MELBOURNE SOLD OUT!
The SOLD OUT signs are starting to come through thick and fast for the 2014 Sidewaves.
Next in line to go is the JIMMY EAT WORLD, PANIC! AT THE DISCO and ALKALINE TRIO Melbourne Sidewave show!
Sydney fans your tickets will be gone by the weekend so you have been warned!
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HIM ARE A FORCE LIKE NO OTHER!
Their trademark Heartagram has left its indelible stamp on the globe. With over 8 million records sold and the distinction of recording the best-selling single of any Finnish artist to date with Join Me In Death from 1999’s Razorblade Romance, as well as being the first Finnish band to receive gold certification in the United States for 2005’s Dark Light, Since 1992 these veteran song-smiths have peddled their unique fusion of forlorn balladry and heavy, synth-laden sounds to create a uniquely potent brew. Tears On Tape – their eighth studio release written acoustically and then translated into the language of volume and heavy distortion is the stuff that latter-day classics are made of.
Continue reading HIM / Nostalghia / The Defiled announce Soundwave Festival Sidewaves shows!!
Get ready for a ‘blissed out dirty rock ride’! EAGLES OF DEATH METAL are bringing their unique blend of double – entendre boogie to Australian stages again for the first time in 7 years! It’s Jesse Huges! Its sex, humour and fun! It’s churning guitars and hook-driven choruses and a band whose only agenda is to have a good time! With the band in the studio recording new music, 2014 just got a whole lot shinier! “Hughes delivered a powerful dose of his sex-charged tongue-in-cheek ’70s swagger pastiche” – CraveOnline
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Local giants Bliss N Eso aren’t pulling any punches after a massive 2013 with the announcement of their biggest tour to date and what is sure to be Australian hip-hop’s most monumental outing ever. Illusive and Frontier Touring will be taking the Sydney trio on a goliath ‘Circus Under The Stars’ 15-date outdoor tour throughout April and May in support of their ARIA #1 album ‘Circus in the Sky’.
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Firmly established as one of the biggest bands in the UK following the amazing success of their current album Opposites – which debuted at #1 in the UK and #22 in Australia – Biffy Clyro have announced two side-shows ahead of their appearance as part of the 2014 Soundwave Festival.
Biffy Clyro’s live chops are well established internationally, the band having headlined the infamous Leeds and Reading Festival in the UK last year as well as collecting a slew of awards in 2013 – including Best Live Band (Kerrang Awards), Best British Band (NME Awards) and Best album for Opposites (Q Awards) to add to those won in previous years.
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CASPIAN have announced their first ever Australian tour dates for March 2014.
Known in post-rock circles for their impressive live show and melodic instrumental epics, the tour supports the release of their watermark record ‘Waking Season’ through Australian independent label Hobbledehoy.
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Legendary guitarist and songwriter, JEFF BECK, brings his revolutionary musicianship to Australia for headline shows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth following a headlining Bluesfest performance.
Heralded as one of the greatest rock guitarists of all time, Jeff Beck began his career in 1966 as lead guitarist for iconic British rock group The Yardbirds, a band responsible for graduating Jeff, Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton into the world of rock’n’roll.
From these early days and throughout his career, Jeff Beck has helped redefine and influence the role of guitar in rock music. Departing The Yardbirds at the height of their success, he embarked on what has been nearly four- decades of musical exploration, leaving a distinctive mark on hard rock, jazz-fusion and the evolution of modern music.
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A musical coupling of tremendous proportions, The Tea Party’s Jeff Martin, and Sarah McLeod announce the ‘Man The Life Boats’ tour, with a run of exclusive dates early 2014.
The pair met in late 2012 and performed a one-off acoustic set that ignited the spark to record together when they both had time outside of their own projects. Fast-forward 12 months later, and the pair are currently in Martin’s Byron Bay studio and hinting at a possible album collaboration.
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Renowned for their distinctive vocal style Seattle rockers, ALICE IN CHAINS, have announced just 2 Sidewave that will see them bring their monster sound to Sydney and Melbourne stages! Having sold over 25 million albums the band emerged during the nineties as part of the Seattle grunge scene and crossed over with their critically acclaimed second album in 1992 (DIRT). The band went on to record a further 2 records with the bands 5th studio album THE DEVIL PUT DINOSOURS HERE, released last year.
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Fiend Fest, Australia’s only crowd funded and crowd led festival of gothic, industrial and alternative music, culture and fashion now expands with a Perth date just announced! Featuring three of the biggest international names in the worlds of industrial, electronic and darkwave; Front Line Assembly, Leaether Strip and Clan of Xymox – along with a stellar cast of locals including Snog , Cold Divide, Shiv-R, The Dark Shadows, Noveaux, Viral Milennium, Novakill, Keller Kinder and many more to be announced! – Fiendfest crosses the country Anzac weekend with shows in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Tickets are now on sale!
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AUSTRALIA’S REGIONAL MUSICAL ODYSSEY GROOVIN THE MOO WELCOMES THE 2014 LINE-UP
OAKBANK | MAITLAND | CANBERRA | BENDIGO | TOWNSVILLE | BUNBURY
Produced nationally by Cattleyard Promotions and with Sunset Events in Oakbank and Bunbury
Presented nationally by triple j, Channel [V] and The Music
Team Groovin the Moo is in the highest of spirits to be welcoming a new bunch of Artists to take part in the regional Australian festival fun! With The Presets, Dizzee Rascal (UK), Vance Joy and Wave Racer to The Jezabels, Disclosure (UK), The Kite String Tangle, Violent Soho and Cults (USA) plus many more. The eclectic line up for 2014 is sure to provide another year of pure solid gold for the GTM community and all the new friends who will help to create GTM Oakbank South Australia for the very first time.
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Review by Ben Connolly
There was already a significant amount of water flowing under the bridge by the time Flemington’s famous iron gates were flung open for this year’s Melbourne chapter of the Big Day Out. With ownership wrangling continuing into a second year, a buy-out by one of Australian music’s most polarising characters, a line-up to end all line-ups only to be tarnished late in the day by the pull out of Blur, and now speculation that the national festival will once again be curtailed by Perth’s inability to get its shit together as a cultural collective. In some ways, 11am on the Friday before the long weekend was a welcomed event, if only to end the continual news feed of the daily life of Australia’s biggest orgy of rock.
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In the 90’s the English town of Stourbridge became known for spawning three of the countries finest bands– Poppies aka Pop will Eat Itself, Neddies aka Ned’s Atomic Dustbin and of course the Stuffies aka The Wonder Stuff.
The Stuffies last played in Australia with Jesus Jones in 2011. They are returning for a headline tour in Feb/March 2014 performing their classic album “Never Loved Elvis” in it’s entirety!
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The Never Ever will host a unique live experience to celebrate the release of their new single “In Or Out” (available digitally with a bonus acoustic version of the track on January __ 2014) which is featured on the band’s third EP “Ghosts and Ghouls” (out now).
“These shows are going to be really special,” says singer Dylan Nash.
The five-piece who hail from Sydney’s Sutherland Shire will launch the single in centrally located movie cinemas in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne on February 21, 22 and 23 respectively. The launch will combine an intimate acoustic performance with the exclusive big screen premiere of the band’s music video. The shows will also feature an exclusive behind the scenes documentary that will never be seen again as well as a special Q&A session with the band.
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In a night guaranteed to make fans salivate, ROB ZOMBIE and KORN will take to the stage in Sydney and Melbourne with a feral, fiery and live ferocity that will be unmatchable!
A rock icon and auteur filmmaker with insight and unlimited vision, ROB ZOMBIE has continuously challenged audiences as he stretches the boundaries of music, film, and publishing. As a musician, ROB ZOMBIE has sold over fifteen million albums worldwide to date. Hellbilly Deluxe and Hellbilly Deluxe 2 were the albums that established Zombie as a solo artist after the breakup of multi-platinum group White Zombie. ROB ZOMBIE released his fifth solo album, Venomous Rat Regeneration Vendor in April 2013 to world – wide critical acclaim!
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