Iconic metal giants, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE, will be returning to Australia in March 2017, in support of their seventh album Incarnate. The Massachusetts powerhouse will be bringing along the atmospheric, boundary-pushing metallers FALLUJAH for their first ever Australian tour. This is going to be one of the ‘must attend’ heavy tours of 2017.
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE re-defined heavy metal with the release of their landmark debut, Alive or Just Breathing, defining ‘metalcore’ single handedly and influencing a legion of bands to follow.
Fast forward to 2016, KILLSWITCH ENGAGE continue to reign the metal world with the release of their seventh full length album, Incarnate, featuring some of their most crushing and influential work gaining praise from fans and critics alike.
To understate it in the biggest way possible, 2016 was a big year for Twelve Foot Ninja. Tours across the US at some of the country’s biggest rock festivals and alongside some of the biggest rock and metal bands on earth, they dropped their second full-length record Outlier, (Top 5 Billboard Hard Rock Chart debut and top 10 overall ARIA Chart debut) that scored them an ARIA award nomination, they toured Australia with Disturbed and headlined their own sold-out shows as well AND dropped two of the most hilarious filmclips – ever – for their singles One Hand Killing and Sick, which earned them a combined 1.7 million views on Youtube.
Now, with their 2017 ‘SICK’ Single tour kicking off on Saturday just gone with a Sold-Out performance at the Corner Hotel in Melbourne with Ecca Vandal and Figures, they are today announcing their supports for the rest of the tour, which continues around Australia through February and March – tickets are already selling like the proverbial ninja hotcakes.
Australian I PREVAIL fans have spoken – they want more! Due to an overwhelming demand for tickets in Sydney and Melbourne, the band and promoter have agreed to add second and FINAL shows in each city with tickets now on sale at tickets.destroyalllines.com. This incredible tour is the very first time touring Australia for I PREVAIL and is presented by Destroy All Lines, Chugg Entertainment and Hysteria.
Sydney’s Licenced/All Ages show at Factory Theatre on 31st March SOLD OUT within days, with an extra show on Wednesday 5th April now on sale, and Melbourne’s 18+ Show at Corner Hotel 1st April SOLD OUT almost immediately, prompting a new encore 18+ show the following day, Sunday 2nd April.
Twilight at Taronga presented by ANZ and Melbourne Zoo Twilights are thrilled to announce their summer 2017 music program. A calendar staple and the ultimate destination for music lovers each year, both concert series will run from Friday 27 January to Saturday 11 March, set amongst the unique environments of Melbourne Zoo and Taronga Zoo, in two of the country’s premier open-air events.
This summer will see Melbourne Zoo Twilights and Twilight at Taronga presented by ANZ open their series with both fearless Australian frontman Peter Garrett & The Alter Egos and Kev Carmody, and the original lineup of JoJo Zep & The Falcons and The Sports in a rare performance. triple j Hottest 100 winners The Rubens will make their Zoo debut, as will Brisbane indie powerhouses Ball Park Music and The Jungle Giants in a double headline
performance. Quintessential Australian bands Killing Heidi and george will perform in a series of memorable reunion shows, and The Living End will be accompanied by a string quartet for a special ‘Twangin’ at Twilight’ stripped back show. Pennsylvania’s Kurt Vile will be bringing his unique brand of hazy-rock to the Zoos for the first time, and family favourites Björn Again will return after their sold out shows last year. The closing week of the series showcases some of Canada’s most talented musicians, with performances from international indie-pop duo Tegan and Sara and singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright.
After playing a Like A Version on triple j on Friday and seemingly breaking the text line,Tash Sultana now has her sights set firmly back overseas where theatre shows are selling out months in advance in UK, Europe and a major fall US tour just went on sale.
Tash capped off a massive couple of weeks by playing to capacity main stage crowds at laneway festival nationally. The unearthed artist of the year has also re-entered the ARIA album charts at #8 with her debut EP ‘Notion’ and cracked the top 40 single chartswith her radio hit ‘Jungle’.
Tash Sultana sold out theatre shows in 11 minutes last week and demand was so intense multiple plays were added and over 15,000 tickets were sold in a couple of days.
123 Agency Present:
TASH SULTANA National Tour
Friday 3rd March
Rosemount, Perth w/ Riley Pearce and Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Wednesday 29th March
170 Russell, Melbourne w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Friday 31st March
170 Russell, Melbourne w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Saturday 1st April
Metro Theatre, Sydney w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Sunday 2nd April
170 Russell, Melbourne w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Monday 17th April
170 Russell, Melbourne w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Tuesday 18th April
170 Russell, Melbourne w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Sunday 23rd April
Metro Theatre, Sydney w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Monday 24th April
Metro Theatre, Sydney w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Wednesday 10th May
The Tivoli, Brisbane w/ Ocean Alley + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Friday 12th May
The Astor Theatre, Perth w/ Riley Pearce + Reuben Stone SOLD OUT
Thursday 25th May
The Bedford, Christchurch SOLD OUT
It is with great pleasure that Frontier Touring announce the return of Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame inductees and Grammy Award winners Green Day to Australia and New Zealand for their Revolution Radio Tour. With more than 75 million albums sold worldwide Green Daylast visited our shores in 2014 for a series of festival dates. Their return in 2017 will see the acclaimed rockers undertake their first headline tour since the sell out 2009 21st Century Breakdown tour. Firm favourites down under, the April/May 2017 tour will see the band showcasing their new album Revolution Radio (out Friday 7 October through Warner Music). Described by Rolling Stone as an album that’s “full of fiery politics and big emotions”, the first single ‘Bang Bang’ clocked over 1.5 million views in just a week.
Prior to the release of new music and a busy year ahead for The Smith Street Band, much-loved front man Wil Wagner will embark on an extensive solo tour throughout February.
After the success of two sold out East Coast shows mid 2016 between recording commitments, Wagner will return to the stage in solo mode for what will be his furthest reaching tour to date. With just one day off over the space of two weeks, the whirlwind tour will span most corners of the country and take in unique venues such as three hometown Melbourne shows at the prestigious Melba Spiegeltent.
Bringing with him an ensemble of friends who he has acquired through years of overseas touring, support will come from Laura Stevenson (U.S.A), Ian Graham (U.S.A) and Iona Cairns (U.K).
