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two more added to bloodstock open air festival 2026 and these are huge
Bay area Thrash icons Testament, who have been ripping the UK a new one this month already, have been added to the Ronnie James Dio Main Stage on the Sunday Fellow Thrashers Thrown Into Exile have also been added to the Sophie Lancaster Stage on the Sunday. Weekend tickets are now officially SOLD OUT but …
News: Thrice Return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 for Horizons/West Tour
Thrice will return to Australia and New Zealand in 2026 to perform their new album Horizons/West live for the first time. With a setlist spanning over two decades, the band continue to evolve while holding fast to the conviction and connection that have defined them since the late ’90s.
News: Garbage Announce December 2025 Australia and New Zealand Tour
Garbage will return to Australia and New Zealand this December for their first headline shows since 2016, performing in Auckland, Melbourne, Adelaide and Sydney. The tour celebrates their 2025 album Let All That We Imagine Be The Light — a reflective, human record that marks another chapter in the band’s enduring evolution.
News: YUNGBLUD Will Bring His IDOLS World Tour to Australia in 2026
YUNGBLUD will bring his IDOLS world tour to Australia in January 2026, following a year of global acclaim, a chart-topping album, and sold-out arenas across North America. Expect a blistering live experience from one of modern rock’s most dynamic performers.
Live Review & Gallery: Inside Day Two of SXSW Sydney Music with Dug, Managona, Drifting Clouds, Suichu Spica and 2Charm – 14.10.25, Eora/Sydney
We start the afternoon catching the afternoon sun fall behind Tumbalong Park, where Irish-American duo Dug and Taiwan’s Managona play to a mix of conference dwellers, passers-by and early-arriving festivalgoers. The space itself is open to the public, a highly underrated place to wander through, grab a bite, lounge in the sun for a few …
Album Review: Snakeskin –‘We Live In Sand’: Enlightening, intense dream pop from the ever impressive Beirut duo.
Lebanese, electronic dream pop duo Snakeskin don’t so much shed layers from release to release, they harden their resolve, reinforcing their messaging into songs which are even more powerful and defining. Formed by singer-songwriter Julia Sabra, of alt-rock/experimental scene stalwarts Postcards, and Fadi Tabbal, founder/producer at Beirut’s irreplaceable Tunefork studios, Snakeskin’s soundscape first emerged in …
Live Gallery: Teddy Swims Opens His Australian Arena Run at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney 14.10.2025
After his show-stopping NRL Grand Final performance, Teddy Swims launches his Australian arena tour at Qudos Bank Arena, joined by a captivating opening set from Matt Corby.
Album Review: Yelka – In a Rose Hat
A strikingly different take on contemporary America—YELKA’s In A Rose Hat offers an artistic perspective far removed from stadium rock or trap trends. It’s an intimate, almost cinematic interpretation that upends expectations. “Crawl into your hibernation, don’t wait for a new sensation…” the opening, ´Colors Will Come´— begins the new album of the Berlin post-rock …
News: Turnstile Bring Never Enough to Australia for Four Massive Shows
Baltimore hardcore trailblazers Turnstile are returning to Australia this summer for four massive shows with UK band Basement, following the release of their acclaimed new album Never Enough. Expect a fusion of raw energy, melody and joy from one of the most electrifying live acts in modern rock.
News: Lloyd Cole Plugs Back In for 2026 Australian Electric Tour
Lloyd Cole will tour Australia in March 2026 with an electric solo show spanning his four-decade career — from Rattlesnakes to On Pain. It marks a shift from his acoustic performances toward a fuller, more electric sound as he reinterprets his extensive catalogue for a new era.