There has been much speculation in the past few weeks, part of it from me about Tool playing the Big Day Out here in Australia and New Zealand in 2011. Blair has made several hints towards and Australian tour in recent newsletters, and just now the Big Day Out Facebook page has just released the following clue: One of the Big Day Out 2011 headline acts live in Los Angeles,… Read More »Tool Big Day Out rumours ramping up…
Meshuggah will be playing a could of Sidewaves when in the country for the Soundwave festival. Also featured on the bill are It Dies Today and Whitechapel. Sydney and Melbourne only from what I see: Monday 22 February – Manning Bar, Sydney (18+) Thursday 25 February – Billboard The Venue, Melbourne (18+) Tickets go on sale on the 15th of January…
We’ve know for a couple of months now that Isis are touring Australia as part of the Soundwave Festival in February 2010. Today the band announced that they will be playing a series of sideshows on the East Coast: February 18th Brisbane @ The Hi-Fi February 23rd Sydney @ Manning Bar February 25th Melbourne @ The Corner Hotel For those that missed it, they are also playing shows in Auckland… Read More »Isis announce Sidewaves
Tickets to the Melvins gig at the Ding Dong Lounge go on sale at Moshtix Friday morning 9:00am EST. It is a small venue and I’d expect tickets to probably sell out, so if you’re planning on going, don’t delay! According to the Ding Dong Lounge they will be performing Houdini in it’s entirety and Trevor Dunn from Fantomas will be on Bass. That makes me ever more jealous of… Read More »Melvins Melbourne Tickets on sale Tomorrow!
The Melvins will be playing a few shows in Australia and New Zealand in January 2009 as described below: Word on the street is that Melvins will be playing some shows in Australia in January ’09 while Fantomas is down under doing the Big Day Out 2009 festival dates. Be sure to check Ipecac’s calendar for up to date info on Fantomas shows. These Melvins dates will most likely be… Read More »The Melvins Australia/NZ Tour Dates
According to a recent post on the Ding Dong Lounge (a music venue in Melbourne): American sludge metal band the MELVINS (USA) will be gracing the stage here in January, also featuring members of FANTôMAS (USA)…Stay tuned for dates and pre-sales!! If they don’t play Adelaide I’ll be pissed…
A couple of people have mentioned to me that the Tool edition of Revolver magazine is now available (or available to order) in Australia. I’m yet to see one, but keep your eyes peeled!
Looks like Isis are embarking on a tour of Europe, including an opening date in Moscow: Apr 13 – Ikra Club, Moscow Apr 15 – Uebel & Gefaehrlich w/ Jakob, Hamburg Apr 16 – Conne Island w/ Jakob, Leipzig Apr 17 – Forum w/ Jakob & The Austerity Program, Bielefeld Apr 18 – ROADBURN Fest w/ Celtic Frost, Electric Wizard, etc., Tilburg Apr 19 – Grenslandhallen – POLSSLAG FESTIVAL, Hasselt… Read More »Isis Tour Dates
I know there’s a lot of Tool fans that are also Helmet fans, and some of them including me, will be interested to hear that Helmet are touring down under in April/May this year. They’re even coming to Adelaide! Tough break for Perth Helmet fans. Here are some dates: Thursday 24th April (ANZAC day eve) – Coolangatta Hotel, Gold Coast Friday 25th April – Great Northern Hotel, Byron Bay Saturday… Read More »Helmet Australia Tour 2008
Word has it that Rage Against The Machine will be touring Australia in January, playing two dates spookily similar to the dates Tool played here in January. Presumably that means Rage Against The Machine will also be headlining the 2008 Big Day Out. Expect a proper announcement soon, unless of course this is a cruel hoax…. SYDNEY ● Tuesday 22 January● SYDNEY ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE Tickets: Tickemaster 136 100 or www.ticketmaster.com.au… Read More »RATMBDO?