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News: THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM FLOWERS DUE OUT NOVEMBER 14

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM FLOWERS DUE OUT NOVEMBER 14

BAND SHARES TWO SONGS:
WHERE THE FLOWERS NEVER GROW + WAVE

AND DEBUTS SHORT FILM THAT SAME PLACE WHERE THE FLOWERS NEVER GROW

TOURING AUSTRALIA THIS OCTOBER SUPPORTING BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
Photo Credit: Wyatt Clough
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA — Mike Hranica (vocals), Jeremy DePoyster (guitar, clean vocals), Kyle Sipress (guitar), Jonathan Gering (keys, synths, programming, percussion), and Giuseppe Capolupo (drums) — have been tipped by Revolver for their ability to keep fans guessing two decades deep into their career and for their willingness to experiment with their sound. It’s this fearlessness that has allowed the band to remain as vital as ever.

Now, the band is excited to announce the upcoming release of the ninth album Flowers. It arrives November 14 via Solid State Records. Pre-order it here.

The band has also shared a double single: Where the Flowers Never Grow and Wave.

“Where The Flowers Never Grow is a song about the realization that no matter how good things get from the outside, there is a still a place of darkness in our minds… the place where flowers never grow,” says DePoyster. “The hours spent away from the stage and the bright lights can be a lonely place. The lyrics are a reckoning with how you can receive everything you thought you wanted, but you still have to reckon with the intrusive thoughts of emptiness and old wounds that you’re trying to find a way to heal. My hope is that anyone who hears the song feels seen, that they’re not alone in the darkest corners of their mind, and that we’re all trying to find a way forward.”

The Devil Wears Prada have also shared a short film That Same Place Where The Flowers Never Grow.
Watch the short film That Same Place Where The Flowers Never Grow here: 
“Flowers is 20 years into a journey,” DePoyster explains. “The highs, the lows, a reckoning with what it means be a human catapulting through the chaos that life throws at us continually. This is us at our peak, in songwriting, in raw and authentic lyricism and introspection, and a desperate attempt to connect with anyone else who feels the same way that we do.”

The new album marks the start of an incredibly epic cycle and phase for the band. The global touring scheduling finds The Devil Wears Prada playing some of the biggest shows of their career. They just wrapped the Summer of Loud tour, which packed amphitheaters through the summer. Additionally, the single For You is the band’s first-ever track to chart on both the Mediabase and Billboard Active Rock charts. TDWP are continuing to hit new milestones two decades into their career, proving their vitality as a career band.

TDWP have a slew of upcoming tour dates on deck, including dates in Australia with Bullet For My Valentine this October; headline shows in South Africa; and a trek across Europe with Ice Nine Kills and Creeper. The band will also appear at Warped Tour in Orlando on November 15-16, and will also embark on the Emo’s Not Dead Cruise in January, as well.
Flowers Track Listing:

01. That Same Place
02. Where The Flowers Never Grow
03. Everybody Knows
04. So Low
05. For You
06. All Out
07. Ritual
08. When You’re Gone
09. The Sky Behind The Rain
10. The Silence
11. Eyes
12. Cure Me
13. Wave
14. My Paradise
WHERE THE FLOWERS NEVER GROW + WAVE – OUT NOW
https://tdwp.ffm.to/flowersgrow

FLOWERS – OUT NOVEMBER 14
https://tdwp.ffm.to/flowers
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA
UPCOMING 2025 LIVE SHOWS

SUPPORTING BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE

WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER – JOHN CAIN ARENA, MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER – HORDERN PAVILION, SYDNEY
SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER – RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE

Tickets from www.destroyalllines.com
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Live Gallery: Bloc Party

Bloc Party

John Cain Arena

3/8/2025

It was a surprisingly warm winters night in Melbourne and you could feel the anticipation that was buzzing from the crowd as people lined up waiting to go into John Cain Arena

Once inside ,everyone was eager to get to their seats or if you were fortunate enough to be standing, making their way to the front of the stage in hope of catching a glimpse of Bloc Party. Before that could happen, Young the Giant took the stage and warmed the crowd up.

Arena falling into total darkness, crowd cheering, Bloc Party takes the stage, opening with “So here we are”, “She’s hearing Voices” and “Mercury”.

Frontman Kele Okereke exclaimed at his joy performing in Melbourne – saying he wasn’t sure when they (the band) will be back, but they will be back again.

Playing through Silent Alarm and all their greatest hits, the crowd went wild, gazing out upon the sea of people, I noticed something that I haven’t seen for a long time, the crowd were there for the music and to be in the moment, when “Song for Clay(Disappear Here)” rang out – no one in the pit was on their phone, the white glow on peoples faces wasn’t to be seen, just pure joy and excitement was up in the air, a rare site in todays extreme hustle society where everyone lives on their phones. Maybe it’s the slightly older crowd who turned up or maybe, just maybe, Bloc Party pulled the crowd into the moment blasting everyone with their sound, a night to be remembered.

Blazing through their set list they played other hits like “Banquet”, “Traps”, The Prayer” and “Like Eating Glass” – ending their set with a 5 song Encore saving their best for last, sending of the night with “Signs”,” The Pioneers”, “Helicopter”, This Modern Love” and rocking the house down with “Ratchet”. Couldn’t have had a better send off for a night out.

Photographs by Jacinta Keefe

 

 

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News: DOJA CAT ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER ARENA TOUR DATES ACROSS NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA ON ‘MA VIE WORLD TOUR’

DOJA CAT ANNOUNCES FIRST-EVER ARENA TOUR DATES ACROSS NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA ON 

‘MA VIE WORLD TOUR’ 

Presales commence Monday August 25

 

RETURNS WITH NEW SINGLE AND MUSIC VIDEO “JEALOUS TYPE”

(Download Artwork HERE)

LISTEN HERE / WATCH HERE

FIFTH STUDIO ALBUM VIE

SET TO BE RELEASED ON SEPTEMBER 26TH

PRE-SAVE ALBUM HERE // WATCH ALBUM TRAILER HERE

MELBOURNE, Friday August 22, 2025: GRAMMY award-winning global superstar Doja Cat has today announced the “Ma Vie World Tour”, with dates confirmed for New Zealand and Australia on her first-ever arena tour across the region. It will also include stops in Manila, Tokyo, and more, before wrapping on Sunday, December 21 in Kaohsiung at Kaohsiung Arena. The announcement follows her highly successful 2023 outing, “The Scarlet Tour”.

The “Ma Vie World Tour” will launch on Tuesday November 18 in Auckland at Spark Arena, followed by Perth’s RAC Arena on Saturday November 22, Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne on Tuesday November 25, Brisbane Entertainment Centre on Saturday November 29, concluding in Sydney at Qudos Bank Arena on Monday December 1.

TICKETS – NZ + AUS: 

Tickets for the New Zealand and Australia dates will be available starting with an artist presale on Monday August 25 at 10am local time, running until Thursday August 28 at 10am.

NZ:

One NZ: One NZ customers can be among the first to secure tickets during a 48-hour presale starting Monday 25 August at 10am. Head to one.nz/music.

Mastercard: Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in New Zealand. Mastercard Presale starts Monday 25 August at 10am and ends Thursday 28 August at 10am. Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Thursday 28 August at 11am. Check out priceless.com/music for details.

Live Nation: The Live Nation Presale starts Wednesday August 27 at 10am running until Thursday August 28 at 10amor until allocation is exhausted. To access presale tickets, sign up now at livenation.co.nz/register.

AU:

Vodafone: Vodafone mobile customers can be among the first to secure tickets during a 48 hour presale commencing 10am Monday, August 25. Visit vodafone.com.au/ticket to find out more.

Commbank Yello Mastercard: Eligible CommBank Yello customers with a CommBank Mastercard have special access to presale tickets starting from Monday 25 August at 10am until Thursday 28 August at 10am as well as access to exclusive preferred tickets from Thursday 28 August at 11am(local time). Tickets are available exclusively to eligible CommBank Yello customers using a CommBank Mastercard at checkout. Visit www.commbank.com.au/mastercardpresales to find out more.

Live Nation: The Live Nation Presale starts Wednesday August 27 at 10am running until Thursday August 28 at 10amor until allocation is exhausted. To access presale tickets, sign up now at livenation.com.au/register.

General onsale will begin Thursday August 28 at 11amat dojacat.com/tour.

All times are local. 

VIP: The “Ma Vie World Tour” will also offer a variety of different VIP packages and experiences for fans to take their concert adventure to the next level. Packages vary but include tickets, access to the pre-show VIP Lounge, exclusive VIP merch item, early entry into the venue & more. VIP package contents vary based on the offer selected. For more information, visit https://www.livenation.com.au/vipexperiences or https://www.livenation.co.nz/vipexperiences

In further exciting news for fans, Doja Cat returns with her new single and music video “Jealous Type” out now via Kemosabe Records/ RCA Records – click HERE to listen / click HERE to watch. Doja Cat’s new track “Jealous Type” was produced by Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lorde) and Y2K (Ariana Grande, Tate McRae), with the music video directed by Boni Mata and filmed in Los Angeles. Doja Cat first teased her new track “Jealous Type” in her Summer ’25 campaign with Marc Jacobs. “Jealous Type” will appear on her highly anticipated fifth studio album, Vie, which is slated for release on September 26th. Pre-save album HERE.

Most recently, Doja Cat headlined the 2025 Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco, CA. During her electrifying set, she surprised fans by debuting “Jealous Type” live on stage. Following her performance, she hosted a surprise album listening after-party at San Francisco’s legendary drag venue, Oasis, where a select group of fans received an exclusive first listen to tracks from her forthcoming album, Vie.

Last year, Doja Cat released her deluxe album Scarlet 2 CLAUDE. The deluxe featured previously released hits such as “Attention”, “Paint The Town Red”, “Agora Hills”, alongside a collection of brand-new tracks and features. Doja Cat’s hit single “Paint The Town Red” spent three weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, becoming the first rap song to reach the top spot in 2023. The track also held the No. 1 position on the Billboard Global 200 chart for four consecutive weeks. Additionally, her fan-favorite track “Agora Hills” reached No. 1 on Top 40 Radio in February 2024, marking her eighth No. 1 at the format. “Agora Hills” also peaked at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

 

MA VIE WORLD TOUR 2025 DATES

NEW ZEALAND AND AUSTRALIA

                                    Tuesday November 18             Auckland – Spark Arena

                                    Saturday November 22            Perth – RAC Arena

                                    Tuesday November 25             Melbourne – Rod Laver Arena

                                    Saturday November 29            Brisbane – Brisbane Entertainment Centre

                                    Monday December 1                Sydney – Qudos Bank Arena

 

General tickets onsale Thursday, August 28 at 11amat http://dojacat.com/tour

Artist Presale: Monday, August 25 at 10am – Thursday August 28 at 10am

One NZ: Monday August 25 at 10am – Wednesday August 27 at 10am
Mastercard NZ: Monday August 25 at 10am – Thursday August 28 at 10am
Vodafone AU: Monday August 25 at 10am  – Wednesday August 27 at 10am
Commbank Yello Mastercard AU: Monday August 25 at 10am – Thursday August 28 at 10am
Live Nation: Wednesday August 27 at 10am – Thursday August 28 at 10am

All times are local.

 

MA VIE WORLD TOUR 2025 – INTERNATIONAL DATES

Dec 07 – Manila – SM Mall of Asia Arena

Dec 10 – Singapore – Singapore Indoor Stadium

Dec 13 – Seoul – Kintex Hall 10

Dec 15 – Tokyo – K-Arena Yokohama

Dec 18 – Bangkok – Impact Exhibition Hall 5-6

Dec 21 – Kaohsiung – Kaohsiung Arena

 

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News: Spandau Ballet Announce Definitive Early Years Box Set Out September 12

SPANDAU BALLET
Announce Definitive Early Years Box Set
Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982
6 CD, Blu-ray, 2LP Box Set Out September 12

Release coincides with ‘Blitz: The Club That Shaped The 80s’ a major exhibition at
London’s Design Museum from September 20

Artwork by original band graphic designer and Blitz Kid Graham Smith

Spandau Ballet, one of the most influential bands in British music, will release their definitive early years collection, “Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982” – a comprehensive 9-disc box set featuring their groundbreaking first two albums alongside a wealth of previously unavailable material. It includes a beautiful 44 page book with original photos from fellow Blitz Kid Graham Smith and new commentary from the whole band.

Released September 12th on Parlophone, this meticulously curated collection captures the band’s origins and meteoric rise from Blitz Club favourites to chart-topping innovators. The set includes their seminal albums “Journeys To Glory” (1981) and “Diamond” (1982) on vinyl, plus six CDs of singles, remixes, BBC sessions, demos, and a Blu-ray of Dolby Atmos mixes, videos
and rare live footage.

The collection showcases the band’s evolution through their formative and revolutionary period, from the electronic-infused new wave of early singles like “To Cut A Long Story Short” and “The Freeze” to the funk-influenced sophistication of “Chant No. 1″ and “Instinction. ” They were simply the most cutting edge, futuristic band in the world, at the centre of a creative scene that
defined the 1980s.

This release also coincides with London’s Design Museum, who open their exhibition
‘Blitz: The Club That Shaped The 80s’ from September 20. It explores the ‘Blitz Kids’ who pioneered new music, fashion, film, design and more from the tiny Soho nightclub The Blitz, all to a soundtrack provided by a nascent Spandau Ballet (the only artist to ever play the club). The band’s friend and fellow club goer, Robert Elms, had suggested the new name and they made their debut as Spandau Ballet at The Blitz on December 5th 1979. They were offered a record contract mid set by Chris Blackwell, owner of Island Records and the performance pushed the band “through the looking glass” and onto an accelerated ride through the 1980s and into pop culture history and global superstardom.

The band began to export their music around the world in a series of ground breaking club culture events, including making their first New York appearance in 1981, taking key Blitz Kids with them and staging a concert and fashion show, paving the way for Britain’s second musical invasion of America. Video of this whole performance is included in the box set. On another
legendary night, they played new superclub KU in Ibiza, who released a bull on the night to mark the occasion amongst the 3000 fans, and were pivotal in alerting the UK to the burgeoning Ibiza dance scene.

This boxset charts those origins, from the band building a scene of the coolest fans on the planet in hometown London, through a record label bidding war, an iconic just pre-fame performance aboard HMS Belfast and into worldwide success that went on to almost perfectly span and define the 1980s.

LISTEN TO THE SINGLES
Eyes –  Gentry Demo
SpandauBallet.lnk.to/EyesGentryDemo

‘Eyes’ was recorded at Halligan’s rehearsal studio while the band were still called Gentry. It was at the studio that they were given the name ‘Spandau Ballet’ by future broadcaster and journalist Robert Elms. The song can be heard on the ‘Demos’ disc of the ‘Everything Is Now’ box set, which showcases the band’s evolution from 1978 to 1982. ‘Eyes’ was performed on the night which truly launched Spandau Ballet – 5th December 1979 at the legendary Blitz club’s Christmas party.

Steven Wilson Stereo Mix of “The Freeze”
spandauballet.lnk.to/TheFreezeStevenWilsonRMX
the band’s second single after the hit of “To Cut A Long Story Short” . Both tracks reflected the European electronic music that the band heard at The Blitz, making full use of the Yamaha CS-10 synthesizer they had acquired on hire purchase. The mix features on the Blu-Ray Stereo and Instrumental remixesby acclaimed musician and go-to Dolby Atmos mixer, Steven Wilson.

Pre Orders for thins incredible box set are available now
spandauballet.lnk.to/EverythingIsNowPS

Highlights include:
* Comprehensive collection of 7″ and 12″ singles, remixes and versions
* Two complete BBC concert recordings from 1981 and 1982 and a BBC Session from 1981
* Previously unreleased demos including early Gentry recordings
* Dolby Atmos remixes by Steven Wilson
* Rare live footage from NYC’s Underground Club (1981)
* Original albums “Journeys To Glory” and “Diamond” on vinyl
* Includes rare set of remixes for the “Diamond” album. Previously unavailable on CD
* 44 page booklet with all new quotes from every band member and classic photos charting key moments, design and style

The box set features all the band’s early classics including “To Cut A Long Story Short,” “Chant No. 1,” “Muscle Bound,” “Paint Me Down,” “Instinction” and “She Loved Like Diamond,“ and presents multiple versions of tracks that trace their development from initial demos to extended 12” club mixes.

The Blu-ray component includes Dolby Atmos and stereo remixes by acclaimed producer Steven Wilson, alongside original music videos, BBC TV appearances and the complete 56-minute concert from New York’s Underground Club in 1981.

“Everything Is Now – Vol 1: 1978-1982” stands as the definitive document of Spandau Ballet’s revolutionary early period, when they helped define the sound and style of a generation.

SPANDAU BALLET
EVERYTHING IS NOW – VOL 1: 1978-1982
CD1: JOURNEYS TO GLORY ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS
CD2: DIAMOND ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS
CD3: DIAMOND – 12” SINGLES BOX SET
CD4: BBC SESSION 1981 / BBC IN CONCERT BOURNEMOUTH 1982
CD5: BBC IN CONCERT PARIS THEATRE 1982
CD6: DEMOS
BLU-RAY (DISC 7): DOLBY ATMOS, PROMOS & EXTRAS
LP1 (DISC 8): JOURNEYS TO GLORY
LP2 (DISC 9): DIAMOND

CD1: JOURNEYS TO GLORY ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS
7 inch A-Sides
1. To Cut A Long Story Short (7” A-side) [3:22]
2. The Freeze (7″ Version A-side) [3:32]
3. Muscle Bound (7″ Version A-side) [3:58]
4. Glow (7″ Version AA-side) [3:49]

7 inch B-Sides
5. To Cut A Long Story Short (Version) [3:22]
6. The Freeze (Version 7” B-side) [4:23]

12 inch A-Sides & B-Sides
7. To Cut A Long Story Short (Mix 1 A-side) [6:32]
8. To Cut A Long Story Short (Version) (Mix 2) [3.59]
9. The Freeze (12” A-side) [4:36]
10. The Freeze (Special Mix 12” B-side) [6:33]
11. Glow (12″ Version) [8:11]
12. Muscle Bound (12” B-side) [4.51]

CD2: DIAMOND ERA SINGLES, REMIXES & VERSIONS
7 inch A-Sides
1. Chant No 1 (7” A-side) [4:07]
2. Paint Me Down (7” A-side) [3:13]
3. She Love Like Diamond (7” A-side) [2:52]
4. Instinction (7” Trevor Horn Version) [3:34]

7 inch B-Sides
5. Feel The Chant (Short – 7” B-side) [4:04]
6. Man With Guitar (B-Side of Paint Me Down) [2:52]
7. Gently (B-Side of Intinction) [4:00]
8. She Loved Like Diamond (Instrumental B-side) [2:56]

12 inch A-Sides & B-Sides
9. Chant No.1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (Extended Mix – 12” A-side) [5:52]
10. Feel The Chant (Long – 12” B-side) [5:49]
11. Paint Me Down (12″ A-side) [7:05]
12. Re Paint (12” B-side) [6:53]

CD3: DIAMOND – 12” REMIX SINGLES BOX SET
1. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (Remix) [8:04]
2. Instinction (Remix) [6:59]
3. Paint Me Down (Remix) [6:25]
4. Coffee Club (Remix) [6:49]
5. She Loved Like Diamond (Remix) [3:41]
6. Pharaoh (Remix) [6:37]
7. Innocence And Science (Remix) [4:28]
8. Missionary (Remix) [7:02]

CD4: BBC SESSION 1981 / BBC IN CONCERT BOURNEMOUTH 1982
BBC Session – Studio B15, March 15, 1981
1. The Freeze [4:41]
2. Mandolin [4:07]
3. Muscle Bound [4:52]
4. Glow [4:14]

BBC In Concert Bournemouth, April 19, 1982
5. The Freeze [5:13]
6. She Loved Like Diamond [3:10]
7. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:52]
8. Glow [5:13]
9. Paint Me Down [4:45]
10. Instinction / Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) [6:10]
(Medley: Instinction [5:46] / Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) [1:24]

CD5: BBC IN CONCERT PARIS THEATRE, LONDON 1982
Produced by Jeff Griffin
1. Instinction (Version 1) [5:28]
2. The Freeze [5:11]
3. She Loved Like Diamond [2:59]
4. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:46]
5. Pharoah [6:07]
6. Glow [5:11]
7. Muscle Bound [4:56]
8. Confused [4:07]
9. Paint Me Down [4:56]
10. Coffee Club [6:38]
11. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) [6:56]
12. Instinction (Version 2) [4:28]
13. Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On) (Reprise) [1:22]

CD6: DEMOS
1. Toys (Gentry Demo) [4:20]
2. Age Of Blows (Gentry Demo) [3:47]
3. Eyes (Gentry Demo) [5:27]
4. To Cut A Long Story Short (Arista Demo) [3:42]
5. The Freeze (Arista Demo) [4:56]
6. Confused (Arista Demo) [4:10]
7. Reformation (Arista Demo) [4:59]

Component 7 – BLU-RAY: ATMOS, PROMOS & EXTRAS
DOLBY ATMOS, STEREO & INSTRUMENTAL REMIXES BY STEVEN WILSON
To Cut A Long Story Short
The Freeze
Muscle Bound
Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
Paint Me Down
Instinction

MUSIC VIDEOS
To Cut A Long Story Short
The Freeze
Muscle Bound
Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
Paint Me Down
She Loved Like Diamond
Instinction

OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST, BBC TV 1982
She Loved Like Diamond
Coffee Club

LIVE AT THE UNDERGROUND CLUB, NYC, USA
MAY 6, 1981 – DURATION: 56mins 25secs
Intro by Jim Fouratt
The Freeze
Mandolin
Reformation
Chant No. 1 (I Don’t Need This Pressure On)
Toys
Age Of Blows
Muscle Bound
Confused
To Cut A Long Story Short
Glow

EXTRAS
HMS Belfast footage

Component 8 – LP1: JOURNEYS TO GLORY (1981)
Side One
1. To Cut A Long Story Short [3:20]
2. Reformation [4:54]
3. Mandolin [4:07]
4. Muscle Bound [5:06]

Side Two
1. Age Of Blows [4:09]
2. The Freeze [4:35]
3. Confused [4:38]
4. Toys [5:48]

Component 9 – LP2: DIAMOND (1982)
Side One
1. Chant No 1 [4:05]
2. Instinction [4:48]
3. Paint Me Down [3:44]
4. Coffee Club [5:30]

Side Two
1. She Loved Like Diamond [2:55]
2. Pharaoh [6:35]
3. Innocence And Science [4:15]
4. Missionary [7:15]
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News: Windwaker share bold new single “Victory Lap” off the back of Good Things Festival announcement

SHARE ATTITUDE-DRENCHED NEW SINGLE “VICTORY LAP”

PLAYING GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL 2025
TOURING NORTH AMERICA W/ THE PLOT IN YOU & NORTHLANE SEPT/OCT
PHOTO: ANDREW VAUGHAN
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Aussie genre-bending up ‘n comers Windwaker post a major “W” on the leaderboard with their new single “Victory Lap”, out today via Civilians & Fearless Records. The release also follows last week’s announcement that they’ll play Good Things Festival this December.  

Their first track back since their sophomore record, HYPERVIOLENCE, dropped last July, “Victory Lap” boasts a confident swagger with a healthy dose of attitude. The new single offers up grooves for days and listeners are treated to a storm of glitchy guitars, bloodthirsty screams and boisterous beats – but it’s not all fists and fury. Those hooky choruses and the hip-hop-inspired vocal cadence will have you nodding your head involuntarily. It’s a thrilling collision of sounds and styles and of genres and generations. “Victory Lap is a rejection of the naysayers, the gatekeepers and anyone who’s ever tried to box us in,”tells the band. “It’s a reclamation of power and a celebration of self-worth”.

Produced by drummer and in-house engineer Chris Lalic and mastered by Zakk Cervini (Bring Me The Horizon, Stand Atlantic, Bad Omens), the track arrives with a blockbuster music video. Vocalist Liam Guinane spits lines mid-flight while hanging out the side of a helicopter, all while a SWAT team gives chase on the ground below. Amid the escalating chaos, Windwaker soundtrack their own mania while masked figures surge into frame, forming a menacing posse that rallies behind the band. Watch the video here, directed by Colin Jeffs of Ten of Swords Media.

Windwaker will take “Victory Lap” to North America this September and October, joining The Plot In You and Northlane for 20 shows, before returning home for Good Things Festival in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane this December. Tickets on sale now via Oztix.

Since forming in 2017, Liam Guinane [vocals], Justin Keurntjes [guitar], Indey Salvestro [bass], Chris Lalic [drums], and Connor Robins [synths/samples] have built one of Australia’s most dedicated heavy music followings.

Their sophomore album, HYPERVIOLENCE, has racked up over 20 million Spotify streams and debuted at #12 on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Artists Physical Albums chart. HYPERVIOLENCE was taken on a near-sold out national tour in February and was swiftly followed by a mammoth North American tour supporting Make Them Suffer through to April, seeing Windwaker win over thousands of new fans and cement their status as one of modern metal’s most exciting new forces.

Their latest single, “Victory Lap”, is available and streaming everywhere now via Civilians & Fearless Records.

For more information, visit www.windwakerband.com/
For media enquiries, please contact ophelia@bigmouthpr.com.au
For label enquiries, please contact brit@civilians.co
STREAM VICTORY LAP
RELEASE DETAILS
Artist: Windwaker

Hometown: Melbourne, Australia

Single: Victory Lap

Release Date: Friday 22 August

Genre: Modern Metal

Label: Civilians/Fearless Records

GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL 2025
Friday 5 December: Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne16+
Saturday 6 December: Sydney Showground, Sydney16+
Sunday 7 December: Brisbane Showgrounds, Brisbane 16+
Tickets on sale now via Oztix

THE PLOT IN YOU
North American Tour
with special guests
NORTHLANE, INVENT ANIMATE & WINDWAKER

09/05 Providence, RI @ The Strand
09/06 Wallingford, CT @ The Dome at Oakdale
09/07 Sayreville, NJ @ Starland Ballroom
09/09 Ft. Wayne, IN @ Pieres Entertainment Center
09/10 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave
09/11 Kansas City, MO @ The Midland Theatre
09/13 Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom
09/14 Fayetteville, AR @ JJS Live
09/16 St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live
09/17 Jacksonville, FL @ Five
09/18 Huntsville, AL @ VBC Mars Music Hall

NORTHLANE
North American Tour
with special guests
LIKE MOTHS TO FLAMES & WINDWAKER

09/19 Louisville, KY @ Louder Than Life (Northlane only)
09/21 Grand Rapids, MI @ Elevation
09/22 Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe
09/24 St. Louis, MO @ Red Flag
09/25 Wichita, KS @ Wave
09/27 Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theater
09/28 Mesa, AZ @ Nile Theater
09/29 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues
10/01 Ventura, CA @ Ventura Theater
10/02 Sacramento, CA @ Aftershock (Northlane only)
10/03 Bakersfield, CA @ Nile Theater

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News: MONDO FREAKS ANNOUNCE ALBUM LAUNCH AND RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TURN THIS LOVE AROUND”

MONDO FREAKS ANNOUNCE ALBUM LAUNCH

AND RELEASE NEW SINGLE “TURN THIS LOVE AROUND”

Mondo Freaks pick up the pace, both in terms of tempo and in the rate of releasing new Funk with the sparkling “Turn This Love Around”. Coming hot on the heels of “Won’t You Decide” and their Bells Are Ringing EP, more and more listeners are starting to realise that this Melbourne 10 piece might be one of the best new Funk acts anywhere, let alone from the hotbed of Soul that is their hometown of Melbourne.

The band are also excited to announce the hometown album launch at Howler, Brunswick on Friday December 12th. Special guests are masters of vintage Afro Disco and Psychedelic Boogie, Wrong Way Up and helping turn the night well and truly into a party, Northside DJs will be playing through the night.

Jade MacRae once again truly shines on lead vocals on the track, which is yet another reason to get excited by their debut self-titled album, scheduled for October 17th on the band’s own Every Star Records. While Mondos are based in Melbourne, Jade spends most of her time in the US due to her high demand as a backing and session vocalist. And that made writing the song a truly international affair.

“Along with Bells Are Ringing, Turn This Love Around pretty much came together in one night if you count the international date line,” recalls bassist and co-founder Luke Hodgson. “A full instrumental arrangement recorded in Melbourne by Graeme and I then sent to Jade over in Oregon to demo her ideas in real time. A true synergy in concept and musical ideas for this one too. Some songs simply write themselves. A cosmic gift!”

The release will be accompanied by another instalment of their Live at The Quadraphonic Club series of videos that have gradually been finding and keeping new fans who are astounded by the playing and performance by this stellar group of musicians. This particular clip is double the value as it seamlessly segues into the band’s first single from this year, the 12/8 wonder that is “Bells Are Ringing”. 

Apart from MacRae, bassist Luke Hodgson and drummer Graeme Pogson (GL, The Bamboos) the other players in Mondos really shine in these videos: Susie Goble, Francisco Tavares on vocals, Aaron Mendoza on keys and vocals, James Bowers on synth, Javier Fredes on percussion and Danny Dharumasena along with Gillan Gregory on guitar. The band have their sound down so tight that they were requested to back Boogie and Disco legends Leroy Burgess (Black Ivory, Logg, Aleem, Inner Life, and Universal Robot Band) and the iconic Evelyn “Champagne” King on their Australian tours

As with all previous singles, the track was mixed by Grammy winner Michael Brauer, who made his name mixing countless Rn’B classics from the likes of Change, BB&Q Band, Was (Not Was), Gwen Guthrie, Grace Jones, Luther Vandross, Aretha Franklin, Pleasure, Cheryl Lynn, Cerrone, Jones Girls, Kid Creole, Teddy Pendegrass, Morris Day and many more. 

Mondo Freaks Album Launch Party at Howler, Brunswick 

Friday, Dec 12th w/ special guests Wrong Way Up & Northside DJs

Tickets on sale now – tickets + info

Mondo Freaks “Turn This Love Around” is out now on Every Star Records – Stream / Download https://linktr.ee/mondofreaks

Mondo Freaks Debut album will be released Oct 17th on limited edition vinyl as well as digital, also on Every Star Records

Bandcamp pre-order / Spotify Pre-Save

 

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News: The Funeral Portrait Release ‘Dark Thoughts’ EP

THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT
Release ‘Dark Thoughts’ EP
Left to right: Cody Weissinger (guitar), Homer Umbanhowar (drums), Lee Jennings (vocals), Robert Weston (bass), Caleb Freihaut (guitar/auxiliary)
Credit: Jeremy Saffer

Coming off two red-hot #1 rock tracks “Holy Water” (feat Ivan Moody of Five Finger Death Punch) and “Suffocate City (feat. Spencer Charnas of Ice Nine Kills)” THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT have released the “Dark Thoughts” single from their smash GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY album. Described by frontman Lee Jennings as “a finger snapping anthemic banger,” the mental health-themed song also appears on the newly released four-track DARK THOUGHTS EP along with a version of the song featuring vocals by Danny Worsnop of Asking Alexandria, a new remix of the song, and a live performance of it from the band’s hometown of Atlanta alongside the original version.

Listen to the DARK THOUGHTS EP, released via Better Noise Music
https://thefuneralportrait.lnk.to/dtep

Two videos were also released today. View “Dark Thoughts (Beyond The Abyss Remix)”https://thefuneralportrait.lnk.to/dtremix

And
“Dark Thoughts (Live From Suffocate City)”
https://thefuneralportrait.lnk.to/dtep/youtube

 

DARK THOUGHTS EP:
1. Dark Thoughts (Beyond The Abyss Remix)
2. Dark Thoughts, original version
3. Dark Thoughts (feat. Danny Worsnop)
4. Dark Thoughts (Live From Suffocate City), recorded in Atlanta, GA at The Masquerade on Nov 17, 2024

 

“We wanted to put together something special and different that we haven’t done for the Coffin Crew [the band’s devoted following],” explains singer Lee Jennings. “The other cool thing about this EP is that we are including the live version that we recorded at our first-ever town hall meeting in Atlanta. This marked our first sold-out show in our hometown.”

About the song itself, Jennings explains that “‘Dark Thoughts’ is a fun and energetic song meant to highlight our own mental health struggles. I wrote it about being diagnosed with OCD, I’m glad that more people can relate. This song is one of my personal favorites on the album. It’s deeply rooted in feeling trapped in your own head, like you have no one to reach out to who would understand or have an answer. It’s a statement both about the band and our fans. Depression, anxiety, and mental health crisis events are a ubiquitous experience for us, and the people who connect with our art. It can be such a terrifying and daunting task to try to overcome, but we hope that by connecting with others, we can support each other as a community in times when things seem the most bleak.”

 

GREETINGS FROM SUFFOCATE CITY – FROM BEYOND THE ABYSS: DELUXE EDITION is available now
https://thefuneralportrait.ffm.to/gfscdeluxe
Exclusive merch bundles are available HERE at the BNM label store.

Follow THE FUNERAL PORTRAIT online at
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The Funeral Portrait – Dark Thoughts (Live From Suffocate City)
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News: Tour Announcement | Better Lovers Australian Debut Headline Tour With Split Chain + Blind Girls

BETTER LOVERS
AUSTRALIAN DEBUT HEADLINE TOUR
WITH SPLIT CHAIN + BLIND GIRLS
Australia, the wait is over: prepare to witness the beautiful chaos that is BETTER LOVERS next year, with the iconic hardcore group, consisting of Greg Puciato (vocals), Jordan Buckley (guitar), Will Putney (guitar, producer), Steve Micciche (bass) and Clayton “Goose” Holyoak (drums), primed to make their Aussie live debut in January 2026, joined by special guests SPLIT CHAIN and BLIND GIRLS.

Kicking off on Friday 23 January in Brisbane, BETTER LOVERS will roar through Newcastle, Sydney, Melbourne and Belgrave, concluding on Friday 30 January in Adelaide.

With the amalgamation of some of the scene’s most prolific musicians rallying together over a shared vision of creative fearlessness and relentless energy, BETTER LOVERS were always bound to be something magic and memorable; but with each new release the group, bringing together members of Every Time I Die, formerly The Dillinger Escape Plan, and Fit For An Autopsy, have organically and collectively evolved into something that borders on otherworldly.

In 2023, BETTER LOVERS bared their creative fangs, releasing their acclaimed debut EP God Made Me An Animal, before shifting into a whole new stratosphere via their 2024 debut full-length Highly Irresponsible. A cutting-edge, bold and creatively fearless masterpiece, Highly Irresponsible spans gritty guitars and explosive melodies (A White Horse Covered In Blood) through to the group’s take on an epic power ballad (At All Time) and moments of maniacal metalcore, balanced with searing emotional dynamics (Love As An Act Of Rebellion).

With millions of streams under the belts in a short space of time and an ever-growing worldwide fanbase, BETTER LOVERS have most recently been tearing up stages across the globe as headliners, as well as onstage at the likes of Aftershock, Furnace Fest, and Graspop. And in 2026 the living legends will make their hotly-anticipated Australian debut in what is guaranteed to be a tour for the heavy history books.

Also set to make their Australian debut in 2026, Britishgenre chameleons SPLIT CHAIN will be bringing their exciting mix of shoegaze, post hardcore and nu metal down under. Forming in 2023, SPLIT CHAIN erupted into view via their debut single Get Inside, signed with Epitaph Records in 2024, and unveiled their debut album motionblur last month. The self-described “dreamo” group are renowned for their visceral and immersive live sets, and have previously performed with A Day To Remember, Counterpart, Bob Vylan Silverstein and many more.

Gold Coast DIY screamo heroes BLIND GIRLS have been fortifying their trademark blend of dark chaos and cathartic hardcore since forming back in 2013. Channeling hardcore, screamo and everything in between into their magnetic creative output, BLIND GIRLS most recently unleashed their third studio album An Exit Exists in 2024, garnering praise for their razor-sharp delivery, intensity and raw talent. Whether performing with La Dispute, Touchè Amorè and Militarie Gun, or taking crowds by storm around the world, this is emotional heavy music done entirely right.

It’s not hyperbole – it would be Highly Irresponsible to miss the first ever BETTER LOVERS tour on Australian soil in 2026, don’t miss your chance to kick off 2026 with a bang, BETTER LOVERS-style!
Sign up for the early bird pre-sale now at: https://daltours.cc/betterlovers 

General tickets on sale: Wednesday 27 August @ 10amlocal time 
Tickets from destroyalllines.com
Destroy All Lines Presents

BETTER LOVERS
AUSTRALIAN DEBUT HEADLINE TOUR
WITH SPLIT CHAIN + BLIND GIRLS
TOUR DATES:

FRIDAY 23 JANUARY 2026 – CROWBAR, BRISBANE
SATURDAY 24 JANUARY 2026 – HAMILTON STATION, NEWCASTLE
SUNDAY 25 JANUARY 2026 – MANNING BAR, SYDNEY
WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2026 – MAX WATTS, MELBOURNE
THURSDAY 29 JANUARY 2026 – SOOKI LOUNGE, BELGRAVE
FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2026 – LION ARTS FACTORY, ADELAIDE

General tickets on sale: Wednesday 27 August @ 10am local time
Tickets from destroyalllines.com
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News: COPPERLINE RETURN WITH REFLECTIVE NEW SINGLE ‘SLEEPWALKING’

Copperline return with their first new music since the award-winning 2022 single ‘Lucinda’, which drew a wave of new fans to the country rock outfit. Now, the 4-piece offer a first glimpse of their forthcoming third studio album with the release of ‘Sleepwalking’.

The gritty mid-tempo track is built on big guitars, sharp hooks and introspective storytelling – a sound the band has built from the ground up with long-time producer Shane Nicholson (Alex Lloyd, Tori Forsyth, Amber Lawrence). Working with the band since 2018, the multiple ARIA and Golden Guitar winner has an innate ability interpret their sound.

“We’ve formed a great creative partnership with Shane, working together across three records. We love the way he takes the time to understand and capture the things that make us unique as a band. And the way he finds the human touches in the performance of a song that make it unique and real.”

Lyrically, the song wrestles with the push-and-pull of drifting through life, half-awake, until the realisation hits that something has to change. “I wrote this song as a kind of wake-up call to myself,” shares frontman Brad Christmas. “I felt like I was going through life on autopilot, sleepwalking through my days in a cloud of my own thoughts. The song was a reminder to get out of my own head once in a while and smell the roses.”

The single follows the success of ‘Lucinda’ – a haunting ballad from their 2022 sophomore album Borrowed, Broken and Blue. Written for Christmas’ late daughter, the track climbed to #6 Most Downloaded and #3 Most Streamed single on the Play MPE charts, won Ballad of the Yearat the 2023 Australian Songwriters Association Awards, and has since notched over 182,000streams on Spotify.

Since their 2018 debut Rusty Fords and Weatherboards, Copperline have steadily built a reputation as one of Australia’s most distinctive country rock bands, earning radio play nationwide, stepping onto festival stages including Toyota Park at Tamworth Country Music Festival, and sharing lineups with the likes of Andrew Swiftand Bill Chambers.

With 5 x Australian Songwriters Associationnominations – including the 2023 win for ‘Lucinda’ – and 3 x Tamworth Songwriters Association nods, Copperline have firmly established themselves as one of the country’s most respected songwriting outfits.

Frontman Brad Christmas has also played sideman to a slew of music royalty, performing with Boney M, Steve Kilbey (The Church), Mark Williams (Dragon), and Steve Balbi(Noiseworks). He and drummer Gareth Richardsare also part of indie-rock collective The Gin Palace, who have performed alongside the Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets and TISM.

With ‘Sleepwalking’, Copperline lean into the grit, urgency and humanity that defines their sound, proving that they’re ones to watch. If you haven’t heard Copperline yet, it’s time to wake up and listen.

 

SHOW DATES:

Sunday 21st September – Union Hotel, Newtown, NSW

Saturday 4th October – Tourist Hotel, Queanbeyan NSW

Sunday 30th November – Link and Pin, Woy Woy NSW

 

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News: BIG TIME RUSH ANNOUNCE THE ‘IN REAL LIFE WORLDWIDE’ TOUR IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA

BIG TIME RUSH ANNOUNCE THE ‘IN REAL LIFE WORLDWIDE’ TOUR IS COMING TO AUSTRALIA

THE GROUP TO PLAY EVERY SONG FROM EVERY EPISODE OF THEIR HIT NICKELODEON SERIES AND MORE!

FEATURING SPECIAL GUESTS KATELYN TARVER & STEPHEN KRAMER GLICKMAN (AKA JO & GUSTAVO FROM THE TV SHOW)

MELBOURNE, AU (August 25, 2025) – Big Time Rush has announced the highly-anticipated addition of 13 more dates on their worldwide tour. IN REAL LIFE WORLDWIDE arrives in Australia in March 2026, returning after a run of sold-out shows last year.

Starting in February 2026, Big Time Rush will return to Mexico & South America for the first time since their sold-out run in 2023. They will return to Australia following their sold-out 2024 run, and the band is set to play their first-ever show in UAE. The band is also set to perform in Honolulu, HI on March 13, 2026.

BIG TIME RUSH IN REAL LIFE WORLDWIDE will give fans exactly what they’ve long asked for – the band will play every song from every episode of their hit Nickelodeon show, many of which, have never been played live. Rushers will finally get to revisit their favorite moments from the show, plus many more surprises. Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman, also known as Jo and Gustavo on the show, will be joining the band as support on all tour dates, making for an epic reunion.

Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicked off in Birmingham, AL on July 9. Carlos, Kendall, James & Logan will hit over 70 cities in a career-spanning, worldwide celebration of their hits, their fans & their friendship. The thirteen additional dates cover Mexico, South America, Hawaii, Australia & UAE.

Tickets for Australia go on sale on Friday 29 August at 12pm (local).

TICKETS & VIP Upgrades: Tickets & VIP Upgrades will be available starting with the Big Time Rush Fan Club Presaleon Wednesday, August 27. For tickets and more information, go to BigTimeRushOfficial.com.

Big Time Rush Fan Club members will have first access to tickets and VIP Upgrades: starting on Wednesday, August 27. Upgrade packages vary but may include meet and greets, access to the “Palm Woods” VIP lounge, pre-show huddle with BTR and more. For more information on VIP upgrades and to sign up to be a BTR fan club member, go to BigTimeRushOfficial.com.

Mastercard cardholders have special access to presale tickets in Australia. Mastercard Presale starts Wednesday 27 August, 11am (local) and ends Friday 29 August, 11am(local). Plus, Preferred ticket access to some of the best tickets are available from Friday 29 August, 12pm (local). Check out priceless.com/music for details.

The Live Nation Presale starts Thursday 28 August, 11am(local time) until Friday 29 August, 11am (local time) or until allocation is exhausted. To purchase presale tickets, sign up now at livenation.com.au/register.

For complete tour and ticket information, visit livenation.com.au.

“We truly have the best fans in the world and when we sat down to plot this tour we wanted to give them everything they have always asked us for and dreamed of. That’s the reason we are so excited to be going on the road all over the world to play every song from every episode of the TV show. We know how many of our fans hold these songs close to their hearts having first heard so many of them watching our show,” said the band of the brand-new tour. “We couldn’t be more excited to also be bringing our dear friends from the TV show Katelyn Tarver and Stephen Kramer Glickman who we have never gotten the chance to tour with before. We have so many surprises in store for our Rushers for the In Real Life Worldwide tour and can’t wait to see everyone on the road very soon!”

Big Time Rush became an overnight sensation in 2009 from the launch of the Nickelodeon television series Big Time Rush. The show was a huge success and catapulted the group into real-life stardom, as they went on to release 3 studio albums and performed across the globe, including five tours from 2011 to 2014. In June 2020, the band held a surprise virtual reunion to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their smash hit “Worldwide,” resulting in mass hysteria amongst their fans and in the media. In March 2021, all four seasons of Nickelodeon’s Big Time Rush were added to Netflix and the band went viral once again, increasing fan demand for an official reunion. Soon after, the band announced they would come together for two special live shows in New York and Chicago, both of which sold-out in a matter of minutes, blowing expectations out of the water and proving the power of the band’s devoted fandom.

Since reuniting, Big Time Rush has completed three back-to-back sold-out tours, selling out venues across the globe, including New York’s iconic Madison Square Garden. Their first new album in over 10 years, Another Life, was released in 2023 to praise from critics and fans alike.

 

BIG TIME RUSH

IN REAL LIFE WORLDWIDE TOUR –  AUSTRALIA 2026

Featuring Special Guests Katelyn Tarver & Stephen Kramer Glickman

ICC SYDNEY THEATRE, SYDNEY – TUE 17 MARCH

RIVERSTAGE, BRISBANE – FRI 20 MARCH

MARGARET COURT ARENA, MELBOURNE – SUN 22 MARCH


TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 29 AUGUST, 12PM (LOCAL)

Live Nation Presale: Thu 28 August, 11am – Fri 29 August, 11am (Local) 

For complete tour and ticket information, visit livenation.com.au 

ABOUT BIG TIME RUSH:

Big Time Rush became an overnight sensation in November 2009 when the scripted TV show of the same name launched on Nickelodeon. The show focused on the Hollywood adventures of four hockey players from Minnesota after they were selected to form a boy band. The show became a huge success and later, Carlos, Kendall, James, and Logan came to life as a band off the screen releasing three full length albums and performing across the globe. As the show concluded in July 2013 and after four years of recording music and touring as a band, they went their separate ways but remained close friends through the years. 

After 7 years, in an effort to bring joy to their fans during quarantine around the world, the members of Big Time Rush decided to appear together as a group to send a message of love and togetherness. This was soon followed by a socially distant performance of an acoustic version of their smash hit, “Worldwide”. These appearances resulted in hysteria amongst their fans and in the media, followed by BTR receiving 10+ million streams in 2020 alone. Four seasons of the TV show were added to Netflix in March 2021 and have appeared in the Netflix “Top 10” trending titles.

The band finished off 2021 with a performance at iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Philadelphia as well as 2 sold out shows in Chicago and NYC, capping it off with the release of their first single in 8 years, “Call It Like I See It”. 

The power group kicked off 2022 stronger than ever with the launch of their wildly successful, sold-out Forever Tour, as well as all new music, including hit singles “Honey,” “Fall,” and “Not Giving You Up.” The Forever Tour included numerous sell outs including shows in Chicago, at New York City’s legendary Madison Square Garden and on all dates on their Mexico Tour. The tour concluded in early 2023 in South America with shows in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Chile. 

Another Life, which was released in June of 2023, was the band’s first new studio album release in ten years and was followed up by a special deluxe version in November. The band’s 2023 Can’t Get Enough Tour sold out amphitheater and arena shows – selling out venues across the US including Los Angeles’s KIA Forum and New York’s Jones Beach on the 39-city run. Across 2022 and 2023 the band’s reunion resulted in over 600,000 tickets sold.

2024 was another incredible year for Big Time Rush, including several sold-out international tours in the UK, Europe, Asia & Australia. The band ended the year with their sold-out holiday extravaganza – Big Time Rush On Ice – bringing their fans together for a first of its kind skating and concert spectacle on ice.