Archive for the ‘International Tours’ Category

Brian Wilson Replaces Peter Gabriel

You win some, you lose some. The bad news is that Peter Gabriel will no longer be headlining the November 1st Concert at Intimate Arena Mode, Etihad Stadium. The cancellation is said to be due to scheduling issues. But there’s a very bright silver lining to this dark cloud. Brian Wilson will replace Gabriel on the November 1st Concert as the headline international guest. Australian fans can expect... Read the full story

U2 Announced For Australia

U2 will bring the 360 degree tour to Australia and New Zealand from November. Tickets for the shows have also been priced for every budget starting at $39.90. General admission floor tickets start at $99.90. ‘U2 has alays been at their best when surrounded by their audience, and this extraordinary production makes that happens in stadiums,” says U2 manager Paul McGuiness. “It was important to... Read the full story

Soundwave Is Big and Heavy, Surprised?

The full line-up for the 2011 Soundwave festival has been released and it’s a pretty heavy duty list. Iron Maiden will headline joined by Slayer, Queens of the Stone Age, Melvins, The Gaslight Anthem, Slash, 30 Seconds to Mars (Full list below) As usual this website hasn’t heard of many of the more hardcore acts but there are plenty that grab our attention. With their new album The Final Frontier... Read the full story

Todd Rundgren Australian Visit

The title of Todd Rundgren’s 1973 solo album A Wizard, A True Star aptly sums up the contributions of this multi-faceted artist to state-of-the-art music. As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and, most recently, interactive artist, Rundgren has made a lasting impact on both the form and content of popular music. Todd Rundgren... Read the full story

Roxy Music Tour!

It is with a great deal of arty excitement that we have learned that Roxy Music will be touring Australia in Feb/Mar 2011 with the original line-up of vocalist Bryan Ferry, guitarist Phil Manzanera, saxophonist Andy Mackay and the great Paul Thompson on drums. Tickets go on sale from Wednesday 25th August. Roxy Music will be supported by Australian rock’n’roll legends Mondo Rock. Roxy Music will... Read the full story

Concrete Blonde – The Vampires Rise

Concrete Blonde will return to Australia to perform and celebrate the 20th Anniversary of their sublime Bloodletting album as well as songs from their remarkable catalogue which includes albums such as Concrete Blonde, Free, Walking In London and Mexican Moon and later work including Group Therapy. So yes there is a good chance we will get to hear True and Still In Hollywood at least one more time… For... Read the full story

Jonneine Is Coming To Scare Us

Jonneine Zapata is one of this websites favorite and most interesting new artists of the year and I’m not alone in thinking that. She is considered one of the most exciting, intense and compelling artists to emerge from the Silverlake scene in Los Angeles in many years. An extraordinary live performer, she performs in Australia with her full band for the first time in October. Upon listening to her... Read the full story

Gabriel, Frampton to Headline Cup Eve Concert

Peter Gabriel will return to Australia to headline a huge Cup Eve concert in Melbourne to celebrate the Melbourne Cup’s 150th year. Gabriel will be joined by a big classic rock line-up that includes Peter Frampton, Chicago and America at the Cup Eve Celebration Concert at Etihad Stadium on November 1. Local acts, including Kate Ceberano, Daryl Braithwaite, Ross Wilson, Joe Camilleri, Deborah... Read the full story

Blondie & The Pretenders In Summer

Blondie and The Pretenders boast two of the most iconic female stars in the realm of post-punk rock n’ roll in Debbie Harry and Chrissie Hynde respectively and thus this years A Day On The Green first announcement makes for a remarkable live music event. Australia will get to experience a fantastic double bill when Blondie & The Pretenders co-headline a November/December tour of ‘A Day on the... Read the full story

Richard Ashcroft To Tour

Richard Ashcroft, former front man of The Verve will be making his first Australian tour  accompanied by his new band, The United Nations of Sound. Ashcroft previously released three critically acclaimed solo albums and is currently promoting his new single from The United Nations of Sound’s upcoming release, out in July/August this year. Widely known for his unique vocals, unwavering confidence... Read the full story

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