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SLIPKNOT Announce Australian Tour Dates – October 2016 **Lamb Of God added as Supports**

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*** TOUR UPDATE ***
The Legendary heavy metal group and Nuclear Blast artist: Lamb of God will open for Slipknot on their upcoming tour of Australia and New Zealand.

Lamb of God will appear on all dates!

Tickets for the heaviest tour of 2016 go on sale at 11am Monday 23RD MAY 2016.

SLIPKNOT DATES
with guests LAMB OF GOD

VECTOR ARENA AUCKLAND
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 26

BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
FRIDAY OCTOBER 28

QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29

ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE
MONDAY OCTOBER 31
(Melbourne Cup Eve)

Tickets are on sale Monday 23 MAY 2016 at 11am local time from http://lvna.co/LambOfGod16

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As they prepare to embark on their biggest U.S. tour to date, SLIPKNOT have announced a tour of the East Coast of Australia this October.

Slipknot’s 2016 Australian campaign will include performances at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on October 28, Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney on October 29 and Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on October 31 – Melbourne Cup Eve and Halloween.

Tickets will go on sale on Monday May 23 at 11am.

Telstra Thanks is bringing an exciting 48-hour pre-sale just for Telstra customers from midday Tuesday, May 17 until midday Thursday, May 19. For more information on how to purchase, visit: telstra.com/music

For complete tour and ticketing details including VIP Packages, visit: livenation.com.au

SLIPKNOT is decimating stages around the world in support of its Grammy nominated album, .5: The Gray Chapter. So far, it has produced five songs that have reached Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs Chart: ‘Killpop’, ‘The Devil In I’, ‘Custer’, ‘The Negative One’ and latest single ‘Goodbye’.

.5: The Gray Chapter was released in October 2014. The album sold 132,000 copies in the US in its first week of release, debuting at #1 on The Billboard 200 chart.

Slipknot stand out as one of history’s most impactful and culturally significant hard rock entities. Since first landing in 1999, the group has garnered eleven platinum and 38 gold record certifications worldwide with 2008’s platinum-selling All Hope Is Gone debuting at #1 in seven countries, including the US and Australia. They’ve earned a Grammy for ‘Best Metal Performance’ as well as numerous accolades from Kerrang!, Rolling Stone, Revolver, NME, Metal Hammer and more.

AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES

BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE
FRIDAY OCTOBER 28

QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY
SATURDAY OCTOBER 29

ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE
MONDAY OCTOBER 31
(Melbourne Cup Eve)

TICKETS ON SALE
11AM MONDAY MAY 23

Fanclub pre-sale:
1pm May 16 until 9am May 17

Telstra Thanks pre-sale:
12pm May 17 until 12pm May 19

For complete tour and ticket information, visit:
www.slipknot1.com
www.livenation.com.au

Soundwave Brisbane 2012 – Slipknot, Alter Bridge, Cherri Bomb, Bush, Trivium
Soundwave Brisbane 2012 - Slipknot, Alter Bridge, Cherri Bomb, Bush, Trivium Photographer: Stuart Blythe

Slipknot at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne – 1st March 2012
Slipknot at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne - 1st March 2012 Photographer: Krista Melsom

Slipknot + Trivium at Sydney Entertainment Centre – 27th February 2012
Slipknot at Sydney Entertainment Centre - 27th February 2012 Photographer: Amy Lee Freshwater

Photo Gallery : Slipknot at Riverstage, Brisbane – 24 October 2008
Slipknot at Riverstage, Brisbane - 24 October 2008 Photographer: Kristen Ashton

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TOTALLY 80’s AUSTRALIAN TOUR ANNOUNCED! (Martika, Berlin, Limahl and more!)

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Get ready for the Best 80s Night Ever! TOTALLY 80’s!

TOTALLY 80’s Stars 7 International 80’s Superstars – MARTIKA, BERLIN, LIMAHL of KAJAGOOGOO, PAUL LEKAKIS, KATRINA (ex KATRINA & THE WAVES), MEN WITHOUT HATS & STACEY Q will be together – live in concert – to perform all of their classic hits. Sharing the stage with them will be 2 of Australia’s own Countdown Favourites WA WA NEE and REAL LIFE!

Whether it was her synth-dance songs or power ballads, there’s no doubting MARTIKA (USA) was a great singer. At TOTALLY 80s she will perform all of her biggest Australian hits including the #1 smash Love… Thy Will Be Done (written by Prince no less), the almost #1 Toy Soldiers as well as I Feel The Earth Move and Martika’s Kitchen. This will be only the second time MARTIKA has toured Australia, the last time being 1991!

Let by Terri Nunn, synth-pop/ new wavers BERLIN (USA) will take you back in time to that steamy scene from Top Gun when they perform their Australian #1 Take My Breath Away (writer Giorgio Moroder said that he is most proud of this song, of all the other hits he has had) plus their other fantastic Top 40 Hits, including No More Words, Dancing in Berlin as well as the seminal, Metro (which has been covered by everyone from System of a Down to Alkaline Trio). This will be BERLIN’s first tour of Australia since 1984!

The original duotone spikey mullet man, LIMAHL (UK) was, oh, so much more than his legendary hair; the band he fronted KAJAGOOGOO were responsible for the 1980’s Nick Rhodes (DURAN DURAN) produced classic Too Shy (which peaked at #6 on the Australian charts.) LIMAHL immediately found solo success with his smash hit Never Ending Story giving him another Top 10 hit here. This will be the first time LIMAHL of KAJAGOOGOO has ever toured Australia!

PAUL LEKAKIS (USA), the man who like a fine wine only gets better with age, had one of the biggest hits in 1987 with Boom Boom (Lets Go Back To My Room). This 80’s dance-pop gem was an Australian phenomenon and stayed at #1 for 5 weeks! This will be the first time Paul has ever performed in Australia!

KATRINA (UK) ex KATRINA & THE WAVES had one of the biggest 80’s hits with their power pop classic Walking on Sunshine reaching #4 here, it’s second highest chart position in the world only behind Canada. KATRINA was last here in 1987 as part of the Countdown Spectacular.

One of the most memorable videos from the 80’s was for Canada’s MEN WITHOUT HATS for their mega hit Safety Dance. It has stood the test of time and remains one of the quintessential 80’s songs that always makes you smile! This will be the first time MEN WITHOUT HATS have ever performed live in Australia!

The Queen of retro / electro dance, STACEY Q (USA) stormed the Australian charts in 1986 with her debut single Two of Hearts reaching #8. Her follow up single We Connect was another great slice of hi-nrg dance music and reached #6 here. “Long live the 80’s and Stacey Q” indeed!

WA WA NEE came of nowhere in 1986 and scored an Aussie #1 with their debut single Stimulation. They followed it up with 2 more Top 10 Australian Hits – Sugar Free and I Could Make You Love Me.

Of all the 80’s Australian acts very few charted outside of Australia. REAL LIFE were the exception with their synth pop classic Send Me An Angel reaching #6 in Australia as well as #1 in NZ, #1 in Germany, #18 Canada, #29 in the US to name a few! REAL LIFE will perform Send Me An Angel as well as their other Australian Top 10 hit, Catch Me I’m Falling.

What a line-up! What a night! So many 80s classic songs all performed live by the original artists! TOTALLY 80’s will be a night to re-live some of the decade’s biggest smash hits, (safety) dance moves and musical memories.

TOTALLY 80’s – Best 80’s Night Ever!

Totally 80’s Australian Tour Dates:

Tuesday 12th July – BRISBANE Eatons Hill
Thursday 14th July – GOLD COAST Jupiters
Friday 15th July – MELBOURNE Palais Theatre
Saturday 16th July – SYDNEY Enmore Theatre
Wednesday 20th July – PERTH Astor Theatre
Thursday 21st July – ADELAIDE The Gov
Friday 22nd July – HOBART Wrest Point
Saturday 23rd July – MELBOURNE The Palms @ Crown
Sunday 24th July – MELBOURNE The Palms @ Crown
Wednesday 27th July – REVESBY Revesby Workers
Thursday 28th July – NEWCASTLE Civic Theatre
Friday 29th July – PENRITH Penrith Panthers
Saturday 23rd July – MELBOURNE The Palms @ Crown

Tickets on sale NOW from: http://www.metropolistouring.com/totally80s

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Dead Letter Circus Announce The Burning Number Australian Tour 2016

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Dead Letter Circus have announced they will be hitting the road this August for a 11-date national tour in support of their brand new single, ‘The Burning Number’. Joining Dead Letter Circus will be Clint Boge (The Butterfly Effect) and Rival Fire.

Continue reading Dead Letter Circus Announce The Burning Number Australian Tour 2016 →

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Tour News: THE AMITY AFFLICTION Return For Intimate Shows – August 2016

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THE AMITY AFFLICTION have announced a run of Australian headline shows taking them back to venues they haven’t played in more than four years. After a massive arena tour in December 2015, these new dates will see The Amity Affliction getting up close and personal with their Australian fans in smaller and more intimate venues.
Continue reading Tour News: THE AMITY AFFLICTION Return For Intimate Shows – August 2016 →

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Event News : “UNBLEACH THE REEF” at The Triffid, Brisbane – June 5, 2016

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AUSTRALIAN MUSIC COMMUNITY COMES TOGETHER TO LAUNCH GREENS’ CANDIDATE BID TO WIN LNP SEAT AND SAVE THE REEF

“UNBLEACH THE REEF” Sunday June 5th, 2016 – The Triffid, Newstead, Brisbane. 3pm till late.
Continue reading Event News : “UNBLEACH THE REEF” at The Triffid, Brisbane – June 5, 2016 →

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BASEMENT – Australian Tour – May 2016 **Tour Update**

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*** Tour Update ***
BASEMENT hang up another SOLD OUT sign to their upcoming Australian Tour as the Corner Hotel show in Melbourne on Sunday 29 May is sold out.

The Corner Hotel show is the second show following Sydney’s Factory Theatre to sell out on BASEMENT’S highly anticipated Australian tour which kicks off next week.

Limited tickets are still available for remaining shows.

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Continue reading BASEMENT – Australian Tour – May 2016 **Tour Update** →

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PIERCE THE VEIL – Announce Australian Tour With Silverstein, Beartooth & Storm The Sky – August 2016

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PIERCE THE VEIL, one of the fast rising and most electrifying rock bands on the music scene today, has announced their eagerly-awaited return to Australia to celebrate the release of their highly anticipated album, Misadventures.

The San Diego natives will tour nationally this August with special guests SILVERSTEIN, BEARTOOTH and STORM THE SKY joining them on all dates.
Continue reading PIERCE THE VEIL – Announce Australian Tour With Silverstein, Beartooth & Storm The Sky – August 2016 →

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WEEDEATER (USA) & CONAN (UK) Australia/New Zealand July 2016 **Supports Announced**

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*** SUPPORTS ANNOUNCEMENT ***

It is with great pleasure that LIFE IS NOISE can announce the hand-picked local supports for the upcoming Weedeater and Conan tour through New Zealand and Australia this July.

In Wellington on July 12 at the San Fran the main support will be the post-traumatic sludgescapists Opium Eater, and opening up the evening will be the nihilistic drone and doom of Ritual Abuse.

The tranced-out atmosphere and aggression of Shallow Grave will be on prior to the headline acts in Auckland on July 13 at Kings Arms. Getting things underway on the night will be those local legends of self loathing Bridge Burner.

Brisbane’s Crowbar is in for a real treat on July 14 (oooh la la) as the sunshine state’s premier sludge lords Lizzard Wizzard grace the main support slot. On first will be loud noise rock/metal outfit Grieg – determined to burst your eardrums before you get a beer.

On July 15 at Manning Bar, Weedeater and Conan will have some super heavy support with LIFE IS NOISE favourites Lo! and Thorax getting things started with the appropriate amount of grunt and fire.

At Max Watt’s Melbourne on July 16, the band with the best name in the city, Weedy Gonzalez, will get things rolling. And in the main support slot will be Merchant, fresh from unleashing their new menacing monster sludgefest, Suzerain.

We will wrap up the Weedeater and Conan tour at The Rosemount Hotel on July 17. Perth heavy-stoner trio Skullcave slot into the second support slot on the evening and starting things up will be local crust/metal sewer-group Territory.

Catch Weedeater and Conan on the following dates:

Wellington – San Fran – July 12
Auckland – Kings Arms – July 13
Brisbane – Crowbar – July 14
Sydney – Manning Bar – July 15
Melbourne – Max Watt’s – July 16
Perth – Rosemount Hotel – July 17

Tickets from lifeisnoise.com, oztix, the venues and undertheradar.co.nz for Auckland and Wellington.
**** End Update ***

For the first time ever, LIFE IS NOISE is proud to be bringing North Carolina’s favourite cough syrup swilling, hot sauce snorting weirdos, Weedeater to venues across Oz and NZ. Fronted by legendary bassist/vocalist “Dixie” Dave Collins, Weedeater are a dirty stoner force only to be fully appreciated up close and live with a show full of noise, sweat, spit, and fire. Weedeater will give you a contact high from merely listening.

There’s no band filthier than Weedeater. – Consequence of Sound

Over a two decade career Weedeater have put out some of the most devastating crust fuelled doom records – from the legendary Sixteen Tons to God Luck and Good Speed and now the latest THC-soaked genius, Goliathan.

While the Albini-engineered Goliathan is perhaps the best attempt to capture the rawness of a Weedeater show, there’s really no substitute for the real thing. Live Weedeater is a frenzied, chaotic maelstrom of Southern sludge and raspy yet somehow still viscous vocals. Prepare for a total body experience.

Anyone who has experienced the sonic rumblings and onstage antics of the almighty Weedeater live knows that it is always, without fail, a deliriously good time. – MetalSucks

CONAN
Conan are punishingly loud, mercilessly heavy and just downright menacing.

Forming in 2006, the Liverpudlian trio’s latest release, Revengeance, is their third album of “caveman battle doom” – where ferociously hammered drums and sludge-filled guitar and bass meet torturously howled vocals to create music that sounds like a herd of war elephants marching over the bones of a vanquished army.

Conan are an important band and Revengeance is their strongest material to date; an album to be enjoyed drenched in the blood of your enemies whilst wondering if the tinnitus is permanent. – The Monolith

On stage, Conan are simply a behemoth of a band playing in front of a wall of amplifiers pushed to their limit. Pummelingly intense, you don’t just see a Conan show, you try to survive it!

Catch Weedeater and Conan on the following dates:

Wellington – San Fran – July 12
Auckland – Kings Arms – July 13
Brisbane – Crowbar – July 14
Sydney – Manning Bar – July 15
Melbourne – Max Watt’s – July 16
Perth – Rosemount Hotel – July 17

Tickets from lifeisnoise.com, oztix, the venues and undertheradar.co.nz for Auckland and Wellington.

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Sam Brittain – ‘Signal Lights’ Tour – June 2016

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Seasoned young troubadour Sam Brittain has today announced his new album Signal Lights set for release on June 3, alongside the anthemic first offering Stab In The Dark (available May 13). To celebrate the release, Brittain will be hitting the road on a national tour in June, kicking off in Adelaide at The Gov on June 4 and moving through to Brighton Up Bar (Sydney) on June 8, The Ellington (Perth) on June 15, The Toff (Melbourne) on June 23 and finishing up at The Milk Factory (Bris) on June 26.
Continue reading Sam Brittain – ‘Signal Lights’ Tour – June 2016 →

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Client Liaison – ‘World Of Our Love’ Australian Tour 2016

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With shareholder confidence at an all time high and strong yield from the Groovin’ The Moo Festival dates, Client Liaison embark on their national tour tomorrow in Perth at Villa. The tour will then continue on with sold out shows in Fremantle, Gold Coast, Geelong, Sydney and Melbourne as well as Byron Bay, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Wollongong and Adelaide. Full tour details below.
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Hunter & Smoke to play The Milk Factory, Brisbane – June 18, 2016

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After recently recording their live E.P. at Tall Poppy Productions in Brisbane, Hunter & Smoke has successfully released a series of videos online. Hailing from the Northern Rivers of NSW they are coming to Brisbane and will tour the East Coast of Australia during June and July, 2016.
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Selahphonic – New Video for ‘Ghosts of 1999’

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After releasing their new anthemic-pop single ‘Ghosts Of 1999’ Sunshine Coast-based indie-rock group, Selahphonic, are excited to reveal the accompanying video.

The clip captures the band rocking out live at the local coffee shop where front man Jamie Coyle works and flicks between a narrative that features a cameo appearance from a mischievous rabbit; following Coyle around and constantly getting up to no good.
Continue reading Selahphonic – New Video for ‘Ghosts of 1999’ →

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