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The Grates’ highly anticipated debut album ‘Gravity Won’t Get You High’ hits the streets on April 8. Featuring the infectious new single, ‘19-20-20’.
To support this release, The Grates announce their Gravity Won’t Get You High National Tour... [more]
Ben Harper announces his national Australian tour for May 2006. Renowned as an explosive and magnetic live performer Ben Harper never fails to thrill fans both old and new, and his Australian record sales are now in excess of 1 million units.... [more]
This coming April and May, hot off the heels from a sell out East Coast tour, Sydney performer Josh Pyke is joining forces with WA’s finest, Bob Evans, to tour the country on the aptly named “An Evening with Josh Pyke & Bob Evans” tour.... [more]
Due to concerns raised by ticket buyers holding flight arrangements for the U2 Vertigo tour dates in Australia and New Zealand, which have now been postponed due to a family illness, promotor, Michael Coppel Presents has liased with Air New Ze... [more]
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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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]
Tickets for the Sydney show at the Metro on Fri 10 March, and the Melbourne show at the Corner on Saturday 11 March have both completely sold out, with the rest of the tour is not far behind!
Due to this demand, the Sydney show at the Annan... [more]
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 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]
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]
It has been a long time between drinks for the Melbourne songsmiths Augie March, with their return to the live music scene celebrated with a small run of gigs.
After heading up to the bush for an extended period, One Crowded Hour, the first... [more]
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]
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]