New Zealand’s Rhythm & Vines Festival has built a reputation as one of the best and this year’s line-up looks to be as strong as ever. The event takes place 28th – 31st December at the Waiohika Estate Vineyard in Gisborne. MOBY / EMPIRE OF THE SUN / JOHN BUTLER TRIO / 2MANYDJS(LIVE) / EDITORS / BIFFY CLYRO / ROOTS MANUVA / FUTURE OF THE … Continue reading TOUR: RHYTHM & VINES full line-up…
Fantastic main announcement for the Laneway Festival in 2010! Highlights for Doubtful Sounds have to be Black Lips, Wild Beasts (our potential album of 09), Daniel Johnston, Echo And The Bunnymen and The XX who we have had on rotation recently. Echo & The Bunnymen Florence and The Machine Black Lips The XX Daniel Johnston # Sarah Blasko N.AS.A Eddy Current Suppression Ring Hockey Dappled … Continue reading NEWS: LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2010…
The Veils have announced dates down the East Coast on the back of their Sun Gangs album that was released earlier this year. Wednesday 25th Nov – The Zoo, Brisbane Oztix 1300 762 545 Friday 27th Nov – Oxford Arts Factory, Sydney Moshtix 1300 Get Tix (438 849) Saturday 28th Nov – The Toff In Town, Melbourne Moshtix 1300 Get Tix (438 849) Continue reading NEWS: THE VEILS tour Australia…
On the back of their new album Degrees Of Existence, Shayne Carter brings Dimmer back to Australia for two dates in November. Essential viewing… Tour Dates 11th Nov Annandale Hotel NSW 12th Nov Northcote Social Club VIC They also have a run of NZ dates prior to the AU tour: 10th Oct – The Masonic in Devonport with The Naked & Famous 16th Oct – … Continue reading TOUR: DIMMER hit Australia…
Faith No More have just announced that they will be playing sideshows to the Soundwave festival in Sydney and Melbourne next March as well as dates in New Zealand. Tour Dates Feb 16 TSB Bank Arena Wellington New Zealand Feb 18 Vector Arena Auckland New Zealand Feb 20 Soundwave Brisbane Australia Feb 21 Soundwave Sydney Australia Feb 22 Hordern Pavilion Sydney Australia Feb 25 Festival … Continue reading TOUR: FAITH NO MORE Sideshows in AU + NZ…
After this year’s successful Days Like This! festival they are back with another strong line-up that mixes electronic with indie, hip hop with funk and promises to be a fantastic day. Sunday 10th January is the day to soak it all in at Moore Park in Sydney. Roots Manuva Cat Power & Dirty Delta Blues The Black Seeds Pivot LTJ Bukem & MC Conrad Joker … Continue reading NEWS: DAYS LIKE THIS lineup announced…
On the back of their appearance at the Meredith Music Festival, Animal Collective will do a run of sideshows across Australia. In support will be New Zealand’s Bachelorette who has been garnering great reviews for her recent My Electric Family album. Tour Dates BRISBANE- Thursday 10 December- The Tivoli SYDNEY- Friday December 11- Enmore Theatre MELBOURNE- Monday December 14- Forum Theatre PERTH- Thursday December 17- … Continue reading TOUR: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE psych out Australia…
Jamie Hutchings is about to take his album to European shores in November but before that he is doing an October run of east coast shows to give you the chance to wish him well overseas. His 2009 album His Imaginary Choir is a wonderfully constructed album from one of Australia’s strongest and most consistent songwriters of the last 15 years. It is currently ensconced … Continue reading TOUR: JAMIE HUTCHINGS shows + new video…
Alongside their pending tour of Australia and New Zealand with Megadeth, Slayer have announced they will be playing a special ONE TIME ONLY Australian show featuring their metal masterpiece REIGN IN BLOOD in full. Brutal and uncompromising, Reign in Blood is perhaps THE defining thrash metal album. Thu Oct 15- Big Top Luna Park- Sydney Tickets on sale 9am, Wed 16th Sept from ticketek.com.au 132 … Continue reading NEWS: SLAYER to play Reign In Blood in full…
Hot on the heels of their great new album Oozevoodoo the Scare boys hit the road later this year for a headline tour with the brilliant Jack Ladder and Cabins in tow. Tour Dates Thursday 29th October – The Harp, Wollongong Friday 30th October – The Annandale, Sydney Saturday 31st October –Cambridge Hotel, Newcastle Wednesday 4th November – ANU Bar, Canberra Friday 6th November – … Continue reading TOUR: THE SCARE spread some Oozevoodoo across AU…
Them Crooked Vultures is a one mighty trio of musicians with Josh Homme (QOTSA/Eagles Of Death Metal/Kyuss), Dave Grohl (Nirvana/Foo Fighters) and John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin) and they are coming to cavernous barn near you this coming January… TOUR DATES 01-19 Perth – Challenge Stadium 01-22 Melbourne – Festival Hall 01-25 Brisbane – Riverstage 01-26 Sydney – Hodern Pavilion 01-29 Wellington – TSB Bank … Continue reading NEWS: THEM CROOKED VULTURES Australia + NZ Tour…
John Lydon has announced that an incarnation of PIL will be reforming for a run of shows in the UK this December. No word yet if the tour will be expanded to other countries. PIL rose from the ashes of Sex Pistols and showed the more experimental and what many would call the more interesting side of Lydon’s work. Their sound defined much of what … Continue reading NEWS: PUBLIC IMAGE LTD reform for shows…
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