Category Archives: Sydney

GOOD LIFE 2014 | Perth venue move to Claremont Showgrounds | new acts added

GoodLife2014Good Life Music Festival, along with Future Music, Frontier Touring and Mellen Events, have always prioritised the demands of WA music fans and work hard to create the best festival experience for the public. It’s important to us that fans of different genres are able to experience the best festivals on offer in WA.

With this in mind, Good Life Festival has agreed to move our Monday 3 March event in WA from our original site of Joondalup Arena to Claremont Showgrounds, with the support of the venue and the local Council. We felt strongly about assisting Soundwave with the logistical issues they were faced with, as our finishing time is much earlier than Soundwave. This allows Soundwave to fully utilise Joondalup Arena and offer the experience they envision for their festival patrons.
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Gwar + Amon Amarth + Satyricon + The Black Dahlia Murder – Soundwave Sidewaves Announced

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A lineup to satiate the most discerning black metal fan is here.

Combining the most ferocious talents from every corner of the globe, Soundwave Touring is delighted to reveal two Sidewaves for GWAR, AMON AMARTH, SATYRICON and THE BLACK DAHLIA MURDER.
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A Day To Remember + The Ghost Inside + I Killed The Prom Queen – Soundwave Sidewaves announced!

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Metalcore fans beware: the following lineup may cause dizziness, dilated pupils and increased heart rate as A DAY TO REMEMBER, THE GHOST INSIDE and I KILLED THE PROM QUEEN announce Sidewave shows

Florida’s pop-mosh lords, A DAY TO REMEMBER are back and they will be bringing their crushing live show to Sidewaves in Sydney and Melbourne.

With 5 albums under their belt, each one further cementing the band’s reign as true leaders of the genre, ADTR effortlessly blend pop-punk riffs and earth-shattering heavy breakdowns. Their new studio album (released in Australia by 3Wise)
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Live Review: Ed Kowalczyk @ Enmore Theatre, Sydney – February 11, 2014

Review and Photos by Peter Coates

Ed KowalczykWalking up Enmore Road to the venue, thinking about the 20 or more years since the two massive Live albums had left their mark on adult, contemporary rock music, and noting the ticket prices, there was a thought that this might be a somewhat “intimate” show – shows how switched on I must be – the Enmore was packed at 8.30pm enjoying the solo guitar ballads of Anita Lester from Lester The Fierce.

A fairly minimalist stage and lighting set up, and a roar as the house lights dimmed and the intro kicked in… and the band strolled onto the stage and kicked in to the Throwing Copper album in track order… from “The Dam at Otter Creek” all the way through to “Horse/Untitled”. Ed Kowalczyk picked up a guitar for “Selling the Drama” and the huge “I Alone”, before leading the first of many crowd sing-alongs with “Lightning Crashes”.
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VANCE JOY announces Groovin The Moo sideshows

Vance Joy2014 has started extremely well for Vance Joy, coming in at #1 on triple J’s Hottest 100 countdown, making it into the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, performing his first Laneway shows and recently announced on the line-up for this year’s Groovin The Moo.

Vance Joy has confirmed a series of capital city shows during April and May. The shows will take Vance to Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne in between his Groovin The Moo performances.
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SuicideGirls “Blackheart Burlesque” Australian Tour

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SuicideGirls – the sexiest, smartest, most dangerous collection of outsider women in the world are bringing their full Blackheart Burlesque Tour to Australia.

This unique tour is unlike any other Burlesque show.

“This show was something else. The girls, besides being gorgeous as hell, are amazing and talented on stage.” 
(The Age Of Metal)
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Twelve Foot Ninja announce ‘Troll Burger’ Tour

ninjaIn honour of their much anticipated crowd funded video, Twelve Foot Ninja have announced an Australian headline tour this March/April.

Twelve Foot Ninja broke crowd funding records when they raised $52,600 to make their new video clip – successfully crowd funding the highest financial target for a music video. As the controversial anti-cyber bullying video spreads like wildfire online, the band have announced an Australian headline tour aptly named ‘The Troll Burger’ tour in March/April, before making their grand return to the U.S. for a handful of festivals including Rock On The Range and Carolina Rebellion.
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The Dead Daisies – 2014 Australian Tour

TDDAustralia will have the chance to welcome back one of their hottest musical exports in years when The Dead Daisies kick off a series of shows supporting the February 7th release of their anticipated Debut self-titled Album, “The Dead Daisies”.

The line-up for the Australian dates will feature Jon Stevens (INXS/Noiseworks), David Lowy (Red Phoenix/Mink), Richard Fortus (Guns N’ Roses/Psychedelic Furs), Dizzy Reed (Guns N’ Roses/Hookers & Blow), Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy/Whitesnake) and newcomer to the band, John Tempesta (The Cult/Rob Zombie).
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Children of Bodom – ‘Halo of Blood’ Australian East Coast Tour 2014

bodomChildren of Bodom, a name that redefined a genre and made it their own and a name that continues to galvanise all walks of life and all Heavy Metal sub-genres within that culture, it’s a name that crosses genres and moulds them into the one army. In 2014, Children of Bodom return to Australia for an exclusive East Coast tour on the back of their strongest release to date that surpasses any of the band’s classic and ground breaking releases such as ‘Something Wild’, ‘Hatebreeder’ and ‘Follow The Reaper’.

Fronted by the charismatic Alexi Laiho, Children of Bodom deliver live performances that are nothing short of breathtaking with every show leaving the viewer spellbound and gasping for air. Such is the enormous amount of energy and entertainment the entire band puts out, simply stated, Children of Bodom back up their studio recordings with a non-stop battery and barrage to the senses of anyone that attends their shows, it’s the only way they know and long may it continue!
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Testament + Newsted announce Soundwave 2014 Sidewaves shows!

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GET READY FOR TWO OF AMERICA’S HEAVY WEIGHT METAL HERO’S TO TAKE TO THE STAGE
FOR ONE EXPLOSIVE NIGHT!

2 SHOWS ONLY!

Testament is the quintessential heavy metal band. They have undisputedly been the flag bearers and garnered huge influence over a whole new generation of aural aggressors.

Reaching this lushest of creative fields has been quite a journey for Testament, the sort that tests, stretches and ultimately breaks most bands. Formed in Northern California in 1983, they grew up at the same time as Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth, being one of the five bands forming the core of what would become the world famous thrash metal scene. But from the beginning, Testament trod a unique path, making sure that their extraordinary musicianship, intuitive feel for harmonies amidst the savagery established itself as a stand-alone sound.
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Public Enemy Announce Australian Tour Supports

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Public Enemy announce some of the biggest names in Australian hip-hop as their supports, including Melbourne’s Mantra, Canberra’sCitizen Kay, and Brisbane’s Impossible Odds, with Adelaide’s DJ Sanchez and Melbourne’s DJ MzRizk filling out the DJ sets.
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Madeleine Peyroux – ‘The Blue Room’ Tour – Announcing 2nd Sydney Show!

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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7, 2013 – Live Nation has announced a second Sydney performance by MADELEINE PEYROUX when the celebrated award-winning jazz singer, songwriter and guitarist begins her Australian tour later

Joined on stage by her band, plus a four-piece string section under the direction of first violinist Hiroko Taguchi, the concerts will showcase what Madeleine Peyroux is best known for: reinterpreting songs with an emotion and depth that can not help but touch the soul, as she performs a selection of well-known songs from her catalogue in addition to those from her latest album ‘The Blue Room’.
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