NAPALM DEATH - Campaign For Musical Destruction - Australian / New Zealand Tour, September 5th – 17th, 2023 - with guests WORMROT
NAPALM DEATH. One of the most influential and legendary acts in the history of heavy metal, and considered by all, as the fathers of grindcore. Over 40 years on and seventeen albums in, NAPALM DEATH are in no way, shape or form of slowing down. As stated in their own words, silence sucks, noise is always the answer and they continue to create music that confronts, confounds and eviscerates in equal measure.
Grinding faces with the best of them will be Singapore’s vitriolic extreme noise terrorists WORMROT. Released in 2022, their latest album HISS has been heralded as one of the best modern grind albums, period! Their performances are intense, spectacular, furious, a barrage of unrelenting, head-caving abuse, honed by a singular determination to fucking destroy the competition. Get it or get out of the way!!
NAPALM DEATH with WORMROT performing at:
Sept 5th - Magnet House, Perth
Sept 7th - Lion Arts Factory, Adelaide
Sept 8th - The Factory Theatre, Sydney
Sept 9th - The Croxton, Melbourne
Sept 12th - The Triffid, Brisbane
Sept 15th - Meow, Wellington
Sept 16th - 12 Bar, Christchurch
Sept 17th - Galatos, Auckland
TICKETS ON SALE 9.00am Thursday May 11th at:
PERTH, MELBOURNE - www.oztix.com.au
ADELAIDE, BRISBANE - www.moshtix.com.au
SYDNEY - www.factorytheatre.com.au
WELLINGTON - https://moshtix.co.nz
CHRISTCHURCH - www.undertheradar.co.nz
AUCKLAND - https://galatos.co.nz
Ghost Upgrade All Venues Due To Incredible Demand On Australian Headline Tour. Band To Bring Their Massive International Production
One of the world's most exhilarating and esteemed creative forces, Grammy-winning Swedish theatrical rock band GHOST are delighted to announce due to huge demand, they will be upgrading all venues on their upcoming first Australian headline tour. The Sydney show has been upgraded to Qudos Bank Arena on Tuesday, October 3, the Melbourne show will now be at John Cain Arena on Wednesday, October 4 and the Brisbane show will be held at Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday, October 7.
All existing tickets remain valid to the upgraded shows and general tickets will be on sale Thursday, July 6 at 10am AEST time.
In mind blowing news Australian fans are in for an incredible treat as it’s been confirmed GHOST will be bringing their full International Production over for these shows and will receive the FULL GHOST experience.
In command of well over a billion streams and masters of infectious musical delights, GHOST are a band truly deserving of the word "spectacle"; from their hulking yet glamorous and expertly-crafted sonic output to their otherworldly live performances, GHOST continue to grow their ravenously adoring fanbase, relentlessly luring fans in and beyond the heavier realms with each new release and performance.
Brandishing theatricality with a spellbinding twist on a diverse array of genres, the GHOST mystique and staggering prowess equally flows onstage as well as across five full length albums and multiple EPs, including their brand new covers EP PHANTOMIME released in May. Armed with five tracks that cover classics and deep cuts by Television, Genesis, The Stranglers, Iron Maiden and Tina Turner, PHANTOMIME bridges the glistening foundations of the group's internationally chart-smashing 2022 album Impera, which debuted at #1 in a sweep of the US album charts.
Helmed over the years by Tobias Forge, GHOST's fluctuations also burrow deeply into an ambitious and innovative DNA. Spanning everything from heavy metal to hard rock, doom metal, psychedelic rock, pop and more, GHOST have enamoured and challenged the status quo throughout their career while also sweeping critical acclaim, from their current status generating over 9 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone to snagging the award for Breakthrough Band at 2012's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards and taking out the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2016 via their single Cirice.
Boasting the macabre sensuality by Forge and accompanied by an army of instrumentalists known as Nameless Ghouls, GHOST's notorious performances gleefully break free of any preconceived notions of a typical live metal show, with confetti cannons, disco lights, a razor-sharp aesthetic and everything in between taking centre stage over the years on both festival runs and gargantuan arena tours. 2023 marks the first headline appearance for Swedish sorcerers - and if you thought you'd seen it all before, prepare yourself for a wild ride like no other this October.
Are you on the square? Are you on the level? Don't delay, get your tickets now.
Early bird pre-sale tickets on sale: Wednesday 5 July @ 10am AEST time
To Gain Early Ticket Access Register Here -> https://bit.ly/Ghost-austour
General tickets on sale: Thursday 6 July @ 10am AEST time
Tickets from destroyalllines.com
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GHOST
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023
TOUR DATES:
TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER - QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY VENUE UPGRADE
WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER - JOHN CAIN ARENA, MELBOURNE VENUE UPGRADE
SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER - BRISBANE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, BRISBANE VENUE UPGRADE
General Tickets on sale Thursday 6 July @ 10am AEST time
Tickets from destroyalllines.com
*All existing tickets remain valid
Paramore announce Australia & New Zealand dates for November 2023
Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce Grammy Award-winning US trio Paramore – Hayley Williams, Zac Farro and Taylor York – will touch down in Australia and New Zealand this November, following their most recent visit in 2018 when they played sold out East Coast dates.
Paramore, joined by special guest Remi Wolf, will head through Auckland’s Spark Arena on Saturday 18 November, Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Wednesday 22 November and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena on Monday 27 November. They will also visit Sydney’s iconic Domain on Saturday 25 November, performing to a GA audience for an extra special night of music under the stars and their biggest Australian headline show to date.
A portion of all ticket sales will be donated to leading food rescue organisations OzHarvest (Australia) and KiwiHarvest (New Zealand) to help reduce food waste and create lasting positive social change.
Frontier Members can access pre-sale tickets on Monday 3 July from 10am AEST (staggered timings as below).
Tickets will open for general public sale on Thursday 6 July from 10am AEST (staggered timings as below). More information at frontiertouring.com/paramore
Currently taking their mammoth live show across North America, Paramore have had a whirlwind start to 2023; embarking on a South American tour in March, joining Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour for two nights in Arizona, playing two sold out Madison Square Garden shows in June and last week achieving a career high, blowing crowds away at Bonnaroo with Hayley Williams jumping on stage with Foo Fighters for a surprise rendition of ‘My Hero!’
“… still at the top of their game” – NME
“Paramore are bigger, better and more beloved than ever…” – Rolling Stone
The band’s highly anticipated sixth studio album This Is Why was released in February to incredible support from fans and critics alike, topping charts in Australia and the UK. “With some of their most fearless songwriting to date, This Is Why is a bold reminder of how limitless Paramore can be” wrote NME, with Louder Sound calling Paramore “the most vital rock band of their generation”. The immaculately crafted soundscape is the beloved trio’s first full length release since 2018, the title track earning the band their first No.1 at US Alternative Radio and voted Hottest Record Of The Year by BBC Radio One listeners in the UK.
Over the last few years Paramore’s influence and popularity has snowballed, as the age of streaming organically propelled them into a position as one of the world’s biggest, most culturally compelling rock bands. For the band, who formed as teenagers in Tennessee, their 20-year trajectory has seen them grow from youthful outsiders to bone-fide pop culture icons, permeating the musical landscape by inspiring a new generation of musical talent.
Fresh from standout performances at Beyond The Valley, Wildlands and Field Day festivals at the start of the year and sold out headline shows, Californian singer-songwriter Remi Wolf joins Paramore as a special guest on all Australia and New Zealand dates this November. Rising to fame in 2021 with TikTok viral track, ‘Photo ID’ from her critically-acclaimed album Juno, the singer has since gone from strength to strength. Known for her incredible stage presence, full of fun, inclusivity and openness, Remi will grace the stage to perform some of her biggest hits.
Riding a wave of huge international success, Paramore’s biggest headline dates down under, with special guest Remi Wolf, are going to be explosive! Don’t miss tickets when they go on sale on Thursday 6 July.
PARAMORE
WITH SPECIAL GUEST REMI WOLF
AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND | NOVEMBER 2023
Presented by Frontier Touring, triple j, ZM and Coup De Main
FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
Via frontiertouring.com/paramore
Runs 24 hours from: Monday 3 July, staggered timings as below:
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
10:00am AEST / 12:00pm NZST – Auckland
11:00am AEST – Brisbane
12:00pm AEST – Sydney
1:00pm AEST – Melbourne
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 6 July, staggered timings as below:
10:00am AEST / 12:00pm NZST – Auckland
11:00am AEST – Brisbane
12:00pm AEST – Sydney
1:00pm AEST – Melbourne
SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER
Spark Arena | Auckland NZ (Lic. All Ages)
ticketmaster.co.nz
WEDNESDAY 22 NOVEMBER
Brisbane Entertainment Centre | Brisbane QLD (Lic. All Ages)
ticketek.com.au
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER
The Domain Sydney | Sydney NSW (16+)
axs.com.au
MONDAY 27 NOVEMBER
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne VIC (Lic. All Ages)
ticketek.com.au
Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.
We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.
ALIEN WEAPONRY ADDED TO FROTH & FURY FEST 2023
ALIEN WEAPONRY ADDED TO FROTH & FURY FEST 2023!
KIWI METAL JUGGERNAUTS ALIEN WEAPONRY TO PERFORM ONE OFF SET AT FROTH & FURY 2023
In the recent history of heavy metal, there have been few emerging bands that have shaken up the scene in the way Alien Weaponry has over the past few years. Since releasing their acclaimed debut album Tū (via Napalm Records) in 2018, the New Zealand band’s kinetic presence and unique sound – combining thrash metal with lyrics in the indigenous language, te reo Māori — has attracted throngs of fans and media supporters across the globe that have responded to the sheer ruthlessness, untempered passion, and unbelievable noise created by the three-piece.
Returning to Australia for this one-off exclusive set at Froth and Fury, Alien Weaponry will bring maximum power and energy that will whip the mosh pit into a frenzy!
ALIEN WEAPONRY - Hatupatu (Official Video) www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvioybLgSMo
With a mouthwatering line up that already features The Butterfly Effect, Suicidal Tendencies, Sunk Loto, RedHook, Caligula’s Horse and many more – Froth & Fury is South Australia’s premier heavy music festival!
So make the journey to Pirate Life Brewing in Port Adelaide, South Australia and raise a FROTHie and Unleash your FURY!!!
Tickets available at www.moshtix.com.au
𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐇 & 𝐅𝐔𝐑𝐘 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 🤘 🍺 🍺 🤘
Sat. Nov 18th @ Pirate Life Brewing
18 Baker St, Port Adelaide.
Licensed All Ages Event
Bands, Beers, Tattoos, Food Trucks, Stalls & More
Featuring:
The Butterfly Effect
Suicidal Tendencies (USA)
Sunk Loto (Between Birth and Death 20th Anniversary show)
Alien Weaponry (NZ – Only Australian Show)
RedHook
Caligula's Horse
Lagerstein
The Amenta
Dr. Colossus
Mirrors
Mélancolia
Hidden Intent
Freedom of Fear
Dyssidia
Stabbitha & The Knifey Wifeys
CULL-The Band
Nocturnal Animals
Relapse
Descend To Acheron
Vapours
& more bands to be added soon.
G FLIP announces ‘DRUMMER’ Australian tour | August/September 2023
Melbourne-born artist, producer and drummer G Flip announces eight-date national run for August/September 2023
First headline tour of Australia since 2019
Tickets go on sale Tuesday 20 June via www.frontiertouring.com/gflip
With special guests Hope D (Bris, Cairns, Perth), Jacoténe (Adel, Torquay, Melb) and Charley (Syd/Newc)
From unknown artist to international star: multi-talented drummer, singer, songwriter and producer G FLIP is one of a kind. Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce G Flip will return home for the DRUMMER Australian Tour this August/September – performing eight huge shows in Brisbane, Cairns, Adelaide, Perth, Torquay, Melbourne, Sydney and Newcastle.
Transcending boundaries and expectations, G Flip (born Georgia Flipo) is becoming the role model they never had growing up. A near-lifelong musician who took up drumming at just nine-years-old, the rising superstar makes the kind of high-powered rock/pop that could only come from the heart and mind of a drummer. First heard on triple j, last month saw the release of new single ‘Be Your Man’ (out now via Future Classic), a track showcasing G’s insightful and reflective songwriting talent and building upon the vulnerability they have become revered for with their music.
Today’s long-awaited tour news is a homecoming celebration for the singer, marking their first headline dates on Aussie soil since 2019. Tickets go on sale Tuesday 20 June (2pm local time) via www.frontiertouring.com/gflip. Sign up for early access to the Frontier Pre-sale, which starts Monday 19 June (1pm local time).
G Flip recently announced their debut US headline shows, which kick off in September in Santa Cruz, California. The 25-date run includes New York, Boston, Chicago and more, before wrapping in San Francisco in late October. G also just-wrapped a string of stellar Pride Month performances across North America.
Having delivered 2018 debut smash single ‘About You’ – named Best New Track by Pitchfork, with Rolling Stone hailing G Flip as an ‘Artist You Need To Know’ – G Flip matches their potent musicianship with equal parts sonic originality and fantastically outspoken point-of-view (an element informed by their experience as a queer, non-binary artist). They sealed their status as a major festival drawcard with their early, debut performance at Byron’s Splendour In The Grass back in 2018, while last year’s massive return – which saw the drummer performing one-handed! – immediately became the stuff of legend. For the past few years G has dominated triple j’s Hottest 100, the biggest listener voted music poll in the world. 2019 debut About Us has amassed more than 180 million streams to date and debuted on #1 on the ARIA vinyl charts and #6 on Album charts.
Joining the tour as special guests: with singles ‘Hard For Me’, ‘Arizona’ and ‘I Suck At Being Lonely’ accumulating six million combined streams and a Top 4 position at Eurovision Australia Decides in 2022, Sydney-based pop chanteuse Charley (Sydney & Newcastle shows) is on a roll, the energetic singer due to release debut EP TIMEBOMBS in late June. Brisbane artist Hope D (Brisbane, Cairns, Perth shows) made her debut trek to Austin’s SXSW in 2023, following the delivery of debut album Clash of The Substance in Feb 2023. Having performed festival sets at Groovin The Moo, BIGSOUND, Falls and more, fans were won over by tracks like ‘Doormat’ and instant earworm ‘Emerald’. Inspired by artists as diverse as Toots and the Maytals, Gorillaz, Adele, and Amy Winehouse, commanding Melbourne singer Jacoténe (Adelaide, Torquay, Melbourne shows) was crowned triple j’s Unearthed High Winner of 2022, thanks to top 5 most-played track, ‘I Need Therapy (demo)’.
Teasing new music on the way soon, G Flip is ushering in a bold new era. Welcome them home – don’t miss G Flip live on stage this August/September!
G FLIP
With special guests Hope D (Brisbane, Cairns, Perth), Jacoténe (Adelaide, Torquay, Melbourne) and Charley (Sydney/Newcastle)
AUSTRALIA
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023
Presented by Frontier Touring, Chugg Entertainment, Village Sounds, Future Classic and triple j
FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE
via www.frontiertouring.com/gflip
Runs 24 hours from: Monday 19 June (1pm local time)
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Tuesday 20 June (2pm local time)
Friday 18 August
The Tivoli | Brisbane, QLD
18+
Ticketmaster.com.au
Saturday 19 August
Tanks Art Centre | Cairns, QLD
18+
Ticketlink.com.au
Friday 25 August
Hindley Street Music Hall, Adelaide, SA
18+
Moshtix.com.au
Saturday 26 August
Astor Theatre Perth | Perth, WA
Lic. All Ages
ticketek.com.au
Thursday 31 August
Torquay Hotel | Torquay, VIC
18+
Oztix.com.au
Saturday 2 September
Forum Melbourne | Melbourne, VIC
18+
ticketek.com.au
Friday 8 September
Enmore Theatre | Sydney, NSW
Lic. All Ages
ticketek.com.au
Saturday 9 September**
Bar on the Hill | Newcastle, NSW
18+
Oztix.com.au
** Not a Frontier show
Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.
We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.
THE SCREAMING JETS - MORE DATES ANNOUNCED TO THE ROCK VAULT NATIONAL TOUR 2023
Photo credit : Kane Hibberd
Back by popular demand, Aussie rock favourites The Screaming Jets have announced ‘The Rock Vault’ Tour 2023 ENCORE SHOWS. The tour will kick off on July 14, visiting regional centres in NSW, QLD and TAS plus the band will be hitting the Gympie Muster and the Mt Isa Rodeo!
‘The Rock Vault’ Tour is the sequel to the band’s hugely successful national tour celebrating the 30th Anniversary of their ground-breaking rock album, ‘All For One’, which saw the band play to sold out audiences across the country and receive rave reviews.
Lead singer Dave Gleeson said, “The Rock Vault Tour was a huge success for us, but we weren’t able to get to everywhere we wanted to. So we’ve been able to squeeze in some extra shows to places we haven’t visited for a while – like Tassie. We’re finishing up the last touches on our new studio album so these ENCORE shows will give is one more chance to THRASH OUT the hits from all our past albums . The first round of shows went OFF - the set list is packed with fan favourites – we can’t wait to hit the road again! And we had such a blast with them last tour, we are taking those legends Pricey back on the road with us again – look out people!!!”
Originating from Newcastle, The Screaming Jets have been an enduring rock force in the Australian music scene for over three decades. With over 200 live shows nationally under their belts before they had even secured their first record deal, the release of their debut album ‘All For One’ in 1991 took us all by the scruff of our necks and gave our ears a red hot shake! It peaked at #2 on the ARIA charts and the second single from the album, ‘Better’ was the song that introduced the band to the world and saw them embark on their first world tour – to Europe, UK, USA and Canada.
In October 2021, the band released the 30th anniversary edition of ‘All For One’, with production of the record overseen by the album’s original producer, Steve James. This edition of the record made its presence felt once again as it landed straight back into the ARIA charts at #4, also topping the charts as #1 vinyl album!
Nine studio albums later and having released some of Australia’s most iconic rock songs, the band are affectionally known as ‘Australia’s Greatest Ever Pub rock band’ and never disappoint.
NEW STUDIO ALBUM COMING 2023
The Screaming Jets are: Dave Gleeson (Vocals), Paul Woseen (Bass), Jimi Hocking (Guitar), Scott Kingman (Guitar), Cameron McGlinchey (Drums)
THE SCREAMING JETS
THE ROCK VAULT TOUR 2023 ENCORE
With special guests PRICEY
JULY
FRI 14 - COROWA LEAGUES CLUB,COROWA , NSW (tickets here)
FRI 28 - CALAMVALE HOTEL, CALAMVALE, QLD (tickets here)
SAT 29 - ALEXANDRA HILLS HOTEL, ALEXANDIA HILLS, QLD (tickets here)
AUGUST
FRI 4 - SOUTH SYDNEY JUNIORS, KINGSFORD, NSW (tickets here)
SAT 5 - DOYALSON RSL, DOYALSON, NSW (tickets here)
FRI 11 – MT ISA RODEOA, MT ISA, QLD (tickets here)
FRI 25 - GYMPIE MUSIC MUSTER, GYMPIE, QLD (tickets here)
SAT 26 - SOUTHPORT RSL, GOLD COAST, QLD (tickets here)
SEPTEMBER
SAT 2 - DODGES FERRY HOTEL, DODGES FERRY, TAS (tickets here)
SUN 3 - LONGLEY INTERNATIONAL HOTEL, LONGLEY, TAS (tickets here)
SAT 9 - "ONE TROPICAL DAY" DARWIN SKI CLUB, DARWIN, NT (tickets here)
FROTH & FURY FEST 2023
FROTH & FURY FEST 2023
IF YOU WANT FROTH! - YOU’VE GOT IT!
After another monstrous sell-out in 2022, Froth and Fury Fest returns to Pirate Life Brewing in 2023 for another round of the loudest riffs and the tastiest beers in what is THE must-attend annual celebration of heavy, alternative, music and craft beers in South Australia.
So raise your glasses and your horns as we bring you the hand crafted brew for 2023
One of Australia’s most exciting and beloved bands, Brisbane heavyweights THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT will bring Froth & Fury 2023 to a close with their emotionally charged, dark, melodic and energetic hard rock, complete with blazing riffs and soaring vocals.
It is an honour to welcome California Punk / Thrash / Crossover legends SUICIDAL TENDENCIES to this year’s lineup. ST have simultaneously merged and broke musical boundaries and now 40 years after the release of the first self-titled album, ST are still bringing the energy and aggression like it's 1983 all over again. ST is Mike Muir, Ben Weinman (Dillinger Escape Plan), Dean Pleasants, Tye Trujillo (Robert's son) and newest member Greyson Nekrutman on drums. We can already hear the ST, ST, ST chants ringing out into the night!
Returning to Adelaide for the first time since their reformation, Gold Coast nu-metal pioneers SUNK LOTO are officially back, bigger and better than ever! Celebrating the 20th anniversary of the album that changed the game, their 2003 opus Between Birth and Death this new Sunk Loto chapter is in full and thunderous swing and it’s clear that the best is truly only yet to come for the group who helped paved the way for the modern Australian heavy music renaissance.
If that triple treat wasn’t enough, then we have, Sydney Alt Rock Heavy Hitters REDHOOK, Brisbane’s progressive alternative rock powerhouse CALIGULA’S HORSE, Queensland Pirate metal party machine LAGERSTEIN, the ferocious intensity of THE AMENTA, The Simpsons themed Doom groovers DR COLOSSUS, Melbourne’s Progressive Djent masters MIRRORS and the sonic horror of melodic blackened deathcore act MÉLANCOLIA.
On the local front we’ve got: Thrashers HIDDEN INTENT who will have just returned from gracing the stage at the heavy metal holy land Wacken Open Air, One of the best metal bands to emerge from Adelaide in years - FREEDOM OF FEAR, Intense Hardcore / Punk powerhouse STABBITHA & THE KNIFEY WIFEYS, Savage Garage Punk Rawk n Rollers CULL THE BAND, Progressive metallers DYSSIDIA, Alt- Rock Punks NOCTURNAL ANIMALS, Metalcore maulers RELAPSE, Death Metal destructors DESCEND TO ACHERON and metalcore new comers VAPOURS.
FROTH & FURY 2023 LINE UP
The Butterfly Effect
Suicidal Tendencies (USA - 40th Anniversary Show)
Sunk Loto (Between Birth and Death 20th Anniversary show)
Redhook
Caligula’s Horse
Lagerstein
The Amenta
Dr Colossus
Mirrors
Mélancolia
Hidden Intent
Freedom Of Fear
Dyssidia
Stabbitha & The Knifey Wifeys
Cull The Band
Nocturnal Animals
Relapse
Descend To Acheron
Vapours
And with more bands to be added, will there even be time to get to the bar?
So crack open a Frothie, Unleash your Fury and join us for another massive day of Craft Beers, Killer Bands, Tattoos, Food Trucks, Stalls & much, much more
Sign up to the Froth & Fury Mailing list at www.frothandfuryfest.com today to access early bird presale tickets.
Early bird presale: Wednesday 14th June @ 9am S.A. Time
General public on-sale Friday 16th June @ 9am S.A. Time
Tickets at Moshtix.com.au - https://bit.ly/frothfury23
Foo Fighters – 2nd + final Melbourne show added due to overwhelming demand
FOO FIGHTERS – 2ND+ FINAL MELBOURNE SHOW ADDED DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND
+ special guests The Chats & Teenage Joans Touring Australia – November/December 2023
SECOND MELBOURNE SHOW JUST ADDED!
Released June 2 on Roswell Records/RCA Records, Foo Fighters’ brand new 11th album, But Here We Are, has been unanimously hailed as one of the band’s strongest to date. It marks Foo Fighters’ ninth Australian #1, while it also scored a #1 debut in New Zealand (8th #1 in the market).
The new record is Foo Fighters’ 10th album to break the Top 10 of the US Album Chart, and their sixth UK #1, while it also landed at #1 in Switzerland. The album also earned Top 5 debuts in nearly a dozen more territories.
Following incredible demand from fans this morning, a second and final Foo Fighters stadium concert at Melbourne’s AAMI Park has been added for Wednesday 6 December 2023. Special guests for the December 6 show will be The Chats & Teenage Jones.
Tickets for both the original AAMI Park performance on Monday 4 December, and the just-announced new show on Wednesday 6 December, will be available for purchase in today’s Frontier Member’s pre-sale – VIC shows presale starting at 1pm AEST (see website for further details).
Tickets for all dates go on sale to the general public on Thursday 15 June via frontiertouring.com/foofighters.
FOO FIGHTERS
With special guests
Presented by Frontier Touring, American Express, Triple M (AU) and The Rock (NZ)
FRONTIER MEMBERS PRE-SALE ON NOW
via frontiertouring.com/foofighters
Runs 24 hours from: Tuesday 13 June
or until pre-sale allocation exhausted
Pre-sale timings staggered per show, visit website for more details
GENERAL PUBLIC ON SALE
Begins: Thursday 15 June (times staggered, see below)
ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES
Wednesday 29 November
HBF Park | Perth, WA
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (2pm local time)
Ticketmaster.com.au
With special guests The Chats and Teenage Jones
Saturday 2 December
Coopers Stadium | Adelaide, SA
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (1.30pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au
With special guests The Chats + Body Type
Monday 4 December
AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (1pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au
With special guests Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers + Hot Milk (UK)
Wednesday 6 December
NEW SHOW!
AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (1pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au
With special guests The Chats & Teenage Jones.
Saturday 9 December
Accor Stadium | Sydney, NSW
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (11am local time)
Ticketek.com.au
With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk (UK)
Tuesday 12 December
Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, QLD
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (3pm local time)
Ticketek.com.au
With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk (UK)
Saturday 20 January 2024
GO Media Stadium Mt Smart | Auckland, NZ
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (11am local time)
Ticketmaster.co.nz
With special guests ??? + Dick Move
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Orangetheory Stadium | Christchurch, NZ
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (2pm local time)
Axs.com.au
With special guests ??? + Dick Move
Saturday 27 January 2024
Sky Stadium | Wellington, NZ
Licensed All Ages
On sale: Thursday 15 June (12pm local time)
Ticketek.co.nz
With special guests ??? + Dick Move
Patrons are advised to purchase tickets only through authorised ticket sellers.
We cannot guarantee any ticket purchase made through any means other than the official ticketing agents listed on the Frontier website.
FOO FIGHTERS announce Australia & New Zealand stadium tour | AU Nov/Dec 2023 + NZ Jan 2024
Following last week’s release of their universally acclaimed new album But Here We Are, Frontier Touring is thrilled to announce 15-time GRAMMY® winners Foo Fighters will return to Australia and New Zealand this summer – bringing their unrivalled live show to stadiums in Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane in November/December 2023, followed by Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington in January 2024.
The just-announced dates will be Foo Fighters’ first headline tour of both countries since 2018.
Tickets go on sale Thursday 15 June via frontiertouring.com/foofighters. The American Express Pre-sale begins Friday 9 June (staggered times). Sign up for the Frontier Members Pre-sale, which starts Tuesday 13 June (times staggered) – see website for full details.
Released last Friday, Foo Fighters’ 11th studio album But Here We Are is out now on Roswell Records/RCA Records – listen here. Featuring ‘Rescued’, ‘Under You’, ‘Show Me How’, and ‘The Teacher’, the 10-track album was produced by Greg Kurstin and Foo Fighters, and has been already been met with waves of critical acclaim hailing it as one of the best in the vaunted Foo Fighters catalogue. Sonically channelling the naiveté of the band’s 1995 debut, informed by decades of maturity and depth, But Here We Are is the sound of brothers finding refuge in the music that brought them together in the first place 28 years ago, a process that was as therapeutic as it was about a continuation of life.
The world’s premier stadium band returned to the stage two weeks ago to kick off their current world tour, which includes headline sets at festivals Boston Calling, Sonic Temple, Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Bonnaroo, Outside Lands, Riot Fest, and more. In addition to the live debut of songs from But Here We Are, fans can of course expect the kind of setlists which have made Foo Fighters one of the biggest live draws on the worldwide stadium, arena and festival circuit: ‘The Pretender’, ‘Breakout’, ‘This Is a Call’, ‘My Hero’, ‘All My Life’, ‘Everlong’, ‘The Sky Is A Neighborhood’, ‘Learn To Fly’, ‘Best Of You’, ‘Monkey Wrench’, ‘Times Like These’, ‘Walk’ and more. Foo Fighters will also perform in Japan, Brazil and Abu Dhabi in 2023, before heading down under.
Joining Foo Fighters as special guests are:
(Perth, Adelaide, Sydney + Brisbane): QLD punkers The Chats conquered the globe in 2017 with ‘Smoko’ then hit #1 with LP Get F**cked. Hands down the world’s greatest post-millennial punk-rock group, they’ll be match-fit by November following a 28-date US tour in October.
(Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane): Manchester duo Hot Milk release their debut album A Call To The Void in August, in between northern hemisphere sets at festivals Download, Lollapalooza, Reading, and more.
Melbourne: Channelling Riot Grrrl-era energy with a 2023 spin, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers wrapped their debut UK tour last month. EP Pretty Good For A Girl Band stands testament as a powerful documentation of voicing what the band stand for.
Perth: After taking out triple j’s Unearthed High crown in 2020 and touring the country as part of festival line-ups since, Adelaide duo and self-proclaimed “Juice-box punk-pop” girls Teenage Jones headed to Austin, Texas, to make their SXSW debut in 2023.
Adelaide: Sydney four-piece Body Type amassed critical acclaim with 2022 debut Everything Is Dangerous But Nothing’s Surprising, nominated for ‘Record of Year’ by FBI Radio. Get your head around their new album, Expired Candy.
(Aotearoa, all shows): An essential party-punk voice for working people, five-piece Dick Move are notorious for their pumping live shows. Their blink-and-you’ll-miss-it punk anthems can be heard on latest album Chop.
With demand sure to be high for these eight shows, fans are urged to act quickly to secure tickets… Don’t miss the one and only Foo Fighters, touring Australia and New Zealand this summer!
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ALL SHOWS LICENSED ALL AGES
Wednesday 29 November
HBF Park | Perth, WA
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With special guests The Chats and Teenage Jones
Saturday 2 December
Coopers Stadium | Adelaide, SA
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With special guests The Chats + Body Type
Monday 4 December
AAMI Park | Melbourne, VIC
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With special guests Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers + Hot Milk (UK)
Saturday 9 December
Accor Stadium | Sydney, NSW
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With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk (UK)
Tuesday 12 December
Suncorp Stadium | Brisbane, QLD
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With special guests The Chats + Hot Milk (UK)
Saturday 20 January 2024
GO Media Stadium Mt Smart | Auckland, NZ
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With special guests ??? + Dick Move
Wednesday 24 January 2024
Orangetheory Stadium | Christchurch, NZ
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Saturday 27 January 2024
Sky Stadium | Wellington, NZ
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Polaris Fatalism Australian Tour 2023 With Very Special Guests August Burns Red, Kublai Khan TX & Currents
The fates have aligned in 2023, with Sydney heavy icons POLARIS today announcing their Fatalism Australian Tour this September. Set to launch their third full length album Fatalism with a giant run of shows around the country, POLARIS will also be joined by three special guests all the way from America, including Pennsylvanian metalcore merchants AUGUST BURNS RED, Texan heavies KUBLAI KHAN TX and Connecticut riff machines CURRENTS.
“I can’t wait to be hitting the road around Australia this September for our new album Fatalism. These are going to be some of our biggest headline shows to date and in venues I have dreamt about playing ever since I was a kid. We’re so damn excited to be joined by none other than our friends in August Burns Red, Kublai Khan TX and Currents while bringing along our biggest production to date. Get your tickets and we will see you at the show!“ Jamie Hails, Polaris
Commencing proceedings on Thursday 7 September at Metro City in Perth, the Fatalism Australian Tour will continue on a massive run around the country, visiting Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Newcastle, Brisbane and, to close out this mammoth tour, a night at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Saturday 16 September.
Fear and its potent ability to divide and unite us lies at the beating core of POLARIS’s third album Fatalism, officially due out on Friday 1 September via Resist Records in Australia and SharpTone Records for the rest of the world. Steeped in angst alongside underlying catharsis, an expanded thematic gaze and heavier sonic terrain, Fatalism organically builds on the bleak imagery and hard-hitting soundscapes permeating Polaris’s previous release, 2020’s The Death of Me, while also galvanizing the Sydney five-piece’s trademark blend of melodic metalcore, lush post rock, electronic flourishes and beyond.
POLARIS have already firmly established their place as a fixture in the Australian heavy landscape via their first two albums, 2020’s ARIA Award-nominated The Death Of Me and 2017’s The Mortal Coil, which debuted in the Australian Top 10. Having been awarded a laundry list of accolades along with sold-out headline tours of Australia and previous tours across the globe, including most recently performing at Good Things Festival in 2022 alongside headliners Bring Me The Horizon, 2023 will also see POLARIS head over to Europe this June for multiple European summer festival appearances, and a string of headline shows supported by Chelsea Grin and Kublai Khan TX.
Ferociously authentic, Grammy-nominated Lancaster collective AUGUST BURNS RED merge sharp atmospherics with aggressive bursts of controlled chaos alongside notions of brokenness and hope. Having previously toured alongside the likes of Lamb of God, Killswitch Engage, Parkway Drive and countless others, AUGUST BURNS RED’s most recent release, 2023’s Death Below, saw the band score resounding critical praise while charting in the top 10 of the US Top Hard Rock Albums, and rapidly furthering their millions of streams and global fans along the way.
Welding metalcore with hardcore elements, Texan quartet KUBLAI KHAN TX turn hardships into heavy and hypnotic wizardry. Forming in 2008 straight out of high school, KUBLAI KHAN TX have continued to build a dedicated following, from their debut full length Balancing Survival and Happiness in 2014, through to 2019’s Absolute, as well as recent tours alongside Thy Art Is Murder, Counterparts, Justice for the Damned and many more.
Armed with thoughtful, raw lyricism, massive breakdowns and moments of ambient tranquillity, Connecticut metalcore outfit CURRENTS aren’t afraid to ask hard-hitting questions while dousing you in metallic hardcore, melodics and electronic textures. Releasing their acclaimed debut album in 2017, The Place I Feel Safest, CURRENTS most recently unveiled their third album this year, The Death We Seek, and have previously toured around the world supporting Ice Nine Kills, Parkway Drive and beyond.
“Fatalism”; a belief that all events are pre-determined and therefore inevitable, and 2023 aligns a truly monumental lineup of some of the most exciting global metalcore bands for the Fatalism Australian Tour. Embrace the inevitable, and secure your spot for one of the most explosive tours of 2023.
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POLARIS
FATALISM AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023
WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS
AUGUST BURNS RED
KUBLAI KHAN TX & CURRENTS
TOUR DATES:
THURSDAY 7 SEPTEMBER - METRO CITY, PERTH (18+)
SATURDAY 9 SEPTEMBER - MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE (LIC AA)
SUNDAY 10 SEPTEMBER - HINDLEY ST MUSIC HALL, ADELAIDE (LIC AA)
TUESDAY 12 SEPTEMBER - US REFECTORY, CANBERRA (18+)
WEDNESDAY 13 SEPTEMBER - BAR ON THE HILL, NEWCASTLE (18+)
FRIDAY 15 SEPTEMBER - FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL, BRISBANE (LIC AA)
SATURDAY 16 SEPTEMBER - HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY (LIC AA)
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Ghost 'PHANTOMIME' EP Out Now. Touring Australia in October.
From the opera to the ministry… This glorious day heralds the simultaneous arrival of Ghost’s five-song covers EP, PHANTOMIME (Loma Vista Recordings), and the debut of Escape From The Ministry.
The Escape From The Ministry virtual escape room experience allows fans a first ever chance to explore the hallowed halls of the newly renovated ministry—seen in several installments of Ghost’s ongoing webisode series—soundtracked of course by the brand new PHANTOMIME.
To begin your own adventures within the ministry, go to https://i.ghost-official.com/EscapeTheMinistry. Have a good look around but escape before you are found!
The release of PHANTOMIME has been preceded by this week’s release of Ghost’s faithful cover of Iron Maiden’s Phantom of the Opera and last month's reveal of its interpretation of Genesis’ Jesus He Knows Me. Described by Revolver as “something special for your Easter basket” and by Stereogum as “a fitting release for this particular Easter Sunday,” the Instagram-trending Jesus He Knows Me has generated some 10 million streams worldwide and cracked the Rock Radio Top 20 within weeks of its release.
PHANTOMIME was conceived to follow last year’s international chart-topping opus IMPERA. A revelatory sampling of the GRAMMY winners' musical DNA, PHANTOMIME is comprised of covers of classics and deep cuts by Television, Genesis, The Stranglers, Iron Maiden and Tina Turner. PHANTOMIME pays tribute in equal measure to every one of these diverse influences, while stamping them all with Ghost’s undeniable sonic signature.
PHANTOMIME’s release will coincide with the May 21 kick-off of Ghost’s massive 2023 world tour in Rouen, France. Spanning four continents—Europe, North America, South America, and Australia—Ghost’s 2023 live ritual will manifest at the likes of Primavera Sound 2023 where the band will share a bill with Blur, Depeche Mode, Halsey and Kendrick Lamar, among others, and Sweden Rock Festival 2023, where Ghost will be one of four headliners alongside Def Leppard, Iron Maiden and Motley Crue. Ghost will then make its triumphant return to North America, for its RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023 summer tour with special guest Amon Amarth and then will head to Australia in October for their first ever Australian headline tour.
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AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023
TOUR DATES:
TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER - HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY
WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER - MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE SOLD OUT
SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER - RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
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Ghost Announce First Australian Headline Tour
One of the world's most exhilarating and esteemed creative forces, Grammy-winning Swedish theatrical rock band GHOST are delighted to announce their first Australian headline tour this October.
Kicking off in Sydney on Tuesday, October 3 at the Hordern Pavilion, the tour will then head down to Melbourne on Wednesday, October 4 at Margaret Court Arena before making its way to Brisbane on Saturday, October 7 at the Riverstage.
In command of well over a billion streams and masters of infectious musical delights, GHOST are a band truly deserving of the word "spectacle"; from their hulking yet glamorous and expertly-crafted sonic output to their otherworldly live performances, GHOST continue to grow their ravenously adoring fanbase, relentlessly luring fans in and beyond the heavier realms with each new release and performance.
Brandishing theatricality with a spellbinding twist on a diverse array of genres, the GHOST mystique and staggering prowess equally flows onstage as well as across five full length albums and multiple EPs, including a brand new covers EP PHANTOMIME due out this May. Armed with five tracks that cover classics and deep cuts by Television, Genesis, The Stranglers, Iron Maiden and Tina Turner, PHANTOMIME will also ultimately bridge the glistening foundations of the group's internationally chart-smashing 2022 album Impera, which debuted at #1 in a sweep of the US album charts.
Helmed over the years by Tobias Forge and an ever-shifting identity as various incarnations of the demonic Papa Emeritus, and briefly as Cardinal Copia, GHOST's fluctuations also burrow deeply into an ambitious and innovative DNA. Spanning everything from heavy metal to hard rock, doom metal, psychedelic rock, pop and more, GHOST have enamoured and challenged the status quo throughout their career while also sweeping critical acclaim, from their current status generating over 9 million monthly listeners on Spotify alone to snagging the award for Breakthrough Band at 2012's Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards and taking out the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2016 via their single Cirice.
Boasting the macabre sensuality by Forge and accompanied by an army of instrumentalists known as Nameless Ghouls, GHOST's notorious performances gleefully break free of any preconceived notions of a typical live metal show, with confetti cannons, disco lights, a razor-sharp aesthetic and everything in between taking centre stage over the years on both festival runs and gargantuan arena tours. 2023 marks the first headline appearance for Swedish sorcerers - and if you thought you'd seen it all before, prepare yourself for a wild ride like no other this October.
Are you on the square? Are you on the level? Don't delay, tickets will not last long for what is set to be one of the most anticipated tours of 2023.
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GHOST
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2023
TOUR DATES:
TUESDAY 3 OCTOBER - HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY
WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER - MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE
SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER - RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE
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Splendour in the Grass 2023 | Special Artist Announcement Lizzo
Secret Sounds Presents the 21st Annual Music & Arts Festival
SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS
‘SPECIAL’ ANNOUNCEMENT:
LIZZO
HEADLINES SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2023
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Splendour in the Grass, your annual hit of good as hell music and arts, returns to North Byron Parklands from Friday 21 to Sunday 23 July. With the full lineup set to drop in just a few weeks time, it’s about damn time that Splendour shared a secret with you…
Making her much anticipated pilgrimage across the globe to beautiful Byron Bay for Splendour’s 21st edition is 4 x GRAMMY Award-winning singer, Emmy Award-winner, songwriter, rapper, flautist, and singer of those tunes you just can’t get enough of… Lizzo!
There’s no denying it. Lizzo has shifted the sound, soul, and spirit of popular music and culture. She's maintained unstoppable momentum since 2019’s now-classic, RIAA platinum certified debut album, CUZ I LOVE YOU. The album is fuelled by history-making hits like the platinum certified Tempo (feat. Missy Elliott), the 2x platinum Juice, the 4x platinum Good As Hell and the 7x platinum Truth Hurts. The latter ascended to #1 on Billboard’s Hot 100, affirming Lizzo as the first black solo female R&B singer to claim the top spot since 2012 and became the longest-running #1 by a solo female rap artist ever.
Named by Rolling Stone as one of the 500 Greatest Songs Of All Time, Truth Hurts went on to earn a GRAMMY Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, with CUZ I LOVE YOU (DELUXE) receiving a GRAMMY for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Lizzo makes her Splendour debut armed with her biggest, boldest, and brightest revolution thus far: her hugely adored second full-length offering Special. Bursting with chunky disco-funk beats designed to make you move, Special’s spirited, charismatic anthems are her most adventurous yet. The album saw Lizzo receive 5 nominations at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards with lead single About Damn Time taking out the coveted title of Record Of The Year.
Crowned 2019’s Entertainer of the Year by both TIME and Entertainment Weekly, Lizzo has lit up the stage at the American Music Awards, the MTV Video Music Awards, the BET Awards and Saturday Night Live, and now it’s our turn!
Joining Lizzo will be over 100 of the world’s most provocative and prolific musicians and DJs, alongside a crew of celebrated homegrown talent. Sit tight and stay tuned for the rest of the lineup, which is coming very soon!
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SPLENDOUR IN THE GRASS 2023
Friday 21, Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 July
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NEWS PIECE REQUEST MÅNESKIN AUSTRALIAN RUSH! TOUR ANNOUNCED
Rock phenoms Måneskin have announced their first ever headline tour of Australia as they bring their RUSH! World Tour to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide this November. Bringing their raucous live set and phenomenal production, the tour will hit Australia in November, kicking off in Brisbane at Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre on November 20, before moving through Sydney to play Hordern Pavilion on November 22, Margaret Court Arena on November 23 and finishing up in Adelaide at Adelaide Entertainment Centre on November 24.
Tickets go on sale Friday March 24 at 9am local time, with a 46 hour TEG Live/Ticketek/Venue early access sale on sale Wednesday March 22 at 11am local time.
Following sold-out shows across the globe, the RUSH! World Tour continues the band’s march towards global domination. On what it means to take their raucous live set to Australia, Måneskin enthuse, “We can’t wait to come to Australia, it will be the first time for all of us so we’re pretty much curious about everything, especially the crowd. It feels crazy to finally be able to meet our fans there!”
Armed with a 2023 Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, Måneskin’s RUSH! world tour will see them headline arenas across the US and Canada, including a landmark show at New York’s historic Madison Square Garden. They’ll be crossing continents to rock their way around South America, Japan, Singapore, Germany, France, the UK and Ireland.
The RUSH! World Tour will follow on from Måneskin’s ongoing LOUD KIDS World Tour which continues to see them sell out shows globally and play to over 500,000 fans. With over twenty sold out shows still to come on their current tour, and Australia’s first stop - Brisbane marking their twentieth show on the RUSH! tour, there is no denying we are in for an absolute treat when this iconic act heads down under. Notorious for their stomping live show, it’s no secret the band love winning over new audiences, with Måneskin firing up, “We want to thank our fans in Australia, we are coming for you! Expect fire, stage smashings and lots of sweat!”
The full throttle Måneskin live show has already travelled to over 25 countries between Europe, North America, South America and Japan in 2022, saw the band go back to their beloved Rome for an extra special sold out show at the historic Circo Massimo with 70,000 tickets sold, and between headline shows the band dominated festival stages around the world including Coachella, Rock in Rio, Lollapalooza (Chicago, Paris and Sweden), Rock Im Park and Rock Am Ring, Rock Wertcher, Summer Sonic in Japan and more.
Before hitting the road again for the RUSH! World Tour, the band will play 5 special stadium shows in their beloved Italy in July with more than 220,000 tickets already sold. And alongside both tours, Måneskin will be commanding stages at Glastonbury and Primavera Sound.
The RUSH! tour follows the band’s new album of the same name, released in January 2023 to global acclaim and chart domination, reaching #1 in 15 countries and Top 5 in 20 countries, and garnering over 800 million global album streams, adding to the band's impressive 7.3 billion global artist streams.
Tickets to the RUSH! Australian leg go on sale Friday March 24 at 9am local time
RUSH! AUSTRALIA TOUR DATES
MON 20 NOV | BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE, BRISBANE QLD | ALL AGES
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WED 22 NOV | HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY NSW | ALL AGES
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THUR 23 NOV | MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE VIC | ALL AGES
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SAT 25 NOV | ADELAIDE ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE, ADELAIDE SA | ALL AGES
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RUSH! World Tour
***NEW tour dates***
September 3, 2023 - Hanover, Germany - EXPO Plaza
September 6, 2023 - Nancy, France - Nancy Open Air
September 21, 2023 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
September 23, 2023 - Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion
September 25, 2023 - Boston, MA - TD Garden
September 27, 2023 - Toronto, ON - Scotiabank Arena
September 29, 2023 - Chicago, IL - Allstate Arena
October 1, 2023 - Detroit, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill
October 3, 2023 - Nashville, TX - Nashville Municipal Auditorium
October 6, 2023 - Irving, TX - The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
October 10, 2023 - Los Angeles, CA - Kia Forum
October 13, 2023 - Oakland, CA - Oakland Arena
October 15, 2023 - Vancouver, BC - Doug Mitchell Thunderbird Sports Centre
October 20, 2023 - Mexico City, Mexico - Palacio De Los Deportes
October 24, 2023 - Bogotá, Colombia - Movistar Arena
October 27, 2023 - Santiago, Chile - Estadio Bicentenario La Florida
October 29, 2023 - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Movistar Arena
November 1, 2023 -Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Qualistage
November 3, 2023 - San Paulo, Brazil - Espaço Unimed
November 20, 2023 - Brisbane, QLD - BCEC
November 22, 2023 - Sydney, NSW - Hordern Pavilion
November 23, 2023 - Melbourne, VIC - Margaret Court Arena
November 25, 2023 - Adelaide, SA - AEC Theatre
November 27, 2023 - Singapore
December 2, 2023 - Tokyo, Japan
December 3, 2023 - Tokyo, Japan
December 7, 2023 - Kobe, Japan
December 14, 2023 - Dublin, Ireland - 3 Arena
December 19, 2023 - Manchester, UK - AO Arena
LOUD KIDS World Tour
2023 tour dates
February 23, 2023 - Pesaro, Italy - Vitrifrigo Arena SOLD OUT
February 25, 2023 - Turin, Italy - Pala Alpitour SOLD OUT
February 27, 2023 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Ziggo Dome (previously at: AFAS LIVE) SOLD OUT
March 2, 2023 - Brussels, Belgium - Forest National SOLD OUT
March 3, 2023 - Brussels, Belgium - Forest National SOLD OUT
March 6, 2023 - Berlin, Germany - Mercedes Benz Arena SOLD OUT
March 10, 2023 - Cologne, Germany - Lanxess Arena SOLD OUT
March 13, 2023 - Paris, France - Accor Arena (previously at: Zenith) SOLD OUT
March 16, 2023 - Bologna, Italy - Unipol Arena SOLD OUT
March 17, 2023 - Bologna, Italy - Unipol Arena SOLD OUT
March 20, 2023 - Florence, Italy - Nelson Mandela Forum SOLD OUT
March 21, 2023 - Florence, Italy - Nelson Mandela Forum SOLD OUT
March 24, 2023 - Rome, Italy - Palazzo dello Sport SOLD OUT
March 25, 2023 - Rome, Italy - Palazzo dello Sport SOLD OUT
March 28, 2023 - Naples, Italy - Palapartenope SOLD OUT
March 29, 2023 - Naples, Italy - Palapartenope SOLD OUT
March 31, 2023 - Bari, Italy - Palaflorio SOLD OUT
April 3, 2023 - Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Forum SOLD OUT
April 4, 2023 - Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Forum SOLD OUT
April 6, 2023 - Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Forum SOLD OUT
April 11, 2023 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau Saint Jordi SOLD OUT
26 April 2023 - Zurigo, Svizzera - Hallenstadion (previously at: Halle 622) SOLD OUT
April 28, 2023 - Vienna, Austria - Wiener Stadthalle SOLD OUT
30 April 2023 - Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg - Rockhal SOLD OUT
May 2, 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Royal Arena
May 5, 2023 - Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Forum SOLD OUT
May 8, 2023 - London, UK - The O2 Arena (previously at: O2 Academy Brixton) SOLD OUT
May 12, 2023 - Warsaw, Poland - Torwar Hall SOLD OUT
May 14, 2023 - Prague, Czech Republic - O2 Arena (previously at: Malá Sportovní Hala) SOLD OUT
May 16, 2023 - Budapest, Hungary - Budapest Arena (previously at: Barba Negra) SOLD OUT
May 18, 2023 - Riga, Latvia - Mežaparks Grand Stage (previously at Arena Riga) VENUE UPGRADE
19 May 2023 - Tallinn, Estonia - Saku Suurhall SOLD OUT
Stadium shows in Italy
16 July 2023 - Trieste, Italy - Stadio Nereo Rocco
20 July 2023 - Rome, Italy - Stadio Olimpico SOLD OUT
21 July 2023 - Rome, Italy - Stadio Olimpico
24 July 2023 - Milan, Italy - Stadio San Siro SOLD OUT
25 July 2023 - Milan, Italy - Stadio San Siro
LIZZO PRESENTS: THE SPECIAL TOUR 2023
4 x GRAMMY Award-winner, Emmy Award-winner, songwriter, rapper, flautist and singer Lizzo, will bring The Special Tour 2023 to Australia this July for a series of headline shows. Special guest on all shows is Tkay Maidza.
The tour commences at Perth’s RAC Arena on July 14, followed by Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne on July 17, concluding at Sydney’s Qudos Bank Arena on July 23.
American Express Pre-sale runs from 11am on Friday March 24 until Tuesday March 28 at 11am. The Live Nation Pre-sale commences Tuesday March 28 at 12pm, concluding Wednesday March 29 at 10am.
General public tickets go on sale on Wednesday March 29, from 11am. All times are local.
Every once in a while, an artist changes not only music, but culture as well. Lizzo has done both, shifting the sound, soul, and spirit of popular music and culture with a series of definitive history-making smashes. Along the way, she has collected numerous awards, topped the Billboard Hot 100 at #1 twice, picked up over a dozen gold and platinum certifications, sold out tours, and appeared in blockbuster films.
Lizzo’s hugely adored second full-length offering Special is her biggest, boldest, and brightest revolution thus far: bursting with chunky disco-funk beats designed to make you move. Special's spirited, charismatic anthems are her most adventurous yet. The album saw Lizzo receive 4 nominations at the 65th Annual GRAMMY Awards recently, with monumental lead single About Damn Time taking out the coveted title of Record Of The Year.
Hailed by Rolling Stone as “the most unabashedly joyous, sonically diverse, and emotionally profound album put out by a major label since Beyonce’s Lemonade,” Lizzo’s SPECIAL debuted at #2 on the Billboard 200 album chart, and #1 on the Pop Albums chart.
Lizzo first took over with her 2019 debut album, CUZ I LOVE YOU. It bowed at #4 on the Billboard Top 200, reached platinum status, graced countless critical year-end lists, and spawned “Tempo” [feat. Missy Elliott] (platinum), “Juice” (2x-platinum), “Good As Hell” (4x-platinum), and “Truth Hurts” (9x-platinum).
“Truth Hurts” raced to #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and dominated the chart for seven weeks, making history as “the longest running #1 by a solo female rap artist ever.” Speaking to its impact, Rolling Stone even touted it among its coveted “500 Greatest Songs Of All Time.”
At the GRAMMY® Awards, “Truth Hurts” took home “Best Pop Solo Performance,” CUZ I LOVE (Deluxe) scored “Best Urban Contemporary Album,” and “Jerome” walked away with “Best Traditional R&B Performance.”
TIME Magazine and Entertainment Weekly crowned Lizzo “Entertainer of the Year” in 2019, and she adorned the covers of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Elle, British Vogue, and more as well as gracing Barack Obama’s Playlist. CBS Sunday Morning chronicled her career in a special. Turning heads, she notably lit up the American Music Awards, MTV VMA, BET Awards, and SNL with unforgettable performances. She maintained this momentum on 2021’s gold-certified “Rumors” [feat. Cardi B].
Expanding her imprint and influence across media, Lizzo lent her voice to the animated UglyDolls and accompanied Jennifer Lopez on the big screen in Hustlers. She joined forces with Amazon Prime to launch #1 Prime Reality TV show Watch Out For the Big Grrrls. Championing diversity, the show follows her search for new backup dancers, inviting 10 plus-sized talents to compete for a place on her world tour. She has also linked up with Fabletics for her own activewear line, Yitty, inclusive of plus-sized body types.
LIZZO
THE SPECIAL TOUR 2023
With special guest Tkay Maidza
RAC ARENA, PERTH FRIDAY JULY 14
ROD LAVER ARENA, MELBOURNE MONDAY JULY 17
QUDOS BANK ARENA, SYDNEY SUNDAY JULY 23
American Express Pre-sale runs Friday March 24, 11am - Tuesday March 28, 11am
Live Nation Pre-sale runs Tuesday March 28, 12pm – Wednesday March 29, 10am
General Public On-sale: Wednesday March 29, from 11am
ALL TIMES LOCAL
For complete tour, ticket and VIP Experience information, go to www.livenation.com.au
BECK announces special guests ROBERT FORSTER (SYD) & GENA ROSE BRUCE (Melb)
With his Palais Theatre, Melbourne, show on Monday 3 April almost sold-out and Sydney’s Aware Super Theatre on Thursday 6 April selling fast, fans of multi-platinum Grammy-winner Beck are set for two magical evenings when the iconic US songwriter returns to Australia soon for his first live performances down under in five years.
Having wowed fans in Austin, Nashville, London and Paris in 2022 with his latest intimate and acoustic, almost two-hour sets, Beck’s upcoming headline dates will highlight his songcraft and unparalleled versatility, the ‘Debra’, ‘Lost Cause’ and ‘The Golden Age’ singer delivering much-loved classics, covers and rarities.
‘One of modern rock’s best storytellers … his range is extraordinary. Palpably thrilling... a night to savour’ – Sphere (London)
‘Remarkably loose, playful… two hours of Beck in a way we’d never seen him before. Material ranged from extreme rarities to an unreleased new song, to never-before-played covers, all interspersed with legitimately hilarious storytelling and thought bubbles’ – Austin Chronicle
Released last week, new single ‘Thinking About You’ is Beck’s first original material since his universally acclaimed, 2019 GRAMMY-winning album Hyperspace. A sublime dose of undiluted elemental Beck, it’s a heart-tugging ballad in the tradition of classics Morning Phase and Sea Change – and incidentally recorded in the very same room as much of the latter. As covered by NME, Rolling Stone, American Songwriter, Pitchfork, Musicfeeds and more, ‘Thinking About You’ finds Beck’s wistful vocal and acoustic guitar tones accompanied by Blake Mills (guitar, mandolin), Justin Meldal Johnsen (bass) and Roger Manning (keyboards).
Now, Frontier Touring are delighted to announce that joining the bill as special guest in Sydney is one of Australia’s most acclaimed talents: Brisbane singer-songwriter and author Robert Forster. In Melbourne, VIC singer-songwriter Gena Rose Bruce joins the bill.
Forster – co-founder of The Go-Betweens with the late Grant McLennan – just released his 8th solo album, The Candle And The Flame. Led by the singles ‘She’s A Fighter’, and ‘Tender Years’ the album has been met with immediate praise around the world from critics and fans alike. The Candle And The Flame sees the indelible Forster at his captivating best:
‘Intimate and life-affirming” – The Guardian, 4 stars
‘The Candle and the Flame contains some of the finest songs of Forster’s latter career. Considering mortality, ageing, contentment, anguish and, of course, love, in his singular way, these songs are profoundly moving and quietly cathartic’ – Rolling Stone AU
‘Five stars for Forster’s songs wrapped in love and family’ – The Australian, 5 stars
‘The Candle and the Flame is an extraordinary album and undoubtedly one of Forster’s finest’ – themusic.com.au
Sydney, this is the chance to witness two of the finest songwriters of their generation together in one night on stage. Simply put, Beck with special guest Robert Forster is not to be missed!
Melbourne: with its title track co-written by and featuring US singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, local singer/songwriter Gena Rose Bruce unveiled her acclaimed sophomore album, Deep Is The Way, in January 2023. Navigating emotional turmoil, fragility, death and honesty on her latest release, the LP scored a Feature Album on PBS and Double J, who quickly heralded her as “one of the country's brightest emerging indie talents”.
Five years since he was last on our shores, don’t miss the incomparable Beck, when he returns to Australia in April 2023. Final tickets on sale now!
BECK
With Special Guest Robert Forster (Sydney), Gena Rose Bruce (Melbourne)
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
APRIL 2023
Presented by Frontier Touring
TICKETS ON SALE NOW via frontiertouring.com/beck
Monday 3 April
Palais Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
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FINAL TICKETS!
Thursday 6 April
Aware Super Theatre, Sydney, NSW
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Polaris 10 Year Anniversary Australian Tour
They say time flies when you’re having fun and it’s been a hella epic ride for Sydney metalcore titans POLARIS in the last decade. So, what better way to celebrate than to throw a 10 Year Anniversary Australian tour with their friends VOID OF VISION and PRIDELANDS in tow.
Kicking off on March 3 in their hometown of Sydney and making their way across the country to Perth, the 10 Year Anniversary venues are paying homage to the debut album cycle where they sold these venues out across The Mortal Coil and Spring tours in 2017.
“Where did the years go?! Apparently, it’s been a whole decade ago since this handful of babyfaced kids from suburban Sydney finally assembled a line-up, recorded a demo and stepped onto a stage for the first time as Polaris.” Says Polaris drummer, Daniel Furnari
He adds, “Over the course of the ten years and four records that followed, we worked our way through every community hall, theatre or dive that would take us, sleeping on the floors of vans and sharehouses in the name of metalcore.
Today, this thing we built together has taken us all around the world, giving us the chance to connect with so many incredible people that now all share a role in our story.
Sometimes it feels like we’re just getting started, but as we reach this milestone it seems only right to take stock and reminisce a little about the journey so far. And what better way to do that than with an intimate retrospective tour?! We’ll be reaching right back to our early EPs and beyond to pull out some deep cuts and old faves for the first (and probably last!) time in a long while. Joining us will be our old and very dear friends in Void of Vision and Pridelands, to add some new memories to the many that we’ve already shared over the years. If you were with us back in the day at Blacktown or Sutherland, at Wrangler or the Lab, at Hot Damn or Enigma, this one is for you. You’ve all made this possible and we can’t wait to celebrate our past, present and future with you around Australia this March!”
In 2017, POLARIS released The Mortal Coil, their debut album which debuted in the top 10 ARIA charts and received an ARIA-nomination. It was followed up with 2021’s, ARIA-nominated, #3 ARIA Album chart record, The Death Of Me. They have been awarded a laundry list of accolades including triple j’s Feature Album with both albums, album of the year mentions in end of year lists and have toured across the globe.
It's been an incredible journey for POLARIS with countless sold-out headline tours of Australia, supporting Architects and Parkway Drive around the country; five runs throughout Europe (including a series of arena shows supporting Architects, a slew of high-profile summer festival spots, Northlane and their first headline tour); four separate US tours; not to mention performing at the Download Festival, Unify Gathering in Australia, headlining Knight & Day Festival and most recently performing the 2022 Good Things Festival headlined by Bring Me The Horizon.
After unleashing the final instalment of the beloved Chronicles EP series, VOID OF VISION have not only left people longing for more, but in tandem increased curiosity and demand for what could come next. In the midst of a UK tour with Holding Absence and an appearance at the inaugural Knotfest Australia on the horizon, the band are poised to return home to continue to take the country by storm.
Melbourne-based, PRIDELANDS kicked off 2022 with the release of their highly anticipated debut studio album, Light Bends which had glowing reviews and landed them an appearance at Unify Forever in 2022 and a national regional tour with In Hearts Wake.
Set those alarm clocks and get those party vibes ready as this is a celebration you won’t want to miss. There is limited capacity and there will be no additional nights added. Don’t say we didn’t warn ya.
Tickets on-sale Thursday 19 January @ 10am Local Time
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POLARIS
10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
VOID OF VISION & PRIDELANDS
TOUR DATES:
FRIDAY 3 MARCH - METRO THEATRE, SYDNEY (18+)
SATURDAY 4 MARCH - THE TRIFFID, BRISBANE (18+)
THURSDAY 9 MARCH - UNI BAR, HOBART (18+)
FRIDAY 10 MARCH - 170 RUSSELL, MELBOURNE (18+)
SATURDAY 11 MARCH - LION ARTS FACTORY, ADELAIDE (LIC AA)
SUNDAY 12 MARCH - MAGNET HOUSE, PERTH (18+)
KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCE SIDESHOWS
Sunday, February 5, 2023 - KNOTFEST, the music and counterculture experience destination festival created by the multi-platinum sonic phenomenon SLIPKNOT will be making its Australian debut in March 2023.
KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA has already sold out in Melbourne with Brisbane and Sydney not far behind.
KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA is thrilled to announce the headline sideshows from some of the artists on the jaw-dropping festival line up. This is the first and only sideshow announcement and there will be no more sideshows announced.
Early bird pre-sale tickets on sale Wednesday 8 February @ 9am local time
Register here https://bit.ly/kf-sideshows
General tickets are on sale Friday 10 February @ 9am local time
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Without further adieu, we present to you Knotfest Australia 2023 sideshows...
MEGADETH
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS IN FLAMES
Tuesday 21 March - Entertainment Centre Theatre, Adelaide
Wednesday 22 March - Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
Few can match the power and complexity that LA metal lords Megadeth bring in a live setting. Spanning over four decades of existence, Megadeth’s legacy pioneering the thrash metal genre into the global zeitgeist has garnered multiple platinum albums, with over 38 million units sold worldwide, as well as a sea of Grammy Award-nominations, including a win in 2017 for Best Metal Performance for their track Dystopia.
The group’s 1986 album Peace Sells…but Who’s Buying remains a metal masterpiece, while 2022 delivered record #16 for the Californian quartet with The Sick, the dying…and the Dead!. Actively still one of the most successful underground metal bands in history to achieve commercial success.
Also joining Megadeth will be Sweden’s In Flames. Formed in the early 90s and playing a key role in the development of melodic death metal and metalcore, In Flames elegantly cleave melodies and brutality in scintillating fashion. In command of 13 studio albums, with a brand-new record Foregone due out this year, In Flames continue to captivate a broad range of ages, genders and music fans. The group have also previously won Metalhammer Golden Gods’ Best International Band and snagged multiple Grammis award wins (the Swedish equivalent of the Grammys).
AMON AMARTH + TRIVIUM CO-HEADLINE
WITH SPECIAL GUESTS MALEVOLENCE
Thursday 23 March – The Forum, Melbourne
Tuesday 28 March – Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane
The metal gods have smiled upon us, bringing together Viking metal kings Amon Amarth and Florida heavies Trivium together for a special co-headline event.
Formed in Sweden in 1992, Amon Amarth have amassed an eye-watering legacy for over three decades, armed with explosive and anthemic metal mixed with the rich imagery of Viking history, folklore and culture. Amon Amarth have consistently forged their sonic wares, with the group now heavily regarded as one of the most fundamental and commanding heavy acts in the metal world. Bringing the adventurous ethos of their Viking forebearers to stages, including headlining festivals across Europe and joining Slayer on their final tour of the US in 2019.
Renowned for their hulking grooves, thunderous rhythms, blistering guitarwork and stadium-ready choruses, Trivium have tirelessly and effortlessly chased evolution and musical brilliance throughout their 22+ year career. With over 1 million units moved worldwide, hundreds of sold out shows in their wake, half a billion streams and a Grammy Award nomination for their hit single Betrayer, Trivium hit double figures in album release territory in 2021, unveiling album #10 In the Court of the Dragon to resounding acclaim.
Joining them are special guests, Malevolence hailing from Sheffield in the north of England.
SPIRITBOX
WITH MAKE THEM SUFFER + RELIQA
Tuesday 21 March - The Forum, Melbourne
Canadian metal four-piece Spiritbox amassed 66 million streams before they’d dropped a debut album, growing that number to 155 million following the release of first LP Eternal Blue. The elements that make Spiritbox so unique is their fierce intensity, unwavering emotion and technical splendour. It’s their love of experimentation and flamboyant songwriting that makes them stand-out from the crowd.
Eternal Blue topped the rock charts in the United States and Canada, broken the top 10 in Australia and the top 20 in the U.K, Germany. They have a laundry list of accolades including gracing the cover of esteemed rock outlet Kerrang!, Revolver, Poll Star, Metal Hammer and Rock Sound, and garnering support from the likes of Loudwire, Forbes, Billboard, AltPress and Spin.
Joining them are Perth metalcore outfit Make Them Suffer fresh off their huge sold out North American tour supporting Bad Omens and Sydney quartet Reliqa.
BAD OMENS
Tuesday 21 March – The Triffid, Brisbane
Wednesday 22 March – Factory Theatre, Sydney
Bad Omens slither through boundaries, only to ultimately choke convention in the process. The quartet materialize with ghostly atmospherics, striking hooks, and the tingles of sensual high-register harmonies uplifted by cinematic production. Racking up tens of millions of streams and earning acclaim. Along the way, they toured with numerous marquee acts and received tastemaker praise and most recently sold out a North America headline tour.
KNOCKED LOOSE
Thursday 23 March - Colonial Hotel, Melbourne
Monday 27 March - Princess Theatre, Brisbane
Bruised and bloodied, Knocked Loose open the pit with a brutal sound that falls between hardcore punk and metalcore. The Kentucky quartet released their stunning and visionary conceptual six-song EP A Tear in the Fabric of Life in 2021 about grief and isolation that was accompanied by a short, animated film created by Swedish filmmaker Magnus Jonsson. It’s their most dynamic and contained offering to date, and a balancing act: a mid-length EP with grand ambitions and scope, one full of new sonic elements and a cohesive aesthetic that hangs onto Knocked Loose’s trademark anthemic delivery and have toured consistently since it’s release. After their Australian visit, they’ll be hitting the stages of prestigious festivals such as Coachella, Bonnaroo, Welcome To Rockville and Bloodstock to name a few.
STORY OF THE YEAR
Wednesday 22 March - Stay Gold, Melbourne
Monday 27 March - The Brightside, Brisbane
Tuesday 28 March - Crowbar, Sydney
Story Of The Year’s debut album, Page Avenue, was one of the first of its kind to sell a million copies. Until the Day I Die endures as both an anthem and mission statement. Tours with Linkin Park, My Chemical Romance, Deftones, and The Used cemented Story Of The Year’s reputation as a stunning and engaging live act. The connection between the band and audience transformed Story Of The Year from teenagers working in a St. Louis pizza chain franchise into hard rock headliners. They specialize in intense, passionate, confessional compositions that inspire and empower.
KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA 2023
LINE UP:
Slipknot | Parkway Drive | Megadeth | Trivium | Northlane | Amon Amarth
In Flames Knocked Loose | Spiritbox | Story Of The Year | Alpha Wolf
Void Of Vision | Bad Omens | Malevolence
DATES AND VENUES:
Friday 24 March 2023 - Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne SOLD OUT
Saturday 25 March 2023 - Centennial Park, Sydney
Sunday 26 March 2023 - RNA Showgrounds, Brisbane
Eliza & The Delusionals announce co-headline Australian tour with The Buoys
Fresh off the back of their Rolling Stone Australia Award nomination for ‘Best New Artist’, Eliza & The Delusionals today announce an extensive East Coast tour with fellow breakout artists, The Buoys.
Presented by triple j, this special co-headline tour will take the bands through Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland from March through into April, showcasing electrifying live shows and serving up a timely reminder why both acts have been taking audiences nationwide by storm.
The Buoys’ emergence onto the radars of many more new fans in 2021 – with the release of third EP Unsolicited Advice for Your DIY Disaster – set the Sydney rock group as a name that could not be ignored. Landing on triple j’s Hottest 100 of 2021 with their single ‘Lie To Me Again’ (#85), it was a formative time for the Sydneysiders, that has been capitalised on beautifully as they grew into 2022.
The release of their dynamic track ‘Red Flags’, proved that the hype surrounding them was more than legit. Lucrative support slots for the likes of Wet Leg, Arctic Monkeys and Dandy Warhols have brought The Buoys widespread acclaim, further driving the band to make 2023 their biggest year yet.
Similarly, 2022 was a pivotal year for Eliza & The Delusionals, with the indie rock favourites releasing their long awaited debut album, NOW & THEN. On the live front, the album was brought to life beautifully across numerous shows dotted along the East Coast, proving the group’s reputation as one of Australia’s most formidable and important live bands.
The group’s return to international touring in 2022 saw Eliza & The Delusionals tour North America, both as headliners and supporting the iconic Silversun Pickups; a monumental period for the band, who had been building up to bringing NOW & THEN to international audiences ever since they began working on the record during the depths of Australian lockdown.
Coming together for this co-headline run down the East Coast is a coup for both groups, who froth each other’s music as fans, as much as they do as musical peers.
"The Buoys are one of our favourite bands in Australia right now and we are feeling so lucky and excited to be touring with them! We can’t wait to visit some of our favourite regional cities around the country and visit some new places."
ELIZA & THE DELUSIONALS
"Excitement doesn’t even begin to cover how stoked we are to be playing with legends Eliza & The Delusionals around Australia in some familiar places, but mostly in towns and cities we’ve never had the pleasure of playing before! We’ve been huge fans of theirs for so long and we can’t wait to hit the road with them and share such a special tour together."
ZOE CATTERALL, THE BUOYS
Tickets for the tour are on sale from both band’s websites from 5pm AEDT, Monday 6th February.
ELIZA & THE DELUSIONALS AND THE BUOYS AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES
Presented by triple j
Tickets via Eliza & The Delusionals here, and The Buoys here.
Thursday 9 March Tonic Bar Bendigo
Saturday 11 March Barwon Club Geelong
Sunday 12 March The Espy Melbourne
Monday 13 March Haba Rye
Wednesday 19 April Hoey Moey Coffs Harbour
Thursday 20 April Beach Hotel Byron Bay
Saturday 22 April Villa Noosa Hotel Noosaville
Monday 24 April Selina’s Coogee **
Tuesday 25 April Hamilton Station Hotel Newcastle
Thursday 27 April Waves Towradgi
Friday 28 April Marlin Hotel Ulladulla
Saturday 29 April Highfields Caringbah
Sunday 30 April Drifters Wharf Central Coast
** Eliza & The Delusionals Only
