The inaugural HEAVENLY SOUNDS tour continues to prove very popular with music fans around the country as they embrace the new concept of experiencing a contemporary live music performance within the setting of historical churches and cathedrals. As reported last week several dates had already sold out and now with the first Melbourne show sold out, a second and final show is on sale there taking place on Tuesday November 29th again at St Michael’s Church, cnr of Collins Street & Russell Street, Melbourne. The Perth show is now also sold out.

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A late change ahead of the Armor All Gold Coast 600, October 21-23 has been forced upon the MOTHER Energy Drinks Racing team – with Brazilian Lucas di Grassi being replaced by countryman Gil de Ferran – a former Indianapolis 500 and double IndyCar Champion. De Ferran – who raced at Surfers Paradise on seven occasions for a best result of fourth in his final appearance – was a Team Penske legend – winning the Champ Car Title for the Champion American team in his first year in 2000, then going back to back in 2001.

His crowning glory though was the 2003 victory in the Indianapolis 500 for The Captain-Roger Penske.
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Supanova Pop Culture Expo is where the adoring public comes face to face with Supa-Star celebrities and the creative talent that inspire their imaginary worlds under one big roof.

Gathered from the wonderful worlds of science-fiction, pulp TV/movies, toys, console gaming, trading cards, animation/cartoons, fantasy, comic books, entertainment technology, books, internet sites and fan-clubs, the result is an amazing celebration in an atmosphere tailor made for expessing your inner geek and where getting into cosplay (cos-tume role-play) is the obvious thing to do!

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA RETURN FOR DEAD THRONE TOUR AUSTRALIA 2011! The Devil Wears Prada are set to return to Australia this October for a rapid fire run of shows in support of their fourth studio album Dead Throne. Michigan’s metal cross post-hardcore outfit We Came As Romans and local juggernauts Dream On Dreamer will complete this impressive package.

Dead Throne, out September 9th on Roadrunner Records, is hailed as the uncompromising release that will mark the Ohio six-piece turning a corner and taking a confident step to the next level. More aggressive, more emotionally charged and sonically larger than previous releases, Dead Throne is characterised by a more pronounced focus on the band’s unique, punishing dual-vocal assault. The Devil Wears Prada’s evolution musically and unwavering technical proficiency is seemingly effortlessly laid out in the razor-sharp, straight-ahead metal tracks that are utterly brilliant not only in their composition, but also in their flawless delivery. It has not been quiet on the tour front either for The Devil Wears Prada. They have racked up multiple European and UK tours already this year (including a main stage appearance at Download Festival) and notched up a healthy string of US dates, including slaying the main stage on Warped. Witness The Devil Wears Prada‘s renewed conviction when they take to Australian stages once again this October for their biggest Australian headline tour yet.

We Came As Romans made their standout live debut on Australian soil at 2010’s No Sleep Til festivals. In the nine months that have passed the six-piece have been touring tirelessly, building on their already solid fanbase the old fashioned way. Seemingly addicted to the road and stage, the band have only paused long enough to record in brief windows between tours. We Came As Romans returned to Foundation Recording Studio with their longtime friend and producer, Joey Sturgis [Asking Alexandria, Attack Attack!] for their sophomore effort. The new material carries the band’s signature sound of intricate guitar riffs, both mosh-worthy and melodic breakdowns, and the flawless intertwining of dual vocals from David Stephens and Kyle Pavone. Understanding What We’ve Grown To Be is due for release 16 September via UNFD.

It has been a big year already for young Melbourne band Dream On Dreamer, who will round out the Dead Throne Tour bill this October. Having signed to Powerhouse labels UNFD and Rise Records, they recently released their debut album Heartbound worldwide, reaching #38 on the ARIA Charts and getting the band attention from all over the world. These Australian dates come in between a mass worldwide tour including European, US and Japanese dates in support of the world release of the album.

Thu 20 Oct – Capitol, Perth WA – Buy Tickets Here
Fri 21 Oct – Fowlers Live, Adelaide SA
Sat 22 Oct – Billboard Nightclub, Melbourne VIC – Buy Tickets Here
Sun 23 Oct – Billboard Nightclub, Melbourne VIC – Buy Tickets Here
Mon 24 Oct – Roundhouse, Sydney NSW
Wed 26 Oct – The Hi-Fi, Brisbane QLD – Buy Tickets Here
Thu 27 Oct – The Hi-Fi, Brisbane QLD – Buy Tickets Here

Cover Your Artz brings you the sessions you have all been waiting for!

The October ‘On the Road Again’ seminar helps you get all the pieces together for a tour worth doing. Whether you are a musician, performer, manager, crew or just ‘with the band’ this one day seminar will help drive you past the potholes of touring, making it there and back in one piece (and hopefully with all band members).

We will cover the best times to tour, how to make touring boost your career, booking tour logistics, the best way to market and promote the tour without destroying the bank balance and we are pretty sure there will be some good tour yarns in there too.
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SOUNDWORKS TOURING, CONTINENTAL CONCERTS and FLEISCH ENTEPRISES proudly presents

With Guests

“THE UGLY WORLD TOUR 2011” AUSTRALIA NOVEMBER

OPENING SUPPORT ACTS ANNOUNCED!!!
Soundworks Touring is pleased to announce the opening acts for the forthcoming and highly anticipated CHILDREN OF BODOM ‘The Ugly World Tour’ in Australia this coming November. Joining CHILDREN OF BODOM and VOYAGER will be

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

THE STELLAR FIRST INDUCTEES OF BIG DAY OUT 2012 ARE: KANYE WEST, SOUNDGARDEN, KASABIAN, MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, THE LIVING END, HILLTOP HOODS, BATTLES, ODD FUTURE, MARIACHI EL BRONX, GIRL TALK, PARKWAY DRIVE, RÖYKSOPP, FOSTER THE PEOPLE, THE JEZABELS, ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI, THE GETAWAY PLAN, CAGE THE ELEPHANT, FRENZAL RHOMB, BOY & BEAR, BEST COAST and TONY HAWK ** Big Day Out 2012 First Line Up Information **

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Up, Up and Away!
BETTY AIRS are out on bail and ready to reoffend!

With a carton of soda pop in the boot of their hot rod and a suitcase full of good times strapped to the roof racks, the Sydney four-piece are busting out for a crime spree across Australia’s eastern and southern seaboards. Along the way they’ll be dropping the sweet and surfy vibes of their new single ‘Juvenile’ and whipping crowds into frenzies with their shin-kicking, knee-slapping live show.

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With his unique take on the pop genre, 2011 has been a determining year for Pluto Jonze. Following the release of his debut self-titled EP, Pluto has carved a name for himself as a refreshing and engaging performer and part of a new breed of talented Australian artists. Dressed with samples, sequenced electronic lines and backed by an explosive live three-piece band, Pluto will round out the year with a final run of east-coast shows throughout October and November with his Plastic Bag In A Hurricane Single Tour.

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Sydonia will take a break from recording their eagerly anticipated 2nd Album to hit Revolver on the 19th November 2011. This will be a special night as they will be playing their much heralded 1st album “Given to Destroyers” from start to finish for the first time in over four years!

Complete with epic drum and percussion sections, brooding melodies, sheer toughness and with the obligatory segues and the odd bit of hairy banjo, “Given to Destroyers” is an album that underscored the local scene and put Sydonia on the road with a number of established bands both here and in the USA.

Join Sydonia for a celebration of what lies behind as they forge ahead at Revolver Upstairs on the Saturday the 19th of November, 2011. – Buy Tickets Here

Sydonia have a plethora of fine support bands so be early to catch opening act Suzie Stapleton solo acoustic serenade, followed by the hardened brutal rock assault all the way from WA that is BRUTUS (buy their merch, the distance from Perth to Melbourne is the equivalent of London to Moscow. Perth is the most remote city in the world) and not to forget local alternative treat for the ears ENNIS TOLA.

Check out all of their respective Facebooks etc for a sneak preview, but as always, music is better in first person, so be there in it…right in it.

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You’ll find a heady mix of artists in this, the 2012 St Jerome’s Laneway Festival line-up announcement. There’s the ground-breaking, the genre-bending, your recent discoveries and your soon-to-be new favourites. But one thing unites them all: they are spine-tinglingly great live. Say that five times.
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Fresh from a record breaking, sold out national tour, Future Music Festival returns in 2012 with all the endless fun, energy and forward thinking sounds that music fans have come to love and cherish from this world-class festival experience.

Presenting the Future Music Festival 2012, an utterly utopian, orbitally awesome ride through the sweetest music in all of Las Venus… It’s tomorrow’s ultimate swinging party city in the skies – and there’s nothing else like it on Earth!
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V8 Supercars bosses have promised there will be more fun, more girls and more of a party than ever when the Armor All Gold Coast 600 rolls into town October 21-23. The event, which combines Australasia’s 28 V8 Supercars heroes with international drivers from 12 countries, along with the nightly 600 Sounds concert Series – is known as South East Queensland’s biggest event and it promises to be all that and more in two weeks’ time.

“We’re absolutely committed to ensuring the Armor All Gold Coast 600 retains everything that it’s become famous for,” said V8 Supercars Acting CEO, Shane Howard. “Every team will have their grid girls and promotional staff on hand as with every one of our events – they are synonymous with motorsport around the world.
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