There’s always plenty of concerts and gigs for live music lovers to see all around Australia. Get all the latest info on dates, venues, and tickets for announced upcoming tours from Asta, Parkway Drive, Murphy’s Law, Charlie Horse, Foals, Guards Of May, The All Seeing Hand, Kooyeh.
Asta Australian Tour 2013
First grabbing attention for winning Triple J’s 2012 Unearthed High competition, 19-year-old Tasmanian sensation Asta has announced her first headline East Coast tour with a series of all-ages and under-18s shows planned for each capital city. The young music maverick landed at #49 on Triple J’s Hottest 100 with ‘My Heart Is On Fire’ before releasing follow-up singles ‘Escape’ and, most recently, ‘I Need Answers’. Honing her live show opening for Birds Of Tokyo and Hungry Kids Of Hungary, as well as well-received slot at Pyramid Rock Festival 2012, Asta and her talented band will hit the road this September/October, playing shows across the Aussie mainland before winding up with a special show at the The Void, located inside Hobart’s famed MONA gallery.
SAT 21ST SEPTEMBER – SYDNEY – GOODGOD SMALL CLUB
AFTERNOON UNDER 18’s SHOW | EVENING OVER 18’s SHOW
TICKETS ON SALE VIA MOSHTIX http://www.moshtix.com.au/
SAT 28TH SEPTEMBER – BRISBANE – BRISBANE POWERHOUSE
AFTERNOON ALL AGES SHOW
TICKETS ON SALE VIA http://brisbanepowerhouse.org
SAT 28TH SEPTEMBER – BRISBANE – ALHAMBRA LOUNGE
EVENING OVER 18’s SHOWS
TICKETS ON SALE VIA OZTIX http://www.oztix.com.au/
FRI 4TH OCTOBER – MELBOURNE – NORTHCOTE SOCIAL CLUB
EVENING OVER 18’S SHOW
TICKETS ON SALE VIA CORNER BOX OFFICE http://www.northcotesocialclub.com
SAT 5TH OCTOBER – MELBOURNE – PHOENIX YOUTH CENTRE
AFTERNOON UNDER 18’S SHOW
TICKETS ON SALE VIA OZTIX http://www.oztix.com.au/
FRI 18TH OCTOBER – LAUNCESTON – ALCHEMY
EVENING OVER 18’S SHOW
TICKETS ONSALE VIA OZTIX http://www.oztix.com.au/
SAT 19TH OCTOBER – HOBART – MONA
EVENING ALL AGES EVENT
TICKETS ON SALE VIA http://www.mona.net.au
Parkway Drive Australian Tour 2013
One of Australia’s most popular and certainly one of its most successful hardcore acts, Parkway Drive, have already announced a new coffee table tome that chronicles a decade’s worth of archival material, and the band are also celebrating their 10th anniversary the best way they know how: by tearing up the stages at live venues across the country. Already announced as the Aussie headliners for this December’s Warped Tour, the five-piece also embark on their 10th birthday shows this September, starting in Perth with an underage show before trekking around the country for a massive list of shows that includes all ages, underage, and 18+ dates in a 16-date itinerary.
Saturday Sept 14 – Metropolis, Fremantle U18
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Confession
Ticket from Oztix outlets and www.oztix.com.au
Sunday Sept 15 – Capitol, Perth 18+ – SOLD OUT
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Make Them Suffer
Monday Sept 16 – Capitol, Perth 18+
w/ Confession, Ruthless
Ticket from Oztix outlets and www.oztix.com.au
Tuesday Sept 17 – The Gov, Adelaide 18+ – SOLD OUT
w/ Northlane / Confession
Wed Sept 18 – The Gov, Adelaide AA – SOLD OUT
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Cruel Intentions
Thursday Sept 19 – The Gov, Adelaide 18+
w/ Confession, Thy Art Is Murder
Tickets from Moshtix.com.au, Moshtix outlets and VenueTix
Fri Sept 20 – Palace, Melbourne 18+ – SOLD OUT
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Outsiders Code
Sat Sept 21 – Palace, Melbourne U18
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Confession
Ticket from Ticketek, Ticketek.com.au, 132849
Sun Sept 22 – Palace, Melbourne 18+
w/ Confession, Higher Power
Ticket from Ticketek, Ticketek.com.au, 132849
Tue Sept 24 – Roundhouse, Sydney Lic / AA – SOLD OUT
w/ Northlane, Relentless
Wed Sept 25 – Roundhouse, Sydney Lic / AA
w/ Confession, Thy Art Is Murder
Ticket from Ticketek, Ticketek.com.au, 132849
Thur Sept 26 – Panthers, Newcastle Lic / AA
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Confession
Ticket from Moshtix.com.au and Moshtix outlets.
Sat Sept 28 – YAC Amphitheatre, Byron Bay AA – SOLD OUT
w/ Confession, Survival
Sun Sept 29 – Tivoli, Brisbane 18+ – SOLD OUT
w/ Thy Art Is Murder, Survival
Mon Sept 30 – Tivoli, Brisbane AA
w/ Confession, Thy Art Is Murder
Ticket from Ticketek, Ticketek.com.au, 132849
Tue Oct 1 – Tivoli, Brisbane 18+
w/ Confession, Survival
Ticket from Ticketek, Ticketek.com.au, 132849
Foals Australian Tour 2013 Nearly Sold Out
Oxford alt-rockers Foals are back in the country next month for their extensive national tour, and with national support from Melbourne six-piece Alpine, it’s no surprise that the UK quintet’s dates are nearly completely sold out. The band’s second massive date at Mebourne’s Palace Theatre sold out this week, with only tickets to the band’s opening leg in Perth, along with their dates in Adelaide and second Sydney show at the Enmore Theatre still available, but selling quickly. Foals arrive in the country following slaying Big Day Out audiences in January and with material from their latest album Holy Fires in tow. “I think there is a distinct difference between our live shows and our records,” keyboardist Edwin Congreave told Tone Deaf in an interview. “We still like to play very intensely with a lot of aggression at the live show.” Don’t miss your chance to see Foals!
SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER: METRO CITY, PERTH – (18+)
Tickets from: oztix.com.au & 1300 762 545
TUESDAY 24 SEPTEMBER: HQ, ADELAIDE – (LICENSED ALL AGES)
Tickets from: oztix.com.au & 1300 762 545
THURSDAY 26 SEPTEMBER: THE PALACE THEATRE, MELBOURNE – (18+) – SOLD OUT!
FRIDAY 27 SEPTEMBER: THE PALACE THEATRE, MELBOURNE – (18+) – SOLD OUT!
SATURDAY 28 SEPTEMBER: ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY – (LICENSED ALL AGES) – SOLD OUT!
SUNDAY 29 SEPTEMBER: ENMORE THEATRE, SYDNEY – (LICENSED ALL AGES)
Tickets from: ticketek.com.au & 132 849
WEDNESDAY 2 OCTOBER: THE TIVOLI, BRISBANE – (18+) – SOLD OUT!
Murphy’s Law Australian Tour 2013
New York Hardcore icons, Murphy’s Law, are amped up for their first Australian tour in their 30 year career. Cornerstones of the American hardcore legacy, Murphy’s Law ride the line between obnoxious skatepunk, grooving urban rock ‘n roll, and molten metal. While most of their contemporaries and followers aimed to be the most brutal, tough or politically conscious band around, Murphy’s Law instead promoted an upbeat party attitude. Through countless line up changes, Murphy’s Law’s lone remaining founder is Jimmy Gestapo, always the life of the party, Gestapo has a reputation for making sure every punter in the crowd has a damn good time! The first-ever Down Under dates for the hardcore legends will see them bringing their wreckloose live show to venues across the East Coast this September. Don’t miss this rare chance to see Murphy’s Law.
Wed 18th September – Zoo. Brisbane
w/ Mouth Guard / Plan Of Attack / Brazen
Thu 19th September – Barwon Club. Geelong
w/ Declaration / Flowers For Cops
Fri 20th Septmber – The Tote. Melbourne
w/ Party Vibez / Cold Ground
Sat 21st Septmber – Hermann’s Bar. Sydney
w/ Toe To Toe / Vigilante / Street War
Sun 22nd Septmber – Cambridge Hotel. Newcastle
w/ Family Values / Postal
Tickets for all shows from metropolistouring.com and the venues
Charlie Horse Australian Tour 2013
After releasing their debut album I Hope I Am Not A Monster to critical acclaim in 2012, Sydney’s Charlie Horse are ready to return with their sophomore follow-up release, Strange Passengers (out 11 October via Plus On Records). The spirit that embodies the first album is still bubbling in their new songs, now mixing with the ghosts of post punk, Phil Spector, and indie rock. These influences can be heard in the first single to be lifted from Strange Passengers, ‘Deep Water’, a mix of brooding vocals over drum lines. The band are also playing a handful of live shows, starting across the pond in New Zealand, for the new single which will finish in their native NSW.
17th Oct – Wellington, New Zealand
19th Oct – Auckland, New Zealand
25th Oct – The Old Manly Boatshed, Manly
26th Oct – The Vanguard, Sydney
Tickets and info at facebook.com/CharlieHorseAustralia
Guards Of May Australian Tour 2013
Now a newly expanded five-piece, Guards Of May have a brand new track showing off their dynamic, melodic, hook-laden rock in ‘Numbers’ due Friday 4th October with a number of tour dates through Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne with some of Australia’s best Alternative and Progressive Rock bands. To celebrate their tour and single, Guards of May will be releasing exclusive video footage of the recording and special insights into the band and their writing process by releasing one video a week from the 4th September to the 25th September through their YouTube Channel.
Saturday 5th October – Ipswich – Studio 188 – w/ Somnio and Say Do Now
$10 Tickets: http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=37702 $15 on the door.
Saturday 12th October – Brisbane – Tempo Hotel (SINGLE LAUNCH SHOW) w/ OPIA, X-Ray Record Club and House of Giants
$10 Tickets: http://tickets.oztix.com.au/?Event=37783 $15 on the door
Saturday 16th November – Melbourne – John Curtin Hotel
$10 Tickets: http://www.johncurtinhotel.com/index.php#bandroom $15 on the door
Saturday 23rd November – Sydney – Spectrum
$10 pre-door, $15 on the door – Headliners TBA
Saturday 30th November – Brisbane – The Zoo
$10 pre-door, $15 on the door – Headliners TBA
Friday 13th December – Melbourne – Northcote Social Club
The All Seeing Hand Australian Tour 2013
Ahead of releasing their second album Mechatronics (on 1st October via Tenzenmen), New Zealand three-piece The All Seeing Hand have announced they’ll be bringing their one of a kind show – a milieu of throat singing, frenzied drumming and thundering monophonic turntable tones – to Australia. After making friends with Melbourne’s Mesa Cosa during a stand-out set at New Zealand’s prestigious Cam A Low Hum earlier this year, The All Seeing Hand – turntablist Alphabethead, vocalist Jonny Marks, and drummer B Michael Knight – roped in the band to promote their Australian tour. Their track ‘Throat‘ is a must-see, displaying their blend of dissonant, dense beauty and a live show that leaves observers in an ecstatic state of both wonder and confusion.
Thursday 10 October – Boney, Melbourne (/w Mesa Cosa and Duck Duck Chop)
Friday 11 October – Cosmo’s Rock Lounge, Sydney (/w Broadcasting Transmitter and Milkk)
Saturday 12 October – The Brisbane, Hobart (/w special guests)
Tickets and info at https://www.facebook.com/allseeinghand
Kooyeh Australian Tour 2013
With nine members hitting hard with a witches brew of reggae, soul, hip-hop, roots, pop, and Motown-influence grooves, Kooyeh are set to release their debut album Soul Cleansing. To commemorate the album’s release, the band are taking to the road this spring to clock up some extra kilometres on their already impressively cranked odometer. The Mountain Top tour, named after the band’s latest single, will see Kooyeh travelling high and lour, from Melbourne to Sydney, and back again, with a healthy does of Victorian and NSW regional love thrown in for good measure as they tour through September and October.
14th Sept: The Jewell Of Brunswick, VIC (w/ El Moth, $10)
25th Sept: The Basement, Sydney NSW ($5 at door)
26th Sept: Wickham Hotel, Newcastle NSW (Free)
27th Sept: Finnians, Port Macquarie NSW (Free)
28th Sept: Diggers Tavern, Bellingen NSW (Free)
29th Sept: Hoe Moey, Coffs Harbour NSW (Free)
4th Oct: Gearins Hotel, Katoomba NSW (w/ Cooking With Caustic, Chakra, $12 Pre Sale via Moshtix or $15 At The Door)
5th Oct: Blue Beat – Sydney NSW (w/ Gang Of Brothers, $20 Pre Sale via Moshtix or $22 at door)
6th Oct: Coogee Diggers, Coogee, NSW (Free)
10th Oct: The Evelyn, Fitzroy VIC (w/ Echo Drama, Up Up Away, $12 Pre Sale via Moshtix or $15 at door)
11th Oct: The Elsternwick Hotel, Elsternwick VIC (Free)
12th Oct: The Westernport Hotel, San Remo VIC (Free)
18th Oct: The Nightcat, Fitzroy VIC (Free)
19th Oct: The Jewell Of Brunswick, Brunswick VIC ($10)
25th Oct: The Nightcat, Fitzroy VIC (Free)
26th Oct: The Jewell Of Brunswick, Brunswick VIC ($10)
