ZZ Top legend Billy F Gibbons drops his second-ever solo release, The Big Bad Blues on September 21, 2018. This is the follow-up to his acclaimed 2015 Afro-Cuban-flavored solo album Perfectamundo. The Big Bad Blues, as the title suggests, focuses on Gibbons’ lifelong love of the blues and rock & roll, showcasing the blues-influenced vocals and guitar licks that have …

MS. LAURYN HILL is celebrating twenty years of her anthemic debut solo album “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” released twenty years ago just last month. The GRAMMY® Award-winning artist who earlier this year announced the North American leg of her huge world tour, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour, will return to Australia in 2019 joined by very …

PRE-ORDER HERE Download / stream “Under Lime” HERE Download / stream “Unwanted Number” HERE   Elvis Costello and The Imposters – Steve Nieve (keyboards), Davey Faragher (bass), Pete Thomas (drums) – have made a sensational new album that ranks alongside the best work this singularly great artist has ever produced. Recorded in Hollywood, New York City and Vancouver, British Columbia, …

It can today be announced that the first ever A Taste of Americana Festival will take place at Sydney’s iconic Enmore Theatre on Sunday 14th October. The all-ages event will feature a stellar seven-act bill showcasing some of the exploding genre’s most talented local and international acts, and will be headlined by Nashville powerhouse Margo Price. Kicking off at 2pm, …

After hearing Dominic Breen’s ‘Lay Low’, Australian acting legend Richard Roxburgh was so moved that he agreed to do an indie music video for the first time in his celebrated career. The result of this collaboration is cinematic, multi-layered and exquisitely performed. Akin to a short film, Dominic Breen’s original concept has been brought to life beautifully by director Andrew Seaton and production …

See CHER’s farewell to Melbourne show! Touching down in Australia this month, the global superstar will bring her spectacular Here We Go Again! Tour to Melbourne’s Rod Laver Arena for a massive third and final performance on Saturday, October 6, celebrating one of music’s most phenomenal and enduring careers now spanning six decades. Buoyed by the amazing response to her …

NEW SHOW ON SALE FROM 12 NOON WEDNESDAY 5 SEPTEMBER   Global music legend, Phil Collins, is set to make his long-anticipated return to Australia in January 2019 with his Not Dead Yet: Live! tour, presented by TEG DAINTY. The demand during the pre-sale period has been huge, with an overwhelming response from fans snapping up tickets.  To meet the demand TEG DAINTYhas announced a second Sydney show. …

Photo Credit: Robin Reidy James Reyne will bring his ‘Endless Summer 2019’ Tour to The Palms at Crown in Melbourne, playing live on the first Saturday night of every month in a residency that’s the first of its kind. Fans of the acclaimed singer songwriter will be treated to an array of hits, as he delivers material from the sun and surf …

DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND, PROMOTERS ANNOUNCE MORE DATES ON SERIES THREE OF THE RED HOT SUMMER TOUR FOR APRIL 2019 JOHN FARNHAM, DARYL BRAITHWAITE, JON STEVENS, VANESSA AMOROSI, THIRSTY MERC & DRAGON TICKETS ON SALE 9AM AEST THURSDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2018 VIA TICKETMASTER   The 2019 RED HOT SUMMER TOUR is going to be huge, shows are already selling out …

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