The Living End

Metallica Become The Ultimate Living End Covers Band In Melbourne

Metallica turned Marvel Stadium into a hometown celebration, covering The Living End’s Prisoner of Society as part of their 2025 Australian tour — and delivering a powerhouse, fan-favourite setlist.

Tagged as: Australian Tour, live music, Marvel Stadium, Melbourne concert, Metallica, Noise11, Rock News, setlist, The Living End

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On The Steps 2025 line-up announced for Sydney Opera House Forecourt

On The Steps 2025 Announces Full Sydney Opera House Forecourt Line-Up

by Paul Cashmere

Live Nation has revealed the full line-up for On The Steps 2025, a 13-night concert series at the Sydney Opera House Forecourt this December featuring Chet Faker, Franz Ferdinand, Parcels, Jimmy Barnes, SIX60, and more.

Tagged as: Boy & Bear, Chet Faker, Franz Ferdinand, Jimmy Barnes, Kirk Franklin, On The Steps 2025, Parcels, six60, Sydney Opera House, The Living End

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The Living End performing live – Chris Cheney, Scott Owen, and Andy Strachan rock the stage during their I Only Trust Rock n Roll tour.

The Living End Invite Fans to Q&A Events Ahead of First Album in Eight Years, ‘I Only Trust Rock n Roll’

by Noise11.com

Australian punk rock icons The Living End know exactly what their fans want, and they’re delivering in a big way. Ahead of the release of their first album in eight years, I Only Trust Rock n Roll (September 26, BMG), the trio has announced a series of exclusive Q&A events along Australia’s east coast. Fans will have the rare chance to meet the band in Melbourne, Brisbane, and Sydney, ask the questions they’ve always wanted to, and get up close for album and merchandise signings.

Tagged as: album release 2025, Alfie, Andy Strachan, Australian punk rock, Chris Cheney, Fremantle Prison, I Only Trust Rock n Roll, Live At The Gardens, Misery, Private Function, Royal Botanic Gardens, Scott Owen, Strange Place, Sydney Opera House, The Living End, The Living End tour, The Prize

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The Living End at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

The Living End Announce First Album In Seven Years ‘I Only Trust Rock n Roll’

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End have revealed details of their ninth studio album ‘I Only Trust Rock n Roll’, coming within two days of exactly seven years since the previous album ‘Wunderbar’.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, O Only Trust Rock n Roll, rock, The Living End

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Chris Cheney and Scott Owen of The Living End at Red Hot Summer 2024. Photo by Peter Walsh, son of Peter Walsh

The Living End Premiere Second New Song of 2025 ‘Strange Place’

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End has another new song for 2025. ‘Strange Place’ is starting to piece together the upcoming and still yet untitled ninth album for the band.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, indie, rock, Strange Place, The Living End

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The Living End Premiere ‘Alfie’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End have a video for their new song ‘Alfie’.

Tagged as: 90s, Alfie, alternative, Australia, Chris Cheney, indie, rock, The Living End

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The Living End Announce Pop-Up Shows for ‘Alfie’

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End will play two ‘pop-up’ pub gigs for Sydney and Melbourne May 15 and 16.

Tagged as: 90s, Alfie, Australia, Melbourne, rock, Sydney, The Living End

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The Living End Premiere New Song ‘Alfie’ At Red Hot Summer Bendigo

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End treated punters at Red Hot Summer Bendigo on Saturday to the world premiere of a brand new song ‘Alfie’.

Tagged as: 90s, Alfie, Australia, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Chris Cheney with Baby Animals at Red Hot Summer Bendigo photo by Winston Robinson

Chris Cheney Joins Baby Animals For Motorhead Classic At Red Hot Summer

by Paul Cashmere

Baby Animals new single, their cover of Motorhead’s ‘Ace of Spades’, had its volume turned up to 11 when Chris Cheney of The Living End joined the band to perform the song as the last one of the Red Hot Summer set in Bendigo on Saturday.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Baby Animals, Chris Cheney, Motorhead, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Icehouse at One Electric Day 19 November 2023 photo by Winston Robinson, Noise11

Face To Face Touring Spent The Weekend Putting An All-Aussie Line-up In Front of Thousands

by Paul Cashmere

Face To Face Touring had its biggest weekend ever delivering presenting 19 Aussie acts to tens of thousands punters at four events in two states.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Bachelor Girl, Dallas Frasca, Eskimo Joe, Face To Face Touring, Fanning Dempsey National Park, George Thorogood & The Destroyers, Grinspoon, Icehouse, Jebediah, Jet, John Butler, Josh Pyke, Killing Heidi, live music, Magic Dirt, Missy Higgins, Noiseworks, Rose Tattoo, Spiderbait, The Living End, The Veronicas, The Waifs, The Whitlams, Wolfmother, ZZ Top

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The Sharp Reform For Live Shows In 2024

by Paul Cashmere

In 1993 and 1994 Charlie Rooke (guitar/vocals), Allan Catlin (double bass/vocals) and Piet Collins (drums/vocals) as The Sharp had the two hit albums ‘This Is The Sharp’ (1993) and ‘Sonic Tripod (1994). In 1995, they disbanded.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, rock, rockabilly, The Living End, The Sharp

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Historic 1999 Tour of Duty Concert Featuring John Farnham, Kylie Minogue and The Living End To Be Released For ANZAC Day

by Paul Cashmere

John Farnham said shortly after arriving in Dili: “I’ll never be able to explain to my family and friends how I felt being transported in a green truck accompanied by a soldier brandishing arms, and looking at children and women on the streets in what’s been a horrendous situation.”

Tagged as: 90s, ARCA, Australia, Desk Top Series, Dili All Stars, Doc Neeson, John Farnham, Kylie Minogue, rock, The Living End, Tour of Duty

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The Living End Are One of Australia’s Last Great Live Rock Bands

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End constantly amaze me. Every show I have ever seen by this band is switched to 11. They are one of Australia’s last great rock bands.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, Chris Cheney, punk, rock, rockabilly, The Living End

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Red Hot Summer Bendigo Is A Sell-Out

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has another sell-out show for Bendigo for Series one of the upcoming summer season.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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One Electric Day at Werribee Mansion on Sunday 27 November 2016 with Russell Morris, Icehouse, James Reyne, Jimmy Barnes.

Red Hot Summer Is Coming To Mildura In November

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer has added an extra show with Mildura scoring a Jimmy Barnes’ headline event in November.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Mahalia Barnes, Mildura, music festival, Pete Murray, Red Hot Summer, rock, Sam + Sam, The Living End

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The Living End Play Legendary Song for Legends on the Lawn

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End slipped in their homage to ‘Prisoner’, Allan Caswell’s ‘From The Inside’ into their Legends on the Lawn setlist last weekend in Queensland.

Tagged as: 90s, Allan Caswell, Australia, From The Inside, Legends on the Lawn, Prisoner, rock, The Living End

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The Living End To Reissue Expanded Edition Of Debut Album

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End will celebrate 25 years since the release of their debut album with an expanded reissue in October and a hometown show in November.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, punk, rock, The Living End

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Red Hot Summer Clocks Up Another Sold Out Show In Western Australia

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer’s November show At Sandalford Wines in Western Australia has been declared a sell-out.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Mahalia Barnes, music festival, Pete Murray, Red Hot Summer, rock, Sam + Sam, The Living End

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Red Hot Summer Mornington Is A Sell-Out Six Months Out

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer’s 13 January 2024 date for Mornington has sold out already, exactly six months before the event takes place.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Mornington, music festival, Red Hot Summer, rock, The Living End

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Red Hot Summer Clocks Up Its First Sold Out Show For 2024 For Mannum South Australia

by Paul Cashmere

The first Red Hot Summer show to sell-out for 2024 is the South Australia, Mannum event at Mary Anne Reserve on 20 January, 2024.

Tagged as: Australia, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Red Hot Summer, The Living End

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Scott Owen, The Living End, Soundwave, Melbourne, Photo, Ros O'Gorman

Scott Owen of The Living End To Perform With The Whitlams ‘Early Years’ Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Scott Owen of The Living End is on loan to The Whitlams for the ‘Early Years ’93-‘97’ tour starting in September.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, rock, Scott Owen, The Living End, The Whitlams, Tim Freedman

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Jimmy Barnes at Red Hot Summer Mornington 2019 photo Noise11.com

Jimmy Barnes To Headline Red Hot Summer 2024

by Paul Cashmere

Red Hot Summer is back for 2024 (well, and a little bit of 2023), with Jimmy Barnes as the Red Hot headliner once again.

Tagged as: Australia, Birds Of Tokyo, Duane mcDonald, Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, live music, Mahalia Barnes and the Soulmates, Pete Murray, Red Hot Summer, The Living End

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Jimmy Barnes and Chris Cheney Set To Announce Rockabilly Project ‘Barnestorming’

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will use the RockWiz podium to announce his new project Barnestorming this week.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, 90s, Australia, Chris Cheney, Cold Chisel, Jimmy Barnes, rock, Rockwiz, The Living End

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The Living End, Xavier Rudd and Bjorn Again Sell-Out Twilight At Taronga Shows

by Paul Cashmere

The 2023 season of Twilight At Taronga at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is off to a good start with the first show of the year for The Living End as well as dates for Xavier Rudd and Bjorn Again selling out early.

Tagged as: Australia, Busby Marou, Kasey Chambers, live music, Sydney, Taronga Zoo, The Living End, Twilight At Taronga

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Chris Cheney is Singing Cliff Richard’s Wired For Sound And Its Pretty Bloody Good

by Paul Cashmere

The Living End’s Chris Cheney has uploaded an acoustic version of Cliff Richard’s 1981 pop classic ‘Wired For Sound’ and he makes it sound pretty good.

Tagged as: 00s, 90s, Australia, Chris Cheney, Cliff Richard, On Stage Series, rock, The Living End

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Jimmy Barnes Is Heading Sydney’s One Electric Day This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

The One Electric Day extra featuring Jimmy Barnes is on this weekend in Sydney.

Tagged as: Australia, Baby Animals, Jimmy Barnes, live music, One Electric Day, rock, Southern Sons, The Living End, The Screaming Jets

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Twilight At Taronga 2023 Season To Benefit Litter Free Oceans

by Paul Cashmere

Australia’s top shelf talent will perform at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo for the Twilight At Taronga 2023 season with the Little Free Oceans campaign getting a financial boost from the events.

Tagged as: Australia, music festival, Sydney, Taronga Park Zoo, The Living End, Twilight At Taronga

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Jimmy Barnes To Headline Live In The Vines At Rochford Winery

by Paul Cashmere

Jimmy Barnes will headline the all new Live In The Wines festival at Rochford Winery in February.

Tagged as: Baby Animals, Jimmy Barnes, Noiseworks, Rochford Winery, The Living End, Thirsty Merc, Wolfmother

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Hunters & Collectors To Play Final Shows For Red Hot Summer This Weekend

by Paul Cashmere

Hunters & Collectors will finish up what was meant to be a 10 week reunion but ended up going almost three years this weekend for Duane McDonald’s Red Hot Summer tour.

Tagged as: Chocolate Starfish, Duane mcDonald, Hunters & Collectors, James Reyne, Killing Heidi, Red Hot Summer, The Angels, The Living End

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Duane McDonald’s New Concert Series Legends On The Lawn Announced For Bribie Island

by Paul Cashmere

Duane McDonald’s latest music festival Legend On The Lawn has a date on Queensland’s Bribie Island.

Tagged as: 1927, Australia, Baby Animals, Duane mcDonald, Jimmy Barnes, Jon Stevens, Legends on the Lawn, live music, music festival, Richard Clapton, rock, The Living End

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James Reyne Plots ‘Fall of Crawl’ Tour for 2026

James Reyne will take a victory lap around Australia in 2026, launching the Fall of Crawl National Tour in celebration of the legacy of Australian Crawl and his own storied solo career.

September 24, 2025

Normie Rowe’s 2019 cover of 1927’s ‘Compulsory Hero’ Continues to Resonate For ANZAC Day 2024

In 2019, Normie Rowe cover the 1927 hit ‘Compulsory Hero’ as a tribute to Australia’s servicemen and women. As ANZAC Day 2024 approaches, Normie’s version of the song has become a comment of the time made even more poignant because he is also a returned serviceman.

April 23, 2024

By The C Locks In Perth and Adelaide for 2022

By The C has even more dates added for 2022. Adelaide and Perth will be treated to Jimmy Barnes, Mondo Rock, Jon Stevens, Diesel, Vanessa Amorosi and 1927.

November 23, 2021

Pure Gold Live 2020 Artists Have Had Over 300 Singles

The line-up of acts for Pure Gold Live 2020 collectively has released more singles that will fit in a jukebox. Over 300 in fact.

January 20, 2020

John Farnham and Daryl Braithwaite Were In Fine Form For One Electric Day

John Farnham is sounding as good as ever, so is Daryl Braithwaite. When One Electric Day put them back to back One Electric Day delivered nearly three hours of continuous back to back hits.

November 27, 2017

John Farnham, Daryl Braithwaite To Spend A Red Hot Summer At Cockatoo Island

Red Hot Summer is heading to Sydney’s Cockatoo Island in February with John Farnham headlining a rock solid line-up featuring Daryl Braithwaite, Baby Animals, The Black Sorrows and 1927.

October 15, 2017

John Farnham Sells Out Queensland Show In Record Time

John Farnham fans have once again proven their loyalty with their wallets, laying down their hard earned bucks for John’s Jacobs Well show in record time.

August 24, 2017