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Come Together - 2016 Line Up Announcement

Come Together - 2016 Line Up Announcement

Sydney’s favourite all Australian hip hop extravaganza, Come Together, has today announced that some of the country’s best artists will perform at Sydney’s iconic Luna Park as part of the Vivid Music programme during this year’s Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas. Now in its 11th year, Come Together will provide festival goers with the chance to enjoy six non-stop hours of the best of Aussie beats performed by artists from across the nation. Perth...

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King Parrot

King Parrot announce Australian tour

In true blue collar fashion King Parrot are hitting the road in Australia once again, after recently completing a monstrous 36 date tour through Europe and the UK with Soulfly.  They'll headline the Blacken The Globe Open Air in Alice Springs and Murderfest in Perth while supporting US metal giants Five Finger Death Punch in Melbourne and Sydney.  They've also added a swag of headlining regional dates in April through Victoria and New South Wales.  Their ARIA nominated album Dead...

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Northlane and In Hearts Wake announce The Equinox Tour

Northlane and In Hearts Wake announce The Equinox Tour

THE EQUINOX TOUR featuring NORTHLANE AND IN HEARTS WAKE With Special Guests HANDS LIKE HOUSES & OCEAN GROVE Friday 10 June – Metro City, Perth (18+) Saturday 11 June – Thebarton, Adelaide (LIC/AA) Sunday 12 June – Festival Hall, Melbourne (LIC/AA) Friday 17 June – The Tivoli, Brisbane (18+) Saturday 18 June – Luna Park, Sydney (LIC/AA) Telstra Thanks pre-sale:  10am Friday March 4 until 10am Monday March 7 GENERAL TICKETS ON SALE: 10am Tuesday, March 8. For complete tour...

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Josh Wade debuts new show at Melbourne Comedy Festival

Josh Wade debuts his BRAND NEW SHOW for 2016 at the 30th Melbourne International Comedy Festival.  JOSH WADE in 'CUNNYS MODERN LIFE' 2 SHOWS ONLY - Limited tickets available! Australia has had more Prime Ministers in three years than Josh has had sexual partners in his entire life. It was a thought that sparked his alter-ego 'Cunny' into a spiral of weird and wacky realisations on the state of society. If Kanye and Trump have legitimate chances of becoming President...

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Drapht announced on Bass In The Grass Festival 2016

Chief Minister Adam Giles today unveiled a five star Australian music line-up for the 14th annual People’s Choice BASSINTHEGRASS Music Festival. The 12 hour BASSINTHEGRASS Music Festival will be held at the picturesque Darwin Amphitheatre on Saturday 21 May 2016. Mr Giles said the 2016 People’s Choice BASSINTHEGRASS line-up includes in alphabetical order: Angus & Julia Stone, Bliss n Eso, Boy & Bear, Drapht, Hermitude, RÜFÜS, SAFIA, Tkay Maidza and  Violent Soho, with more local acts to be announced...

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Plini

Plini announces "A Very Short Tour"

Before retreating to his bedroom-studio to concoct another batch of prog-delights, PLINI will return to the stage in SYDNEY and MELBOURNE for two special headlining shows next February. After a run of sold-out concerts, supporting Cynic (USA) in Japan and TesseracT (UK) in Australia, and just home from a nation-wide tour with homegrown prog-metal legends Ne Obliviscaris, PLINI will treat audiences to an evening of progressive music performed with some of Australia’s finest young musicians — including drum-sensation TROY WRIGHT...

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Spiderbait

Spiderbait announce 25th Anniversary Tour

SPIDERBAIT 25th Anniversary Tour, Feb 2016 with special guests Tired Lion Exclusive Presale tickets on sale 11am local time, Wed 25 November General public tickets on sale 11am local time, Thu 26 November Visit secret-sounds.com.au for details    Secret Sounds is thrilled to announce that Australian rock legends Spiderbait are hitting the road in February 2016, touring nationally to celebrate an incredible 25 years of making awesome music together!    Following up their totally sold out 2014 tour, Spiderbait’s 25th Anniversary run...

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Tired Lion win J Award - Unearthed Artist Of The Year

The Perth four-piece have had a hell of a year. They’ve toured the country twice – once with British India and once as headliners themselves – and released an second EP in I Don’t Think You Like Me. They crushed a Violent Soho / Smashing Pumpkins mashup for Like A Version on triple j Breakfast with Matt & Alex. Then they opened up Splendour In The Grass as our Unearthed comp winners in July, and then they headlined our showcase...

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Tina Arena announces One Night Only concerts

Australian pop icon, and our newest ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, Tina Arena has today announced a series of ONE NIGHT ONLY shows in Sydney, Perth, Melbourne and the Gold Coast in February and March, 2016,  in support of her latest album, Eleven.   These shows are in additional to the previously announced A Day on the Green concerts with Simply Red and follow dates currently scheduled in Dubai, London and Beirut in January.    Tina Arena really needs no introduction –...

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