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Live Nation has put new dates for Backstreet Boys in Australia on sale for May 2021.

Tagged as: Australia, Backstreet Boys, live music, Live Nation, pop, USA

The Pixies Cancel Remainder Of Australian Tour

The Pixies are the latest band to cancel their Australian tour.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Live Nation, rock, The Pixies, USA

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer To Play Australian Stadium Tour

Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer will bring their The Hella Mega Tour to Australia in November.

Tagged as: alternative, Australia, Fall Out Boy, Green Day, Live Nation, punk, rock, USA, Weezer

Pat Metheny Previews 2020 Album ‘From This Place’ With Two Tracks

Jazz legend Pat Metheny will release his next album ‘From This Place’ in February 2020. Fans can listen to a two-song sampler of the album now with the release of ‘You Are’ and ‘America Defined’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, jazz, Live Nation, Pat Metheny, USA

Revisiting Pat Metheny’s Classic Moment With David Bowie ‘This Is Not America’

In 1985 American jazz fusion musician Pat Metheny collaborated with David Bowie for the mind-blowing theme to ‘The Falcon and the Snowman’, ‘This Is Not America’.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, David Bowie, jazz, Live Nation, Pat Metheny, rock, The Falcon and the Snowman

U2 Play First Australian Show With A Nod To Michael Hutchence and Midnight Oil

U2 played in Brisbane Tuesday 12 November, their first Australian show in nine years, and Michael Hutchence was remembered.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Ireland, Live Nation, New Zealand, rock, U2

ARC Supergroup To Play Another Road of Abbey Road Live

ARC, featuring Kram of Spiderbait, Mark Wilson of Jet, Davey Lane of You Am I, and Darren Middleton of Powderfinger, will perform another round of the Abbey Road album from start to finish across Australia from February.

Tagged as: Abbey Roaad, ARC, Australia, classic rock, Darren Middleton, Davey Lane, Jet, Kram, Live Nation, Mark Wilson, Powderfinger, Spiderbait, The Beatles, You Am I

Rod Stewart To Play Australian Dates Including A Day On The Green

Rod Stewart has finally announced his Australian dates after announcing he was touring Australia in November 2018.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, A Day On The Green, contemporary, Live Nation, rock, Rod Stewart, UK

U2 Head To Australia After New Zealand Shows

U2 have touched down in Australia for their first tour in nine years. After two shows in Auckland on the weekend, U2 will kick off the Australian leg of ‘The Joshua Tree’ tour in Brisbane on Tuesday (12 November).

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Ireland, Live Nation, New Zealand, rock, U2

David Coverdale Confirms Whitesnake Really Did Use The Exorcist Piece On Stormbringer

If you thought that subtle vocal at the start of Deep Purple’s ‘Stormbringer’ sounded a bit like Linda Blair’s demonic dialogue in The Exorcist then you would be right.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 70s, 80s, 90s, classic rock, David Coverdale, Deep Purple, Live Nation, metal, rock, UK, Whitesnake

Live Nation Pair Up Scorpions and Whitesnake for 2020 Australian Tour

Live Nation has put together what is going to be a dynamic double for rock fans. Scorpions and Whitesnake will tour Australia together in 2020.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, Germany, hard rock, Live Nation, metal, rock, Scorpions, UK, Whitesnake

Vicky Cornell, John Legend, Rick Springfield Announce Tour Support for Mental Illness

Vicky Cornell, wife of the late Chris Cornell, John Legend and Ludacris have joined other musicians and music industry identities for the launch of Tour Support.

Tagged as: charity, John Legend, Live Nation, music industry, Rick Springfield, Tour Support, USA, Vicky Cornell

Slipknot Send Metallica Best Wishes After Shows Pulled In Australia

Slipknot have sent their best wishes to Metallica and their frontman James Hetfield after he pulled their tour of Australia and New Zealand to head to rehab.

Tagged as: 00s, 80s, 90s, alternative, Australia, Heavy Rock, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, nu-metal, rock, Slipknot, USA

James Hetfield of Metallica photo by Ros OGorman

Metallica Australia and New Zealand Tour Postponed As James Hetfield Enters Rehab

Metallica will no longer be touring Australia and New Zealand in October.

Tagged as: 80s, 90s, Australia, James Hetfield, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, rock, San Francisco, USA

20-Time Grammy Winner Pat Metheny To Tour for Live Nation in 2020

Pat Metheny will return to Australia for Live Nation in 2020 for what is only his third ever Australian tour.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, jazz, Live Nation, Pat Metheny, USA

Fleetwood Mac Bring Neil Finn Back To His Musical Home Melbourne #REVIEW

I guess a lot of us went along to see Fleetwood Mac tonight not really knowing what to expect. No Lindsey Buckingham meant this could go horribly wrong. Instead it went wonderfully right.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, 80s, Australia, Christine McVie, Fleetwood Mac, Live Nation, Mick Fleetwood, Mike Campbell, Neil Finn, rock, Stevie Nicks, UK, USA

Pixies Drop their new song ‘Catfish Kate’

Pixie have released a second song from their upcoming album ‘Beneath The Eyrie’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Come On Pilgrim, indie, Live Nation, Pixies, punk, rock, Surfer Roser, USA

Pixies To Perform First Two Releases from Start to Finish for Australia

Pixies will return to Australia in 2020 for a special performance of their debut EP ‘Come On Pilgrim’ and first album ‘Surfer Rosa’.

Tagged as: 80s, alternative, Come On Pilgrim, indie, Live Nation, Pixies, punk, rock, Surfer Roser, USA

Shakespeare’s Pop-Up Globe Is Heading To Perth

The Pop-Up Globe, a replica of the historic Shakespeare Globe Theatre in London, is heading to Perth in October.

Tagged as: Australia, classical, Live Nation, Miles Gregory, opera, Pop-Up Globe, Shakespeare, theatre

Childish Gambino to play Splendour in the Grass sideshows

Childish Gambino will play sideshows around Australia when he is down for Splendour in the Grass.

Tagged as: 10s, Childish Gambino, hip-hop, Live Nation, rap, USA

Supergroup ARC to perform The Beatles’ Abbey Road Live

ARC, featuring members of Jet, Spiderbait, You Am I and Powderfinger will perform the iconic Beatles album ‘Abbey Road’ from start to finish across Australia.

Tagged as: Abbey Road, ARC, Australia, Darren Middleton, Davey Lane, Jet, Kram, Live Nation, Mark Wilson, Powderfinger, rock, Spiderbait, The Beatles, You Am I

Metallica and Slipknot to tour Australia together in October

Metallica’s Worldwired tour will reach Australia and New Zealand in October and Slipknot are their special guests.

Tagged as: 80s, Live Nation, metal, Metallica, Slipknot, USA

Exclusive: Ticketmaster acquires Moshtix

Ticketmaster has acquired Moshtix giving the Live Nation owns ticketing giant new revenues from Groovin’ The Moo, Oxford Art Factory, Supanova, and the Australian Turf Club.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, Live Nation, Moshtix, music industry, Ticketmaster

Live Nation suspends Production Chief Heather Parry over Abuse Allegations

Live Nation has placed executive Heather Parry on extended leave while accusations of verbal abuse are investigated.

Tagged as: Heather Parry, Live Nation, music industry, USA

Rapper J.I.D to play one Australian show in 2019 for Live Nation

Live Nation will bring rapper J.I.D to Australia for one headline show in Melbourne in 2019.

Tagged as: 10s, J.I.D, Live Nation, rap, USA

Taylor Swift Reputation world tour comes to an end

Taylor Swift felt an “infinity amount of emotions” as she concluded her Reputation Stadium Tour on Wednesday.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA

Scorpions Cancel Sydney Show Tonight

Scorpions will be a no-show in Sydney tonight after cancelling their Melbourne show with Def Leppard just two days earlier.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Def Leppard, Germany, Live Nation, metal, rock, Scorpions

Scorpions Cancel Show With Def Leppard in Melbourne

Scorpions will not be part of the Def Leppard tour in Melbourne tonight.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Germany, Live Nation, metal, rock, Scorpions

Cher Outraged As US Government Moves To Not Recognise Transgender People

Cher has expressed her outrage at the report that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is considering implementing a policy which would eliminate the recognition of transgender individuals.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Cher, Live Nation, pop, Sonny & Cher, USA

Taylor Swift Donates $15000 To Struggling Fan

Taylor Swift has donated $15,500 (GBP12,000) to a fan whose mum is in a coma.

Tagged as: 00s, country, Live Nation, pop, Taylor Swift, USA