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KNOTFEST AUSTRALIA SIDESHOWS REMINDER!

Don’’t forget to get your tix for KNOTFEST, coming up soon!

Here’s a quick reminder of the phenomenal sideshows from some of the artists on the huge festival line up.

PANTERA and DISTURBED are festival exclusives in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Be sure to get your Knotfest ticket if you haven't done so yet!

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GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT…GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES ITS RETURN IN DECEMBER 2022

We’re late to the party here BUT; It’s a good thing that festivals and live music are back on the menu this year because you’ll be able to bring 2022 to a close this December in sensational fashion; Good Things Festival, is officially returning to ignite mosh pits and more along the east coast.

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TRUST IN NICOLE MCKINNEY’S EMOTIONALLY EMPOWERING DEBUT EP ‘THE PROCESS’

Nicole McKinney, a connoisseur of empowering and vulnerable indie/folk-rock music, has been making a strong impression during the first half of this year, delivering emotionally charged songs that have been paving the way for the highly-anticipated release of her debut EP ‘The Process’.

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LUCY FRANCESCA DRON UNVEILS AN INTROSPECTIVE COMING-OF-AGE JOURNEY IN HER ENRAPTURING EP ‘LEFTOVERS’

Brisbane-based songstress Lucy Francesca Dron has been turning heads with her genre-defying style and compelling storytelling, her most recent singles ‘What Is Next?’ and ‘Liquid Numbing Pain’ paving the way for highly-anticipated EP ‘Leftovers’.

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FULL TILT FESTIVAL RESCHEDULES THE SOLD OUT BRISBANE EDITION

It’s a crushing blow but due to the current Covid-19 extended lockdown in Victoria and with the Queensland borders being shut for the foreseeable future, we have been left with no choice but to reschedule the Sold Out Brisbane leg of Full Tilt which was to take place on Saturday 12 June at Eaton’s Hill Outdoor. We are devastated but incredibly proud of our team at Destroy All Lines for all their hard work and we will march on.

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NICOLE MCKINNEY RELEASES NEW SINGLE ‘STAY’ AHEAD OF DEBUT EP ‘THE PROCESS’ OUT JUNE 11

Setting up for the imminent release of her debut EP 'The Process' (out June 11), McKinney continues her legacy with new single ‘Stay’, leaving nothing unsaid as she uses her gripping storytelling to lay bare the difficulty she experienced trying to end a relationship.

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DROWN YOUR SORROWS WITH LUCY FRANCESCA DRON’S SINGLE ‘LIQUID NUMBING PAIN’ AND THE EXPOSING VISUAL ACCOMPANIMENT

Known for defying genres with an alluring fusion of indie-rock, lo-fi folk, sprinklings of psychedelia and stunning jazz-style vocals, Brisbane’s Lucy Francesca Dron has released her vulnerable new single ‘Liquid Numbing Pain’.

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BRISBANE’S MCDERMOTT & NORTH RETURN WITH NEW SINGLE ‘GEORGIA’

“Patrick McDermott and Rhys North, have spent the past number of years carving out a sound that feels both grounded and explorative; it’s rooted in an earnest kind of folky warmth, but stretches into spaces of pure melodic ecstasy. Seriously, these guys really know how to write a chorus.”

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CLEWS UNVEIL ENCHANTING NEW SINGLE “OVERLUCK” AHEAD OF NEW ALBUM OUT MAY 21

Their light and loving dynamic is always on full display at their live shows. It permeates through every move they make on stage - their confidence and looseness when playing their music live, and their playful banter that is now being captured in podcast form.

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BIGSOUND IS BACK TO TAKE OVER FORTITUDE VALLEY THIS SEPTEMBER

The Southern Hemisphere’s biggest music industry gathering, BIGSOUND is back in Brisbane September 7-9 with three fun-filled days of music discovery, connection and a timely conference program focusing on building a new future for the music industry.

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TORCH FEST BRISBANE SET TO GO AHEAD AND TORI FORSYTH JOINS LINE-UP

Despite Brisbane's recent lockdown local music punters can celebrate as Torch Fest Brisbane has been given the green light to go ahead this weekend. It's so important in times like these that events like this can still go ahead – for the artists, the venues and for the general public – so to add the cherry on the top, Torch Fest have just announced that Tori Forsyth will be joining the already massive line-up.

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