This November 3rd, the 2020 South Australian Music (SAM) Awards will be celebrating the achievements of musicians, producers, videographers and venues from what’s been a decidedly unpredictable 12 months. Today, the SAM Awards reveal their nominees for this year’s event, along with the all-important venue and event details for the November ceremony. With COVID-19 affecting how many events are being …

The 2021 BLUESFEST ALL AUSTRALIAN “merged artists” announcement includes the additional eight artists revealed last week thus taking the tally to 49 Australian artists that are confirmed to perform next Easter long weekend at Byron Events Farm Tyagarah, Byron Shire. With more names to come, this already unbeatable line-up will make for an unforgettable Bluesfest experience.  A veritable dream-team of artists …

“Violent Femmes Fans! We are all dressed up and nowhere to go. Half the band are in USA and the other half are in Australia. We can’t get together with Covid restrictions in both places. So we’re postponing our long-awaited Australia / NZ tour to February 2022. We hope the obstacles will be removed by then. Thanks for your patience and be …

ARIA is thrilled to announce that the 2020 ARIA Awards in partnership with YouTube Music will return on November 25th, for a one-of-a-kind year. The ARIA Awards ceremony will be held at The Star Event Centre in Sydney and broadcast around Australia on the Nine Network, with performances showcased around the world on YouTube. While there will be no physical …

The producers of “Lennon Through a Glass Onion” announce a musical treat for fans of that successful show, and indeed anyone who loves the genius of the songs written by John Lennon, both as a Beatle and during his career as a solo artist – a career which spanned more years than his Beatledom! John Waters and Stewart D’Arrietta have …

ALL EYES WILL BE ON TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND THIS OCTOBER, AS THE WORLD’S VERY FIRST COVID-SAFE COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL LANDS IN AUSTRALIA. Sound Australia is pleased to announce that Tropical North Queensland will become the very first place on earth to host a COVID-Safe country music festival, with The Savannah Summer Series landing in Cairns and Mareeba this October 1-3. …

Get set for a wild ride on the Glam, Sleaze and Hair Metal rollercoaster as Silverback Touring brings together Swedish hellraisers CRASHDIET, L.A. Glam legends PRETTY BOY FLOYD and local Glamsters SISTERS DOLL for a night of utter chaos. “Go big or go home” is a phrase we’ve all muttered, shouted, or heard multiple times in our lives. For Swedish …

The Angels – comprised of founding members John and Rick Brewster, singer Dave Gleeson, drummer Nick Norton, and John’s son, Sam, on bass – return in 2020 with the release today of Darkroom Recharged.  It is a new version of their classic album Darkroom, completely re-recorded with Dave Gleeson on vocals.  This “recharged” double version also features the full record as a live album, recorded at the …

The UK’s most successful reggae band, UB40 have announced that, due to travel restrictions and for the safety of fans, band members and their crew, their eagerly anticipated return to Australia will be pushed back until next year. Originally set to tour Australia in October as part of their 40th anniversary, and to perform hits from their latest release ‘For …

WA promoters Macro Music are thrilled to present a brand new COVID Safe music festival format to be rolled out in a world-first at the forthcoming Good Day Sunshine (5,000 capacity) festival in Busselton WA on October 31st, 2020. Developed by Macro Music CEO Ross Macpherson, the new, in the round format, will see the event site split into four separate …