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ICYMI: VOIDD, NATION OF LANGUAGE, ECCA VANDAL,   L☆UR☆ & THE HELL CUTZ, SHEPHERD’S REIGN Supporting IDLES For Australia and New Zealand Tour January 2025

Off the back of a mammoth Summer, kickstarted by their iconic headline set at Glastonbury’s Other Stage and capped off with a sold-out North America tour, British rock outfit IDLES will make their highly-anticipated return to Australia and New Zealand in January 2025 in support of their latest album, TANGK

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HAVE WE GONE MAD?... GOOD THINGS FESTIVAL KICKS OFF NEXT WEEK! ALEX LAHEY JOINS GOOD THINGS 2024 LINEUP

Prepare yourselves, the madcap chaos of Australia's largest travelling music festival is nearly upon us; yes, Good Things Festival season will officially kick off next week, with three East Coast festival dates, a horde of headline sideshows and a stacked bill of international heavyweights, old favourites, hungry up-and-comers, and Aussie staples all ready to make 2024's Good Things Festival one for the ages.

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THE PRODIGY RETURN TO AUSTRALIA IN 2025 PRESENTED BY ASTRAL PEOPLE, HANDSOME TOURS & DOUBLE J

Pioneers of the electronic music scene, The Prodigy, have announced their return to Australia in Feb 2025. Presented by Astral People, Handsome Tours & Double J, they will be playing three shows at Sydney’s Hordern Pavilion, Brisbane’s Riverstage, and Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena.

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APEX ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS PANDEMONIUM FESTIVAL - NEWCASTLE ALL AGES SIDESHOWS ANNOUNCED

Pandemonium festival has been causing, well, pandemonium since it was announced last month! Some of the most iconic acts in rock and roll will make history at the inauguralfestival as it sweeps across Australia’s east coast this April and fans can't get enough.

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NEW BLOOM FEST 2024 KICKS OFF NEXT MONTH + SIDESHOWS REVEALED!

The new era of alternative rock and punk arrives in Australia this March with NEW BLOOM FEST, a brand-new touring festival set to launch next month. Featuring some of the freshest up-and-coming artists in the scene, today NEW BLOOM FEST is also announcing an expansion beyond the festival events, with headline shows locked and loaded from some of the international NEW BLOOM FEST artists throughout March.

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BAKERS EDDY ANNOUNCE DEBUT ALBUM LOVE BOREDOM BICYCLES + DROP EXPLOSIVE NEW SINGLE 'CONCERTINA'

It is with great excitement that Ivy League Records announce Bakers Eddy’s debut album, Love Boredom Bicycles, will be released on Friday 15 October! A fun and shambolic celebration of the chaos of youth, Love Boredom Bicycles marks the start of an exciting new era for the Melbourne-via-Wellington four-piece.

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HEARTEYES SHARES NEW SINGLE 'F.U.A.' FEATURING 8485 + ANNOUNCES UPCOMING MIXTAPE HEADBANGERS 2

One of Australia's most unique artists, Hearteyes today shares news of his upcoming mixtape Headbangers 2, alongside a new single 'F.U.A.'. Featuring Canadian hyperpop star 8485 (part of the acclaimed Helix Tears collective), the track is a raucous punk-pop anthem, equal parts nostalgia and cutting edge.

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MELBOURNE BAND MONEY BOYS RELEASE DEBUT EP

Recorded in the brief period between Melbourne’s first and second lockdowns, the EP and debut single ‘Money Boy’ from Melbourne outfit Money Boys perfectly captures the pent-up energy of four punk diehards, busting to hit the studio together.

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AVALANCHE SHARE NEW SINGLE & VIDEO ‘SECOND HAND BAND’ + ANNOUNCE NEW EP OUT MAY 11 + EAST COAST TOUR

Sydney’s hardest-rocking four piece Avalanche have today announced their rollicking new single Second Hand Band, a powerful track that encapsulates what it’s like for a rock n roll band on their way to the top, out April 9. 

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