Northlane will launch and headline the 2014 version of their own curated mini-fest this coming May around Australia. Free Your Mind 2014 will include five touring acts on it’s Australian leg, including international and domestic artists, with local slots to be chosen via a competition launching on March 6 on TheMusic.com.au
Each week a different touring act for Free Your Mind will be announced on Channel V’s “LOUD” program on Monday evenings. The schedule for each announcement is listed below alongside the dates.
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Settling are an indie-pop five-piece from Brisbane, Australia. Settling started in 2012 as the solo project of Brisbane singer-songwriter, Tim Swanston. After collaborating with local vocalist/guitarist Kurtis Tupangaia, they duo made their debut into the Brisbane live music scene, backed by their trusty laptop. Deciding that they needed to flesh out their sound, they added local musicians Andrew Markwell (lead guitar) and Becky Meimaris (drums). This addition led to a change in musical direction, taking their acoustic-led folk songs into a heavier, poppier sound.
Indie pop favourites Nova & The Experience have just announced a nine-date East Coast tour, to promote the release of their new single ‘Shipwrecked’.
2013 was a year of change for Drawn from Bees, with iconic lead guitarist, Raven Danger Jones, retiring from the band. Followed by a period of unrest, discontent and failed attempts to work on recording new material, the band went into hiding.
FourPlay are a rock band that happen to be a string quartet. They have released four albums and 3 EPs. It has been while between drinks as the members have focussed on other projects, but we are VERY happy to say they are back… doing Australian tours now and about to announce a very unique world tour next week. 
Melbourne’s much loved folk five-piece, The Paper Kites have enjoyed a whirlwind six months since the release of their highly anticipated debut album, States. Following on from a successful national tour, the band embarked on a sold out headline tour of the USA and Canada as well as an illustrious support slot alongside Canadian singer-songwriter, City and Colour. Now back on home ground, the band are set to bring their mesmerising live show to the Australian masses with an all ages national tour covering all major cities. Commencing in Newcastle and winding down in their hometown of Melbourne,The Paper Kites national tour is one not to miss!
Matt Palmer’s passion for live music and photography took him from shooting in small, sweaty clubs to the massive stages of festivals like Big Day Out.
Hot off the stomping, hairy heels of Ash’s GARGANTUA album release and tour with Scott and Andy from The Living End, Ash is returning to the pavement as the lone troubadour, to pound his way up and down his favourite haunts. Renowned for the most incredibly, thumping live shows to come out of single human being, Ash is super excited about being back on the stomp box and reaffirming his decade long reputation as being the loudest one-man-band around.
Kevin Bridges is Scotland’s favourite stand up comic! He tours Australia for the first time in March with shows in Melbourne Brisbane and Sydney.
This is apparently the first time US Southern Rock giants LYNYRD SKYNYRD have ever toured Australia in their 40+ years as a band! Judging by the number of tour T-shirts in the crowd from the past 20 years, many of the audience had seen them elsewhere!
After being catapulted into the spotlight following an invitation to tour with Metallica in 2009, their fifth album has done nothing to stop the band’s ever-growing domination of the genre. VOLBEAT has been touring worldwide, taking inspiration from death, the dark arts and other terrifying and controversial experiences, and is finally bring its highly acclaimed live show to Aussie fans. Join the creators behind Denmark’s #1 rock album on a journey through mysterious and sinister territories on Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies. Rich stories laden with fictional characters such as outlaws and erotic dancers interweave between the tracks of VOLBEAT’S latest offering, all the while encompassing their signature rebellious spirit of metal, rockabilly and country and western.
Following on from the news that Buried In Verona will release their new album “Faceless”, the Sydney metal band are excited to announce their national album shows. The Faceless Tour will see them play 10 dates nationally to launch their new album of the same name.