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SOMA + BRAZEN BARBIE TEAM UP FOR HEADLINE SHOWS THIS MAY

This May, two of the brightest stars in the Aussie hip hop scene will team up for two very special joint headline shows, with Sydney eclectic sorceress Soma and Melbourne-based rap guru Brazen Barbie set to join forces. With each artist headlining their respective hometown headline show, Soma and Brazen Barbie will perform on Saturday May 10 at The Chippo Hotel in Sydney, and on Saturday May 17 at The Laundry in Melbourne, with both artists armed with some brand new material primed to dazzle fans in the live setting.

 

Tickets for Soma and Brazen Barbie’s headline shows go on on sale to the general public on Tuesday April 1 at 10am AEDT from Oztix and Moshtix.

 

A powerful songstress fluent in blending neo soul, electronica and alternative hip hop with her own unique flair, Soma’s chameleonic artistry developed at a young age, expanding into her solo work that effortlessly straddles relatability and razor-sharp execution. Drawing her creative moniker from the idea of nourishment for the soul, Soma’s blurring of genres and expectations centres music as a universal language, capable of healing, connectivity, and as a powerful avenue for navigating the complexities of the digital age.

 

Kicking off 2025 with the release of her debut mixtape COBRA, Soma traversed themes of life, love, loss, self-discovery, letting go and taking control, with 11 powerful tracks enticing you into Soma’s staggering creative universe that stylistically spanned hip hop, futuristic soul and beyond. An artist renowned for her ability to fuse timeless charm with raw emotion and modernity, Soma’s cutting-edge creative aesthetics transcends onstage, with her live performances also offering an abundance of energy, connection and storytelling, resulting in a transformative experience that will be on full display this May alongside fellow Aussie powerhouse Brazen Barbie.

 

“This is a really exciting collaboration for me!” enthuses Soma of the upcoming shows with Brazen Barbie. “Brazen Barbie and I have been supporting each other from afar for a while now. I actually came across her incredible talent online, and I was just drawn to her energy, her voice, and her raw, unapologetic style. She’s someone who really stands out, and I couldn’t help but follow her journey and see how she was taking the Australian music scene by storm. I’ve always admired her confidence and how she represents herself as a powerful, multicultural woman in this industry. Our connection makes sense, not just because of the mutual respect we have for each other’s artistry, but because we both share similar backgrounds as multicultural women in the Australian music scene. I grew up in a diverse environment that exposed me to a wide range of music and sounds, which shaped my unique style. Similarly, Brazen’s roots are deep in her Kenyan-Australian heritage, and she channels that energy in her music, too. We both come from a place of richness in culture, and it’s such a beautiful thing to bring that to life through music.”

 

Kenyan-Australian, Perth-via-Melbourne artist Brazen Barbie is a genuine force to be reckoned with, wielding a compelling voice, bold lyricism and a rawness that pierces the heart and the mind. An increasing fixture on the Australian R&B and hip hop scenes, Brazen Barbie’s musical flame first sparked in primary school, with her early experiences playing cello and singing ultimately leading to her pursuing the steps of the likes of rapper Gangsta Boo and crunk pioneer Duke Deuce; but eternally with her own voice laced throughout. Previously performing at Sydney Fringe Festival, BIGSOUND, and SXSW, Brazen Barbie also started off 2025 with a bang via the release of a new track: Sweet Talk.

 

A sleek and bold outing, Sweet Talk channels Brazen Barbie’s ever-burgeoning trademark authenticity along with nods to some of her earliest influences, including Missy Elliott, Eve and Megan Thee Stallion. A matured release that steps into some new territory for the Melbourne-based rapper off the back of a string of potent singles released in 2024, Sweet Talk will be on the menu for fans this May in a live setting, as will Brazen Barbie’s unapologetic world where females reign, perfectly complemented by teaming up with fellow femme rising star Soma.

 

“Expect to be immersed in an unapologetic world where females reign, egos are slaughtered,” shares Brazen Barbie of the upcoming shows this May. “I’m impenitent with my message and presence. I love wordplay, and making music that makes people feel something, whether that’s hyped, empowered, confident, or feeling heard/understood.”

“Soma and I connected through the scene and admire each other’s work,” adds Brazen Barbie. “We’ve got that mutual respect and appreciation for each other’s craft so it makes sense to join forces and turn that into something even bigger. Our juxtaposing styles complement each other. I’m really excited for these upcoming shows because I’ll be performing some brand-new stuff, including a few tracks that push into different genres. I’ve been experimenting with new sounds, and it’s been really exciting finding ways to blend them with my style. It still has that Brazen flavour I’m known for, but with a fresh twist of the unexpected.”

Tickets for Soma and Brazen Barbie’s headline shows on onsale to the general public on Tuesday April 1 at 10am AEST from Oztix and Moshtix.

 

SOMA + BRAZEN BARBIE – 2 NIGHTS ONLY TOUR:

 

SAT 10 MAY | THE CHIPPO HOTEL, SYDNEY | 18+

Tickets available www.oztix.com.au | 1300 762 545 | All Ticketek Outlets

 

SAT 17 MAY | THE LAUNDRY, MELBOURNE | 18+

Tickets available from www.moshtix.com.au | 1300 GET TIX | All Moshtix Outlets

News: THE LEMONHEADS ADD NEW SHOWS TO 2025 AUSTRALIAN TOUR . Performing It’s a Shame About Ray + Come On Feel the Lemonheads in Full

THE LEMONHEADS ADD NEW SHOWS TO 2025 AUSTRALIAN TOUR

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Performing It’s a Shame About Ray
+ Come On Feel the Lemonheadsin Full

Following overwhelming demand, The Lemonheads have added new shows in Melbourne and Fremantle, and a venue upgrade in Sydney to accommodate more fans on their forthcoming Australian tour.

Handsome Tours and Double J are bringing The Lemonheads back to Australia this May for a special run of shows, celebrating two of the band’s most beloved albums, It’s a Shame About Ray (1992) and Come On Feel the Lemonheads(1993).

Evan Dando and his band will perform both records in full, revisiting the songs that defined an era and still hold their power today. This tour offers a rare chance to hear these albums from start to finish, performed on stage with the same honesty and melodic spark that made them iconic.

With classic tracks like Into Your Arms, Big Gay Heart, It’s About Time, and My Drug Buddy, these albums captured a moment in music history. Now, they’ll be played live in their entirety to sell-out crowds across the country.

Fans that have secured tickets to these shows will be among the first to get a taste of new music from the band, with limited copies of the forthcoming 12” single available at the merch desk throughout the tour.

Tickets for all remaining shows are moving fast – act quickly to avoid disappointment.

Tickets via handsometours.com

Handsome & Double J present:

THE LEMONHEADS

Performing It’s a Shame About Ray
+ Come On Feel the Lemonheadsin Full

Wednesday 14 May Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne – NEW SHOW!
Friday 16 May – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Saturday 17 May – Croxton Bandroom, Melbourne – SOLD OUT
Sunday 18 May – Princess Theatre, Brisbane – SELLING FAST!
Tuesday 20 May – Enmore Theatre, Sydney – VENUE UPGRADE!
Thursday 22 May – The Gov, Adelaide – SELLING FAST!
Friday 23 May – Freo.Social, Perth – SOLD OUT
Saturday 24 May – Metropolis, Fremantle – NEW SHOW!

 

News: CAMILA CABELLO – global superstar confirms Australian dates to Yours, C tour for August 2025

CAMILA CABELLO : GLOBAL SUPERSTAR CONFIRMS AUSTRALIAN DATES TO YOURS, C TOUR FOR AUGUST 2025

+ Tickets on sale Wednesday 2 April


Global superstar Camila Cabello has announced two Australian live shows for August 2025.

Presented by Frontier Touring, the award-winning star will perform at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena on Wednesday 27 August and at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion on Saturday 30 August.

American Express Members can access presale tickets from 11am (local time) on Thursday 27 March, while Camila’s mailing list (see here) and Frontier Members can access presale tickets from 12noon (local time) on Monday 31 March. ​ Tickets go on sale to the general public at 1pm(local time) on Wednesday 2 April. ​ For more information visit frontiertouring.com/camilacabello

Following a string of memorable performances at major international festivals last summer, including Glastonbury Festival (UK), Rock in Rio Lisbon (Portugal), and Tinderbox Festival (Denmark), Camila will kick off the Yours, C tour in Marbella, Spain, before hitting Australia. See full list of international live dates below. ​

Known for her high energy live shows, Camila will return to the stage with her discography of smash hits, including ‘Señorita’, ‘Bam Bam’, ‘Never Be The Same’, and Diamond-certified ‘Havana’  Fans can also expect the singer-songwriter to bring the playful and chaotic energy of her 2024 album C,XOXO with tracks such as ‘I LUV IT and ‘He Knows’. ​ ​

Watch: Camila Cabello – I LUV IT Feat. Playboi Carti (Official Music Video)


INTERNATIONAL LIVE DATES:

21st June – Marbella, Spain – Starlite Occident

24th June – Barcelona, Spain – alma Occident Barcelona

25th June – Madrid, Spain – alma Occident Madrid

28th June – Port Barcares, France – Les Déferlantes Festival

30th June – Paris, France – Zénith

1st July – Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live

2nd July – Hamburg, Germany – Stadtpark Open Air

4th July – Turku, Finland – Ruisrock Festival

5th July – Gdynia, Poland – Open’er Festival

8th July – London, UK – Eventim Apollo

9th July – Dublin, Ireland – 3Arena

16th August-17th August – Japan – Summer Sonic Festival

22nd August – Jakarta, Indonesia – LaLaLa Festival

27th August – Melbourne, Australia – Margaret Court Arena

30th August – Sydney, Australia – Hordern Pavilion

14th September – Sao Paulo, Brazil – The Town Festival


The Yours, C tour marks the continuation of an exciting era for Camila Cabello following C,XOXO’s release. C,XOXO represents an evolution for the singer-songwriter, pushing boundaries with a project that is both musically and visually explorative, tapping into genres that extend beyond just pop and drawing inspiration from her Miami roots. Created and executive produced with El Guincho (FKA Twigs, Rosalía) and co-producer Jasper Harris (Jack Harlow, Post Malone), C,XOXO features a variety of heavy hitters including Playboi Carti, Lil Nas X, Drake, and more. 2024 also saw Camila rework the widely acclaimed Dance track ‘Move’ by Adam Port & Strv. ​

News: THE FRAY ‘HOW TO SAVE A LIFE’ 20TH ANNIVERSARY TOUR

THE FRAY ‘HOW TO SAVE A LIFE’

20TH ANNIVERSARY AUSTRALIAN TOUR

TEG MJR is excited to announce that the four-time GRAMMY-nominated band The Fray, is bringing their highly anticipated “How to Save a Life” 20th Anniversary Tour to Australia this December.   These shows are part of an extensive global tour and will celebrate their timeless debut album, How to Save a Life, giving fans the chance to relive the music that defined a generation.

The tour will kick off in Perth at Metro City on Wednesday, December 3rd, before moving to Brisbane’s Eatons Hill Hotel, Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, and concluding in Melbourne at the Forum on Sunday, December 7th. Fans can gain early access to tickets through the artist presale, which begins at 10:00 AM (local time) on Thursday, March 27th. General public ticket sales will start at 10:00 AM (local time) on Tuesday, April 1.

Released in 2005, How to Save a Life became one of the defining albums of the 2000’s, earning widespread acclaim and delivering hits like “Over My Head (Cable Car)” and the 5 x Platinum title track.  Climbing to the top of the Billboard 200 chart, the album’s heartfelt lyrics and signature sound struck a chord with listeners around the world, solidifying The Fray’s place in music history. Two decades and more than 12 billion streams later, its impact remains strong, continuing to inspire and connect fans from everywhere.

The Fray struck a huge chord with audiences around the world and turned their organic grassroots efforts into a major success, selling over 4 million albums and 20 million singles globally.

“We wrote songs in our parents’ basements and our grandpa’s barn, dreaming of playing our music with the world one day. We never imagined that the songs from How to Save a Life would still hold new meaning 20 years later,” said lead vocalist Joe King. “It’s an incredible honour to celebrate the album’s 20th anniversary with our Australian fans. We can’t wait to perform these songs and share our stories with you. Come sing with us – we’ll see you in December!”

 

THE FRAY AUSTRALIAN TOUR DATES 2025

 

Wednesday 3rd December

Metro City, Perth WA

 

Friday 5th December

Eatons Hill Hotel, Brisbane QLD

 

Saturday 6th December

Enmore Theatre, Sydney NSW

 

Sunday 7th December

The Forum, Melbourne VIC

 

THE FRAY ARTIST PRE-SALE:

Thursday 27TH March 10.00am > Tuesday 1stApril 9.00am (local time) available here

 

TEG MJR PRE-SALE:

Friday 28th March 10.00am > Tuesday 1stApril 9.00am (local time)

available here

 

GENERAL PUBLIC ON-SALE:

Tuesday 1st April 10.00am (local time) available here

 

For more information, visit:

www.teglive.com.au

News: BETH GIBBONS: Brisbane headline show announced | Tickets on sale Wed 2 Apr

BETH GIBBONS: BRISBANE HEADLINE SHOW ANNOUNCED

TUES 3 JUNE, FORTITUDE MUSIC HALL | ON SALE WED 2 APR

‘No one sings like her. Bewitching is an understatement… This mix of beauty and brutality is captivating’ – Uncut

‘This debut solo tour is a racked triumph’ – ★★★★ The Guardian

‘Fabulous’ – ★★★★ NME

Following the release of her critically acclaimed debut solo album Lives Outgrown, Frontier Touring is pleased to announce Beth Gibbons – the pioneering vocalist and songwriter/producer of Bristol band Portishead – will perform an intimate headline show at ​ Fortitude Music Hall in Brisbane on Tuesday 3 June.

With a career spanning over 30 years, Beth’s haunting, distinctive voice has resonated with audiences worldwide. Performing tracks from the Australian premiere of her latest solo work alongside career classics, this newly announced show is the third addition to Beth’s upcoming tour of Australia, following her two previously announced headline dates at Vivid LIVE (Sydney) and RISING (Melbourne). The shows come more than 15 years since Beth last performed with Portishead in Australia.

Blending the intimate with the unpredictable, fans finally have the unique opportunity to experience Beth’s sublime voice live, in what promises to be an unforgettable experience.

Having already garnered widespread critical acclaim, Lives Outgrown was shortlisted for the 2024 Mercury Music Prize – a fitting recognition for the singer, who previously won the award in 1995 as part of Portishead. Featuring 10 beautiful new tracks recorded over a period of 10 years, the album was produced by James Ford (Arctic Monkeys, Depeche Mode) and Beth Gibbons with additional production by Lee Harris (Talk Talk). It is, by the artist’s own admission, her most personal work to date, the result of a period of sustained reflection and change – “lots of goodbyes,” in Beth’s words. Farewells to family, to friends, even to her former self. These are songs from the mid-course of life, when looking ahead no longer yields what it used to, and looking back has a sudden, sharper focus.

In addition to her seminal work with Portishead, Beth’s previous original material release was 2002’s Out Of Season. In 2014, she sang with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra for their recording of Górecki’s Symphony of Sorrowful Songs (2014). More recently, she collaborated with Kendrick Lamar on ‘Mother I Sober’ from his Mr Morale & The Big Steppers album (2022).

A powerful evening of music from one of the most distinctive and influential voices of her generation, tickets to Beth’s only Brisbane show will go on sale Wednesday 2 April (12pm local time), while Frontier Members can get early presale access starting Monday 31 March (12pm local time).

Don’t miss Beth Gibbons, live in concert. For tickets and information, see frontiertouring.com/bethgibbons.


BETH GIBBONS
​LIVES OUTGROWN – TOUR
​MAY/JUNE 2025
Presented by Frontier Touring


BRISBANE SHOW: FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE
via frontiertouring.com/bethgibbons
Runs 24 hours from: Monday 31 March (12pmlocal time)
or until presale allocation exhausted


BRISBANE SHOW: TICKETS ON SALE
Begins: Wednesday 2 April (12pm local time)

Tuesday 3 June
​The Fortitude Music Hall | Brisbane, QLD
18+
Ticketmaster.com.au


Also performing at (not Frontier Touring shows):

Friday 30 May
​Vivid LIVE, Sydney Opera House Concert Hall | Sydney, NSW
Lic. All Ages
www.sydneyoperahouse.com/vivid-live

Sunday 1 June
​RISING, Hamer Hall | Melbourne, VIC
Lic. All Ages
www.2025.rising.melbourne


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.


News: POP EVIL Release 8th Studio Album WHAT REMAINS Via MNRK Band Shares Official Music Video For ‘Side Effects

POP EVIL Release 8th Studio Album WHAT REMAINS Via MNRK

Band Shares Official Music Video For ‘Side Effects’ — WATCH

 

 

“‘What Remains” is truly an exciting piece of music, from front to back, proving that post-grunge and nu-metal can still sound fresh and exciting in 2025.” — Blabbermouth (9/10)

“A volcanic eruption. It is a cathartic release and could mean Pop Evil will continue along this heavier trajectory, or not… because we all know little is predictable with this band.” — Cryptic Rock

Modern rock powerhouse POP EVIL — vocalist Leigh Kakaty, guitarists Dave Grahs and Nick Fuelling, bassist Joey “Chicago” Walser, and drummer Blake Allison — have proudly released their eighth album WHAT REMAINS, via MNRK. Get it here: https://popevil.ffm.to/whatremainsalbum

Pop Evil have also shared the video for ‘Side Effects.’ Watch the performance clip for the ferocious track, which is loaded with explosive riffs and a tectonic plate-shifting breakdown here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmFIGYpU1Ps

The song is an arena-ready juggernaut and boasts rueful lines such as “The world I built you tried to tear apart” and “Why did I try so hard to prove / What’s killing you is killing me too,” serving a powerful, unshielded message for anyone who has found themselves in a toxic situation and seeks the strength to break free for their own happiness and growth.

“Every action causes a reaction, a side effect,” says Kakaty. “Toxicity is a virus that spreads and kills, but liberation and healing lies in an antidote you already possess. And now is the time to take it.”

or two decades, Pop Evil frontman Leigh Kataky has needed to mine the deepest of reserves in order to drag the band up from the blue-collar grassroots of his local Michigan scene to stand proud at the top of the modern rock game. Soaring successes, bitter defeats… Leigh Kakaty has survived it all.

What Remains is the culmination and story of this journey with Pop Evil, laid bare like never before. Continuing in the recent vein of 2023’s acclaimedSkeletons, the new opus is both sonically and thematically Pop Evil’s heaviest ever offering; a thundering collection of arena-ready modern rock and metal hits in which Kakaty opens heart, mind, and soul.

“There are a lot of issues and things that I’ve dealt with in this journey of Pop Evil that I’ve buried for a long time,” the frontman explains of this document of resilience, perseverance, and accountability.

Pop Evil were born in North Muskegon, Michigan in 2001, Kakaty drawing on the lessons of a youth first shaped not by music, but by high school basketball — leadership, team work, the drive to improve in the lonely hours put in at the gym at 5am, the will to win suppressing any fear — in order to fight tooth and nail for their break-out moment.

I was hustling and learning every day to make my dreams come true,” Kakaty recalls of his time playing local bars and slinging early EPs out of the back of his truck. “Studying never interested me. Neither did getting a regular job. A knee injury wrecked my shot at playing sports. Music was all I wanted to do from that moment, and I didn’t give myself a backup plan. Pop Evil gave me a purpose, and a reason to get up every day. It became a crusade.”

Lipstick on the Mirror, their 2008 debut, and its follow-up, War of Angels, brought acclaim and global attention; 2013’s Onyx delivered the first of the band’s nine No.1 singles and six RIAA-certified gold and platinum plaques, but also a period of darkness brought on by the grief of Kakaty losing his father. “I was completely lost … I had just missed the last five years with my dad, chasing this dream when I could have been with him. I didn’t know if I wanted or could do Pop Evil anymore,” he says. The band’’s 2017 self-titled album, opened by the smash-hit “Waking Lions” was written “pretty much to save my life” – but in turn “reminded me of the fire I have inside, and that God put me here to make music that could help people.”

It’s a mission statement enshrined in Pop Evil to this day — and which provided the spark for the genesis of What Remains.

“You’re always chasing that one song that can connect with that one person,” Kakaty says. “And that process has to start with yourself. There’s a lot of personal healing on this record, a lot of things I wanted to get out for my own mental well-being. I’m finally at a place where I can confront my demons.”

Sonically, the album is a riotous explosion of life-affirming noise; a vortex of scything riffs and gut-punch drum beats that regularly give way to Pop Evil’s hallmark anthemic choruses. “We set out to push boundaries,” nods Kakaty. “Metal has always been a part of our DNA, but we’ve never made it such a focal point before. A lot of writing on this record has been about listening to what my soul is saying and letting the songs find their own path, rather than chasing a sound that might fit in on the radio. I think you can really hear the mood and emotion of the album’s themes in the music.”

WHAT REMAINS TRACK LISTING:
The Bullet That Missed
Deathwalk
What Remains
Wishful Thinking
Side Effects
Criminal
Enough Is Enough
Zero To None
Knife For The Butcher
Overkill

 

News: SharpTone Records | SENNA Shares New Single ‘Hurricane’ From Upcoming Debut Album, LUNA KILLS Shares New Single ‘WAVES’ From Upcoming Debut Album

SENNA
UNLEASHES EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE HURRICANE

DEBUT ALBUM STRANGER TO LOVE OUT MAY 23 VIA SHARPTONE RECORDS

German metalcore band SENNA is back with a storm, delivering their electrifying new single Hurricane serving as the latest preview of their forthcoming debut album Stranger To Love out May 23rd via SharpTone Records.

With its relentless energy and captivating soundscapes, Hurricane embodies the chaos of the mind and the struggle to find clarity within it. Speaking on the new single, the band shares: “Hurricane is an intense, electrifying track that takes you on a journey through emotion and energy. With its powerful rhythm and captivating sound, we wanted to capture the chaos of the mind and the struggle to find clarity amidst it. It’s a song for anyone navigating their own storm, seeking release and strength in the face of adversity.”

Watch the video for Hurricane here:
Following the success of their previous singles High Note, Rain and Blackout, Hurricane further cements SENNA’s ability to craft music that resonates on a deeply personal level while pushing the boundaries of their sound. With Stranger To LoveSENNA presents an intimate and deeply reflective collection of songs that explore the subtleties of human connection and personal growth.

Marcel, speaking on the album’s themes, shares: “Stranger To Love is a collection of anecdotes from our own personal lives. These stories are not special in the sense that they are not extraordinary or unique to just us. They are not these once-in-a-lifetime experiences that change everything. They’re the kinds of experiences that happen quietly, in everyday moments. A conversation that didn’t go as planned. Feelings that linger longer than they should. Slowly realizing that things have changed in a relationship. What makes these stories meaningful is not that they are special, but that they are real. They happen to us, they happen to people everywhere, every day. Sometimes they happen in obvious ways, sometimes in ways that barely get noticed. They’re part of what it means to figure things out. In the end, these moments connect us, even if we experience them in our own way.”

HURRICANE – OUT NOW
https://bfan.link/hurricane-16

STRANGER TO LOVE – OUT NOW
https://bfan.link/stranger-to-love

STRANGER TO LOVE TRACK LISTING:

01. Hurricane
02. Rain
03. Blackout
04. High Note
05. Bodyguard
06. Drunk Dial Anthem
07. Potential
08. Breeze
09. Cliffhanger
10. NS:LC
11. Polarised feat. Our Mirage

News: PALEFACE SWISS + Special Guests NASTY Announce September 2025 Australian Tour

PALEFACE SWISS  Announce Headline Tour Across Australia!

Switzerland’s global reputation for being a peaceful and neutral country is in absolute tatters thanks to one band destroying all before them!

A lot has happened since PALEFACE SWISS’ incredibly successful, sold-out run with In Hearts Wake in 2024. Their fan base has exploded exponentially thanks to their now infamous sets at festivals such as Sick New World and the accolades are piling up for their crushing performances on sold out tours of Europe and The U.S.

Now the Swiss wrecking crew return to Australia as all conquering headliners, armed with their brand-new record, Cursed, which entered the Spotify Global Charts at #7, as well as reaching #3 in both the US and UK charts—a testament to their unstoppable rise.

Joining this already monstrous tour is notorious German Deathcore/Beatdown outfit NASTY, who have been aptly self described as “F*cked up music for a F*cked up World’’. With a fierce reputation for volatile live shows, relentless energy and brutal sound, Nasty are a force to behold.

“Nasty have established themselves as one of the breakdown greats. There is no doubting who these guys are or what they want to do; make you lose your shit in the pit. Grab some space and get ready to thrash!” – Metal Zenith

PALEFACE  SWISS + NASTY

September 2025

Tuesday 2 – Perth, Magnet House

Wednesday 3 – Adelaide, Lion Arts

Friday 5 – Melbourne, Northcote Theatre

Sunday 7 – Sydney, Manning Bar

Tuesday 9 – Newcastle, King Street

Wednesday 10 – Brisbane, Princess Theatre

Tickets: https://thephoenix.au/

News: Faye Webster announces Sydney & Melbourne theatre shows for July 2025

FAYE WEBSTER ANNOUNCES SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE THEATRE SHOWS FOR JULY 2025

Frontier Touring and Penny Drop are delighted to announce Faye Webster will return to Australia for two special headline shows in July. ​

 “Faye Webster is one of this generation’s definitional folk-rock voices” – Paste Magazine

The Atlanta (US) artist will perform at the Forum, Melbourne on Saturday 12 July and Sydney’s Enmore Theatre on Tuesday 15 July, following a massive US and UK/EU tour in support of her breakout album, Underdressed At The Symphony.

Frontier Member presale commences Monday 31 March from 10am AEDT before tickets go on sale Wednesday 2 April from 10am AEDT. Tickets via frontiertouring.com/fayewebster.

“The Atlanta singer-songwriter’s new album ‘Underdressed at the Symphony’ is a marvel of patient, obsessive contemplation” – Rolling Stone

“Over the course of four albums, her sound has come to contain both pedal steel and indie rock as well as soft vocals and R&B sensibilities, all the while embodying the city of Atlanta.” Vulture Magazine

With Underdressed at the Symphony (out now on Secretly Canadian) crowned one of 2024’s most acclaimed albums, the project landed on Best of 2024 lists from Rolling Stone, Consequence, Paste, SPIN, UPROXX, and was praised by The New York Times, who noted the album’s ability to “walk the line between indie-rock and country.

The album explores the rarely mapped territory of emotional intimacy, where desire and passion are in conflict with comfort, understanding and even platonic love. All of these uniquely Faye thoughts are wrapped in the warm glow of her otherworldly vocals, ever present pedal steel and her cinematic and sweeping string arrangements “Her music defies genre and convention,” said Vulture last year.

Following the album’s release, Faye kicked off a sold out North American tour – her largest tour yet – performing in iconic venues including Radio City Music Hall, The Greek Theatre and The Ryman in Nashville, with guest appearances from friends and collaborators like Lil Yachty and Daniel Caesar. Webster spent the summer playing festivals Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, and more, while also making her network television debut, performing “But Not Kiss” on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and a dreamy NPR Tiny Desk Concert performance with a string quartet. ​

Watch: Faye Webster – But Not Kiss

“Webster’s rise in popularity is something to behold”Ramona Magazine

Last in Australia in 2024, for headline shows in Sydney and Melbourne as well as performances at Laneway Festival across Australia and New Zealand, Faye wowed audiences with an impressive, intimate live set, demonstrating her “multifaceted personality and broad appeal”.

After a whirlwind year, Faye brings her anticipated Underdressed at the Symphony Tour to Australia this July for two special theatre shows sure to go quickly. ​ ​

More about Faye Webster
​A self-taught guitarist by elementary school, with a deep love of bluegrass and country running in her family, Webster was bound to be a musician. At just 16 she released her debut album, Run & Tell. Like other teenage phenoms Jackson Browne and Laura Marling, it exhibited stunning lyrical and artistic clarity. Her Southern roots were obvious, but Webster had more than country music inspiring her worldview – she was deeply embedded in the culture of her hometown, Atlanta. Lil Yachty was her classmate, she was sneaking out to see underground shows and fortuitously had befriended rapper/producer Ethereal while in High School. She went on to sign to Awful Records, making her label-mates with Father, Playboi Carti and Ethereal. To the outsider, an odd home but Webster shared the same weirdo art-kid ethos of her label mates – impossible to peg, endlessly experimenting, making shit, doing stuff, genre-fluid rule breakers. ​

Her 2017 self-titled release on Awful brought her enough notoriety to get her signed to Secretly Canadian, the home of ANOHNI, Porridge Radio, Whitney, Yoko Ono and more. Two years later, she released Atlanta Millionaires Club to widespread critical acclaim. “Few R&B albums have a pedal steel; few alt-country albums have a rap feature. Faye Webster’s Atlanta Millionaires Club somehow has all of the above.” said Pitchfork.

A multi-hyphenate talent, Webster also is a successful photographer who has shot campaigns for Killer Mike, Offset, D.R.A.M, Nike and other brands. She is a sometimes model and full-time yoyo enthusiast. Of her last album, I Know I’m Funny haha, Pitchfork said, “Webster is an assassin who comes out of the shadows with something witheringly funny or totally devastating.” It’s these flourishes of her unmatched individualism that makes her so exciting to listen to, and with Underdressed at the Symphony, Faye Webster entered a thrilling next chapter.


FAYE WEBSTER
AUSTRALIAN TOUR
JULY 2025
​Presented by Frontier Touring, Penny Drop & triple j


FRONTIER MEMBER PRESALE 
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News: Tina Turner’s Private Dancer Celebrates 40th Anniversary. Huge 5 Disc Boxset Includes Previously Unreleased Track, Hot For You Baby.

TINA TURNER
Private Dancer Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Includes Previously Unreleased Vanda & Young Penned Track, Hot For You Baby.

5CD/Blu-Ray Incl. Previously Unreleased Tracks, Live Performances and Upgraded Music Videos2CD, 1LP Pearl Vinyl, And 1LP Picture Disc Editions Also Available

Parlophone Records has released a 40th Anniversary Edition of GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Tina Turner’s iconic breakthrough album, Private Dancer.

This special anniversary edition offers a stunning array of previously unreleased trackslive performances, and footage, honouring the legacy of an artist whose music transformed the world.

Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition)
is available as a 5CD/Blu-ray, 2CD, a 1LP Pearl vinyl, and a 1LP picture disc.
GET IT HERE

The centerpiece of this release is the 5CD/Blu-ray set, which includes the newly upgraded 55-minute Private Dancer Tour show filmed at the NEC in Birmingham between two historic nights, March 23 and 24, 1985. Directed by David Mallet and featuring unforgettable performances with David Bowie and Bryan Adams, this landmark concert has been meticulously restored, offering a front-row experience of Turner at her electrifying best. Alongside the live performance, the set includes five upgraded music videos, with the “Private Dancer” fully restored to HD from its original 35mm film which is today in 4K on YouTube.

Watch it here
https://youtu.be/d4QnalIHlVc

Earlier this year, a surprise treasure from Turner’s vaults was unveiled: the previously unheard track “Hot For You Baby.” Written by legendary Australian musicians George Young and Harry Vanda and produced by John Carter, the track was recorded at Capitol Studios in Hollywood and was originally intended to be an album track. It was thought to be lost to time, but this thrilling discovery introduces a fresh chapter in the Private Dancer story.

Listen to “Hot For You Baby”
https://tinaturner.lnk.to/HFYB

Additional Private Dancer formats include a 2CD edition, a striking 1LP picture disc featuring the official UK/EU cover on one side and the US cover on the other, and a limited-edition 1LP pearl vinyl with a 12×12 art card of the US album artwork. Jason Draper has written the liner notes for the 5CD/BR set with insights from Paul Cox, Holly Knight, Arlene Phillips and Martyn Ware.

Originally released in May 1984, Private Dancer marked Turner’s triumphant comeback, becoming a cultural phenomenon. Dubbed by American Songwriter as “one of the most charismatic comebacks of modern rock” and AllMusic as “without question,… Turner’s finest hour as a solo artist.” The 5x platinum record peaked at [#2 on the UK Albums Chart] #3 and #1 on the Billboard 200 and Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. Turner would later bring home four GRAMMY® Award wins for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance for “Better Be Good To Me” and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Record of the Year, and Song of the Year for the top Billboard Hot 100 track, “What’s Love Got To Do With It?

Tina Turner
Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition)
Tracklisting

5CD/Blu-ray
CD1 – Private Dancer (2015 Remaster)
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
Show Some Respect
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Better Be Good To Me
Steel Claw
Help
1984

CD2 – B-Sides, Single Edits And Extended Versions
B-sides:
I Wrote A Letter
Rock ‘n’ Roll Widow
Don’t Rush the Good Things
When I Was Young
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby

Single edits:
Let’s Stay Together
Help
Better Be Good To Me
Private Dancer

Extended versions:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
Better Be Good To Me
I Can’t Stand the Rain
Show Some Respect

CD3 – Previously Unreleased & Rare Tracks Plus Other Singles
Previously unreleased & Rare Tracks:
Hot For You Baby*
Let’s Stay Together (Alternative Radio Mix, 1983)
Let’s Stay Together (TV Instrumental)*
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Dub Mix)*
Private Dancer (Sterling Version)
Total Control

Non-Album singles:
Ball of Confusion (That’s What the World Is Today) (with B.E.F.) – Remix
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)
One of the Living (Single Remix)
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Extended Mix)
One of the Living (Special Club Mix)
We Don’t Need Another Hero (Instrumental Version)
One of the Living (Dub version)

CD4 – World Tour ‘84 – Live At Park West, Chicago – August 2nd 1984*
Let’s Pretend We’re Married
Show Some Respect
I Might Have Been Queen
River Deep, Mountain High
Nutbush City Limits
What’s Love Got to Do With It
I Can’t Stand the Rain
Better Be Good to Me
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Help
Proud Mary
Legs

CD5 – Private Dancer Tour – Live From Nec, Birmingham 1984
Show Some Respect
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Better Be Good To Me
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Help
It’s Only Love (Feat. Bryan Adams)
Tonight (Feat. David Bowie)
Let’s Dance – Version I (Feat. David Bowie)
Let’s Dance – Version II (Feat. David Bowie)

Blu-ray – Promo videos
Let’s Stay Together
What’s Love Got to Do With It (Colour version)
What’s Love Got to Do With It (B/W version)
Better Be Good to Me
Private Dancer (Full-length version) (Restored from original 35mm film)
Private Dancer (Restored from original 35mm film)
Show Some Respect

*previously unreleased

2CD
CD1 – Private Dancer (2015 Remaster)
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
Show Some Respect
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Private Dancer
Let’s Stay Together
Better Be Good To Me
Steel Claw
Help
1984

CD2 – Unreleased, B-Sides, Single Edits And Extended Versions
Unreleased:
Hot For You Baby

B-sides:
I Wrote A Letter
Rock ‘n’ Roll Widow
Don’t Rush the Good Things
When I Was Young
Keep Your Hands Off My Baby
Nutbush City Limits (Live)
Let’s Pretend We’re Married (Live)

Single edits:
Let’s Stay Together
Help
Better Be Good To Me
Private Dancer

Extended versions:
What’s Love Got to Do With It
Better Be Good To Me
I Can’t Stand the Rain
Show Some Respect

1LP
Private Dancer (2015 Remaster)
Side 1
I Might Have Been Queen
What’s Love Got To Do With It
Show Some Respect
I Can’t Stand The Rain
Private Dancer

Side 2
Let’s Stay Together
Better Be Good To Me
Steel Claw
Help
1984

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