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ILL NIÑO Max Watts After eight years away from Australian stages, ILL NIÑO’s return has generated genuine excitement among fans of Latin-infused metal, and fans line the barrier ready for the show to kick off. Opening for the band are not one but two bands- Rise From Ashes and Verona Continue Reading

John Butler Northcote Theater Relationships evolve and change, and as John Butler will attest, sometimes great art comes from that pain and evolution.  Having just released his latest work PRISM, John descended on Melbourne’s Northcote Theater to share his new album. Opening for Butler is the always radiant Emma Donovan, Continue Reading

Machine Gun Kelly Announces 2026 Australia and New Zealand Tour The rumours are true – Machine Gun Kelly is heading to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 After Universal Music Australia teased tour plans last month, the US songwriter has confirmed he will be heading our way in April next Continue Reading

The Beards Making their triumphant return to the stage, Adelaide sensation The Beards took to the Corner Hotel stage to reunite Melbourne fans in a love for beards once again. The hirsute musicians made Melbourne laugh with their classic brand of comedy and entertainment with songs like’ Born with a Continue Reading

EVANESCENCE ANNOUNCE THREE INTIMATE SHOWS Set to bring their immortal live performance back down under, prepare to experience EVANESCENCE in intimate fashion later this year, with the band today announcing three special headline Australian shows this October and November ahead of touring alongside Metallica for the M72 World Tour. Presented by Triple Continue Reading

After a blistering year taking the stage on ZZ Top’s Australian Arena Tour, headlining the Melbourne Guitar Show, plus an APRA AMCOS Award nomination, Outstanding Songwriter of the Year award finalist at the 2025 AWMA’s alongside Missy Higgins, Australia’s rock powerhouse Dallas Frasca is back—this time, paying homage to one Continue Reading

Paleface Swiss Northcote Theatre Melbourne welcomed Paleface Swiss back into its chilly arms last night at the iconic Northcote Theatre. Following on from their debut Australian appearance supporting In Hearts Wake in 2023, the Swiss quartet are back and doing another lap of our country celebrating their new album CURSED. Continue Reading

Sabaton Margaret Court Arena   Hailing from Falun, Sweden Sabaton headline their first arena tour since 2013. With a sold out crowd streaming in to witness Amaranthe opening, the cities metal heads have converged for a night of sheer power metal. With songs ‘ Fearless’, ‘ Digital World’ and ‘ Continue Reading

letlive Max Watts, Melbourne   Renowned for their genre-defying sound and electrifying high-energy live performances, letlive. have made a  triumphantly return to stages one more time, reuniting with fans and reigniting the fire that defined a generation of alternative music. The trailblazing progressive soul punk band from Los Angeles brought Continue Reading