Fanning the flames of a fire started just under two years ago, Florence And The Machine are set to ignite stages across the country when they return to Australia in May 2012 for a national arena tour.

The tour kicks off in Perth at Burswood Dome on Thursday 17 May, then to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Sunday 20 May, then a performance at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre on Tuesday 22 May. It’s then onwards north to play the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Thursday 24 May, followed by Brisbane’s Riverstage on Saturday 26 May, and then crossing the Tasman to finish things up in New Zealand with a show at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Monday 28 May.

Following on from the multi-million selling, multi-award winning, global smash of a debut album ‘Lungs,’ Florence The Machine first landed on Australian shores in January 2010 on the Laneway Festival bill; playing to stunned audiences over the course of the festival as well as her own headline club shows. Barely six months later, her ascension to stardom took a further leap when she returned to wow audiences on the main stage at Splendour In The Grass and sell out multiple theatre shows from Perth to Brisbane. So overwhelming was the demand that shows sold out in record timing and her stay in Australia was extended to allow additional shows not previously planned.
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‘Rockstar Productions’ in conjunction with ‘Riot! Entertainment’, ‘Metal Massacre.com.au’ and ‘Metal Obsession.net’ present the return to Australian shores of one of the most popular and charismatic acts of the genre; AMON AMARTH!

The ‘Guardians of Asgard’ are gracing our shores for the first time since their almost sold out national tour of Australia of 2009. Performing tracks of their latest chart busting album ‘Surtur Rising’ along with all the fan favourites, this tour has every indication that it will go the distance and perform to full houses in every venue. Well renowned to be one of the best live acts on the circuit, Amon Amarth never let their fans down and each show is nothing short of an adrenaline packed power punch to the solar plexus!
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It seems Melbourne has well and truly embraced Australia’s champions of all things facially hirsute The Beards with news that the Adelaide quartet have just sold out their show at The Corner Hotel on Friday the 16th of March. To cope with the demand and Melbourne’s obvious fondness for bearded men the band have just announced they have added a second Corner Hotel show on Thursday the 15th of March with tickets on sale now. All tickets to shows nationally are selling fast!

For a band that never expected to play more than one show, The Beards have certainly come a long, long way. Forming as a joke to play a single show in Adelaide, the entirely beard-based band have gone on to become underground legends of the Australian music scene. Since the release of their second album, Beards Beards Beards (2009), The Beards have spread their bearded message throughout Australia with constant touring and countless performances all over the country. Now, The Beards are hitting the road again, and bringing with them their much-anticipated third album, Having a Beard is the New Not Having a Beard which is out on March 9th through MGM.
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On the morning of 29 February 2012, The Monkees singer Davy Jones was found dead at his Indiantown, Florida home at the age of 66. His publicist announced that Jones had suffered a massive heart attack in his sleep. Davy Jones is survived by his widow Jessica and four daughters.
 

 
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Rewind to August last year – CALLING ALL CARS released their second album, the ARIA charting “Dancing with a Dead Man”, and set off on a tour cycle around the country. Taking their triple j featured album to the masses on the back of national airplay and hot supporting cast that introduced Redcoats and Boy In A Box they played to sold out rooms and stamped themselves as one of Australia’s most incendiary, young, live rock bands.

Calling All Cars finished 2011 in a blaze of glory supporting their new best friends’ the Foo Fighters and being added to the East Coast run of The Big Day Out. After an unexpected blow to the jaw of lead vocalist Haydn Ing prematurely ended their Sydney BIG DAY OUT performance earlier this year Melbourne’s CALLING ALL CARS have bounced off the rock& roll canvas and are ready to rumble!
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