick arse Sidewaves to Melbourne and Sydney ONLY with their BURY THE HATCHET tour. Joining them will be special guests THE COLOR MORALE.

BURY THE HATCHET tour sold out in North America in 2014 and here’s what the critics had to say:
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BETH HART has announced her new album BETTER THAN HOME

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BETH HART has announced her new album BETTER THAN HOME will be released on April 10 this year. Produced by American duo Michael Stevens and Rob Mathes, Better Than Home features 11 new songs from this extraordinarily gifted and fearless artist.
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