RUMOURS

Want to win a double pass to any Grandtheft show in the country? Simply click here, and tag the friend you want to get down with and in what city! BBE are proud to present Canadian bass-head Grandtheft across Australia and New Zealand across March and April. Establishing an eclectic, custom club sound by playing largely […]

  Last time we stepped foot at Blurst of Times Festival, I ended up crowd surfing with my camera while DZ Deathrays melted my brain. Blurst of Times Festival is back with a massive lineup including the likes of Brisbane’s own Dune Rats, Aussie favourites Bad/Dreems and Methyl Ethyl who to be honest with you, […]

MODERN BASEBALL (USA) Friday 8 April Crowbar, Brisbane TIX – www.crowbar.oztix.com.au Modern Baseball have announced they’ll be heading to Australia in April 2016. The Pennsylvanian-Rockers will play East Coast dates while on our shores, firstly they’ll hit Sydney’s Oxford Art Factory on April 7th, followed by Brisbane at Crowbar on April 8th and finishing in Melbourne […]

ANNOUNCE WACO TOUR WITH SPECIAL GUESTS DZ DEATHRAYS & DUNE RATS WACO OUT 18 MARCH Having just wrapped up an insanely great run on the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival, and playing to some of the biggest crowds in all cities across the circuit, today we are psyched to announce that Violent Soho are heading out on tour this May in […]

Bring Me The Horizon BRING ME THE HORIZON have announced their eagerly awaited return to Australian shores for this coming September. The British rock band will perform arenas around Australia on their first tour Down Under since 2013. All tickets are all ages and priced $89.90 plus booking fee. TOUR DATES & TICKETS 14SEP HBF Stadium Mt […]

ANNOUNCE ‘TRUE BREW’  AUSTRALIAN TOUR With eight timeless punk rock albums and over 20 years of high intensity touring under their belt, Millencolin has come to help shape the skate punk sound that inspired them from the start. Millencolin fans are always waging wars, pitting so many of their brilliant records against each other to […]

Twilight at Taronga   Thursday 28th Jan – Saturday 12th March   Taronga Zoo’s twilight concert series will start up again this year on the 28th of January, kicking off with none better than ARIA Best Independent Release, Best Female Artist & Breakthrough Artist award winner, Courtney Barnett. The series will feature plenty of other […]

DIVINE TIMES Always treading on the musical periphery, Popfrenzy bring an eclectic lineup to the Domain this March with their very special live event Divine Times, co-presented with their mates Yours & Owls. Headlining will be post-punk pioneers The Jesus and Mary Chain plus performances by eletctro tweakers, Seekae, Canadian indie darlings, Alvvays, artful lo-fi pop, U.S. Girls and the musically reimagined Jonathan Boulet. After […]

POPFRENZY PRESENTS : ALVVAYS AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2016 “Whether you’re looking to fall in love this summer or pine away unrequited, you won’t find a better soundtrack than this.” – Rolling Stone Toronto pop outfit, Alvvays are heading to Australia next year for their first tour downunder. The five-piece have been cruising on waves of admiration after releasing their […]

POPFRENZY PRESENTS : HEALTH AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2016 Popfrenzy are excited to announce the upcoming HEALTHtour. The LA natives are included in the 2016 lineup for St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival and will perform a couple of very special headline shows in Australia. Fresh from dominating shows in the States and across Europe over Summer, HEALTH are bringing their latest effort, DEATH […]

Kendrick Lamar Hailed as one of the most important hip hop performers of his generation, Compton-native, rapper Kendrick Lamar will fly into Australia for two headline arena shows, and a headlining performance at Byron Bay Bluesfest in 2016.   My Live Nation pre-sale opens THIS Friday, October 16 at 2pm. Just make sure you are […]

Brisbane’s FOMO festival ran by BBE and OCD have released their set times to the all day festival held at Riverstage. It’s beauty lies in the fact that their isn’t a single clash. To sum it up well from BBE director Jess, ‘From doors until close there is not one dud.’ Your not wrong there. […]

Live Nation have outdone themselves again with a massive stack of hip hop artists heading to Australia in early 2016 including Action Bronson and Pusha T to name a few. Check out the details for all the upcoming acts below!     Pusha T American rapper Pusha T will hit the stage for a series of headline […]

With Lorne’s Falls Festival sold out and the rest not far behind, the sideshows for Falls Festival and Southbound were hotly anticipated! For those who can’t make it to Falls Festival, this is your way out of a bad case of regret. This years sideshows boast a massive selection of Falls Festival highlights including Foals, Bloc Party and Disclosure. Django […]

LANEWAY FESTIVAL 2016 SIDESHOWS ANNOUNCED CHVRCHES, Purity Ring, The Internet, Tobias Jesso Jr., Majical Cloudz & Shamir announce Laneway sideshows. CHVRCHES Laneway Presents is pleased to share details of Glaswegian three-piece CHVRCHES’ Laneway Festival sideshows this February. With the release of their incredibly impressive second album Every Open Eye, CHVRCHES have strengthened their status as one of […]

The day has arrived for many many hip hop fanatics across Australia. The Wu-Tang Clan are coming to our shores in 2016 Of course, theirs is a hip-hop career that has been littered with equal parts success and controversies that has elevated the collective to a slight mythological status with some fans. Since 1993 they’ve been […]

RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND IN FEBRUARY 2016 Let’s take it to the basics, you in the midst of greatness. Illusive and Frontier Touring are pleased to announce American rapper and international tastemaker A$AP Rocky will return next February for his first ever run of headline shows taking in all Australian capital cities plus a show […]

Western Australian festival Castaway has found a second home on the east coast. The festival will debut on Bribie Island, Brisbane on the 20th of February, 2016.Castaway Brisbane comes off the back of the W.A Castaway in 2015. Last year’s line up featured Peking Duk, SAFIA, George Maple, Carmada, Sticky Fingers and more. The festival is unique for its beach side locations; the […]

GIRLPOOL AUSTRALIAN TOUR JANUARY 2016 “The emotional gravity carried by its brevity and simplicity is nothing less than astounding.” – THE LINE OF BEST FIT – 9/10 “It almost doesn’t matter what they’re singing about. The sound of their voices together contains it all.” – NEW YORK TIMES L.A born, Philadelphia-based duo, Girlpool, bring their minimalist, […]