Deb Pelser, Author at Backseat Mafia

News: Playlunch Reveal 29-Date Sex Ed Regional Tour After Breakout Year

Playlunch will embark on a 29-date Sex Ed Regional Tour from December to May, following a breakout year that included ARIA chart success, viral single “Keith,” two J Award nominations and a rapidly growing national fanbase.

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News: Deftones Announce Explosive 2026 Australian Arena Tour with Interpol

Deftones will return to Australia in May for their first headline arena tour in nearly ten years, bringing Interpol and Ecca Vandal along for a colossal run of shows across Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland.

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News: Reneé Rapp Announces First-Ever Australian Shows for 2026

Reneé Rapp will make her long-anticipated Australian debut next year, announcing two headline shows and an Australian Open performance as she brings her acclaimed BITE ME album to fans Down Under for the very first time.

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Live Gallery: Sydney’s Month of Mega-Gigs Peaks with Metallica’s M72 Tour Stop at The Accor Stadium 15.11.2025

Metallica’s M72 tour hits Sydney with a sense of inevitability and scale, arriving in a city already heavy with huge shows. Evanescence and Suicidal Tendencies prime the room, but when Metallica step out, the stadium shifts. Their precision, history and weight turn Olympic Park into a study in what stadium rock can still feel like when a band refuses to coast.

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Live Gallery: Evanescence Strip It Back in a Rare, Intimate Sydney Show at The Metro Theatre 14.11.2025

At the Metro Theatre, Evanescence trade stadium grandeur for something far more revealing. On the eve of supporting Metallica at Acer Arena, the band deliver a taut, emotionally charged set that strips their gothic-metal hybrid down to its core—Amy Lee’s voice, the band’s shifting dynamics, and the enduring volatility of their two-decade catalogue.

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News: What So Not and Buunshin Unite for New EP The Quiet That Hurts

Australian innovator What So Not and Dutch producer Buunshin join forces for The Quiet That Hurts — a genre-defying EP exploring silence, creation, and connection. Featuring Lucy Lucy, Alina Pash, Aiko, and Mara Necia, the project blends heavy bass with meditative emotion.

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News: Mike Scott & The Waterboys To Bring “The Big Music” Back Down Under

After more than ten years away, The Waterboys will return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2026 for a long-awaited tour celebrating their new album Life, Death and Dennis Hopper — and a legacy that continues to shape the sound of modern rock.

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Live Gallery: Pixies at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion 13.11.2025

At the Hordern Pavilion, the Pixies remind Sydney why their sound has endured. Sharp, taut, and emotionally charged, their set feels less like a throwback and more like a statement of continued purpose.

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News: Melbourne’s Punk Heroes Amyl and The Sniffers Return for One-Night-Only Show

Fresh from their AC/DC support slot, Amyl and The Sniffers return home for a one-night-only, free show at Fed Square — promising a high-voltage night of sweat, noise, and rock’n’roll energy in the heart of Melbourne.

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News: HEALTH Announce CONFLICT DLC Album and Drop New Single ‘YOU DIED’

HEALTH’s latest single YOU DIED is a heavy, unflinching meditation on mortality — turning pain into something strangely transcendent. The track arrives ahead of the band’s new album CONFLICT DLC, out December 11 via Loma Vista Recordings.

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