Today, Wildheart are announcing their brand new EP, entitled We Are. The five-track release will see its way into the world on Friday August 31 2018. The announcement comes with the first taste of new music and visuals from the band, the title track from the record, We Are, scoring a videoclip that is released today. The single will be live for streaming on Spotify and Apple Music from this Friday July 20 and Pre-Orders for the EP on iTunes, Google Play and more will go live that day as well.

Wildheart have always been a band to push boundaries, and their latest EP “We Are” showcases their prowess to create vastly contrasting music, whist also enforcing a strong message that is rooted at the ‘heart’ of what they do.

Drummer for the band, Andrew Edward, stated that they are enthusiastic about this release and what the future holds for the band. “We could not be more excited to put this EP out – this is the material we are most proud of so far in our career, and we really hope that people out there are going to love it as much as we do! Hopefully it allows us the opportunity to tour more and get in front of so many more people!”

For the uninitiated, Wildheart are a melodic hardcore band from Brisbane, Australia. After releasing their debut EP “A Thousand Days” in March 2015, followed up by a two-track release entitled “Above/Below” in August 2016, Wildheart quickly moved to make a name for themselves sharing their heavy yet melodic music and showcasing their energetic live show across QLD.

They have since gained a dedicated fan base, and supported bands such as Young Lions, Bare Bones, Hand of Mercy, A Night in Texas, Deadlights, Casey (UK), and Belle Haven.

Previous singles “Exhale” and “D.O.A” premiered live on Triple J’s Short.Fast.Loud with Josh Merriel and the release show for “Exhale” saw Wildheart play a sold-out hometown show at The Brightside supporting Young Lions. To celebrate the release of “Exhale”, Wildheart embarked on a headline tour of the East Coast of Australia before returning home to write, which resulted in this new EP “We Are”.

Wildheart are Axel Best on Vocals, Adam Finlay on Guitar, Kerry Rowe on Bass/Vocals, Andrew Cooke on Drums and Jaya Shinn on Guitar.

They have already been lauded by triple j unearthed staff on the strength of their previous recordings – Claire Mooney, Music Producer at triple j Unearthed said of their track ‘Exhale’ – “I’ve just kicked over everything in the office. I just couldn’t control this absolute force of energy” and head of triple j unearthed, Dave Ruby Howe, thought that their track had “…a massive feel to it”.

Wildheart’s EP ‘We Are’ will be released on Friday August 31 and pre-orders go live this Friday July 20, as will the single for streaming.

For more information, please go to facebook.com/wearewildheart.

Melbourne’s southside music celebration, Live N Local Festival, has today revealed a preview of the 2018 program with the announcement of four special events. Spanning eight days from 25 August to 1 September, City of Port Phillip’s local music festival promises to deliver an exciting and diverse line-up of exceptional talent at this year’s event.

In a first-of-its-kind event, UnderSCORE will see audiences experience the immersive nature of video game soundtracks in an orchestral concert at the Alex Theatre in St Kilda. Presented by The Otherworld Agency and supported by Creative Victoria and APRA AMCOS, the event aims to showcase the rapidly-growing video game industry and gaming soundtracks, which encompass the same depth and complexity associated with scores from feature films, if not more, due to the need for them to be interactive and able to adjust to gameplay. With exclusive arrangements by Kevin Penkin, the Crescendo Orchestra will perform a live symphonic rendition of celebrated Australian video game scores against a cinematic backdrop of the accompanying gameplay.

Kutcha Edwards – playing Memo Music Hall August 30
Photo by Mardi Thorpe
Celebrated singer-songwriter and proud Mutti Mutti man, Kutcha Edwards will perform his signature arrangements, in a set of heartfelt, personal songs accompanied by the Elwood Community Choir at the Memo Music Hall on Thursday 30 August.

Little Wise – playing STARWARD Whisky Distillery August 30
Photo by Mardi Thorpe
Acclaimed local talent, Little Wise, will launch her latest single Want It All at STARWARD Whisky Distillery on Thursday 30 August. With support from Ben Mastwyk, the event is free and guests will enjoy a complimentary STARWARD Winter Gin with ginger and lime upon arrival, along with drink specials provided exclusively for Live N Local by STARWARD.

Woodes – playing Memo Music Hall August 26
Photo by Andy Hatton
The Unsigned FReeZA Committee present a concert featuring Woodes, Eilish Gilligan and Poppy Rose at Memo Music Hall in St Kilda on Sunday 26 August. With her self-titled EP garnering more than 4.5 million streams online, Woodes returns to Live N Local after her 2016 debut to headline this special all ages event.

The full 2018 Live N Local program is set for release on Wednesday 25 July. For further details and to secure tickets for the events listed above, visit www.livenlocal.com.au

Live N Local 2018 Special Events

FreeZA Live N Local Concert
Sunday 26 August
Featuring Woodes, Eilish Gilligan and Poppy Rose
Memo Music Hall, St Kilda
All Ages
Tickets $10 via Memo Music Hall

Kutcha’s Hall of Blues
Thursday 30 August
Featuring Kutcha Edwards with the Elwood Community Choir
Supported by Bumpy
Memo Music Hall, St Kilda
Tickets $15 via Memo Music Hall

Little Wise Single Launch
Thursday 30 August
Featuring Little Wise
Supported by Ben Mastwyk
STARWARD Whisky Distillery, Port Melbourne
FREE

UnderSCORE
Saturday 1 September
Featuring Crescendo Music Australia with exclusive arrangements by Kevin Penkin
Presented by The Otherworld Agency and the City of Port Phillip
Supported by Creative Victoria, APRA AMCOS, the Alex Theatre & Explore Port Phillip
Alex Theatre, St Kilda
Tickets $32 / $22 via Alex Theatre

Sweat It Out & Mad Decent return with another star-studded, club-ready banger with the release of “Badass” – the new single featuring the ultra-talented French producer & house-music virtuosoBorn Dirty alongside Sydney’s undeniably versatile & extremely talented DJ, producer, writer & singer, Anna Lunoe.
Sweat It Out & Mad Decent return with another star-studded, club-ready banger with the release of “Badass” – the new single featuring the ultra-talented French producer & house-music virtuosoBorn Dirty alongside Sydney’s undeniably versatile & extremely talented DJ, producer, writer & singer, Anna Lunoe.

Born Dirty & Anna Lunoe flex their songwriting & production muscles on “Badass” – laying down an infectious, high-octane, house beat underneath Anna’s power-filled vocals. The song is meant to capture the exact essence & energy of what the duo think everyone should feel walking into the club in 2018.

“It just basically encapsulates how I want people to feel: free, bold, spirited and enjoying the hell out of every moment they have on this planet” said Anna. “To me, my favorite tracks are the ones with a sense of humour about them. Yes they are bangers, but its light hearted – and that’s what is behind this track. Having a moment thinking you’re the shit.”

Born Dirty adds, “Loved working with Anna on this stomper! Perfect blend of fun, quirkiness, good vibes and club heat!”

Anna further delved into how the track came together over the course of the past couple years explaining “I started playing Born Dirty on (my Beats1 Radio Show) HYPERHOUSE around early 2016 and he’s always made some of the most interesting house music. I invited him over one day we instantly hit it off. We actually started a few demos when I was pregnant, but it was too hard writing for me then, so we waited and re-approached it this year. It was a total team effort and I love how cheeky the track turned out.”

“Badass” is out now on Sweat It Out.

Catch Born Dirty On Tour
More info HERE

7/15 Audiotistic –  Mountain View, CA
7/19 Circle OC – Huntington Beach, CA
8/5 HARD Summer – Fontana, CA
8/9 Shambhala – Salmo, BC
8/12 Moonrise Festival – Baltimore, MD
8/18 Das Energi Festical – Salt Lake City, UT

Catch Anna Lunoe On Tour
More info HERE

7/13 Camp Bisco – Scranton, Pennsylvania
7/20 Chinese Laundry – Sydney, Australia
7/21 Spender in the Grass – Byron Bay, Australia
7/27 Tomorrowland Boom, Belgium
8/3 Royale – Boston, MA
8/4 Veld Festival, Toronto
8/11 Moonrise Festival – Baltimore, MD
8/18 Das Energi – Salt Lake City, UT
8/19 All My Friends – Los Angeles, CA
8/31 Electric Zoo – New York, NY
9/2 Made in America – Philadelphia, PA

After 14 years performing together, five full-length studio albums, and countless sold-out shows around the globe, there aren’t many items left on a band’s bucket list. For Alter Bridge, one of the remaining list items was crossed off in October 2017 when the band performed two sold-out shows at London’s iconic Royal Albert Hall backed by the 52-piece Parallax Orchestra led by conductor Simon Dobson. Those career-defining shows were captured and combined in the upcoming Napalm Records worldwide release Live At The Royal Albert Hall on September 7^th.

“I think out of all the years of doing this [music], this experience is the top two or three highlights without a doubt. It’s something that none of us are going to forgot,” explains Myles Kennedy in a recently released trailer that can be seen here:

Live At The Royal Albert Hall is a 21-song collection that features some of Alter Bridge’s biggest hits, fan favorites and even a couple of rarities including “Words Darker Than Their Wings” – a song the band had never played live previously. Songs like “Before Tomorrow Comes,” “Ghost Of Days Gone By,” “The Last Hero,” and “Broken Wings” all find new life with the unique arrangements presented by Dobson and the Parallax Orchestra performing alongside the band. The pre-order for the release is live and fans can order various audio and video configurations including Blu-Ray, DVD, CD and Vinyl as well as other unique bundles with exclusive content.  A portion of the proceeds from all sales will go to the Future Song Foundation; an organization that Myles Kennedy is closely involved with. The first track released from the collection is the band’s chart-topping single “Addicted To Pain.”

Alter Bridge burst onto the music scene in 2004 with the release of their gold-selling debut, One Day Remains. In 2007, the band released Blackbird, the album that elevated the band’s profile worldwide. The epic solo in the title track “Blackbird” was voted “Greatest Guitar Solo Of All Time” by Guitarist Magazine. ABIII was released in 2010 and the single “Isolation” gave the band their first #1 single. In 2013, the band reached an elevated creative and critical plateau with Fortress. It bowed at #12 on the Billboard Top 200, moving over 30,000 copies first-week and earning unanimous tastemaker praise. The record garnered perfect scores from Total Guitar and KERRANG! as well as acclaim from Billboard, The Guardian, Loudwire, Ultimate Guitar, and many more. In between sold out tours in Europe and North America, the guys appeared on VH1 and graced the cover of Classic Rock Magazine who labeled Fortress, “The best thing they’ve ever done,” while Eddie Trunk called it, “A top 10 album of the last 10 years.” 2016’s The Last Hero gave the band their first Top 10 album since their debut. Alter Bridge has appeared on The Tonight Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live and their music has been used by the WWE, Major League Baseball and NASCAR to name a few.

Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce that multi-platinum singer-songwriter and global sensation Shawn Mendes will bring his wildly-anticipated world tour to Australia and New Zealand next year, touring in support of his new self-titled third album.

This will be the first time that the TIME Most Influential artist will perform in Adelaide, in addition to return performances in Auckland, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney in October and November 2019.

Mendes will arrive armed with a slew of new hits from his self-titled LP which, debuted at #1 on both the US Billboard 200 chart – his third album to do so, making him the third youngest solo artist of all time with three #1 albums – as well as #1 on the ARIA Album Chart. Shawn crossed over 1 billion career streams globally within a week of its release while he has surpassed 11 billion song streams globally to date.

Lead single ‘In My Blood’, which was Portugal’s official anthem for the FIFA World Cup 2018, has already been certified Platinum in AUS/Gold in NZ, with ‘Lost in Japan’ and ‘Youth (feat. Khalid)’ both certified Gold in Australia. Each single has received rave reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, The New York Times, and Variety, and occupied the #1 and #2 slots on the iTunes charts and Spotify’s ‘New Music Friday’ playlist.

Shawn Mendes follows 2016’s Illuminate (certified Gold in Australia, featuring 3x Platinum ‘There’s Nothing Holding Me Back’) and 2014’s Handwritten, which included 5x Platinum smash hit single ‘Stitches’.

Shawn Mendes: The Tour follows Mendes’ 2017 Illuminate World Tour and 2016 Shawn Mendes World Tour, both of which were sold out. The Canadian’s huge run of shows now includes over 60 dates across four continents, kicking off in Europe before traversing the Americas and touching down in Australia and New Zealand. These shows are sure to sell out, so don’t miss your chance to nab tickets now!

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Listen Out is Australia’s premier dance music event, bringing quality dance music to four spectacular inner city venues across Australia this spring. Listen Out Sydney encompasses Brazilian Fields in the heart of Centennial Park.

Centennial Park is just 10 minutes from Sydney’s CBD and is home to more than 15,000 trees, beautiful flower beds, manicured lawns, duck ponds, statues and cafes. This favourite park of Sydney locals, provides a stunning backdrop for a lazy day or an action-packed get-together, where you can enjoy sport, hire a bike, or even go horse riding.

On 1 January 1901, Centennial Park became the birthplace of modern Australia as the chosen site of the inauguration of Australian Federation (or in other words, the spot where all of the colonies came together and signed up to become one country!).

We acknowledge the Gadigal clan as the traditional custodians of the country on which Centennial Parklands has been constructed. Please respect the culture and heritage of our beautiful venue when you party at Listen Out.

Listen Out is an over 18s event