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Cosmic Psychos
After a nine year hiatus from the studio, Melbourne rock legends the Cosmic Psychos return with their latest album 'Off Ya Cruet!' and an Australian tour, playing shows in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. 'Off Ya Crue... [more]
Drones
Congratulations go to The Drones for winning the inaugural Australian Music Prize, AMP 2005! Last night at the BigPond Music Winners event held at the Museum Of Contemporary Art in Sydney, The Drones won the $25,000 cash prize in recognition... [more]
With Gomez Ian Ball stepped from the Britpop shadows to create a psychadelic/blues sound all of their own. The band are about to release their 7th Album "How We Operate" and in celebration Ian Ball is making his way to Australia. He... [more]
U2
The Next Adventure and Michael Coppel Presents, promotors for the upcoming U2 Vertigo '06 Tour announced today that the Australian leg of the tour has been postponed. This action is unavoidable due to the illness of an immediate family... [more]
Capping off the incredible journeys that have rolled with the Rubber Factory tours around the globe, Dan and Pat, return to Australia to embark on a romp that licks just about every corner of this sunburnt country (sorry Tasmania). The Black... [more]
"Following up their long-delayed and much-anticipated first Australian visit in 2004 Glaswegian pop wonders Belle & Sebastian return in June for a full national tour. B&S’s first tour was highlighted by jaw-dropp... [more]
Augie March
Melbourne songsters, Augie March hit the pavement, touring nationally in April to celebrate the release of their new LP, Moo, You Bloody Choir. Moo, You Bloody Choir is Augie March's third album following on from their acclaimed Sunset... [more]
28 Days
28 Days are back and have returned to the good old days of being a fully independent band following a mutual agreement with the former FMR label to go their separate ways. The band are getting ready for a quick tour in late March to be follo... [more]
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones will play two shows only in Australia at Sydney’s Telstra Stadium on Tuesday 11 April and at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Thursday 13 April. The stage used for the Sydney show will be the same spectacular outdoor stadium st... [more]
EMI and Rubber Records have inked a new strategic alliance via the Virgin label to encompass distribution of new and existing projects from the independent label. Melbourne independent record label Rubber Records has released over 200 titles... [more]
The Whitlams
One of Australia’s most respected and popular live acts The Whitlams return to the national spotlight with their new double album ‘Little Cloud’ with the band planning to tour the new body of work extensively throughout the country in April, M... [more]
U2
Due to the unprecedented demand for tickets, and after consultation with the venue and licensing authorities, the tour promoters announced today that a limited number of additional tickets will be released for sale for the Brisban... [more]
Cog
Cog are preparing once again to Resonate across the nation. After a successful 2005, with sold old shows throughout Australia, Cog hit the road with shows in most states of Australia with demand excpected to be high yet again this time arou... [more]
Silverchair
Silverchair will be headlining Western Australia's Rock It Festival on Sunday March 19th . They will be joined with Grinspoon, Cog, Shihad and Faker. This is their second time headlining the festival, the last being back in 1999. Ticke... [more]
The Darkness
The Darkness are preparing to run riot in Australia this April following the announcement of their first ever headlining Australian Tour. Australia missed out on The Darkness on their last world tour, however The Darkness have finally agreed... [more]
New Buffalo
2005 was certainly the year of the buffalo. At home Sally Seltmann (New Buffalo) toured extensively with Ben Lee, Bright Eyes and Little Wings as well as headlining her own national tour. Abroad, The Last Beautiful Day was released in Japan an... [more]
Split Enz
Split Enz, are reuniting and hitting the road this June for an Australian tour that Frenz fans have only dreamed of. This June the True Colours lineup of Tim Finn, Neil Finn, Eddie Rayner, Noel Crombie, Nigel Griggs, and Malcolm Green will b... [more]
David Gray
With a spot booked this April to appear at the annual East Coast Blues and Roots Festival, Frontier Touring has announced two shows in Melbourne and Sydney to please those fans unable to make the trek up the coast. It was over five years ago... [more]
Bliss n Eso
For over 6 years, Bliss n Eso have been blazin’ stages across Australia and have built an unprecedented fan base and reputation through their live performances. The crew not only can hold it down on their own but have also toured with some of... [more]
Die! Die! Die! are heading back to Australia for their eighth Australian tour this March. Fresh off the heels from the release of their debut self-titled album in January, recorded by the legendary Steve Albini (Nirvana, the Pixies) in Chica... [more]
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