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December 18, 2024
Megan Milner

Amy Shark Announces Solo Acoustic “Songs & Stories” 2025 Regional Australian Tour

Fresh off ‘The Sadness’ arena tour, 8-time ARIA award winner and alt-pop singer songwriter, Amy Shark will be hitting the road for a mammoth 20-date Solo Acoustic ‘Songs and Stories’ regional tour of Australia across January-March 2025.

For the first time ever, Amy will perform the entire set acoustically, with supporting, emotional and honest stories for every song.

Tickets go on sale at 10am (local), Wednesday December 18.

For complete tour & ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au

The extensive tour kicks off on Thursday January 16 in Kalgoorlie, before weaving its way across Australia performing shows in regional WA, Canberra, Hobart, NSW, VIC and QLD, with the final show on Monday March 3 in Caloundra. Support for all shows will be Singer Songwriter Amélie Farren.

AMY SHARK
THE SOLO ACOUSTIC “SONGS & STORIES” TOUR
Supported by Amélie Farren

GOLDFIELDS ARTS CENTRE, KALGOORLIE, WA
THURSDAY JANUARY 16

BOARDWALK THEATRE, MANDURAH, WA
FRIDAY JANUARY 17

BUNBURY REGIONAL ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BUNBURY, WA
SATURDAY JANUARY 18

CANBERRA THEATRE, CANBERRA, ACT
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 29

ODEON THEATRE, HOBART, TAS
FRIDAY JANUARY 31

SARATON THEATRE, GRAFTON, NSW
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 4

CIVIC THEATRE, NEWCASTLE, NSW
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 5

ANITA’S THEATRE, THIRROUL, NSW
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 7

SHOALHAVEN ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, NOWRA, NSW
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 9

FRANKSTON ARTS CENTRE, FRANKSTON, VIC
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 11

GIPPSLAND PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, TRARALGON, VIC
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12

ULUMBARRA THEATRE, BENDIGO, VIC
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 13

WENDOUREE CENTRE OF PERFORMING ARTS, BALLARAT, VIC
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14

RIVERLINKS EASTBANK, SHEPPARTON, VIC
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15

ALBURY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ALBURY, NSW
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 16

COSTA HALL, GEELONG, VIC
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18

CAIRNS PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE, CAIRNS, QLD
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26

HOTA THEATRE, GOLD COAST, QLD
SATURDAY MARCH 1

EMPIRE THEATRE, TOOWOOMBA, QLD
SUNDAY MARCH 2

THE EVENTS CENTRE, CALOUNDRA, QLD
MONDAY MARCH 3

TICKETS ON SALE 10AM WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18

For complete tour & ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au

ABOUT AMY SHARK:

After bursting onto the global music scene in 2016, Amy Shark’s six-time platinum single Adore put her on the map as one of Australia’s most formidable songwriters. This was followed by APRA Song of the Year-winning, seven-time platinum and #1 Australian Airplay Chart hit, I Said Hi, and 2019 three-time platinum single Mess Her Up.

Shark’s debut #1 ARIA album and platinum-certified Love Monster was recognised in 2018 with four ARIA Awards (Album of the Year, Best Female Artist, Best Pop Release, Best Producer [Dann Hume]) and was nominated for another five.

Love Monster went on to become the highest-selling album by an Australian artist in 2018. In 2020, Amy released her ARIA Award-winning, two-time platinum-accredited single, Everybody Rise, which is nearing 50 million streams globally and spent 12 weeks in the Top 10 Australian airplay chart.

Amy’s sophomore album, Cry Forever, was her second #1 ARIA debut, holding the top spot for two weeks consecutively. Shark teamed up with blink-182’s Travis Barker on gold-accredited single C’Mon and global superstar Ed Sheeran to co-write the two-time platinum single Love Song’s Ain’t for Us featuring Grammy® award-winning artist Keith Urban.

In 2023, she released now Gold-accredited single ‘Can I Shower At Yours’, graced the cover of Rolling Stone Australia, supported Coldplay for their stadium shows in Perth and make her debut as a judge on Australia Idol – for which she picked up her first Logie, winning the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent.

This win inducted Amy into the illustrious club of Australians who have taken home both an ARIA Award and Logie Award. 2024 saw Amy return to her judging role for a hugely successful second season of Australian Idol and release her 3rd #1 ARIA Album Sunday Sadness, as well as embarking on her AU & NZ tour, The Sadness Tour.

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December 17, 2024
Megan Milner

ROSS THE BOSS Announces May 2025 Australian Tour Performing MANOWAR’s ‘Sign Of The Hammer’ In Full

 

SIGN OF THE HAMMER is one the iconic albums ROSS THE BOSS released during his time with the “Kings Of Metal”, the mighty MANOWAR. This album will be played in full for the Aussie shows, along with a best of set which includes some of that band’s most anthemic songs.

ROSS THE BOSS will be joined onstage by the Metallic trio of Marc Lopes from METAL CHURCH on Vocals, Dirk Schlächter from GAMMA RAY on Bass, and one-time MANOWAR member Rhino destroying the drums up the back. This is a star-studded line up performing this album and a once in a lifetime opportunity for Australian fans.

Bronx native, Ross Friedman AKA Ross The Boss, is a household name in the world of Heavy Metal and Punk. From his early beginnings forming THE DICTATORS in New York and releasing a slew of albums with this band, who always gave THE RAMONES a run for their money… to his headlining chart topping glory days in MANOWAR. Ross’ career has always been one to follow, including some killer albums with DEATH DEALER, a band formed by our fellow Australian Stu Marshall. And with the last decade concentrating on RTB albums, with four releases since 2008.

There will be limited, VIP meet and greet tickets available; these will go fast. Get your MANOWAR and RTB gear signed!!!

DO NOT MISS THESE SHOWS!

EARLY BIRD TICKETS (Cheaper, Pre-Sale) ON SALE THURSDAY 19TH DEC AT 10AM AEDT – HARDLINEMEDIA.NET – These are strictly limited, and there is no booking fee… so save some bucks and get in early.

ROSE THE BOSS Australian Tour Dates:
Thursday 1st May BRISBANE – Crowbar (Formerly The Zoo)
Friday 2nd May SYDNEY – Crowbar
Saturday 3rd May MELBOURNE – Croxton
Sunday 4th May ADELAIDE – The Gov

LIMITED VIP MEET & GREET INCLUDES:
– Early access to the show and merch stand**
– Get a photo on your phone/device with band
– Australian tour poster to get signed
– Exclusive VIP lanyard/laminate
– Bring along 2 personal items to get signed
**VIP TICKET INCLUDES ENTRY TO THE SHOW

PAYPAL PAY BY FOUR & AFTERPAY accepted.

General Public Tickets On Sale: Monday 23rd December @ 10AM AEDT

TICKETS & INFO: www.hardlinemedia.net

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December 12, 2024
Megan Milner

The Used Announce 25 Year Celebration With 3 Albums In 3 Nights Across Australia

FULL ALBUM PLAYTHROUGHS:
SELF-TITLED, IN LOVE AND DEATH & LIES FOR THE LIARS

Rock icons THE USED have announced their Australian 25th Anniversary Tour offering an unforgettable experience for fans, with three nights in each city across Australia featuring a full album playthrough of the music they created that shaped the sound of early 2000s alternative rock. The celebration will highlight their first three albums performed in full: their self-titled record The Used (2002), In Love And Death (2004) andLies For The Liars (2007).

As the band reaches a quarter-century milestone, these records are largely regarded as highly influential, and it is no wonder each of them has been certified either platinum or gold by the RIAA in the US, and sold over 10 million albums worldwide.

The band is eternally grateful for the love and support of their fans throughout the years. Lead singer Bert McCracken, aka robbietheused, is “Overwhelmed! These first three records are what put The Used on the map. I can’t wait to experience the joy in playing all three records from front to back. I know it will be an amazing time. I wouldn’t miss it for the world. Sending love to you all and I hope to see you there!”. Bassist Jepha adds, “We feel extremely lucky and humbled to have been a part of something way bigger than ourselves for the past 25 years. To everyone that has been there from the beginning or is just starting out your adventure with us thank you. Here’s to the next 25!”. Drummer Dan Whitesides shares: “We can’t wait to play all of these songs from the first three albums, they mean so much to us as we know they do to so many people.”

The Australian tour will be kicking off on Wednesday 13 August in Brisbane, before heading to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and closing out in Perth on Wednesday 3 September. Each city will be treated to three back-to-back evenings focusing on THE USED‘s formative first three albums, as well as some extra hits, with night one featuring 2022’s self-titled album, The Used, night two featuring 2004’s In Love And Death, and night three featuring 2007’s Lies For The Liars, all played from start to finish at their respective shows in all five cities.

Regarded as one of the most important albums in the post-hardcore scene, THE USED‘s self-titled 2002 album went on to influence a generation of artists, peaked at #63 on the Billboard 200 charts, and debuted at #34 on the ARIA Australian Albums charts. Certified platinum in the US and gold in Australia, The Used has been continually praised since release for its balanced mix of angst and beauty, towering craftsmanship and instrumentation, and a flawless outing from frontman Bert McCracken. An unfaltering landmark outing for THE USED, resoundingly celebrated for its infectious melodics, powerful beauty and emotion, and eclectic merging of punk, acoustic, metal, rock and beyond, The Used spawned iconic singles The Taste of Ink and Buried Myself Alive, while also kickstarting THE USED‘s prolific legacy.

Off the back of an extensive touring schedule following the release of their debut full-length, THE USED returned to the studio with producer John Feldmann to conjure their sophomore studio album, 2004’s In Love And Death. Balancing crunchy riffs with creative dexterity, In Love And Death explanded on the polished yet primal tendenciesintroduced via The Used, and sent THE USED‘s popularity into an entirely new stratosphere; one lined with heart-wrenching anthems, stirring melodics and plenty of spine-tingling heaviness. Across the board, soaring choruses meld with vulnerable lyrics and virtuosic guitar solos, with In Love And Death debuting at #6 on the Billboard 200, and once again reaching platinum and gold certification in the US and Australia respectively, while also igniting significant mainstream global appeal.

Released in 2007, THE USED‘s third studio album, Lies For The Liars, went on to land at #5 on the Billboard 200 chart, debuted at #5 on the ARIA Albums charts, and also become the group’s fastest-selling album in the UK. A high octane collection of cinematic spectacles and captivating arrangements, Lies For The Liars dives head first into guitar-driven rock, balancing levity with sharp production, horror punk and experimental pop injections. With its single Pretty Handsome Awkward tapped to appear on Michael Bay’s 2007 Transformers soundtrack, which itself debuted at #21 on the Billboard 200 charts, Lies For The Liars burgeoned THE USED‘s cultural impact, while also firmly reminding the world why THE USED were and still remain one of the most influential and important bands to emerge in the 2000s.

Next August and September, join THE USED celebrating 25 years of monumental rock down under, with three back-to-back shows per city offering fans the chance to revisit the three albums that started it all!

Early bird pre-sale tickets on sale: Wednesday 11 December @ 9am local time

To Gain Early Ticket Access Register Here ->https://daltours.cc/25Years

General tickets on sale: Friday 13 December @ 9am local time
Tickets from destroyalllines.com

THE USED will also be offering VIP packages as part of their Australian 25th Anniversary Tour in 2025. Packages include a band meet and greet, photo opp, signed 12” Record Flat of “Album of the Night,” exclusive “Album of the Night” enamel pin, limited edition disposal camera, tote bag, metal laminate with lanyard with early access to the venue and merch. All tickets will be available on Friday, December 13 at 10 am local time at https://theused.net.

Destroy All Lines Presents

THE USED
25 YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR
TOUR DATES:

WEDNESDAY 13 AUGUST – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE*
THURSDAY 14 AUGUST – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE^
SATURDAY 16 AUGUST – THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE+
SUNDAY 17 AUGUST – LIBERTY HALL, SYDNEY*
TUESDAY 19 AUGUST – LIBERTY HALL, SYDNEY^
WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST – LIBERTY HALL, SYDNEY+
FRIDAY 22 AUGUST – NORTHCOTE THEATRE, MELBOURNE*
SATURDAY 23 AUGUST – NORTHCOTE THEATRE, MELBOURNE^
MONDAY 25 AUGUST – NORTHCOTE THEATRE, MELBOURNE+
TUESDAY 26 AUGUST – THE GOV, ADELAIDE*
THURSDAY 28 AUGUST – THE GOV, ADELAIDE^
FRIDAY 29 AUGUST – THE GOV, ADELAIDE+
SUNDAY 31 AUGUST – MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH*
MONDAY 1 SEPTEMBER – MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH^
WEDNESDAY 3 SEPTEMBER – MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH+

* Playing Self-Titled Record
^ Playing In Love And Death
+ Playing Lies For The Liars

General tickets on sale: Friday 13 December @ 9am local time
Tickets from destroyalllines.com

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October 29, 2024
Megan Milner

UNDISPUTED TITANS OF THRASH METAL ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN TOUR

Bay Area legends TESTAMENT are set to lay waste to Australia in June 2025; their first headline tour since 2010.

Since emerging from the San Francsico Bay Area TESTAMENT have delivered some of the greatest metal anthems of all time. ‘Over The Wall’, ‘Practice What You Preach’, ‘Rise Up’, ‘Into The Pit’, ‘Brotherhood Of The Snake’, ‘Low’, ‘The New Order’, ‘First Strike Is Deadly’... The list of absolute classics seems endless as they unleashed one crushing album after another.

With no shortage of critical acclaim, Testament remain one of the select few bands with 2 albums, (both The Legacy and The New Order) inducted into Decibel Magazine’s prestigious Hall Of Fame, alongside Metallica, Black Sabbath, and Motörhead.

Revolver Magazine included The New Order on their list of 14 Thrash Albums You Need to Own. Guitar World recognized Practice What You Preach as one of the Top 10 Shred Albums of all time. Guitar World called Low as one of the Iconic Albums That Defined 1994. The Formation of Damnation won Best Album at Metal Hammer’s Golden Gods Awards. And released nearly 30 years after the band’s formation, Dark Roots of Earth became their highest-charting album yet!

TESTAMENT have remained steadfast over the course of literal decades; always managing to present the genuine aspects of thrash metal that defines their existence while spreading into unique horizons through new crisp and fascinating sounds.

The worldwide Testament legions only continue to grow with renewed fervour and intensity as one of the most influential acts in heavy metal marches forward, never wavering and always crushing.

“TESTAMENT are still as deadly as they ever were”.

“Titans Of Creation is an adrenaline filled apocalyptic masterpiece, ignore it at your peril.” 9/10 – Gareth Williams – Wall Of Sound

TESTAMENT June 2025 Australian Tour Dates
Wednesday 18th June – BRISBANE, The Tivoli
Friday 20th June – SYDNEY, The Metro

Saturday 21st June – MELBOURNE, Northcote Theatre

Sunday 22nd June – ADELAIDE – The Gov

Tuesday 24th June – PERTH, Metropolis Fremantle

Tickets

Presale: Thursday 31st October, 9am Local Time

General Public On Sale: Tuesday 5th November, 9am Local time

From: https://metropolistouring.com/testament-2025/ or https://thephoenix.au/testament/

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September 21, 2024
Megan Milner

City and Colour announces Australian tour with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats for January 2025

In a huge coup, acclaimed Canadian singer, songwriter and performer City and Colour announces he will tour Australia in January 2025, alongside dynamic US eight-piece Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

Playing shows from coast to coast, City and Colour will kick off an all ages* tour at Brisbane’s iconic Riverstage on Tuesday 14 January, before heading through Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth. Local legend Alex Lahey will support on the East Coast and Adelaide dates, while Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys will warm audiences in Perth.

Frontier Members can access presale tickets from 10am local time on Tuesday 24 September, before the general public onsale opens at 11am local time on Wednesday 25 September. Head to frontiertouring.com/ccnr for more information.

Having toured Canada together earlier this year to incredible acclaim, City and Colour and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are ready to deliver their extraordinary live show to audiences down under.

On his last nationwide tour of Australia in 2023, City and Colour played intimate venues that sold out immediately, along with a string of appearances at SummerSalt Festival, stunning audiences with his trademark vocals, raw honesty and dialogue, talents that have endeared him to music lovers around the world since City and Colour’s inception in 2005. 2025 will mark Green’s nineteenth tour of Australia, having previously visited ten times as City and Colour, and another eight times with the band Alexisonfire.

City and Colour released his critically praised seventh studio album The Love Still Held Me Near last year.

Over the course of seven studio albums, City and Colour has compiled a canon ripe with songs born of adoration and devotion, amassing a legion of dedicated fans worldwide and garnering him three JUNOs, including two Songwriter of the Year awards, plus multiple triple, double, platinum and gold certifications in his native Canada.

One of the most recognisable forces in contemporary rock ‘n roll, eight-piece Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats are an undeniable live act, most recently in Australia in 2023.

Since 2015, Rateliff has led his denim-clad, horn-flanked Night Sweats to stages across the globe, leaving awed audiences in their wake. Their combustible mix of soul and rock quickly cemented them as a rare generational band who balances ecstatic live shows with engrossing and rich records.

South Of Here, the fourth Night Sweats album reckons with a lifetime of pain and trauma and transforms it into a stirring and soul-baring rumination on love, loss, hope and resolve. Following And It’s Still Alright, Rateliff’s beloved 2020 solo LP, and The Future, The Night Sweat’s acclaimed 2021 release, the new album blends both sides of his immense talent: emotionally potent, vivid storytelling and the rugged, R&B revivalism that has powered the band to world-wide acclaim over the past decade.

Unrivalled talents, don’t miss City and Colour with Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats when they tour Australia together for the very first time in January.

*Perth show is licensed 13+

CITY AND COLOUR WITH NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
JANUARY 2025
With Special Guests ALEX LAHEY (BNE, SYD, MEL, ADEL) & CAITLIN HARNETT & THE PONY BOYS (PER)
Presented by Chugg Entertainment, Frontier Touring & Love Police

FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
Via frontiertouring.com/ccnr
Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 24 September (10am local time)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted

GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Wednesday 25 September (11am local time)

TUESDAY 14 JANUARY
Riverstage | Brisbane QLD (Lic. All Ages)
ticketmaster.com.au

THURSDAY 16 JANUARY
Hordern Pavilion | Sydney NSW (Lic. All Ages)
ticketek.com.au

SATURDAY 18 JANUARY
Sidney Myer Music Bowl | Melbourne VIC (Lic. All Ages)
ticketek.com.au

MONDAY 20 JANUARY
Adelaide Entertainment Centre Theatre | Adelaide SA (Lic. All Ages)
ticketek.com.au

THURSDAY 23 JANUARY
Red Hill Auditorium | Perth WA (Lic. 13+)
axs.com.au

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September 12, 2024
Megan Milner

GREEN DAY ANNOUNCE AUSTRALIAN LEG OF ‘THE SAVIORS TOUR’

Global rock superstars Green Day – Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – have officially shared details of the Australian leg on their massive 2024/25 global stadium tour – The Saviors Tour, presented by Live Nation and Triple M.

In their biggest live undertaking to date, the band has confirmed they will play Dookie and American Idiot in full, along with tracks from the new album Saviors and cuts from their vast collection of hits. Special guest is revered Californian rockers, AFI, who make a welcome return to Australia for the first time since 2017.

The Saviors Tour kicks off at Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium on March 1, followed by Engie Stadium in Sydney on March 3, and concluding at CBUS Super Stadium, Gold Coast on March 5.

An artist pre-sale runs from Monday, September 16 to Thursday, September 19 – Gold Coast commencing at 1pm, Melbourne at 2pm and Sydney at 3pm.

Vodafone pre-sale runs from Tuesday, September 17 to Thursday, September 19 – Gold Coast commencing at 10am, Melbourne at 11am and Sydney at 12pm.

Mastercard and eligible CommBank Yello customers have special access to pre-sale tickets starting on Tuesday, September 17 at 10am Sydney local time until Thursday, September 19. Tickets are available exclusively to eligible CommBank Yello customers using a CommBank Mastercard at checkout. Visit commbank.com.au/mastercardpresales to find out more.

A Live Nation pre-sale runs from Thursday, September 19 to Friday, September 20 – Gold Coast commencing at 11am, Melbourne at 12pm and Sydney at 1pm.

Westfield members get access to exclusive reserved tickets. Tickets on sale from Friday, September 20, from 12pm in Gold Coast, 1pm in Melbourne, and 2pm in Sydney. Become a Westfield member by downloading the app here: https://www.westfield.com.au/membership/

General onsale begins Friday, September 20 – Gold Coast from 12pm, Melbourne from 1pm, and Sydney from 2pm – Tickets and more information at greenday.com and livenation.com.au.

Green Day shared, “We’ve never been more excited to unleash new music than with Saviors, a record that’s meant to be rocked live, together. And we can not wait to return to Australia, it’s been way too long. So let’s thrash.”

The tour will be a larger-than-life, career-spanning celebration of one of the biggest musical acts of all time and some of the most important albums in history. This year marks the 30th anniversary of Green Day’s 1994 certified Diamond album, Dookie, and the 20th anniversary of 2004’s juggernaut, American Idiot. Each a cultural phenomenon in its own right, these albums have remained at the forefront of punk culture since their release. With blazing guitars and electrifying vocals, Green Day are ready to bring their mind-blowing collection of hits to stadiums across the country, along with plenty of new additions from Saviors.

Saviors, the band’s 14th studio album, features first single “The American Dream Is Killing Me” and “Look Ma, No Brains!”. Watch the accompanying video HERE, directed by Ryan Baxley and Brendan Walter.

Artist pre-sale runs from Monday, September 16 – Thursday, September 19 – Gold Coast from 1pm, Melbourne 2pm and Sydney at 3pm.

Vodafone & Commbank Mastercard pre-sales run from Tuesday, September 17 – Thursday , September 19 – Gold Coast from 10am, Melbourne 11am and Sydney at 12pm.

Live Nation pre-sale runs from Thursday, September 19 – Friday, September 20 – Gold Coast from 11am, Melbourne 12pm and Sydney 1pm.

Westfield Reserved Tickets begins on Friday, September 20 – Gold Coast commencing at 12pm, Melbourne at 1pm and Sydney at 2pm.

General public onsale beings on Friday, September 20 – Gold Coast commencing at 12pm, Melbourne at 1pm and Sydney at 2pm.

Tickets and more information at greenday.com and livenation.com.au

VIP: The tour will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. Packages vary but include premium tickets, guided tours on stage, access to Green Day Hospitality Lounge, VIP entry, exclusive merch packages and more. For more information, visit greenday.com

ABOUT GREEN DAY

Formed in 1986 in Berkeley, CA, Green Day is one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, with more than 75 million records sold worldwide and 10 billion cumulative audio/visual streams. The five-time Grammy Award-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees released their breakout album Dookie in 1994, which sold over 10 million and achieved 10x Platinum Diamond status, is widely credited with popularizing and reviving mainstream interest in punk rock, catapulting a career-long run of #1 hit singles. Entertainment Weeklycalls Green Day, “The most influential band of their generation,” while Rolling Stone attests, “Green Day have inspired more young bands to start than any act this side of Kiss, and that doesn’t seem to be changing.” In 2004, Green Day released the rock opera American Idiot which captured the nation’s attention, selling more than 8 million copies in the U.S. alone and taking home the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album. Mojo declared “It’s exhilarating stuff, the kind of record that sets new parameters as to what is possible from a punk rock’n’roll band in the 21st century.” In 2010, a stage adaptation of American Idiot debuted on Broadway to critical and commercial acclaim. Released in 2020, Green Day’s thirteenth studio album Father Of All…debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Album Sales Chart and #1 in both the U.K. and Australia. Pitchfork declared, “Green Day’s most fetching and youthful songs in ages. The trio sounds reinvigorated, more like hungry newcomers staking their claim.” In July 2021, Green Day embarked on The Hella Mega Tour (w/ Fall Out Boy & Weezer). The global tour included 29 sold-out stadium gigs – including renowned venues like London Stadium and Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium. On January 19, 2024 Green Day released their highly anticipated 14th studio album, Saviors, featuring the single, “The American Dream Is Killing Me.”

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ABOUT AFI

Like similarly artistically-minded iconic bands, AFI’s ever-evolving identity has kept their sound, themes, and overall image fresh. A place in rock n’ roll history assured by magical musical androgyny, both post-modern and timeless, AFI remains guided by the flames of authenticity and determination that defined their first ten albums and are sure to drive the next ten and beyond. Known for their ferocious energy and singer Davey Havok’s devil-may-care attitude, AFI’s live show is a sight to behold.

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August 23, 2024
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SARAH BLASKO ANNOUNCES NATIONAL ALBUM TOUR AND UNVEILS I JUST NEED TO CONQUER THIS MOUNTAIN ALBUM TRACK LIST

NEW SINGLE + VIDEO ‘BOTHERING ME’ OUT TODAY

Stream ‘Bothering Me’ | Watch the video
Pre-order I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain

Revered 3x Platinum and 3x ARIA Award-winning singer, songwriter, musician and producer SARAH BLASKO today unveils the tracklist for her first full-length studio album in six years I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain (out Nov 1), announces her national album tour this November/December and shares the new single + video ‘Bothering Me’. Tracing the inevitability of painful goodbyes in many forms, and the grief – and acceptance – that follows, I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain sees Sarah Blasko firmly in the present as she searches for the light that comes with new beginnings. ‘Bothering Me’ is out everywhere now – stream/watch HERE – and pre-order I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain HERE.

Tickets to Sarah Blasko’s album tour, on which she’ll perform songs from I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain and her extensive back catalogue across Qld, NSW, SA and WA – in addition to the already announced VIC shows – backed by her live band are on sale 9am local this Thursday 29 August.

On the howling new single ‘Bothering Me’, Sarah Blasko confronts dreams – both the kind we have when we’re asleep and the ones we hold for our future – as she is revisited by her past at night and how her life is not aligned with what her younger self once foresaw. These small but powerful reckonings cut a lot deeper than the track’s title suggests. “Dreams seem to be a way of processing things that happen during the day and so I embraced dreaming as a way of getting over things,” Blasko explains, “Getting older is TOUGH. Sometimes I don’t know who I am anymore and that I’ve lost touch with the person I used to be and the dreams I held. I try to let go but not let go at the same time because dreams are important.”

The ‘Bothering Me’ video captures Sarah Blasko in technicolour as she makes moves through kaleidoscopic scenes; it was created by SPOD, who also edited and provided visual effects, with filming by Wilk and lighting design by Bazz Barrett. On the video, Sarah Blasko shares, “All the video material for the record was created when three people – a lighting person (Bazz Barrett), a videographer (Wilk) and a singer with an album (me) – spent three days in a very nice rehearsal room, not really knowing what we’d come out with or what it would all mean. We played around and laughed a lot, and in the end were proud of the spirit of what we captured.” Spod adds, “Getting this project from Sarah was intriguing as usually I’d be involved from the beginning with a defined idea of what I’m aiming to do, but this is a much more improvised, free form experimental project where I was delivered footage and given free reign. I didn’t want to take it too far but wanted to heighten the momentum and emotion of the song, so I pushed the footage into the abstract noise and colour of analog effects.”

Together with the album’s first single ‘The Way’, ‘Bothering Me’ sets the scene for I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain as an album of late night reflections on goodbyes, grief, new beginnings and an important friendship that underpinned her childhood. It was recorded at Rancom Street Studios in Eora/Sydney with engineer Brent Clark, produced by Sarah Blasko and mixed by Kenny Gilmore (Weyes Blood, Julia Holter, Ariel Pink), and marked a new approach to writing and recording from that of her earlier records: “This album was probably the most relaxed and free feeling record I’ve made,” Sarah Blasko shares.

Sarah Blasko is as expansive as she is prolific, writing songs that strike with rare immediacy, clarity and purpose. Across a discography of six solo albums – Depth of Field (2018), Eternal Return (2015), I Awake (2012), As Day Follows Night (2009), What The Sea Wants, The Sea Will Have (2006) and The Overture & the Underscore (2004) – and two albums with Holly Throsby and Sally Seltmann as Seeker Lover Keeper – Seeker, Lover, Keeper (2011) and Wild Seeds (2019) – four albums have reached Platinum Sales Status with six debuts in the ARIA Top 10. Sarah Blasko is a three-time ARIA Award winner, 18x ARIA Award nominee, has won the J Award for Australian Album of the Year, and three-times shortlisted for the Australian Music Prize. Her cover of Cold Chisel’s ‘Flame Trees’ (2004) had a resurgence when it was featured in Season 2 of Netflix’s Heartbreak High, spawning a remix by Cub Sport released this June. Sarah Blasko composed the music for Bell Shakespeare’s productions of Twelfth Night (2023) and Hamlet (2008), Sydney Dance Company’s Emergence (2013), has been praised by the likes of Sir Elton John on his visit to James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke and recently wrapped a national tour with Boy & Bear, where she debuted songs from I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain live for the first time.

Sarah Blasko – I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain
November 1, 2024 | Pre-save + Pre-order

TRACK LIST
The Way
Bothering Me
Goodbye! (feat. Ryan Downey)
I Can’t Wait Anymore
Give You Up
Emotions
In My Head
Dream Weaver
To Be Alone
Divine

TOUR DATES
Tickets on sale 9am (local) Thursday 29 August from sarahblasko.com

Fri 15 Nov – Dashville Nights – Wonnarua Land/Hunter Valley
Sat 16 Nov – Factory Theatre – Gadigal Land/Sydney
Sat 30 Nov – Princess Theatre – Meanjin/Brisbane
Thur 5 Dec – Theatre Royal – Dja Dja Wurrung/Castlemaine
Fri 6 Dec – Northcote Theatre – Naarm/Melbourne
Thur 12 Dec – The Gov – Kaurna/Adelaide
Fri 13 Dec – Freo Social – Boorloo/Perth

CONNECT WITH SARAH BLASKO
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August 21, 2024
Megan Milner

ALESTORM with guests Nekrogoblikon – Australian & New Zealand Tour February 25 – March 8, 2025

Wowsers! Behold human pirates of the southern lands, ALESTORM have set their compass this way for their next expedition to the other side of the world to regale us all with their super infectious blend of modern folk and power metal. With their well renowned A game PARTY prepped and packed, they’ll be stuffing the galley full of inflatable ducks, kilts, a hurdy gurdy player, maybe even a shark, but most importantly, drums upon drums of beer and rum! Bring your mateys, bring your best drinking hat, bring your lungs and let’s fire up the biggest shindigs of 2025!!

Heeding the call for their first odyssey to Australia and handed the highly important task of hyping up the party hungry are NEKROGOBLIKON. The self-proclaimed “Kings of Goblin Metal”, who deliver a unique blend of melodic rock and gnarly death metal, infused with EDM-style flourishes. Fronted by their ostentatious singing goblin hypeman John Goblikon and new screaming vocalist Dickie Allen (Infant Annihilator) the band takes cues from GWAR, Finntroll, and Dethklok, while maintaining a humorous, self-referential style.

ALESTORM with NEKROGOBLIKON performing at:
Feb 25th – Perth, Metropolis Fremantle
Feb 27th – Adelaide, The Gov
Feb 28th – Melbourne, The Forum
March 1st – Sydney, Roundhouse
March 2nd – Canberra, The Baso
March 4th – Brisbane, Princess Theatre

ALESTORM only performing at:
March 7th – Auckland, Galatos
March 8th – Wellington, San Fran

TICKETS ON SALE 9.00am AEST Thursday August 22nd at:
PERTH, ADELAIDE, CANBERRA – www.oztix.com.au
MELBOURNE – www.ticketek.com.au
SYDNEY – www.moshtix.com.au
BRISBANE – www.ticketmaster.com.au
AUCKLAND – https://galatos.co.nz
WELLINGTON – https://moshtix.co.nz

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July 16, 2024
Megan Milner

MIDDLE KIDS ANNOUNCE 2024 REGIONAL TOUR

Handsome Tours, WME & Look Out Kid are stoked to present Middle Kids on the regional leg of their Faith Crisis Pt 1 Tour!

Following their acclaimed headline shows in May & June and a recently wrapped run of American shows, the band bring their Faith Crisis Pt 1 to regional towns across the country from September.

Your pre-sale code is PETITION

Pre-sale starts Wed 17 July at 10am (local) ⏰
General Public tickets on sale Thu 18 July at 10am (local) ⏰

MIDDLE KIDS – FAITH CRISIS PT 1 REGIONAL TOUR

Fri, 27 Sep – NSW – Rooty Hill, Sydney Theatre Coliseum*
Sat, 28 Sep 2024 – NSW – Newcastle, Civic Theatre (New Annual)*
Fri, 4 Oct 2024 – NSW – Thirroul, Anita’s Theatre
Sat, 5 Oct 2024 – ACT – Canberra, UC Refectory
Sun, 6 Oct 2024 – NSW – Albury, Beer Deluxe
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 – QLD – Sunshine Coast, The Shed
Fri, 11 Oct 2024 – NSW – Brunswick Heads, Hotel Brunswick
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 – QLD – Gold Coast, Miami Marketta
Thu, 17 Oct 2024 – VIC – Torquay, Torquay Hotel
Fri, 18 Oct 2024 – VIC – Meeniyan, Meeniyan Town Hall
Sat, 19 Oct 2024 – VIC – Ballarat, Civic Hall
Fri, 1 Nov 2024 – QLD – Airlie Beach, Magnums
Sat, 2 Nov 2024 – QLD – Townsville, JCU Uni Bar
Sun, 3 Nov 2024 – QLD – Cairns, Tanks Arts Centre

* Rooty Hill + Newcastle tickets on sale now

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