Laneway Festival @ Perth Cultural Centre 6/2/10
Hearted yesterday evening
Laneway Festival's second go-round in Perth attracted twice as many punters, some damn tasty acts and fine weather to boot.
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Hearted yesterday evening
Laneway Festival's second go-round in Perth attracted twice as many punters, some damn tasty acts and fine weather to boot.
Hearted yesterday evening
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There's something quite beautiful, eerie and in many ways frightening about the primal power a voice in song can have over the mind and soul.
Hearted on Saturday
My Chemical Romance has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Soundwave tour, with the spot filled by Jimmy Eat World.
Hearted last fortnight
Flame-haired frontwoman and occasional actress Shirley Manson has revealed she's back in the studio with her Garbage bandmates.
Hearted a few weeks ago
The most under-appreciated summer festival was the most reggaefied one yet.
Hearted a few weeks ago
In April, Paul Dempsey will set out on the 'Burning Leaves' tour - his only Australian headline outing for 2010.
Hearted last month on the 25th
Congratulations to Wolves at the Door, The Veescars, Hayley Beth, Minute 36 and Goodnight Tiger who made it to the Path to Laneway final.
Hearted last month on the 23rd
You've seen, or at least heard about, Tomás Ford. He's the guy who plays electro to punk kids and dances on the every conceivable surface...
Hearted last month on the 21st
On Tuesday night in Perth, rock dream team Them Crooked Vultures made its grand entrance down under.
Hearted last month on the 21st
Placebo have announced that they will be doing a Soundwave Sidewade in Perth at Metro City this year.
Hearted last month on the 21st
True to reports, metal titans Machine Head will return to Australia in late-March, backed by Hatebreed, Bleeding Through and Emmure.
Hearted last month on the 21st
In general, you don't ask much of stoner rock, from Them Crooked Vultures, you couldn't ask for any more, except perhaps another concert.
Hearted last month on the 19th
Muse intend to return to Australia in late 2010, bringing the full force of The Resistance with them.
Hearted last month on the 18th
Sweaty mosh-pits and sunburn marked Big Day Out's first Australian stop in the Gold Coast yesterday.
01/03/2010 > Steel Blue Oval
Following its most successful year, we are hoping that in years from now, folks will look at the 2010 Soundwave lineâ€Âup and wonder how so much ROCK from around the world was assembled together in 5 cities across Australia.
27/02/2010 > Beck's Music Box
Speak to anyone who has seen HEALTH live and they’ll be sure to start gushing about the best gig they’ve been to in a very long time.
18/10/2007 > Burswood Dome
Linkin Park will be bringing their head banging rock roadshow to Australia this October.
10/11/2007 > Supreme Court Gardens
After making the stage their own at this year’s Big Day Out, Muse return to Australia in November for a headline tour of their own.
13/10/2007 > Amplifier Bar
Fans of Dead Letter Circus’ thrashing guitars and extended melodies will be pleased to discover that the band is hitting the road for a national tour.
07/09/2007 > Leopold Hotel
The forefathers of Perth’s indie scene will play a one-off warm-up gig before touring the East Coast with the Hoodoo Gurus and Radio Birdman.
03/02/2008 > Claremont Showgrounds
Australia’s favourite summer event is back for another year with Rage Against the Machine, Bjork and Arcade Fire heading the bill.
17/11/2007 > Amplifier Bar
Regurgitator are back – free from tropical fungus and ready to blaze a new rock path into your hearts once again.
29/11/2007 > Amplifier Bar
The Silents, Institut Polaire, Sugar Army and Streetlight hit the stage at Amps for FasterLouder Live’s WA debut.
03/03/2008 - 10/01/2008 > Steel Blue Oval
The Offspring and Incubus return down under to headline the second annual Soundwave festival
06/04/2008 - 07/02/2008 > Perth Esplanade
The V Festival heads to the West Coast for the very first time, playing host to The Smashing Pumpkins, Duran Duran, The Jesus and Mary Chain and more.
08/12/2007 > Club Capitol
Pop-punk stalwarts Frenzal Rhomb make their long-awaited return to WA.
22/12/2007 > Rosemount Hotel
Cinema Prague, The Bluejays and The Silents will top the bill as a fistful of Perth’s best acts hit the Rosemount Hotel’s annual Christmas gig.
31/12/2007 > Hyde Park Hotel
Snowman, Schvendes and Sugar Army head to the Hydey to celebrate the end of 2007 and kick off a cracking 2008.
21/04/2008 > Burswood Dome
Foo Fighters’ Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace Australian tour kicks off in Perth.
27/01/2008 > Mojo's Bar
Red Jezebel kick off 2008 with Sugar Army along for the ride.
16/02/2008 > Club Capitol
After four long years in the making The Meaning Of have finally completed the follow-up to 2003’s award winning debut, ‘What Is Your Excuse?’. They play Perth to celebrate.
08/02/2008 - 01/01/1970 > The Bakery
Schvendes and Mink Mussel Creek hit the Bakery to celebrate the launch of vodcast Radio Dingbat’s second series.
08/03/2008 > Club Capitol
After selling out dates across the east coast of Australia, COG will fly west in March to complete their national What If Tour.
13/06/2008 > Club Capitol
Come June the masters, purveyors and destroyers of indie-dance Cut Copy (Dan Whitford, Tim Hoey & Mitchell Scott) are set to embark on a full-fledged run of national headline dates.
01/06/2008 - 18/06/2008 > Metro City Club Capitol The Bakery
We Love Ministry of Sound includes Mix Master Mike, Cassius, Scribe, Utah Saints, BondeDoRol Mr Ozio, Resin Dogs, Van She, Ajax, Blackgrass, EduK, performing across 3 venues
27/06/2008 > Amplifier Bar
Dead Letter Circus return to Perth for the Reaction Tour.
28/06/2008 > Artrage Bakery
Schvendes Launch their long awaited album Repent and Repeat at the Bakery
05/07/2008 - 24/07/2008 > The Bakery
Schvendes launch their new full length album, Sweet Talk Your Enemies at the Bakery.
11/07/2008 > Amplifier Bar
The Devil Rides Out with special guests Sugar Blue Burlesque Dancers, Day of the Dead, Loose Unit and Genghis.
24/07/2008 > The Bakery
To get people ready for their album release, Van She have announced they’ll hit the road for a national tour throughout July.
22/08/2008 > Fly by night
Currently killing it in the UK at festivals and his own headline shows, Ash Grunwald is getting ready for a triumphant return home.
02/09/2008 > Metro City
With the release of their ninth album Watershed imminent, metal survivors Opeth will touch down on our shores in September.
04/10/2008 > Club Capitol
End of Fashion are pleased to announce they are doing what they love best and heading back out on the road with special guests The Seabellies and Harlequin League.
30/10/2008 > Robinson Pavilion
In 2008 Slipknot guide their unholy army through the nine circles of hell on the All Hope is Gone 2008 world tour, their first since they graced our shores in January 2005!
24/10/2008 > Metro City
Sydney powerhouse Cog extend their Sharing Space Tour.
01/11/2008 > Club Capitol
It’s been two years since the group’s notorious, nationwide sell-out tour, and Bliss N Eso have decided their starved fans have been waiting long enough.
08/11/2008 > Rosemount Hotel
THE VINES are pleased to announce that they will be embarking upon their first full length national album tour in over four years this coming October and November.
18/12/2008 > Rocket Room
Come and get your Ho on this Christmas with Fasterlouder at the Rocket Room.
01/02/2009 > Claremont Showgrounds
Big Day Out returns in 2009 with a stellar bill headed by Neil Young, The Prodigy, Arctic Monkeys and many more.
21/12/2008 > Belvoir Amphitheatre Members Equity Stadium
To celebrate 10 years of stayin alive, this years NEVEREVERLAND festival is the official birthday party of Modular.
31/12/2008 - 01/01/2009 > Hyde Park Hotel
LOVE LIKE VIOLENCE RETURNS TO THE HYDEY THIS NEW YEARS EVE
10/01/2009 > Rosemount Hotel
Kill Teen Angst’s ‘Small Town, Small Children’ single is the first cut from the band’s forthcoming debut album, recorded by Dave Parkin (Sugar Army, Snowman, Red Jezebel), out mid 2009 on Good Cop Bad
16/01/2009 > The Bakery
Cut & Paste 6 is not far away, and sources say that it’s going to be a gooden, featuring Pivot, The Drones, Downsyde, Will Stoker, Pete Long, Missile and Injured Ninja, just to name a few. As always Cut & Paste has a beaut selection of short films, film
24/01/2009 > Supreme Court Gardens
Starring reggae’s greatest: Ziggy Marley, Eddy Grant, Stephen Marley, Shaggy, Arrested Development, Inner Circle and Bonjah.
12/02/2009 > Fly By Night Club
Sydney singer/songwriter Josh Pyke is pleased to announce the national ‘Chimney’s Afire’ album tour.
28/02/2009 > The Bakery
Featuring Tame Impala and The Silents with The Scotch of St James, Kill Teen Angst, Shazam, DJ Anton Maz, Shock! Horror! PLUS special performance of Injured Ninjas’ “The Epic of Gilgamesh” Drum orgy
01/03/2009 > Wellington Square
Voted BEST EVENT 2008 at the Sony inthemix50 in August, the FUTURE MUSIC FESTIVAL 08 was the second biggest festival in Western Australia behind the Big Day Out.
28/03/2009 > Rosemount Hotel
Melbourne rock monsters Mammal will storm back to Western Australia for the third time since September for a hit and run three date tour of Perth, Fremantle and Mandurah in late March.
05/04/2009 > Claremont Showgrounds
V Festival will again mark out its turf in late March, with an all-star cast on board.
25/04/2009 > Amplifier Bar
2008’s buzz band Children Collide will make its mark on the new year with the ‘Farewell Rocketship Tour’.
24/07/2009 > Metro City
The Butterfly Effect has just confirmed another round of live shows for their fans.
26/04/2009 > Somerville Auditorium
In the Pines for 2009 will feature another monstrous line up of 20 local bands.
01/07/2009 > Metropolis Fremantle
Karnivool are set to appease their eager fan base with the announcement of a national capital city tour in June combined with the unleashing of their highly anticipated new album ‘SOUND AWAKE’ due for
02/05/2009 > Amplifier Bar
Grafton Primarys star is shining bright and true. The electronic maestros are pleased to announce a new national Australian tour to officially launch their anthemic new single All Stars
16/05/2009 > Amplifier Bar
In anticipation of the release of the follow up to their 2006 debut – A Revelation For Despair – Behind Crimson Eyes are hitting the road for themselves once again.
30/05/2009 > Club Capitol
Katy, Simon, Barney and Matt are ready to hit the road and are armed with an album full of new songs to play you.
04/06/2009 > Metropolis Fremantle
The Cog boys have been busily putting the finishing touches on their national Between Oceans Tour May / June 2009.
12/06/2009
Unless you’ve been living under a rock during 2008 then no doubt you have heard of Melbourne indie pop duo Dash and Will.
11/07/2009 > Amplifier Bar
Schvendes and Harlequin League both of whom are currently writing for forthcoming albums along with The Wednesday Society, fresh from their debut album launch, will take to the stage.
17/07/2009 > Amplifier Bar
Presented by Healthway, WA’s biggest and richest original music competition is now in its thirteenth year.
07/08/2009 > Amplifier Bar
Friday 7th August, We Are The Emergency will be causing fire with their energetic rockscreamo live performance.
21/08/2009
Hello, Kram here, I am pleased to announce that at the end of August I will be heading over to WA for my first solo gigs out west.
04/10/2009 > Newport Hotel
As of the start of September Dead Letter Circus will be touring the country to support the new single Space On Wall.
18/09/2009
Over the past twelve months Children Collide have garnered a reputation as one of Australia’s must-see live acts.
11/12/2009 - 13/12/2009 > Metro City
The Sine Waves and Mirrors tour will kick off on Nov 18th and take in several cities and major sub metro areas. Tickets on sale Friday August 21st, 2009.
10/09/2009 > Metropolis Fremantle
Touring Australia for the first time in over 10 years, Monster Magnet are retro rock visionaries.
04/09/2009 > Amplifier Bar
We’re thrilled to announce DAPPLED CITIES Wall Of Zounds Australian tour, in support of the upcoming release of their 3rd long-player, Zounds.
06/11/2009 > Burswood Theatre
FasterLouder presents Birds of Tokyo – like you’ve never seen them before.
27/09/2009 > Wellington Square
PARKLIFE is Australia’s most forward-looking music festival, bringing you a lineup of artists who completely define the moment in music.
03/10/2009 > Club Capitol
With their debut album The Parallels Amongst Ourselves being greeted with rave reviews across the country and their Perth launch at the Rosemount Hotel selling out less than an hour after doors opened, local super troops SUGAR ARMY have announced two new
09/10/2009 > Fremantle Arts Centre
Tame Impala will trip the light fantastic around Australia on their national and regional ‘Sundown Syndrome’ Tour throughout September and October.
05/11/2009 > Rocket Room
Fasterlouder turns 5 on November 5 2009. come and celebrate with us and some of our favourite local bands.
23/10/2009 - 24/10/2009 > Rocket Room YMCA HQ
BENFEST ‘09! is your chance to celebrate the birth of your favourite bearded man, besides Santa. But instead of sharing presents, I’ll be giving you the gift of rock
30/10/2009 - 01/11/2009 > Villa Nightclub
Perth’s favourite Central American siblings, The Cuban Brothers, are set to kick it on the Villa stage with their zany cabaret on Friday 30 October. Ola!
19/12/2009
Perth’s own favourite theatrical-punk band makes its independent release debut with their first single Your Agenda with help from some very special friends
18/12/2009 > Metro City
Contemporary metal doesn’t get more blistering than Lamb Of God.
31/12/2009
2009 marks the tenth year that Amplifier has been at the centre of great live music in Perth, and to celebrate this milestone, December 31, 2009 will see the venue open its doors for a New Years Eve p
22/01/2010 - 23/01/2010 > Club Capitol
After a show stealing set at the last Future Music Festival, the original DJ’s DJ, the Godfather of them all, GRANDMASTER FLASH returns for his first headline set in years at Capitol Perth, on January 22.
30/01/2010
The Horrors will perform three Big Day Out sideshows in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth in January.
05/02/2010
Hot on the heels of their recent single release and Triple J Unearthed success, Mercurial are stepping up to show off what they’ve been doing locked up in that studio of theirs.
06/02/2010 > Beck's Music Box
LA based Breakestra bring F-U-N to the house for the opening night of the Beck’s Music Box.
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24/02/2010 > Family Nightclub
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18/03/2010 > The Zoo
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