This May, the highly anticipated “Wide Eyed Live” exhibition is making its comeback, after two successful years, with a spin in a different direction: Wide Eyed Live Vol.3 will be Australia’s first all female Live Music photography exhibition, directing its focus away from a strongly male dominated music industry. The showcase is based around some of Sydney’s most dedicated female photographers, who continuously rough it out in the photo pits, to capture the most vibrant shots from the current music scene and beyond.
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KEITH URBAN – “ripCORD World Tour 2016” – Australian Tour Dates
Multi-Grammy and ARIA Award winning artist Keith Urban, who will release his eighth studio album RIPCORD on May 6th, has announced that he will be bringing his “ripCORD World Tour 2016”, home to Australia this December. The tour, which will feature the 7-time Grammy-award winning, multi-platinum superstar Carrie Underwood, will no doubt send Keith’s legion of fans here into a frenzy. Keith, whose concerts are always a non-stop, electrifying roller-coaster ride featuring world class production and a set-list jammed with all of his biggest hits, is known as one of the industry’s best live performers. In fact, it was following Keith’s 2014 tour, when he picked up the ARIA Award for Best Live Act.
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THE CURE Announce Australian Headline Shows – July 2016
FRIDAY APRIL 29, 2016 – Five years since their last Australian appearance THE CURE will make a very welcome return to our shores for an arena tour.
Renowned for their sublime two-hour-plus performances, The Cure will play headline arena shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth this July marking the band’s first Australian tour since August 2007.
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SHIHAD – Australian Tour Announced – June/July 2016
Tix on sale 9am Thursday April 28th shihad.oztix.com.au
“If anger is an energy, Shihad’s fury is such that it could power a city for years.” Rolling Stone
“Toogood is clearly pissed off with certain states of affairs, and he’s not afraid to say so; fittingly, his bandmates have outdone themselves to match his fury.” The Australian
Shihad return to Australian stages this June and July for the first time since their FVEY tour in 2014, joined on the East Coast leg by Adelaide punk rock trio – Grenadiers.
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Photo Gallery : Groovin The Moo – Canberra 2016 – Socials + Crowd
Photographer: Ruby Boland Photography
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Photo Gallery : Groovin The Moo – Canberra 2016
Photographer: Ruby Boland Photography
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Photo Gallery : The Gum Ball 2016 – Dashville – Hunter Valley, NSW Australia
Photographer: David Jackson
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Band Of Horses Announce Headline show in Melbourne – July 2016
Having declared their return to Australia this July for Splendour In The Grass, Band Of Horses are proud to announce a headline performance at Melbourne’s Forum Theatre on Sunday 24th July.
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Tegan & Sara Announce Shows In Sydney and Melbourne – July 2016
Handsome Tours are proud to present the return of Canada’s Tegan & Sara to Australia, with the announcement of two exclusive shows in Sydney and Melbourne on sale this Friday 29th April 9am AEST. Performing tracks from their new album Love You to Death, the band will also be appearing at the now sold out Splendour in the Grass.
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SNAKEHIPS Announce Headline Australian Shows – July 2016
Astral People, Handsome Tours and triple j are proud to present the return tour of one of electronic music’s most trailblazing artists – Snakehips. Fresh from a headline slot on the infamous Coachella line-up and the global success of their platinum single ‘All My Friends (ft. Tinashe and Chance The Rapper)’, the Brixton duo’s latest EP ‘Money on Me’ is full of their signature bright melodies, 808 kicks and coveted feature artists, and looks set to warm up a host of headline shows across Australia this winter.
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Bring Me The Horizon – That’s The Spirit Australian Tour – September 2016 **TOUR UPDATE**
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BRING ME THE HORIZON have announced that special guests ARCHITECTS and ’68 will be added to their upcoming Australian Tour in September.
Following the sell-out of their first Melbourne show on September 22, to meet overwhelming demand a second and FINAL Melbourne show has been added to the tour.
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BEACH SLANG + SPRING KING announce Splendour In The Grass Sideshows – July 2016
It’s a punk-rock, post-punk showdown with a co-headline tour from alt-rockers Beach Slang and Spring King!
Philly foursome Beach Slang have proved themselves as a band who can write memorable songs, share that energy live and create a community of like-minded fans. The band’s full-length The Things We Do To Find People Who Feel Like Us is the culmination of their collective career and picks up where their two critically acclaimed 7-inches, 2014’s Cheap Thrills On A Dead End Street and Who Would Ever Want Something So Broken? left off. The feelings of youth and vulnerability lie at the core of Beach Slang’s music, which is part punk, part pop and all catharsis. Fresh from ten whiplash-inducing shows at this year’s SXSW, you won’t want to miss them make their Australian debut this July!
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MARK LANEGAN BAND announce Splendour In The Grass Sideshows – July 2016
Mark Lanegan, the former frontman of iconic US 90’s band Screaming Trees, has redefined the blues with his signature combination of growling baritone vocals and electro, new romantic swagger. “Lanegan sings about heartbreak and salvation and stakes his claim as the Leonard Cohen of the alt-rock moaners” said Rolling Stone when referring to his ninth studio solo album Phantom Radio (2014). Fifty years of age and almost fifty albums in his discography, thanks to his awe-inspiring work ethic and passion for collaboration.
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Peter Bjorn and John announce Splendour In The Grass Sideshows – July 2016
Peter Bjorn and John, the Swedish trio behind the catchiest whistling tune of all time ‘Young Folks’, are back to wow us with their musical talents after taking a well earned break to build their own studio, start their own record label and perfect their effortless sounding pop music.
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JACK GARRATT with special guest Kacy Hill – Splendour In The Grass Sideshows – July 2016
London-based singer/producer/multi-instrumentalist Jack Garratt combines electric guitar, drum machines, keyboards, and an R&B-friendly falsetto to fashion smooth, club-ready electro-R&B anthems. Garratt released his self-written, self-performed, self-recorded, and largely self-produced debut album Phase in February to critical acclaim and was awarded triple j’s feature album. The beardy multi-instrumentalist has been dubbed ‘one to watch’ thanks to a support slot with Mumford & Sons, festival appearances at the Apple Music Festival and Radio 1’s Future Festival, sold-out shows in the UK and US and his breakout single ‘Weathered’, which was a favourite of Beats 1 host Zane Lowe and triple j. Garratt was the winner of the critics choice category at the 2016 Brit Awards and BBC Music Sound Poll of 2016.
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